Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-11-04
A Detectives Great Feat.

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succeeded in getting safely out Of
England, and escaped to the Argentine
Republic, where there wes no extradi-
tion treaty. He was believed to have
taken the whole of the plumber With
him, as his wife-wbo was narrowly
Enthusiastically held 10 portion OF
it. and no letter addressed to him had
passed through the postofice; 60 a
private detective of great reputation
was employed by the bank authorities
to 60 out to the River Platte, and en-.
deavor either to recover the money or
to lure the forger into position where
he might be captured. This detective
was an educated man, and we'll fitted
to carry out the role he assumed-that
OF Major b, travelling for his
health, and intending to pay short
visit to Buenos Ayres before proceeding
to Valparaiso and Perm. Unlimited
powers. official and unofficial. were
conferred on him; he was supplied
with letters of introduction to the
leading people in the Republic; and of
couree there was to be no question of
expense. Thus furnished he set out.
On arrival in Buenos Ayres, be dis
covered that this man had gone some
leagues up country. Following up the
track, he found him living in apparent
great poverty. employed as shepherd
by On English estanciero, to whom the
would-be Major R. happened to
have letter Of introduction. In this
way, he had no difficulty in making
acquaintance with his intended prey
gradually and casually, to avert sus-
picion. One day, ne asked him openly
whether his position in life mad not
been very different from that in which
he found him. as his speech and man
ners were those of a gentleman; and
after little hesitation, the shepherd
confessed that such was the case
presently telling a plausible tale Of
misfortunes in business, etc. Profess.
ing pity for him, the kind.hearted
Major lent him money. and took him
back into the city, where he enter.
tanned him at one of the best hotels az
his guest, having mentioned to him
confdentislly that he wished to invest
. considerable sum in land out there,
and promising to install him as man.
sger of the estate. All this time the
thief was supposed to be carrying the
money hidden about his person; and il
was to devise some strategy for obtain.
ing this with certainty and safety that
the detective postponed the denousment
of the plot so long.
At length when he had excluded
every other possible place of conceal.
meant, and seemed to have won the
mans entire confidence, he went to the
captain Of the British man.of. war lying
there, and revealed himself in his own
oharacter-for nobody till then had the
least inkling Of the truth--snd to-
gether they arranged very nice little
trap. The officers of tie gun.beat were
to give . grand picnic, followed by q
dance on board; and all the best people
in Baenos Ayres were invited-Msjor
R. and his friend among the rest.
The "friend" was delighted at the
prospect. and drew largely on the Ma
jor for the wherewithal to present to q
betting splendor Of appearance on the
eventual day. As they strolled down
to the wharf together rm-in.arm. You
may be sure that Major Rs heart
beat high with the triumph already in
his grasp-one Of the oleverest captures
ever planned BY an emissary of Scot
land Yard. Hiring Q boat, they soon
arrived along side the man.of.war.
where the poop was already crowded
with ladies'.
"Jump up." said the Major. as the
gangwsy ladder was lowered: we're
Just in time"
SWELL, no. Mr.. c." returned the
forger, calling the detective by his real
name. 81 don't think I'll 20 on board.
but I'll stay here in the boat and listen
10 the music while You 60 up and
Dance"
II the officer did not feel sold at that
moment no man ever did. The best of
it was. the audaoious robber had not
ono penny Of his booty with him, and
wss much too wary to trust the post.
Both he and his wife-who Joined him
soon afterward-were obliged to work
tor their bread until the arrival Of
their governess-who had never been
suspected Of complicity-with the
whole sum. But how he discovered
his advefsary WAS never known.
By the way this same detective is
said to have had another "sell - few
days later. He went on board the mail
steamer just come in from Brazil. as be
thought he might obtain an English
newspaper. If he got one he certainly
had plenty Of time to read it, for the
steamer happened to be in quarantine.
and he had to undergo the horrors of
seclusion ct Ensenda for three weeks!
DR.. franklin Garter has been In.
stalled % President of Williams Col.
lege. In the course of bis inaugural
address Dr.. Carter said: Ihold the old.
fashioned belief that the study of the
ancient languages and the mathematica
should form large part Of the college
course. Other studies may, indeed.
properly be introduced in the latter
part Of the course. When look at the
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