Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-04-13
A Detectives Story.

About FIVE years agoI received in.
formation that larceqY of great mag
nitude had been comlsltted III the res.
idence q Mira Hillhelgh,s on Rolyat
street.. Nv first inquiry Nas, . Hot
was the larceny committedT and
next, 9What was etoIen 81 81 =
The last Swas ap9$ered BY Mr&
Hillheigh, who fhrnisked 3 list Of -
missing articles, among which was K
miniature breastPin of peculiar make:
1t was in the shape Of a hand holding
a small g,ld fam open, and when y
concealed spring was touched the fan
closed aud revealed a miniature of a
gentleman. Thisand a large number
of valuable diamonds were among the
articles taken. - y y. '.'sss3 as''
From one of the servants I learned
that about seven o'clock in the morn
ing middle-aged woman, with mas
culine east Of features. had called with
a letter for Hillheigh. saying it was of
the greatest importance, and must be
delivered by herself to the lady, and
that in private. This woman wss
shown the way to, and was permitted
to enter the room where Mrs. Hillheigh
was sleeping. In little while she
came down stairs, aud without asking
a word TO either OF the two servants,
who were busy in the main hall, pass
ed huwiedly out Of. the front door into
inc stte1u EN-, AZ, L.. -
MIS-. niilneign ala nos come rom
ner ROOM at tne usual nour tnat inofn-
ing, anu Que OF the servants, tearing
saat sne was SICK, went eo,her BEDSIDE.
douiid her III proIound siumoer, anu
at the same time discovered small
Niai wnicn had cenSaned ether on Che
oed. A physician was sent Tor, VINO,
oy the use Oh proper remedies orough.
the lady TO, and after that It was dis
covered that the Jeweiry had Been ste-
lei:
when heard this the truth OF the
matter haslled through my mind IN sn
instant. a man disguised as q we.
man had entered the house under the
pretext of handing Mrs. Hillbeigh .
letter, had placed her under the infiu-
ence OF ether, and then robbed the
Jewel casket,. which was found with
the LID forced on.
That that had been done by some
one well acquainted with the lady and
her mode OF living had no doubt IN
my own mind, and when ! suggested
to the lady that 1t might be some
friend of her family, she laughed at
the idea, for, according to her state
ment, her friends were all wealthy,
and necessity would not prompt them
to commit such an act. ..ss..,.
Again questioned the servant who
had admitted the visitor, bnt the only
description l could obtain from her
was that the woman, VINO Was rather
tail, Was dressed az maroon, coiored
0resS, VIII oyersKi1 81 the same Color
and material, ana further that sue
wore snort cnriy mar, ana that tnere
was q small scratch, apparently
tresh one, on the rignt cneeK.
TWAS not long oedore cnanced 10
get "on = Track OF tne Je@eIfy, Is we
can oo'alnlhs = ciue, auu ~ " smasi
Jewery store kepe 9y 1ohsn Sew.
VINO was KNOWN 10 oe = ienceg Iof
receiVing sto,e" goous, VIC iVuh9 some
oi the stoien Jeweiry IN nigniy demor'
allzea state, Ior the valuable diamonds
n"u cees 'o'uo' gu run tno se.e'uss.
oa'u o"nse, onc Jo"eio,, 70 mo, IN
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