Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-02-04

heard, with his hand upon my shoulder.
and looking into my face with calm
satisfaction. There could be no DOUBT
of it. And he must have besn in
structed to arrest me. Otherwise, how
could he have known my errand so ac
curately. | thought quiet submission
was the best course, as | could easily .
clear up any doubt which might be |
cast upon me, by telegraphing to the
president of the bank how l had been !
prevented from starting the preceding
night. l therefore walked Qu city /
along with him until We came TO Il
house on Hanover street, where he said
the superintendent of police lived from
whom he wished TO get instructions re-
garding me. He had a pass-key, BY
which he admitted himself, and we
went into II room where gentlemanly-
looking man was writing.
Well, Steel, said this person, is
this your man"
Veg, sir,' was the detectives reply.
He is quite green Or vefy deep"
Has he got the money ." enquired
the superintendent.
81 left the matter of searching for
that till we should CONF here" replied
Steel. Then turning to me, and look
ing at the valise in which | had the
money, he added, " suppose YOU have
it all. Open it.
d d ms he directed, and the bundle
of bills was produced. observed a,
glance OF satisfaction pass between him
and the subordinate; but thoughe
nothing of the circumstance at tn
time. / proceeded to state how | had
been detained. and that [ had been
crossing to the Fitchburg depot to take
the train when Steel arrested me.
"Well, my friend" said the chief,
| a nf tnf nj xx,ilI
D. known. 1t is sus ,icious, however,
that your mother should have told the
presidents messenger that you started
last evening, when you did not come by
the train specified. In the meantime
l shall telegraph to our people ut Prov-
dence, to make enquiries, and you
will have To be confined until their
reply arrives. Steel" he asked, turn
ing to the detective, !" will you show
him down stairs to the floor below. |
do not wish to make his case public
one until we ascertain whether there be
any truth in his statement. He doe.
: not look as if he were guilty"
AS the de ective requested me to fol-
low him, | thanked the superintendent
for his courtesy, and requested him to
let me go on by the IL IA. m. train, as |
had lost too much time already. He
said he would do what he cOIld, and
with Il courteous bow to him, | followed
. the detective. He conducted me to the
cellar of the building, and, after turn
ing several corners, uShercd me into a
room in which there was no win
; dow. He left a lamp with me, and
telling me that he would return or send
some breakfast to me, he departed, lock-
ing the door after him.
What followed, seems to me even
now hideous dream. AS the detec-
tive's receded beyond hearing, cold
shivcr passed through me as if We're
shut out from the world, and had taken
my last look at the sun. This feeling
tried to cast off as being without foun-
; dation, since / certainly would be re-
leased within few hours. But ever
and anon an agonizing gloom came
across my soul as listened to catch the
noises which knew the traffic of the
: city beginning for the day, must be
causing, and failed to hear the slightest
murmer of voice, or the faintest roll of
a wheel. AS time wore on, and nine
: o'clock approached, began to be impa-
e tient for the detectives return; but
nine o'clock came and Went, and yet he
did not make his appearance. At fist
had seated myself upon the bench
1 which L had found in the room but
my Impotence had soon caused me to
pace from end to end of my apartment,
chatting in spirit and at the disgrace
/; my employers suspicion had brought
i upon me.
Eleven o'clock passed away, and yet
r no release. The ticking of my watch
alone broke the intense stiffness around
a me, and the watch continued the sharp
click till / knew the afternoon had
q passed, and night was closing upon the
U city. Night had come, but it had
Y nf ~
4 from the solitary cellar in W 1ich l was
4 confined.
For time my anxiety about the re-
suit prevented me from feeling hunger
i or thirst, but by degrees these two enc
e mics attacked me with full vigcr. | lad
I eaten nothing since my usual dinner
n hour of tn, day before, the illness which
3 had attacked me made me think no h.
. ing Of supper, and the haste with which
u left Providence In the morning, hav-
ing precluded the possibility of my eat
I ing anything.
The lamp still burnt, but the flame
I was waning, and another hour would
: leave me in darkness.
: l took the lamp and examined every
9 corner of tine room, that l might ascer-
1 tain If there was any way OF escape.
0 But though found no crevice by which
:, l might effect egress, made discovery
: which sent a thrill Of terror through my
. heart.
7 In sort OF cupboard found three or
0 four loaves of bread and large pitcher
I of water. AS soon as | found them, a
4 terrible suspicion struck me that L had
. been inyeigled to this den by some clev-
0 er scoundrel who had known Of my hav-
ing the money, and that he and his ac-
4 completes had locked me up there to
Y prevent my being able to give informa-
a ton of the robbery. They had left me
a little food to prevent my dying for
some days, but whether they had made