The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-28
A G HEAVY PORTER.
WHY DO cRoCERg PRr'sfIrs FADE?
Pilisring on a MagniA' sent scale-How to Pur
chase Farms no a Small salariss-Nean
Thefts md Q Neat Arrest.

DuTinS seTeral months past Messrs. r. Seaman 4
Co., we oleaie grocers OF No. ~ Murray street. have
missei quantities OF goods from time TO time OF
wv ah the; could find no account on their bal ance
% eets The store was closed in the evenngftn the
presence Of some OF the 'bosses,n and ever ythIng
appeared TO be right. As as there was 'sviden
the slightest axity IN this watchfuness goof as would
60 again. The members OF the nrm ponde red, con-
suited, compared notes,
SCRATCHED THEIR HEADS
and sighed, but said nothing TO their employees.
Sugar by the barrel. coree by the sack tea by the
CHEST and other portions OF their sto ok in cores
pond,ng proportion where could It 20 tor The
rats could not devour it. They might Jet away with
meal and -four, and even sugar, II the each
HAD SWEET TOOTH,
but would they do with the bal rels and hoops
the Gags and boxes and Gil the Their wrappings ?
II clearly was not the rats. Who )ud 1t be They
did not once suspect that the orter in the store
could be guilty Of theft. Perish the rhouxht they
would say, # ever such though rose up. Nc, the
porter was
TEE NoBLEsT WORK OF GOD,
an honest man. He had been j their employ long
time and he had been 1athf al always at his post
early in the morning; carep II. conscientious and
apparently contented at his work all the day, and
would never leave until everything was safely
were satisfied with him. Had they not some short
time ago voluntarily
RAISED us WAGES
because he was a poor man and was so economical
that, although his wages were comparatively small
he fsd saved enough to warrant him in buying "a
small place in New Jersey" and he was surprised
ard so thankful. poor fellow, that he almost cried
with joyY No. no; he could not be the pilferer. 1t
must be somebody else While this cogltating and
debating were going on
THE LEAKAGE GREW LARGER AND LARGER.
Some days three or four barrels oil sugar would be
missed then, again, sacks OF coffee would go; boxes
Of tea were not In The places they had been In
the day previous, until within one week fully six
coffee had disappeared.
"A few days since German woman called on
Messrs. Seaman Co. and notified them that she
SOME SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
which TRANSFERRED IN the neighborhood OF her resi-
dence "vay ub down. From her statement IL APP.
peared that day after day quite early in the morning
truck laden with barrels OF sugar and groceries IN
large bulk would stop at small establishment oppo-
site her house. and there
THE LOAD WOULD BE DUMPED
and the stun taken inside. She watched ana learned
that the loads came from Seaman Il Co.'s, and
~ she thought things looked very queer
she made 1t her business to come and
one Of the members OF the firm engaged
q party to act as detective and watch proceedings
In and around the store all day. On Friday morning
iast the poor honest porter opened the store quite
early. he was merry and sang at his work. Pre-
senty atruck came along and backed up to the Side
walk in 'front.' OF Seamans.
THE PoRTER's SONG WAS STOPPED,
and he and the truckman bent themselves TO the
TASK OF loading up the truck, little dreaming that
Keen eyes were watching their operations. Four
barrels OF sugar, and two bags OF coffee secured
when the truckman, thinking that the nelghborhood
was growing too not 'rOped his haul" and drove on
The watcher hailed butcher boy who was passing
and followed the truck as far up Broadway as the ST.
Nicholas Hotel Here he took q hack and ordered
The driver 10 follow the sweet load at respectable
distance The truck drove up to a small house in
l2Oth street, ana the load taken OF and rolled
into the house, when the follower secured the SER
vices or police officer and with HIM applied for
admission. The door was locked, and fearing that
their birds might n.y. the officer and detective burst
IN the door and found the truckman and another
man DusIly engaged scratching the marks or the
barrels 1ney turned on the discoveries and showed
night, but on warning that they would have
THEIR BRAINS BLOWN OUT
II they acted too rashly they quietly submitted and
were led OF to the station house. The watcher re-
turned TO the store and detailed the incidents In and
result OF his mornings watch. Tne porter was
called and assured that the members OF the firm be.
leved that some goods must nave been stolen They
thought they missed something. Goods stolen
oh, pshawn confidently exclaimed the porter
"Thats all fancy.h He was told OF the arrest OF
the truckman, and or the morning watch that mad
been kept Then he wilted They had him, as Cap
tain Kelso would say.
DEAD TO RIGHTs.'
This he claimed was his first offence, and he was
sorry for It, and from Information given by him the
frm succeeded in recovering sos money and eight
barrels OF sugar. He then went on, gave inkling
OF similar proceedings In other large establishments
one OF which, although doing an apparently fine
business, had most unaccountably failed There are
their track, and they Will. doubt ere long be run
down.