New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23


This country"
It is very unlil'cly.7 - lad any. money
DO YOU think. sir. that ne Id" ANY ''''"''
about him T. 90 away with
cannot say but I'll inquire. 49,: ;,;r,
The answer brough by M hnar frif lan nc l'
wa" W. Isnip was hard up lie was always
hard M lie had borrowed hali.a-cro"h 'h''
very morning to Ply for ms mti' &c to Mr. As
After me further information ~ ~ ~ ,,,
,in's arair. had been asked for by Nlr. trump,
md ~ ven 10 him. that gentleman d'ciue !" l'i
inquiries OF Mrs Aspn. ana 10 nH rotnTo me-
Lii causc description of young Aspin 70 ~
circulated in ordcr that he may be rarrn ,c,' ~
and, If possible, arr,s',u ,or n when Won may
cypnct me here to report progress Will Ia
NV coriranion with yen. lie may 10; mri.,r' T.;
Insprctor Crump departed, alicf WuI,r.aHnN. ho
80 oornr,de tho curious aGmortIon: Na'cl l"'
manager II lie hasn't got the bonds hl'''-""' wv
names NOT Crump. 49,,
When Mir. }uiiinc: of Mcs.iS hulI'n ~ ,,Icrotion
many called f.r their securities. an 'NP,'n"''
os c1ivcn for not delivering them when pore ~
No ,nncaranc, Of good faith. The Tact OF ,h'
Of course. the bank would make : OF 'I pI,, H.
Under the. unhappy circumstances, M,sSrs TuIIn-
4 COMPANY consented TO fall IN WIN tirnm,nrN+
convenience, and 70 val Tiai .m' "' on behaf
81 tho directors offered temporary SrcurIN 10 =,
owners Of the bond--an ol"r when 'neI cY IMr
crcI unnecessary in view Of the status OF the pi'N
A. 10 o'clock the following mornln9 'nnIpTnm
crnnn arrived i'm Old Broad Street u" WV
erected nv the MANAGER and some OF the dlr',t,rS
Of the corporation The dcrctdEc nd rc.nnct
snlf I, the manager with confidence ana TSP''
,hich ST thu; gentleman entirely NJ MS ';'Se'
The supnOsition You expressed. ar. mas pr''
fully justified The young man S lppr,o, VI have
arranged that he viii not SIN tnT9uSn "" r,
cannot sly moro n present me ll'St NINA ;
ton which | obtained concerning MN was Ri,'"
L,. Naasrs CaZn the tourist acciis. az whose on
no hor,rit two tickets r. Madrid FROM ~" i't'
If his taking two tickets, II - presume" .i"t
is travelling in comp'nv WIN "ma" az
az accan,niirc II" paid Ncs-rs care with ~ u
nn,'nd mote. Of which hive taken the number,
Tie nuc.tion j.. nefr oln u" GET ''' mig -P""
note? Can v'u tell me.
4: first the maraecr mad" no reply, and h~
ovc,fcd hi. oycs under the steady mt SrrmlnEN
fran, rerarl of the detective Ihen, ia.or! .h
mrder evident excitement. ne stopped over 70 th'
safe, opcncl IT, d"cw-ont little drawer with'"'
md exclaimed
Good heavens. that's gone, too
had ,,, jfty-ponnd note in this drawer He
referred 20 hs pockct-booi Tor me nuino,r "','
read it ont The detective smiled as ne, ne a" di
nouncnd that his figures were the same. Inc ni-
rcctors 10 kcd n one another m"ann2y, o"l08
mi of sympathy for their head official. -...,.,
~ this moment Nr. Price cntcrc. ana reminded
| thc manager of an appointment at the BANK OF
midland an appointment III will be remcinbgrcI
f. exchange a receipt Of the Rank e England for
c,n 400 worth Of bonds deposited there and be
longing 70 McSsrs. Bulling. The manager made
his excuses TO the directors. promised 10 be back III
| half an hour. and went ont
the premises, hr turned 10 the directors ana 'a'n'
! sharply H.,
"Gtntlemcn, yon must cycnN" m" II an nbr1pt
7 am acting in your interests. and am obliged ~
me nlain-spolicn | will stake my repufaI II tna'
.be man who has just left the room !, r'spoushl"
for the Disappearance of Mcssrs. Railing 4 Com
no no. no, Inn ssibc'" calculated his
worthy listeners: throwine up th.ir hanHss iiI
| depreciation of the wrong don" To th"ir lhi'Hi"I
servant by the mere suggestion.
81 beg PARDON" said the detective Il am ac-
customcd 10 read guilt or innocence In man
manners n will - his actions Your manager
| tries 10 hide from = guilty conscience ana he
What rieht have Won 70 say such things
eskcd The indignant Board 81 Nf'c''iS J" orc
'' TIE Inspector cont inued in his ov,n way.
IRON what hear Of the 3GX Asp'n, ,ro nr
parcel Of bonds lie hadn't even an opporiun'iy
Of dnine so. without the certainty OF the manner
seeing them protrnlng rom ms p'o6e' ~
! Inc may have had l. given to him: but. take
my word for il. in this unfortunate business hr
! is NOR sinncd against than shining.
"If Tia, i. all you have 10 T'v, hr. 10 in
| thc Chairman oi tie rorrl 81 Director. ~"
| shall be obliged hy Your keeping Your opinion
10 your If. and combining yourself q" your
II, j, my duty to warn yon. slr:' rctor'@i the
J detective. The manager iias aScT'cl .7Wci".
/ hv throwing il ON Mr. Aspu. don Z kno" II
| Nnin 10 Iii. dupc or his confederate. or both
| But we must not lose sight o. th" manager tll
! n
| voung one has the bonds. The old ore has tine
! honis himself. or he has posted Them % SPAN.
spain TNc ,l Ir. the dIcc Sn; ro c>r,
diton trc'ty between th' country ana SPAN
y0n see
| lie ri.1cd detection by staying her"
"Why. III, because he hasn't got all the bonds
he wants, should say" ,.,.-.,
| the directors. unconvirccd.
"Bc,idce. urged one Of them, "hc could not
reach Spain before his absence was discovered.
and wc would ovcriake him by telegraph m
| "Think So sir said tire detective. " WHY,
! he might zip oil uupcrccvcd tonight, be- ~
. Paris on Sunday morning. and acroH, the Sp 'nSh
I frontier before you gentlemen are awake ON
| Monlav. Then where are YOU
Tho directors could hardly fail 70 appreciate
these remarks althonh they sill remained
There Is no, tho slightest foundarion.' urged
one of them. for glep,cting that thr manager
! has any intention whatever Of running away -
Spain or anywhere else.
"Ezcuse ne sir" returned the dr elective % bnt
member r"t That although Mr. Kspin hay ab.condrl.
| we have only the m1ragcr's story a1ainst him.
We ought 70 hear what the young man has "a
mnnag RS possession. and that the minin-
| Gny-pound note the managers. How d. We
know that the second tourists ticket TO spain
| il not for the MANAGER u.s.? have a,ctr-
taincd for a fact that Mr. Ahpin had 10 com
panion with him
Then what is your advice. Mr.. Crumpp7
My advice, gentlemen. is-trcat the manager
! as usual. and wait till be- runs away with all BE-
| can lay hands on"
At this curious counsel, the s'vclal elderly
gentlemen constituting the Hoard of Directors Of
the Continental Bonkne Corporation uttered one
cry of fear and establishment
" Bat why not arrest him nj once 90
Because he has possibly provided acant
that event. by scndnc away the bonds he stole
yesterday. and could prove nothing
| What on earth th@n. are - 10 ?H
| Treat him just usual. ! say-iuot rs if
| nothing lid Happened, gentlemen Leave the
r,st 10 me.
| When the manager returned. he carried "a
small black bag In his hand. This he locked
up in his safe. One Of the directors kuggcNr l
that any valuable papers ought T. b, dcpo.itc
in ihc sirnnn rnnm EnI tlc mnnlr.. aln---lr-cI