Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-02-21

sir, some men work in exactly the
same way at all their cracks, and
you can tell their handwriting after
a bit of practice. I therefore exam
ined the place, and, as I suspected,
found that this robbery had been done
in similar way to the one in London.
For it had occurred to me that Mr..
Dover had not left London for moth
ing, and now | was pretty sure that
he and his pals had done this job as
well. After making my inspection,
and asking the proprietor to say moth
ing about my visit, I returned to Lime
street station. | then found that |
could return to London by a slow
train at one o'clock, which, as [ had
nothing to do in Liverpool, l prefer
red to take rather than wait for the
3 AS express. | was in much better
spirits now than l had been, and as |
entered the train l made up my mind
to look after Dover in London, whith-
er | never doubted he had returned,
for of all hiding places, sir, London is
the best. So | made myself as com
Portable as possible Nothing hap,
pened till, as we were nearing Stat
ford, a bit of paper was blown into
my face, and as |, out of mere curios-
ity, stopped to pick it up from the seat
where 1t had fallen, two other and
larger pieces came in and fell on the
floor.
There was no one else in the COM
partment so | put the scraps together
just to see what | could make out of
them, and to my astonishment | read !:
will be at 2 o'clock
you do it.
|. Dover
Good time.
That was all. The last words, on
the smallest bit of paper, | didn't
care for, but the other parts made my
heart jump when | read them, tor |
made sure that | should now catch
Mr.. Dover for the robbery at Liver
pool. The instant the train stopped,
out jumped, and began looking into
the carriages as | passed, pretending
had lost something.
At last | came to the carriage near
the engine "a second class on the
floor of which | could see several bits
of paper, and upon going in | found
| (for the carriage was empty an en-
velope, addressed to some place in
Camden Town, in the same handwri
ting as was on the bits | had.
4 While | was examining the engel
ope, | saw three men coming from the
refreShment room in the direction of
the carriage; so | seated myself in q
corner next the door and shut my
eyes. | was more than ever convin
ced that | had now got clue TO The
Liverpool job and | determined tt
keep my eye on the former occupant;
OF the carriage. who now returned tt
their seats.
The smell of rum which pervadeC
the compartment convinced me tha
they had been indulging pretty freely
and while they were in earnest con
versation | opened my eyes, and sit
ting nearly opposite to me was DoveI
himself; the other men | did no
know. Before the train got to Rugb,
they were all fast asleep, and as soo1
as we stopped, out | jumped and lef
them still snoring" ;"
"You went for assistance, | sup
pose" said |.
"No, sir" replied the guard with
knowing wink. :" | wanted them il
London, not Rugby; for, you see, b.
keeping the train | might have excited
suspicion, and my birds might hav,
flown. No, sir, London was their de
stination, and could catch them OF
J their arrival"
t Well" said l, but you left tn
train, you say?''
II did, sir, for it occurred to M
that the 3 :45 up express from Liver
pool was due, and | knew that it lef
Rugby a few minutes before the trail
in which Dover and his friends were
Just as | got out and shut the door,
had the satisfaction of seeing the trail
shunted to make room for the express
which came up few minutes after
| was soon on my road to London
where | arrived about nine o'clock.
: q had just an hour and a half t
make my arrangements, and while m
meH were quietly jogging along nea
: Tring III the slow train, | was on m
4 way to Bow street NOTWITHSTANDING
the lateness of the hour, | was 500
in possession Of the necessary author
{ ity, and taking two of our men wit
. me, | returned to Euston Square,
: We had to wait some little time, bu
the train at last arrived, and | led tn
way to the carriage In which | ha
; left Dover and his associates. The
l were just getting out as we reache
| them; and gentle grasp on the co
t lar and a word in the ear reduce
them to. terrified silence. Thei
Y baggage was also seized, and in
e portmanteau was found quantity o
' the jewelry which had been stolen i
Liverpool.
: We had them mp next day, and the
were fully committed. At the tria
S one of them turned evidence, and b
| those means the city burglary wa
' proved against them. The reward
t were paid over to me after the tria
e and was very much compliments
q by the judges on the manner in whic
i had managed the capture"