Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-11-04

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was left and then checked the other
safe. Even when it was not found in
the next safe Wilson did not worry,
as both money and valuable packages
had been short before aGd turned up
all right, but waited the return
Of Mr., Wygant, going on with the
usual work. After some time Wygant
returned and he was her informed of
the shortage.
A POSITIVE SHIPMENT.
After some conversation examining
the seal and looking about the pen,
Wygant sent a message to New York
asking what they knew about the
package. Wilson, on going TO din
ner Sunday noon, told French 10 let
him know if a dispatch came from
New York. French did not get to
the room until IL p. IN. Wilson ask
ed him if any answer had been re-
turned to the telegram. Receiving
no for his answer, he then began to
worry, and laid awake the best part
Of the night, only falling asleepin the
small hours of the morning. On ac-
count of this loss of sleep he over
slept himself, and when he did awake,
found that it was s O'Clock, too late
to go to the office for the early rush.
He woke up Baker, a messenger who
roomed with him, ard told him that
as he was so late he would not go to
the office at present, but for him to
get up and they would go to the hotel
for breakfast, which they did. After
breakfast Wilson started 10 the office,
and on his way met French, who told
him that Wygant was anxious about
him, and wanted to know why he had
not got down to the office sooner.
French also told him that a telegram
had been received from New York,
saying that the package had been put
in the safe, was 7x10 inches in size,
and had been placed in the right
hand corner. They went to the office
together, and Wilson explained his
absence to Wygant. Then began in
terviews, questions asked and ans
wered. Supt. Shepherd and Gen.
Supt. Cone took a hand, and finally
Pinkerton was called inland the story
was all gone over with again, and
finally Wilson and Jackman were
suspended.
sHADowED DAY AM. NIGHT.
Pinkerton told Wilson in just so
many words that he was the thief.
Wilson went to Peoria to visit rela-
tives, and while there discovered that
two men were watching him. He
went home to Moberly and the detec-
tive came with him. Wherever
Wilson was there was the detective.
Wilson knew he was a detective and
so did everyone else. They were on
good terms, and remained so until
last month, when the detective was
ordered elsewhere. One day, shortly
after the detective left, a gentleman
-c,toraI ~ tho ATor.Ior Mo- IJoto1
Moberly, by the name of Pierce. 1t
was soon noticed that he was taking
a great interest in Wilson, and Will
sons friends told him that the man
was following him. One day Wilson
stepped up to him and told him that
he knew who he was, and that he
wanted him to stop following him if
he wished to know what he was do
ing he could accompany him wher-
ever he went, but he would not suf-
fer him to follow him. Pierce never
acknowledged that he was a detec-
tive, but accepted the offer, and now
they are great friends. They go to
choir-meeting and sing in the choir,
Pierce is a fine singer and the young
ladies designate him as ''N1r. Pierce,
Wilson'S detective" The question
is, how long is this to last and who is
paying for the detective? Wilson
cannot get anything to do because of
the cloud hanging over him. No n
who knows him thinks for a moment
that he had anything to do with the
disappearance of the money, but some
!, one must be sacrificed. Has Pinker-
ton got detectives tracing up the men
who made up the sealed safe? Is he
watching the messenger who carried
the safe? Is he watching every MAI
who had anything to do with any
sealed safe that went out of New
York on that day? The package
might have been put into a safe going
to some other point and there would
| be no check on the man who found it.
4 This proves that the perils that SUI
l rouLd ar expressman are very great.
r With Her It Was a Tragedy.
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