New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-11-19

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And now tho gate she reaches;
6he paass. by the mill; ,-
N9T throueh The grove Of beeches
The rocky pathway climbing
my happiest hour this ise
Oh, now abe stops my !hyming,
With twenty loving kisses.
-EHso p. kotthsscs. n scrtbssr's Xo~thlv.
4 DETECTIVES EXPLOIT.
In the year 1877, a series Of robber-
les were committed in several of the
large Western cities, 80 successful in de-
sigf and mysterious in execution that
detectives from all parts Of the country,
who had been called upon to "work
up the case, found themselves COM
p1etely at fault.
The victims of these robberies were
usually gentlemen of means and leis-
ure, residing at the principal hotels.
though occasionally transient guest,
socially inclined and DESTROYS of enjoy
ing all he saw in sight, fell into the
treacherous web spread for the unsus-
pecting fly. The robbor was well-known
by sight but his present haunts were
undiscoverabie.
After wasting much time, in conjeo-
ture with my fellow detectives, without
gaining anything Of tangible value,
determined to work up the case, soil
tary and alone, and without the knowl-
edge OF my coDfreres. I accordingly
asked and obtained leave of absence
to enable me to work untrameled by
official interference.
Providing myself with sufficient
means and . number of simple but ef-
fectual DISCUSSES, started South in
search of my prey. l had previously
obtained a fac smile of his signatures,
for though he registered at each hotel
under different name there was GER
tain marked and peculiar similarity in
the handwriting which, to q man OF my
profession, might prove invaluable.
From the landlords and clerks OBJ
tanned minute description of his ap-
pearance and manner which CORE
sponded with charming exactness
l visited all the principal cities Of the
South-New Orleans, Galveston. Mo-
hive, Charleston, Savannah and Pensa-
cola but not the slightest track or
trace of my victim could be found.
My purse suffered from repeated drafts
upon it, and my temper was becoming
irascible, for there is nothing that puts
. detective tout Of sorts'' Ike defeat.
1 returned to New Orleans and con-
cluded to abandon the search. While
settling my bill at the Office of the St.
Charles Hotel, preparatory to leaving
on the evening train, the name 6 Frank
Delisle," just entered upon the register,
seemed to burn up in my eyes in the
well-remembered and peculiar auto
graph of the man I was after. The Of
nee clerk seemed somewhat astonished
at my sudden decision to remain,
which ascribed to cause far from be-
ing the true one.
Mr.. "Delisle'' was q young man Of
perhaps thirty years of age, tall, cle-
giant and faultlessly dressed, with that
nameless polish which attrition with the
world and the entree to polite society
only can give. He appeared like q
gentleman Of ample means and elegant
leisure. He was coolly polite to all
who addressed him, but did not appear
to seek intimate acquaintance with any
one. His time was spent in the parlors,
dining and reading rooms of the hotel
and in daily drives to various portions
of the city. Occasionallyhe visited the
few places Of amusement which yet re-
NAMED open lit was early summer),
and infreQuent fish dinners at the lake
were INDUCED in.
As part OF my programme, I often
found occasion to chat with him upon
current topics and, as we became more
acquainted, we rode together to the
various resorts from the Barracks to
Carrollton. Sometimes we dined to-
gether at Moreau's, Budro's, or Dene-
chaud's, and I confided in him, one
day, the information thatI was in New
Orleans upon business with the Citizens
Bank, from which I expected to re-
ceive . large sum Of money In settle
ment OF an adjusted account. casual
" exhibited considerable ready cash In
bills Of large denominations. Ny bait
was greedily swallowed. His manner
became intensely cordial, and was
thereafter his almost constant COM
panion.
In our frequent drives upon the shell
road and on the avenues, I noticed
that We always had the same driver,
though seldom the same team. This
seemed q curious circumstance, and
something suggested to my mind the
possibility that an understanding ex-
listed between the two. This some
what troubled me, for I might not be
able to cone with or OutWif a nair az