The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-11-21
4 GrCHl Thcn Rrmari,nble discover,
hnd detection,

y shuU lineage, u house doing busl.
ness on Broadway, not lar from Canal
street, found Tia, their safe had been
uhhpi during the night. Money
slOrks promissury note, aud bond, 10
q luEc amount had been nhsmclod
after tuc safe had been entered by
picking The lock- one after another
the clerks arrived IN the mumlng, only
10 be Us,pnshed hy the news of the
robbery, ANA 10 join In guessing M to
IT. method and The disposition Of the
stolen property When me heud Of
the house came In, he was more rs
founded chan auyhudy else, for the safe
was one of llcrIugs, burglu-proOl ~
well ~ llfe-pruuL He Hl once gave
ordelH for cNIling Ia lho detectives, hut
then lhoIght IL best 20 consult their
counsel lilst, aud let him take the
mpuNgpmpnt Of llc m2ilcr 80 the
OrGgr WascOunlrmundeG, pnd instead,
Elliott Shepherd, ESD " - sent for
and the subject laid before h,m. After
examining the safe, ana forming his
theory OF lho modus of the burglary,
Air, SnCpuUrd called before him every
person connected with lhc establish
inpnt from the porter up, aud listened
g. their separate accounts of ,ncir own
whereabouts the previous plicnO0n
and evening, aud OF their sugmlses as
to the ru5bcry, In nope thul 10y conn
pairing Their statements some light
might he thrown upon ,he dart, deed.
There was nmoug he junior clerks Il
very promising, 'ctiye, intelligent
young man, the son of II banker IN
Wall street, above suspicion among
those who knew him best, but from
certain clue, thus obtained, Mr. Shcp-
ard made up his mind that either this
young man or thcportcr wastbe guilty
party, and ih The end he concluded
that the pOl,er was not guilty
Considerable time had elapsed IN
these Investigations; 1t was half past
ten o'clock, and thcparlnors werevery
anxious to have some more active
steps taken TO recover their lost treas !
urc. The police had not yet been in
formed, and all were eager and impa-
ticnt Mr. Shepard then started TO
leave the promises, saying he would
return in haitian hour. one asked II
ne were going TO the police, another II
detectives should he sent for and ut |
once placed ON the scent, with an offer
for n Large reward. 10 This he simply |
replied that thcywere TODD nothing lllI
ne returned. He then went to ms |
promising young mans father IN wall |
street and informed. him OF the THEFT,
and that his son had committed It, The |
father was indignant felt insGlted,
would make him rue il, ANA all lhal |
But when advised that there could be |
no doubt on the subject, he became as
greatly moved with fear for his sons
guilt, and pity for his fallen boy ana
asked with great carncstne5s what he
could do. Mr.. Shepard told him TO go
to his son and get the property, TINS
was another strange piece OF advice 10
n father but when he was told that
in the exercise of his paternal author
itv he could compel his son both to
confess and disgorgc, he esSayed tlie
task. We may imagine it was II hard
one for father; however, it was sue
cessful. Mr.. Shepard returned within
the half hour, and found the STATE OF
excitement up to fever heat, ana those
who were the heaviest losers down III
dependency. A. ,,o.,
Notice had been given to the differ
ent railroad and other corporations OF
the loss of the bonds and stocks, ana
p yment of the pr miss ny notes MAJ
been stoppcd-buv the pie OF sreen-
backs, they were hopeless. Ina Few
minutes the promising young man
was called out by his father. Then,
in the course Of fifteen minutes niore'
Mr.. Shepard was called out by the ~
ther, who stated with tears III MS
ewes, that it was all too true. Ills son
had delivered to him all the money put
Sl5, which he had spent the night De-
fore and told him where he had secre-
fed in building the bonds, notes ana
stocks. In that place Mr. Shepard
found ther produced them 10 ther
lawful owu,ls, who could hardly, be-
iiryc their eyes, and thought the thing
had been done by magic, lor none Vi
them had OWNED at all what ms theo-
nv of the robbery was, nor al al suS-
pected the promising young man, nor
tthonpht that his fathers visit was at
all connected withunravellhS lhe m9S-
terry w ost
thoroughtnre, before II
O'clock, heavy robbery had been
discovered the guilty party COM
nelled to surrender, and the property
restored, without the aid of the police,
of a single detective, or of II reward.
No promise of immunity was made aS
the promising young man, but the
detection was by one of those sure
laws of 'mmder will OUT which ought
10 deter every wrong-doer. At the re-
nuest OF the parties who were wronged,,
We abstain from giving names, 10
avoid pouring misery into the breasts
nf an otherwise innocent family.
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