The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-07-21
DETECTIVES AND DIAMONDS.

WlereOy bank was robbed OF E3U, UUU, the
culprit succeeded in getting safely out of
England. and escaped to the Argentine Re-
public, where there was no extradition
treaty. He was believed to have taken the
| whole of the plumber with him, as his wife
who was narrowly watched-certainly had
| no portion of it, and no letter addressed to
him had passed through the postoffice; so
private detective of great reputation was
mployed by the bank authorities to go out
| to the Piver Plate, and endeavor either to
| recover the money, or to lure the forger in
to 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 R., travelling for his
health, and intending to pay short visit to
Buenos Ayres before procee ing to VAL
paraise and Peru. Unlimited powers, Of
fetal and unofficial, we're conferred on him;
he was supplyed with letters of introduce
ton to the leading people in the Republic;
| and, OF course, there was to be no question
of expense. Thus furnished, he sat out
On arrival in Buenos Ayres he discov-
ered that his man had gone some leagues
up country. Following up the track, he
found him living in apparent great poverty,
employed as shepherd by an English es-
t0ncier0, to whom the would-be Major
Happened to have letter of introduce
ton. In this way he had no difficulty in
making acquaintance with his intended
prey-gradually and casually, to avert sus-
plcion. One day he asked him openly
! whether his position in life haa not been
very different from that in which he found
him, as his speech and manners were those
| of gentleman; and after little hesitation
| the shepherd confessed that such was the
case-presently telling plausible tale of
mi Cf0 rf1 hv1c1 ~
pity for him the kind hearted major lent
him money and took him back into the
| city, where he entertained him at one of
the best hotels as his guest, having men,
| toned to him confidentially that he wished
| to invest considerable sum in land out
there, and promising to install him as man
ager of the estate. All this time the thief
was supposed to be carrying the money hid
about his person, and it was to devise some
strategy for obtaining this with certainty
ar d safety that the detective postponed the
denouemeast of the plot so long.
At length, when he had excluded every
other possible place of conceal
ment, 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 character for nobody, till then,
had the least inkling of the truth-and to-
gether they arranged a very nice little trap.
The officers of the gun. boat were to give a
grand picnic, followed bya dance on board;
and all the best people in Bueno Ayres
were invited-Major r - and his friend
among the rest. The friend" was delight
ed at the prospect, and drew largely on the
major for the wherewithal to present be-
fitting splendor Of appearance on the event.
full day. As they strolled down to the wharf
together, arm in-arm, yo1 may be sure that
Major IS heart beat high with the tri-
umph already in his grasp-one ofthe clev-
crest captures ever planned by an emissary
OF Scotland Yard. Hiring boat, they soon
arrived alongside of the man. of wal, where
Jump up" said the major, as the gang
way ladder was lowered; we're just in
time"
We'll, no, Mr.. c." returned the
forger, calling the detective by his real
name. Il don't think I'll go on board; but
I'll stay here in the boat and listen to the
music, while you 60 up and Dance"
IT the officer did not feel sold at that
moment no man ever did. The best of it
was, the audacious robber had not one
penny OF his booty with him, and was much
too wary to trust the post. Both he and
his wife-who joined him soon afterward-
we're Obliged to work for their board until
the arrival of their governess-who had
never been suspected of complicity-with
the whole sum. But how he discovered
his adversary was never known.
BY the way, this same detective is said tt
have had another ''sell" few DAYS later
He went on board the mail steamer JUS
come ia from Brazil, as he thought hi
might obtain an English newspaper. If h
got one, he certainly had plenty of time tx
! read it for the steamer happened to be il
quarantine, and he had to undergo the hor
rors of seclusion at Ensenada for tire,
.. weeks!
A well known London diamond merchan
went out to Brazil to buy precious stones
seeking them, naturally, not in the bi,
> cities, but at the smaller places along tn
> coast The local steamer to which he ha,
1 trans-ehipped was one day about to leav
some OUT of the way port -Maceio, I thinl
, when an Indian came on board sellin
, skins: he also displayed some little shining
\ pebbles, which he did not seem to set mucl
store by, The merchant-reputed to b
. one OF the best judges of stone in Eng
9 land-saw at glance that they were SINAI
! diamonds, and carelessly offered few rel
= apiece for them, which the Indian eladl
took; then, appearing to have thus discov
cred new branch of commerce, he pro
1 duced an immense one attached to strin
}. around his neck-one SO large and valuabl
= that the dealer, in his eagerness to obtail
it, was thrown off his guard, and offered g.
Q much for it that the duskv possessOr's sns