The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-10-07
Mistsllaueons.
WHAT A DETECTIVE DID.

Der, % hoy came into my room with u dis
patch from the general Office. At the
time WAS half dozing. half reading. IL
was my seventh month on the detective
force.
I told the hoy TO come in. II was Bob.
the sharp, keen eyed boy to all places.
who was sent in hurry on special er-
rands. with instructions to find his man.
lIc handed me tho dispatch. and read.
Come quickly. Important eounterfeitlns case.
OutOf town. Be prepared. -CHiEf.
was awake in an instant. Nothing
like business TO call "a mans head back to
him.
threw on "A box oyercost, pulled on a
pair of stage boots, dropped six-inch
Colt into my pocket. settled slo,ch hat
over nv head, and went out.
A little ways tn the st, eet corner then a
cold ride, and was Mt the Office OF the
Chief
well. Mack, are you ready for tramp
to nightT ..
ALWAYS ready. What's the layr
Somebody has been showing the queer
today right lively. Two hundred ut the
Astor House. ninety alta Bowery exchange
Office for gold; five hundred for large bills
with railroad agent on Broadway, AMI a
hundred bogus at book store for three
books and the good change
What book storep
'Appleton's. And n hundred at dia-
mond store up town for u fifty dollar ring
and good change
What's the clewp
I've told you all know. Except this
dispatch from Albany. from the Mayor,
just received rs sent for you
The dispatch read rs follows:
Somebody has been flooding us With . new coun-
ierfot on three banks. First bill dlsso,srea yes.er
day. Have you seen any thing OF this knd IN NeW
York. and n 50, on what bsnksf
And this Is ALP
'Yes-eXcept you must in'l the man.
All right, sir, I'll try
went TO tho Astor House and inquired
who stuck them. The cashier said it WAS
pOrtly looking jew, black hair, whiskers,
AMI well dressed.
Then | fastened to the exchange Office
in the Bowery. to find that ayoung wo-
man had been there. but the money was
of the same kind. Here was poser. l
fastened tn the railroad Office to find that
the man who made the change there was
n slim, dark-haired man. who represented
himself as n drover from Chicago. He
was pleasant looking gentleman. who
wanted to ship covered buggy.a n piano,
and some choice household furniture West,
and so he took card telling him how to
ship his things, and went quietly out
drawing n cloth cap tightly over his head
rs he went out OF the door.
At Appleton's II was late. | could not
sec the man who had made the sale. but
learned that he had bought n gilt edged
PRAYER book and two handsome bound
Volumes, suitable for Christmas gin to
lady. Tho prayer book was bound in
brown yelyet-evidcntly for middle-aged
person-a wife or mother.
Did he live at Albany3 MOTOR people
rs a general thing, commence their dew
iltry somewhere else except ut home.
But would GU there and SEQ how their
reports rs 10 description Tailed with the
man who had called at the railroad Of
fee.
So bought a ticket for Albany, and
started on the 8 o'clock train.
Tho train halted at Fishkill. opposite
.he river from Newburg. saw n well
dressed man come out of the car next TO
me. carving i'm his hand n small valiso or
travelling hag. noticed that he went TO
the corner OF the depot. where boy
was in waiting with buggy. and got in,
took the lines himself, and drove down to
tho ferry boat.
Something told me 10 follow him, so
fastened out of the car. ran To the omni-
bus which had started for the Newburg
side. and clambered in.
Arriving Mt the ether side Of the river,
sprang ont Of the bus and asked u
hand who thai was in the carriage.
That was Ned Crampton.'
What does he do?'
Nothing. guess. He Is n rich New
Yorker who lives on his money
Where does he live"
Out near Westinghouse old headquar-
ters. in the Cliflon Cottage
Has he family?
wife, l belieye-leastwise there Is a
| woman with him there H.
rs he fast fellowH
Lord. no! He goes TO church every
Sunday
Does his wife go3'
Yes. most alters
What church,
The Episcopal. with the other big.
bug
And he turned away. while l went to a
hotel. The next morning aftcr break.
fast. I waited awhile. and then walked
slowly to Clifion Cottage. beautiful