The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-07-09

% me cautiously when he had reached
ais destination, as expected he might
nave to travel some distance.
About o'clock that evening ! had
elegram placed in my hand:
From James Collier, Sussex Inn,
dayward's Heath.
"Have carried out your instructions.
Am waiting for further orders"
To this replied:
"Will be with you by first train to-
morrow"
Early next day l packed up few
hings in my portmanteau and started
or Victoria Station, and in due time
eached Hayward's Heath. My man
informed me that he had followed the |
woman to the station, saw her enter
rain, and not being aware of her des-
ination, told the guard he was an Off
:er, that he was watching a passenger
going by the train, and would settle
lis fare when he alighted. This was
'eadily agreed to. He entered the next
compartment to that occupied by the
woman, and after carefully noting each
person leaving the compartment at the
farious stations at which the train
topped. saw her alight at Hayward's
Heath. He followed her a short dis
ance from the station, when he saw
Ter take a key from her pocket and
open the door at small house. He
hen looked out for place to stay at,
md telegraphd as had told him to do.
| soon ascertaincd that the woman
vas lodger at the house, that she
lived alone, and that no person had
,een seen to visit her during the time
ihe lived there.
The next morning looked out for
lthe postman and saw him knock at the
loor of the house and deliver letter.
Mrs Partridge Cthe only name knew
Ter by) taking the letter from him.
After he had left the house, | went to
lin. and informing him that l was Il
detective officer. asked him if he could
ell me the postmarlS that was upon the
etter he had just delivered.
He replied that he had not noticed.
| out it was similar to several he had
previously had for the same person,
Mrs. Saunders
Persons receiving letters usually
lnswer them, | thought; something
nav vet be done. Toward evening |
saw her leave the house witt. :, letter
II her hand. l noticed it was in a
oufl-colored envelope. She went di-
'ect to the post office and posted it.
went in. inquired for the postmas-
er, and, showing HIM my card, ex
planned to him that it was of the ut
most Importance that should see the
address on letter just posted. He
said it was contrary to their regulations,
out they were allowed to make IN ex-
,eption in case where Investigations
we're being made by the police. He
:urned the letters out from the box.
when l at once pointed out the one in
he buff envelope, there being no others
, ike it, The direction was: Mrs.
Shepherd, Post Office, Liverpool. y
, was soon on my way to Lon
Ion to catch the first train l could
, ret to Liverpool; but with all my dis
patch l could not reach there until the
following day Leaving my portman-
teau at the station. hurried off to the
! post office and inquired for a letter for
t Mrs. Shepherd y
| The clerk looked at me and remark
+ ed that Mrs. Shepherd usually called for
} her letters herself. ! inquired if
could see the postmaster, and upon
being introduced to him, l soon OBJ
ained permission to watch until Mrs.
, Shepherd called for her letters.
About 10 a clock next morning wo-
. man, apparently about sixty, with gray
Y aair and wearing spcctacles, asked il
c here were letters for Mrs. Shepherd.
G The letter was handed to her, a sig.
!, nal being given to me at the same time
n l was soon on her track. She walk,
e ed very briskly through several streets
and at last turned into house the mum
Y her of which l carefully noted, | soor
lSCcIlililtu -hl .. out plltld cNth
pied room. and that the only Other
f occupants of the house were the land
vi !ord. his wife and two children.
After watching two or three days.
: the evening, and that she uaually hur
red home after making a few pur
chases.
It Certain suspicious having arisen il
my mind respecting this woman, | de
termined to test them, and accordingl,
: the next evening, when she left tn,
house us usual, contrived to meet her
and, as if by accident, I stumbled ant
{ fell heavily againt her. will not re
}, peat here the expressions she used
}. Suffice it to say that they were not o
Il the kind usually to be heard from fe
male lips, and the sound of the voic
j was Enthusiastically masculine.
Selling her by the arm, l said:
\. shepherd -Partridge-or whateve
le you call yourself, arrest you on th
d charge of highway robbery wit
$ violence, committed about two month
since"
t. You be hanged: You have made
< mistake altogether" was the reply.
ID ut is very fortunate for you" l re
piled. "that your victim is in fair wa
in to recover. or you would have t
IN answer more serious charge"
" After considerable resistance, wit
e. the aid of policeman got my man