The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-31

to the same territory furnished him precisely the
same tidings, and he was, perforce, obliged 20
recognize the truth of how deadly hate was
borne him. Month by month the same story
mas been sent to him If he has ever done any
thing to bring about change in the sentiments
OF tnese people, who are his sworn enemies no.
body has heard any hint of it. The bad feeling
along his roads has increased constantly instead
OF lessening. Dispatches were lately sent from
this city representing that he had changed his
plans so far for this winter as to decide to give
up his yachting trip and go on an inspection tour
over the Southern Pacific lines. For the very
reasons that have been indicated already this re-
port was untrue He had no thought of making
a Southern Pacific trip The statement that he
had was used only for peg to hang q stock Job
bing scheme upon.
An entertaining story is told of how on one
occasion Gould oyerreached himself in a rather
embarrassing fashion in the use of private de-
tectives. A man we'll known in Wall-street had
incurred Gould's enmty, and the INSCRIPTIONS
magnate was determined to break that man
down. Plans were laid carefully, but for some
reason they miscarried. The man marked for
financial determination discovered what was 60
ing OF before the end of the game and prepared
to defend himself. Anxious to know just how
FAR the campaign against him had progressed,
he applied to private detective agency for q
reliable man to make certain Investigations. The
man was supplied-one Of the very men actively
engaged in serving Jay Gould in this very case.
This was little moral lapse not so remarkable
in the history of private detective agen-
cies. Gould. of course was promptly notified
of the new move and naturally he was
delighted at the spectacle Of having his
enemy placed so readily within his grasp Gould.
it is believed practically wrote the reports which
the detective made daily to the new client, aud
the prettiest sort of trap was set for him. Lit
tie by little circumstances were arranged to lead
up to the grand denouement ard all was in
readiness for the slaughter when one day the
detective called upon the victim with an expla-
nation OF how he could badly embarrass Gould
by certain stock specializing transaction It
was pretty story; it bore all the evidences of
fact; Gould, SO the detective said he had discov-
cred, had suddenly become big customer of
well known Wail-street firm, and was so placed
that he could be badly squeezed if one or two
hundred thousand dollars should be plunged
into the market all at once against him. So
thorough had been the detectives investigation,
he explained, that he had even been able to get
into his possession the originals of the orders
sent by Gould to his brokers.
It was a decided temptation. Two or three
hundred thousand dollars big lot of money
the greater part of this mans fortune-but
surely there could be little danger, he argued,
so confident was he that he was receiving cor
rect and trustworthy information. And there
was Jay Goulds own handwriting on his own
note-heads; what stronger or better evidence
could be asked3 There was only one thing that
bothered him. This brokerage firm named as
Goulds representatives he had never supposed
were mixed up with Gould in any way for one
of the partners this victims nephew or
cousin. But the detective went away to carry
news to his millionaire employer that the de-
vice had taken and chat success was sure. OF
course the speculator elated by the prospect
fastened to complete his plan, and instead Of
doing what he had been represented on doing
he put out big line of stocks directly Oh the
opposite side of the market, so that as soon as
the victim made his first nibble at the bait he
could be landed high and dry GU the shores Of
bankruptcy. But the victim went to see his
cousin. for he couldn't find it in his heart to hurt
his relative while he was Furnishing Gould The
cousin surprised him, enlightened him-told him
that the detective had been deliberately lying to
him, old Gould had not then and never had had
account In that brokerage office. The victim
said nothing. There was hole in the mill
stone and he saw through it. Gould was out
witted. The victim declined to be victimized.
The snare that had been set caught no game
save that on its rebound it caught the very man
who had set it, and Jay Gould lost big pile Of
money by his oversmartness Yet but that aa
accidental naming Of the wrong firm led to his
punishment. his game. with the help of the
private detectives service, would have worked to
his hearts content