Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-29
A Tale OfTwO Cities.
From the Chicago Times.

prisoner was found pair of magnificent dia
moud earrings IN box, and diamond sol
taire stud, splendidly chased, ivorv handled,
silver mounted sevcn-shooter, a second gold
watch, and Sl2 in money. besides some articles
Of little value.
The prisoner, being asked what had become
of the other stolen valuabes, stated that he
had ''put up diamond cross and the compan-
ion of the solitaire for $50. lie dcuied all
knowledge OF u pair Of bracelets, which he
was also charged with taking The arrest
came about n this wise The Baltimore papers
OF the 18th instant contained an account of the
robbery, which being in most essentials correct,
was forwarded to the police departments OF the
various cities On yesterday Superuteudcnt
Kennedy discovered that a young man had
been heard offering diamonds for sale cheap
Out of this slender thread the detectives above
named in Il few hours manufactured such
pair of handouts as suticed cfectually to land
Mr.. Ivins in the West-slde lookup.
The circumstances under which the robbery
was committed were retre>hngy out OF the
common everyday run oil thievlng. The par
ties move in respectable circles; the THEFT is the
son of the wife of one Of General Grants Cab
net officers; the victim Is Il bcwltchlng wealthy
Southern widow; the motive novel KIND OF
revenge rarely descended to by the most leal-
Gus kind of lovers. At one fell blow Wins Kill
ed two birds, gratitied his Jealous phrcnzy and
filled his own pockets, deprived his lalthlcSs
sweetheart of her much loved jawclsiaud con-
verted them into greenbacks.
Wins says he knew the Southern belle long
before this happened He followed her to
Baltimore trom New Hampshire where he
was studying for the legal profession, and
where his schooling was broken up by certain
cessation Of the snews of war. HIS worthy
and epinently respectable step-father would
furnish no more money and his mamma could
not. In this dilemma he proceeded to Batl-
more, where he lived on the fat ot'the st. Clair
Hotel and basked in the sunshine OF his lady 5
smiles, as well as the prospect soon OF speedily
sharing her bed and her money. The lady
boarded at Barnum's. She yielded to the
strong attacks of her fortunes besicger. She
overlooked the fact that the youth was pennl-
less. an incorrigible stcp-sOu ot whom an attor-
pey- general might we'll feel ashamed ; she re-
moved her Jewels, at his request from the
hotel safe and locked them up in her own
boundoir, she walked with him and talked with
him, and everything looked well for the wed,
ding. Then another swell came along and
wooed the fckle Southron so ardcnty that
GOODNESS and distrust, sharper than serpant $
tooth, sprang up between the mpgcunlouS
Wins and the wcather.cock WIDOW burning
with Indignation, and having no more money,
even the loose change having disappeared, the
spurned suitor soon had his revenge.
One fine day ma6ame-thc wIdow-and the
successful wooer arranged little drive togeth-
er. Heeding the remon$tranccs OF lvlns
against her risking her valuable jewels on so
ordinary an occasion, she hastily placed them
in casket locked the casket in drawer,
locked the door Of the room containing the
drawer, and went forth, unsuspectlng and
happy When she returned the door, tue
drawer, the casket, had all been unlocked, and
the jewels--the glorious dlamonds-were gone
as well as nearly 500 in cash.
The lightning express landed Twins in this
citv month ago. Fourth avenue, strange
women driving round, &C., soon thlnned his
nurse. He TRADED away the cross, then the
stud, and had just So left to carry on the war
with when the detectives pounced on MIN at
Halls livery stable en- Madison street, Just ar
rived from the st. James Hotel, where nc
boarded.
Tn appearancc WINS is rather gentemaniy,
about five feet seven inches hlgh, toleraoiy
stout built, with flushed checks, blue eyes ever
SO little bit of blonde Imperial, and short cut :
fair hair. He speaks and acts like man OF
nerve: he is deliberate 10 speech and calculat-
ing in manner. Being arrested was the last
thing he expected, and his head seems filled
with the notion that the despol!ed lady VIII
never proceed AGAINST him, or II she qua tnat
nroeeedings could be stayed at any time by his
giving up the property
He acknowledges having taken the articles:
refi1ses to acknowledge the cnormlty OF ms Oh
fence, and asserts that his object was TO ,, pay
her one for taking up with another lellow: :,
One good trait about the man IS, that ne ulu
not want his name mentioned III 'iis pape',
mother, whose feelings his conduct must navy
so fearfully lacerated.
SUPERINTENDENT Kennedy ordered the arrest
on the authority of Baltimore City Marshal
GRAY, and will hold the prisoner tor trans'nit-
tai to Baltimore.
Crows AND MEN.-Henry Ward beecher
speaks of the crow as follows:
Aside from the special question OF pront anu
loss we have a warm side toward the crow nc
is so much like Que Of ourselves.
He is lazy, and that is human; ne Is cuunl"s sf
and that is human. He takes advantas1G, 1,. o'
those weaker than himself, ana tnat - lL"t No
He is shy, and hides for to morrow .What ne
Cant eat to. day, showing real human proyf
denca He learns tricks much faster than he
learns useful things, showing true boy;patule.
Un thinks his own color the best and loves 10
boar his own voice, which are evident traits OF
humanity He will never work when he can se'
another to work for him--a genuine human
trait He eats whatever he can get ms e'aMH w y
mon. and is less mischievous with pely i,1i' in
than when hungry, and that is like man. nc
is at war with all living things except ms oMn lsn
kind, and with them when he has no'hluE IN Iiss -
to do. No wonder men despise, crows lhey
raIe off his wings, and put him IN breechcs'
and the crow would make fair average nlan =
Give men wings and reduce their smartuess =
little, and many of them would be almost soou
onouob IN hn crows