Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-03

But Fell Victim 20 the Malignant
baggage Gte asher.


! A 81. Louis csblegram says: The Wabash
/ train from Chicago that reached the Union
! station, in this city. at 7:25 O'Clock this
morning carried haggace-mlnlp uator that
/ one passengers firmly convinced can whip
/ Colonel Peter Jackson or Colonel John L..
/ sullivan. This passenger is Thomas W.
/ Vines, late assistant timekeeper Of the
! Adams and Westake Manufacturing Com
pany. Dr. Vines, Who heretofore was a
more or less esteemed member OF Chicago
/ society, disappeared suddenly and under
/ somewhat shady circumstances Last week.
I Mr. Vines, 70 appears, wa accu.tomedi 10 dis
/ tribute among the Oiter employees OF the
company the weekly wages n which they
/ were entitled. Last week ins'esd OF dis
/ tributing the money be organized himself
! iutO q trust, took charge OF the funds,
/ amounting % $1,000. and sent in his resig.
( nation 10 tho company.
subsequent events indicated Tat Mr..
I Vines hsd a confederate who beneGio
/ slightly By the scheme The Chicago police
we've quickly notified OF the action ~ Mr..
| Vines. and they at once paceda sharp guard NJ
the gates Of the city, 80 sharp that Mr.. Vines
soon discovered that II was impossible for
| him 10 attempt 10 escape without running
CREST danger Of changing his lodYiUg house.
! Then he and his friend sat down 70 rumna'e,
and they also COgitated Between them
| they evolved a beautiful scheme, a scheme
that bad somehow escaped The sharp intel
! lecis o. the great army Of individuals who
had under similar circumstaDces rUminated
and coglthted. The friend went ont and
| bought an ab,c-bodied, iul-erown trunk OF
! TIC variety commonly called Saratoga. This
was delivered al the RENDEZVOUS, and into
/ this last night Mr. Vines climbed. Mr.. Vines
was over 8 feet in height aud weighed 11j
pounds. AT-holes were bored under the
! handles.
Sir. Vines climbed in. providing himself
with a bottle Of water and loaf OF bread.
| Then the Doodle. amounting TO s3,SOO, was
put In. Adjoining the ends OF tn trunk
were large piscards with this inscription
"Handle with care" The Saratoga was
locked and rOpcd. An eypresSmln was
called and the big trunk was carefully de-
liycred At the Wabash station, where friend
received a check--NO. 1913.
Then came the mighty baggage-smasher.
No sooner was the trunk pitched into his car
than II developed his luminosity. lie looked
at il suspiciou,lg, and with curse be hurled
10 ten feet across the the car, the conclusion
breaking the hott OF water in Nines's pocket
and nearly breaking bis head. In few mi
nutes the dislike Of the drunk manipulation
manifested itself agUU, and be tossed a
900 pound sample trunk on top II the Sara
toga, and bruised and hlacNcned Vines in
shocking manner. Then he stood Vines
ON his head for change. and kept bonn
bgrding bin with minor pieces OF baggage.
He thumped and m0pped up the floor with
him. The prisoner WAS nearly dCid. His
head was swollen from blood and blows until
u threatened to burst asunder tue lock Of
the trunk.
The homhirdment continued until the
Saratoga was buried under a sen Of luggage.
Then Vines cried out In agony. The bag
gagemau paused IN bis dreadful work, and
his face grew pale. Again Vines yelled;
then the mountain ~ baggage WAS quickly
removed. The Saratoga was located. 1t
was forced open, and the prisoner, more
dead than alive, was released. He
told the rescuer that bis name was Burke,
and thst he was Just heating his
way. When the train arrived at the
station the story was repeated. and excited
so much sympathy that 4 subscription was
taken APP for him. Then he told some one
that he was Tascott, and instantly a vigilant
policeman put him under arrest. lie and
the trunk were taken "a police headquarters,
where they were searched and $500 recOy-
cred. A detective identified him a. Vines.
and he confessed all. lis friend aud check
1l73 are still missing.