The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-12

lowing OF the Idle, and dozen cffi-
clous fellows stood ready to point out
the factory and the fourth story bsek
room where, bending under single
gss-ileht, MT. Herrick was found al
work, snd where the strangers PFC
duced a warrant, and arrested him
for completely in q late famous Int
far distant robbery. a strenuous
part OF the officers instructions had
reference to securing Mr.. Herriek's
pspeIs, and they accordingly left him
under volunteer guard of his dunn
founded felloS-citizsns while they re
turned TO his lodging for that pur-
pose. MIR. Herrick had sccepted his
arrest with exquisite cslmness--csre-
iuily put away his tools and submit
teu without murmur TO the msjesty
OF the law; but no sooner were the
Cmcers OF justice gone than some
thl9g extraordinary happened. A
rush was made, the gas was put out,
there was q crash of window-olass
and the sound of dull thud far be-
low, and when the astonished volup-
teers bad cOntrived to strike q fresh
hgEt and look about them, their pris-
oner MAS individually gore. They
leaned tar out of the shattered win
dow gsz ng vacsntly down on the
hard Ire Zen earth of November, and
TemaTRmg upon the siDgular absence
oi remains below; then they turned
inward, surveyed the vscaLt room
went down the silent stairways. and
mSde the circuit Of the building out
side, returning just in time to see The
disgusted officers of justice. Under
the auspices of the latter strie.er
search was instituted, but It was
vain. Their journey had not, how
ever, proved quite fTuilless. 10 the
spOtless and tasteful chamber of Dir.
Berrick the Ulcers had found pair
of beautifully kept books, where the
profits OF that gentleman during his
residence 10 G--were recorded in
a 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 pro-
fsssion. TIE first column was sub-
divided to show his relative gains
by his proper handicnaft, and his
locksmilh's work. Under the pro-
fessloaaI column his various iarcenies
were scrupuloGsly recorded, with the
place and date and sometimes q few
descriptive words attached.
June 2-Took chronometer at
Captain Jink's."
august Took flne old snuff
box at Madame Blaise's"
There were also noted in their true
order the cypress and post office |
robber.es. This unique trophy tn
offic rs took away with them, theree
by deprIving the archives of G-Of
what might have been their brightest
Slowly the mind of c.
op ned TO the full besuty and Cum
plexity Of the arrangement indica-
t above. The mans too explica-
ble skill as a lOcksmith, united to his
life and amiable char
acter, had given him acc IS every
where. lie hsd literally had the run
Of everyhOdys p netrslia fer three
Y, ars. To most of the locks be had
nCnded he had fitted skeleton keys,
snd in one or two of tue houses be
lsd oftenest visited some window
was found supplied with an ingenious
which enabled the srtlst,
by the insertion of case knife and
the pressure of a spring, silently to
remove the sazh entire, and tc enter
Il will. Il was GwesoTe TO think OF
the range Mr.. Herrick had had. In
the express cfllee by night-in the
D st cfIice at all hours OF the Gay-in
he best chsmber-the back shOp,the
wine cellar-where not? The ladies
who had trusted him so implicitly |
were seized with a strong retrospect
i've terror, and saw his fiEs face in
every dark corner for many months.
The injured iather an3 son were re
stored to the post office with the
next change in the administration,
and the expressman was doubly
lowered with the confidence and /
commissions Of the community but
Mr. HerIick, after the November
night when he literally vanished in
smoke, was seen in the flesh no more
1t is needless to say that man OF
his wit never jumped out OF a fourth
story window. He had only to hide
adroiLly among the packing cases, OF
which the factory was full-per: aps
in the very room where he was so
guar, ed--and then depart
at leisure alter the search fOi him
had been abandoned. a legend there
WAS taat 3 man in q tweed coat, with
an open face aud simple, ATTRACTIVE
manners, was observed next day up
on enc of he northern railway trains, ;
but no more authentic trace OF Mr.
Herrick Was ever obtained. A GER
tain mystery also involved the uro
ceedings of the men who came t. ar
rest him. Tne fact that no et-
fort had ever been made 20 dispose '
Of any OF the stolen articles in the I
seemed to point to 1
distant sccomplicss, and there have c
not been wanting those who believed Q
that the self styled ollicers Of Justice |
we're OF the number. In any case t
lheIe is good reason TO suppose that s
Dc. Herrick may yet be exercising IN q
D her parts his original and highly l
cultivated gifts. I