morning; up I 1 r-- M n s . II n n V ih in jpw i By leore Opeitte beginning of T Uva. Murray i. walked --jSwd'llth Land-- a the ear 1887 John creek and came to a bait at one of taken, and soon after tbe Sklnaer had. beea Wilson, Murray be the- spots iwherrrthe-5- ? JcpJtlMrJilisa ?was encame ne of that ItjtrnedV tered and a rich , haul of jewelry ' famoua body of ex "There's no sense in digging here,' made. And by pert "appointed remonstrated Knapp ; you won't Uncle gam towage wrke yigorouslKTbey forced eyery " other day. Come a bit further down." stranger In town to account for doers wboae specu- ""Not for me," returned Murray. .They sent out the drag net and excite tha "1h kind of worms I'm after are gathered la a the regular-- hi --the j .H tVYiII laUona attention- - of the .right ert-- and 'it's arsi wrfo suspicious character- line. Patrols at L U 7 If reaerau go vern-- i iintbe kardplacem.:';. night were doubled and a vigilant, un ?i mont-t- oe United P said nothing in reply, but the ceasing watch kept, but the burglaries Knapp States secret erv perr)lration broke out on his wrttiklad uunua as usual, one nignt Jaouse 111 Ice. It was then, face. - tlnrTtr town would, be Murray at the .age of 28, that hebegan to the giound, and smiled tbt'tpsflt'lnTiH as he felt tbe robbed and the next night the bur-acotxmulate a rich atore of experience blade strike hard. He giart would operate sticessf ully In an 1 la dealing . with counterfeiters,- - the turSed back the something soil with a few. rigor- opposite direction. Murray, annoyed arts of burglars and our jtrokes and there came to view by the audaciousness of the criminals. andof JQiieves, tbur nr of tie wheels of the missing dem u'evoiedTiirhls time and energylo the Acquired waa destined to be' of ocrat wagon, burled beneath, a foot f task of running them down, butJhe incalculable him ia anrta, r value - to looked at Knapp who only clue or trace af tfeem that be after life. , He spent nearly two years grinned Murray: - itt sickly' fashion. The de couiui. niscover was a peculiarity as special "agent for the government fective miiert hi rnnnn . nrt ),in - jimmy marxs. snowine that and waa then persuaded wmIs Rnapn under arreat-t .... H S Erie, Pa,, where, during bia early days told that the best he cob Id do one end of the jimmy. 'thing on the lakes, he had made: many One "night "wWle' waslo confess-- eft "after friends. as -- Crawley wai reflecting a few momentssratit he nodded chief of the Erie police force at that and led the way to the house. . His Ttlme and at his Invitation Murray be-- ; wife met the pajty at the door.' . came a detective under him. "Get me the shingle," said eer husarrival there a band. Shortly after-hi.'wave of swept over the .The' woman. obeyd..wilBout-'a-'Wor--- --town and assumed .very serious propoiM of otest. 8hewea tindoora and Hons. Even the. furniture .of-- - private with a broad shingle., covered houses disappeared as if by magic. with fed doU. which Knapp explained --.Clothing toot to Itself .wingat and were made by chicken blood. One vanished Into the great unknown. broad, red blotch signified where the 'Ploughs made strange and. Unaccount bare .'stood, and the smaller mark inable exits from the farmers' Held dicated tbe spots where Knapp had leaving no trace behind. Horses catf burled bis The detectives tared away unseen by their owners selected one plunder. of ther marked places and .and their stables knew tbeurno more. began to dig. The first thing. to come T Whole contents of stores were carried to' light was-- a large coffin. This off, and from one of them 20 dozen looked as though some tragedy lurked 'pairs of shoes appeared to have walk behind, and they lifted the casket out d into oblivion In the fun glare of of the arth. It was very heavy and noon. waa all so-- mysterious as to hastily ithey removed the lid, expecV b almost amusing except, to the "tin- ing 'to- - see the mutilated form of one of the robber's victims. Instead 'hers of tbe police force who were to- of the remains of a humanBut sev being tally unable to appreciate the humor eral dozens of boxes containing shoe - were of the situation. revealed. The weazened thief Finally Murray met a farmer who had standing beside them laughed harshly. tet-a fellow drive by his house In a ain't the only things found new raemocrai aoout tne ume pat in. coffins, be .remarked sagely. pnntued""thelr search the description of both wagon '"and digging up every place indicated on driver convinced him that he was t the shingle map, and great and varied ; last "upon-t- he right track. "Accom- wag the list of property that came to panied by Crawley,: and, an. officer light- - Among the things unearthed u&med Snyder, Murray hired a team were a shroud, toilet set, a baby carand drove along the road the stranger riage' tO silk dresses, gold watches, fcfcd followed with the missing wagon. seven ploughs,' a harrow, surgical InFor fully 15 miles they traveled; stop- struments, a churn, a log chain, a ping at every farm, but found nothing randfather'a clock,- - a set of grocer's f to reward their exertions, Deciding to scales, hats, overcoats, pipes, a barfeed and rest their horses they turned ber's pole, even a policeman's shotoff the main road, and in a secluded gun, which Knapp had stolen from the clearing with several acres of pine ewner'a bouBe. woods around it perceived a ' lone ;The men ioo-- turns at digging-anJtouse. even the thief himself was pressed SI - r hard-workin- g , -- I tbe-rntn- tng- - by-h- ( - i ; his-th- abour-12"-octo- ckf - r.-Thom ' -- -- . 'ftt"''." i-taf sneak-tblevtn- g pTi jt - Zi 7 . -l- i ' 1 - -- - n - -- . Tha-offleer- s t A No one Was la sight, but. in' re- intOLsenriceA' iunOUfullyitnwagon sponse1 to a hall a buxom woman, loads of plunder-lain sight It was about 25 years old, made Iter appeara fine exhibition of wholesale truly ance and inquired if the party want- thieving, and the marvel of all was it ed anything. " Chief Crawley "asked I that- Knapjt. awore- - to having done"' it for the man of the place, saying that single handed. Subsequent develop he wanted to feed his horses. The ments woman whistled ahrtiiy, and frwn&LUeeE provedJaljuttatemenlrtftiercoTnear the .juna-- a Knapp and bia wife were taken to .barn, there came a little weazened Erie and placed in prison A large man about 60 years of age. The invacant iitore-waa-bi-red andTOTof the stant Murray aw the. newcomer his' recovered on exhibiproperty placed tyes brlgntenei The boy's description tion therein to ' be" identified by the of the stranger "who left the ancient rightful ownera.-"There' was; no room wagon la tba abed exactly fitted tha to spare, Jbr Knapp had stolen enough mar. who stood before him. stuff to equip a small department "What is your name," Murray asked. tore. ' "George Knapp," replied the withFor several years, if appeared, the ered individual. veteran Jhad . beea.. Jlying. bis cunning ' "Have you lived here long!" . . irade. In burying bis plunpilfering Me and my wife have been bere the talking . to an acquaintance-i- n he bad boxed it up securely, pre- Reed" der about' a year was the reply.. be bouse, chancedtonoticea paratory to sending it away. 'Hls woman " ." "I that your wife,' Inquired tha de- methods llp'quleay 'down Jhel back were sweetly simple. He tective, glancing at the young woman would drive Into town in a wagon, ap- stairs of the hotel and ooLintoltbe nu wo nuuiuiug in ine aoorway ot parently for the ; purpose of selling street. On three succeeding nights he the house. farm produce or garden vegetables, observed ber doing liCOn'speaking K oapp grinned - and nodded assent. and In thwjjobjjyni He wasnotJ!Qaed,la.J. oHHn "kuowTedge of different houses, worthy informed him that she was a cauve and his eyes twinkled cun- managing to sneak in later andalways scrub woman who worked late and carry ningly as they met Murray's steadfast off whatever be could lay hla hands lived outside the hotel. There was on. Nobody knew, any thing - about thattrbut The detective yawned cad looked blm who he, ,waac.whence be came: avthe clerk declaredlihaLfc did not around in a nonehalan-iialnterest- ed A year prior to his capture " be..had know where the woman llvedMurray, faahlcn. Presently he returned to the settled In the secluded belt of timber oat ot sheer, Idle curiosity, determined attackto himself. to to shadow and her hornet When she ber kept entirely " "Have you seen . anything of a He was tried, convicted 'Canj sen. slipped down the stairs as usual Muretranger driving past here in a new tenced to 16. years in the Alleghany ray followed her into the street, but democrat wagon .lately?" he Inquired, penitentiary, and his wife, against before be. bad traversed flva- - blocks but Knppp shook his head. ii.. whom- - nothing' could be proved, waa realized that his trailing was useless.. "I ain't seen anyone drivln past released.' But Knapp-was'o- f far too The mysterious scrub woman bad dishere," he responded. "Not likely that original a turn of mind to rest satis- appeared - as - though tbe earth had 1 would either, for there's no place to fied withseryingr eurtiTs'me, r lie swallowed her. Murray, surprised at dHve to, seein' that this, is the end simulated Insanity, was transferred to the seemingly elusive powers ofthe of the road." a lunatic asylumiani-o- o after aacient;dam.iIaiiEhB . Pl.Unly Mr, Knapp was armed hi aH sawed the"baTS: ot wlnddwescaped considered a good Joke on bis ability j'tilnts against, curious seekers for in- through the opening thus provided, as a shadow artist and went home. formation. The officers- - proceeded to and was never;eaugbtvi';-v--.- i On the following morning the Erie wake a thorough search of the prem-ie-s It 'was " not long papers, reported another burglary as buthirrexploraU6ns of barn, episode before thlevingjn.js,ipretty fhaviB recurred lir a bousarlDur blocks ! r.iise end outbuildings, proved fruit-las.- " largs fitale began again in Erie. - This from where the scrub . woman had Murray, however, felt Intuitively time It was burglary instead of sneak vanished into thin alr Murray said wily Mr. Knapp was not as work, as was demonstrated by the nothing to his associates but. that .innocffit as be Would have them be-- i marks of Jimmies,.OJa dqorsandzTi'ln! night fie took : up"-station at the if ve Strolling : past the bam: and dows and the'dlsappearance of Reod3otM0 t o'clock" In the morning the figure of y'"g tho, ground carefully thejle-- s u e; took" Xote of a stretch of clear- - Clilet Crawley was at first of the the scrub, woman flitted lightly dwi r: 1 running down tn th ligtt vtfr'Hirrd lheH(tatrsantI",'Murray followed her K""Tj:thn npininnjw . . Jw-..' t 'f"r it soa naa . recently irom me asyiumjn ine meaixumev-wa- s i m.Hi"-iinto the gloom of night For 15 blocks s. itinitdinone .or operating again, but Murray did not he tralledb gl.t ia Jicnticns frequently lead "to share .lihls nlnionr- - knowing "thai turned, a corner, and when be came stul a 6ii2deri 'suspicion Knapp, who prided himself upon his up she bad again disappeared. That i .iei.:-'- :s il fiOios? Murray's nilnd. unique methods, w ould Consider bur night yet another burglary took place, ' he Fa! J ploasantly,"."',,I glary a clumsy way of stealing. 'iiinr;-.- " and Murray, still wlth his mind cen- n to my hand at fishing in that After the third robbery it . becanjeTlereqlpnjb-e-sanishlng-- f orub wonian; ty k. Lend mo a spade." i evlduut Ibat- was at began a third vigil at the Re? d bouso. t tlu "j'u'waut with a spade?" work. Obviously thsre was a gang At one o clock the chase began anew ; In the depredatlfins.lfQr-Boj- ue i:Khtviih;a! Ms lips.-'- " and the detective was fain to confess l:;:t 'Uh, of course," re--' of the Jobs required the services of to himself that the female floor pola watcher or Tooliout on "the outside, isher was one of the - moat artful ' ! i v, 1'i't producf-'wUIe a pal was Inside the bouse. A dodgers he had ever came acroES. He u iho detec- - Mr. gkinnfr's house was plundered followed., be? untll&fter- - four ia the :. y woll-dresse- -- iump-oibUBhes . J'ODDETI ' JMMCl SUCCEEDED THEIR UPRORIOUfmERlrfcTIT.; handke-cMef.The- -- : nohing-susplcjous'abo- ut- -- -- - -- ' : tet-thelKnais datt4boiiiHMt v n- r-- t two-plaee- -- ' : . j : "u :x.-v- -- -- man-w- was a Bhover. ds 777-l--- ho fell' into Mnr- ! rayT-hanHaving j made the arrest and searched him. :'a. found on a piece of paper h, tbe prbv oner's coat pocket the name, Tom Haie, New Yorx " Murray at onoa sent a telegram addressed to Hale as follows: "Come on. I am sick. . Stopping at " Morton house. Room 84.". Murraymade arrangements : wltb the clerk f thellorton house to keep track of any- - person - who called and askedjfor the guest in room 84. Nobody came. The shover, who was known as "Poke" Sales, stayed in JalL having been identified by Landers and the bartender. A week passed without any fresh' developments. A heavy 8now8toTfnpad been raging fur several days, tbe trains were blocfc aded and all traffic delayed. 3ut o the ninth day there- was a new ar rival at the Morton house. Although it was an excessively cold day ha worn nn nvArrnnt Ha Innnlroit tnr Mr.. Sales in room 84 and was Instant ly pounced upon by Murray who was "close at hand. Upon being taken to headquarters and searched several hundred-dolla- rs was found upon him, but nothing in the way of counterfeit money. Still, Murray detained him with the intention of hunting for bis baggage,' for" it was obvious that a man wearing such expensive clothes aa; adorned the person of the prisoner would be likely to have an overcoat la the vicinity somewhere. On the following morning ' Murray uegan a systematic nunt tor the missing overcoat During the course of bis search he stepped into a saloon dona Antnony. Here s a curious thing happened yesterday,"' he said. 'There waa a d chap came In here. . WO D Vl a4 Via V n n " uv Lit.., Mmuo uftu en again leaving bia overcoat behind him. You'd. thinkj that would be about tba last thing he'd leave on a bitter cold " day.". 'V;:''Seems f unnyTesponded Murray. Let me look at that coat, John." The overcoat was produced and la the first pocket Murray examined ha found $1,000. in counterfeit 120 and 8100 bills wrapped y upin a "were such excellent covb terfeits that they actually deceived the eyesof "several bank experts To The' Tnrtnv" s. . - . . - to-ax- t- : I -- leepigW alid. -- whoitf dowiiio-thln"nnttr- r ies "J f" "ifepf'taiiTant.'M cles during the winters 18IQ. A,Jnn by the name Landers .tha detecttt. town and one"day-whe- n a in ih nwinrifltr Jtoltf ana - him-self.- other-variet- o' "J8M T - J -- 20 bius terfelt l. ate was concerned "out aa bought a drink as h went sUrtioeZZtown;ial atoTplngTn trio, iddln.Jyu.way.-expiaBaupBFbarfront of a Joublbonse: tossed "peb- - Vm ber Iriend, Mrs. Maggie CarrolL' offered a second $20 bill to the not he' cbanga could sali who ble against a window and a moment "l can only sleep daytimes assert tender later went in. ed the ancient scruJbjwomaniJILwork it- !W ' s Mnrrav kt ""Murray looked at the bill lindera 50'tUOItaight, It was eieveny w "Whenr she waayoung she had a had accepted. women burglars .were an entirely un- fevef ""ahd rbasbeen that way ever signed but not well enough to deknown quantity in; bia experience! Yet since," volutiteered Mrajayrftai.T'','.-."ceive the practiced eye of a maa to thinkthat Jtn.old woman aitferi Murrayrmuch. puzaled, s'ood eyeing trained to detect such forgeries. Lanscrubbing hard for-- hours in- - a Tiotel thg,4hree odd figures on Ihe floor. Jtte ders described the fellow and Murray would seek relaxation from ber labors questioned them as to their mode of caught - him at the railroad station, leniuhnriret-oid-ia- o by going for a Btroli and prowling life and mentioned the about all lileht was ihip1v nulnf th 4flailBSul:oainedrno-sattsfacU- ot felt monev in his oossession. He was , question He waited until broatf day. They protested their ionocense of any merely a "shover of the queer, one tight, and, as the woman did .not re wrongdoing and maintained stoutly who passes the bad money and receives only a eoupie of phoney bins appear went to police headquarters. that they were .only There he was greeted by the --chief women. Murray sat down on the ven at a time.. . with the . doleful ,news that another erable rocking chair to pursue his ex-In no other into and amination In comforCT'it gave ay is there such scientific organizatioa robbed durin the nieht. under him and be rolled upon the shown as in that of counterfeiting- Murraythought of hla vweary fam- - floor. The kettle on the range, struck I Themenxwba;pMstt ls blea in the dark. It did not seem as iopicrasbed iomtt beside' bimtf do 'buBlness with the man who makea matieSZ&imemvxtiTir old acrub The three woman laughed heartily. theTlates.- The plate maker is an ea woman could have had a hand in the but aa.lbe lid of the kettleTfelLoff grayer, who usually receives aTlnnia .. affatrHtor be had never lost sight of audden silenee succeeded to their up- sum for his work. Those who print her All theame, acting upon an im- roarious merriment, and their eyes the money re the maBufactureri and pulse: neCould hardly explain but was rested upon tbe apparently innocent they dispose of the queer in: wholesale quantities to dealersV who sell t retail dealers, who have, la utwa, rob-beryt- ( Wbl4erma ervice.L It - in-fro-nt A True Chioniclc t, frequently through alleys, , across lota, around the interview was taking place. The buildings, and then across lots again. detective glanced around and obIt was an exasperating experience, served that the chief articles of but Murray persisted and r gave Iter furniture in tbe apartment no chance to slip out of sight Soon cook stove, a rough kitchen tajtde ' after the chase first, began a cat bad and one shaky rocking chair. mewed loudly in the vicinity of pur. "Ton work out alljlght nia'amK auey and pursued, and be remembered queried Murray, addressing Mrs. Julia -. .afterward that tbis sound had caused Hall. ; v- -' tof IxtrjQi'"to start . "f always n " she replied coolly the dim figure " Julia, isnahte to! Dawn was breaking when violently. I the. woman headed a way to the ouptoroke ittJJie s&rwt oMeetrfibe ' Pardy " j. a problem w streets nd dowa streets, sons on the floor of the room where self up against enUsted hi attenUw not disposed to resist, he resolved kltchen utensil in gloomy - apprehenwent out sion. ineir-trepIdaupon paying her a visit--He did not esto the house where be bad last seen cape tbe detective's watchful gaze. He ber. On one side of the double build- rose to Xh9 kettle bisjeejii ckedup ing lived Mrs. O'Brien,- - a; respectable and Bide wsajuataat womanr-TTrknw1eof tha A vwmasaLlithe else of a stove the fact of their being, women who ufter. Murray took" tbe object out and gave a sigh ot relief. The proof had resided there less than a year. he. wanted was in bis graapabur-glar's-; Murray knocked - at the jdoor and jimmy and what was more,, a received" no answer. He . rapped at the Jhnmotck4 loudly again."" Thera.waa- - a scurry- of Placing the three women under arfeet in the ball and finally the door rest proceeded to search the swung open, A big robust girl, 23 house.-.he -great quantities .1 old,.stood on the threshold. years Without further " ceremony the detec- of Jewelry, silverware, fine linen and clothes. The stuff belonging to Mr. tive strode In." and Mr. Bliss, plunder from "What is your aame?" he asked. ' Skinner, all tbe other houses that had suffered Ann was the answer. la the recent "Mary Hall," - -- "Do raids, was founud on the irou live alone?" - - - . "I live with my. mother," responded premises, also a kit of burglar'a tools and complete set of pass keys. Two the girl." of the womentMr&tJulia Hall r and "Call her." said Murray shortly. MagSejCarrollr were sent to tbe AlMary Antr Com pHedfand in answer penitentiary for four years to her summons the ancient scrub leghany and Mary Ann was jtletae&x?-itnrlbuawoman skipped out of an : adjoining 'me9-xhiLir- u room In a manner ..that suggested the the when night hejwasJrailing Jlr activity of 16 rather than thenat.tjral ay askid that vivacious old decrepitude of W; lady for an explanation. He learned , . Murray - fixed his ' penetratinil T eyes that she and Mrs. Carroll were to upon her and was greeted with a have broken Into a house S together on "V'Li-jleerv. that: occasion, and Mrs. Hall had: Tv"! wanF to know your namehe ranged confederate at two ;said.- in the morning1. Bu Mra. Carroll esname ! Mrs. Julia Hall," re- - pied "My j,hejnejnyalUMlowfngeT Uon da iiiiiimiipPwT , :Sc . -- Hali;-MuTf- j"" . bToadly. ''Just aoremarked Murray: ""Well wb elselmeTrs.-Hall?";--.: " For' answer the old woman's mouth opened . and ' gave vent to a yell of -r; rp-z'y ; "Maggie!" , This call ; brought to ..the tron't-- a small BbTafpaced woman some ten. years ?younger that the ctive Mrs. HaltTberiateet arrival smiled arber comrades and confronted the detec. V ;vr tive unabashed. "Sit down ladies." requested Murray, and the trio promptly responded - , t"tfi."elr P.Z. respective per- - ay wnomaney-were-shownrMurr- back to the Jail and approached .;'-';prisoner. went bia ;.,'--- .; "Helljiaiei'soar-coat,- " aia. XlTTright - ,. thank stranger. "Then it is: your -- ba - you," said Um coat, , TomT" queried Murray. . t "Why, certainly," replied he prison er .. . ; Murray produced the counterfeit money from the pocket and Hale, realizing-what a grave jnlatake be bad made, denied - that -- the garment waa his property. Murray compelled . bin to don It and the fit was perfect Tha saloon-keepeidentified him as tha stranger who had left the coat In hla r-; place. "Poke" Sales pleaded guilty to pasa-in- g nterfelt;OReyanii received a r sentence. Hale: was taken by the tJnlted States authorities to Pitta-burthen t'ewiyprtand finally Washington: He was a smooth tAttr. - r- .;r. five-yea- g, f JhgJteXioW-Bd-madee"goyernme-Bt officials believe "he would be of great use. to the secret service department. He r promised ' to expose . the entlra counterfeiting .. business and : Wood. w was. tha chief of the secret service, engaged-iiiin- oir tho fnr. .- uuu. io ew lorx. kui Rm W '' . . TrnTartn, 11'" !" former colleagues turned out to h . as a signal to Mrs! Hall that :bafwasfakr";.I?" tt"otr8ervIc ffien lo get:na,pj hold of a few small shor-er- s, being WloweAwetlatter'-ocBaiand that was alL- -' Then Wood left quently proceeded, to walk about all ani'Col.-Whltelenight while the ventursome Mrs. Car-- the department berou went on with her burglarious task came chief. ' Whltelpv Carroll-Halalone. The , l .jaiaferrW-faTluTe- to cojmblnatlcjil.! ac was the filyrcaseotW6men burelars complish anyihlnx.wortb.jshlle;-- Hak" wof king alpne-- that Murray encounteriusokm. with the result ed during hfs detective career. They he WAR srroctc ti,.J . . . xo that uuck rntia- wer first caught by thei authorities in ' 4i was proved 00 ln Ireland, sent to Australia, where they thieves, and at J, as convicted Bnd again made trouble fpr,4bcf police and sen. then sought fresh fields in America, i Following the capture of Mrs. Hall (CopjrrlgKt.1909; by and Mrs. Carroll. Murray found blm-- z ' y -- S Saryfor vfChlm u.