The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-01
pArRoLM4y STAMFORD CAMEO.
Presented With a Valuable Gin. the Donor
 of Which Is Unknown,

of Which is Unknown,
 Patrolman John Stanford. or police headquarters. is the happy possessor or valuable cane, and thereby hangs a tale. The cane in question is beauti- fui walking stick of highly polished ebony crowned with a gold head or eS- traordinary size and weight. and solid throughout. IL is very handsome, as we'll as useful present. and is much ap- preciated by its owner. who would not part with 1t. he says. for one hundred times its worth In the coin of the realm.
 The donors of this valuable gift 10 one of the best known and most popu- lar members of New Haven's finest. up to the present time are unknown. but ns usual, in such cases. the police have a clue, and the clue points strongly to the sister and nephews of the recipient. All the suspected parties live in Toledo, O.. While the other members of the de- partment have not as yet been able 10 secure sufficient evidence or their guilt 10 warrant m arrest, still they feel con iident that they are the guilty parties. and should Patrolmnn Stanford ever lodge u complaint for being "caned. the Toledo relatives gre the pa".isi who would certainly be aIipre!:ended.
 Several days ago Patrolman Stanford received at police headquarters long alya p.II haA n r "A of being one of the latest and most ap- proved shot guns. The package was plainly addressed to John Stanford.Po- lice Headquarters. New Haven. Conn.,. Attached to It was tag which showed that the dangerous missile had beensent from Toledo, O., but this was not seen by the officer until later. The package arrived at police headquarters late at night, and was not given to the patrolr man until morning, phen 1t was handed to him by Sergeant Mcbride and Sig nal Officer Began.
 For some time previous to the receipt of the cane Captain Wrinn. Detective Sergeant Cowles and Officer Stanford had been joking with each other in ref erence to "blackthorn" canes. and each of the trio claimed he had the best. When the package was handed to Pa trolman Stanford he immediately thought that his superior officers had been putting up joke on him, and con sequently asked Officer Bradley to open it. This the latter did, and when the beautiful walking stick was displayed, it is said that Officer Stanford's eyes fairly bulged out of his head at the sight of the magnificent present. Sev- eral of the officers immediately offered him sums ranging from $10 to $20 for the cane, but all offers were refused, and Officer Stanford walked home as sisted by the cane, one of the happiest ed that the cane had been sent to him from Toledo. The cane is worth at least $35, as valued by a local jeweler.
 Patrolman Stanford is one of the most popular members of the department, not only among his fellow officers but with the general public. When asked about the cane yesterday he said: "WelI, I have the cane, and that's all I know about it. I have my suspicious that it was sent to me by my sister and nephews, but, although have received several letters from them, they have never referred to the cane. At first I thought it was joke put up by Cap tain Wrinn and Sergeant Cowles, but I now acquit them of all complicity in the matter. The cane, I am told, is valua- ble, but even if it were worth $1OO, 900 I would not sell it. Some day I hope to discover positively who sent it to me, and when I do-well, won't say any m0ren