Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-11-17

Il believe So as he has property
there"
''What firm did he come to you
from?" was his next question.
When 1 gave him the name Of the
firm he sat in silence for a second or
two and then began:
'TWell, it is rather serious thing
to say, but Richardson must be the
same man who, as a boy, was dis
missed by my father for dishonesty.
He had posted numerous business
letters and kept the money he re-
ceiVed for stamps. At last COM
plants reached us of letters arriving
without stamps and the culprit con-
fessed. This was not the only case
OF his dishonesty and he was sum-
marily discharged"
Our conversation then branched
of to other topics, but from MaDches-
ter to Liverpool had much food for
thought. The fact that Richardson
was standing nearest my father when
he locKed the safe might merely be a
blind, intended to throw suspicion
on Hall He would have sufficient
time to change the papers and go to
my fathers side before the safe was
locked. 1t evidently needed inVesti-
CATION.
On the following morning I made
my way to Bingley's private Office,
and I asked to see the man who had
watched Richardson.
"Why. what do you want with
him?" said Bingley. ''Do you sup
pose that it was put up job between
Hall and him?"
81 do not" replied. But 1 am
rather inclined to think that Hall
may be entirely innocent, and Rich
ardson the sole culprit." And then 1
told him what had come to my
knowledge, both with regard TO Halls
betting and Richardson's shady past.
He merely raised his eyebrows, and
then, after bordering over the mat
ter for few seconds, said, ''Well, you
may be right, Mr.. Meredith. and I
will do what can to find out the
truth"
By this time Rawlins, Bingley's as
sistant in the business, had put in an
| appearance. The only fact of import
ance we CLEANED from him was that
Richardson had been to Bury on the
Saturday. Discovering that the lat
ter had property in the town he had
attached little Importance to the
visit, especially as both he and Bing-
| ley had all along regarded Hall as the
probable culprit. I fancied could
detect a shade Of annoyance on Biug-
ley's face, perhaps caused by the fact
that he had possibly arrested the
wrong man, and perhaps a little
! piqued that he had to thank me for
the information, though had gained
most of it accidentally.
Two or three days passed, when one
| evening as l sat with my father in
the dining room Bingley was ushered
in. He had prosecuted his inquiries
/ about Richardson to some purpose.
1t seems that he had visited Bury to
pay of a mortgage ON his property
that had become pressing, and the
mortgage had ,retained the numbers
| of the notes he had received. These
exactly corresponded with what had
discovered from my fathers pocket
book and clearly indicated the real
thief.
Tom Hall was discharged from Gus
tody soon after, but 1 believe he kept
the promise he made me about betting
and is still in my fathers Office in hi!
old post. He was married soon aftel
his release and has one of the pref
tiest and happiest homes in Liver
pool Richardson was convicted OF
overwhelming evidence, and is nov
being provided for out OF the imperia
taxation.
The money was recovered, but m!
fathers fOrgiVing nature would no
allow him to see the family of ever
a dishonest servant in want, and b.
assisted the Richardson's largely a
long as they needed it-Utica Globe