Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-11-27

tanned In nv room till returned, went
out, and made my way to his office, which
was only q few hundred yards distant.
He wasn't there. The clerk, youth OF
fifteen, kne " nothing about him. He was
in Capel Court, perhaps-anyway he
didn't know. Had he been in within the
last half-hour WE'LL no the clerk did
not think he had. His story, then, OF the
customer waiting at his office was a lie.
With heavy heart, went 10 the bank.
No; Mr.. Young hadn't been in, the porter
said. / took a cab and wens off to the
Office of Mr. Gredgemount. the solicitor to
the bank. I told him in confidence what
had happened, and asked his advice.
..Couid / get warrant against this Dung
for stealing the bonds p
Upon my word" said Gredgemount.
II don't think you can make a criminal
matter Of it. IL isn't larceny. because you
abandoned the possession of the bonds
voluntarily. No; don't see how you can
touch him. You must make a bankrupt OF
him and then you can pursue him, as hay
ing fraudulent'y carried off his assets.
But that advice was no good to me.
think was wrong in taking it. l think
ought to have gone straight off to the po-
lice office, and put the affair in the hands
of the detectives. Dignified men of law
like Gredgemount, always find dozen
reasons for inaction except in matters thai
bring grist to their own mill.
went home completely disheartened
and detected. How could face my di-
rectors with such a story as that had to
tell. The only excuse that could urge
of private friendship and confidence in the
man who had robbed US would make the
matter only the worse. Clearly, at the
same time that / told the circumstances to
the directors, should be bound to place
nv resignation in their hands, to he put
in force If they thought fit And there
would be little doubt but they would ac-
cept it. How damaging. too. the story
would be to me, when | tried to obtain
another appointment.
/ had promised to take my wife and
children for an excursion down the river,
soon MS the bank closed, and the young
sters eagerly reminded me ofmy promise,
replied so savagely and sternly. that the
children made off in tears; my wife COM
ing to see what was the matter. Jared lit
tie better | must have had = sunstroke
or something, she told me- and brought
bandages and cue de Cologne. / flung
them away in a rage, and went ont of the
house. must be doing something, l felt
and hailed cab and drove to Young's
lodgings.
Mr.. Young wasn't coming home that
night. his landlady told me; she thought
he was away for little .jaunt; but she
didn't know. He occupied the ground
floor of small house in Ecclesford street,
Pimlico--two rooms opening into each
other. told the woman that would sit
down and write letter. She knew me
we'll enough. as had frequently visited
Young, and she left me to myself. Then
Ibegan to overhaul everything to try to
find out some clue to his whereabouts. A
few letters were on the chimney piece !;
they were only circnlars from tradesmen.
In the fire place was a considerable guam
tity of charred finder. He had evidently
been burning papers recently and guam
tity of them. turned the cinder carefully
over, spreading il out upon newspaper
found nothing legibe except one little
together reduced to powder. on which
saw the name Isabel shining with metallic
lustre. Then went to the bedroom and
searched that. Here, too, were evident
preparations for flight; coats and other
boxes turned out, an odd glove or two ~
ing upon the dressing-table. | carefully
searched all the pockets for letters or 9TH
er documents, but found nothing. The
keys We're left in all the receptaeles an
instance of Charles thoughtiulness for
others, in the midst OF his rascalily.
Lying upon the wash stand was card,
which was blank upon one side, but on
the other had the name of photographer
printed upon it. The card was wet, as if
it had been soaked in water; and near the
upper end of it was round irregular cut,
which did not quite penetrate the cards
been wet to facilitate the removal of the
photograph. whilst the face OF the portrait
had evidently been cut out in order to
place it in a iocket or something similar.