The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-06
INTERESTED IN POLITICS,
And the Unpleasant Position in Which Two
Men Were Placed by That Interest.

Anu the Unpleasant Position In Which Two
Men Were Placed by That Interest.
Old Subscriber. in the Jewellers Weekly.
The report of recent diamond robbery re-
minds me OF good story at my own expense.
AS it suggests moral especially applicable just
now. / will relate it for the benefit Of others.
During tho election campaign in 1884 l was an
active member of the Trade Club. which favored
the election of my pet candidate on the national
ticket Business at that time was pretty brisk,
so, between politics and diamonds, my time was
fully occupied.
One afternoon about o'clock, while was
figuring on the majority the candidates of my
choice would receive the bookkeeper for q firm
over the way came in and asked to see per.
sonally. He informed me that through his
wifss intimacy with the wife Of big retailer he
had an opportunity to fill large order. He had
only been with his firm short while and felt O
hesitancy about asking them to let him have the
goods on memorandum. As be had been in my
employ at ono time, i let him have what he
wanted. had $40, 600 worth of loose diamonds
In papers. which were fitted into tin box. He
wanted 5000 worth of small stones. so l opened
| one of the papers and he selected them.
The next day missed ST, 100 paper out of
| the Same box. Now one but myself had
handled the box since the day before at2 o'clock,
when the bookkeeper had selected his goods.
| sent for him at once ana charged him with the
| theft He was so embarrassed that / knew be
was guilty, but to my surprise he denied the
| theft. had him arrested.
Inc matter dld not get into the papers De-
| cause the detectives deemed it best first to get
| a confession from the man as to what DISPOSE
| ton ne had made Of the property. The dia-
| monds he had obtained on memorandum we're
| found in his inside pocket. As explanation
| he said that he was not to deliver them until
| that evening. They were returned to me.
That evening attended a political meeting,
and after the adjournment got into q discussion
respecting the probable majority Of the success
| full candidates. In the midst Of the argument.
| and in order to make some calculations, / drew
| from the upper pocket OF my vest what
| thought was one Of my cards. / was so excited
| in the argument that not until laid the clip of
paper on the table. around which We were seat
| cd. did notice that 1t was the stolen paper
My friends tell me that / rushed from the
room like q mailman. All ! remember Is that
| when l reached police headquarters and asked
| TO see the superintendent was shown into bis
| Office, where that Official himself was engaged in
! trying to extract a confession from the book.
| keeper, who stood opposite him. / laid the
| missing papar of diamonds before them. and.
with bowed head, explained the terrible mis-
| take.
had been so occupied with politics that my
| customary carefulness had not been exercised.
| l then remsm oered distinctly having taken the
| packet ont of the box before putting the latter
| In the safe and after the bookkseper bad taken
| his departure. The act was committed while
was figuring on msjorities, just the same as
some mon engaged in delivering an GRAFTON will
| toy with their watch chain without really know
| ing il at the time. What became OF the book
| keepers Well, that's him at the desk there.
| thought you knew my partner.