Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-27
HIDING MONEY,
QUEER PLACES WHERE PEOPLE PUT THEIR
YALUABLBS.
Tie Salo, Ea1 Wh1 S.wsd and taa Farmer
Who Su7sysl-No Better P.acs to
C,l,a. Money Taaa The Oh
Family B5.a
Nt TIk Pcs

avs .- -f3 liklf as u ne l4lAl lEEi- cl'
ioyedit II ever a person exlmpited in
every jslel of gsrb and manner he trades
mau O. modes. bat assured competence
this meu d.d who sis looking 70 the repor-
ter wiz a mild ard benevolent CLEAN in
ms kindly gray eyes.
lam not surprised, 90 be said, after toe
reports, introduced himself, "thst yoa
should have looked ircre6u,ous when you
disc.ve ei that I was the detective Of
whom sou 7e5e il sesrca. As you are a
petty vounE man, nc offence meant, you
Know, yol doubtless exre-t9d 70 lad ne
uesoU az quite q 1e-ent appearance.
Nov dita't yon2'
Eyes. 90 replied tire reporter, who fli ther
showed ID s. irtXps~ie-cs b. accepting one
of tie e.le--y mans cigar which vas, TO
tell .te ruth-weu, uo- tIol Cuba.
You cant me to tel. yOl ABOUT some o.
my q-e.r experiences; is that j ? Nes:
Wei. tlcu7eerest ,Npeli=nces that l have
had ia career haye been those ia wLiSh
have islrsi as the p-Otl sioasl seGcher
Tor hidden wealth.
''As wha- '
cas- he .arcter for, and often the find
Cr. O. ueleg, bonds and Other properties
hidden % eccentric persons, who ttel
wen. sad Cied, continued the elderly nan,
little ,a,t,y, IS though someUh at put
cut by .le interruption Sep
eyes, lid lhs reporter hum5'y.
"peo r. vent Ol the detective, appa;-
udy mtl flied, do not hide away cash
ana tOlds nowadays % any such ken, as
they d'6 iorty years ago, as then sone OF
ttesavir banks were pet y shaky affairs
SIN thtIe E. uors of .h8t sort o. hiding
dove even noW ihAn most people wo1ld
suup B.. oad wre5sver cashl5r kip5 10
Ca1a6a e.pais AID slcckicg3 are agais
called i-fC u-e rs their p7-i-1neS Of earthly
treasure Moreover, there axe Just az
nanv crarks va the world today ss therl
were taen who delight in mysti.yirg their
friends and relatives 8Et gratifying
toeir oru desir- OF seeing ttelc money
from tine 20 time Snch people make
heaps Of roub.e for their families, bat
lots Of money for gentlemen OF my profes
sion. I DOM know how happened 20 be
come 8 specialist 10 this lice OF deceive
work, but ! suppose it W2s because / was
successful in the first case I attempted
Lat me see; that was back in the sX.iss
was siting 10 my Cfsic5 che day, chewing
the cad of impeC0uious idleDess-fOr /
wasn't very sell Known then-When q
woman Or ssed TO wido~'s weeds, entered
She sl8'ed that her husband lad receGtly
died, and she AID every one else supposed,
possessed considerable property 10 bonds.
Despite a systematic searcl nothing OF
.hesa touds could be discovered. Her
larv r, with whom / ch'nced to be ac-
ouautsd acd for whom I had once done o
QO1d turn. hsi fecOmmec1ed Her TO me.
She hvcl o. Ll1g Island and l scc-mPa-
MED he- bone. As she had informed me,
i learned on errivai that an eXtande'
search had been made, but with 10 salts
factory result Ilearued further that thC
man had 20 been misery, ard from thai
I argued that be ha1 not used any Of th,
coupicliet Pei G hOds OF coscealment com
mon Co gentleman Of a pen0rious state o
mind. / found that his uNnesl ha0 takeI
him hequertiy away from hgme, anC
that hefai formerly been q sea.arug man
A th0r5Ugn search bad btea made OF al
his familiar hsults. i asked abOu. hi-
clothes.
Lord a massey" cried his widow
"John wore She ueanest duds you evel
s.e. We couldn't get him to keep deceu'
things on lis rlck ~
'Nav I se 81 "a. ne hsd?' I asked.
vas len informed bat after tee cloth
ing had been thoroughly searched, anC
rirp.6 a1l Drod5ed with knitting needles
il hld b,eu gwen awsy 90 poor man II
the yllsge
Il was determined Co have these co. hes
fer argued IN this way, The man was 70
misery. and therefore had not used any eI
tsacri,usry me thot Of C0rcealEoni; be
benin hsha}it of makicg short trips from
home, AID from that Judged be must have
csriisd his mrney with him. Tuis I1dg-
ment was further cOlhtmcd by ,he faCI
that nothing had been discovered 10 any a
ths rooms which De- had occupied, and that
he had been q sailo.. Now s. i'Grs, yoU
know, almost always carry their O1y about
tier PERSONS This fact, coupled with the
others, made me feel uore than ever that
the uo-cy was somewhere in these clothes.
Finally they vere brought in, AID a pretty
Ce5dy Looking set Of rags they "5rs, with
one excep ion. ArCu-d TIE edge OF the
coat W ,s bread hluCag, neatly sawed ON,
and in much letter c.nlitoa tban .h9rs5i
Of tbs cic,u-
Gle sgt his c'otses neatly toupd, ]
remarked
'Yas replied ,he widow, John vas g
sever. ie- most 5slO- m.n. Tie u.ei 90
spend 81 1s. p If tine ever chat hiuiin'.
To cut long s'ory .lort, uion ripping OF
TIA bi.ti1g wa found neatly EN- closed Ia
oil elk lye 81. OCO bonds Good guessing
Won see, vas uy method To that case, and
itsuccetGel better tbana sys.e matic search
bg persons acquainted with the habits OF
the d=ce sei
"Hsye you hsd experience I'm finding
treasures which men have hidden away
liom their house?'
YES indeed To is peculiar fact that
criminal viii always hide money i'm ont
of-the-way pl'Ce7, AID farmers rs thCy grow
old. m they have accumulated anything
are rie,ty SPIT 90 conceal IL in the ground
near OF at some sVct on which they have
been liz the habit Of passing much Of their
time Some l0yeUs $50 / went TO farm
ND I'M Fulton equity, y. y, 20 hunt for
some property. Of which 10 was known 81
aced farmer had died possessed. The de
cessed vas simple old gentleman wEO had
been noted for no peculiar Characteristic.
nc AaA "'.A N-tNAr N' --' --'N'-N-f %
parsiuo7ious, end his business operations
he had kept to himself There was absl-
lutely uo clue upon which 1 Corid work,
and. n.tar tryi .g several fi,rsnt lines Of
search, was as far or from my purpose a.
when I ttlfte1 In developing my search
1 had been aided by different members OF
the family. and ia orr esgerness very htIe
of tie form ture u the house was left I'M
spOilsd. s1d the desd mans clothing and
boots hsd bsen literally backed to piece.
There was a large reward attached u the
discovery, and / wanted it had Sill l
was slmcst discouraged Finally I said
would take q long walk 10 settle my
mind took TIE walk, hut my mind
wouldn't settle worth q G. nt In fact,
II wandered eli on eve-yt hing but the
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