The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-03-23

possession Of my son before ne .litt,-d
my roof, and may be now, fn aught ]
know as ne never returned II, and for
got 70 ask him The reason nc had a
key was because I allOwcI him 10 use
lEc lower portion Of tho S./c for his own
papers AM yaluaOlesL When my ~r,-rc-
AIRY Informed me OF the los OF the blank
check l immediately sent ior my bank
book. I discovered thereby that the
missing check had been filled in for fiji
teen Thousand dollars, and c.sSled some
days Previously. The check produced Is
IL one referred 70. never drew II. or
was aware Of il beiry drawn. The sig
n-.ture IS clsver forgery. The body of
the check h II the handwriting of tho
accused, u the hes. oi my belief
Mr. JOHN Checkctts, privat. sccr-txry
70 Af- Davenport, confirmed his employ
eT5 eTidcnc. as regards the discovery u
the distracted cheek
Mr. Bains chief ledger-clerk Of tho
United Joint-StJck Bank, proved that
the check produced bad been presented
tArotlSA Brussels house, and duly
oolDrod. The date and endorsements
wou.d show that the check ha3 been IN
circulation Ion over q fortnight. Mr.
i'aInS wis acquainted with prisoners
handwriting, and WaS vi opinion that the
Hi.lu"up was IN that hand. The sigma
tEr' ol the prosecutor w..s very closely
lnilt1te /; but hs was now able 70 state
positively th-t it was = forgery.
IA officer N plain clotl;.- said that ho
u-vs--d tAe prisoner yuS.c:, .ay, - the
latt~r WIS issrIiu.s from the doors Of II
Judc's Church, whore he hod just been
married i~cuSaTioI-) Upon being told
the charge prisoner gave up TO him an
envelope, which proved To cuntain fifteen
ti-olisand dollars in notes
Mr.. ErJwnSiic said that that was all
tho eyidcn-c n" propos 4 to offer at
present, anI asked the judge to commit.
"A stout gentleman VINO had appeared
70 doze II the lawyers tibl. now woke
Ua, and S,rcnupuSly opposed that drman l.
Tin worthy Judge lent 4 dcicrential car
10 n E, Tou,lS ui the stout gentleman, who
WIZ the renowned Mr.. Belie-blow
Mr.. Bcllcrblow commenced by saving
that n laI olly lust been instructed or
II" wou!d have been able al once tp scat
tgr this INDUSTRIOUS hc hal almost sud
infamous ch.r.-. To- the four winds Of
heaven Hc wisarl hc hal said IN
iamcus,' iOr that cp!thet woIll have best
expressed his opinion OF the subject
hnt let him remind all those parties con
C'-T-lri IN getting up tins prose -utlou that
they wpuld haze To- keep a sharp Look
out, or they might find thrul- Ives placed
IN = highly disagree able position bclOr,.
that very bar ru which they had dragged
his unfortunate client.
The scnilc old man Who had been in
ducct 70 prosecute his own son must
have been sctuatci 10y those who had
motives lar stronger than a EslIton desire
L Iril .u honorable and respected name
through III" mud On future. OCCASION
il would b., laiS Mr.. BeiierJ.ow.-I bust
nos t. expos those motives. Al DT. s mt
n vDEli ctuiinc himself To- asking the
jg.l-. tu remand the case Tor W. *, and
thus enable L.u 10 produce thai cri trnre
which wOuid cover the prosecution with
COni;g~!,n, aul send his iuu1rcut client
from tnaJ court stainless. 10 seek redress
Tor h.s wrongs before another tribunal
Mr.. Erilcrniow waxel very eloquent
Ia III" CpHrS' DI this address. Ct which we
have oaly given an outline and uD one
woul have suspected that he knew uo
more about th. matter than what he hal
gathered from a hasty three minutes
conversation with Lawrcucs.'s solicitor
that very morning
In the end the remand was granted ;
but in consequence Of the magnitude Of
the charge bail was refused.
Gne Of the most attentive spectators OF
the proceedings was Detective Bing. lie
sar ~ the reporters table, looking with
/ his notebook and pencil, Tor all the world
l4NE -sHilt-i4lstll D4 TIE lbit-~0- tllt
/ only b.t OF reporting hc iniulgal IN WIS
1 - write AGAINST the name oi Richard
! Davenport the woul '.G-S.' gnJ against
| thgt Of NJ. John ChrrSgtt'S tIn word
CIV" Now ii the SLEEK secretary could
! l.-vo pceprl over B:ug'S shoulder and
r..ll than insignificant Uoup-yllablc he
! vu.li have understood NJ once that the
detective hal iorned a very uHiavora1 Die
| O-ss..iDr %! him. Long before fIr. Boiler
] i
! tian liu, hal decided upon the course IL
! b. a mel !.
| h4,l,.l 5r two later council OF war
! VS. bling held III the private Office oI
/ Nr Diuuawav. There were present the
! fu-Sv Hitlr lawyer himself, Kate, thc
! Won hiui wife of few hours, pale, calm
| AMI ii.t-lstly earnest Reginald Gwynac
excited and eager To rush into imlur bat.
] action in the cause of hiS friend. lie haI
= dim notion that somebody would have
! Il D., t.!rIsaci, without exactly knowing
! whom. But he expressed himself auN
J los 20 undertake. that duty immcdiat-ly
| II. eHciny wa- pointed out
Biny, the remaining member OF the
| CBIucil, WAS dumb while the youug spldiyl
r.il-crk,-I the phials OF hi Indignation
! AMI poured them forth with iU3i~cr.m
! lE1tr V.-pT upon the heads Of TIA. un
| known foe. When the torrent had sub
! sidc.., the detective said, in his quie
And now, sir, I think II take tbs
| helm"
"GcS. Bing; You're the man Give u
your views" aSsented Mr.. Dinnaway.
Il learn from 1Ir Lawrence pavcu
port, said Bing addressing the licutcn
ant, That YOU, sir, are we'll acquainte,
with his faInily-are an intimate friend
in fact
| ..-Tba+ is CIR y,-oa s,,,,,,osa 7 mn,
say:
Edith, | believe" lReginald's hot nusI
did not escape the observation OF tn
slrcwd dctcctivel, "who is shortly to b
married to Mr.. Gerald Van Blarcom ?
continued Bing.
10 b. nlarrI~I-she Is to married, 4
Won saw" muruUrcd the youug ma.
walking II the window ami tn king "a sui
len interest in the street below ~I:u.
.:.il to $40 what that youIr= is'jy has To q
with oUr present business, he add.
somewhat haughtily, Us he returned /
iIi- qi"~;iancT-
we are Not all equal in respect {
vision, Sir, replied Ping. al have bee
accustomed u lpOI through nicrns..op
for twenty years, aEl nay sigh, i pro-
ably more trained tlian Yours. This afa
has been placed in nay hands, and Inu.
be allowed 70 coHduct il IN M or
w-v"
oh crEtsinlv, Bing, certainly. We'I
Gl a-rcvablc; we give yog corae tLH1.c Il,
iat-rpoSej Ar- Dinnaway.
Then ! viii pursue nv Inquiries
little further. Miss Davenport has dolb
les atronS affection for her brother
'.She Is extremely fond OF him." aai
Reginald.
~but she II not greatly attached . b,
future husband understand >"
"AttIchcd - exclaimed Rcrinal
warmly. she dcte~ts tho sight oi Inn
Old Davenport Is = scounirci To ioroe 4.
match upon her"
"Aht well She is not vct Mrs. Y.