The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-17
TOO MUCH
DELAY
BY DONALD CHAMBERl-IN


man who had given the slip to every
officer of the law who had been sent
to take him. One detective had got
him cornered in house, surrounded
the house and went upstairs to nah
him. A maid received him and admit,
ted that the man he was looking for
: was in a back room. The detective
went there, and the man jumped
down on to the roof of porch and
started to slide down by one of the
posts The watchers collected under
the porch to take him when he came
down, and while they were doing this
+ the maid walked out the front door.
The maid was the man they were aft
err. and the man they took was his
wife.
There were other escapes equally
ingenious. and | resolved to profit by
them. I was told where / would find
the names he used. and took a train
| for the place where be was or, at
| least, was reported to be. 1t was
| three hours ride. 1t occurred to me
that if arrested him l would have
to bring him back over the same route,
and would have to watch him con-
tinually lest he give me the same kind
Of slip he had given others.
On arriving In the city where Hard
wick had taken up his abode | didn't
go at once to his lodging to arrest him:
/ hired room opposite and observed
him. My object was to learn all about
the approaches and exits that he
pounce upon him. / also desired to be.
come familiar with his personal APP
pearance so that / would know him
under any disguise.
l saw him go into and come out of
the house in which he was staying |
several times. ! had photograph of |
him borrowed from the rogues' gal |
lery and by ii knew him at once the |
first time I saw him. In coming and |
going he made no attempt to appear |
to be anything else than what he was. !,
He never looked at the house ! was In |
or in any way gave evidence that he
suspected an enemy lodged there.
/ was puzzled TO know how TO catch
him, for he had chosen a retreat from
which there were many avenues of es-
cape. 1t was in row of twenty
houses, all the same height, and If he
could get on the roof of any of them,
rot counting his own. there were nine
teen roof scuttles down any one of
which he could pass to freedom. To
watch so many outlets would require
a considerable force, which l did not
have at my command and did not like
to hire. therefore concluded to watch
my chance TO take him outside of his ;
quarters. .
On several occasions followed him ,
on the street, but just as l was get :
ting ready to run up to him and clap :
my hand on his shoulder he would :
suddenly disappear in some alley or +,
basement. where / did not dare follow :
him lest the only result would be his !,
getting on to the fact that was after
him. So sure was be to thus evade
ne that 1t seemed as IL ne must know !,
who l was and what my errand was,
md yet / could not see how he could
ave found out anything about me.
One day / saw him go out and fol- q
owed him as usual He went to the o
abroad station. To my surprise he e
vent to the ticket office, where ! fol- o.
owed him and saw him buy a ticket =
or New York. / considered myself in p
lck. All ] had to do was 10 telegraph al
or force TO be at the station to take pl
i'm when the train arrived. / bought Is
ticket for the same place and follow W
d my man on TO the train. getting in u
he same car with him. The telegram OF
gave TO the conductor of the train al
, send for me. Sc
Hardwick showed no suspicion OF IN
lie whatever. My eyes were on him sc
very moment from the time be en- sh
red the station till he got on to the tn
ain, but he never once looked at me. its
s soon as he took his seat be open
! a newspaper and began TO read.
ould have taken seat behind him.
II be sat in the last seat in the car. WI
I'd was obliged to sit in front Of mi
m. But till the train moved out WI
pt him in sight tic
There was but one stop for that Gu
ain. Trenton. I didn't think it neces- th'
" TO keep turning 10 watch my man WI
bile the train was running az the ha
te OF fifty or sixty miles an hour. CHI
d after leaving Trenton. knowing ha
at we would not stop again till we eve
lched Jersey City, / refrained from ins
lse observation. As we approached po'
; terminal looked for my quarry. cot
1e was missing bis
went through the train looking for we
n. but did not find him. He must Ind
re jumped or while the train was rep
wing az least forty miles an hour. me
so. supposed be had been killed.
any rate. ! returned without my
s0ner. but made a resolution never Y
I'm to delay an arrest any
everal years later Hardvick vas set
e<ted. and while be was being tried am
sked him what had become OF him end
thst memorable journey. chic
had seen you before" be replied. VII
a kEew you were after me. But the
surprised me By coming on the don
le train with ne from Phfiadeiphia set