Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-19

taken; and be expressed h 9 willingness to &C
company Us, 10 be ready in case OF need. We
were soon on our way to N, and early in the
morning We arrived there. Mr.. wilmot and
and in about half an hour Mr.. wilmot returned
to the inn, where renamed with the rest of the
party. He said that Mr.. Garstang was not tn ere,
ing; but the detectives had been stationed where
they could watch all who approached the bank.
Wilson, the Matchmaker, had gone round to
several Of his Acknowledgement in N; and
at last he found person who recognized the
watch as one he had cleaned on several occa-
sions, and for Garstang Thus. then, had We
got another link in our chain-one stronger
master, had sscertained that Gsrstang often
drove out or N in a dog cart. and mostly
IN one direction. On arriving at this town, we
succeeded In ascertaining where Garstang's dog
cart invariably went. This was to a house In
the suburbs, standing in grounds of its own and
Inhabited by an old woman aud her dau ghter.
when we reached this house part of our force
approached 1t By the front ami part by the back,
the doctor remaining with me ia the carriage
at the corner Of the lane. While we waited
In suspense for the result OF the raid up
wheels, and the doc or on looking out saw
a carriage, the horses OF which, he said, ed
hard driven, coming at rapid pace down the
lane leading to the mouse. Where our carriage
stood, IL could not be seen by the driver of the
other. To run in by the back way OF the house
was but the work OF moment with the now
thoroughly excited doctor; and he succeeded in
warning our party just in time for them to con =
ceal themselves. As We expected, the carriage
turned into the grounds OF the house. 1t was
instantly surrounded. The occupants, ii is
needless TO say, were the two who had at
tackled and robbed me. They at first showed
Inclination to use their fire arms but seeing
the hopelessness of resistance. they desisted
and gave themselves up. When they were con-
fIonted with me, at once identified the man /
hsd seen; and, though they had changed their
dress, the station master was convinced ira
W n 90 inf INV
W. The one who passed the bank vas Gar
stang, his object in 50 doing being te see how
the plot was working. The whole mystery was
clear. IL was easy 10 see that Garstsng being
acquainted with the code. had caused
the forged telegram to be sent from NJ
Sy some a sSasn Inquiries instituted
elected the fact that a female had sent the
spurious dispatch, which the receiving clerk
we'll remembered on account of its length and
peculiarly. Finding this to be the case, the
younger OF the two women was taken into Gus
tody on her return home. She proved to be
none other than the female servant who was
discharged from Mr.. Wilmot's at the time of
the jewel robber. This girl was admitted as
witness against Garstang, as also was the driver
OF the carriage in which he and his fellow
tured.
The mystery about the jewel case was cleared
up by the evidence OF the servant girl. On the
her mistress room, and seeing the open case
she looked into it and then deter mi ned to steal
il. She alleged that she was attracted rather
by the beauty of the jewels than by their value
and that no idea of selling them ever entered
her head; her only idea being to become pos.
sessed OF such splendid fnery. She took
up the box, and was coming out OF the rom
with 1t, when Garstang confronted her and
threatened to give the alarm. She became very
frightened, and attempted to put the case back
THIS Garstang would not let her do, but led her
down the back stairs and out into the garden,
and thence to the street. He then frightened
her into going with him to a disreput able pub
lie house, where he robbed her of the ieweIry,
ana threatened her with the consequences OF
MIvulging what had taken place; at the same
time he told her he would marry her il she kept
all quiet. This he had never done, but he had
taken the house in which he was CAPTURED and
mere ne placed his victim with an old hag whom
he made her designate as her mother. He had.
she stated, always treated her with a sort OF
Kindness; but he never relaxed his hold mon
Ler, and she felt very frightened of him.
linus, then, was the villain at last fairly netted,
ana with his fellow -crIminal-whO turned ont
as We expected. to be his brother-comm itted
for his trial. While he lay awaiting his trial at
the assizes, some bills of his brothers were dis
honored, and this led to the discovery of an ex-
tensive system OF fraud which these two wor
thies had carried on for many years. At the
Trial, the robbery in the train was clearly proven
agar st the two Garstangs; and justice was at
last INDICATED by their receiving a sentence of
penal servitude for life, with the addition of
ample preliminary adm nistration of the cat
The wretched girl who had, in q wavering mo-
ment when word Of good counsel might have
saved her, unfortunately fallen into the clutches
Ut heartless, calculating scoundrel, was sent
TO a distant part Of the country; but she soon
dropped and died of consumption, induced or
she went to M, to send the telegram which
20 nearly led to such dire results. As for nv
self, soon recovered, and took my post at s.
as manager; and when Mr.. wilmot and visit
each others hOuses-which we often dove sell
dom fail to think OF the forged telegram and nv
terrible ride.