The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-17
! eo,na nsic Tale frona Texas. \

s "a 49,
So, n,ontbs since there arrived in Cal
x,os,an . rather dashing- looking gentleman,
WIN stvled himself Mr.. Norman, and VINO
informed casual acquaintances that having
isteIv fallen into small fortune by tbe de-
.rease Of an apprecrative relative, and at the
sasne time being left without near ties or
kindred In his eastern home, he bad re-
solved To purchase an agricultural or
stock raising estate 10 Texas, and there
prosecute his remaining career. NO
sooner had he allowed this much
of his confidence to gain public pos'
session than every man in the county
who had acres to sell--and q good many WHO
did pct-was Mt least his correspondent;
and, after week or two OF leisureiy retire"
menf, he bought for some $4,000 ranch on
Chocolate Bayou. There, demonstrating
himself at once as what he termed "gen-
tlenan farmer" he cordially reciprocatedi
the attentions Of the ncighboripg "squsres :"
for due social relations, and although nota-
bly, uncommunicatiye as to all points in his
past life save those given above. found no
difficulty in fngratiating himself with The
most select society in that section. A man
of ifs address, apparent property, aud I'M
married conditions. could not long live
upder such circumstances without. marking
or being marked for matrimony,- and. to-
wards the end of last month certain assldu-
GUS addresses which he had paid to an estl-
mable Young lady eliminated in matrimo-
Mai proposition, which was not rejected.
The wedding was fixed for an early, day,
and SUMMARY and domiciiary preparations
for.it were nearly completed, when, to the
horror Of Chocolate society, the unspeaka-
BILE anguish Of the blide-elect, and the
disnay Of the. presumptive bridegroom, the
latter received the congratulations Of de-
rectiye officer from Pinkcrton's agency IN
Chicago, in whose company, after BRIEF
interview, he departed hurriedly for the
East as prisoner Of the law. This fact
created not great deal OF sensation, for 1t
was known TO but few, the prisoner having
been placed on board the cars al Highland
station and hurried through. A NeacS re-
porter, however, obtained the following
particulars concerning the matter:. 1t
seems that some time since certain
wealthy 4 oil company in Pennsylvania
had its burglar-proof safe robbed OF
S17,5O0, and simultaneously one Norman
Spencer, the previously immaculate book
keeper Of the concern, disappeared from bis
desk, clearinghouse, and other familiar
places. The coincidence permitted but one
inference, and no one doubted that the
missing man had been the r0bber, but to
track and capture the fugitive were differ
ent things, and at first the plundered COM
panv almost gave up the task without 4
trial. A certain detective, however, aware
that before his crime and flight Spencer had
been devoted in his attentions TO young
orphan girl in Titusville, decided to keep a
strict watch on the young iady's move
ments, thinking that there would be some
communication between them. Two months
4 Al LIS Hill RI
any reward; but at the end OF that time,
lust after receiving q letter directed IN
backband" from st. Joseph, Mo-, the lady
suddenly departed for the West, followed
and shadowed," Of course, by the detec-
tive. Through Pennsylvania and Ohio she
iourneyed on to Chicago, where, by the d.
rection of his superiors Of home, the officer
enlisted the services of noted young de-
tectiye OF that city to continue the shadow
ing.v From Chicago, under the surveil.
lance OF the new watcher, the lady went
to Quincy. On reaching that city the
lady went to hotel, and the detective
advised his employers OF the, state OF the
case. Instructions were sent to change otl-
GERS, and Quincy. detective was put to
work. Remaining at Quincy day, the
lady left one fine morning on the Hannibal
and st. Joseph road. Her every motion had
been watched, and the officer was on the
train with her. At Cameron junction she
took the cars for Kansas City, with the ar
gus-eyed detective on the same car. Ar
rived at the latter place, she went to no.
tel, followed by the officer. Up TO this
moment there bad been no indication
that the lady had any idea that her
motions were being watched. The
sequel will show whether he was correct.
The. morning after her arrival at Kansas
City the detective was seated at bis break
fast when woman exactly resembling the
one he had been watching took her seat in
the ilning-room. She was closely yelled,
but the height, figure, and dress were the
it. He quietly finished breakfast, and then
resumed his position to watch further de.
yelopments. The omnibus rolled up in
from. OF the door, and passengers bound
on the Kansas-Pacific railway were called
for. The lady he had seen at the table
took her seat in the bus, ne followed,
and the two were soon on the
train whirling westward. at juno.
ton City the woman got off the car
and took her seat in the depot, the officer.
following. A few hours afterwards the
train eastward came along, and the woman
took her seat In one of the cars. Puzzled
by this singular manGuVre, the ot6cer fol-
lowed, aud in due course of tiae both
found themselves in the same hotel IN Kan
sas. City they had left in the morning. Next
day another astonishing fact was revealed.
The woman who went TO Junction City was
merely servant in the house, who nearly
resembIed in face and figure the lady the
officer was following, and wbe had been
dressed up in a suit Of that dndiYidu-
al's clothing as q decoy duck. Con-
yiaeed that he bad been sold, and anable TO
procure any trace whatever of the fugitive.
the officer gave up the chase and reported
to mis- employer. From this sime for some
months nothing was heard of either Nor