The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-06-05
: THE YOUNG WIDOW.
4 Leaf from n detective. Portfolio

.s1YGft 3fIgM L--t fai4lihU}
, Sitting in the front Office one morning.
engaged IN psrusing the New York pa
peTs, I heard the chiefs belrGhkle raih
cr exsiledly. The Sergeant answered il.
"Send Brandon to me-" next reached
my ears through the half open door,,
,BeEHe tile sergeant could repeat thelot
der, l had passed him, and was standing
beside tlieA chief s. ~.
..Sit down, Mr.. Brandon" said he. as
hs continued making SOME notes in his
register ssFf .EE
/ obsyed, and anHiously awaited his
commahds. Dir Ssnf| - .fSift0@
80 II have . singular case before me thi'
morning." said he, "and / am about tc
try your ingenuity 10 hnravel it,"
Nv expectations were aroused. -.
= "On the 10 b Of last month. the Hon
Mr.sF--gave ball at his mansion
in the Fifth Avenue. which was attended
b, nearly all the elite Of the city,"
III remember it" said. sr' ''..'A
"Do you fsmembst what occurred
.,r.rspi, : - ~. ls.t ..- ....l
itneTet ..-.....a a 81. .-.- st37 49,
Alnos. every isdyin the toom los
some arli:le Of jewclry." | iepcaied..
" '..Exaotly, for which no orc could 40
count, as tie party was mos, select, aut
It would have been an outrage to hav'
suspected any one present Of stealing II
such Wholesale iianhtt. t.,e.i.
~, ~. I acknowledged the justice Oi Ills re-
inart. The chief continued:
"On the 18th Of that month grant
promeuaie concert was given at tn
Academy Of Musis. and the same shia'
occurred. This would not seem so SIN
tuhr, a. there was plenty Of opportunit.
for the professional piekpockets; but tb
remarkable feature is that no gentlemen
were robbed, but all who suffered wer
ladies'"
"This is indeed singular l replied.
a., "Perhaps," responded the chief 10
dubious tone. '.Now for the last evei
Yesterday morning. as you have Proba
bly heard. Mr.. " was welded I
. daughter Of Colonel H. al Giac
Church. The assembly was large. an
Of course composed entirely Of TIE tO'
The bride received the congratulations
,namerous friends and left the church, ot
had not reached The carriage when Oh
suddcnly discovered that one Other 6tac
let's was gone. A search was immediate
" made IN tho church. but u was
whore to be found. Then came anoth'
cry from yarious parties-all ladies vi
had lost sodie article Of twelry. with
occasional ,portmonie."
was getting excited.
uWhat are your conclusionsP' i aske
"Iwould 6rst have heard yours" "a
ths chief looking al mo closely. aa IN
70 tcat my penetration: :.
reflected a moment and could tor
but one opinion ~ :,
"Thtre muss Be sothc person. said
"Gsuring al, present ia fashionable SOcl
~, who Is second Babington in the'lil
Ng profession" !,
"a very proper conclusion" ssfd =
chief. smifng At my simplicity. "b
u, us determine something. For instau
AhAman or woman2" a.
"Mos. likely woman. I remarked,
sOps, but women suffer from the tnie
most adroit practice"
,,ssThat would be the FIRST eonclusion
baid the chisi, "but on tie other hand
man might perform the deed. eon6ni
his practice 10 females only, to thr'
Name upon one Of thsm." ,.
I acknowledged the possibility Of
suggestion, though il had little elect
me.
"Y6u have the PARTICULARS" contiuu
the chief" ~ give you one week
solve the mystery, and to bring the adt
to justice. Here is list of the princll
losers. You shall take your own cou
as to the plans You shall follow. Go
morning. .'e"
IknsW that this case had been plaC