The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-01-28
.prAMvrLra IL, Mag =. 1894.

'C1AMvrLLA l. L. May =. 1891
''fR. CHARLES WILSON:
Seeing that the money Is good see no harn
Will call on you any place you name am .
man Of experience who will stand no trffiing
with. but can be good friend TO you II you ase
as you say. Will bring emo thousand dollars.
"GEDEK1AH SAlTER"
Promptly after two days of waiting
came an answer from Wilson:
"LoSG ISLAND CRY, May lo, 1891.
"ZEDEKfAu SALTER, ESQ.,:
"DEAR SIRr-You Will never regret your visit
you conc on Meet at 0:3o O'clock cl the
morning of May l5 4: -. hotel Lon1 l3.and
City. There is clock in the house. At pEe
cisely 80 by this clock will be otaraing ct
tho barroom door holding my hat in one hand
nnd wipinR my forehead With my hccdlSerchif-
when you start scrd q telegram 10 Caarics
Wilson. i04 Adams street. Long Island City.
Your password aal sign is - Cuddy ss6'
DO not sign anything else
"Caution-Dc sure you have the numbers
(plainly writtcn) OH telegram after you sign
tho word 'Cuddy' otherwise your telegram will
positively receive no attention. Tho 'lgureS'
are very important"
2edelsiah drew five hundred dollars
from the bank and inortgagcd his store
for five hundred dollars more. To raise
the one thousand dollars he bad prom
ised Wilson taxed all his resources, but
he managed it. On the afternoon OF
the 14th of May he tool, the train for
Long Island City and tclcgraphed VIII
son as directed On the morning Of
the 18th at precisely 0:3o o'clock they
met Wilson was smiling and affable
and the deacon very serious.
After Offering refreshments, which
were refused, Wilson took his guest to
his Office, reached by devious tacliings
Oh CT,
black satchel he took out package
after package of new and beautiful
grecnbac1s.
Take IL bill, any one you please.
from one of these packages and we
will go out and break it," he said
The deacon selected a fvc-dolar bill
from the middle of stacl. three inches
high. They had not the least d;ficulty
in passing the bill in a neigh boring
store
Now let us get to business" said
Wilson, when they had returned to his
office. He undid the packages of money
and counted the bills Then he passed
them on to the deacon, who counted
for himself.
Thirty thousanl?" asked Wilson.
"That's what make it," said the
deacon, taking out glass a2d making
final examination.
PUT them III the valisc yourself.
they are yours said Wilson, lifting
the black bag to the table which stool
against the wall The deacon put the
packages of bills in the bag and locked
it carefully. Then he put the ley in
his pocket.
II suppose you have the money!
said Wilson. 2edcl;iah turned sharp
round and produced his big leather
pocketbooll. At thc, same time Il
panel in the wall behind the taLle slid
swiftly and noiscleasly aside, hand
reached in and seized the black bag ls
disappeared through the panel and in
another moment its place was taken by
another black bag which was an exact
counterpart Then the panel closed
1t was . o'clock ct night and the
Granville express. which reaches Clam
vile at lO:3J, was risttling along at the
rate of seventeen miles an hour. On q
seat in the middle of the car was Dea-
con Salter, bolt upright, holding tlacl<
bag on his knees His face was very
solemn and he glanced furtively about.
At last, bc:ng convinced that no one
was wctchiag him. he unlocked the bag
and pccped in. There lay the green
packages all his own, now. The temp
tation to talsc out some of the money,
hold it up to the light and gaze on the
beautiful engraving was too strong tor
be resisted. He opened the mouth OF
the bag and took out
A terrific yell reused the brahemaa
on the front platform and he rushed
into the car. AL he found was n blacls
bag filed with queer packages OF green
paper.
Deacon ZeGclsiah Saltor has not heeu
seen sirce.-Droollyn Eagle.