The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-17
THE DETECTIVES.

Statements OF business Mcu--Iii stOry Of
Watch Case, &c.
In tho summer OF 1894, the firm OF Willard Co., or
No Gsa Broadway found from the absence Of their book
keeper that something wrong Subsequent nvcsti.
cations showed that he defauer to considerable
amount The nrm Immediately appedto Chief Detect
yc Young who, IL Is alleged, advised them TO write a
LITTER leaving with the distressed wife OF the abscond
ING telling him that II he would return and
posed Of the money and assist them in recovering IT,
that they would not arrest him In about week time
The letter was answered by the return Of the Individual
the money at tho faro table Of well
known gambler BY the namc OF Brown Detective
aud that he would him and have him return tho
money In q few days Brown and willard Co. met In
lard Co between $500 and $780, but STIMULATING that
must be paid through detective Young
The last money that the eookkeeper took from wa,
The fate OF that which he had taken previously viz Il
was lost at the gaming table Willard Go. having
ap money ne ,oae.Ser With three sac eenbseRs from
Mr. Young The money having been paid TO the head
or the firm Of Willard Co, the following cclloquy on,
M,sAexs-Mr Young how much FOR your troubled.
lrrtcrys YorsoEo' We aon a. NAE rae. any regular
Iron this willard Co. gave him ono OF The $50 bills
and turned to leave the oics Before reaching the door
however Mr. Young spoke and said there two
officers engaged In work ng up the casc With him that
would expect something, whereupon) lizard A 60, dis
bufstd thctwo remaining tuo I"'vstf'
~ few pal,ry hundreds OF the thousands whch
they had lost
Not less strange IL the following sla,emcnt-
STATEMENT six0s RICE
About three months ago stranger came into our place
of business In Blocker street and offered watch Tor
SAL Tho appearance OF the aroused my suspicious
aud his offering watch worth 500 Tor $3.50 confirmed
me in my drst impression that he was thief
dclermined TO apply ~ the Chief Detective Ohcer,
to see II such watch had been booked az
having been stolen For this purpose qucscf
the man 10 remain n few moments until could
sec party outside who would probably purchase II al
te prcc mc noncd Noticing the anxiety Of the mau
Ing IL usual in the cases where witches are picked
ftorn pockets FASTENED TO the detective Office and told
the presiding oicer my suspicious He referred 10 bis
books and could not nnd the number down as stolen
wtch but AZ the time ordered two officers 10
the man aud he known thief TO arrest him, and
Otherwise 10 put such acsfions 10 him as TO determine
where he got the watch from csmc back 10 the store
aud told the man could not sell his watch H. went
4 ont aud hc reached the sidewalk he was
/ rested by the oflccrs and taken 10 headquarters.
knew by his arrest that he known thief and that
the watch stolen thought had done someth ns
towards bringing acimua 10 justice, but must the
md old not fuhi my expectations About half hour
back with the watch, and asked me " that the
watch that vas offered TO me fcr sale recognized The
| watch taking tho number and the name Of the maker
| IL was No. kEa, II A. Fsbrc Lille In about Two
weeks after that time was surprised 10 receive the
pme watch from the once Of broker in broadway,
brorght by his Matchmaker 10 me for repairs nau.
rally inquired how he became possessed OF that watch
| John Young, Chief Detective SIMON RICE
NKw Ycnk, August IS 1909
These are facts that The public wonld DO Interested "a
have explained