The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-07-03


I stare.. on hearing this statement;
my suspicious. ridiculous - they SEEM
81 NJ lie time. had turned out 70 BE-
correct after all: while Mr.. Judd. alias
Nobbs. turned n pale a. death
..come out 81 that cab. said the de-
tective
You've no right to detain me-" said
Nobb-. II was discharged this morn
ing.
..Because nothing was known against
Won. But look here. old man. what
have you got in that bag''
..0nly some old clothes, assure
von.'' said the crest-fallen Nobbs
Come inside. and we'll see-" said
the detective. Selling the bag. .Out
Of the cab--quick. and come with me
70 fhe office
Mr.. Nobbs compiled with very bal
grace: while the corporal and l fol-
lowed. wondering what was % happen
next.
We entered a room in the interior,
and the BAG was opened: Dut Il appar-
entity contained nothing but the clothes
There j. certainly no grounds for
OBTAINING this man. said an inspector,
standing near
Mr.. Nobb- AT once Frightened up ana
csiei: You see haye told you the
truth. and now b. good enough 70 LEI
me 20
alright said the detective Pack
no your traps and clear out
Mr.. Nobbs this tine compiled with
exceeding alacrity. and began 70 re-
place the articles 81 clothing when the
. detective. seemingly acting on sud
den impulse. caught up the valise and
gave il vigorous shake A shgA
rustling sound was q stinctly audible
.Hillo. what's this2" cred the Of
ficer. Implying the clothes out Of tn
bav. he produced pocket-knifc. ane
: in a trice ripped open false DO tom
! and found-a5ouf two dozen valuable
/ diamond rings and \ magnificent EN-
erald necklace carefully packed in wad
l ding. besides a number Of un-es stone
/ The jubilant detective at once com
! pared them with list which he too
: from file. and pronounced them 10 b
E the entire ploceeis Of dar M robber
! that had recently been committed i
: the shop OF . West End jeweler. an
4 which amounted in value 10 fifteen hur
dred pounds.
4 Mr. Nobs,s. alias Judd. now lookin
. terribly confused and aba>hei At hi
! premature Illustration III his pan
. clear our OF the country with his boot,
was formally charged with being
a possession Of the stolen valnable'
e lie made no reply and was led AVA
in custody.
i Before returning to the guard. r
u marked to the Inspector II though
" sir. when he gave me a sovereign K
looking after his bag that it was mol
E. than il was worth: but now find tn
10 have been mistaken
"A sovereign criei the inspecto
n LET me see H.
a took the coin from my cartouch
a box. where had placed il in the a
N sence Of an accessible pocket. al
" handed il to him
II He smilingly examined il. and thre
~ il on the table. II thought a much
er ne remarked. s.it's bad one
~ Mr.. Nobbs. alias Judd-these nam
~ were two Of a formidable string
IL aliases turned out 20 BE- an expe
n coiner. burglar and swindler who h
n. long been wanted by the police.
Il was convicted and sentenced 10
4 heightened period Of penal seryitude-
- A few weeks after Mr.. Nob5s had !
- ceived his well-earned punishment. !
:. ceiyed visit from a gentleman. W
- stated that be was cashier in the Jew
A. er's eStablis. mcnt in which the robbie
he had been committed He informed ]
lis that hi> employer. having taken IN
n consideration the fact that | was TO
certain extent instrumental in !
y. recovery II the stolen jewelei
had sent me present
i thirty pounds. | gratefully accept
~ the money. which. a. | hal seen etou
N. If soldering. invested ia the purchs
81 my discharge from the Househ'
r. Cavalry. such j. my story OF the NJ
W. t.Fious Valise- " Chambers Journal