New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-18
at once?" said our manager, ad

Il will order one Immediately, sir; and
also telegraph to see if the line is clear. "
While this was being done, Mr.. Wllmot
asked the doctor if I could be safely
moved, as be wished to take me to ".
to be ready to identify my assailants,
should they be captured. The doctor
gave it as bis opinion that I might be
taken; and he expressed his willingness to
| accompany US. 10 be ready in case OF need
We were soon on our way to ~. and
early in the morning we arrived shere. MIR.
| Wilmot and two detectives a. once pro.
| ceeded to the bank: and in about half an
! hour Mr.. Wilmot returned 20 the inn,
| where ! remained with che rest Of the
| party. He said that Mr.. Garstang was
not there. he having gone away early the
previous morning; but the detectives had
! been stationed where they could watch all
| who approached the bank. Wilson. the
! matchmaker. had gone round 20 several OF
| his ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in N. and at last
he found a person who recognized the
| watch as one which he had cleaned on
several occasions, and for Gars.ang. Thus,
then, we had got another link in our chain
--one stronger than any Of the Others.
Porter. the station master. had ascertained
that Garstang often drove out Of ~ in
a dog cart, and mostly in one direction.
On arriving at this town, we succeeded in
ascertaining where Garstangs dog cart
invariably went. This was to house in
| the suburbs, standing in grounds Of its
| own. and inhabited by an old woman and
her daughter. When we reached this
| house, part of our force approached it by
/ the front and part by the back. the doctor
! remaining with me in the carriage at the
corner of the lane. While We waited in
suspense for the result of the raid upon
the house, we heard the sound of wheels,
and the doctor. on looking out, saw car
rage, the horses of which, he said, seemed
hard driven, coming at rapid pace down
the lane leading to the house. Where our
carriage stood it could not be seen by the
| driver Of the other. To run in by the
back way of the house was but the work
| Of a moment with the now thoroughly ex.
| cited doctor, and he succeeded in warn.
ing our party just in time for them TO con-
| ceal themselves. As We expected, the
| carriage turned into the grounds Of the
house. II was instantly surrounded.
| The occupants. it is needless 20 say, were
| the two who had attacked and robbed me.
! They at first showed an inclination TO use
their firearms: but seeing the hopelessness
of resistance, gave themselves up. When
they were confronted with me, AZ once
| identified the man whose face had seen
| Although they had changed their dress,
! the station master was convinced they
| were the men who got into my carriage at
| W. The one who passed the bank
! was Garstang, his objec. in so doing be.
ing TO see how the plot was working. The
! whole mystery was clear. It was easy TO
the code. had caused the forged telegram
to be sent from M by some accom-
plice. Inquiries instituted among the
clerks at the NJ telegraph Office elected
! the fact that female had sent the spu.
rious dispatch, which the receiving clerk
we'll remembered on account Of its length
and popularity. Finding this to be the
case, the younger of the two women was
taken into custody on her return home.
She proved to be none other than the fe.
| male servant who was discharged from
I Mr.. Wilmots at the time Of the jewel rob.
berry. This girl was admitted as a wit.
ness against Garstang. as also was the
driver Of the carriage in which he and
| his fellow robber reached the house where
| they were captured.
| The mystery about the jewel case was
cleared up by the evidence Of the servant
! girl. On the night Of the robbery, she
stated that she was in her mistress room,
and seeing the open case, she looked into
it and then determined to steal it. She
alleged that she was attracted rather by
the beauty of the jewels than their value,
and that no idea OF selling them ever en-
tered her head; her only idea being to be-
come possessed Ct such splendid inery.
She took up the box, and was coming out
Of the room with it when Garstang con.
fronted her. and threatened to give the
alarm. She became very much frightened,
and attempted to put the case back. This
Garstang would not let her do, but led her
down the back stairs and out into the gar
den, and thence to the street. He then
frightened her into going with him to a
disreputable public house. where he
robbed her of her jewelry and threatened
her with the consequences of divulging
what had taken place: at the same time he
told her he would marry her if she kept
all quiet. This he had never done: but
he had taken the house in which he was
captured. and here he placed his victim
with an old bag, whom he made her des-
ignate as her mother. He had, she stated,
always treated her with sort of kindness,
but he never relaxed his hold upon her,
and she felt very much frightened of him.
Thus, then, was this villain fairly melted,
and with his fellow-criminal. who had
turned out. as we expected. to be his
brother, committed for trial. While he
lay awaiting his trial at the assizes, some
bills of his brother were dishonored, and
this led to the discovery of an extensive
system Of fraud which these two worthless
had carried on for many years. At the
trial the robbery in the train was clearly
proved against the two Garstangs, and
justice was at last indicated by their re-
ceiving a sentence of penal servitude for
life. with the addition Of an ample pre-.
liminary administration Of the cat.
The wretched girl, who had, in a wav-
ering moment, when a word of good coun-
sci might have saved her from the clutches
of heartless, calculating scoundrel, was
sent 70 distant part of the country: but
she soon dropped and died Of consump-
ton, induced or fastened by exposure to
the bitter weather when she went to
NJ. to send the telegram which so
nearly led to such direful results. AS for
myself, soon recovered, and took my
post at S. as manager; and when Mr..
Wilmot and I visit each others house.
which we often dove seldom fail to
think of the forged telegram and my ter.
yible ride.
The Difference Between Reputatieb and
Character.
Reputation is what person is accounted
60 be by others character consists in what
he really is.