The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-18
A SHREWD TRICK.
How o Detective Was Duped by .
Clever Spaniard.

NO Nstulc Lieutenant OF IOllce, how.
ever did not always come off with fv.
ing colors, rs the following anecdote
will show. He had been intimately
acquainted in his younger days with a
wealthy Spanish nobleman. the Count
de Moncade, but had lost sight of hi M
for many years, his friend having for
family reasons. given up his establish.
ment in Paris, and retired to his state
in the nelghborhood of Seville. Lenoir
was, therefore, surprised in receiving
letter from the Count, requesting
him, as a special favor, to ondeayor by
every means in his power to ascertain
if the son of his correspondent, who
had secretly left Spain, accompanied
by an actress Of the Toledo Thcater,
was soiourning in F rance. Il have
reasons to believe wrote the Count,
'that the silly youth has gone SO far
as to give the girl a written promise
of marriage, and as it would
be only right to make some
provision for her II she con.
senls to abandon her preposterous
claim. l leave you to conclude what
pccuniary arrangements you may
think proper with her, and also to fur
nisii my son with the necessary funds
TO return home" The letter ended
with an exact description of the two
fugitives.
Among the Lieutenant's subordi-
mates was certain Piirot, in whose
skill for unraveling mystery he had
the greatest onfdence. and who had
often proved an invaluable auxiliary
where more than ordinary tact and
acnteness was required. To him
Loroir confided the task of inspecting
the registers Of new arrivals kept by
the various innkeepers and owners Of
iodglng-houses. rs the best means Of
tracing the fugltives in the possible
event Of their having taken refuge in
the Capital. communicating at the
same time for his guidance the descrip-
ton of their persons forwarded by the
Count Two days passed without any
favorable report from the agent. but
on tho third evening he appeared with
the tidings that he had succeeded in
his quost.
II followed them unobservcd to
their lodging in a wrctched inn called
/ Hotel de Toulouse, which l had
omitted to visit. and there, sir, you
will find them whenever it pleases you
to Judge for yourself as to their iden-
tity. )"
Immediately on the receipt of this
Intelligence Lenoir, accompanied only
by Ptrot repaired to the hotel in
question, and. summoning the pro-
prietor Of tho establishment, desired
to be shown the room occupied by a
Young couple recently arrived in Paris.
The landlord ut first demurred. saying
that .hls guests received no visitors,
and had expressly forbidden him to
disturb thcm on any pretext whatever.
On learning, however, in whose pres.
ence he stood, he at once changed his
tone. and preceding them up mar
row staircase to the top floor Of the
house, pointed to garret opposite,
and submissivoly retired. At a
sign from his chief Pitrot knocked
at the door, which,
after some delay, was opened.
and Lcnoir, leaving the agent
outside. entered a miserably-furn ished
room. and found himself face to face
with the individuals Of whom he was
in search. There was no mistaking
their identity, both corresponding
exactly with the description given; the
Lieutenant therefore did not hesitate
to address the son of his old friend by
his family name. and at the same
time briefly explaining the motive of
his coming. J
To his astonishment, however, the
young man. who evidently resented
this intrusion on his privacy. curtly
replied that he was not Moncadc. but
Juan Gutierrez. q merchant VI Cadiz,
travelling with his wife for their ,
pleasure, "nd that ho had done moth.
ing to justify any Interference on the
part Of the police. You forget
'aid Leneir. 'that your assumption Of
. false name 10 sufficient cause for |
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