The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-11
CAPTURE OF = COUNTER.
FELTER.
He AdOPs the Role Of a Grass
hopper Ba4ereE-An Hn-
EenIOuS Rogue.

EenIO1s Rogue.
From the Dubuque Times of the LIST.
The little town of Olin is in
Jones county, Iowa. Olin has q
Postmaster by the name of Stearns,
and he is a stern, plucky, sharp
fellow. On Wednesday last a
poorly-clad stranger entered his
office and offered some postage
stamps for cash. On looking at
them Stearns believed them to be
spurious; he bought five, paying
fifteen cents therefor. Being sat
isfied of their spuriousness, he
caused the arrest of the fellow,
who gave his name IS Charles Ar
lingtOn, though he subsequently
confessed this was not his real
name. Immediately Stearns tele-
graphed to j. Z. Stuart, Special
Agent of the Postoffice Depart
ment for Iowa, at Iowa City.
Stuart was absent at Osceola, in
Southwestern Iowa, and he was
not able to reach Olin until Sat
urday noon. He thought the
stamps were bogus, but neither he
nor any one else present regarded
themselves as stamp experts.
An idea struck Stuart which he
promptly turned to account. He
asked the magistrate for delayt
and took Arlington to his room at
the hotel. Here he laid siege to
him for over seven hours. For a
long time he pursued the stamp
lead, but despite his ingenuity
nothing definate could be drawn
from Arlington involving him in q
wrong doing. Finally he pro-
ceeded to search him-ArlingtoR
freely handed him his money, but
retaining his wallet, He disgorg-
ed over 5000, of which $l6O was in
gold--the grasshoppers didn't eat
that! He obtained his wallet at
last and in it found ANEW discov-
cry. In one apartment, securely
slowed away, were several bills,
which on examination were found
to have been patched. Arlington
had procured several So notes on
q given bank, or greenbacks of the
same series. From one he care
fully cut out the upper right-hand
quarter and neatly pasted a quar-
ter cut from the genuine
81 bill. From another So note
he would cut out the left-hand up
per quarter, the space being sup
piled from the dollar note in the
same way. This process was
pursued until four quar-
teTs were obtained which
were then neatly pasted to-
gether, by which means he was
five dollars ahead. Stuart found
several of these raised notes or
Arlington. When they were past
ed together some ink was thrown
upon the portion joined to render
detection difficult. Besides sew
eral bills aleadv prepared and
complete, he found several Others
from which a quarter had been cut
out preparatory for another job oil
FASTING when he could have time
Stuart followed up his advantage
with such shrewd and ingenious
skill that he finally obtained a full
confession from Arlington, whC
proceeded to detail his method
of making money" as above de
scribed. He said that some three
months ago he was at a confec
toners in Boscobel, Wis, who tOl'
him how to make money easy
that before this he had led an hon
est life; that since then he had pur
sued the business of peddling bo
gus gold pens as a blind. One o
these bills he stshoved" at Marion
another he offered to the Anamos;
postmaster, who declined to "hite /;
he said he had passed many o
them, etc Thus, after a seveI
hours interview Stuart becam
possessed OF the true characte
and profession of the rogue. A
no one present could swear tina
the stamps Arlington had sol
were spurious, the magistrate ha
to discharge him. AS soon q
discharged, Stuart politely tappe
/ MIN OAA SLAC onO44SsCA anu AANAS-
him to select interview with I
S. Commissioner Hobbs, OF tn
city. They arrived here yesterda
: afternoon. Assistant FEEDER,
Attorney j. NJ. Ballou, Specs
Agent Stuart, and Postmast'
Stearns accompanied Arlington
t Mr.. Hobbs office, where a COME
sion was made of the facts {
: herein detailed, and the write
E confession of Arlington, made
Olin and placed in Stuart's hand
: was likewise filed with the Coz
9 missioner. Mr.. Hobbs held A
e lington in $4,000 bail for his a
D pearance before the next FedeE
: Grand jury, in default of which
9 was committed to Jail.
z Detroit Free Press: 'Chieago
q mad because abe hasn't had q ca
like Detroit, where 3 man was Ii