Year: 1873

something to eat and drink, you are
willing to round upon a pal"


His reply did more to convince me
than anything else. r..'


"You forget, Mr.. Sharpe, the half of
the reward, which will take me out of
the country, and give me fresh start;
but besides that, I owe the man a
grudge, and if I live I'll pay him."


told him he could soon prove wheth-
Ier his information was true by showing
me the house and the man. I would
take couple of officers with me, and
arrest him at once.


To this, however, Fox would not lis
ten. He said the neighborhood was a
very bad one, the man a most desperate
character, and surrounded by friends,
and there would be but little chance
of taking him there. His idea was to
entice him west, and take him off his
guard. Even then Fox warned me
that there would be considerable risk,
as the murderer carried with him the
knife with which he had committed
the crime, and threatened to use it on
any one that attempted to take him.
After further conversation, it was ar
ranged that Fox should meet me that
night, and in the meantime [ should
think upon some scheme.


My plan was soon matured. Itwas
this: [ got an order for one of the west
end theatres for the following night.
Fox was to invite the man to accom-
pany him, but before entering the thea
tire was to take him into public house,
and then, when. he was taking his glass,
take him. IN. g.


Punctually at the time appointed
Fox met me. [ gave him the order for
the theatre, and explained what wish
ed him to do in the matter, at the same
time giving him few shillings for his
expenses. ..a.- <--;
Unjust confess I waited for the fol-
lowing night with considerable ankle
ty. The case was a most important
one, and, if I could carry it to sue
cessful issue, would considerably add
to my reputation. [ chose two officers
to accompany me, upon whom | could
depend, both of them experienced and
powerful men. Seven o'clock was the
time named but to guard against mis-
take we were in the Strand half all
hour earlier, the three of us of course,
being in plain clothes. Seven o'clock
arrived half past seven, eight o'clock
but no appearance of our men; and
at half past eight we gave it up in dis
gust. For once [ felt assured I had
been thoroughly sold.


Next morning, however, I found at
the station badly-written scrawl from
Fox, saying that the man had got so
drunk the night before that he could
do nothing with him, and that he (Fox)
would meet me at twelve o'clock at the
house where [ had given him his din
ner; and if I could give, him another
order for the theater, he felt sure of
bringing the murderer up that night.
[ met Fox, gave him the order, and ar
ranged to be on the lookout at seven
o'clock. XIX:
This time fortune favored us. We
had not waited many minutes when I
saw Fox coming along the strand, in
company with tall man, in rough
pea-jacket. He stopped to look at a
shop-window, and as Ipassed | noticed
that the tall man had the cut of sal
lor. He was broad-shouldered, deep
chested, and long in the arm, and evi-
IDENTIFY would be an awkward customer
to contend with. They walked on for
about one hundred yards, and then
turned into the bar Of a public house.
In half q minute my colleagues and |
followed, and asked for something to
drink. We five were the only people
in the bar, and the barmaid was just
serving Fox and his friend with two
glasses of ale. At the back of where
the tall man stood was a small gas
burner, and my two brother officers
went behind him, as if to light their
pipes. The moment that he lifted his
glass to his lips | sprang upon him,
and my assistants, at the same time,
seized him from behind. Quick as we
were, he managed to wretch his left
arm away, and striking straight out
from the shoulder, sent me sprawling
an the floor. My two men were, how
ever, too much for him, and by the
time regained my feet had the hand
cuffs on him. When | looked closer at
our prisoner, | confess [ was little
bit staggered. He scowled at us fierce
ly enough, but he had a fine, handsome
face, and certainly had not the look of
one who would commit so dastardly
crime as that for which we had just ar
rested him.


"Vell, mates," he said, ''this is rath-
er rough work. What do you want
with me.


owe want you," I replied, ''for
murder committed in Scotland"


Murder! | never hurt anybody in
my life"


| told him that would have to be
proved, and in the meantime he must
60 with us to the police station. Call
ing a cab, two of us accompanied our
prisoner, the third officer being left
with Fox, with orders to follow US to
the station.


I stated the charged to the inspector
on duty, and the prisoner was asked