, 1859-04-22
NO. 3.

suddenly to break in upon Schonleben. He A
once named Gosser But bis ground was not
very strong. He said that Gosser was very poor,
beng unable to,pay three gulden (gix shiIlineal
for window ornament he bad boufhti fhtth3
bad repaired the house-door; and that Just Be.
fore his (Schonleben's) arrest, Gosser bad met
him in the street, and asked il be would not icbn
be ordered to make new cash-boxf
Other evidence now poured IN East Evidence
trivial for the most part but helping IN llS cim.
ulative effect 70 strengthen the suapiciona nninIk
Gosser and his man. The strongest Indication
Of all was that Gosser, who was potoiionilY IN,
very straitened circumstances, had applied Iol' j
passport to DRESDEN" intending 70 visil hiI ftl5
atives there" Instead Of going to DFusish.s hsr
went to prison; be, hiswiie, and man J His horl
had been searched, and facts discovered which
admitted Of no denial as the accnsed Il oncS
saw, for they confessed all. raI sd Taii1 eNi 70
Christian Gottlieb Gosser, thirsy-thieo yearv
Of age, was born in Dresden, where his fhther. 4
shoemaker, had honestly earned livelhOod. but
bad died not long before the arrest Of bis son,
osser came TO Nurnberg In l7e9, md seltI61
there as locksmith, and lived there with bis VIII
and two children. Business was very sleek with
him, and Il was only BY serious money sicrihcaa
that he obtained admission into the guild a. lock-
smiths and the citizenship Of NurnbcrK H5
confessed hat he bad olen bad occasion 70 enter
Sterbenk's rouse and had become aware Of M,
facility with which the counting house door might
be opened By any experienced hand. He wa
often in want Of the very necessafies Of he; hlf
family would not or could not assist him md
he began to despair Of ever honestly making bic,
way. There was box full Of money The haf'
Of II nay, the third Of il would help him out q.
all difficulties. ~s'ftsei
This idea haunted him. II grew more ssaI
more fascinating every hour. Al length, On lhoE
night Of the 2yth.S0th June, towards tEo o'clockT
he proceeded to the house. opened the door. Ehich,
be found 70 have been len unbolled, took ont lho
window-pane, opened the contingencies dor
and entered without having made the Isisf n1iiuai
He was now inpresence Of The coveted clsh.boxi
all was silent; al was darkness but he knew
the localities, and ssealihily tried 70 force he
cash-box open. But this whs impossible; after
repeated trials and failures, b. tried % carry lt
of; but this also he found impossibls without
assistance. The perspiraiion poured down his,
face. lie had come 50 far, been hitherto 50 suey
cessful, and now all seemed hopsleasl He hiI
incurred the risk and not gaiped bis Object.
/ Suddenly. the thought Of his uun noaaI o.,
CURED 70 him. He could Be induced q ssri1i.,
In another minute hehad cfcpt from he eodhlinf.
house, and though The street door, which ~
closed carefully, and hurried 10 the bsi1itu fol
his sleeping Apprentincc. Bloarl, half alupino1,
with sleep, heard him describe IN glowing coIorS
the wealth and enjoyment which awaited him II
stroke. Il diri not sSoln 40 reu,,Ire rIneh -
ouence 70 Overcome tho scruplrs ar Inc a1pr-r-.
tcc, II indeed he felt any for, rabbing bis oYca
70 assure himself that be was awake, e jumped
out az bed rssrsd f1illlv and f,IIo,, n s l,'7.s
tor down ssairsI n - n I-'il lSS.,.,S a 80
i In the siIent sleepins sl,,ets f.v osiv ~ -.
living soul, and concluded L MAS Wnichmnn--
nose ~ bSv;nS s.en an t'so
crossing The. iorse.market about a, hour.
Thev fmnd the sfrprt door eliolfIv si.r ~;