The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-01
WOIIAN'S SE1EsEVVDNESS
HOW YOUNG LADY EXPOSED AN
iMPOsTOR AND THIEF.

1MPOSTOR AND THIEF.
"I'm a man of feeling and I'll do
anything for person in want, but
just now I feel like giving you the
siickest thrashing you ever got"
The speaker was Mr.. William Pulley,
who shook his rather muscular fist
under the nose of a cringing man in
the parlor Of his residence, No. 302
east Pratt street, yesterday morning.
This WAS the end Of a story, the first
chapter Of hich began on Saturday.
On the morning Of that day respect
ably-dressed man, Of pleasant ad-
dress, and clean-shaved face, called
at the coal office of Pulley & Max
we'll, 10 Boston street. He said
his name was William Pulley, and
wrote his address as 124 Capital ST.,
St. Paul, MINI. His story was that
his father had emigrated from Vir-
ginia to Ohio, and thence to Mime
sofa. His business iu Baltimore was
the search for brother who had left
horne in May, and his mother was SO
: worried at not hearing from her son
that she prevailed on the other to
: visit Baltim ore TO seek him. Mr..
, Pulley remembered that he had rela-
> tives who also had left Virginia for
Ohio some years ago and had drifted
! into Minnesota. Suspecting that his
visitor was perhaps relative, he
offered the hospitality Of his home.
) The visitor thanked him, and said he
r would make thorough search of the
hotels for his missing brother before
2 accepting the offer. About noon he
5 returned and said it was too hot to
continue, whereupon he accompanied
r Mr.. Pulley to his residence, was in
: troduced to the family and asked to
r feel at home. In the evening Mr..
Y Maxwell, partner Of Mr.. Pulley, es-
= corted him about town. Next morn
i ing Mr.. Pulley took his new friend
/ to Westinghouse. Methodist Prot
s estant church where he placed a dol,
lar in the collection for the winter S
l. coal. Mr.. Pulley saw in this act the
4 open-heartednes ess peculiar to the Pull
t ley family, and thought it another
k evidence Of their relationship.
( The same evening there was COM
pany at Mr.. Pulley's, among whom
was Miss Coleman, residing on Ex
eter street. After awhile, Miss Cole
man who is evidently a judge o
z human nature, remarked to Miss Pul
5, ley shat she did not like her guest
It She was sure he was crooked. Are
!. you sure his name is Pulley? Have
. you looked in his hat?'' asked th'
o suspicious maiden. Miss Pulle,
4 could not venture an opinion abou
n his name, and had not looked int
u his hat.
IS Il am going to look into it" sai'
D Miss Coleman. "tIen carry thei
+ names there Both ladies starte'
l. and found the hat but, no name wa
y visible. Miss Coleman's finger
p passed around the inner band of tn
t. head cover and found a piece O
1t paper upon which read the following
ri written in pencil: ''Consolidate'
= Loan Company. Lewyt & Salabes
D. Name, j. Ward. One overcoat, So.
y The ladies told Mr.. Pulley, who
!" however, said nothing. There wa
re little sleep among the Pulley famil
e. that night, as all expected to hea
N their guest move in some mysteriou
/ way. Mr.. Pulley's custom is to g
"a to his Office early in the morning, bu
Il yesterday he remained home unit
le his guest came down. Smiles an
1e pleasant words were profuse fro,
ne the visitor, who, after breakfast
u walked out Of the front door, intima
ting he would return, Hardly ha
/. he gone half square when one q
re Mr.. Pulley's daught announce
in that her bureau had been robbed c
V, small sum of money. Mr.. Pulle
as put on his coat and started in pul
is suit. He saw his man gong leisure
e. ly towards Broadway. Discovering
r. Mr.. Pulley behind. lie turned up Reg
ester street. Mr., Pulley hastene
in his steps, suspecting the fellow ha
t. taken his heels. When Regeste
ne street was reached the thief was nc
m to be seen, but Mr.. Pulley detecte
to him in a plumbers at the northeas
as corner Of the street. He walked il
er collared the man, and made hir
,r. march back to where he had stole
ly the money. Mr.. Pulley was waitin
ne report from the family, who wer
he all engaged in finding out what the
losses were, when he expressed hin
TT self as stated in tie beginning. Ih
lie man said he had taken only til
lie amount missed, and appeared yer
k. penitent. It was an irresistible in
is pulse, he said, he could not contro
.r. Mr.. Pulley ordered him out, and gay
his description to the police.-X
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