New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
tCRrrelY WHEN TWO pthSON
WERE ApRrsTFD -
RAYMOND C. SCHNEIDER Who, Like Judge
Lindsey, Favors Such an Institution, Tells
How and Why 1t Would Be Of Immense
Benefit to Those Who Camp on
Criminals Trails.

ing the night. and, as we later found out,
had been sold in Philadelphia at the reg
ular market prices for chickens. When
We were called OH the case our suspicion
fell on a number OF Italians. who had
bad reputation and who lived in the
neighborhood Of Fort Montgomery. We
put an Italian roper on the job, and
after some time he became quite intimate
with the man who was suspected as the
ringleader Of the gang. Finally the sus-
pect confessed the theft OF the chickens.
but, as the law requires the testimony
OF more than one person, 1t was neces-
sary for us to have the Italian make the
confession so IL could be heard by two
or three witnesses. However, the chicken
thief was of a very suspicious character.
and II was a difficult thing to lead him
TO some place where his conversation
could be heard by persons outside the
roper Near to the place where the de-
tectiye lived there was barn, and we
arranged 10 have a dictagraph Installed
there. II was the middle Of winter. and
there was snow on the ground.
CLOSING IN.
zone cold day, as the ringleader OF the
chicken thieves was sitting in his nome
peaceably smoking his pipe, he was sur
prised to see young girl, about tweiNe
years OF age. come riding horseback at
galloping speed TO his house she as
mounted. went into the house and gave
the Italian note. The note was from
the girls father. and it stated that ne
had something OF very great Importance
10 tell and wanted his friend, the sus-
pect In the case. 10 come right over. hdu
"A man carried this message, the chances
are that the chicken thief would not nave
left his home. but the little girls ride on
the cold, wintry day threw on all his
suspicious. and he journeyed over at once.
He was told TO meet his pal near barn.
which he did. and then the two journe!ed
to the building where no one couid near
them. and there. in all quiet. they "ouiu
talk over their troubles. AS they neareu
the barn the suspects attention was
drawn to tracks In the snow. But slh0e
il showed that person had gone 10 tne
barn and returned, the Italian thought IL
was safe TO venture inside After INC
tvo were in the barn the bad ltaiiah
looked ALI over to see IL he could nouce
any one He carried revolver and said
TO his partne-. the roper, that IL no
found a traitor he would blow MS ua'i'ii
head Of II looked as II he meant pusi-
ness. -, 49,
AFTER all suspicious were alayed' the
.roper' told the Italian that detectives
had found out something definite ana tha'
n was best to make some plan OF ESCAPE
The chicken thief then went into detaHe
q, how he and a few friends had roooeo
tho roost and shipped the chickens away
pIcrAGRAPH AND DETECTIVES.
.Near 70 them at this time suspended
from a sleigh was the telltale dictagraph'
and under the floor of the barn were TWO
ao,ectives recording the conversation
The trick had been turned ana the rop-
err had done his work well Inc who're
oane of chicken thieves was arresteu
shortly after that. They were tried con-
yicted and are now serving sentences TOT
,he crime. To show OF how great import
ance little things are in case Oh t'lis
kind | wish to say that the tracks In the
snow which drew the attention OF 'he
suspect had been made by two detectives
who were hidden under the floor OF the
harm. but In going TO the barn one or the
sl,uths had walked backward so II wouid
o nnear that one person had walked TO
and from the building"
Some years ago an attempt was maze
IN murder a family In little town IN the
state of Kansas. A bomb was FOUND on
the norch OF the house In which the fam
ily lived. The husband noticed II ana
quickly jerked out the sizzling fuse be-
fore IL had time to ignite the explosive
About ten minutes after the bomb was
found the case was turned over to the po-
lice. They Immediately started search
for the perpetrator OF the attempted out
rage and a man was soon arrested.
There were found five witnesses who
said they saw the suspect running from
the house at about las p. m. These wit
nesses were girls who had been attend
ing Sunday school and were on their way
home when they claimed they saw the
man leave the house. When the girls were
questioned as to how they were able TO
te,, the time when they saw the man run
ming from the house, they said that after
the Sunday school session had ended the
children had had their pictures taken out
side the church. Calculating the time II
took to be photographed and then reach
the place on the road near where the at
tempted explosion was committed. they
figured that the hour was about l:io. on
the testimony OF these girls the man was
and received a prison sentence.
1t should be stated here that the sus-
pect could offer no alibi as to where he