Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-16

The Detective.

p!urber, op rltur-ieg iT2u R,ue, Hhera be
had bo2o 10 scIto: really good cash article OF
title 10. himself, was s4,ouishtd 10 fad tao front
door Of lis Bplendid res;dcno, s:auGi7g opao,
although ho hsd closed 1t SecuIcIy upGa his de-
! psrtur,. Preceding further, h5 CT ores per
| ceiysd by the eapty wine bottles aud oossiy
/ gisn!s scsttercd over the raaE9!lO9at satlo
| inrnitnte, that tbe bcuso had b1cu burai1fizsd
| 10 his absence. Ii saelns strange tnat burglars
should elSass scatcr costly GlAYGs a0au! when
they rob place, but ac3oIdiag TO the paptr!,
they sill 10 it. a ponderous halr-t:urk, 10
which be kspt mis- valdailes, had been opened,
spd set Of shiri stu;s agd : Gl!!llOn dollar
| package OF four per oenGs removed. l. vas ir--
possible to ;o exactly w;en the r1tb:r7 had
| occurrai, tut the excited millionaire st otcs
started for the otioe OF tao "prsFeot Of Pul!o,,'
ss they say iu all ths Ffcnch plays.
| o. the steps of the Ctfl,e he encountered o
keen looking men, wi;h the eagl, nose aud ha1k
eye peculiar 10 detectives, WHo llqu red II nc
| wished to gee the chief.
! "Immedia.eIy |" said th9 mioasira.
|! "He is 10 New YoI k. rapict inc maa OF the
Gcps bat if it is aayiii & OF inp1f:s1cs |
will siteud TO it in bis p!tc,...'
L have bern rlbb d. cal; tic 7i5tm.
II kaew it. repiiad tie p2iics a;tsoae, uih
the uu, pr IL ptscss ct the profession. Let
US at cuca to the spot.
The pluuber led the way to The l:usa.
Il s,us: pothi;g hss becn mo7od sioco The
crime was discuversd,' ssli tno detective, as
they euttrad tho Eoase.
'.bsalu ely uotbiog,' said the old gentleman,
who had Rad Gabcr!au's M, L?co;q'' tour
times.
"Bec,u5e," said the dctec'ivn, mach te-
pends upon e careful siuiy Of tbs surrou1G-
|ues,', snd be b,gsn bis Investigations by Enels-
iutipg q "a !age inca OF the dus:-coVsred Id OF a
truuk.
He then prcdacod awal! psir cf scales, p1d
scrsping off the lrch o; d9s rtttErai TO- care
fully weighed the sSma.
Lat me Gcr." ae materd, maSi7g oslcu-
stop; dus: sa,t2s at THO rA!n o! GlS 1000 lis
iof &C cch per hcur. l. is thoret.re certsn
ttat The burglary ~as c,uiu.ie! Is! ThaEs-
day. C! GTaf:er pas =, Il
Dear me-" said :he old sen i3mao. "bcR
wonderful.
Tho datao!va u5W EaGraa:haa tSo remains
Of tho ro5bur5 rspa:t. "ihate W:fo tt:ta rlb-
bers," nc sid.
Yes; but hero tire foar glasses 15@d." ex
claimed tho Old gcnticm:a
"Ihe fourth Wss uiersiy used tt p3ur The
lccrSy sop IRON the hottvs,' explained the de-
| tee i've, vito ga7o bis nsDe as h!ckshaw
! S"Oae # :irLu Vas g pJHeru! nan Ct sG9anoeC
iaye. Slc, tcis bitau cracker wears The marks
OF six dec .ycd tce;h. The s@c,ad W,s dapd;
!! sis5 lorg mus;acae. tur you Gao perceive here
he hiss rypeGtedly w!pca It 90 this Gapkn
TIE tbird burglar WAS u1miSiaksb!y woman.
"A wcmau?' casped the houseoWner.
"Pisc seiy. YOU see she has eaten nothing
savo pickles. aud the lcirg from this cake Ii
her nervousness ste hss upset too salt aut
lsrled her vine or the olo;h. Ii Hss EcE frs
utfsir of the Kim"
Yes, s,s," es;d cla Eoody, uuoh inter
Iestet.
Add pretty woman as vsl,' want on n
dsttc ivo You oo!icad she has brushed th
hersolt. Next. ws Gnd that they divided ID
;, punder on the spot L,ok! were not thes
broken tapes the ones Wlsn which your bond
psckass was tied?'
They ore.
'Duriag tie division they Glsrraied."
"Bu: hoW do you kaow thsl!' said Body
"By the overturned chair. B:sldcs, to
plane is open and marx. Of hugers are on Id
base keys. Women always sit do%n AID thum
ca tbs eud Of that piano when aDgry.
Even wheo burgliOg?' ssid the CID party
"At sll times" replied kickshsw; 81
imskss no diff:rcace whatever. TIE wona
he'd red hair.
Had. eh"'
! "Yes--sbe threw that bcck ia the co7nar q
t5e old nan and made bis nose bleed. 5 ,c th
.tR,l stained with blood No one but a rec
|; ed woman would have done that
na,; ~ do ycu know it was ,ho cid man
uosc?" - ,c,iica tha 5s,oo.;v, r0;,,
norosc'ns nsc'ns'' ne blood go5rles are tnoss
an elderly person. sd ros remain herssboui
y suppose they I. rser.
.nav Iet tif s1 morning oT Chicago
O "G1es' Resve3s, Whist c. sicisl?'
the old party. Are youama human 'sleut
II! is very simple" replied tho of paper yo
hound" "on this crumped scrap he ttisv,
will see como fsuras of course i. The,
could no! resiiza on the bonds 81 once or in
therefore, m.de computation to discoS an
how f.r their Immediate cash would take t.
Chicago wss the result, as the total arrived ut
the fare to that city multiplied by Three"
Il see-1 see" sEid The plumber.
Il start for Chicsgo OF The mex. train,n COZ
tlnued the thief tiksr. "Lst me see-pe.hapl
you had better ls! ne have fVe hundred dollars
for expenses"
The other instantly peesei over the amount.
"Rencmber," said the detective 80 hs de-
parted, mot word of what We have discoy
cred: Keep pertactly quiet until you hear from
me"
And 10 this day the defrsu led plumber i
sitting on his trout steps waiting foc news from
the detective, who astno high. fo.eheaded reside
nss already guessed, WAS the robber himself
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