The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-11
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Yarn For Which Ohicago's Inspector
nj Police is Made Responsible.


- the population avail themselves more
.oodily and speedily of the latest triumphs
- .cience than the criminal class" said In
u tor Bonfield yesterday. 1.-The educated
sp,ioaI y he continued, ''skims the cream
go, evorv new invention, if he can make
of it. No safe has yet been constructed
.,o, keeps out the shrewd and determined
.',rgIor. and that's the way in everything.
DIT don't recall case in which this truth
.,,os more brilliantly demonstrated than the
Maxwell case"
nWhat case was that's" queried an old
,owspaper man present. II don't recollect
Of ever hearing of it before"
"No, | suppose You don't" said Mr. Boa
field, musingly Ihe 1act OF the matter is,
:. never was a case that properly belonged
~ the department, but can speak of it
now You see it was at the time when the
.alsnbone had Just been introduced into
business and private USE George Maxwell
.Sst's not the real name, but it will do as
Tyell-was at that time one OF the most sue
cessful spectators on the board of trade,
enn was currently reported ID have some
time ago tipped the scale which marked the
million. He was a young and handsome man,
and he had just married a charming wo-
mail lt was an OuU-tuu-OuU lOVC iuuUCu. "A
ecore or so of messages were dispatched
avery day during business hours. They
contained such important queries as: $40
o'clock D, N. How are you now, loveyp
And replies like this: '2:35 o'clock p m. l
sigh for you. How is my sweetest9n Well,
to save expenses and to increase the facility
If communications, Mr.. Maxwell con-
'nected his office with his home on Ashland
avenue by private telephone wire. He was
ore of the first men III Chicago to do SO.
About five out of six business hours were
now spent by him at the hello
"One day just before the close of business
there was ring at the telephone. The de-
voted husband, with a jump; was there.
"What does my sweet pet wishp he muir
INJURED.
Pm no pet. You mistake me, sir = came
fine reply, in an Enthusiastically masculine
voice, voice gruf and rasping, but very
distinct. ......-
"Who are you, then? asked the aston
ished millionaire.
I'm Thomas jefferson Odell, the accom-
plished burglar, if you want to know
"'Repeat, please, gasped the other.
"'Odell, the burglar came the answer
over the wire.
""rhe devilp exclaimed Mr. Maxwell.
"'No, only one of his faithful servants.
But, now, listen l have no time to fool
away and two of my pals have gained ac-
cess to your house. The cook, the chamber
maid, and your wife are lying here bound
and gagged. The Niger coachman has
been disposed Of Some bundles of oily rags
have been judiciously distributed about the
house, ready to be ignited."
"'You bloody scoundrelp shouted the
agonized husband, whose eyes were bulging
during the recital.
cir har
is my proposal If you should disappear
from the telephone without acceding to it,
shall set fire to the house. It's no use APP
plying to the police, for we'd be too quick
for them. You will See, Mr.. Maxwell, that
you are completely in my power. The only
sensible thing you can do is to listen to my
proposal and to agree to it
"'Oh, wish l had my hand at your
throat, you Internal villainp shouted the
millionaire, mad with rage.
But you know you haven't, so what's
the use of talking that wayl Let us talk
business instead. | need a loan of $40, 900
cash. l need it at once. If you are inclined
to lend me that sum without guarantee.
shall leave your house with my pals in ex-
actly the same condition in which / found it.
"'You are running me- groaned Max
we'll And don't think have that much
money in cash i'll the Office SAFE
You'll force me to commit an atrocious
deed came the remorseless reply.
"'All right, then-yes, I'll pay, but to
whomp
1T is now 5:15 exactly. At this very mo-
ment my pal has entered your office to re-
ceive the money. You will pay him and he
will tell you the watcnword agreed to be-
tween us, which you will telephone to me
at once
"Mr Maxwell turned around. A stran-
ger of pleasant mien, dressed in the height
of fashion, stood before him. Said the visi-
tor: Il have called TO collect little matter
of $50, 900 for friend of mine, Thomas
jefferson Oden.'
'Correctn replied Mr. Maxwell, who
went to the safe, took from it two bundles
containing $4,000 each, and handed the
money to the stranger. The latter ascer-
tanned that the amount was correct, then
placed the money inside his two breast
pockets.
And the watchwsrdT queried Mr. Max
well.
"'Do right and interfere notp replied the
burglars's confederate, with great deal of
dignity, and strobe out of the office with all
the grandezza of Spanish hidalgo.
do right and interfere notp joyfully
shouted Mr.. Max we'll through the telephone,
And now you'll leave my premises. MIR,
Ouell, won your Anu as LOT my wilt
Have no fear, Mr.. Maxwell, replied the
man at the other end. You have to deal
with burglar and a gentleman
Mr.. Maxwell locked his office, got into
his buggy, and drove out to his home at a
Maud s. pace. The more closely he APP
preached, the keener his fear of a catas-
trophe became. But as he stopped at the
gate he noticed nothing out of the way. He
sPrang up the stairs, two at time, and en-
tered the pretty boudoir of his prettier wife.
She was quietly reading.
How you must have suffered, my an
gelp he cried, and sob shook his voice
The young wife looked up astonished.
'Suiferedg II
That burglar, you know-it must have
Deen awful. Oh, you poor darling! n
why George, dear, what is the matter
You speak in riddles
!" But didn't he gag youl he asked;
would talk sense. What do you meanP
After Mr.. Maxwell had finished the re-
eltal of his adventure, he asked: Wasn't
there somebody here using my telephonep
why, yes, there was, replied Mrs. Max
well. "A young and well-dressed man, lcok-
ing like successful business man, came in,
introduced himself to pe as "Mr. Thomas
jefferson Odell, a SPECTATOR, and request
% permission to make use of your private
yyeephone to send you message OF course
gave him permission. He used the tele-
phone buta couple of minutes aud then
came back into the parlor, thanked me for
inc favor | had done him and went away,
saying thu telephone was very useful in
Vention-it facilitated business so much
And that was alll asked Mr.. Maxwell:
Oao nd In Ia