The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25
PRICE THREE CENTS.

n III
ionable young lady came to c. on a
visit. Her immense trunk took an indie
pendent dctour, as trunks occasionally do.
The exprcssman traced and captured and
duly deposited it with its owner, straps and
fastenings all right, but when it was
opened its contents were found to have
been subjected to thorough review and
most discriminating selection. The heavy
silks and the fresh gloves were gone. True
lace had been unerringly distinguished
from false and cashmere from Paisley.
me expressman protested his innocence,
paid his legal forfeit and remained under a
cloud
This state of things had lasted for about
three years, when there appeared in G.
one autumn evening two strangers who pro-
fessed business of importance with Mr..
Herrick. They called at his lodging and
were directed to the mandatory where. as
was his industrious wont, he was working
somewhat over-hours. A something un,
usual and significant in the bearing of these
men attracted to them following of the
IDLE, and dozen officious fellows stood
ready to point out the factory and the fourth
story back room where, bending under a
single gas-lght Mr.. Herrick was found at
work, and where the strangers produced q
warrant, and arrested him for completely
In late famous but far-dstant robbery. A
strenuous part of the officers instructions
had reference to securing Mr.. Herricks
papers, and they according left him under
a volunteer guard of his umb-founded fell
low citizens, while they returned to his
lodging for this purpose. Mr. Herrick had
accepted his arrest with exquisite calmness
carefully put away his tools and sub
mtted without murmur to the majesty OF
the law; but no sooner were the officers of
than avtr ,r1;
happened. A rush was made, the gas was
put out, there was crash of window glass
and the sound of dull thud far below, and
when the astonished volunteers had con-
trived to strike fresh light and look about
them, their prisoner was Individually gone
They leaned far out of the shattered win
dow gazing vacantly down on the hard
frozen earth of November, and remark
ing upon the singular abserce Of re-
mains below; then they turned inward
surveyed the vacant room, went down
the silent stairways, and made the circuit
of the building outside, returning Just in
time to encounter the disguised officers of
justice. Under the auspices of the latter
strictcr search was instituted, but it was
vain. Their journey had not, however,
proved quite fruitless. In the spotless and
tasteful chamber of Mr.. Herrick the Off
GERS had found pair of beautifully kept
books, where the profits of that gentleman
during his residence in C were record
ed in copper-plate handwriting. and by q
new species of double entry. Each page
was divided into two columns-sO much by
trade; so much by profession. The first
column was subdvided, to show his rela
tive gains by his proper handcraft, and his
locksmiths work. Under the professional
column his various arcenies were scrupu-
lousy recorded, with the place and date
and sometimes a few descriptive words at
tached
June 2d-Took thermometer at Captain
Jink's"
Aug. 1st-Took fine old snuff-box at
Madame Blaises'
There also noted, in their true order, the
express and post office robberies. This
unique trophy the officers took away with
them, thereby depriving the archives of
c. of what might have been their
brightest ornament.
Slowly the mind of G. opened to the
full beauty and complexty of the arrange
ment indicated above. The mans too ex-
plicable skill as a locksmith, united to
his unimpeachable life and amiabe char
acter, had given him access everywhere.
He had literally had the run of everybody's
penetralia for three years. To most of
the locks he had mended he had fitted
shcictOl Keys, anu Ill one OF Two OF the
houses lie had oftenest visited some window
was found supplied with an ingenious CON
trivance which enabled the artist, by the
insertion of case knife and the pressure
of spring, silently to remove the sash en-
tire and to enter at will 1t was awsome
to think of the range Mr. Herrick had had.
In the express office by night-in the post
office at all hours of the day--in the best
chamber--the back shop-the wine cellar
where not The ladies who had trusted
him so implicitly were seized with strong
retrospective terror, and saw his fine face
in every dark corner for many months. The
injured father and son were restored to the
post-ofiice with the next change in the ad-
ministraton, and the expressman was
lowered with the confidence and commits
sions of the community, but Mr.. Hcrrick,
after the November night when he literally
vanished in smoke, was seen in flesh no
more.
1t is needless to say that a man of his wit
never jumped out of a fourth story win
dow. He had only to hide adroitly among
the packing cases, of which the factory
was full-perhaps in the very room where
he was so valiantly guarded-and then de
part at leisure after the search for him had
been abandoned \ legend there was that
n man in a tweed coat, with an open face
and simple, attractive manners, was OBJ
served next day upon one of the northern
railway trains, but no more authentic trace
of Mr.. Herrick was ever obtained. A GER
tain mystery also involved the proceedings
of the men who came to arrest him. The
fact that no effort had ever been made to
dispose of any of the stolen articles in the
neighborbood seemed to point to distant
accomplices, and there have not been want
ing those who believed that the self-styled
officers of justice were of the number. In
any case there is good reason to suppose
that Mr., Herrick may yet be exercising in
other parts his original and highly cultivat-
ed gifts. Boston Adrertiser.