The evening call. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1891-1893, 1893-06-30
"Were you awake during the trip?"

touched or disturbed during you
sleep?"
mo, nothing at all, and yet thlnl
l felt current of air at one time.
'tWhere did it come from?"
II think the head clerk and boil
the employees can testify that when
started l closed both windows ant
pulled down the curtains, and when
arrived here the windows were still
closed and the curtains were down.
what, then, produced the curren
of air?"
Il don't know, unless the robbel
opened the door"
At this answer the officer looked III
to Heaven as if wishing the Most
High would send a solution to this
problem while NJ. Cato. assisted by
the two witnesses, rummaged his va
llse. turned up the cushions of the
coach, undressed himself and Law down
on his stomach while they searched
his back. All in vain. Nothing
could be found
II 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 an expert.
"Where is this fine fellow? Bring
him here"
This was not difficult to do. as the
pnn6n0fnr cfi1
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. Il am innocent"
Gail 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; $50 march
on, my fine fellow"
First sign my affidavit so [ can
get down from here" cried NJ.
Cato.
A brilliant idea suddenly struck
the officer. Holding onto the con-
ductor with one hand he seized NJ.
Cato with the other, who, not ex-
pect1ng such 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.
II am perfectly willing, but Just
let go of me-" said NJ. Cato, a little
astonished at this turn Of affairs.
II never let go Of robber."
81 am no robber"
lou will show that to the ex- fI
magistrate. When it comes
10 matter OF money there are no 1
honest men. So march on, my fine
elbow"
Matthias Haverder, the. examining
magistrate in this case, was a noted
'rlmlnalist. an adept of the new ,
chooE He was often heard to say:
Inc French, in the presence of a
mysterious crime, always saw. L
Cherchez la femme (hunt the wo-
man, l go further. [ say. Find J
he woman, and have always found 7
ler" t
The Cato case enthused MAGISTRATE L
lavender. He put all his astuteness :
M cIeverness into play to discern
ne criminal. He commenced bv
laclng the two prisoners, Cato and l.
ne conductor, in solitary confne- -
nent, would not allow them to com u
lunicate with living soul. In vain Il
1ichael Cato begged and implored y
I'm to inform his proprietor, who was y,
7altlng for the 40. 900 forms, and -
'ould begin to think very badly Of u
Us steward for not sending them.
''One OF these two men is the Grim -
lal, and he is mixed up in some in .,
rlgue with woman. From careful q
lQulrles have learned Cato is mar 49,
ed. have sent a telegraph dis :" y,
atch to arrest his wife and bring her ~
ere l have learned the conductor
not married: therefore he must III
ave a sweetheart. If we can find d
er we have two women in play. con- "
'quently solution of the problem" w
He studied the dispatches he had =.
'ceived from all the stations along " ~
lie line The better part Of them -.
ere unimportant; only two attracted -, 81
IS attention. One OF the dispatches i ~
i'd ee
"A Waterman had seen a woman
ROW something out Of the window er
a second-claSs carriage on to the ma
Ilway. He had even searched for an
lat object, but found nothing" no
The other dispatch was even more rol
riouS "a gatekeeper had seen the ms
talking with a woman who FRI
aned out OF the window Of third
ass carriage. He also noticed some
Ject pass between them. but
Is l.