The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-10-14

Crowbar and a policeman to WELD it
1 were soon produced, and then the mys-
| terry was unraveled. N
Close to where / sat were unearthed
several copper plates for the forging Of
of Russian rOuble notes of various
amounts; and in the back room, un-
der the flooring, were found several
hundred ofwell executed forgeries, care
fully soldered up in q tin case, together
with correspondence duplicating Or
! loft ard the Baron It appeared that
BruntOn was engaged by q New York
gang to engrave the plates, and that
he had never seen his employers, the
agent between them being the Louise
| before mentioned, whose fair hand /
had been compelled to decline. Brun-
! ton had evidently become frightened,
and had fed He was no traitor or else
he would have deeamped with the
/ plates. Perhaps tie dread Of having
/ to espOuse Louise may have had to do
| with his fight. She was very hand-
| some woman, if l may judge from a
! photograph of her found in the tin case,
] but locked like one accustomed to rule,
/ and who would not hesitate to admins
/ lister wholesome correction to her
| spouse.
| Assisted into a carriage which was
] waiting, had the satisfaction of seeing
! the Baron and Orloff brought down in
handouts, the Baron regarding me
| with a sweet smile, and OrlOf scOWling
! on me like s. fiend. / did not prose-
| cute, for they were so well known to
/ the police as fOrgers, that there was eY-
! idence enough for the Russian Embas-
! sy to procure a conviction and SEN
| tence of ten years's penal servitude ;
/ and in due time / recovered and dis
missed the matter from my mind.
But I had not heard the last Of it.
! About twelve months after the trial
/ and condemnation of the Baron and
/ his friend there came one night timid
! knock at my Office door, and my clerk
! (fOr had such a luxury them ushered
! III what, at first sight, seemed to be Q
moving bundle of rags. Strictly speak
] ing, the bundle Of rags insisted on see
/ ing me, and usbered itself in, spite Ot
all remOnstFances.
! 1t came and stood before me, and re-
solved itself into the semblanee Of a
mana man lean, haggard, sunken-
eyed, ragged and disty, but with face
something like my own; and without
putting a question, knew that ! stood
/ face to face with Carl Brunton, and
addressed the rags by that name.
" took that name," the poor shiV-
! ering thing replied" but my name is
but no matter. May 1 speak to you p
Yes, go on"
Will you give me some drink first
1 have had none to-day, and feel de-
lirium tremens coming on. ., how
cold it is, and how / Shiver ~ -.
/ I sent the clerk for some brandy
which he took raw, and, with shaking
hand, held out the glass for. more.
90 imagine it is NTr. Moss you wani
to see, is it not? If so, you will find
hin, ,-11lov-y.rvry of for, ,301s,1I< -
'tNO, no; you, you want-I-I an
very poor, very poor. Will you give
me sixpence ?'' ga
gave him half a crown. ~
+" Now, what can do for you ~ 81
II left some property here Whel
went away. You won't refuse to Civ
it up? seem poor, but / am itch
all = so rich and I will pay yOl
WELL"
q You mean the forged rouble-notes
and the plates you engraved then
from 9''
: "Ah! who told you that? Thei
you have found them and used them
/ ran away from them and wished {
lead better life, but they drew M
, back and now you have robbed me
and 1 shall staTve."
I explained TO the poor wretch wha
had become of his possessions, and hoy
they were found, and inquired if he ha
not heard of his accOmplices.
"NO; I have been wandering abOu
the country, living in hospitals an
work-houses, because they hunt m
; down from place to place. They vii
, kill me as they killed the Posen JeN
< and the engraVer at Stockholm, all be
7 cause they demanded a fair share
!, They are dOgging me to-night-one
i them is outside now. Let me see, Wha
e did I come here for? Oh, sixpence
! lend me a sixpence; ru give a hun
: dred pounds for it to-mOrrew."
e I made a further donation, and, a
the man was evidently in state Of dC
t lirium, told my clerk to bring a med
e ical man. But before he could execut
the order, the bundle of rags creptdow
the narrow stairs, sitting on each stel
e and wriggling by aid of his hands
: the next below, whilst we, unable
= pass him, looked on, wondering hO'
y it would all end.
: The street gained, he stood uprigh
: and cast aterrified glance around, he
+ away into the darkness; and we, 70
d lowing in the direction he had take
e learned shortly afterwards that he ha
thrown himself into the Mersey frOI
Il st. Georges landing-stage, and Ina
) sunk to rise no more.
= his DOuy WAS never 4Oulul anu
e having had enough of Mersey stree
g moved my quarters, much to the +
r gret of Mr.. Moss, for, quOth he, 80 Nv
a Of 'em are at Portland, and another
|, the bottom of the river; 81 you ma
call me Jew if any one troubles yC
+ again."
# But went; and the Office is sti
IS without tenant, and shudder whC
d 1 pass through the street at night, an
looking up, see the two black shiniT
If windows like two great eyes watchiI
2, me, and fancy I can see shadow
II form in rags, pressing its face to Il
I, glass, and gibbering and moving at Il
a busy stream of human life which surg
/ to and fro forever,
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