The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-10-06
Che ~29estern Democrat, Charlotte, 21&.
ReVenged.
Romantic Episode an the Career of q Detectiee
From the New Orleans Pcayune.


Romantic Episode an the Career of Detecttse.
From the New Orleans Picayune
s:I'll tell you of an incident [ never reflect on
without regret" said Mr.. F., as he turned to
the reporter in response to his request for anoth
er story
The life of detective is not one of excite
ment merely. 1t is sometimes crossed with
events as wild and startling as ever gave color
ing to romance. No emotion no passion or
phase Of character. is hid from US. We learn
to play upon the feelings, the hates and afec-
tiOns of men and women, unerrinoly as the
pianist on his instrument. Whilst the casuist
would hesitate to take advantage Of this, the ne
cessity we are under compels us to omit no OPP
portunty which may lead us to success.
Il say this, because the incident | am about
to relate reveals what a woman will do when ex
cited by jealousy and thirsting for revenge.
I'VE were on the treck of a man who had
robbed an Havana jeweler of almost incalculable
wealth. He had fed to the United States and
we believed, was in the Southern country. At
| this time New Orleans full of Cubans and
visitors from all parts of the world. One cou-
pie peculiar from the rest, excited the attention
| of the fashionable world, and became the favor
ed pets of society, which in New Orleans that
! winter perhaps the most brilliant on the
continent. Their lavish expenditures, and al
most Eastern magifcence Of apparel and equip
page, excited the admiration and envy it may
| be, of their fashionable acquaintance They,
too, were Cubans. The man, lnheriting all the
peculiarities Of the Spaniard WIS, in personal
appearance, type Of his race. But [ cannot
describe to you the that passed as his
wife She the most beautiful creature
ever saw The ideal of the poet, when he paint
ed the dark eyed maiden Of Khorassan, was re-
allied in her person She seemed to me like
some living beautiful idol for to worship.
The tint OF the olive was on face and brow, and
in the dark, luminous eyes wealth OF affection;
but they told too Of spirit rcscntful Of I'M US
tice, and fierce in wrath as the & lare of her ia
tive SUM-
BY the devious paths we pursued, when on
the trail of the criminal, We traced 'our man.
to the city. We knew he was here, and we
searched for him necessarily. But, as if to
baulk our exertions and put toshame our efforts,
this was all we could learn. The Spaniard was
the only person who answered the description OF
the criminal But what folly to suspect him
the petted courtier Of society-the millionaire
he would have laughed our suspicion to scorn.
But still we hung around him. BY a strange,
magical influence it was impossible to divorce
ourselves from the belief that he was the party
we were in search of. This constant attendance
at the places he frequcnted, this lowering
around the sphere in which he moved, made us
at last acquainted with the fact that his wife was
f unhappy and itreated by her husband. He
had begun to neglect her, and pay assiduous
court to a fashionable belle. One night We
saw him enter the theatre with fair American
; and entering private box paying her the
most devoted attention. Shortly afterwards d
woman. whom we at once perceived was his wife
but evidently disguised entered and passing
, +bo foe
ing him.
by a strange coincidence she was right by
me. She looked at the couple in the box long
and earnestly; her face which we could SCI
from our position, gradually changing to an ex
e preston Of the most fearful and vindictive pas
> sion ever beheld. Accustomed as [ was tt
: every phase Of human emotion, it appalled, me
At last she arose and left the theatre, followed
c by an attendant. Now was our time. [ got VI
y quietly and was by her side when she reach
S ed the street. [ was determined ON stroke o
policy, which, if | read her countenance Alright
4 would place the man in our power. If [ wa
: mistaken it could do no harm. Actuated b.,
a this impulse placed myself in front of her ane
raised my hat.
q Madam, pardon me"
: ''W hat do you wish sir, and who are you?"
D "My name is F. This is my friend Mr.
d /. We are detectives and in search Of tn
y robber of the Havana jewels. We believe yo1
can point out to us the man.
e Il can, | cant 1t was almost shrek, 81
d fierce and bitter Kissed the words, Come witt
a me, come with me-"
= 1t is useless to detail what followed. tn
next morning the fashionable world was shocked
by the intelligence Of the arrest of Don c.
J. RI, but it was still more surprising that h
e was betrayed by his wife. We recovered near
/ ly 100000 IN jewery and gold But t
n the poor woman the result terrible. Sh
G was but the victim of his perfdy; but tn
: moment she saw him arrested all Of the old low
'e that had ruined her returned. She chung to hi
neck with wild, frantic despair that was terri
BILE to see. The anguish Of the young face wi
e haunt me to my dying day The next day sh
disappeared, no one knew whivher; but the da
e afterwards the body ofa beautiful unknown We
$; man was picked up on the lower coast a suicide