The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-15
TIE FUGITIVE PRESIDENT.
1RtCKED TROM CHICIGO TO THE QUE
BEC STEIMSIiTP UH.iRF.
Registering n. John Williams and Sailing for
Europe under that Auns-A Cable Despatch
to the Detectives of scotland Yard Police.

to the Detectives of scotland Yard Police.
From the 0ioigo Nef.
Duffy" Is the baggage smashcr for tho
Grand Trunk Company at the Union station
Toronto. an honest. rcd-hcadcd. rcd-boarded
freshman. Foster described the baggage and
then it all flashed over him.
ION. yes" he said. that party came early In
the afternoon, and stayed about the depot hero
until evening. lie had a tail. slim girl. say II
years old, with him around the platform, and
think his lady waited inside in the first class
waiting room. lie was going cast Iremcm-
Der him for foolish little occcniricity Of his.
Icamc out here ON the platform and found him
picking the labels of his luggage. They were
all covered with the marks Of the hotels and
railway companies and express companies into
whose hands they had fallen and that seemed
60 annoy him. saw him working away Mt 1t
and took pity on MIN. and went and got u
sponge and spent u good hall hour with him
sponging the marks of his trunks. lie was
greatly pleased 70 500 how well they looked
We went into Dun, office and examined his
books.
hcroglyrhics that il the pnrty-thrcc pieces
on !hr afternoon Of Aug; ~, checked 10y myscii
to siNty-ive over. SiNty-hye over means
going to take nm Allan steamship. remember
now he asked me about the wharycs NJ Quebec.
would have only checked his trunks To Point
levi. one station across tho river from Quebc-.
The check numbers were 49, 49, 10. 52i, and
lir. Jnrman has charge Of the Grand Trunk
ticket office ut Toronto. He rocolcctcd the
." H. ,anr 10 my window several times in the
course of the afternoon, and noticed MIN walk
ing up and down the platform with litte girl.
j think they brought their lunch with th"m for
the lauy sat uli thr afternoon in ~ ladies watt
ing room. and l. eum' To me 60 borrow cork
screw to opeu bottle Of wine. ! had mono. but
got ono. After this party had used II. IA" came
back aud said ne hal taken a fancy To u ana
would like io luy IT, and asked the price. sent
my Young man down 20 ~ the phi 'c.un found
II wac ihiriy cents, tut " me he WI zen. thls
party lnid down the colkscrrw and didn't task
for il again. lie came hack ngnin soon alter
ward. however. and asked mo If | could give
him could exchange 500 Tor him. and did 80.
j was astoni~h"d to 500 how quick he computed
the difference. and ! told my young man that
that gentleman must have been in brokers
oil 20 some time or other He had large ron
OF sl,l~ van MN; ! sold MIN tickets tY 4uehac
and lac iicd about the aa,c OF the girl. for she
was over II years Il age. the limit for hail
'Nox. that think of H." continued Mr.. Jar-
man. " he u~trd ni,Out the steamships. and |
tried o. book hin, hut he wouldn't hay" it, He
had either bought his tickets before he gnt here
or was not lul.y Diet rln'n",l as To- ~ course.
TIA" prnll. "tnr of the news stand IN the depot
railway lnde. Heuso saw thcm spencer. his
Mii". AMI On" daug - aboard thr tram Tor
Having Illus established nis couisr beyond
question. / SIT Out for Montreal There !
learned That Spencer and family had iourney'd
from Toronto In tk' IIliMan cnr "Cacannn
They retired very carly and uro-" q short time
b'inr.. tI. an ila oi tuu train ia tho railway
shod in BonavrnturH SIR y. AT about % clock
on Tie uiornin- of lut -,lly. Aug. -
The train ,uu'iu ton MIR. sheldon. took up
thor { .hri- ant uOtlr 4 Oh m ais they passed
into tho wait. IL room o' fNt .lrllt. Iuny went
from IA, depot nl.nt and did not stop 40 nny ol
the leadiu- hotels oftIenfy. Thny prphahyutr
in SOM -iuur.u' lfW.- -iill early ln tho rvcu-
iuas WHOM the Sp.u.a r~ returned 10 tho depot.
'Thuv -ut ur.u nl tic W.iiinl, room and paced
liz, platform uuti % ,Qiurter H. 49, Then they
roct'red e. puiinun coach for QurD..
Thov a.ain /. tired Early. and m iavhroak on
Welno, iuy Aug. -. landed at tho depot at
Point icyi. To ferry bort was There. ana they
immediately .l.i-.r,i To- IT.. othcr -,de.
Mir. NutAin BARLOW. who has Charge Of the
baggage at This lniit received Spenrrr's
trunks. aulihe record If thcir numbers. ls
thu Nllnn docks. Will" ihe thirl WIS s"nt To- the
~. Ioui. Hotel whore spencer his wife. and
tn. child appeared at once
There III the books ct the 81. Louis Hotel
saw for the first tim. un my tourney "a ~u.ei-
nun ~ -" ~ w "l'..'' "u,' ~. wa,
haud.a Little more nervous than usual. per-
AfpJtt VI 90" ne ,,s,tt i'm Jj,.,of,n
""." ~ ,''" "i '"",t' ,t"'SS. 100,
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ii",it y, 49," ~ ,i ,,,,, ,, ''
init,' i If, . ~ w. i,' ,he NJ, NJ
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