The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-11-17

Did you discharge him 2
Yes
WYE
What business is that Of yours 2 he
asked, rather hufily.
My name, sir, is NJ, Of the de
tective police. / am after this fellow
that's all. Tell me, if you please, why
you discharged him 2
oh, | beg your pardon, said Mr..
Z. Il took you for one of his ras-
cally associates. 1 discharged him a
week or ten days ago. He was a very
dssipated, good nothing fellow
Was he your book keeper 2
No, he was junior clerk
Have you any of his handwriting
that you can show me 2
He fumbled in side pocket and drew
out pocket book, from which he took
a memorandum of agreement, or some
paper OF the sort, to the bottom of which
a signature was attached as witness.
That's his writing said he.
1t was a stiff schoolboy's scrawl.
This was not my man. apologized
to Mr.. l. for The trouble / had given
him, and withdrew.
Lost time, said to myself; I am on
the wrong track. must go back to the
eating house and begin the chase again
from the point where | left off.
| saw the same waiter.
want you to think again, said /.
Try hard 10 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 up
stairs not long ago, with another man,
to a private room.
Did you wait on him yourself at he
time you speak of 2 I asked.
No; most likely it was Joe Harris
Will you send for him, if you please?'
Joe Harris came.
You waited on Mr.. Hawes a few DAYS
ago, when he dined with another gentle.
man in private room upstairs, didn't
you o
Yes, sir
Who was the other man q
He is young man who is clerk in a
livery stable in Sullivan street.
What are his looks q
He is tall and light haired
Do you know his name .
His name is Edgar
| hurried up to Sullivan street. went
into the first livery stable | came to, in
quired for the proprietor, and asked him
if lie had young man in his stable of
the name Of Edgar.
He said he had.
Does he keep your books =
Yes-he takes orders for me-
Let me see some Of his hand writing,
you please p
He stepped back into the Office and
took from 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 Ger.
tain Of it. | asked where he lived, and
was told with his mother, widow wo,
man, al such a number in Hudson street
| started for the place. Ii was now
nine o'clock. Arriving at the house.
rang the bell. 1t was answered by the
servant girl.
Does Mr.. Edgar live here p in.
CURED.
Yes, sir
Is he at home I?
No, sir
When will he come home 2
/ don't know
Does he sleep here 2
Sometimes he does, and sometimes
he doesn't
Where is he likely to be found |
should like to-see him
She said she really did not know, un-
less perhaps he might be at a billiard
sa,oon not far off.
| went there A noisy crowd was
about the bar. looked around the
room. aud closely scrulpized every face.
No tall light haired young man was
there. | asked the barkeeper il Mr.. Ed,
gar had been there that evening lie
said no he had not seen anything Of
him for two or three days. asked him
if there was any other place he knew OF
that Edgar frequented, and was told .
went good deal to a bowling alley in
West Broadway. near Duane street Not
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