The New York herald., 1871-09-14

there Is no reason 90 doubt him. although tnat o
coul.e, Is rather dangerous experiment.
To ~ 'a ,n, you know anything OF his habits
Ia Wall street? eN@S -
General !oNEs-I really 90 not know. have
never heard OF his being so engaged.
REPoRrER-He Will not, of course. resume his
position In the Post ONCE, even although he has
compounded with the government?
General JONEs--Oh, certainly not
KEPORrER-Where is Norton at presents
1eneral JoNEs-he Is IN charge Of one OF the gov.
until the value OF his property Is realized and the
amount handed over to the trustee.
Here the Interview ended.
The circumstances or this defacation being 40 In.
eresting the HERALD reporter left the Office OF Gene.
see G'S Mr. Soron Paned Is not pan vaSs 70
is picturesque and beautiful and 1t contains more
ingnsitive people than any town OF Its size in the
united States. Scarcely had the reporter stepped
fr0m the cars than he detected
RUSTIC wINKING AT HIM
eyer kum. have yey, he inuuired. while be
chuckled himself into state of incpien; apoplex xv
yes" said the reporter; "here am." and he
"l'll show you the way" exclaimed this mys
terlous man, and walked forward for some distance.
home think" Then he winSed worse than before,
and SAID, ..l knew you wanted him. Sharp fellows
The reporter dropped
A DREADFuLLY MYSTERIOUS WINK
and walked on. In a few seconds he met gentle
man who seemed to have made wlnking his profess
sl0l. ne was quite prepared with eyes, STR"
when the reporter inquired il that was Norson's
house.
"Come round ana III show you the stabes,n he
said
And so we looked at the house, splendid frame
mansion OF two stories, richly Ornamented and sur
rounded with an exquisite garden and the stables nc
the back, the premises extended from Filth street
10 the rear OF the lot Mrs. Norton in the house.
but Norton himself was away IN charge OF detec-
1--WE. Having aSCertalned these facts the reporter
M ana not consider It his duty to ntrude himself upon
the afflicted lady. But he took glance at the
stables, which rival those OF the "B0ss" In mag
nliicence. There were
IN stalls, attended by three men. The animals the
horsesl were, II was said, worth $4,000. rapid
government and the bOndsmen of Norton, which
the reporter made on the spot, disclosed the asound
ing iact that the Trombone PHILOSOPHER had legal
right to the tail and an inch Of rump steak Of
BLACK Crook" the principal animal IN the stable.
TINS being ascertalned he was ready for the state
Briefly it was as tollows:-"Norton was pious ana
muslcal m That Is, he ran things much as lie liked IN
ever, he was not member and was an oracle at
concerts: Tne way he spread himself in SUCH places
RURAL jim FISK,
ana twice as cheeky He was a tenor singer I'm the
church and an irrepressible nuisance in every other
place. But he was highly respectable. Respecta-
bllity was his strong card But then ne ran the race
course near here anu his horse Black Crook Is well
known on the turf. He owns "the barracks" fifteen
houses below here built for cheap lodgings, two
farms and the devil knows what besides. His whole
property here is worth at least one hundred and ATTY
Thousand dollars. He speculated little, l believe;
certainly lie made 49, 500 In two bets lately on Con.
necticut race. THIS Know He has handsome
turnout and cuts shine, tell you. Com to arrest
himr'
The reporters anxious companion winked him.
SELF away and disappeared around corner. And
then there being nothing more to discover In con-
nection with the case the representative OF the
HERALD started for the depot ana reached New
YOfk III good ilme
1t Is proper to say in conclusion that General
JONES IS IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE
for this deiacaton ana that, on the contrary, he
showed admirable energy III ferretlng out the par
tlculars of the swlnde when he was Informed OF It's
nature and extent No successor TO Norton has
yet been appointed and no one Is likely to be
appointed for the present General Jones signs all
the checks and exercises personal supervision over
the money order department. In the meantime
there need be no hesitation IN trusting money IN
the hands fthe Post ONCE authorities for transmits
sion, Tor under no circumstances can individuals
suiier. Uncle sam Is sale banker.