Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-09-29
freckles was the real Simon Pure; he had
swindled me out of myhundred dollars, and

swindled me out Of my hundred dollars, and
was being sacrifice in his place. But
explanations were If 10 use now. Perhaps
my words were a little iucoherent Bare
headed THE coat haltoamy back praying,
beseecblng, the yegie,t wretch on ear,A--I
caught glimpse Of myself in the mirror.
was burned through the streets, throug.
ed with pleaspreseegers enjoying tie calm
summer evening, Amid an appauding,
excited crowd, who would hardly let Us
pass-heais thrust out Of windows above
people struggling fora VIEW was drag
ged between the two policemen, peysonity-
ing the repUted cogIrer.eiteran0 cheat,
James Moss. Some ladies' and gentlemen
were at an open window, what do | per-
cs.ve! The Gsimb.5s and with them
yes, it must bel see her and she recog-
uizes me; they all do-ArabeIia A shrek,
and Mr.. Grimbles BLESS my soul" were
the last sounds heard as l tainted
Early next morning | was taken to the
police court, TO my torn, beggarly ap.
p9Uance o, the previous evening was added
the seedy, soddeu look produced by
mig 5 lodging il tue cell Everything
about ne was wreI1Lelness How revil-
ell that aJollad!s uJustache, the cause
Of all ny woes! i4pi1rei the taller 70
cut it of for Inc, or .a. me doit myself; but
no.
You'll have il oftfa;t enough, my fine
fellow, when you get sent up, ne remark
ed, ''and your hair is a bit shorter"
Oh! the unuttegable shame and misery as
looked around the crowded court Ara.
bella and Miss Gumbles were not there, but
half the town was, myuncle, and MIR Grim
bic and the gentleman with the moustache,
and my clerical captor.
The latter spoke first. He was detect.
ive-W!lliam Shaw, as he stated, Of New
York H had heard that james Moss was
coming over to Philadelphia the day be.
fore Took passage IN the same steamer.
The description of Moss put into his hands
was, ''young man, sunburnt has look OF
lntemperance, large moustache, talks
loud passes himself of as military man"
He appealed to the court to satisfy himself
by inspection, with regard to the cores.
pondence, as to personal appearance As
to manners, he gave evidence that the pris.
oner had passed himself off as an o1icer
before the whole stea mer; had caused every
one 10 notice him; offered bets on the race
ordered an expensive dinner at the R
Hotel; had been apprehended there; re-
sisted with violence, and was found with
$50 counterfeit money NOW produced) on
his person,
For confirmation Of this he called upon
two gentlemen who had both been repeat
eddy addressed by the prisoner during the
passage, Here he pointed to him with the
aoustache and Mr Grimble. The land
lord gave the history of the dinner at once.
Finally he requested lea7e to carry the pri5.
oaar back TO New York by the next steam.
eg
That nothing might be wanting, the gen.
t'.2.au with moustache came forward.
lie waa Al officer Of the doth United States
smasher5 He came over from New York
with prisoner Prisoner declared himself
10 belong TO his the witness regiment; he
knew. s to be false and determined to ex
pose AIM, Heard him mention various
ve,.-EaoTu names in tie l20th, coupled
with s.ani4rous tales, for the amusement
Cf the whole steamer. Prisoner had even
offered 10 give him letter Of introduction
to his own brother
My uncle got up. | wished the earth
would 0pen and swallow rae. He spoke IL
a cold, mechanical manner, and Kept his
eyes away from me. | telS my punishment
was indeed heavy, when heard HIM tell
the court that it vas from no desire to
NE that ne came forward, 5at simply from
a sense Of Justice That ne wished from
bis hear. J mad really been James Moss,
and not VIVA. l was--Ail- miserable fool
Of a nepaew. And as listened, the shame
| had brought on myself oyercame me
COM lete:y, The court, With the mock
ing faces Ia Il, seemed TO vanish, aud
/ heard, as in dream, q fierce battle
abou. 10 IDENTIFY, during which il graiu-
ally came ont that James Moss was the
man witt 1eckles, and I hls dupe; aud that
he had wisely taken the nigat train to
Baltimore. The detective was foaming
w,,h rag ot having been n bafiied BIZ
yne che delinquent; the court set me free,
with q -.nging Zeprmaud, and the people
outside saoGted % bring tho fellow on. CnCt
they might duck him,
O4.y one idea possessed me. detes-
mined ~ leave Philadelphia at once and
forever to cut Off and east from me that
cursed Lo0,taChe and ts the son Of nay
father oDQe more,
Lei me hasten to, an 0nd At my rn-
cles IaGGest guard Of policemen protest
ad me to the pier; he 2imselt paid my
passage Amid the iror.eal cheers OF the
visitors and natives OF Phuhdelphia,
souut myself on board the very boat shat
had Witnessed my Jolly, even the de0k-
hands Eripuad rs | r1saei headiong .n.o
the cabin. never TO coma 0p again til. We
reached Sew YORK.
VIVA: need to say no.e2 I lost Ara
bella lost ny situation aud my ulJ.s
favor IS. the same time I was di5gri1ei at
home aAd abroad; aud ALL piedE5 you
my wgrj-al through a muStaehe.
As HONEST QrAEEE. Many vCers ago
during severe winter, Nantucket hAI09.
was f,oAen over for four weeks, The coal
in store had long been exhausted and
tlera was much 50 faring from want CT
iue. Even the teaces had been torn down
aud A,7rn+ IN pLa a-t tha soantr s1yr,lv "a