Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-10-10

hurry this morning, but / will wait for
ron III the coiIce-room of the Bay Tree
Tavern: have the kindness TO he as
quick as YOU can, and draw the note in
favor Of Mr.. Brown. He had not
been gone above three or four minutes,
when a clerk came III. | instantly
hurried 10 a statloncr's, wrote the note
IN hs shop, and speeded on with it to
tue Bay Tree Tavern. The coffee
room was full, except the box where
sat Mr. Brown, who, after glancing at
tac acceptance, and putting it quickly
UP. placed roll Of notes III nv hand.
DO not display your money he said,
'hciore all these people. You can
count the notes under the table
did ,oi they were quite correct-ten
fries; and forthwith ordered bot
tIe of wine. Mr.. Brown, however, al
lolilg business as an excuse, did not
wait 'il'it was brought-bade me good.
day, and disappeared, taking, in his
hurry, ny hat instead of his own.
4 Was, you will readily believe, ex-
Cceiugly iubiiant at this lucky turn of
affairs: and. strange n it must appear
to lon, and does now to myself. it did
not strike me at the time as at all eN-
traurdInary OF uubusiuesslikc that |
should have five hundred pounds sud-
leny placed IN my hands by 4 man 10
whom | was personally unknown, and
wAo could not, therefore, be certain
that was the Edmund Webster he
protested 10 hc ia search OF. What
with lhe oiirct Of the wine drank anu
natura! eNultation, | was, well re-
member, in 2 state of great excite
mont when lclt the tavern, and hard
II mld to i-yl my feet as hurried
Aw., Ia Mark Lane, 10 inform Mr..
liaiion oi ms good-luck, aud Ind his
I
hull farewell lie was mot III home.
aua sent Ia and seated myself in
u's private room to await lis return.
have no dUubt that, as the cielk hae
since dcposed, | did look hustered
a-ita,ct; aud il il quite true also, that
after yainly waiting for upwards Of
= 4 tvuI,-J >u'l1euiS .eft lAe pace. ami.
as Il happened. unnoticcd by any
body. Immediately upon leaving
Mak Lane, FASTENED 10 Hampstead,
saw Miss Bramston and as every
thing, with the exception of the mon
/ ey, had hecn FOR some time IN readi-
ness, It Was soon decided that We
should take wing At dawu, on the fol-
lowing morning, for Scotland, and
thence pass over to France. next
| oetOOk my self To Regents Park, where
dined. and coniidci everything to my
sisters except a. to hotr had obtained
the necessary funds. At about eight
ia tile evening, took . cab as far as
tn HaymaTkct for tLg purpose OF hir-
! sns a post-chaise-and-lour, and of pay
Ing 4 FEW debts of honor in that neigh
bofhood. ! was personally unknown
t. the postmaster; it was therefore
necessary 70 prepay the chaisc AS far
us st. Albans ;, and | presented him
with one of the fifty-pound notes for
that purpose. He did not appear sur
| pri,ed at tue largcne,s of the sum,
but requested me - place my name
and address al the back Of the note
before he changed il. In my absurd
anxiety TO prevent the possibility of
our flight being traced, endorsed the
note As Charles Hart, G,eat Wimpo,c
| street, and the man left the yard
/ lie was cone "A considerable time,
and | was getting exceedingly impa-
tent, when, 10 ny surprise and CON
sterHation, he re-entercd the yard ac-
cOmpanied by police-otlicer. You
are the gentleman from whom Mr..
Evans received this liftv-pound note
few minutes ago-arc you not:' Yes,
to be sure answered, stanmering
and coloring, why, | scarcely knew.
Then step this way, il YOU please
SAID the man. That note, with nine
others Of the same value, is advertised
IN the evening papers as having been
stolen from gentIeman's counting
house in Mark Lane | thought |
should have tainted ; and when par
agraph in the GioJe was pointed out TO
me, offering a reward. on the part of
Mr.. Hutton, for the apprehension Of
the person or persons who had that
day stolen ten fifty-pound Bank Of
England notes.-the dates and num-
bers Of which were given-from his
Office, was 50 completely stunned,
that but for the police-ofiicer l should
have dropped upon the floor. This
perhaps may be cleared up said the
officer, 50 far as you, Mr.. Hart, are
concerned and will, if YOU like, 90
with you ut once TO your address at
Great Wlmpole street. 1t was of
course necessary TO acknowledge that
my name was not Hart, and that had
given false address. This was
enough. | was at once secured, aud
taken off to the statlou-house, search
cd, and the other nine notes being
found upon me, no doubt was enter
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