The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-10-07

business, since the agent had written him
description of Worden. He succeeded in
having long interview with Worden in
the presence of his New York colleague,
and when he wrote to me description of
the latter, l recognized at once, and with
out any doubt, the young man whom had
seen in the gaming house on the evening
first mentioned and whom then suspected
of being the thief. The general descrip-
tion of his person was amply sufficient, but
he had besides remarkable mark, bare
spot on the left side of his head, which he
was in the habit of trying to conceal with
his hair.
Now was certain of success, but still l
felt assured, that the real name of the man
was not "Worden." 1t is sufficient, how
ever, to remark that in two days found
out all wanted to know. Even his ante
cedents were fully known to me. He be-
longed to good family and was not with
out abilities, but his love of pleasure and
dissipation had made him grief to his re-
lations and friends. His father, who,
although not rich man, was well-to-do
merchant, had cast him off more than
year before. AS he could find no other oc-
cupation, he went as clerk to grocer,
who, besides his legitimate business, had a
drinking saloon in back room. Here
Worden made the acquaintance of
"Banker' from down town, who lived near
the grocery, and soon was very intimate
with him. 1t occurred to him, however,
to find out the kind of banker the man
banker of gambling hell at the corner
of Broadway and Fulton Streets, but was
regarded in the neighborhood where he
lived-for who in New York knows his
neighbors Pas an active and wealthy mer-
chant.
This acquaintance was the occasion of
the young man beginning to neglect his
duty, and to waste time in wandering about
when he had to go out, till at length the
grocer dismissed him. How after that he
managed to live, and dress himself SO we'll,
was a puzzle to his earlier acquaintance.
One day, after he had gambled away his
last dollar, he stole some money from
another man with whom he was living in
boarding-house. Suspicion did not rest
upon him, and the consequence was that
he was led further on along the road to
crime.
Although confident now of securing my
man, had not got him moreover, must
confer with the Baltimore agent Upon
him much depended. had the ticket,
and the young man had sworn that it be-
longed to him but he would certainly de-
clair that he had lost it, and that the thief
must have found it, if laid my hands
upon him yet. So l took Mr.. Latimer
with me, disguised, to the gaming house
which the young man frequented, and
there he recognized him, without any
doubt, as one of the people standing near
when he received the money for the hay in
Jersey City. But even this did not suffice
to secure the conviction of the thief, since
we were not in position to say that the
stolen property, or any part of it, was in
his possession. Yet l hoped that this
would be possible, for 1 saw that now he
did not play recklessly, as formerly, but
with caution, like man who puts by what
he wins. 1 thought that now that the
robbery had given him fine capital in
hand, he felt that he had only to play and
win more, and that then with the proceeds
of his lottery ticket he could begin business.
And, that calculated rightly, the later
acquaintance made with the young man
assured me.
AS stated before, Mr.. Latimer had, by
the questions he had put to the people who
had paid him money provided an important
fact towards the conviction of the thief. /
went to Baltimore and told the chief agent,
that thought the time had come to bring
the affair to a crisis. We then decided on
our plans.
The New York agent was informed that
the ticket had been presented at the chief
Office, and request made for the payment
of the prize, that in consequence he must
now come TO Baltimore with "Worden'' to
see the holder of the ticket and that the
latter would call again in three days. The
chief agent was much delighted; for had
promised him, that If the affair turned out
well, and we succeeded in recovering
good share Of the money, he should have
the whole of the lottery winnings, provid-
ed he would renounce his claim to the
$500 reward. is.
He was for charging the young man with