The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-09-23
You can? VINO is he?"

! W mere are IIle l,VOJ HOTTIES you lil't
stolen:7
Il know nothing about them. the con
ductor answered. tremblingly; his teetl
chattered; his knees shook. Il am inno-
cent"
$50 all. thieves say" replied the
officer. You will have to come with
me. The judge will take care of yom
case
But demonstrated the station mas
ter, this mans conduct has always been
exemplary"
Exemplary conduct counts for moth
ing in a case Of stolen money" said the
| officer. March on, my friend"
But first these witnesses must sign
their testimony that have been robbed,
or l shall not leave the carriage" said
Monsieur Cato.
Light came to the officers brain; not
releasing his hold of the conductor, he
grasped Monsieur Cato who, owing to
his weight and the Unexpectedness of
the invitation to alight, almost fell out
on the platform, but the officers grasp
did not relax.
''And you also must come with me, 3"
said he
Il am willing; but release me" gasped
N. Cato, somewhat astOnished at the
turn things were taking.
Robbers should not be released"
Robbers, mol but am not robber." ="
you may tell that to the judge
But assure you that 1 have been
robbed"
did the money belong to you ?" asked
ba ofSiooy. cY,,i1iT,cr oo, fiHonfiaI1Ev
NO; have already told you it be-
longed to"
with money belonging to others in
the case there are no honest men. Come,
my friends. time presses; let us be off"
Matthias Heveder was a Judge with
modern ideas. In all branches of his
judicial career he was governed by fixed
principles; he believed in utilizing the
experience of foreign countries and
would occasionally remark:
'The Frenchmen say when facing
mysterious crime. Look for the womann
1 go further; l say, Find the woman!
and 1 will find her" said he, referring to
the Cato case, 'for every crime has a
woman into it, and as yet, have never
failed to find her"
He began by placing Cato and the
conductor in solitary confinement of the
strictest kind 1t was in vain that Cato
begged him, with tears in his eyes, at
least to notify his employer who was
waiting the 10, 900 forms and who would
certainly misinterpret his stewards
silence.
"A woman is mixed up in the affair, ,"
said NJ. Heveder to himself; that is GER
tain, without doubt, in connection with
the guilty man, whichever he may be.
1t appears from the statements of Ber-
nard Cato that he is a married man.
have telegraphed orders to have his
wife arrested and brought here, and
shall have her at hand tomorrow. Since
the conductor is not married, perhaps
he has a mistress. If we can discover
her we shall have the two women, one
Of whom Is necessary to the solution of
the problem"
He studied the dispatches received !
from all the STATIONS of>the line, but
only two of them especially attracted |
his attention. From one he learned that !
a switchman, as the train rushed by, had |
seen a wGman's hand thrust out. of the !
window of second-class carriage and !
had seen some dark object fall from it, |
he had even searched for the object, but
had found nothing in the long grass. !
The second telegram was of a still more
serious nature. Another switchman had !
noticed the conductor, as the train was
flying along at full speed, talking with
woman who was leaning out of third |
class carriage, the witness had even re
marked that some object passed from
one to the other, but was not sure |
whether the woman handed something |
to the conductor, or the conductor some
thing to the woman.
THE case is clear" cried N. Heveder,
victoriously. "Czato is guilty or the con
ductor is guilty. If the conductor, his
accomplice is the unknown woman with
whom ho was seen talking, and at the
moment the switohman's eyes were upon
him he handed her the leather case. We
must find the woman. If on the other
hand Cato is the culprit, he gave the
either to his wife or some other
woman and then cleverly played the
role of an injured man to divert sus-
picion from himself. In this case his
accomplice is the woman who was OBJ
served to throw something from the
window; the something was the leather
case-empty."
NJ. Heveder sent for the conductor and
said to him abruptly, "Wherc does your
mistress liver
The man, taken boy surprise and fright
ened, colored, but answered, giving the
name and address. Her name was Lott,
and she was a maid-servant, employed
by Mr.. Adolf Rosenstock, in the street of
the Three Drums at Pesth. NJ. Heveder
was vigorous and prompt Miss Lotti
was arrested and brought before him at
the earliest possible moment. The officer
in whose charge she came had searched
her room and found in drawer florins,
% lreutzers which he had confscated.
"Very well, " said the magistrate, and
as the officer retired he turned TO the
trembling Lott, and looking at her
steadily, asked:
"Where is the rest?"
II kiss your hand" said Lotti, crying;
what rest?"
''The 9,992 forms, 20 Ireutzers, said
he Judge.
your honor do not understand"
she said, sobbing.
Then you refuse to confess! Very
we'll, l viii refresh your memory. Where
lid YOU come from this morning.
From my native village. l went to
zee my father"
And what was your conversation with
he conductor about
My God!" cried Miss Lott, burying
ler face in her hands.
4 know ALL" continued the judge.
Il am not to blame" cried Lott; ''he
las promised to marry me-"
And where did you hide the money!"
"What money!"
The stolen money" cried the judge,
speaking louder.
Has he stolen, the monster! He who
old me he was saving, and that we could
ret married as soon as he had 100
lo-ins?'
Il care nothing about all that. Do not
~ to deceive me, it is useless, said
Ieveder, furiously. Where are the
{, 900 forins?'
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