Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-31
BY GEORGE JEAN NATHAN

at least far the cashier to go
usual. The cashier who bachelor, lived in
superior of boarding house of the city best
streets, which owned by relative of the bank pres
dent. Through the latter arrangements were soon
made tor the detective to occupy the next to that
occupied by the cashier, and without the cashier
other rooners being of the fact This very
simple nasmu~h the room, which had very thin walls
occupied by the and his wife who operated the
boarding house. The latter told what under
way gave their promise of silence and assistance, and
helped to carry out the detectives scheme every de-
tail. Each night the and his wife would go into
their room, and would be noticed with goodnight
by the cashier. And far the cashier knew, they
retired immediately usual After the cashiers door
closed however, the detective, who had been given
key to the house. sneaked upstairs The and his
wife now went into small adjoining ROOM
All this took not more than fifteen minutes, period
brief that the cashier could not possibly fall asleep
if indeed he could finish his preparations for bed
fore the detective got to work Once the lights out
and the house settled for the night the detective pro-
ceeded against the sagacous criminal brain the next
roo with persistent scrapngs against the plaster sug
gesve of rat moving between the thin partitions loud
snoring when the rat scratcngs ceased and frequent
walking about on the carpetless floor The morning
after the first seepess night the cashier said nothing
not wishing to be ungentle to his supposed neghbor
About two o'clock of the second night, however,
able to sleep rest because of the monotonous snoring
the cashier heard to STIR open the door to his
and come to the door of the other Guessing what
coming the detective awakened the landlady told her
what to do-and when the cashier raped he was as
sured that she would that her husband slept his
side, in which position he snored.
For three successive nights the scratchings, walking
and other night time noises continued and at the end
Of that time the cashier stated at the breakfast table
that he, was completely out and was going to
hotel that night.
At eleven o'clock that morning, when trying to
keep his sleepy mind applied to his books, the cashier
suddenly tapped the shoulder by the detective
3Where is the forty thousand dollars you stole? lit
orally screamed the detective at him.
The cashier and tried to smile. "What do you
mean? he asked with feeble attempt to be surprised
The detective yelled out his question louder than
the first time. Again the cashier his dormant
tried to assume puzzled look
"Come on!' shouted the detective in voice that
could be heard all over the bank "Wheres the money?
The police are waiting in the next room to take
you'll
And in exactly five minutes the cashier, his mind
dued and weakened by loss of sleep, his crtness and
diplomatic cunning gone his confused by the
sudden charge of the detective, who to him still the
Banker from the West confessed. The detective
brain had triumphed stronger criminal brain by
making the latter brain weaker before the real battle of
wits began
THE way in which the ingenious detective brain
evolved plan to surmount seemingly impossible
barrier shown several years ago in the of
rupt politician in graftnfested city not far from I-
nois In order get this politician and determine
other links in the graft ring, it was imperative that
view be obtained of the politician correspondence dur
ing the month of March two years before. 1t be-
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