Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-06
BARS OF Gold,

Bars OF Gold
Oae a'te'n'on about Elk ws,ks ego Mr.. Cor,
othus Y. Els, the owuer of a uuu b r cf |, "
ocats. sat 10 bis oflcs 10 this civ. when y
strsoger entered and presented letter of in.
PRODUCTION. The letter which tlr. Ell is read
was over 'be signature OF an old tim, fricpd OF
hl'in CaI''or'i'. and 10 it be was r,q qlas,, d to
show the bssrer what G. u 'tts7 he cUuld Al be
was WORT VI bis esiecm, aud with lhs 9ri or
Htu A duy spDitcltte It. The stranger rss
f'a'ea ~ cUr 1lai r, captlon. and q Mr. VII
"'a 'nnsoo' VINO nad come 20 the me'r0puns
90 iu'IDess, was glVeu the QSa oil Toe offc: aad
"Da' other acc III moda!i ms be desired T.o
"e Is ago be ca led asaio, and 10 his inter-
course With MIR. Euis b Increased he r rIod
im nfessiun he prtVtcusy bad made
Va MoDd ~ lss5 be cane egulu, II seemed
very thoughtful this time atd aIih prrpl, xsd.
! Mt u lis no'losd his sem o. pei. ubs,i. o and
| 'ue o'n'r ali Ilue r.v .ed ITS cause which
| hls ceuhd.nt lem mDsrS IL u ID aIler tbs !oiiug
| Iog asht,p:
Y are arqu ,iOted 10 N.w Y rk," said
, hlr JJhuscD, aud yoG sru q u.n U: .Ite G ~.
u,c.iuIs. am Stranger srd have c,u. to
| ssk your sdV,c. about d ID iilrr that has G. u. d
de c"s d~rsble thOusht. Spnc tius axu
"os 10 l. sd l.. |, was 10 tn" cd days sheu
ne revolver settled ev-ry d. Is ;ul AID IS
Vr3 ot,eo ssen 10 peu, lis hands. 0 g
! oisht L Wss 10 q b'''roon wen c3uyIu
| II men qiarrced. y OF them hsi
plst, 10 h's tanG I'D ns uuzzs 10 E
lice With the olhei's head. HIS e ,.rr Was ou
he trigger 100 and .hs mas lite Wash,
worth tutton whsu brew az tho fellows
ala snd he pistol exploded. Tue mao whose
IIte saved me TO tie 8 few days aga. Il,
| @as a turpl sud 1t MAS bis partueI's uuIIcl |
| had turo asldo d. toid Us tn.t Of cr they
LETT L:adVi l.. they W. Of to Csll I1Ois, Rhrru
| 'hey TohSed Oar ot quAuI'y ui gull. rhe
| police We're 90 BIS &c nC. Enough. ani fssIng
| sip ehcnel0u they burud their boots uudrr-
Rr u ID. We'll. they were arrested for the
! crme al l,s, sent 10 pl-oD sod Got lJux 40
tue msu 1 had saved cana cut sioue HIS
| psttorr hal died 10 CO.. urment. Tho z Uau
9iU,'s h'st WUik Was 70 rec Yer the s'ul~u ueas.
ure. But Il was composed uf bricks If yJd
| aud IL YOU u DO iuohardy for mao ut his 90
GoTiery uy 10 dispose Of il. 81 ne IN a. d
| his back on the L ,cldo sluor apd came here
Wheu he learned @as IL n ~ Y rk hs souy BIT
| ue out aud told ue lhat he reme u b red 9l>u
sfsIl'ude the part | hsd tsk,n 10 saving his
HE aud Vas wi log tu d me q 3.lV.c, rhe
'reasurs he u d GOT r,adl, dispose OF him eli,
| nj ho offered ma he ohaDoe OF neg0tiafug for
sale. de has quite qnaDIl,y OF i: sad is
| WIlIIDg to dl.puss VI II 81 4 great sacrifice. [
| thJught l would CONC TO you aud SEE If you
thou ht vel oi 'he schsme. r: oto would Du d
blg pr, fl 10 it fnr US both. WHAT Hcud yyu
aovl,e mc TO d p
The s.ory Of The gentleman from Calf, rnia at
ouce sr, ussd MIR. E is suspicious as to bis r,al
C 'srscter. He i.suuLcd bin further and
b leved them COL filmed. Ih.u TO hide his
| surmrsss DO dcterniu- 10 psrn y wiihthe other
IL the Interests OF lusics uutli c,uld have an
opportunity Of plvlug the suthOIire, q W 10
tue stoeD Doc y. He told the latter he wished
70 col suit fIcld, aud that uignt b. told the
! s o'y TO eX Scuatjr COL. OF Br Il klyc, who
c.ue with bin to New Ymk aDu Called uptu
| lisp .olot B,ruts When tho inter beald The
nsrrause be recogpz ID 10 i. part of the PRO.
| yrsmme carried Uut 10 q sWlI d lcg otera ion
| which had been piled with suco g., 10 the mlots,
| AID had shorD not a few utsci upulous men of
meaus 10 she West. At ones be directed Mr..
h It's hos to sof.
Meet Mr. johnson rs you agreed" be
said. "snd appear to be u0surliclUus, tor men
OF hat GLASS opt to keep GU uuder sutvei.
ance 10 SEE 1t their pshs are detected. g. with
| Uim 70 The pI,c OF mecllug with toe supposed
| coDvsot AID negotiate wuh him for he pur-
| CHASE Of .he gold. Trey will 90 ooub. show you
| BRICK Of mauulac ur.d metal with a tip oil
| god al one eud au1 a. bin " dgs of it iu the
| uidile. That's 'beir ual gsme. To as
sure you that i,'s Duipa they arc likely
| to CHIP plrc' OF the end snd bi of
| the middle for yJ1 tJ test at be ess,y offc..
| DJo'C LOS pone the Dig 'iarIoos for tuat.
,hugh Say that Jobnsuu is y .ur friend snd
you believe bis worH Buy tho booty 5, d <ise
yo4r ,ck Tor il. 7 u eau FIST have lis p,y-
In OF opped at the b4uk. TDep. If thy sre
cha sb,u the check, fir 10 orlng JON On
TO tue bsLk WI b y u 10 ldoDuiy hln 3, d set
.hlu. right. VIII be ready Tor hin when you
set out # doors.
Nlr. f lis 'oll wed the direcious siv5n lin
o. be Iospsc OF, sod Tu sd,y he net Mr..
J Ut usou g., the pslr I'd for he p'aoe +
ED ~ u. with Ds.,o IVES Ad p'. Cotgr.ve
,nd l. u nler 10 their wake. lie G utl, ms o
{ om "a lt.ruia escorted Mf. K lis 10 he q. nj .
t Htu Q, nnd took him up to one Of the roUu s
It. Toere + lis tuuud hlu sat 10 front Of q
"a her y, caIlat f.ur, r,,lsulog 90 the bed. Ii
Vas that Ut q Nab lu ordosry stl Q ahOse tea.
tu.es, huW-ver. we're complete hidden by S
lags mask. Johnsoo plain that 10 use
uucucs Of lhe < c,,v'o,'s deeds 10 lha Wes,
| u. Or referred kee plpg ii, I1enIlty a sectet, tu
sas ready to proceed vi b busoess. The
masked mao thee drew frum un .eroea,h toe
o ls.r b.r of u suiDg metal soout ,W5lve OF
& epn Iuchss l,.g aud 20 Il c aud d halt tb.k
Mr Ehs look~n al H. and il Gsd ell the appear
suce =, par & Ii. The masked mao said that
ne h.d ,Igh.U,u sucI bars aud wi log iC
, d-puss of E, lot a. nsioeIsole ssc l6c".
Hhsn he turned them into money he pfop' sed
giving over his evil ways aud would oe ueard O.
no mrrr he bar he showed he SAID. a.
, worth 5000 but he would part win 1t fol
s. 90 80 lnsleAor Bylres h.d Irsdic ed. .
o,ecs of tie metal sawed # b end at John
: sous suggestion, aud he proposed to Ellis Il
pripg it to the assay fc to b. tested with som
lpr,i.s wn.cl were flea # The middle.
Mr Enr, sccordlng " his Instructions, pro
| tes.ed t. be sstisted but hitch sro,e here. Th
nssk.d man did not lave sll OF the gold VIII
! LIN. but only the sampie bar So stter som
:. t,Ik "a. pego,lstIoLs I'd to be su psnded ant