The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-21
A LADY ROBBED OF $500.

A Onc-Eyed Negro Outwits a Brilliant Young
Lawycr-rhc Lawyer Puts Up Nrnt
TIL nc for the Negro-The Negro secs the
Lawyer and Goes Him Better
ME. Col. Seymour Of 220 West Forty eighth
street, by wifely economy saved q triAe over $500
out Of her last years pocket money. which sum she
kept carefully hid about the house, frequently
changing the eaehs in order to throw servants OIL
the scent.
4 TWENTY DOLLAR GRKRSpAcK DISAPPEARS.
Notw standing ell her care, a few days since a
$20 groenback distracted nom the sum total of
Mrs. seymours savings by unknown and felonlous
hands. This threw the lady into a state OF soici.
tudo as to the residue Of her money, and excited
hor suspicious as to a one-eyed negro serving
man, who, though Dack handed, she could not help
IeheVlng to be lghtlngered.
APPELLANT YOUNG LAWYER.
Not feeling able to cope with the situation with.
out professional aid. Mrs Seymour applied for ad.
vice 70 young relative, recently admitted to the
bar of The State Of New York. and after stating her
se 70 ni n asKeH sho had not better "ell the
THE delectWes!" exclaimed the young lawyer.
why bother with the detectivesf Ihev'd only
muddle the case. manage It without them
The detectives oten consult me about such things
You Just lCaye the whole matter to me I'll nx that
one.cycd thief III ppo him; I'll spot him I'll
shadow him, and IN oveishadow him too. You
just 60 home md this evening I'll come to your
aud put up the neatest thing for that darkey
you ever saw In your he."
TIE NEAT THING PUT Up BY rMB LAWYER.
Mrs. Seymour, comfortcd by these assurances
went home, and in the evening tho sanguine youpg
man called TO put up his neat thing for the darkcy
lie took the 1900 and after marking a few of the
bills, he rolled the whole of them up In such a pecu-
liar manner that not one OF the Greenbacks could be
taken without disnrranging the entire roll and then
replaced the money In bureau drawer where Il
was when the $50 note was nbstracted.
"Hou see" he said, "if the thief takes another
greenback, You'n know II at once by TIE dsnrrange-
ment OF the roll, and then ,on can watch your one
have fixed It so he Will be sure to take marked
one and so, We'll have him. dOu't yon see -
The lady thought she saw, apd tic brilliant young
lawyer ltn with the understanding that he srould
be notified as soon as his trap should bs sprung.
now THE NEAT THING WORKED.
The money, so cunningly arranged by the LAWYER
was left undisturbcd tor several DAYS, hut ON Thurs
day morning last the one-eyed negro was missing
and 80 was every dollar of tho cash. The fellow mad
not only stolen the bait from the tran v hich nad
been SCI for him, but he lad actually cGrried Oh the
trap ITSELF
The lady's confidence in her brilliant yonDg LEGAL
friend Immediately vanished. The case was placed
In the hands OF Captain Keso. of tho detective
squad, who soon struck the tlef's trail and al last
accounts, was rapidly running him TO earth.
THE BRILLIANT YoUN0 LAWYER
Is reported TO have started overland for Alaska
whittier lac - TO work Its passage by driving q seal
team from the Red River OF the North TO the capital
OF our Russian purchase, and where. his arrival
he proposes to open detective bureau.