Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-29
A DETECTIVES STORY.

NuAt lie Is more tnrllitng tnan That oil q
police detective, what more full Of star ling
adventure An inoidsnt in the experience
Of two men well known in the city OF New
Orleans. a. the most skilful and accomplish
ed detectives in the southern country, has
been related TO the reporter. 1t is useless
TO say who thcy arc, their names nre house
hold words throughout the valley 81 tn.
Mississippi. The event about to be related
II OF recen. occurrence. 1t is one Of the un.
published histories Of crime, one Of the
heart boats underneath the social current Of
thu great city. But the words Of the de-
tective invests the relation with an interest
more potcn, than tile reporter can record.
Let him tell the story a robbery had been
committed in one of our large commercial
no uses under very singular circumstances
TIE day proceeding the crime large
AMOUNT oil money hid been Iecs we'd and
left Ia tho safe over night Part II the
money consisted of $40 and $50 bills. I'M
knoyn 10 an; ono hut tho proprietor. thew
~ers marked with n small cross OF red lax
ia tho let hand corner. Tho safs was
locked a. night. in the morning 1t was open.
the Night clerk asleep under the influence
Of caorotorm and tho money gone. The
cashier WAS ycneg maa of high social po-
siion, and about 10 lie married 10 the
dsIgater Of the proprietor. lilo alone car
ried the KEYS Of the safe. IL WAS evident
the lock hal been picked, or opened with
the key. Oar observations convinced us II
was the latter. Stil We kept our own couu-
Gil. AT the request of the merchant the
whole matter vas kept . profound secret.
1t farthorcd our chances Of detecting the
robber that it should be So Before " had
lett the store We had settled in our minds
the identity Of the thief. but it was nece>.
sary to obtain the proof before our suspi.
cians were divu!gsd, or the srres. at.
tempted.
Description Of the money stolen was left
with certain psrtiss, under whose observs-
ton Il Was likely to come il put in c,rcula
ton, with instructions TO dstain the person
Offering Il until We were Gent for. This was
I'll that coald IA done for tho present. We
wen; home TO Await Developments. Still
We kept our eyes on the cashier He was
Young, although he never drank to excess,
was fast He spent = deal Of money, and
TO use common expression, vas the deuce
among the girls. Once or tWics We saw
him walking in the squares of evenings
With very pretty young English girl.
m'liinsr working on Canal street. There
vas something very noticeable about the
g'srs facs--a sort OF melancholy and sad.
ness that vent strsisht to our hearts AM
ono would have felt kindly towards her by
Jus. looking 1t her. Somehow or other /
'clt prsscntimsnt that this girl was mixed
up in the robbery. couldn't get rid Of
thu idea. II haunted me. In this way seve.
raj weeks passed. One day we received q
message IN . great hurry 70 como to the
Steamboat landing l. was late in the az
tesnoen. aad the boats for St. Louis we're
asans leaving. Arriving there, we went at
oaee on board the Republic aad IN 10 tho
clerks desk. Standing at the counter vas
The pretty Eaglish girl, and in the hands Of
the clerk we-e two of the marked $40 hills
She had just offered them in payment for
her passage 70 st. Louis. felt now thai
tas cashier was in my clutches. But it was
necessary 70 proceed carefully and no,
brighten the girl As gently Is l could. I
told her that the money she had Just offered
~ the counter had been stolen; that il WAS
necessary for me TO know wherS chs had
aoeained Il. A. my words her face took The
hvid hue OF death, but she shook her head
! % much - - say she would nsvss tsN -.
piled her with opportunities, sntrested
7and begged 6ue 4 w1s ofu0 . sail I had
no eso~rse but 70 take her into custody -
Still hoped 60 De able 10 discover from her
she proof Of the cashiers guilt. He was ~.
identity her lover bat doubted much il
abe knew his real aAms or actual position.
piled her with questions on his head, and
although shs was on her gaard. end her an
swcrs evaaive, was soon satisfied that tho
real mans OF her lover was unknown TO her.
Az left the cell hearslsbe- ufter in th,,
mat poignant grisf-'0h, Charley, Char
ley. can this be ruc.'
This vas indeed, his first nsms. re-.
tarnsd on the instant and said to her tlu.
: kce. TO- perkon who gars her tho money.
uAsntiea of his naue she clapped her hands
aad lsughsd. Il was not the name she
ksss hio ~. % alnasst. at my wits
md. Tao gis3 sasta costsss o. the real
ezimiaal @ould essaps punishmsnt.
thsuShs. hoeesss, u = reseurce, and put i,
iGte s2ecef3oa g oeee. Weas to the store
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