The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-06-26

| Having thanked the official. Mr..
Nobbs caught up his property, and we
left the office. When we got to the
door we found assembled small crowd
of men employed about the establish
ment; for the unusual spectacle of two
helmeted, jack-booted guardsmen had
caused good deal of speculation as to
our business there. Mr.. hobbs hurried
/ ly brushed past them, and gaining the
street hailed passing cab, and the
driver at once pulled up. ''Here is
something for your trouble he said,
slipping sovereign into my hand. /,
of course, thanked him heartily for this
munificent douceur. Declining the Of
fer of the driver to place his bag on the
dicky, he put it inside the vehicle; then
shaking hands with the corporal and
myself, he said to the driver: 'tEuston,
as fast as you cam and entered the
cab
The driver released the brake from
the wheel, and was whipping up his
scraggy horse with view of starting,
when the poor animal slipped and fell.
The man belonging to the Scotland
Yard who had followed us into the
street at once rushed to the driver S
assistance, unbuekled the traces, and
after pushing back the cab, got the
horse on its feet. All the while M.
hobbs was watching the operations
from the window; and noticed that
one of the men was surveying him very
attentively.
''Your name is Judd, isn't it?' the
man at length remarked.
mo; it ism What do you mean by
addressing me, sir?" Indignantly re.
piled Mr.. hobbs.
"Well," said the man-whom I al
once surmised was member of the de
tectiVe force that's the name you
gave, anyhow, when you were had up
on the charge of feeling the pockets OF
the gents clothes who was drowned in
the Serpentine week ago I know you,
although you've had clean shave"
started on hearing this statement;
my suspicious, ridiculous as they seem
ed at the time, had turned out to be
correctI after all; while Mr.. Judd, alias
4NOOOo, pdLACu eto paw do OCcttA.
"Come out of that cab, :" said the de-
tective.
you've no right to detain me-" said
Nobbs, Il was discharged this morn
ing"
because nothing was known against
you.-But look here, old man, what
have you got in that bag?"
EOn1U Coma old olotbou T occ,,ro
you" 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
to the Office
Mr.. hobbs complied with very bad
grace; while the corporal and [ fol-
lowed, wondering what was to happen
next.
We entered a room in the interior,
and the bag was opened; but it appar-
entity contained nothing but the clothes.
"There is certainly no grounds for
OBTAINING this man. said an inspector,
standing near.
MI. Nobbs at once frightened up and
cried: "You see | have told you the
truth, and now be good enough to let
me go.
"All right" said the detective. ''Pack
up your traps and clear out''
Mr. hobbs this time complied with
exceeding alacrity, and began to re-
place the articles of clothing, when the
detective, seemingly acting on sud-
den impulse, caught up the valise and
gave it a vigorous shake. A slight
rustling sound was d stincAy audible
''Hillo! what's thisP" cried the Of
ficer. Emptying the clothes out of the
bag, he produced a pocket-knife, and
in trice ripped open false bottom,
and Roundabout two dozen valuable
| diamond rings and a magnificent en-
erald necklace carefully packed in wad-.
ding, besides number OF unset stones
The jubilant detective at once COM
pared them with a list which he took
from file, and pronounced them to be
the entire proceeds of daring robbery
that had recently been committed in
the shop of West End ieweler, and
which amounted in value to fifteen hun
dred pounds!
Mr.. hobbs, alias Judd, now looking
terribly confused and abashed at this
premature Illustration of his plan to
clear out of the country with his booty,
was formally charged with being in
possession 81 the stolen valuables
He made no reply, and was led away
in custody.
Before returning to the guard, l re-
marked to the Inspector: Il thought,
sir, when he gave me a sovereign for
looking after his bag that it was more
than it was worth; but now find that
have been mistaken"
"A sovereign cried the Inspector.
''Let me see it. :"
| took the coin from my cartouche-
box, where / had placed it in the abb
sence OF an accessible pocket, and
handed it to him.
He smilingly examined it, and threw
it on the table. 81 thought as much, !"
he remarked; ''it's bad onen
MIR. hobbs, alias Judd-these names
were two of a formidable string of
aliases turned out to be an expert
coiner, burglar and swindler who had
long been wanted by the police. He
was convicted, and sentenced to a
heightened period of penal servitude.
A few weeks after Mr. hobbs had re-
ceived his well-earned punishment, I re-
ceived visit from gentleman, who
stated that he was cashier in the Jewell
er's establishment in which the robbery
had been committed. He informed me
that his employer, having taken into
consideration the fact that | was to a
certain extent instrumental in the
recovery of the stolen jewellery,
had sent me a present of
thirty pounds. l gratefully accepted
the money, which, as had seen enough
of soldering, / invested in the purchase
of my discharge from the Household
Cavalry. Such is my story of the Mys-
FERROUS Valise. - Chambers Journal.