The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-23
Around the Globe.

Around the Globe.
"rhat Is my man in the corner Of ths
car" 50
"What, that well-mannered individua!
with handcufs ont"
"Yes, he Is the man, and I doubt Il
ever fugitive gave an officer Longer
chase"
The above conversation occurred recent
ly on the incoming passenger train on ths
Atchison, Topeka and Sants Fe Road, be-
tween one of Plnkerton's shrewdest detec.
tives and reporter who boarded the train
at Lawrence. No one, to look at tho de-
tective casually, would take him for the
human sleuth-hound that he is, but 80.
cond glance at his face, and look from
bis cold gray eyes works wonders, and It is
seen that he Is ''up to snuff"
The man he had in custody was Ran.
som, formerly the trusted cashier H a
prominent wholesale silk house In New
York, who In June, 1879, embexzled over
$2OO, 600 from the safe Of bis employers
and took passage for Europe. A clue to
his whereabouts was ascertalned soon after
his flight, and when he reached New York
recently, 1t can be truly said that he haa
been chased around the world.
'1s he such desperate man that you
must needs have him handcuffed9"
'He escaped once from an officer by
jumping from passenger train, and l
don't want him to do 30 again."
"Have you any objections to telling
some Of the mans wander1ngs3"
mo, not at all; but he can do 1t bet
ter"
The prisoner was then introduced, and
on his going into an apartment Of the sleep
ing car the ''darbies' were taken from his
wrists, and his story was as follows:
"The causes which led to my leaving
New York need not be told suffice 1t that
woman had something to do with it, and
when boarded the Bothaia on Saturday
In June of last year thought was going
away forever. My identity was carefully
protected while on the water, as pretend
Cd TO be cripple aud always appeared on
deck with a cane. On landing IN the old
country went directly to London and de-
posted certain funds at a we'll known
banking house, and settled myself to await
quietly the arrival of a friend from Amer
lea. NV boarding house was not far from
the celebrated Scotland Yard, and one day
IN August i ran across little notice In q
paper which stated that l was supposed to
be in London, and that the detectives we're
on my trail. This startled me at frat, and
after waiting six weeks left for Paris, in
tending to remain there awhile. In oross-
Ing tile channel saw family had known
IN New York, and did not dare 70 to Paris,
so waited day or two and then went to
spain. but as could not speak Spanish,
made my way to Greece, where my French
enabled mo to get a1nng ,-~ /. ..-.....
''Did have much money! Yes, had
quite large sum, but the idea that took
$500, 600 with ME on leaving New York Is
ridiculous Most Of the money was lost IN
Wall street; but to go'on with my story
AT Athens met young Engllshman who
was travelling for pleasure and we deter
mlned to visit Egypt, to which country we
went In November last. All this time
was afraid of my shadow almost, and after
stopping several weeks at Cairo took pas
sage for Bombay by way Of tho Suez Canal
alone. 1t was dreadfully lonesome, this
going about alone, and but few Americans
were met with. From Bombay I went TO
Hong Kong, and then foolishly decided TO
return to America, and took passage on an
Oriental steamship for ban Francisco.
was fool for dong 1t, but the longing
came over me and could not do other
wise.
''At San Francisco did another foolish
thing by writing letter to friend In New
York, which fell into Pinkerton's hands,
and he at once sent Mr.. Halcomb, who
now has me In charge, out after me. Be-
fore he arrived, however, l was arrested,
but escaped and fed into Arizona, but was
again captured at Prescott, and here AMI.
I'm glad I'm going back to New York, az
tho life have led during the past fifteen
months was killing me-"
AS the story was flushed, the train was
entering Kansas City, and the reporter &C.
companied the officer and his prisoner TO
tho dining room at tho depot for supper.
Ransom was not handcuffed, but the
officer never allowed him to leave his side.
and when the train on the Wabash, St.
Louis and Pacific Road left for the Fast the
two men occupied section In = Pullman
car. The prisoner realized that he must
suffer for the crime, and told the officer he
expected to get ten years in Sing Sing.
When arrested he had drafts and cash on
his person to the amount OF about SIC. 900.
and was travelling under tho name Of vii
liam Allison.