Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-06-09

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valuable articles had been abstrac
ted during the night or early il
the morning. The goods were
safe enough when the store wa;
closed on the preceding evening
as he had himself seen them, but
were missing when the clerks ar
rived in the morning. Mr.. John.
son at once called in the police,
and an experienced detective was
sent to gather all the information
on the subject he could. On
hearing the circumstances of the
case, this gentleman at once rec
ognized the agency of sneak
thief, and impaired his suspicious
to the proprietors of the store,
with his reasons for them.
81 should like to 2haye3a few
words with your porter" he said.
"Certainly;;but I hope you
don't suspect him, ,.as he lis an old
favorite, and has been in our en-
ploy for, years. y0ggMI
"Not in the least but / fancy
-hecan help US for all. that. ibid
you ever hear ola sneak thief,
cir SpEftkt Wkt ksHt
g.No What are they9'uO S
''If you viii send for the por-
ter, and stay here while I ques-
ton him, you will soon under
stand lthatIq TZIHAlIE
: The porter shortly entered the
room, looking very much alarmed.
He had heard Of the robbery, and
that a police officer was closeted
with Mr: johnson, and naturally
feared that he had fallen under
suspicion. 2 The first words of the
detective, however, relieved him
from all apprehension on that
score.
"Now, my man, | want to ask
you a few questions, and you
must answer me carefully. Don't
be frightened, we know that you
have had nothing to do with this
robbery, but | fancy you can
help me in finding out who has.
every good, sir; but I don't
know how"
"Who closed the. warehouse
last night?"
81 did, sir"
"And you are certain that all
was securely fastened?"
Exactly the same as every
other night ...... .'.@2. ..,...5,' - = 5f
"And the fastenings had not
been tampered with in any way
when you undid them this morn
ing?" sss1 saaes9
aNo sir" ia,5sa1fQ sssaa tsas
"Well, now, who was the first
person to whom youspoke today"
81 think it was Mr.. -"
Naming one Of tie clerks)
"Ah, but thinking won't do
Did not any one speak to you, or
ask any question of your q
Z tsYes, a'gentIeman did ask me
what time Mr.. johnson usually
came to tie store, as he wanted
to see him about some, orders"
"What sort of a man was he?
can you describe him?" 81 Fgg.
''He was a young gentleman,
very pleasant-spoken, dark, with a
moustache, and very well dressed.
He said he came from the country,
and was traveller to affirm in the
same line as ours, who.were going
to buy largely from US.
"Was- he alone?yp awwA9 "a
"No, there were two others
with him, sir, both nice-looking
young gents. F" ''
"Did he come in?''iru A saedw
"Oh, yes, he came in; / had
just opened the door, and was
sweeping the floor, so he walked
strait up TO me and -" IA
fDid his friends come in 100 y
sim pot quite sure of that. but
| think they must have, asIit was
raining, and they wouldn't stand
out inthe wet e5st1lis ~
"Should you know them again,
if you saw Them" as1s'a.S '1, { -. : J
az should know two of them
the one who spoke to me, and
another who had a carpet bag in
his hand, He walked a. little
lame." 1Il DIS 4A]et 11e
"That'll do, porter, you need
not say anything outside, but I'm
afraid we have not learned much.
Albright, sir" = s
As soon as he had gone, the
detective turned to Mr.. johnson,
and said: "You will soon get
your property back, | expect.3 sir.
Those three men are sneak-thieves,
and if they are the same | te-
lieve them to be, / think | know
them. They always pursue the