Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-22
THE LOST DIAMOND.
A MeParland.Sireet Laborer Pinas n
6em-It WIN Make Him I'm.
mensely Rich.
"oud u Have Been the Celebrated Piggo,,
diamond, Presented 90 an English
Lady by Egyprs Pashas
oIneInnAtl Ennnlrer..


street, between Elm and Plum. II was
his duty that day, for he had taken the
place OF man who was sick, to remove
the crushed powders, so as not TO inter
fere with the work of the machine, and
shovel those out that spilled into the
wagons. The work was new to him. lint
he gave 1t his undivided attention
Toward O'Clock in the afternoon he was
noticed, or rather afterward, when their
attention was called to 1t, some of his
ieiow-workmen remembered his picking
up piece OF one of the crushed powders
aud putting 1t quietly away in his panta.
looms pocket.
HE SAYS.
"I'll keep that to remember the lob
oy," ne nalvely observed to Pat O'Brien,
one OF the men who stood near him On
the following day Russell did not come
to work, and another man was soon found
to take his place. In few weeks he was
forgotten, and 1t Is doubtful II any OF his
| -workmen or the boss even conld
recall the man or his name.
HE FINDS OUT WHAT ms WORTH.
| On the day following, which was the
18th, man, evidently lasorer, but who
was neatly dressed, presented himself AT
a well-known jewelfy store on Fourth
street, and, asking for the proprietor,
said; 81 have peculiar stone which
would like to know the value OF as well as
what tits" "Let me see it.n Unrolling
red bandanna handkerchief which was
! tied in several knots, and taking out
buckskin bag, the man laid a good-sized
stone on the counter, which sparkled and
glistened and shed its rays In all direc-
| lions.
THE JEwELER SAYS.
"You are fortunate man." said the
jeweler, "that stone is worth Sl25, GEO to
! $4,000. 1t weighs eighty-two and one
hall karats. What are you gong to do
with IT."
al shall sell IT," replied the man.
The stone was handed back and an
Enquirer man who CHANGED TO be In the
store, and knowing the jeweler well, ven
tured to remark as the man went out,
"Where could that fellow have gotten
such a valuable stone2 Could he have
stolen it?"
~ ought to have called the patrol.
However, it's no affair Of mine. lie paid
me So for my trouble, and | don't know
as Tvs my business to play detective on
my customers"
HOW THE ENQUIRER CAUGHT ON.
The Enquirer man asked, however,
which direction the man took as he went
out of the door, and was soon in close
pursuit. The man walked leisurely along
Fourth street, and turning down Syca-
more street, pushed on to Front street,
where he entered cheap boarding house.
He passed in through the barroom and
went on upstairs, presumably to his
room. The reporter entered, and taking
cigar, got the landlady into CONVERSE
ton, and learned the name of the boardeI
and that he had paid his board for week
in advance and his week would not be up
for three days.
He was safe at least!
THE MAN TALKS TO THE REPORTER.
The next day the reporter came to the
conclusion that he wanted to hire some
man to work on railroad in Arkansas,
and resolved that it would be good
scheme to hire Russell, 80 be repaired to
the clearinghouse on Front street. The
man he wanted was seated outside on a
low stool, smoking an old clay pipe. II
was not difficult matter TO get up q
conversation with the man, but when the
question of going to work In Arkansas
was preached the man promptly said
"No; I'm going to New York in
couple OF days and can not
go.n by this time the two had got
pretty well acquainted, and the reporter
was convinced that the man was no thief,
but honest. He therefore decided to take
the bull by the horns, and at once, and
boldly, make the break right square at
Russell. Looking him straight in the eye
he said: "Russell, you have valuable
diamond. | was in the store the other
day when you came in and had IL valued,
and | followed you. | will be square
with you II you will with me. am afraid
you didn't come by it honestly, and can
easily have you pulled in. only want to
know about it as newspaper man"
HE TELLS MS STORY.
Russell laughed and said "Well,
didn't steal it, | can tell you, although |
know II looks queer for the likes Of me to
be having so valuable a stone, The fact
is, the more / think OF 1t myself the
queerer think it is Come up to my
room and III tell you all about It,"
He led thu way up couple Of lights Of
rickety back-stalrs aud opened the door
of small room, containing plain bed,
one chair and table, seated himself on
the edge Of the bed aud gave the reporter
the chair. "Where did get thesstone,
you want to know Well, | worked for
the Bowlder company on Mcfarland
street on the Sd Of August, and as | was
watching the big vince! crush the bowl
ders sped something shining.
WHAT HE WILL DO WITH IT.
al picked II up and found the diamond
fastened into the middle Of the bowlder.
stuck it in my pocket, and, bringing II
home, picked II out by the aid OF u nam
mer and awl, and took II 10 tie jeweleT
as you saw me-"
dBut, Charley, that will make you
rich"
al know it, and mean TO dispose OF 1t,
buy ME little place and settle down fol-
the rest Of my days"
TIKI MYSTERY SOLVED.
In the fan Of 1906 the celebrated Aaron
Burr, ex-vice- president Of the United
States, having killed Alexander Hamilton
in a duel, paid visit the Blennerhassett
island, containing 40 acres, and located
Al the mouth Of the Little Kanawha. The
head of the house WAS absent at the time,
but Mr.. Burr was royalty entertained by
i Mrs, Blennerhassett, d highly accom-
pllshed lady, who afterward wrote glow
ing account OF the distinguished visit.
ne was accompanied or this occasion oy
A Mrs. Clark, as recorded by Judge SAT-
ford in his life OF the unfortunate Bien-
nerhasseit.
WHAT AARON BuRR SAYS.
Rurr. in q letter to Theodcsia Burr
MRS. Aston who was lost AT sea IN
d" 1853 IA Ia