The Meeker herald., 1890-07-12
STORIES ABOUT THIEVES,


Ocean. II Was al 1nB tlHAfl NH'4 "t'
very hot day In tho summer ~ 1850
whom a ministerial grpaarinsfsllrw ina
black suit, with Nhilo tic, catered TAG
store. lie lel5uroly walked % tho show
case and asked 10 see some diamond
studs. After some hesitation Eo bought
n small stone, fos which he paid So.
lio then wished - look At some rings
thought Of making his vito u present.
A he followed the clerk TO tho show
case containing tho diamond ring lac bo-
gan 10 cat an apple. Several valuable
gems were looked at with Glslatl1fac-
ton. ono valued AZ $50 p'ralrd him,
but was not just What be wanted, At
length lac saw ono Ia tho rlII hr thought
was just tho ti!ns- 4, the clerk reached
to get 1t tho parspn'llkc customer
pressed the SEQ ring deep into tho
apple he was eating and cleyerly tossed
II out OF tho door Tho clerk didn't
notice the move, but follow who was
standing On tho outside did, and has,i'
ly picked up the apple and departed.
The diamond purchaser decided not To
got his wlio present Till another day.
lie WAS on tho point OF leaving when
the clerk missed the ring.
'wAit a minHtc, please" called the
clerk, VINO MAS noryously looking over
tho tray. II can not find that large dia-
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Tue sanetlmonious gentleman In
black at once returned and remarked
thst the c.erl. must be mistaken. The
search continued. but IL was frult.ess.
The proprietor was called. and In u very
austcrc and blunt way insinGatcd that
A.
ring'buycr's garments,
II am Rev. Df. On" said the
customer, in tones Of excited wrath,
naming clergyman who lived In VIII
lago about thirty mil.s distant; and I'll
give you u understand tina, did not
como hero - 10 in8u.tci."
We'll, TIA" proprietor h"csm. angry
and called policeman. and the alleged
clergyman was removed ~ a bark room.
protesting indigr ant.y a, the treatment.
n short consultation ~as bod. and u
telegram was s-nt Ia tho address given
by tho prisoner. ina..ns inquiry as 10
his character and whereabouts. Tho re-
ply was hIow In coming. and 1, WAS de-
cid.d To search tue prisoner. lie wa,
forced to strip, and every fold and
crease Ia his r.0tt"s ~. s"srch"d. IL Is
needless 10 say tn" fifs ~, not found.
I Ito telegram to TO yi.'A.-, thirty
mics away. came, ssy !ns ts.t Rev. pr.
G--n M, oro a a.. nJat re-. .blc
men In tho ,oSr. IT.! that he MA visit
Ing friend, In Cincinnati. Up Ia this
time tho proprietor had bc.n OF tho
opinion TIA, ia. customer wss = ploI,
fraud, but IL. tc;cg an changed his
L.. L..
away. The paI>on talked heavy dam
agcs aud law. but was 4, icnsth sooth.d
To silence by four crisp 500 bills. In
somc way ia. story OF tho minister's
insul, loasnd out. III, friends heard II
and asked him about IT, In tho end he
called at the icwclry store to ~" about
u, and tho proprietor Was not Little
amazed to Ind he had been iuprd. Dc-
,"ctiScs wcru a, once pa; on tho case.
and In few DAYS arrested tho bogus
Clergyman and hls confederate trying 10
pawn the ring. They wcro tho notorious
"Frunchy" la Mountain and Cal Dan
can
A nigh, wa,chman who was employed
To pFo,cc, jc~olry sicr, In Denver
against the rayEsts Of thieves WAS neat
~ ou,wittcd hy tho notorious Ul!iy T1r-
roster some years before bis death, Tho
firm carried an Immense stock Of gems
and kept them Ia iarf'c oli.i4shioucd
safe. Forester had BY long years OK
pcfiuncc become 40 familiar with tai~.
Of that pattern that h- could tell when
to reverse and when To turn the knob
forward 10y placing his Gar close 10 tho
door sbpV" tho cont inatlon, and In this
way could open tho saio In snort time.
Iiy ia~.ng \ wax Impression OF the key
ho.c he made a L"y Tor tic front door.
iias!ng previously located tho safe In
the store, he was nov ready 10 begin. II
WAS a cold, snowy, stormy night about
ten O'Clock, and Forester walked up TO
the sior- with an air ui ownership and
un,1cScl the door, lie carried Hmail
san pie case In Lis hand. Going In. he
turned up tho gas In tho rrar Of the
store and then shook down too stove.
lilo lc!surcly worked the combination to
tho safe, and In less than half an hour
he had before him thousands Of dollars
worth OF costly jewels aad watches. At
this very interesting point the night
Waterman came In.
Good evening"" said the cordial
burglar, as he continued 10 remove val.
uablcs from the saf" to his sample case.
"l'm packing up my samples" went
on the thief, Blavcly. "GvinE out on
the road in the morning, and thought
would got really fortnight. There! isn't
that bcauty2" he nskcd. holding out
an elegant jnrscnsen for tho Waterman
to examine.
In this way Forester packed over
5000 worth OF gumI AM watches into
his san p!c-casc. ing ohocriully
with the night wat Imam al, the while.
As lie Wa, about to close his sample
case he stopped suddenly as II str''ck by
happy though, and then picked up a
very pretty ring. Turning to tho watch
man he asked him II he had wife. Tho
Waterman had, and with careless
laugh iUrrcstcr tossed him the ring.
saying: give her that, and toll her it
Is a marx Of appreciation for tho faith
ful services rendered by her husband"
The brilliant guardian OF other pco-
pies property was delighted. and was
unusually wide awake al, the rest of tho
night. II was not until the next morn
ing that he became aware 81 the hoax
that had been practiccd upon him. For
rcstcr by that time was well out of the
way, and Lis connection with the rob.
berry was not discovered till u fcw days
before his death. when he confessed IL.
shrini,agc of brain.
rhyanins-t4ta sav tNHI thy nllpr , MAN