The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-11

great quantity of all kinds of ho1se-trap.
pings, TO say nothing about ploughs and
other agricultural implements. He was
short, stout, rather past middle age, and
very like the sketch. He represented him.
self as a man OF independent property, who
was weary of a do-nothing state of exist
ence, and had resolved to try his hand at
| farming and the breeding of horses. He
/ very seldom came to town, but spent his
time in personally experimenting the i'm
provements he was meditatiug. His wife
and family were with him, and lived in the
house he had bought with the farms.
The description Ofthe man and his ha-
/ bits tailed so exactly with the precOnceiy-
/ ed notions of the police, that they felt as
sure of their prey as ifthey had him already
/ in their clutches, 1t was resolved to pay a
visit to this enterprising gentleman farmer,
and Mr. Elder prepared his papers, and
put a warrant In his pocket, for immediate
/ execution, should his surmies be correct
Before starting for the farms, however, all
doubt was done away with. The gentle
man, whoever he was, had invariably paid
ready money, and his name, if ever known,
had been forgotten by the majority of those
who dealt with him; but on the eve of their
departure from Chicago, the pen and ink
portrait was recognized as that of "A1r.
Living tone" 10y man who was instructed
to forward certain merchandise to him at
his farm. So it was evident that he had
no suspicion of the search after him, and
had fearlessly resumed his real title.
AIr. Elder did not go alone, but prevail
ed on several acqnaintances to accompany
him. They agreed to represent themselves
as a party of gentlemen who had heard a
great deal about the Improvements introd-
uced by Mr.. Livingstone, and were deslr-
GUS of inspecting his estate. personal dis
guise was unnecessary, as Livingstone and
Elder ha never met Arrived at their des-
tination, they went straight to the house,
a large and comfortable building, and ask
ed for the proprietor. Mr.. Livingstone
was not in just then, but If the gentlemen
would be kind enough to walk down to the
farm-yard he could be found somewhere
about the barns.
The figure which advanced to meet
them was instantly recognized by the de-
tectiye, so admirably had the memory of
the clerk served him in drawing the
sketch.
According to previous arrangement, Mr..
"How do you do, Mr.. Livingstone? /
hope that you like this place as well Jas
New York"
Although evidently startled, he did not
for a moment lose his presence of mind,
but replied quickly:
New York? Sir, what do you mean? 1
never was there in my life"
''Then you will have an excellent Oppor-
tunity of seeing it when you go there with
me. You are badly wanted, and I have
come to fetch you."
''Wantedl what for?"
Forgery; $4,000 on Commodore Van
derbilt"
And the detective, slipping his hand into
his pocket. produced pair of handouts
and advanced towards him.
The whole demeanor of the man altered.
"None of that, George" (he had caught
the name from a whisper Ofone of the 9TH
ers); ''hands off, and he glanced round
for some means of escape,
He was quickly surrounded, however,
and the handouts were adjusted on his
wrists, before he had a chance ofdefeLding
himself
Then he again, and more loudly, prot
ested his entire innocence:
''What money have is my own. You
will all suffer for this outrage on respect
able man. l never was in New York in
my life. 1 inherited some money not long
since, and bought this farm, that might
have something to amuse me. l tell you,
tbs is ali mistake, and you will be sorry
for it.
He was taken totbe house, accusing the
police OF outrage violently all the time. and
pro rising to say nothing about the insult
if he were liberated at once. Of course,
not the slightest attention was paid either
to his prayers or threats, and when at last
he became aware of the fact, he was silent.
When he had first caught SIGHT Ofthe hand
cuffs, rapid movement of his hand to-
wards the breast of his coat indicated that
he carried some concealed weapon there.
This suspicion was verified, when he was
searched in his own house, by the discov-
cry of large slung- shot "a lump of lead
attached to a thick elastic band, a fearful
implement, that would break whatever 1t
struck. He made no remark when the
slung-shot was being handed round, but,
on the search being resumed, he said that
there was nothing else to be found On him,
and that nothing short offorce could induce
him to go to New York,
He altered his opinion, however, short
ly, when asked to amount for the finding
of $40, 600, IN bills, concealed on his per-
son, and those bills the identical bills paid
over the counter Of the City Bank to the
man who presented Com. Nanderbilt's
check. Denial after this was futile, and he
consented to accompany his captor back to
this city. The process of identification
was easy, and the SoidisdIt gentleman of
fortune stood revealed as the forger Mr..
Livingstone, Had it not been for the
money on him, it is quite possible, ana
even probable that he would have escaped
all punishment; and had he not INDUCED
his well-known taste for horse-hesh, he
might have spent the remainder of his days
in quiet seclusion. At his trial it was sta
ted that no less than forty horses had been
already purchased by him, besides all man
ner of suitable furniture, implements, ETC.,
evidencing the depth of his knowledge on
the subject. His conviction was insured
from the moment of his capture, and he is
now undergoing a sentence of four years
and nine months imprisonment. Whether
his old tastes will reassert themselves on
his release, is problem to be solved; but
it Is scarcely credible that the short, elder
ly gentleman will have another equally
good opportunity of realizing so large a
sum; if, by chance, fortune should so favor
him, we can only hope for the sake of TIE
public, that there are many other clerks ID
New York city who are capable of draw
ing good pen-and-ink likeness from men,
oTy.
do you think, s. asked Mr.. Elder, 'ghat
this was his first offence?"
WELL" was his reply, 81 gu IS not. ="
T.
The Remarkable Story of Two Wives
and the Sequel TO 1t.
From Sle Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.
The story OF the two wives whose deceased
husband held policy in the Northwestern