Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-03-26


Tae banker hal said ,hE be alone knew
the combination. led up to the N alter
again. and he admitted that his sister
also had ii, as fe5uard against acci
dent.
now begin work on ~ entirely new
theory. l felt that the key Of the mys-
,cry was in the hands OF the sister,
though l was far fror limiting any such
taing to living scu.. took m7 quar-.
ters in the towp and began Oh the new
theory. SOON found that Anna Carter
was sp,nister of thirty-tive aud was
generally regarded as strong minded
womar. She had money of her own,
and she knew how to invest it to make
profit. She now and then, so it was
said, gave her brother hints which he
found to be valuable in q business way
Coming down to the burglary, l found
that she was uu Ter the care Of the doctor
of and on for month previous with
some nervous trouble.
For some reason which she did not
explain Miss Garter refused to even see
ne while I was consulting with her
brother at tAe house. There are plenty
Of people, and good people, too, who
dislike detectives, but l take no offence
1t it, Every man to his notion, say I,
provi led his notion does not lell to
crime. Hal | sat down to interview the
lady, however, the case ight not have
been helped along any. 1t had occurred
to ms, as you may have suspected, that
the sister had robbed the safe herself
wule III a state of sonnambuism. Ihad
a talk with her doctor, and he agreed
that her condition during the first week
Of April favored such a thing. Indeed,
on the morning the robbery was dis
covered he had been calic in, to find
Eer very much exhausted, and she de-
cl.red that she was as stiff and lame as if
standing at the washtub all day.
was now satisfied that was on the
| right trail. founi that Mr.. Carter al
ways carried his key home, and that the
| watclman never left his in the lock at
| night. | went for Davis again, and he
finally admitted that,he was asleep from
! 10 clock until aroused by the burglars.
The end OF the ease was as mysterious as
the beginning. One night wnen | had
reasoned it all out and felt satisfied in
my own mind, but could see no way to
secure proofs, l got SO nervous that l
arose at midnight and went out on the
stree. for a walk AMI smoke | took
no heel of my direction, but a. the end
of ten minutes found myself in front of
the banker 5 cosy home. 1t was in total
darkness, as we'll as others in the village,
but leaned up against tree box and
stood gazing at the windows (as if ex-
pecting something to happen to pull my
case through. Something did happen.
was within six feet of the gate and
I suddenly saw figure in female dress
come around from a side door with q
large market bas.1c. on her arm. She
was fully dressed and from the first in
slant believed it was the bankers
sister. l thought she looked full at me
as she passed out Of the gate. but never
the.e-s she walked off up the street with
the basket on her arm. l followed 4
few vakds behind her, and she held
steadily on and went straight to the
bank I was sure of her then. Sh'
pauSei at the door for few seconds To
unlock II and then disappeared inside.
Five seconds later Davis was shouting
and 4 woman's voice could be heard Ut
terin- shrll screams. | opened tn
door and entered, and the mystery wa
solved a. last. There stood Miss Anna
ust aroused from sleep, a1d IN tn
haskc- on her arm was that missin-
money. Davis was lying down, but no
asleep, when sac entered. ana he had a
once >"izci her
How did She &c. the money from ia
sate2 She nai been reading aoolt hnr
Glars an gone u the bank IN her seep
SIC Il! entered and secured the mone,
;,al 1T again witaou. arousing DAVIS
Tie burglars came later on. She hA
taken the monev home and conceale It
bu. in what spot she could never deter
/ mine She probably did notwaik a a.
until The night she returned II. Ter
was new safe and n new combination
bat IS she knew the word s1e mig
|. have restored the money All esca. :
unseen but for the Wig lance o. the VAC
man To this day no one in tia. VI
ia-e except brother, sister ani Das
knows now ths: money WAS restore
Tnev even declare tha. no: dollar ",