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Updated: May 13, 2025
It so happened that I had a very good opportunity of proving that the burglar's high opinion of his "pal's" ability was not without foundation. On our removal to England, the "cracksman," was leg-ironed to me as an additional security against his making his escape.
Seward, oh, let me implore you, to let me out of this house at once. Send me away how you will and where you will, send keepers with me with whips and chains, let them take me in a strait waistcoat, manacled and leg-ironed, even to gaol, but let me go out of this. You don't know what you do by keeping me here. I am speaking from the depths of my heart, of my very soul.
Joe Rogers a free man was a familiar and commonplace object, but Joe Rogers handcuffed and leg-ironed in the custody of the law was a person of absorbing interest, and Waddy would have turned out to a man and woman to give him an appropriate send-off.
They seemed very pleased to get it, and judging from what one heard afterwards, they had evidently expected to be manacled, leg-ironed, and fed on biscuit and water. But our men did the best they could for them; gave them food, clothes, and cigarettes. The Germans were profoundly grateful, but couldn't quite understand it.
Rogers, sitting on the edge of his bunk, handcuffed and leg-ironed, gazed sullenly at the detective. 'Well, he said, 'an' now you've got me, what's the charge? 'A trifle of gold-stealing, replied Downy, 'and this, indicating Casey's bleeding head. 'To say nothing of the murder of your accomplice. Rogers blanched and glared at the detective, his face contorted and his eyes big with terror.
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