Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-02-06

more for me, and that is to drive me to the
office of the Chief of Police, or whoever il
the proper person for me to speak to in thai
department" .... ...
"The best person you can speak to-" sale
Rexford, "is Charley Stapleton. He's the
best detective on the force, and has worked
hard in this very case" ..'. ..5 .'..
"Well, where can I find him ?"
II am not sure that you can find him, al
this late hour of the day; but you can leave
word at the office for him to come to you, and
he'll be round to your hotel, or wherever you
choose to see him, as soon as he's at leisure.
"l'll 60 to the office, then: Is it far from
here?" ySs.s ..st-ifat> ". &,
"No sir, just few blocks But you may
as we'll let me drive you there. 'Twon't max
any difference in my time"
"Well, may as we'll settle with you be-
fore we co." said Frank, taking out his pock
et-book. 4
"That's all right, SIR. said Rexford, with 8
little waive of the hand. "We'l call il
square, if you please"
"What do you mean, my good fellow ?
asked Frank. g..t5 ysgi.f
II mean, sir, that 1 don't require any pay
I'm willing and anxious, the Lord knows, tc
do all 1 can to help you in your search, and
give any information that can lead to the
truth, though it's little enough I'm able to do
Put up your purse, sir"
"But cannot think of such a thing" pro
tested Frank. "Consider how much time
have made you lose."
II don't look upon it as lost time, sir, and
1 seldom get a job at such an early hour
unless it's lady going to shop. Anyhow,
consider this my business as we'll as yours"
Finding remonstrance useless, Frank ceased
to urge him, fearing to offend the British
pride with which he knew how to sympathize
He, therefore, thanked him, and once more
entering the carriage, was driven to the Office
where he hoped to find Detective stapleton
That individual, however, was not in the city
Frank learned, to bis disappointment, that ht
had gone to Sacramento, and would not bt
back for couple of days or more. a,.l
"Ask for officer Meiggs," suggested Rex
ford. HE knows all about it, too"
Officer Meiggs proved to be forthcoming
and Frank was soon closeted with him in s
private room. .as 81.
"The case you speak of is very interest
ing one, sir" be said, when his visitor hat
opened his business with him. Zone of th'
most interesting on record. But unless w
get some farther clue, I'm afraid there is littl
chance of its being cleared up"
"It has gone on long time" said Frank
"But it seems to me that something NOR
might have been done at the start"
mo, sir there you are mistaken. No ston
has been left unturned in: the matter. II
venture to say there is no detective force II
the world smarter than ours" said Officer
Meiggs, with the air of man qualified t.
make the assertion. "We've had our sharp
est men continually on the lookout, eve
since it happened. Are you a friend of tn
lady, sir p A.. .a.. e4aa -a...
EYES," said Frank, briefly. , ao.:.
"You can't furnish us with any additiona
evidence in the case, can your" e.; :..
"No. I am but just arrived in. America
I know nothing of it but such facts as hav
been reported to me" ,., .!anugrF ,-m1
"The facts of the case," said the Office,
summing them up on his fingers with a. busi
ness air, "are briefly these. A villain-or
supposed villain, we'll say-for some reaso1
or other, conceives the design of abducting
young lady from her guardians house. i Dir
covering on particular evening that tn
family, all but herself, are abroad, he goes OF
that evening, in hired carriage, to tn
house. Asks to see the young lady, who come
to the door. Makes ups story about sicl
person waiting outside in the carriage, Send
house servant out of the way to get glass 0
wine, young lady unsuspiciously accompanie
him to the gate, enters, or is forced into car
riage, and is driven off to No. $50 - street
Next morning the whole city, more or less, j
astir to discover what has become of her. NJ
trace can be found. Driver has gone off Of
Overland train; nobody to give any evi
dence. Search is made in every direction il
vain. Of course, nobody knew anything
about the house she had been taken to
There was absolutely no clue. You admi
that, don't you ?" he inquired, pausing t.
look hard at Frank. - ....aI4,3. 'pra
$50 far, there seems to be. none," Franz
admitted. , -. ... .... ......- ..a NJ
"There was none, sir. Positively none
The parties concerned were very liberal. Th
old gentleman, Mr.. Crofton, gave carte blanch
to spare no expense in the search. We hunt
ed not only San Francisco and California, bu
the United States. We hunted not only th'
United States but Europe. We hunted no
only Europe, but other quarters Of the globe
But you see we had no evidence. All We
could do was to give an accurate description
of the lady and of the date and mode of he
disappearance. By and by comes back th'
fellow, Rexford, who was employed to drive
the carriage in which she was carried off. III
gives his evidence, as far as it goes. Blu
when search is made for $50 - street, NJ
such number is found. The house has beer
burnt down. The former tenants have long
since disappeared. Who is the landlord o.
rather who .oas the landlord? One Mulca
hy, carpenter by trade. Mulcahy is foune
to be dead Where is Mulcahy's wife? Mul
cahy's wife is non-come-atibus; packed up hel