Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-23

( waited tuft on his chin. American fashion.
The detective tracked his man to his nome,
and discovered that the soi-disant Pierce
Wharton was now known as Penryn
Wendover, a famous specuIator who lived
in magnificent style on Fifth avenue. Salts
fed that Mr.. Penryn Wendover would be
found when wanted, Doggett swore private
information before New York magistrate
and having transmitted this to Europe,
waited instructions, and went about the
business that had taken him to the States
and so opportunely thrown him in Pierce
Wharton's path.
Doggett soon concluded his business, and
then set to work to ferret out all he could
about Mr.. Wendover's movements since he
set foot in the New World. Tracing Mr..
Wendover's history backward he found that
he had left Liverpool under his present alias
on the Sd of August, 1857, two days before
his dead body was supposed to have been
committed to the grave in Gorlington
Churchyard.
If bombshell had suddenly burst in Mr..
Webber's room it would scarcely have Gre
ated more astonishment, though it would
have inflicted more damage than was expe-
rienced at the Universal when Doggett's
communication arrived. The matter was at
once placed in the hands of Mr.. Reginald
Levi, the most famous criminal LAWYER of
those days.
Mr.. Levi took Doggett's view, that as Mr..
Penryn Wendover was living in sublime
Inconsistencies of the sword of Damecles
that was hanging over his head, it would be
pity to disturb him until matters were in
train to warrant his arrest.
:rLet us first ofall find the whereabouts of
the other man, whose legal offense is more
serious than Wharton's," he said. "With-
out Westlake we can do nothing against
Wharton, for Wharton has made no false
declarations, received no money wrongfully
that we shall be able to trace, nor done any
of the score of other acts which the more ac-
tive criminal of the two has committed.
When we get Westlake we can make good
our case against Wharton for conspiracy at
least, but without Westlake 1 fear there is
nothing to be done"
A detective was dispatched from Scotland
Yard to trace out Westlake, and letter
was written to Doggett, commencing his
discretion and instructing him to ellie low"
and keep on the qui vive. Only on Mr..
Penryn Wendover showing symptoms of
flight was he TO proclaim his identity and
call in the assistance of the New York
police. The magistrate at the Mansion
House consented to hear an important ap-
plication from Mr.. Levi in private, and at
its close granted a warrant for Pierce
Wharton's arrest. This warrant was en-
closed in the communication to Doggett,
with strict instructions not to use it until
further instructed Unless he saw need to
avail himself of the extradition treaty.
Either France or Germany offered the
best field to an English specialist in mental
diseases. Sims, the Scotland Yark detect
i've, crossed by the next boat to Ostend, and
making the best of his way to Berlin put
himself in communication with the Berlin
police, but nothing was known of Dr. West
lake there. Leaving instructions whereby
the name of every lunacy specialist and his
antecedents should be traced throughout the
minor German States; Sims hastened to
Paris, resolved that if he did not unearth
Mark Westlake there, he would travel with
all speed to Vienna.
At Paris, Sims found what he wanted. A
reference to the directories showed that DR..
Westlake had large private establishment
for the treatment of the insane, on the out
skirts of Marseilles. A telegram to the
head of the police in Marsellles soon
brought back a message that DIR. Westlake
was still resident there. Sims returned at
once to London, and after another private
interview with the magistrate at the Man
sion House, a warrant was issued against
Mark Westlake on series of charges. The
execution of the warrant, which was en-
trusted into the hands of Sims, was delayed
until Doggett could be communicated with.
- Instructions were now sent to Doggett to
act Immediately, but to time the arrest so
that information would reach Europe by
steamer leaving New York before the steam-
er on which Doggett proposed to set out.