Washington sentinel., 1853-10-20
.ashingtan gentinel.
RecOllections of a Police Officer.
THE PARTNER.
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getting exceeding impatienty, when, to my sur
prise and CONSERVATION, he re-entered the yard,
accompanied by police officer. You are the
gentleman from whom Mr.. Evans received this
ffty-pound note few minutes ago-are you
mott? Yes, to be sure / answered, STAN
mering and coloring, why scarcely knew.
Then step this way, if you please, said the
man. That note, with nine others of the
same value, is advertised in the evening pa
pers, as having been stolen from gentleman's
counting house in Mark Lane. ] thought l
should have tainted and when paragraph in
the Globe was pointed QUITO me, offering re-
ward ON the part of Mr.. Hutton, for the appre
hension of the person or persons who had that
day stolen ten ffty-pound Bank-ofEngland
notes.-the dates and numbers CT which were
given-from his Office, was so completely
stunned that, but for the police officer, should
have dropped upon the floor. This, perhaps,
may be cleared up said the officer, so far as
you, Mr. Hart are concerned and will, if
you like, 60 with you at once to your address
in Great Wimpole street. 1t was, Of course,
necessary to acknowledge that my name was
not Hart, and that / had given false address.
This was enough. / was at once secured and
taken off ito the stationhouse, searched, and
the other nine notes being found upon me, no
doubt was entertained of my guilt. obsti-
nately declined giving my real name-yery
foolishly so, as / now perceive, since Mr.. Hut
toms clerk, the moment he saw me the next
day at the police court, disclosed it as matter
of course. The result you know Mr.. Hutton,
when he heard aoho it was that had been taken
into custody, kept resolutely out of the way;
and, after several remands, l was set at liberty,
the magistrate remarking, that he knew of no
case which showed, in more striking light,
the need of public prosecutor in this country.
My account of the way in which ! became
possessed of the notes was, as you know, scout
ed, and quite naturally; Mr.. Curtis, Of Bishops
cate street, having denied all knowledge Of Mr.
Brown, or that he had commissioned any one
to present me with FIVE hundred pounds in ex
change for my acceptance. Thus stigmatized
and disgraced, ] returned home to find my ia
ther struck down, in what was at first thought
would prove mortal illness, by the blow-Cap-
| tain Bramston's door shut against me-and the
settled marriage of my elder sister, Jane, with
an amiable young man, peremptorily broken
off by his relatives, on account OF the assumed
criminality Of her brother"
"This is indeed sad, mysterious business,
Mr.. Webster" remarked, when the young
man had ceased speaking; "but pray tell me,
did either Mr.. Hutton or his son know of your
application to Mr. Curtis?"
II cannot say that either of them did, though
it is more than probable that mentioned it to
both Of them"
| sWell, Mr.. Webster, / have confidence in
your veracity; but it is essential that should
see your father before engaging in this busi-
ness"
"He is anxious you should do SO, and as
early as possible" "a.
! 1t was then arranged that should call on
Il. al. Il Il IL
noon, and announce myself to the servants as
Mr.. Thompson. | was punctual to the time
! appointed, and was forthwith ushered by one
Of the daughters into her fathers presence.
| He was not yet sufficiently recovered to leave
his bed; and | had hardly exchanged half a
dozen sentences with him, when the same
young lady by whom / had been introduced,
hastily returned to say Mr.. Hutton was below,
and requested an immediate interview. Mr..
Webster babe his daughter tell Mr.. Hutton he
was engaged, and could not be interrupted;
and she was turning away to do so, when said
hastily: 'Excuse me, Mr.. Webster, but should
exceedingly like to hear, with my own ears,
what Mr.. Hutton has to say, unobserved by
him"
"You may do SO with all my heart" he re-
Piled; ssbut how shall we manage to conceal
your"
EASILY enough under the bed;" and suiting
the action to the word, / was in moment out
of sight. Miss Webster was then told to ask
Mr. Hutton to walk up, and in a few minutes
that worthy gentleman entered the room. AT
ter few hypocritical condolences upon the
invalid's state of health, Mr.. Hutton came to
the point at once, and with vengeace.
II am come, Mr.. Webster" he began, in a
determined tone, ito say that l will endure
this shilly-shallying no longer. Either you
give up the bonds you hold of mine, for bor-
rowed moneys"-
"Eleven thousand pounds and upwardsl"
groaned the sick man.
"About that sum, / am aware, including
Interest," in discharge of which load of debt /
was, you know, to have given third share of
my business to your admirable son. Well,
agree at once to cancel those bonds, or ! forth
with prosecute your son, who will as certainly
be convicted, and transported for hfe."
~ tell you again" retorted the excited inva-
lid, "that will not purchase mere forbearance
to prosecute at the cost of single shilling
The accusation would always be hanging over
his head, and we should remain forever dis.
graced, as we are now, in the eyes of the
world"
AZ have turned that over in my mind" re-
Dlleu IlultOIl, anu tIlluh Cdu lIcct yOuI
wishes. Undertake to cancel the debt | owe
you, and will wait publicly tomorrow upon
the magistrate with letter in my hand, pur-
porting to be from my son, and stating that it
was he who took the notes from my desk, and
employed man of the name of Brown to ex.
change them for your sons acceptance, he
being anxious that Mr.. Edmund Webster should
not become his fathers partner; a purpose that
would necessarily be frustrated if he, Edmund
Webster, was enabled to marry and leave this
country"
There was no answer to this audacious pro-
posal for a minute or two, and then Mr. Web
ster said, slowly:
"That my SON is innocent, am thoroughly
convinced"-
"Innocentr exclaimed Mr.. Hutton, with
savage derision. "Have you taken leave Of
your senses 2"
"Still," continued the invalid, unmindful of
the interruption, it might be impossible to
prove him so; and your proposition has GER
tain plausibility about it. | must, however,
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