Litchfield enquirer., 1850-12-12
From the Toledo o. Blade.
+. A PRECIOUS ROGUE.

re'e "A PRECIOUS ROGUE. ~"
A young man by the name Of Bal;
came to our city about year ago, and
was employed by our sch:n,l directors To
take charge OF the Union School. at a
salary oil 5000 pes annum liz was un-
derstood at line tlmesils. came to@be "a v,..'
~ pivus, cor ect young man. and hy con !
slant attendance upon church, and II de-
pertinent generally correct. soon won
upon the favor OF the citizens. Belley
my fromshis represen, ,ions.t that he was
not to receive his salary until the expir..
zion of the year, and upon tine promise
that at that time he would pay them.
some eight or Ten ot our merchants trusts
ed him ~ whatever amount he saw d. ~
ask. In this way, during the year, he
contrived 70 contract debls 70 the amount
Of about thirteen hundred dollars. ~
Some time in Jul. or August last. up.
on the preiext ot studying maedic.ne, lac
removed his lod ,ings To the office Of Dr..
A. +. Bisscll. He mad been there but a
few weeks when one morning. Oh rising,
he made the discovery that during the
might the office had been entered, aud
thr Doctor goii watcn, aud one belong
inv 10 himself, had been stolen. No ulc
sus pecled that this was not The c..Se.--
Ball, upon the representation Of his loss
" Mr.. Love, got trusted Tor ath'tne,
watch, and continued Ia ch:rge al the
school. On Monday ot last week, at The
Usual hour vi commencing sctaoOi, .he
master failed To appear. ,... -
Upon :aqulry il soon became known
that on Saturday .preyWus he had rep
.esented ~ Justice Scott That he had IA
diligence 10 the effect that the individa-
il who had stolen his watch was at San
husky City or Bellyue, and for The pur-
.r,se Vi proceeding 10 pursuit and arrest
ng him. he NJ tnat time, upon proper
.ttidavit. procured q State warrant aud
cit in the steamboat fOf SAndusky, pro-
nising 10 return ON Monday. Suslich.ns
we're excited that he had rua away lo
:, Old paying his debts, and the fact soon
,ecalne Euown that .lie had procured all
,ne school nuusey due him, and that all
.ls baggage was gone. w.,
"A tel.graphIc despatch was sent to
our fellow .cnlzun. X bert II. Bell, who
Was at CMaciE mali. 70 keep walci, for him,
nie ii he arrived there ~ cause him "
os arrested. In due time the telegraph
.,,nounc&.d the fact Of The arrival ri iiiH
baggage IT the buraet House. Messrs.
iIa, u, VI the Exchange, and Hopkins,
Vi Tie i.m OF Philips & Hopkins, (rot
sufferers by his representations, left for
Cincinnati the next morning. and sue
ceeLed 10 effectis,g the arrest Of Ball the
dag after their arrival, He expressed
q reat astonishment 1T meeting them. and
ia reply 10 tie inquiry ~ u tne cause OF
his visit there, cooily presented the state
variant he had procured from Scott, sta
ting that he was after the thief. Search
was made Of MS baggage and clothing
after h,s arrest, and III ms ov.rcoat pock.
Ut was found the gold watch of Dr.. Bis.
sell, when had been missing since last
July. He accounted for It's appearanc,
by saying that he had procured il OF the
tilef ~ Sandusky Clly--a story shock
ingly at variance with the one he had
previously t.ld. lie was arrested and
brought back ON charge OF grand lar
ceny, and upon examination. before th.
iuslIcc haas been recos ,nzrd for his ap.
pea, ance II The next tenn 81 Lucas rm
mon Pleas. aMd tof want Vi bail was cosA-
0altted 10 al. .a..a.,.... .... .....t..
IL Is proper to say. that up to the day
Of his departure No one suspected him =
dishonesty. lie enjoyed the highest con
fdeacc of the community as u teacher,
and was emit listed with the education u
q large number Of our youth Of both sex
es. 10 him the tfanslLlon from rsspec
liability Odsgrada.i0n was mol more sud.
den than Ihe above facts were 70 OuI
entire e 9mmunlty.
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