The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-11-19

servant Dut Wish to speak with him
moment on matter Of importance, and can
not wait"
| Mr.. .L--came out, evidently annoy
FED at the intrusion" 4s ..a st.ss
''Have you such person in your employ
mentp said I, describing him.
/ mo, sir, | have not" g., 81,
! "You had such person p
u have not now"
did ysu discharge him r.
"Yes." ~ 't.' 81 ,as IA
.Whyr gs s. ~ f.s
"What business is that Of yoursa" b,
asked, rather huffily.
my name, sir. is M, Of tie detectiv
police. am after this felow-t that's ALL
Tell me, ifyou please, why you discharge,
him p
"Oh, beg your pardon" said Mr. L.
II took you for one of his rascally associates
discharged him week or ten days ago
He was very dissipated, good-for-nothinl
fellow"
WAS he your book-keeper
"No, he-,was junior clerk"
"Have you any of his handwriting tha
you can show mel'
He fumblec in a side pocket and drew
out pocket book, from which be took
memorandum of agreement, or some paper
of the sort, to the bottom of which sigma
ture was attached as witness.
THAT'S his writing" said he.
It was stiff schoolboy's scrawl.
This was not my man, apologized tc
Mr., L. ror the trouble had given
him, and withdrew.
Lost time, said to myself; / am on the
wrong track. must go back to the eating
house and begin the chase again from the
point where I left off.
saw the same waiter.
II want you to think again." said t.
"Try hard to remember whether there
never was any other man here with Hawes
on any occasion"
After rejecting a little while, he said he
thought he recollected his going upstairs
not long ago, with another man, to private
room.
"Did you wait on him yourself at the
time you sp,ak OFF,. asked.
"No; most likely it was Joe Harris"
"Will you send for him, il you please?"
Joe Harris came.
"You waited on Mr.. Hawesa few days
ago, when lie dined with another gentleman
in private room upstairs, didn't you!"
"Yes, sir"
"Who was the other man ?'
"lle is a young man who is clerk in a
livery stable in Sullivan street."
''What are his looks?"
"He is tall and light-haired."
"Do you know his name p
"His name is Edgar"
I hurried up to Sullivan street, went into
the first livery stable came to, inquired
for the proprietor, and ask ed him if he had a
young man in the stable Of the name Of Ed
gar. ,,t.a
He said be had.
"Does he keep your booksi'
"Yes-he takes orders for me.n
"Let me see some Of his hand writing, if
you please?"
He stepped back into the Office and took
from a desk little order book. opened
it there were some orders-hastily written,
no doubt but in hand almost like copper
plate.
This was my mani felt nearly certain
of it. asked where he lived. and was told
W itb his mother, a widow woman. at such a
number in Hudson street. I started for
the place. 1t was now nine o'clock. Ar
irving at the house, I rang the bell. twas
answered by the servant girl.
"Does Mr.. Edgar live here p inquired.
"Yes sir"
"Ts he at homeg''
mo. sir"
"When will he come home?''
81 don't know"
"Doee he sleep here?"
Sometimes he does, and sometimes he
doesn't"
Where is he likely to be founds I should
like to see him."
She said she really did not know, unless
perhaps he might be at a billiard saloon not
far of.
/ went there. A noisy crowd was about
the bar. looked around tho room, and
closely scrutinizing every face. No tall.
light-haired young man was there. Iasked
the barkeeper il Mr.. Edgar had been there
evening. He said no; he had not seen any,
thing Of him for two or three days. asked
him if there was any other place he knew
of that Edgar frequented, and was told he
went good deal to bowling alley in West
Broadway, near Duane street. Not much
yet. thought, as I hurried on to west
Broadway. Descending few steps into q
basement, entered sort Of vestibule or
Office to the bowling saloon.
"Has Mr.. Edgar been here this EVENING"
I inquir ed of the man in attendance.
"He is here now" was thereby "in the
other room through that door,"
! passed through the door indicated, into
the bowling alley, and accosted the marker.
1Is Mr.. Edgar here -
"He has just gone-not more than fifteen
minutes ago."
"Do You know where he went tnfa'