The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-10-17
KENOsHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER II, 1861

| the more Toduly detected IL, anu 1elL certain
that the grand coup was meditatedl In the mean
time had not been idle. Sanford was conf
dentialy informed that l was only waiting in
| London to receive between four and FIVE thous-
and pouuds-part of Uncle Passgroves legacy
and then intended to Immediately hasten back
to canny Yorkshire. To have seen the williams
| eyes as l accidently, as it were. announced my
errand and intention They fairly flashed with
glee! Ah Sanford Sanford you were with
all your cunning, but sad blind idiot to be-
lieve the man you had wrongeG and ruined
could so easily forget the debt he owed you
| The crisis came swiftly on. Mr.. Mertons
mortgagesmoney was to be paid on the morrow ;
and on that 'dayAt9o, 1 announced the fabulous
thousands received by me were to be handed
over. Mr. Merton, elated by his repeatee til
umphs at ecarte, and plpmpted by his friend
Sanford, resolved, instead of canceHiag the
bonds and obligations held by the conspiratQrs,
,tp redeem his losses by stalking on that game his
rsadySponey against those liabilities. This was
at tirSB aemurred to with us1eh apparent ear
nestness by the winners, but Mr.. Merton warm
ly seconded by Sanford, insisting upon the con-
neetion, as he deemed it. it was finally agreed
that ecarte should be the game by which he
might hope to regain the fortune and the peace
of mind he had 50 rashy squandered the last
| time should he be successful-and was he not
sure of success ?-he assured Sanford, that he
would never handle cards or dice. He shonld
| have heard the mocking merriment with which
tue gang heard Sanford repeat this resolution to
amend his waHs-,ohen he had recovered back
his wealth! 't
The day so eagerly lpnged for by Merton and
his confederates--by the spoilers and their prey
| arrived and | awaited with feverlsh anxiety
| tie coming of night. Only the. hef conspira-
tors eight in number, were be present, and
no stranger but myself "A privilege l owed to
the moonshine legacy L had just received
was to be admitted to the browning tri-
umph of successive fraud One only hint
had ventured to give Mr. Merton, and that un-
der promise, ION his honor as gentleman
of invioabe secrecy. This was it. BE sure.
before commencing play, tomorrow night, that
the bonds and Obligations you have signed. the
| Jewels you have lost, with a sum in notes or
| gold to make up equal amount TO that which
! YOU make The IIslI is actually deposited the
table" He promised TO insist OH this condl-
ton. 1t involved much more han ne dreampi
| of then
| NV Arrangements were al leugth thoroughly
complete and few minutes past tive. We clock
the whispered password aunii ted me INTO the
house. An angry alerc zion Was going On
Mr. Merton was insisting, as l had advised, up
On the eXhibl ton OF su equai To that which
he had brought with him-fUr, confident of win
ming he was deter mined to recover his losses
to the last tarthlng; and although his bond,
bills, obligatious his SISTERS jewels, and large
amount in gold and genuine notes, were pro
duced. there was still a heavy sum Deficient
"Ah by the BY exclaimed Sanford, as l enter
ed, waters can lend you the sum tor All hour
or two--for a consideration" he added in a
whisper 1T will soon be returned"
mo, thank you, | answered very coldly,
II never pa TT with my money I'LL L have lost
IT,"
A malignant scowl passed over the scoun-
drel's features but he made no reply. Ultimate
ly it was decided that OF the fraternity
should be dis patched in search Of the require ed
sum He was gone about half an hour and re-
turned with a bundle of notes. They were, as
| | hoped and expected, forgeries on foreign
banks. Mr. Merton looked at and counted them
over, and then the play commenced
| As it went on so wildly did the scene recall
the evening that had sealed my own ruin, that
l grew dizzy with excitement, and drained
tuarber after tanbler of water to alay the fever
ed throbbing OF my veins: The gamblers were
certainly too much absorbed to heed my agita-
ton Merton lost neutrality-suspicious. pause
| or ntermission. The stakes were doubled
trebled-quadrupled His brain was on fire
and he played, or rather lost, with the reckless
neSs of a mailman,
clark what's that?' suddenly exclaimed
| Sanford, from whose Satanic features the mask
he had so long worn before Merton had been
gradually slipping. did you near noise be-
| low 90
Ma ear had caught the sound and l could
better interpret than he. 1t ceased.
"Touch the signal bel Adolphe," added San
| fond
mot only the play, but the very breathing of
| the villains was suspended as they listened Tor
the reply
1t came. The answer ing tinkle sounded
Observation-Disclosures "Allright! shouted San
ford Proceed The farce is nearly played
out"
| had instructed the officers that two of them
in plain clothes should present themselves at
the front door, obtain admission by means OF
the password | had given tnem and immediate
! ly seize and gag the door keeper. had also
acquainted them with the proper answer to Inc
signal bel--three pulls at the bell-handle com
municating with the first floor. Their COM
rades were then to be admitted, and they were
all silently to ascend the stairs and walt on the
| landing till summoned by me TO enter and seize
the gameslers. The back entrance to the house
was also securely but unobuusively watched.
One only fear dlstul bed me; 1t was lest The
scound rels should take alarm Ill sufficient Time
| to extInguish the Hghs, de troy all The forged
papers, aud possibly escape by some private pas
| sage which might, unknown To me, exist.
/ Rousing myself, as soon the play resumed,
| from the trance of memory by Whlch hau oeeii
! i'll some sort absorbed, ana hrSC ascerIaillnS
that my pistols were within reach-tor khe" l
was ulayiug A desperate game iose, stepped
| calelessiy 10 the door, partalJ opened IT, anu
bent forward, as Ii listening ior repetition oi
the sound which mad 30 sti AIMED the company.
| TO IN, great delight The anllnS and sialIs were
filled with ponce thceIs-sllent and stem as
DEATH | drew Jack ami va kod towards the
table at when Mir Merton was -eated. Inc
last stake-au enormous one-ma as being playeu
for Merton lost, He spfang upon his Ieet,
death pale de pairing UVe wnei!ned ana la hoa' sc
exx Grafton surged iiun ms cr,nched teeth -
| Sanford aud MS associates cooiy aktd the pun
der together, their features HGoted up with hehd-
lsh glee.
i ssVdIain-traitor misc,ean J shrieked Mr..
Merton, as if smitten sudden fIenzy,
and darling al Sa foid's throat; you devlI
that Won ar, have undOne, destroyed me
mo doubt otlt," calmly replied Sanford ,shak-
ing off his victims grasp; and lhlnk 1t mas
been very arlistically and effectively done too.
Snivelling, my little fellow, will scarcely help
you much"
Mr.. Merton glared upon the taunting villain
in speeches. agony and rage.
: mot quite so fast, Carbon, if you please
exclaimed, at the same time taking up bundle
of forged notes. at does not appear TO me thai
Mr.. Merton has played against equal s,tor
professionally this paper is not genuine y
dog :" roared Sanford do you value your lite
so cbeap ~ and he rushed towards me as if tC
seize the forged notes.
i was as quick as he, and the levelled tube
pistol sharply arrested his eager onslaught
The entire gang gathered near US flaming will
excitement Mr.. Merton 10 1ked bewilderedlJ
t from one to another, apparently scarcely con
scious of what was passing around him
ha from him r. Screame
Sanford, recovering his energy. "Seize him =
: stab himn ~
| LOOK to yourself scoundrel !" shouted will
equal vehemence your hour Is come Off
GERS enter and do pour duty -
- In an instant the room was filled with ponce
! and surprised, panic stricken, paralyzed by tn,
c suddeness of the catas trophe, the gang were al