The weekly Butte record., 1862-07-19
" Be Sure your Sin viii Find You Out.
GFrum the British Colonist.l


in this town Victoria from Toronto, Canada
West, in company with number of Canadians,
a gentlemanly looking. middle-aged man. nam
ed Obediah L. Adams, whose extrayagaut
habits on the passage out won him th sobTl-
quet from his fellow-royagers of " King Carl
boo" The King aourished here a short
time, passing himself of as wealthy Souther-
ner seeking investment for his capital and
finally left for Cariboo in company with two
or three Canadians. About one week after
he had started for the diggings, an elderly
gentleman, with snow-white hair and whiskers
richly but plainly attired, and having the ap-
pearance of a retired merchant, also arrived
here, waited on our Chief of Police, and stated
the object of his visit, which was nothing more
nor less than to arrest the d" King for the
commission, eight months ago, of forgeries and
frauds in New York City, amounting in the
aggregate to sum of over $4,000. Every
facility was afforded the stranger (who proved
to be the celebrated New York detective off,
Ger Merritt by our police, and officer Taylor
was deputized to accompany him to British
Columbia in the capacity of an assistant, in
case the arrest of the King was effected
The officers proceeded as far north as Lillooet,
when, their funds giving out, they were COM
PEELED to return but learned enough on the
trip to satisfy Mr.. Merritt that he was on the
right track, although several days behind the
rascal Mr. Merritt took passage on the next
steamer for California, where he borrowed suf
fcient to procure Cariboo miners outfit, and
two horses. He also obtained a requisition
from the Governor of California for the appre
hension of the King" and took passage on
the Pacific on her last trip for this port. In
the meantime King Adams had visited his
extensive domains, taken look at the dig
gings-pronounced them a humbug" (of
course) and returned to this town nine davs
ago-thoroughly disgusted with British Col
umba, and expressing bis intention to leave
Immediately for Canada. He had no sooner
set foot ashore, than he was spotted by
our officers, and close watch was had on his
every movement until the Pacific, with the de-
tective on board, arrived here. A consuta-
ton was held between Mr.. Merritt. Sergeant
Blake, and officer Taylor, and it was finally
resolved that as Adams had really taken pas
sage on the Pacific for San Francisco, to save
trouble and expense the papers should not be
served until the steamer arrived at the bay
At ten O'Clock on Friday night, therefore, the
detective having first seen his unsuspecting
victim safe on board the steamer, embarked
himself, and as the vessel backed off from the
wharf, the last seen of the King " he was
standing side by side with Merritt, engaged in
an animated conversation regarding the cana
bilities and resources of British Columbia
Unfortunate monarch be little suspected that
the plain, business looking man by his side
was one of the most celebrated detectives in
the United States, who had followed him like
shadow for eight months past, and who.
on the arrival of the steamer at San Francisco
will take him into custody. The frauds which
1t is charged Adams perpetrated were commit
ted over eight months ago. Deserving his fam
ily he fed with his i'll gotten gains to Toronto,
and arriving there in early winter, represented
himself as the son Of a wealthy Souther plant
er who had been driven from his home on ac-
count Of his adherenc to the cause of the
South. The King lived in great style aud
threw his money around with a perfect loose
ness gained an entree to good society-drove
the fastest horses, five abreast, to the most
splendid sleigh in town, and was the Cana
dian lion of the season. In February last the
Cariboo fever visited Canada, and Adams
probably deeming change of air advisable
joined a party and arrived here without detec-
ton. Merritt, however, who had been on bis
track for months, reached Toronto several davs
after Adams had left for this place, and ascer-
tanning his destination, took the following
steamer for this port. The result of the Off |
GERS eight months OF trial and anxiety is all /
that could be desired. He has secured the
prize which he so long sought, and will no
doubt receive a reward commensurate with
the important services which he has rendered
not only to justice but to society. The sur
prise of the King of Cariboo," on his arrival
at San Francisco to find bimself in the clutch
es Of the minions of the law, may be imagined.
Never was rogue more cleverly trapped"
ENBALMING THE DEAD.-A Washington /
gives the following account of
the process of embalming adopted there:
The body is placed on an inclined plat
form, the mouth, ears nose, etc, are stopped
with cotton if wounded, cotton is put in the /
wound and plaster is put on +; an incision is /
made in the wrist, the attachment is made
from an air-pump, and fluid injected through
out the arteries. The wound is then sewed up
and the body is hoisted up to dry. To save
the eyes from sinking, wax Is put under the
eyelids The hair found 10 come out very
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