St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-16

together, and having fairly packed was
spending nv last hour with my uncle and
his family. when our friend, the professor.
broke suddenly into our room with dazed
lock. saying:
Gen. Bradley's check has been re-
turned"
We could not believe our ears. Gen.
Bradley dishonest! Impossible!
My uncle telegraphed at once to his clerl-
cal friend in New York. Alas! DR.. b.
knew no snch man. He was blind and
wrote by means OF a secretary, so that his
signature had been easily forged.
was crazy. maddened! Alice had gone
with him! Where? Oh, whsre9 / took
detective and started in search of her. l
gathered my own savings the bank fur
nshed me more money and determined to
find him and bring him back to justice dead
or alivel
We followed them to New York, but
they had left the day before. We traced
them by means of a small cane which he
left to be marked at a jewelrv store: 1t was
to be engraved From Bradley of Virginia,
to Bush OF Kentucky" and to be sent %
Lexington. We followed them to Gin
cinnati. I recognized his handwriting
on the register of one of the hotels i'll an as
summed name. As / pointed to it the clerk
laughed and said:
I'D like to collar that fellow. He played
us the neatsst bit of roguery that | We seen
for many long day. He went to the thea
tor one night and brought back with him a
chap that he picked up there. They were
as thick IS hops. They must room together.
had charge Of the safe, and as they came
to the desk to get the key, your friend said
to the other In the airieSt tones-yOu know
what way he had with him ( Yes, l knew
Now, you must excuse me, sir; but OF
course we never met each other before, and
| think it would be better il we left our
valuables in the safe over night. l have a
package Of papers beside me that Is worth
a good deal, and with your permission I'll
take check for it, The other chap did
the same, leaving watch and quite sum
of money. Now what do you suppose that
Internal rogue did? Early in the morning.
before the other fellow was awake, he
slipped his hand into his pocket got out the
check, dressed himself. came down and
handed it over to the clerk Ia different one
in the morning, you know and received the
watch and the money, leaving his friend his
package of papers. worthless, Of course.
You may be sure we haven't seen him
since"
We went to the chief Of police there and
he kindly conducted US to the rogues' gal
lery. l hate to live over again the distrust
of human nature that entered my soul that
day when, in conspicuous place saw the
handsome face, the brilliant eyes of our
friend Bradley.
He is one CT the biggest rogues in the
country" said the chief. He has been in
prison twice for forgery and has done more
petty crime than any man | know Of"
We traced them in one slight way and
another to Buffalo. There in one of the
first-class hotels, to my joy, found Alice.
She said that Gen. Bradley had gone out for
few minutes and they were to leave that
evening. He had taken her even to the
town where she had expected to so, showed
her the house of Mrs. B.. but regretted to
find that the lady was still North on her
summer trip. They would stay in Cincin-
natl till she returned. Alice had been
treated with perfect courtesy, but rather by
the power Of his magnetism than in any
other way he had got her On the cars and
taken her to Buffalo. We subsequently
concluded that his purpose in taking her
was to make her OF use in counterfeitlng.
She was fine penman, and that was one
Of his diversions.
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that evening. as had been agreed upon, and
after it was in motion, polnt him out. She
did so, and thus was he delivered up to JUS
tice. On the return home he escaped once,
but was recaptured.
After he was fairly locked in the jail |
went to see him. He looked haggard, but
met me with his polished ease of manner.
1t Is all mistake" he said; ''all mis-
take. 1t will be rghted soon. heard you
were searching for me, and was travelling
to end YOU"
Strange" answered. that we were
looking SO hard for each other and couldn't
come together. 1 hope the matter may be
righted. as you say"
But it never was righted. He was tried
and sentenced to Charleston's state prison
for seven years. l have heard since that
he played insane Il was released, and
afterward was fe,ed in one of our smaller
cities as governor of Arkansas.
Perhaps one of the few truths that Gen.
Bradley ever told was that his brother
had ''felon on his hand" The many
questions that will arise in the minds of my
readers 1 cannot answer. How could so
remarkable man be common felon?
do not know. have given the facts; you
must form the theories.