Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-31
AlAsGE FosoeRY
a Leading Phfsscian's Marie Usee 70
the Value o. $500.

ssportsF II Tzs IELzGzA4 at the tHlon
1sDos last ssenlzz aotaceas ulat, fsr soaas
anknO-n caasss = passesszs Irain ~as bsiag
hsl1 bssond Lhs - of ~ uEas fsr starting
,oon ths soand 0Yfa8I1nz ~hesls s4s heaEd
over ths eobhls- stons pavement upon ioala
street and earrlAse ~as RAPIDLY driven ~
~ Tie main dsbot entrances. als1abeF u
ms Slsrs1's forcs aliziltsd frosn ths carriage
Fastening tbroaZh ths dep9t ~ithO0t pur-
chasing a tickst and boanded IA haste gpon
the car platform The eondactOF gave the
signAl f0s starting and the engineer pulled
the throttle A. though be intsnded ~ ulaSs sp
tbs fss minutes of l0st time before TIE train
had covered many miles upon BIS lOuTEey
s0athsard The hItls circumstances vas re-
gealec-y revolving itself n The reporter
brain snd the more be attef1p pied u tara nis
thoughts II dIfsreot cnaDuei. the more DO
taOuZhk Of the circumstance az the depot.
Then he remembered % have seen Sheriff
klnney Chief Detective Moran, S1psrin
tenleut Perry and Cashier Baker, of ths
Fourth National Bank, come from little
consultation al police headquarters, earlier
ln the day, and depart IA different dlrSctlons.
still the ne4 clues came ~ the brain OF the
scribe The knosiug wink and nod of the
shre1d old chief detective 70 his men, when
they turned IA ~ report for duty, was
taksa into conslderatl0ni their little
secret conversations and the hurried
departures Of the detallsd detectives
a. different parts OF the city, increased his
interest The excited appearance OF the
bank cashier also noted. The reporter
/ auestioned eagerly every officer OF every
rank, 10 and out whether or not sonethlng =
lev bad happened Nothing could be learn
nothing had happened and all Sas A. ser
I enc ~ ealasd waters after storm The
newspaper man was nct deceived he ~as
convinced that there vas trouble beneath the
surface. aud no could not be thus put on 10
I 20 10 his couch unrewarded for all his search
7 Later Ia the evening he used the telephone
Wires with a vengeance, found them All
kinked up and acting badly, two or three
men were talking With him at
the same time one says. when did this
I happen" Another answers, This after
noon" Then came hurried snatche- of sen
/ fences. ''the amO0ntf" 500" IAN officer
was sent 70 Chicago, think he will get him;
I got big start, etc. etc. These things set
I the reporter Wild. he worked up the clues,
united the disjOinted parts. and finally was
/ rewarded BY having his discoveries verified.
/ This Was what he found.
A draft upon Texas bank for $50, en-
I dOrsed by DIR. q. X. John-on, OF this city,
/ had been presented at the Fourth National
/ Bank and had been cashed. After the man
/ Who bad the draft had departed with his
easily obtained bundle the draft was discov-
cred 10 be a forgery. The officer Fastening 10
/ Chicago upon the express train was after the
/ perpetrator OF the forgery. After these dis
coyeries the reporter reflected upon the pro-
I priety of Publishing what he had discovered.
( Thinking. however, that no ieelng culprit
several hours, perhaps, ahead of an officer
and twelve hours ahead of The TELEGRAM
would stop TO read paper 10 learn that he
had committed forgery. he decided that
no harm could come from publishing the
/ facts.