Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-18
a STORY MORN THAN PARTLY rRUE.

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currency which that institution redeemed.
looked about for comfortable place to lie
down. Disappointed, | took the first seat
came to and endeavored to rest as even duty
and care had succumbed TO the demands Of
the somnolent Morpheus Twas pretty
tough riding, as the road was not remarkable
for its smoothness, and an occasional bumI
of my intellectual Of my intellectual organs
was just enough to keep me from snoring
sOundly or forgetting myself in the pleas
ures of sleep.
"Will you take my shawl ?" said gentle
man behind me, whom recognized as my
depot acquaintance
"if you can spare il, said |; and as was
chilly, it was indeed welcome. He placed il
under my head and shoulders and was put
ting around it my back, when Iobiected, as il
was unnecessary. Relaxing my nerves and
assuming an easier position, / fell off precip-
! itately into the valley of dreams.
"Fare, sir said a rough but honest look
ing man. | felt for my pocket book. It
was gone ran my hand around my waist.
The belt too was gone l jumped from the
seat exclaiming:
ave been robbed T. The conductor
| looked at me incredulously.
This is the y. & Y. R. R., and shall
make it responsible for this outrageous theft, {"
warmly spoke, not considering the legal
I points in the case.
'GOu are mistaken sir this is the l. o. l.
I G. r. railway. You came aboard several
stations back thinking you were sick did
/ not disturb YOU, and would not now were it
not now were it not the end Of the route"
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iatory manner, not knowing but was bank
president being somewhat airy in my
speech.
"All have to say is, that have not cent
to pay my fare, and must trust to luck to get
back to the village where got into this car,
to see if something cannot be done to recov-
er my four thousand dollars"
"The train back to Burke will leave in
about fifteen minutes, and as this was my
route shall take you back with me, so that
in case You get the money you say you have
lost, | may get my fare. As shall lay over
at Burke part Of tomorrow afternoon, may
aid you in finding clue TO your funds" The
conductor, impressed with my earnest man
ner, entered into the subject with more in
terest than had anticipated.
Mds uuh tuoIOuBill1 dldElucu, anu ItAItu
it impossible TO obtain any information about
my cash. knew that went to sleep on the
X. L Y, R. e.; that a gentleman gave me
shawl TO rest my head upon; that since that
time / remembered nothing but my reveries
and Nightmares. also knew that between
the two railroad lines there was about mile
Of staging, and | must have come to this
train BY that route. The more l thought the
more wondered, and being somewhat super
stitious, l half suspected that l had been
spiritually controlled.
How long I-slept do not remember, but
woke without an effort We arrived at
Burke, and thesun was shining brightly up
on the snow-capped houses and hills, and
sleigh bells jingled in the street had a
presentiment that if the individual that had
become acquainted with in the depot, were he
who had robbed me, l should find him at
certain private house in Burke, which he had
mentioned in conversation to an apparent
stranger who sat beside him. With the con-
ductor as my cicerOne, | found magistrate,
laid my case before him, md gave my opinion
as TO the whereabouts of the thief or thieves.
Two constables were instructed to visit the
houses.
In company with the officers walking the
street with the shawl had received on the
X. and Y. line bundled about my face, no
ticed it had peculiar odor which affected me
to dizziness. took it off and carried it on
my arm, and had proceeded but short dis
tance when Isaw two men on the opposite side
of the way pointing towards me. Instincts said
"They are the robbers" Chase was given,
and after e long race, a knock-down and
some blood drawn, the men were secured and
taken 10 the court house for examination
The greater portion of the 81, 900 was found
upon them, only $75 having been spent by
them. I was in high spirits and perfectly
happy, with one exception, and that was the
desire to know how I had been robbed. |
supposed that had been relieved of the gold
while asleep, but did not believe it possible
that ! could be plundered of belt sewed
around my waist while merely DOING. The
curiosity to know the facts in the case in
creased momentarily, and finally stated that
would withdraw the complaint, if the
thieves would tell how how they accomplish
ed the deed.
Yesy willingly they agreed to the PROPOSE
ton, and all gathered around 70 hear the
story:
Last Thursday morning" said my depot
acquaintance, ''you left 0lney with carpet
bag full of bills, to be redeemed at Old Win
ter's Bank up Deer Greek to Richmond.
happened to hear you speak of the matter
to a friend, while passing down street, and
thinking might turn penny by watching
you, did so with my ehum here. You got
aboard of the boat and rode all day without
leaving your boy. Tom here went with you
and went by rail. We got to Richmond at
P. N. You went to the Bank, and was
closeted four hours with the cashier, received
the specie on your bills, had it placed in a
hollow belt, and sewed to your pants and
vest. Tom here kept his eye on you till ten
o'clock, when we went to the depot, expect
ing you to return on the II o'clock train
You came into the depot about III o'clock,
sober, careful and wide awake. I'm afraid
the games up, says l 10 Tom. Guess not
white mixture in it. All right says l, IN
play up to him a little BIT"
al went across the room, and sat down
long side of you. We talked, and made
good friends. At last the train came We
got aboard. Somehow I lost track of you
when we got aboard, but found you in a few
minutes. You was tired and sleepy. I gave
you this shawl" land he took hold of the
one had on my arm.
F" You went to sleep in a second. The
shawl was saturated with chloroform and
some other stuff on the very spot you laid
your head took my razor and slit your
belt clear round. The gold rolled out on the
shawl. You was insensible; l held your
head in my lap and smoothed your face. I
understood mesmerism, and held you in my
power; but the chloroforrn was strong enough
and was afraid then it was too strong and
might kill you. After we had been aboard
about two hours, the train stopped at a sta
ton. We got of, having paid our fare, pre-
tending that you were q sick brother. We
carried you off the cars to a carriage, and by
the way, bumped you pretty hard several
times. We hardly knew what to do with you,
but concluded to send you out on the l. o.
G. N. train, so as to get you as far from us as
possible"
(As the thief narrated these facts, fol-