Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-22
A BUaGIAR on HIs TRAVELS.
The sfory ofa Pocket Book

A series Of incidents, of curious and mys-
tsrious interest, trsnspired at the Union De-
pot yesterday morning, the secret Of which
is yet to be written. In order to 3 full
understanding Of them, it will be necessary
for US to narrate some circumstances that
transpirsd in PainesvilIe some two or three
days sgO.
On Monday evening Mr.. GridIey, Of Hamp-
den, Geaugs county, droYer, on getting off
the cars at PsinesvilIe on his way home from
New York city, rode to the PArmIsy House
in company with dark haired dark whisk-
cred man, respectfully dressed, who had
gotten of the same train. At the
Psrmlsy House Mr.. Gtidley thinks that
this stranger must have noticed that he
(Gridley) was carrying large amount of
money. The next evening GridleY's house
in Hampden was broken into by Burglars,
who, however, only sueeeedsd in carrying of
hat belonging to Gridlsy, and some other
things of trifiDg value.
Mr.. Gridley returned to Painesville on
Wednesday, on his way West. He saw this
stranger there during the day. On taking
the cars for this city yesterday morning, he
saw the fellow in the car and at once identih-
ed the hat worn BY him as the one stolen
from himself on Tuesday evening. He i'm
parted his suspicious to the conductor. Mr..
Mead, and watch was kept on the
strangers movements. The msn must
have perceived that he was suspected, for he
endesvored to hide his hat from sight, and
as the train approached the depot, raised his
window and threw q pooket-book into the
lake. Immediately afterwards he ran to the
door, leaving his overcOat in his seat, and
jumped from the train, which was at that
time opposite the site Of the new Union de-
pot, and, running rapidly up the hill, disap-
Peared among the shanties of Irishtown.
As soon as these facts were made known
to Depot 0fieer Clark Warren he hastened
to fud and recover, if possible, the missing
pOcket-book. On reaching the place where
it had been thrown into the water, he des-
cried 1t on the waves, drifting
slowly from land. he soon pro-
cured the assistance of laborer, who, with
great agility, OraWlsd out on the spilss to the
book, and just succeeded in reaching it and
fishing it out.
Mr.. Warren, on receiving his prize, took
1t to the depot, dried it, and examined its
contents. It is an 'Assistsnt Assessors Re-
cord''-a blank book for the use of Assessors
of Internal Revenue-snd was probably
stolen by the escaped thief. It's contents
are a most curious msl0ngs, comprising a
large amount of money in United States cur
rency and notes on Eastern banks business
memoranda and careless seribblings in half
a-dozsn different handwritings, and in both
the English and German languages; letters
to "Mr. Woods Robinson, London, Madison
County, Ohio" and to other persons );
stock passes in favor of Mr.. Woods Robinson
on the Central Ohio, and Illinois Great
Western railroads; neatly written poem
entitled "May and 1" written on foolscsp
paper in feminine hand, and bearing date
October 1862; and variety Of cards, rail-
EOau Oncuisre anu mAsVSAsAeOuS uocuhohtsJ
including senseless scrawl dated "Paines-
viHe, April 15th," probably the production
Of the thief.
Conductor Mead, assisted by several of
the police, were hunting for the fugitive
all day yesterday, but as yet without success.
The case is one Of curious interest, and we
trust that the mystery hanging about it may
soon be solved. The fellow has Hosst his
bread upon the wstsrs" and we trust that he
may find it-that is, that it may be the
means of finding him-before many days.