The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-03-19


among his CsAmpsOn's) eifece He said
that sampson. the preceding aiteruoou, at
three O'Clock, had drawn part Of four
months salary due him, amounting to just
three hundred dollars. Not feeling well,
he had requested to be allowed leave Of
absence for that afternoon, which had been
granted.
Now" said Mr.. Horton, what has be-
come of that three hundred dollars ?"
''Mr. Smith, he remarked, cit has either
been lost or stolen" The former. of course,
is possible, though unlikely but it is more
probable that it has been stolen. tits very
often the case that thieves are found in
boarding-houses, whose sole purpose is to
plumber their fellow boarders. Now, among
your wife's flock Of boarders there may be
such thief and granting that Jonas
Sampson was robbed, perhaps we can lay
our hands on the culprit. Who entered
the room he occupied after he went TO bed
yesterday afternoon until the time Of the
searching Of his effects Do you know
feel a great interest in this matter be-
cause Jonas Sampson was favorite Of
mine, besides I've a detectives nature, aud
like to solve mysteries.
"To my knowledge" 1 said, speaking be-
fore Mr.. Smith. "The physician, Mr. and
Mrs. Smith, myself, and young lady
boarder, Miss Gardner by name, who staid
up and nursed him last evening. She TO
my knowledge, is the only person who was
in the room alone with Jonas Sampson be-
fore his death"
CAS- far as / know" said Mr.. Smith, "NIr.
Slocumb is correct in what he says. But
1 doubt very much whether Miss Gardner
would do such thing in fact, can hard
ly give such suspicion place in my
mind for an instant. She has as open and
honest "A face as l ever saw, and is very
lady-like and refined in her manners. 'Tis
true, she has been boarding at our house
only month and my wife and I know
nothing about her beyond that she is a
saleswoman in Broadway store"
"She may not be a professional thief
perhaps we are wrong in even thinking
that she is a thief Of any kind-but prob
ably she CHANGED to see the money in his
coat pocket, where saw Sampson place it
before leaving the store yesterday, and, on
the spur of the moment, was tempted TO
purloin it and did so when he was un.
conscious from fever or sleep. 1 tell you
what we can do" said Mr.. Horton. "To-
morrow, when this Miss Gardder is away
attending to her business, you and Mr..
Smith, can search her room, clothes, and
things, and if we do not find some confrina-
tion of my suspicion, in the shape of the
money.9we will let the matter drop. Let
poor SIMPSONS remains be decently in
terred," added Mr.. Horton. "And have
the bill for same sent to me- There is, /
know, more than hundred dollars due him,
which he said, when he took his money yes
terday, he would draw next week. So
there viii be moro than enough to pay fun
sral expenses and board biIls.h il.1 , $500,
Mr.. Smith agreed to Mr.. Horizons prop
osition about searching Miss Gardner't
room, to see if she had taken the dead
mans missing money; and, accordingly
4 the next day it was done.
To 0Ir. Smiths surprise and re. ret, ~,
. hundred and ninety-eight dollars w,r,
found secreted in Onold dress in her trunk
The money was replaced where il hao
been discovered and Mr. Horton, his sus
picion being confirmed, forwith procured q
warrant for her arrest. and also search
warrant The former being served upor
her that evening.
, Mr.. Horton, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith. an on
, Ger and I. were seated in the private pariol
when Miss Gardner came home from tn,
store where she was employed.
! Mrs. Smith went out to her and told he
some parties in the parlor wished to Sc
: her. ~
e She walked in ahead of Mrs. Smith. plen
{ ty Of color in her cheeks, and bright smil
: upon her face, perhaps thinking som
: friends had called to see heri but when sh
: perceived that four men, one of whom wor
!, a polceman's uniform, were the sole occu
4 pants of the apartment, she started back i
: disshay, and little Of the rosiness Acd froI
: her checks, as if she had some chillin
e presentiment of coming danger to her
; self 9ls J 19 s'
t "Do these gentlemen wish to see me
' Mrs. Smith," she asked in faltering tone,
!, what for?'
O "About the three hundred dollars 20
e stole from Jonas Sampson" said Mr., HoI
e ton sternly.
e Mr.. Horton, as rightly judged was pit
l. less to any person who he was convinced
l. his own mind was criminalj and belle,
e. he wOuld have sent bis own flesh and bloC
r to prison, the circumstances being the san
d as they were in the present instance.
= "The three hundred dollars stole fro
d Jonas Sampson ?" she repeated, in apparel
le amazemeiit, the color dying out Of her fac
e and leaving It deadly pale as she spok
Good Heavens what do you mean by a
u, cusing me Of such a crimeP'
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