The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1855-01-19

ed out I
What is it, pray 4 -y
well, / went home from the store as
usual on Tuesday evening (it is now Fri
day night and found Cornelia in the deep
est distress and you can judge Of my
CONSERVATION, when she informed me that
a forgery had Just been discovered, in
which | was implicated, and certain jewels
were missing which | was supposed to be |
in possession Off
Where had you been p / inquired.
| had been absent about twenty miles
out of town, during the day, and did not
calculate, when left, to return until the
following morning. I finished the bust
ness that called nae off, however, at night,
and Immediately took the cars for home
again. Search had been made for me in
the meantime,s and those who met Corne-
liza were injudicious enough to hint their
suspicious to her, in regard to me, without
once looking into my details. The forge
ry was committed upon the name of my
employers, and the jewels were missing
from our store, you perceive
well, what followed? How were you
implicated p
"A portion Of the jewels had been found
Where o
In my room, where | boarded
'Are you the sole occupant of the apart
ment .
yes; and when wentaway, I locked
it, and had the key in my pocket 7
'And this forgery, how is it 2
Curious like the rest. The check is
precisely ours, and there are two missing
from the back of the check-book.'
who has charge of this book p
mo soul but myself. l alone have ac-
cess to it, except when it is looked at by
my employers, in my presence, as | hold
myself accountable for the accuracy of the
cash account. I therefore never trust il
out of the safe, save when in temporary
use.'
THE jewels were found in your locked
up room in your absence, you say?'
YES
And you had the key Of it?'
sYcs.'
sAnd when you returned home, ant
learned what was transpiring, you rul
away and here you are, eh?'
Yes. No, no! not exactly that, tho
: now see that this is bad feature of th
business. I ought not to have left home
moment. / see; it is unfortunate; bu
really this mistake never occurred to m
until this moment. Iwish / we're sasel
haoL- gain. , continued Nod vary thought
y fully. But then / could do nothing ther,
: You see, Barclay, I'll tell you what | thot
Q continued poor Willetts, hurriedly +; an
J, then he suddenly stopped, and looking m
straight in the eyes, said I:
!. '0f course, Barclay, you don't for
n moment harbor the thought that / al
4 gully of all this mischief p 81
well, Ned, if l Judge you by your ar
tecedents, and my knowledge of your e1
i, ce.lent moral character when / knew 20
8 years ago, l say no, emphatically. But t
: be candid with you, if you are TO be judg
n ed by the circumstances of this case b
q itself, should say without any hesitation
o that, as you have thus far represente
yourself, It looks as though you were in
9 dreadful tight place. ! replied.
so / am, Barclay. But. as / was abo'
n to say, Thought of you instantly kne'
j you were in the same sort of position hel
i that | occupied in Baltimore, and | kne'
\ we had been friends, and you could an
/ would advise with me. So hurried OIL
without any one being made aware OF m
q purpose or route, to confer, with you, an
a see what could be done. For myself,
. have no fears whatever, / assure you. Blu
i Barclay, between us, think 1 Ikaoac sch
n is tie real forger and rob6erP sJJ
v ~ Possiblep l exclaimed, astonished
d where is hep @ aa w.
,t in Baltimore. ,-av ~
"a what the deuce are you doing her
n then? Why did you not denounoe hin
and save your own creditT c.l
mo no, Barclay wait till you hear al
o. / am engaged to be married to Crnelia D1
e fonte, and in few weeks we intended
ii have been welded. You are my FRIEND
ro the friend Of my early years and you "
d be discreet, whenItel yeu am satisft
"a that her father is the man who has cor
,e mitted these two outragesP 7 Z
er Ei.t' 'Whatp az .s,i,,ing .raE M Na
a s---sh !! Don't breathe tooloud. Ife
er certain oft; andI viii tell you how al
why I suspect him. is3 3i5 heo
tGo on, them 'slu.g g Wtf a o@s
er when I have been hard pressed wi
q labor, in the busy season Of the year,
" have sometimes taken my file Of cancell
ID bank checks home, at evening, for exan
Is nation at my leisure, when the month
~ bank account was madeup. The old mi
G. has frequently assisted me in this woi
/ and thus had the opportunity to ascefta
at the character and form ofour checks. Ey
IN months since I missed one Of the cancel
Of blanks; but as it had been paid at y
an bank, and was Of no use, / did not suspt
re what might have become of IT. IL W
[printed in blue ink, and the firms cyph
only was engraved upon the corner.
at nor see how easily il may have been {
w pied and counterfeited, and the signatu
he attached, by a skillful hand. No one B
l'tEhe had the opportunity to do this. The
on as to the robbery, Dufonte had often ca
s ed to see me, Of course, at the store, wht
" he would tarry sometimes an hour at
at time. He has chosen his opportunity
CHI have no doubt, and purloined the jewe