Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-11-02
Alistellancoms.
From Household Words,
The Pair OF Gloves.
A Descriptive ANrcporr.


paid us another twilight visit, one July even
ing; and I've been thinking you might ike
to know it,
"Its concerning tho murder of the young
woman, Eliza Grilnwood, some years ago,
over in the Waterloo Road. She was com
monty called the Countess, because OF her
handsome appearance aud her proud way
of carrying herself; and when | saw the
poor Countess q had known her too well to
speakl lying dead, with her throat cut, in
her bedroom, you'll believe me TINT vurie-
~ of reflections calculated to make man
rnther low in his spirits, came into my head.
"Thats neither here nor there. went
TO the house the morning utter the murder,
and examined the body, and made general
observation of the bedroom where it wus.
Turning down the pillow of the bed with my
hand, found, underneath it, a pair of gloves
A pair Of gentleman's dress gloves, very
dirty and inside the lining, the letters TR,
and cross.
"Well, Sir, | took them gloves away, and
j showed 'ein 10 the magistrate, over at Union
Hall, before whom the case was. lie says,
'Wield, he says, there's 10 doubt this is u
discovery that may lead to something very
important; aud what you have got TO do,
Weld, is, to find out the owner of these
gloves
al was of the same opinion, of course, and
went at il Immediately. l looked at the
gloves pretty narrowly, and il was my opin-
ion that they had been cleaned. There was
n smell of sulphur and rosin about 'em, you
know, which cleaned gloves usually have,
more or less. took 'em over TO friend of
mine at Remington, who was in that line,
and put il to him. Whnt do you say now?
Have these gloves been cleaned" 'These
gloves have been cleaned says he. Have
you any idea who cleaned them?' says L.
Not at all, says he; 'Pve very distinct
idea who did'n clean 'em, and that's myself
But III tell you what, Weld, there amt
above eight or nine regular glove cleaners in
London, there were not at that time, it
seens-'and | think | can give you their
addresses, and you may find out by that
means, who did clean 'em'. Accordingly, he
gave me the directions, and went here, and
j went there, and looked this man up, and
/ looked that man up; but, though they all
agreed that the gloves had been cleaned,
couldn't find the man, woman, or child, that
had cleaned that aforesaid pair of gloves.
"What with this person not being at home,
and that person being expected home in the
afternoon, and so forth, the inquiry took me
three days. On the evening of the third day,
coming over Waterloo Bridge from the Sur |
rey side of the river, quite beat, and very !
much vexed and disappointed, thought I'd !
have shilling's worth of entertainment at |
the Lyceum Theatre TO freshen myself up. |
So went into the Pit, at halfprice, and |
sat myself down next to very quiet, modest
sort of young man. Seeing was a stranger
(which thought it just as we'll to appear to
be) he told me the nunes Of the actors on the
stage, and we got into conversation. When
the play was over, we came out together and,
i said, we've been very companionable and
agreeable, and perhaps you wouldn't object
TO dramP well, you're very good says
lie; shouldn't object to n dram Accord
ingly, we went to public house, near the
Theatre, sat ourselves down in quiet room
up stairs on the first floor, and called for a
pint Of halfand-half piece, and pipn.
"Well, Sir, we put our pipes aboard, and
we drank our hafand-half, and sat talking,
very sociabe, when the young man says,
You must excuse me stopping very long,
he says, because Pm forced to go home in
good time. ] must be at work all night
'At work all night?' says |. 'You ain't a
Baker, No, ! ain't baker, said he, hugh
ing. Il thought not says ], 'you hnv,ut
the looks of baker, NO. says he, Il am
glove-cleaner'
al was never moro astonished in my life,
than when heard them words come out of
his lips. You're gove-cleaner, are you p
says ]. 'Yes,' he says, / am.' Then, per-
haps, says J, taking the gloves out of my
pocket, you can tell me who cleaned this
pair of gloves? It's rum story says.
Il was dining over at Lambeth the other day,
at free-and-casy-quite promiscuous-with
a public company-when some gentleman,
he left these gloves behind him. Another
gentleman and me, you see, we laid wager
of sovereign, that wouldn't find ont who
they belonged to. I've spent as much as
seven shillings already, in trying to discover;
hut, if you could help me, I'd stand another
seven and welcome. You see there's Tn
and cross inside Il see,' no says.--
Bless you, know these gloves very well
I've seen dozens of pairs belonging to the
same party NO. says !. 'Ycs,' says he.
Then you know who cleaned them p
says !. Rather so,' says he. My father
cleaned them
"Where does your father live?' says L.
Just round the corner says the young man,
Near Exeter Street, here. He'll tell you
who they belong to, directly Would you
come round with me now?' says ]. Ger
thinly,' says he, but you needn't tell my ia
ther that you found me at the play, you
know, because he mightnt like IT, tAll
rightv We went round TO the place, and
there we found an old man in white apron,
with two or three daughters, all rubbing and
cleaning awny at lots of gloves, in a front
parlor. oh, iather,' says the young man,
here's person been and mnde bet about
the ownership Of pair of gloves, and I've
told him you could settle it, Good evening,
Sir, says to the old gentleman. Here's
the gloves your son speaks of Letters Tn,
you see, and a cross 'Oh yes he says, i
know these gloves very well; I've cleaned
dozens of pairs of 'em. They belong to
Mr.. Trinkle, the great upholster in Cheap
side Did you get 'em from MIR. Trinkio,
direct, says ], if you'll excuse my asking /
the question: No. says no; sMr. Trinkle
always sends 'ein to MIR. Phibbs's, the haber-
dasher's, opposite his shop, and the haber-
% dasher sends 'em to me- Perhaps you
wouldn't object TO dfam?' says l. Not
in the ieasi Y said he So L IooI. IL. II