Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-02-04

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neighboring house, which has been untenanted for
some time back. She told me of the matter and
prevailed upon me-for I can refuse her nothing
to get the house searched. Procuring authority,
we entered the house, and after searching num-
Der of closets, at last came to the one where you
were confined. We had to break open the door,
as we had no key, and this we hesitated about do
ing; but Annie was so sure that she was correct
as to the locality and I had previously got so ma
nv proofs of the extreme acuteness of her hearing
that consented at last to yield to her entreaties
and I thank God that we did so, for we found you
lying in stupor from which you probably would
have never recovered without assistance"
When he ceased speaking, I turned my CRATE
full eyes upon the beautiful girl who had saved me,
and in broken words of gratitude uttered my
thanks. A woman feels a greater interest in o
man whose life she has saved than in one who
has saved her, therefore my thanks were to her
more than reward for what she had done.
LIE Baw, her father, told me that he had heard
of my disappearance and the loss ofthe money,
and he most kindly proposed that he and DR..
Swinton should telegraph to the officers OF the
bank, telling them what had happened to me-
At the same time communicated with the police
of Boston, and detective officer soon arrived at
LIE Baw's house, to whom related what had hap
pened to me-.
'This detective must himselfbe detected some
how" said the officer laughing. twill never do
to allow any person who chooses to assume the
functions of the Office to escape scatheless. Can
you give any clue to the persons who robbed
you?'
I could not say anything definite, but the con-
viction had grown upon me that the man who had
represented Steel was known to me.
'Think of all that he said to you" said the de-
tective, 'and try to fix upon some particular word,
and then recall the voices of all the people you
can remember. '"Ah!" he half shouted, II see you
have it already
And, indeed, I thought so myself for the man
had pronounced the word money in peculiar
manner, as if it were "munee.' stated this to
him, saying that clerk who had formerly been
in our bank had pronounced it in the same man
ner, and t6at when had met the pretended de-
tective, I had vague conviction of having heard
that voice before
"Hes our man p said the detective, triumph
antly. "Now we have only to find him. DeScrip-
ton, please"
Though could not convince myself that Petrie,
my old friend, could be the offender, was in JUS
tice compelled to give his description and as soon
as he had got it in full the detective left, saying
he would call again in the course Of the day. When
he left I was glad to sleep, for was utterly worn
out; and sleep did till seven o'clock, when was
aroused to have another interview with the detec-
tive whom I found accompanied with the bona
,Sde Steel this time. The latter was hot with ire
that he should have been represented so success
fully for such purpose
They had discovered that Petrie had been clerk
in the telegraph Office, and that.he had resigned
his situation on the day that I had been immured
| in the cellar They had found, too, that he had
been living very fast life, and that the manager
at the Office where he worked had not been sorry
when he left, for he had often been under the in
Auence of liquor, and he was scarcely to be trusted
about important work. They had further ascer-
tanned that two men had taken two furnished rooms
in the vacant house adjoining LIE Baws on the
evening before, and though neither of them re-
sembled Petrie in appearance, they had no doubt
that it had been him in disguise. They had tele-
graphed also to New York, inquiring whether a
person of Petries description, either as he really
was or as he appeared with the disguise, had been
seen there, and they hoped to have some correct
information for me in the morning. [ spent the
rest of the evening in the society of Annie LIE Baw
and her father, and considered it the happiest of
my life Her pure heart rejoiced that she had
done me good, and her eyes beamed with pity as
she talked of the tortures must have undergone.
In short loved her, and unconsciousy to herself,
the feeling which began as mere sympathy, deep
ened into love on her part, though l did not know
| it then. =.
Two weeks passed before any trace was found OF
Petrie. At last it was discovered that passenger
Resembling him had crossed in the steerage Of one
Of the Inman steamers, and detective Steel and
myself were dispatched in pursuit. At Liverpool
we were somewhat at fault, but by dint OF close,
untiring search on our own part and that OF
Scotch detective, by the name of McLevy, we at
last hunted our prey downin the city of Edinburg.
Having ascertained that Petrie was common
name in Scotland, We went to the capital Of that
country and there we got good assistance. Petrie
had dropped the character Of poor man, which
he had sustained while on board the steamer, and
was now sustaining that of millionaire, who had
made a fortune in America The detectives pounced
upon him as he was going to church, and we
brought him back to this country to pay the penal
ty of his crime.
At his trial he pleaded guilty, and said that he
had seen the telegram to Hardie, as it was being
changed from one line to another at Boston; and
feeling persuaded that would be the bearer OF
the money, he determined to make bold attempt
at getting possession, and adopted the plan which
was so successfully carried out. He had got two
thirds of the money, the accomplice whom he had
found it necessary to employ having been satisfied
with fifty thousand dollars as his share ofthe prize.
He, too, was captured by Petrie's description of
him, and both are now serving their time in
prison.
The cashier of the bank retiring soon after, the
directors were kind enough to bestow that position
on me, in reward, they said, for the suherings l
had undergone in their service. About year af-
ter my return from Scotland paid visit to Bos-
ton-not the first since had met the pretended
detective there, by any means-but mention this
one particularly, because then I took home Annie
with me as my wife; and she has since proved
herself the dearest and best wife in Providence,
her only fault being that she occasionally laughs