, 1873-06-09

al1e1 a. to rorn'taae tho operatives that tiicy Ind
0ne day, wo ont on n shopping tour, tho
operatives got into tlloir room and found b1r.
Wnloa' diary, In which they found tile addreBs
oi, dudley. EliaH lsandall wrtton IN different
nsoen evidently written BY Mnall 1se tor
In tlle forged ilstorBomentg Of tho tlrafta.
at Doeton NIr. Wnlos Was arrcatcd, and.
though l'la Indy waB nlenorllably shocked, she
friends IN North Alama, he wna brought on to
philadelphia. At tho ofllon Of tho ngonoy, No.
20 Houth Third street, llo affected mich brnyado
ut first, whom, charged with tho crime Of mail
Dotoctlve Franklin, md confessed.
H had been postnl clerk on tho Ialsa Shore
q Michigan Railroad, and was familinr with the
ntiiteront route agents: After he loft tho road,
9uaIntod with 4. l.. Dudley. who wan, at t1lat
tine, engaged In getting up en ,a1vcrtihlng
dodge, for which itg patrons paid handsomely
without receiving the ,guarnitood qnid pro quo.
who with him, tho latter mentioned how
otaHy 1t would bo to got plenty of money II
.hey could ot'ly lay handn on the drafts Wnles
took tho hint ut onco and said ho know n way
Shore Road. Dudley admitted that ho was then
running shaky ganio," nauioly, of making
g, email deposit IN banlt aud thon oyor drawing.
4 Tue robbing Of tho mails being resolved upon,
bnsnoss before, he would do tho forging.
I'll Thus mutually sgrooing to I'D tho other, both
wons 70 work. Waloh resumed his travels OH tho
snsPootoll,, whom 'he asked tho ronte agents, who
oil know him, whethor they wouldn't lso aono
help, thoy usually returned m Affirmative an
owor. ne would aid them in sorting letters, and
as roatnl clork, that llo could tull whether u
lottor contained draft or money by tho way 1t
folt
Those ho would silly abstract from tho maes,
nt1!1ft In d
coat was furnished Whom he loft tho train tho
nonoyed lottors ho would empty for his own
bonetlt, while the drafts he would ut onco dis
ID With bis wberreabouta, and Dudley, upon ro-
ceivinB thom, would got them cashcd In tho way
wo hnyo aeen by express companies.
With these facts IN their possession, Detective
Franklin started of his mon for Dudley, or tho
man with tho countless alinses. After much
tracking, tic officers got clue that Dudley was
living quietly in Boston.
A process was issuod for his arrest, md the
operatives Of the Detective Agency, together
city for months, and OF last snceoss greeted
evory place within d radus Of thirty milos Of
Boston, they found him on Saturday lust, and
bo:h le and lliB wife arc now on thoir way to
this city, in tho custody Of Pinkorton's dotec-
tivos.
Not only did thoy succeed in arreating Dudley,
but In recovering OF, 600 he had with him, d
his wife, while they also bud IN attachment is-
auoa tor his house in Boston, which ID hand-
sonely furnished.
as to Wales, when ha WAS brought here he
was we'll fixod, lie carried diamonds worth
$500, = watch and rook-ohain worth $500. and
$500 In money, all Of which WAS taken from him,
whilo some $4,000 he had On deposit in the First
National Bank Of Toledo has boon turned over.
Tho forgories were upon Hixty drafts, covering
period Of two years., md aggregating 95o, 600,
and the property recovered Is about 81, 900. III
yoBtigationa mada by tho Post-Oflce Depart
mont narrowed thoao robberies down to the Luke
| Shore Road, aud Wales' arrest saves m innocent
route agent-who was taught himself by Wales
| in tho dutioH Of his oflco-from ruin.
/ Prior to Dudlcys arrest ho engaged In some
yory ingenious operations. Ho came on to Phi
| lndslphia having n number Of oheckH md drafts
| III hsa pocket. Ono OF these was for 81 900
| geuuno, of courso-that had boon taken out Of
tho mails: Dudley, went to large house.
and told thou1 that his name WAS Mr. howley, Of
| Missouri that ho WAS out of cash, but had o
| check for $1,000 drawn by O Now Yorker, and
wanted to buy sGO0 worth Of sugars. He said
that tl1oy might sond to inquire If tho check WIS
genuine aud tho answer to tloir lotter Of inquiry
had drawn such chook in favor Of A1r. Rowloy.
The augars we're bought and shipped Wost,
and in exchange tho Philadelphia firm gavo
their check tor Saoo lle then n vent ata, to Mnr
tho augar FIRMS check, which, being taken to
| tho bank and pronounced { T., was cashed, and
tho successful operator LOFT highly satisfied.
Not 20 tho sugar firm whcn they heard TINT hlr;
| wanted Ills ohockt
In auother case, letter containing draft
WIS aont to Claain, Of New York. Dudley opened
tho lotter and substituted another, in which tho
writer Of tho original hoggod leayo to Introduce
| his friend "Ranlal" to Mr.. Olailin Cue great
| dry goods man), and asked if he would not SEQ
that he was properly identified, il order to 30
euro tho money on tho draft This 4r. olaain
tended for the Now Yorkor's pocket.
| Wo have just received from Detective Frank
lin tho particulars Of Dndloy's arrest i'll Boston.
He has been living thoro under the namo OF Pnr-
for his mail, mud waa Immediately collarol by tho
operative, who llnd a full description Of tho man
10 wanted, Dudley protested that his nn1no was
Rathburn, as ho could prove, but the detective
gentleman who had como from Pittsburgh for
tho purpose, aild he declared TINT Ae knew the
prisoner to bo Il. L. Dudley. The latter then
confessed, and said that he WAS living at o sub
lrb called h1atapan. hfr. Dudley being in 8uf-
folk Street Jail, the operative vcnt to Natapan
to see Lis wits.
sho denied having any Of the stolen property,
| but when word came from her husband to Bur-
SnsJ es5 ses 81 sS ous a s 81 fvnE up ssaS in
bills receivable, 1900 In mortgages md tho
decd for the house. She was taken III custody
md placed under koy ut tho Sherman House.
statea commsa!onora in Doiton, and was ro-
nauded undor q process to tho authorities at
Pittsburgh, where both will be takon.
Pinkerton's Agency, the officers Of which have
effected tloso important arroats is tho assooia,
North America, with connections In Europe. 1t
is superintendent by M old and experienced
detective, who las under him men Of tue high
ah and Sd what esn, they set t. Dc i is was " %
land forwerH wan offeCtol bY it's operatives, mud