Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-08
A Singular Amir,

Week before last a well. known married
lady, whose name, for good reasons, we SUP
press, was passenger on one of our rail-
read trains, which arrived here about 0 p.
n, On the tame train was man, Renteel in
appearance, but evidently "wolf in sheep 8
clothing" As the lady got up to leave the
cars she encountered the man in the aisle of
the car. He stepped up to her and asked if he
should not take her baggage and asked her
where she was going. She replied by desig-
mating one of the hotels. He said be was also
going there, and would have her baggage
conveyed there She had few articles on
the seat beside her. These the man took in
his arms, and asked the lady for her checks.
SupposiDg that he was some one connected
with the road, abe gave him her checks. He
handed them to the baggage master, with
directions to convey the lady's trunks to
the - House. The lady being uuat.
tended with gentleman, the man rendered
hlmself to accompany her to the hotel At
the hotel she expected to meet friend also
relative, but on reaching there she ascer.
tanned that her friend bad gone to make a
call on one of our first and most influential
citizens, and that her relative had taken the
tIain for the East that evening. The lady
then determined to go to the residence of a
Trend, short distance from the hotel. She
started, accompanied by the man, who was
lmportunate in his attention, They reached
the house, and were conducted into the mar.
lor. The lady then proceeded up stairs and
lOld her Trend what had transpired. There
was no gentleman of the family at home.
The friends of the lady told her that shs did
wrong in giving up her checks, rs there was
no telling what would become of her prop.
erty. She at once returned to the hotel. the
man accompanying her, and proceeded to
the room OF her acquaintance, whom she
found had retired. Not wishing to disturb
him, she resolved to await his advice
MI morning, and again started for
the house of her friend. AS she was
leaving the hotel, her ubiquitous fellow
traveller approached her aud insisted on ac
companying her, but though nearly ten
O'Clock, she positively declined his attentions.
Inc Inc fellow, however, clung to her side, until
they reached point on Vine.street, lust
above Sixth, when he seized her by the arm
and drew her suddenly toward him, at the
same time saying "Good night" and re-
treated in haste. Immediately afterward she
discovered that her porte-monnaie, contain.
ing $l5 was gone, and she at once concluded
that her mysterious companion had taken it
In the struggle on Vine street. On reaching
the residence of her friend she retired, with
out saying a word about the loss of her
money. The next morning it was discovered
other trinbets had disappeared from the par
lor of her friend, in which sat the night be-
fore the mysterious individual.
The friends of the lady wished to place the
affair in the hands of the police, but she
would not listen to it, saying she did not
care to have her name mentioned in connec-
tion with the affair.
The incident was almost forgotten, when,
day. before yesterday, the lady received a
package by express from Albany, New York,
containing the identical porte monnaie with
the money untouched, together with the
trinkets taken from the house Of her friend,
and the following letter;
FEBRUARY l, 1852.
"MADAME: The contents of this package
will remind you of a circumstance, of which
beg to assure you have repented of it Re
pentiUg is not my business, but having
learned you are near relative of man who
once beiriended me-Dr. C.-I desire to make
reparston by returning to you the lost arti-
cles. Had known who you were, it would
have given me satisfaction to have served
you. Apologeticaly, VIDE"