New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-10-31
PERIL OF A FAT WALLET.
IN English Millionaire and His Expert
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A Gen leman wearing q tweed suit,
iauntv little round hat, q single glass
and 4 large yellow hat box, landed in
.An,ericn last Wednesday. He weigh
cd two hundred pounds, and wore an
expression of placidity. His trousers
were loose and the pocket on the right
hand side was made very ample and
very deep, after a design of the owner.
A leather wallet of large size slipped
easily into this pocket. The gentleman
was Mr. ". II. Taylor, q millionaire
tourist from London.
At the foot Of the gang-plank on the
pier stood crowd of people awaiting
the tourists. Among them was another
large man, who wore dark clothes, had
Il clean shaven face, and is known to
the police as ''Albany."
The two men came together in the
crowd, and Albany easily slipped the
large leather wallet out of the ample
pocket and retired to q beer saloon in
Tenth Avenue just below Twenty third
street. The bar-keepcr advanced fifty
dollars on the wallet and Albany. with
his friend and assistant James, other
wise known as Bed Kelly, went off
for a days trip to Coney Island.
Meanwhile Mr.. Taylor had driven to
the FiftI, Avenue hotel where he WIS
assigned to room No. 2O7 After he
had signed the register, Mr.. Taylor said
casually to the clerk
II have no doubt whatever you have
competent police officer at hand?'
80, YES, do you want to see the
towns''
"Eh? Oh, I don't mind after dinner
but | cared more particularly just now
to sec him abouta follow who robbed me
of what in your money would be called
| $50, OOO."
Il beg your pardon. Thirty thous-
and
"Yaas. Would you oblige me by
sending the officer up to my room at
! your lcisure::'
| Then Mr.. TAYLOR who was still APP
parently the most unconcerned OF men,
! stroileu toward the elevator. The clerk
stared after him until he disappeared
; and then called detective James H.
! PRYOR ANA said rs he looked Mr.. Pryor
s.raiyht in the eye:
l. There's III English capitalist in 207
| who SAYS he has just been robbed of
$50, coo.
"How mucl1?" said Mr. Pryor, look
ING very hard into the clerk S eye.
:{:5O.O0O."
Mr.. Prvor's right eye closed gently,
and he went 10 POI without another
! word.
! "Wcll, he WAS the coolest specimen
of man ever met said the detec-
tive Yesterday us he stood in front of the
Fifth Avenue hotel. He turned out to
I be thoroughbred, but was suspicious
of him to the last. When I went in he
smiled pleasantly and said:
"On, officer, I've been bit unfortr,-
nate: was robbed at the pier Of my
wallet, which contained three $4,000
| drafts, my personal papers and letters
OF identification.
! "What bank were the drafts drawn
| on?' says I.
| Upon my word you'll think it very
stupid of me-but can't remember
| They arc from the London and West
minister bank"
| Nv iat!' says I, ''you don't know
! the name Of the bank on which all tha
| money is drawn?"
| ':No. You see all my papers were
1 in Tie wallet; we might easily go back
! TO the bank and stop payment on the
drafts if knew the name of the bank
| nut I can't for the life of me recall it.
| Very stupid.''
| 1t seemed to me,' said Mr.. Pryo
| yesterday, that this was little to-
! iisiy. and looked him all over care
fully. Then he said:
| ''Bv the by, the theft leaves me quit
| pennllcss until my portemonnaie al
| rivcs.h
| Il thought he meant the wallet whe1
! he said portemonnaie and decided tina
! 1t WAS Il skin game. | expected him t.
! brace the house for y loan, when ~
| said: perhaps you'd better have m!
| porteulonnaie brought UP stairs. It i
| Re smaller of 1hc two bags by the
ticsk'
| Il sent down for The bag, and wher
! 'so opened it I'm blessed if one part G.
il was not entirely filled with money, il
ave, ten and twenty-five pound notes
I There must have been several Thousand
dollars there. Tnen ls;sw that the mans
| carelessless WAS not assumed, and
told him that it WAS dangerous for hin
to leave his money lying around in tina
| wav.N
| ''Oh, don't believe all Americans
are thieves, despite my first expert
ence, said he with q jolly laugh. "Be
| Sides we have 4 system in England O
having 4 list taken Of the numbers O
notes. when we take them out of the
NH wi S&l, A.
hers arc published and they become
va.uecss.''
| ''Ihat scheme won't work for a cen
here said, and then I took the mon
ley down to the safe. After that sen
! the following IN advertisement dow
town:
! THE TOCkET-EOOK LOST IN TWENTY
] Thi'd street car with papers and passports il
! name OF Taylor. will he negotiated for in stric
confidence. Room No. 207, Fifth Avenue
hotel.
| Il made believe the pocket book wa
| lost i'll 4 Twenty third street car becaus,
! knew the same gang that had worked
! the piers would work the cars and
wanted them to know that 1 suspected
| them. Mr.. Taylor seemed somcwha
! interested in the case, but by no means
| rs much rs thought he would be-
| We'll. got no answer to the adver
! tisemcnt and the next day went dowr
, among the Twenty third street gang
aThey are tho worst set of pickpocket!
in this city and there seems to be NJ
enu to them. The one horse cars arr
crowded by the people who come from
! the ferries aRi ths Albany boatb late il
! tbs afternoon. The members of thl
gang jump on the cars, crowd through
20 pay their fares, and get in their fine
work on the way out. They usually
I get on at Ninth avenue. and ride
to Sixth where they jump into tht
| elevated cars when they have struck {:
| victim, and slide out OF sight. IknoV
them all. From Mr.. Taylor's descrip
ton Of one man in the crowd I knew