Show catching thief one of the cleverest of the paris detectives was one day making bis round of the quartier temple when he found himself in a group listening to a man selling silver watches for franca each bought one and having assured himself that it was genuine came to the not unnatural conclusion that cheso watches could not have been come by honestly the vender was however a giant and is by no means blessed with largo proportions he furthermore argued that there confederates among the group in a or two he bad formed a plan he asked the man to take a glass of wine saying that bo meant to purchase another watch abo offer was accepted and a second watch was tendered which pretended to examine however suddenly took to his heels watch in hand there upon the vender pursued crying stop when got him as far as the police station he turned around clutched the other by tho throat and to the great astonishment of every one led hie captive paris journal |