Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-06-17
"wers you awake during the trip"
az don't know. / can't remember"

Nv here 0ld III come from:
II think the head clerk and both
the employees can testify that when L
started | closed both windows and
pulled down the curtains, and when l
arrived here the windows were still
closed and the curtains were down. "
What then, produced the current /
of air?"
Il don't know, unless the robber |
opened the door.
At this answer the officer looked up !
to Heaven as il wishing the Most |
High would send solution TO this
problem while NJ. Cato, assisted by |
the two witnesses. rummagee his va /
lise. turned UP the cushions OF the !
coach, undresSed himself and lay down
on his stomach while they searched |
his back. All in vain. Nothing
could be found.
Il have It," said the officer, 81
have it. 1t was the conductor. He
is the robber."
Impossible, said the Superintend-
ent Of the station.
There is nothing impossible when
it is question of money" said the
officer, in the tone OF IN expert.
"Where is this fine fellow? Bring
him here"
This was not difficult to do, as the
conductor was still on the platform.
He turned pale as death when the
officer grasped him.
Where are the 40, 900 forms you
stole?"
II. know nothing about them,
said the poor man, trembling, his
teeth chattering, his legs refusing
| to support him. II am innocent"
Gan rogues say that" cody re-
piled the officer. "Take him to
prison. The examining magistrate
will decide that"
''But, sir, interrupted the Superin-
tendent Of the station, the conduct
of this man has been most exemp-
larry"
II tell you when it concerns money
exemplary conduct is not worth a
straw" said the officer in tone of
administrative authority; so march
on, my fine fellow"
"First sign my affidavit so l can
get down from here" cried M.
Cato.
A brilliant idea suddenly struck
,, the officer Holding onto the con-
ductor with one hand he seized M.
', Cato with the other, who, not ex-
: pecting such a sudden invitation to
|, descend, almost fell out of the coach,
but the policeman had solid fist and
securely held him. "You also will
follow me-" he said.
Il am perfectly willing, but just
|. let 90 OF me-" said NJ. Cato, a little
' astonshed at this turn of affairs.
, II never let go of a robber."
81 am no robber,"
"You will show that to the ex
= aiming magistrate. When it come;
to matter of money there are M
:. honest men. So march on, my fine
fellow"
,, Matthias Haverder the examining
O. magistrate in this case, was nOtet
: criminalist, an adept of the ncV
school. He was often heard to say
O "The French, in the presence of
" mysterious crime, always say
'Cherchez la femme (hunt the wo
h man. go further. / say, Fine
). the woman, and / have always founC
her"
n The Cato case enthused Magistrat
h Haverder He put all his astutenes
and cleverness into play to discer
r. the criminal. He commenced b
e. placing the two prisoners, Cato an
ip the conductor, in solitary contn'
s. ment, would not allow them to con
re municate with living soul. In val
ID Michael Cato begged and implore
him to inform his proprietor, who W;
IN waiting for the 40, 900 forms, an
a. would begin to think very badly {
his steward for not sending them.
I lone of these two men is the erin
% inal, and he is mixed up in some IL
ne trigue with a woman. From Garrett
re inquiries l have learned Cato is ma
ried have sent a telegraph di
nd patch to arrest his wife and bring III
d. here. / have learned the conductt
'e, - uOU ufdlIlcus biOlC iOiN Nv Al "a
tn have a sweetheart If we can fin
" her we have two women in play, CO..
Ell. sequently solution Of the problem
er He studied the dispatches he hi
nv received from all the stations alon
the line The better part of the
nd were unimportant; only two attractt
he his attention. One Of the dispatcht
is said:
er "A Waterman had seen woma
he throw something out OF the windo
lis OF a second-class carriage on TO u
railway He had even searched f
ct that object, but found nothing"
The other dispatch was even mo
l serious "a gatekeeper had seen Il
conductor talking with a woman wi
leaned out OF the window OF a thlr
ok class carriage. He also noticed SOL
Ut object pass between them, b
he whether the conductor gave son
n thing 20 the woman or whether &
lel woman gave something TO the co
slf ductor be could not tell
20 There Is the woman" cried @
All magistrate, 'or, | should say the
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