Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-03-26
The False Step.

The False Step.
II Rearf-Rtnaing Story IF Read LIFE.
The New York correspondent. Of the
Philsdelphis Press tells This sad story;
Though lbe gully and honest musI
suffer, and never was the l.ci more dis
nsssiDgly illustrated lhsn in the late ar
rec, Of New York coun,etfeiter. One
Of Ihe besi epgra,ers in The couniry.i
no. in The world. was arrested in his OF.
Ace, where every thing went to prove and
where he unreservedly. confessed bis
gulIl-!oo completely broken, amazed
end confused TO attempt a denial. lie
was 6ne, genlemsnly looking man,
though OF late some Sbs, dissipaled, ow-
ing, probably, 10 The wre,cbed business
in which he was employed, lie had
worked FOR Tiffany & Co.. and for The
American Banking Company, as .kill
full, honest engraver, and so up 10 within
two weeks, thought his family. Not
wilbstsudng his disposition, and llle great
crime Of which he is surely gully, he
has been akind father and husband, and
never carried his sin in bis home neither
j. he what may be termed a bad man. II
We can reconcile these incongruiies with
the facl thai he was arrested ior The
worst crime an individual can practice
sgains, The Government. Bad men tempt.
ed him with large profits, for his genius
was invaluable 10 ibe regular counterfeit.
ers {; profits however ihs, he never real
lied, for once in their employ sod power
be musl remain SO. snd 'tske his chances
Of immense gains along with possible dis,
covcry. conviction. and, the Stale Pfison.
After bis arrest. 10 company With ihs.
Chief Of the Secret Service spd Two isui
bordinsies. he wss escorted 10, his home
ruined, dissraeed. eoilty twe!cb, spd
The scene that ehsped wss Indeed hssI,.
rending.2 Accustomed as were The off.
GERS TO" psinlul family Rriefs, brought
about by their summary arrests. ihe usu ,
al sequence Of home. innocence snd less
was nothing new OF unlocked for but
the amily's des psir rouched even them.
and they did NOT care 10 NEE, The gaze Of
The sfrigh.ed woman who met them 81
The door. A Beautiful daughter Of sixteen
lifted a white, borri6ed face beyond her
moihers another OF ten .brsnk sesinsi
the wall alright. intelligent boy ofisix
STOOD ttans6xed 10 wonder; snds sml-
ing infsht Of two confronted the inisers.
bic fs'her and husband. The officers
needed not 20 search Tho house for lrsces
OF bis evil deeds. Wife and children were
innocent, and tire long rprsciicsd officers
knew il ats glance. m 9 unhappy -as
sank INTO q chair Cls'pine her sHsking
hands one over die otter. and s~ss ing 10
and fro. che mosned he pififol cry .o
Hesyen, 20, God why can't | die w
Her We. face vas iivid beneath aiis isesTs.
snd shrshk sn6 sh,rptnsd ,isible. 'ihes
face lhs, 10 dyfnf.a 'Tesf sfief esr fell
from her ber staring 10 eyes; md roiledDdosn
her psliid cheers 20 her l,p.9 Never once
outing pp her hand 10 wipe them sway
,bey Iss Idle and helpless on bef knee.
and the look she toroed on him wss uuss
leriy heart-broten. The yoone dssghser
.obbed ffsnicslly. aE "o!ais,bs.. .l.;bsr,'
whs, have you done p" EEhs1 ,snine 10
The chief. "Oh, don,f bsiirve issif 3 my
father could not do it" The Iiidsfsrl'
clung 10 ibe officers thee in aebisd ish en-
uesiy. "Don't tsks my fstbtf so1pfjsot;'
hIease please don't The boy bic sns'
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