The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-05
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-. a pns.on 7rocelser tells this story:

The Boston 1Taoesse'F, Wy 'eiis 10 s'stss
:. Same wears slnce gentlemen SOB .ag
:, onc Of the hotels In Wasiltns t9n, u ., ~;
who upon this occasion wv MI ye f 20 h,s
n.S; +, New York. containing 700: Ihe
WIZ, ',yas not received, and Mr. Brown
. Iu, the post-of,ice Department. 70 make
'i.,,,niainf Tn due time case was lnauc
I'D ,,iaced in the hands OF Well
s S and exnerienced detective, whom
en- s this occasion we will designate as seeh-
s Az, After putting this and that togesner.
Saekem came 80 the conclusion thas Inc
cork OF the hotel was the guilty. party, aha
proceeded to demonstrate nus com s,,e.ed
co,1r1e of decoys for the young mans ben.
eft. Letters from the hotel were forwarded
to the post-office morning and afternoon;
SD S,.ekem first went to work on the MORN
tnc mail, but his dccoys turned up all right.
Seekem then started on another tack. He
gave about so (bogus) to Mr.. Brown and
persuaded him to write to Mrs. Brown, en-
closing the money, and leave the rest to
him. The letter was written in q very con-
spicuous place, at a dining-tabte at the ho-
see him write the letter except che suspect
'ividual, who was called upon to fur
ed ,n>- aud an envelope. Mir. Brown
nish paps. 70 clerk, that as Mrs. b. did
remarked q; TO To-, -. :, ,mittance he must send
no. Sss More Mt the sal,,e time deno9nc-
inc . rost .ofices In general aud the y I;a Ss
inn rofI,cs in particular, where, he s. 'o ,a ID
had no f3onbt his money had disaipeA cd cd
,Fhe letters from the hotel were reeer.s :
at the Washington Office, and there was nu
letter for Mrs. Brown, OF 9th avenue, NcN
York Seekem was greatly eiateu, leeil's
snre that he had at last entrapped the SUI
necfed thief. He went Garelutiy tMousn
the washington office SO AS 10 mlht ,.t su,e
that there was no mistake: Inc fe.tei,
however, could not be lSun ,, - no the
hate, in consultation with the pooprtets'
and@Mr. Brown. IT was Determined 10 at-
rnst tho suspected clerk at once. me sup,
,,oscd culprit was called up. lie dchleu
All Knowledge of the affair, ana seekeiii
was compelicd to abandon the job Tor the
time being. h,,, prour,s
hotter until three days Afterwards, wheh
Brown himself entered the post-olnce, Al
very excited state Of mind, ana inquire. :,
for Seekem-said he must see him-Iha. \, !;
was ofthe utmost importance tha' ne Sh ta,,
COO him Mt once. Browns wife hau Dceu
arrasted in New York for passing counter.
felt money, and was then Dein 'luuei
Gin OoO bonds for examination. Inc lil.il-
.,e y'v was out. and the hotel clerk was lnno-
Snmetbing had to he done immedlately
for the lady. and that night seekem ie't ,oi
Ne New York, visited the United States Com,
missioner, explained matters, ana procure at
Mrs. Browns release. Now ior Inc se snr
Of this singular proceeding. ON the after.
noon in question, when the le.eet
containing the bogus money was SEM
to Mrs. Brown, the clerk took walk
down TO The depot at about D cioch,
to sec a friend off, taking what letters Ihels
were in the holei box along. with hlm' ana
drop,ed them in the postal car at the ae-
nutEthc train leaving ut I o'clock. MIS-
Browns letter went through to New ork'
and She subsequently went out sh"pp,i ~
She rendered IN payment i bogus Slo Dlli,
and the storckceper ohjecting she offered
another, which was also declined, Inc dry
Goods dealer informing her that both were
counterfeit. Then she showed h'lu tue r.
mainder of the fifty dollars that was sent 10
her, and he pronounced it all bad. Mean-
time clerk had been dispatched for an
officer, and Mrs. Brown was taken lnto
custody. The lady protested III VAIN, ah3
was taken to station-house, where trleno
of Dir. Browns gave bail for the wlte's aI,
pcarance for examination. The husDanu
was then notified.