El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-10
GREAT CASES Of
DETECTIVE BURNS
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favored. by almost every kind Of pro-
ouSt Known TO manufacture.
many, IN my Wanderings, I came to
AaS5Oiy at NeWburg, n. Y, where
oNeIalls Jraqemarked with a double y
were manufactured. L called on the
proprietor, and thought it best, in this
case 10 disclose my identity. 1 was car
fylng my piece Of bUrlap-my constant
companion in those DAYS
Dld THIS come from your factOry2
1 asked.
The, proprietor looked at it closely.
Il think it did he replied.
~ nat S the "a 1OrE i asked.
nat $ the number Of the order indi-
Natlns 70 whom II was sold
would you be kind enough to tell
me the name of the person to whom
IL was sOld2" 1 asked.
Aly dear man." he replied. that
would be like looking for needle in a
naystack- Just come out and take .
look at what you're proposing"
he took me down to lower floor
Where the firm stored its books From
Ine IOor 70 the ceiling, a height OF
IL or II feet, were piled perhaps 10000
ORDER books. one upon the other
4naI number Is in one Of those
DOCKS, be said, waving his hand at
them. They are not kept in any order.
SO you can see the futility Of attempts
ing TO look for the number"
w ould you mind if / did attempt it?'
L asked
He looked at me in amazement for a
mlnutel as If he thought 1 was crazy.
60 ahead, If you care 10 waste your
time he said. I've no objection
So started in on the books BY with
drawing one from this place and one
from that, soon determined the places
Where approximately, I'd be most like
" TO linz the number / was looking
Tor In about Two hours 1 did find It.
and learned that this particular order
Of Overalls had been shipped to a dry
goods house at Long Island City. New
York.
How Burns Found Purchaser.
journeyed down to Long Island City
with my piece Of burlap, and visited the
dry goods store. You must make up
your mind, each time. how YOU re going
TO approach the matter in hand, for
every lnlnS IN the world depends On hCW
YOU go ABOUT thing Many times your
success depends a great deal on your
ability to finesSe
In this instance realized it would be
better not TO make myself known, nor
cid care 20 80 in and ask them at
random If they remembered to whom
they sold this piece of bUrlap. For i
knew that. disposing OF such things in
offhand ways as they most likely did
they'd probably laugh at me for think
ing they remember such a trifling
thing.
Il want to buy some burlap.' I said.
when 1 entered the store. Some burlap
/ can wrap around furniture, you know.
m going to move. Could you sen me
someE"
yes" answered the fellow, and then
turned to cash boy.
George" he ordered. take this gen
tleman down TO the basement, and tell
Charlie he wants to get some Durlap-'
Georse took me down TO Charlie, and
left me.
Il want to buy some burIap." I said.
Charlie took me 10 the rear Of The
basement, and pointed TO lot Of bur
How much do you want?" he asked
Meanwhile L had been sizing the fell
lew up. That he was elderly and hon
est 1 had decided at a glance; so de-
termined to take him INTO my conf
1ence.
Il don't want any burlap.' I an
sWered; i am simply seeking tnlUr-
nation Here IS piece of bUrlap that
outs quite a figure in a very important
investigation that the government is
I've ascertained that it was
purchased here from you, and came 10
see whether sou could recall the per-
sons to whom YOU have sold burlap in
he. past two or three months
The old fellow stopped and meditated
Tor q few moments and then said:
Il remember distinctly that the last
piece OF burlap / sold was 10 an old lady
With gray hair, who was dressed in
black and who wore gold trimmed
spectacles."
Now this answered the description
If Mrs. LAWN, the motherinlaw Of RI
,ardO de ReQuesans, one of the men
suspected OF the cOunterfclung-
1 asked the man If ne would know
he old lady If he saw her He sure
hat he would. 1 then arranged to have
him go with me TO the house Of Mrs.
-avin. in Long Island City.
Arriving there, I rang the bell, and
Mrs LAWN came TO ne door. 1 asked I
Ter il Mr. Bogus l. ! there. The old I
ady. believing il to be a serious in
Iuiry, said, NO" nor could she recall ]
he name of any such sDerson living in |
The n1oTnent she closed the door nv
Informant stated that she was the WOm- /
IN to whom he had sold the burlap.
Express Office the Final Link.
The next step was to find the express !
wagon that had hauled the sofa. /
Wrapped in burlap, from the house OF 1
e Requesans to the Red Star line pier. I
where it would hae to go to be shipped i
O Costa Rica-
I secured a list Of persons owning eX-
.ress stables, and, after number Of I
lists, located the man that had hauled ]
he sofa He turned 10 his books and /
Ound a record of IL, ana was able to i
IDENTIFY de ReQuesans as the man who /
ad called on him TO arrange for the 4
auling Of the sofa TO the Red Star line 4
Ter.
This made the case perfect, and the /
rrest Of de ROQuesans followed They \
aimed IN Slng sing prison Tor Two {
ears.-COpyrigh 1913, by W. J. Burns.
Next week detective Burns will de-
cribe some of his plants for which \
e is famous in the world Of CrinminOlO-
y. 1t is an article that gives another
Interesting revelation Of the methods Of J
he most famous real life detective OF !
he 10th century.
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