The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-04-11
A Dstse,ive's Yarn.

You want me TO tell yon about some Of
my queer experiences; is that IN Yes.
Well the qneerest experiences that have
had in my career have been those 10 which
! have figured as the professional sesrcher
for hidden wealth.
As what2
AZ the searchor for, aud often the finder
OF money, bonds and other properties hid.
den by eccentric persons who then went
and died, continued the elderly man, .
little tarily, as though somewhat put out
by the interruption. SeeY
Yes, said the reporter humbly.
People, went on the detective, spparent-
y Modified, do not hide away cash and
bonds nawadays to any such extent a. they
did forty years ago, as then some Of the
savings banks were pretty shaky affairs.
Still, there is more Of that sort Of hiding
done even now than most people would
suppose, and whenever cashier skips 10
Canada tespois and stockings are again
called into use As the repositories Of earth
ly treasure. Moreover, there are Just q
many cranks in the world today ~ there
were then who delight in mysliiying their
friends and relatives and gratifying their
own desire Of seeing their money from time
to time. Such people make heaps o
trouble for their families, but lots Of mon.
ey for gentlemen Of my profession.
don't know how happened TO become
specialist in this line OF detective work,
but l suppose it was because l was suc.
cessful in the first case attempted. Le'
me see, that was back 10 the sixties. !
was sitting in my Office one day, chewing
the cud OF impecunious idleness for ]
wasn't very well known then--when wo
man. dressed in widew's weeds, entered.
She stated that her husband had recently
died, as she and others supposed, pos
sessed Of considerable property In bondi.
Despite systematic search. nothing Of
these bonds could be discovered. Her law
yer, with whom chanced TO be acquitted
and for whom l had once done . good
turn had recommended her 10 me- She
lived on Long Island, and ! accompanied
her home. As she had informed me.
learned on arrival thst an extended sesrcl
had been made. but with no sstisisctor,
result. / learned further. thst the msr
bad not been miserly, aud from that
argued that he had not used any OF tho
complicated methods OF concealment com.
mon to gentlemen OF q penurious turn oil
mind found that bis business had tax.
ken him frequently away from home. and
that he had formerly been seafsring mar
A thorough search had been made OF oil
his familiar haunts. ! asked about his
clothes.
Lord o massyl exclaimed his widow.
John wore the meanest duds you ever SEQ.
We couldn't get bin TO keep decent things
on his back.
May | see what be had? asked.
was then informed that after the cloth.
ing had been thoroughly searched, and
ripped aud prodded with knitting needless
II had been given away TO poor man 10
the village
was determined TO have those clothes,
for argued la this way: Tho man was not
and therefore had not used any
method Of conceslment; be
had been IN the habit Of msking short
trips from home. and from that | judged
he must have carried bis money with him.
This iudgement5wss further confirmed by
the fact that nothing had been discoered
N any Of the rooms 10 which he bad occu.
pied, and that be had been sailor. Nov.
sailors, you know, almost always carry
their pay about their person. This fact.
c0upled with the others, made me fssi
more ibau ever that the money vss some
y b.re 10 those clothes Finally they wefs
brought 10, and pretty seedy looking ST.
,f rags they we're, With one exception
Around the edge Of tbs coat was : broad
oeaily sswed on, ,snl Ia much bet
Ler condition than the fest of ths cloth.
He Lspt bis clothes neatly bound, re-
marked.
Yes, replied the sidow, John vas >
rood sever. like most sailor men. lie a.
"a 10 spend . heap Of time over thst bind
H.. 10 co, long story short. upon rip
ping "a ihs, binding se found neatly 10
nased 10 oil silk Gse sl 90 bonds Coed
guessing. you see. vas my method Ia that
case, .nd i. succeeded bsstsr than sys-
Ismaiic sesrch by persons acquainted With
he bsbits OF tbs deces ed.
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