Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-11
McNALLY'S QUICK WORK.
HOW HE GOT SOME DIAMONDS AND
CASH.
gomery Brothers for Some Valuable
Stones and Gets Safely Out of Town.

~. M. ,McNally, s. F." he wrote yes
terday morning, on the register of the
Westminster hotel. He was hand
some young fellow, faultlessly dressed,
calm, self possessed, and we'll bred. He
was given choice room, and soon went
up town. He returned later with Mr..
Montgomery, of the firm of Montgomery
Brothers, jewellers, and the latter, after
considerable bargaining, turned over to
Mr.. McNally several very valuable dla-
monds, and receiv ed in return check
on local bank, endorsed by good
name for large sum, quite in excess of
the value of the diamonds.
Mr.. Montgomery considered the check
good, and pungled up in good gold coin,
the difference between his bill and the
amount of the check land left.
AS soon as the jeweler went, Mr.. Nc
Nally came down stairs, strolled into the
comfortable Office of that very comfort
able hotel, lighted fragrant cigar, and
remarked carelessly to the handsome,
genial clerk that he would stroll down
to the depot and look after his trunks.
They should have arrived before that.
He needed them at once, and he slowly
walked out with the air of a man who
was bothered to death with having so
much spare time on his hands.
When he turned the corner down
Fourth, towards Los Angeles street,
however, Mr.. McNally became suddenly
very much in earnest, and he struck a
walking match gait, and kept it up until
he got to the Club stables.
Here he accosted Mr.. Hartzell, the
manager of the stable, and asked for a
buggy and a good lively team. He
wanted to take drive and would be
back at 2 O'Clock sharp. He talked like
man who was accustomed to horses,
and he made no kick about the price, 80
he was given the best in the stable, and
he logged out of the stable, looking
calm and imperturbable as clam. He
had been in Los Angeles Just an hour
and half, and he was getting on ia
mously.
Meanwhile Mr.. Montgomery as he
walked back to his store, began to feel
little uneasy about that check. He
took it out and looked at it several
times, and at last decided to take it to
theibank and cash it. He went, but he
did not cash it. The paying teller took
it up, and was about to pay it, when he
stopped, looked at it little closer,
looked at Mr.. Montgomery, and tossed
it back.
"What's the matter with that" aims
it good?" said Mr.. Montgomery, his un-
easiness crystallizing into horrible
certainty.
cts n. g." was the crushing answer.
"Did you get bit?"
The jeweler waited not to answer, but
hastened back to the hotel.
"Where's Mr.. McNally?" he asked of
the clerk.
"Oh, he went to the depot to see
about his baggage" was the answer.
Mr.. Montgomery flew to the tele-
phone, the police were notified, detec-
tives were put out to watch every train,
and Mr.. Montgomery waited for devel-
opments.
At about 5 o'clock Mr.. Hartzell, of
the Club stables, came up. SIS Mr.. Nc
Nally, of San Francisco, stopping here ?"
he asked. "He hired team from me
and was to be back at 2 o'clock sharp,
but has not turned up"
This added new complications to
the matter, and the telegraph was at
once set to work by the police, sending
description of the man and team all
over the country. However, last night
he was not caught. AS a specimen of
quick work, this little play OF Mr.. Nc
Nally's may be designated as a
"corker."
1t was II O'Clock when a HERALD re-
porter strolled into the Club stables last
night. messenger boy came in with
rig. The horse looked tired and dis
tressed, and had evidently been driven
many hard miles. 1t was the rig that
the young man from San Francisco had
hired in the morning. The messenger
boy handed in card. 1t was Club
stable card, and on the back was writ
ten:
"Will call and see you tomorrow.
"MCNALLY."
The messenger boy says that man
drove up in front of the office and asked
that one of the boys should bring the
rig to the Club stables.
Mr.. Hartzett and Detective Bosqui
searched for McNally up to an early
hour this morning without success, but
the police think they will make the cap
ture today.