Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-08-05

the men in Mr.. Moss's Office; but beyond
the assault on you I have no evidence a.
gaiust them: but know them we'll"
I produced them, and the inspector
fastened on the one which seemed to be
a plan. then looking around. said
''This is plan Of your Office"
"Call me Jew If it ain'tw exclaimed
Mr.. Moss, taking it.
Eyes, it is certainly plan Of your
Office. See. here is the doorway. and
there comes the other room. Then there
is cross against the fireplace in this.
room, on what judge from the lines to
mean the fourth board from the hearth
stone, and another cross against the sixth
from the hearthstone in the other room.
Get crowbar, Mr.. Moss"
There's one downstairs.
do believe that if you'd asked for
crocodile he would have got one down
stairs"
Crowbar and policeman to WELD it
were soon produced, and then the mystic
Try was unravelled.
Close to where I sat were unearthed
several copper plates for the forging Of
Russian rouble notes of various amounts;
and in the back room under the flooring
were found several hundreds of well-exe-
cuted forgeries carefully soldered up in
tin case, together with correspondence
duplicating Orloff and the Baron. Itap-
peared that Brunton was engaged by q
New York gang to engrave the plates. and
that he had never seen his employers, the
agent between them being the Louise be-
fore mentioned, whose fair hand I had
been compelled to decline. Bruuton had
evidently become frightened, and had fed.
He was no traitor, or he would have
decamped with the plates. Perhaps the
dread of having to espouse Louise may
have had to do with his fight. She was
very handsome woman, if T may judge
from photograph of her found in the tin
case, but looked like one accustomed to
rule, and who would not hesitate to
administer wholesome correction to her
spouse.
Assisted into a carriage which was
waiting. l had the satisfaction Of seeing
the Baron and Orloff brought down in
handouts, the Baron regarding me with
sweet smile. and Orloff scowling on me
like a 6end. 1 did not prosecute, for they
we're SO we'll known to the police as forg-
ers, that there was evidence enough for
the Russian Embassy to procure q con-
viction and sentence Of ten years penal
and dismissed the matter from my mind.
But bad not heard the, last Of it. A.
bout twelve months after the trial and
condemnation of the Baron and his friend
there came one night timid knock at my
Office door. aad my clerk (for had such
a luxury then) ushered in what. at first
sight, seemed to be moving bundle OF
rags: Strictly speaking, the bundle Of
rags insisted on seeing me, and usherea
itself in, spite of all remonstrauces. I
It came and stood before me. and re-
solved itself into the resemblance of a
man-a man lean, haggard, sunken-eyed, !,
ragged, and dirty, but with face some-
thing like my own; and without putting
question. l knew that stood face to
face with Carl Brunton, and | addressed
the rags by that name.
II took that name, the poor, shivering
thing replied, but my name is-but no
matter. May I speak to your
Eyes; 60 on"
Twill you give me some drink first? l
have had none to day, and l feel delirium
tremens coming on. Oh! how cold it is,
and how I shiver!''
sent the clerk for some brandy, which
he took raw. and with shaking hand held
out the glass for more.
Il imagine it is Mr.. Moss you want to
see, is it not? If so, you will find him
tomorrow, at ten o'clock"
''No, no, you, you I want-I-I am
very poor, very poor. Will you give me
sixpence p -
gave him half-a-crown.
.'Now what can do for you 2"
"I-I left some property here when l
went away. You won't refuse to give it
up? I seem poor, but I am rich-ah |!
SO rich !-and I will pay you we'll"
"You mean the forged rouble-notes
and the plate you engraved. them from r
"Ah! Who told you that? Then you
have found them, and used them ? I ran
away from them, and wished to lead a bet
ter life, but they drew me back; and now
you have robbed me, and | shall starve." !"
explained to the poor wretch what
had become of his possessions. and how
they were found, and inquired if he had
not heard Of the fate Of his accomplices.
"No; I have been wandering about
the country. living in hospitals and work.
houses, because they hunt me down from
place to place. They will kill me as they
killed the Posen Jew and the engraver at
Stockholm, all because they demanded a
fair share. They are dogging me tonight
-one of them is outside now. Let me
see, what did come here for? Oh, six
pence. Lend me sixpence; I'll give you
a hundred pounds for it Tomorrow.
made q further donation. and. as the
man was evidently in state of delirium.
1 told my clerk to fetch q medical man.
But before he could execute the order,
the bundle Of rags crept down the narrow
stairs. sitting on each step. and wriggling
by aid Of his hands to the next below,