The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-11-11

come ON0llOk 0OWu SUO nlli Al . tNt
sallop. l laid Tor, then, nung myseI
on their brides, and hIAs on, she.sl
they dragged me and cue me considsra
bly,. Soon after them liveried drive
came along; andthe sAlds< la }oG
This Is the Provost Marshal's team
II were you I would call on him to
morrow. Ha&oHt.y6fgst you.'''F ,.'.., .o,
RI So Tcallel at HIS ieslesa and mentioned
who I WINS, ,.ud hssaiasaght OF,
II want aspscia lgeit bad and I be
lieve your. just the n,an. II you car
stop two runaway horsel YOU can eatci,
II eau ii I ever get hold Of him."
So was head over heels In investi
cations within twenty-four hours. Their
was put under new act of Congress,
in special postal agency, and remained
there till, by the expiration of the peri
cd of the act was left out. tsn-.4-. .I,
This man Is just the picture Of an
American detective. His eyes and hail
are very black; his voice is deep aud
there Is a'tren,endous magnetism in his
address. He has operated 50 success.
fully less by THE arts Of his busi ness than,
by his courage and quick introspcction
of character. He is six feet high slim
and wiry. and tafter looking 1T hin, a
good while you are unable to tell wheth-
er he is Southerner or,n, Northencr.
His powers of description are fine and
careless. He told me that. Holbrook
the author Of Life Among the Mail
Bags" had gone crazy through the
over-excitement OF his pursuit, and died
some time ago. 5~.- .."
1.-The fact is," said Dcpro, "the worst
part Of that kind OF life is the intense
anxiety into which one worka himself
rs he approaches the crisis of case; the
fear Of failing at tho death;' the narrow
thread of evidence or suspicion on
which he works, and the minute teness of
his artifices and strength to accomplish
victory over desperate offi.,derz. I
will relate TO you "a case Of man
made thief by baptism. ftl
was ordered up to Newcastle, Penn,
a year or two ago, to examine into the
case ola man whose letters had been
taken out Of the Post-o office by some one
else, checks and money abstrscted from
them, and who was still subject to dep
relations. by this Invisible unknown.
The llnn name was Levi ,Iii'c,. n
pe erson had called a: the post-oflice for
letters for Levi Miller, and had received
one in which was q check for payment
Oh some lands which the writer had
sold for Levi Miller Not only had the
strange man accepted the money, but
lie had replied to the letter, continued
the correspondence, and intercepted
more payments. It waa case which
puzzled the postmaster and Miller also,
to know how the intsrioper had got the
checks cashed. l found that the latest
letter received from tho rascal had been
dated Williamsport, Penn, and he had
ordered remittances sent there. So ]
hurried to Williamsport, two hundred
miles eastward, and called at the bank
ing house which had cashed ono Of the
checks.
How did you happen to give .
stranger the money on this?' -
1--WE did not. He left 1t for collection
and we forwarded It to the drawer, who
duly casled it. The n,an then came In
and obtained his money"
"Would you recognize him again?"
! II don't think VIC would. We took
no notice Of him particularly, and 1t
has been some time ago."
- then went To the Post.office, and
ask ed the Postmaster's clerk If he re-
anybody stopping for letters
for Levi Miller. T.. ."~
"Why, yes! he was here few days
ago"
l took up printed notice and filled
it in with the announcement that there
was Il registered letter in the Post
masters hands for Levi Miller, and this
l dropped in the mail. Scarcely had
done so when the clerk said
Hist! Mr.. Depro, here is the man
outside now, inquiring for letter"
slipped out the side way and came to
the man fr9na behind.
'Is your name Levi Miller?"
Eyes"
Come In here. There Is registered
letter for YOU" .
He stepped inside and l gave him the
registered blank book, telling him that
he must sign his name. AS he did SO
looked over his shoulder and saw that
tile handwriting was the same as that
upon the intercepted checks. II. 81.
"You are just my man, sir! | want
YOU to come with me over to this
bank"
"What do you meanP'
THAT you've been robbing the Post
oNice!" .tss,#s ..
As he went along with me, I felt his
arm tremble. TE~ - ~
"See here" he said; ~ have property
enough to pay for that check Itook. |
don't want 70 60 to jail. y = 44e T.
"How did you happen to get Levi
NTilier,s lefts.rs ob seI I~sa.s= q. g.