All things were thus brought into readiness for action, the purpose being to keep two police officers ever on the track of his accomplice, let him go where he would.

Inquiries were purposely made for this man at the hotel, in order to excite a suspicion of something wrong, and hasten his flight from the city; and when he fled at last, the officers, unknown to him, were in the cars.

The telegraph gave intelligence to the police at New Orleans, and all was in readiness there for the arrival of the party.

How promptly action followed has been seen.

On the day after Lyon's arrest, he was on his way northward, in custody of two officers, who were already well enough acquainted with his character to be ever on the alert.