Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-03
Caught in His
Own Trap
tcopyrisht 1917. western Newspaper Ualss. }

tcopyrisht 1917. western Newspaper ualss.
| wns passing through the gafs-sf
railroad station Ia a large city to ge
aboard a train when saw maj
some distance ahead OF me cnrryinl
q number Of packages strapped 10
gether. One Of the packages fell e
the platform unnoticed by the man
carrying them. He was two or three
car lengths ahead OF me when he dis.
appeared from my sight. and ran "a
the package he had dropped hoping
10 be In time 20 take II 20 him.
There was no one between ine and
II. but there was a man close behind.
When I took up the package the man
looked disappointed and ivritated that
he had not secured Il himself but be
did not attempt TO get II away from
me. I did not know which OF two
cars Its owner had entered. looked
into one for someone carrying pack.
ages strapped together, but II was
necessary to pass through II 10 find
him. I was not successful and went
Into the other car. Here too I missed
my man. Tile man who had seen. me
pick up the package approached me
and asked II l had found the owner
and admitted that l had not. He
suggested opening II 90 see n IT'S con-
tents would give n clue. did so and
there In pasteboard box was pearl
necklace which knew to be OF enor-
nous value.
81 thought So" said my companion.
Thought whatf" l asked.
SITS what / have been after for a
week. That necklace was stolen ten
days ago from very wealthy woman
and the detective agency with which |
l am connected was employed TO re-
cover H. Give Il to me with your
name and address and I'll see that |
you are rewarded for the find"
'Not unless you show your author
ity as a detective" l said.
He opened his coat and showed |
some sort OF metallic badge.
"Very well. I'll 90 with you to your
Office"
This did not seem 20 please him,
but he assented. We left the train \
together. l In possession OF the neck
lace. Outside the stntion he called a /
taxi. and we both got in, he giving
the driver an address. We were driv- |
en- to a house in n street which Ind |
once been used for dwellings. but now
was filled with shops OF low grade. |
at u house, the ground floor
of which was used for shop. my |
companion. bed me up TO the second |
story. We entered n room and he
locked the door behind us.
II did not require much time for |
me to see that had been trapped.
"Now." he said to me, "rve got you
where you can't get away. Pete Kear-
ney. / know the gang TO which you
belong. That package was dropped
TO fan into your hands. Had
! attempted to take Il from you at
the station there would have been a
struggle and your pals would have got
the plumber and run away with Il.
II and oil will be we'll"
did not know the mans exact gene
but must play a game as well as he.
You're not going to get the swag."
said. "you might as well give up this
anne. II you viii open the door and
ct me out I'll not peach on you; II ,
'ou don't I'll land you In states
lrison."
He drew a revolver from his hip
'Ocket and cooked IL. l believed that
lie was blufiing.
We did lot of talking at the end
4 which l turned my glance 10 the
My window In the room changing my
xpresslon at the same time TO sur
'rioe and exultation. He looked In
h. direction l looked. I seized the J
G'ast Of the hand that held the pistol 4
nd with my other hand gave him a
low that dropped his weapon on the
loor. Then gave him a shove that
ent him against the wall, and picked
u the pistol
The rest was easily done. marched
i'm to q police station. and left him
here with charge OF assault. Hav-
ng learned the name of the owner of
he necklace / delivered II to her the
anne evening She wrote a check for
en- thousand dollars and handed Il TO
ne. but 1 declined TO take my reward
or what ! had done. The necklace
vas worth fifty thousand dollars