The sun., 1894-11-11
MONEY IN QUEER PLACES.
TUE TROUBLE MADE BV THOSE
WUO ARE AFRAID or BANKS.
a Deteetive's Experiences Work that Tira-
orous People Make foe their Heirs and
Istrators-puzzlt Cases solved.


poorer or more careless person. as far as per
sonal appearance is concerned, you should no
act him down for poor man without furthe
examination. He might, for all you may know
,o the contrary. have a belt around his wais,
beneath his clothing, containing q fortupe Ii
bonds. diamonds, or other pleasing things Il
have. This IL one way men have Of concealinI
their money for fear OF being robbed Of IL by tn,
hanks and the willy confidence man.
"Once burned, twice shy Is an old sayinS
which is characteristic OF many people, and a
true as gospel. To many men OF means half tn,
world is composed of people, both male ant
fcmnle, who stand ready to get from him hii
money by foul means while the other half ar,
ON the watch to get away with 1t by what they
call fair dealings, but 1t may not always b,
characterized as such. Your rich man neve'
dresses In the height of fashion, nor does ne
make any loud display of his wealth. You will
lngk in vain FOR man of wealth who makes any
exhibition of it upon his person. for history fails
10 record any such, and IL you will think them
oyer-those whom you have met and those who
have been pointed out to you--you will agree
that IL is generally the fellow with an empty
purse who wears the best raincn;, displays the
gaudlest colors, and sports the loudcst and most
Ina why Is thls sor In most cases Of wealthy
men il + because OF rciined taste in the wearer,
but | have concluded that together with this
praiscworhy refinement invariably goes n fear
az being taken advantage OF or being brought
into noloiety. state what know for fact
when sav that the millionaire dry goods mer-
chant, Alexander 7. stewart of New York, for
being kidnapped and held for ransom. think he
was NOT far away from the facts. The stealing
OF his body from the grave seemed to prove his
f.ar well fyunGel, and there is no doubt that
he had been warned in time and took the
precaution Of avoiding secluded places and
attending detective at his heels. He seldom
rode in his carriage In town-his dress was of
sTy .s spsss o any s whoa @ IS the
fear Of being robbed or taken advantage Of. in
ons way y Or Sd SnHr ne Se@po wa
they can have an eye upon the hidingplaccs, and,
II suspicious of !ntcrfercnce with It, turn 1t over
Your grandparents used TO hide away their
money In au old teapot, which was placed out OF
the o me have reaa in ho
times without number OF bank notes being found
toes of old shces sewed up in tho Innings OF
old clothes buried in the cellar, hidden in
the ho,lows Of trees, placed between the mat
cret compartments of old desks and bureaus.
and in thousand other unexpected places
where people are = not snpp,pIsed p,I to suspect It's
an unfrequented spot or an article not in use.
The broken teapot has always been favorite
veil as for many others. because it has lost its
usefulness. excepting rs reminder OF the past
"Eeeentric pcopis,S he styled them. detec
to aid in, the search for hidden Treasures sup
had departed this life without giving any sign
Of The secret hiding places Of their
prised at his denomination OF peculiar people.
Eccentric. he replied, "because they did
not seek the aid OF such an asylum as q safety
the lasting deeds 70 real estate, for the security
Of their wealth; | have no patience with such
Some
money in strange nooks and corners than there
go on as long as the world lasts among ignorant
and timorous people who want to have their
sionaiiy only to Know that Il Is ali there and and
safc and sound. You would be surprised II you
money rsGt ae The Sshks BREAK tha
the 9id stockings and tcapots are brought into
Have You any method in searching for hid
den wealthf" asked Of the detective.
You cannot have any set method" he re-
came under my observation similar in their
clrcumstances Set methods are only liable to
ns end wRS IN ysw NY b o. work
and the Character, habits. and surroundings OF
the hider OF the wealth sought for which have
q good knowledge of human nature and when
get hold OF thread find it necessary TO turn 1t
more important facts, for these are guide posts
OF the greatest value to the detective. Even
what may appear 70 be the most insignificant
clues are generally tie most valuable TO point
the way to success in my search.
Complicated methods are the characteristics
eiqson that ali people who hide money M as 'an Sre
mlsers" continued the detective. ITO illus
direction for the searchcr. will tell you I OF one
man who died where he had lived. in that much
search for the leayings OF this man, VINO had
died suddenly and left no visible trace of his
were aware OF his wealth. and that he always
had money at his command, but where he kept
i was mystery then. as It always had been
during his life: Ihey had made "A careful search
among his effects before my arrival aud failed
10 find any bank notes or other tokens. Not
bard riddle TO solve for the detective. II was
Iorl2rn hope, they thought.
" They did not know what learned at the be-
g!1nlng or my experience rs q detective, Tint
lEe mos. ditflcult appearing cases generally
prove 70 be the simplest when common sense
brought into requisItion. In this IT.
'tance learned that the deceased was not a
aiding must have been simple one. took a
ook around me and made n few inquiries. Ile
ssas man OF years, and had passed much OF his
is sat most of the time bore evidence OF his hav-
ng, lived on, shipboard. His people said they
iooring. and done everything, even 10 searching
he house OF friends whom he had visited when,
rs3gsnty hsPE.nsd he strayed from home
The fact OF his wandering abroad convinced
he that his money was not secreted anywhere
bout the house, but that in some place about
lls person ho bad hidden the property, and
perhaps hidden In his clothing would find it,
asked for his clothing and informed that
Z Was of the oldest possible kind, and his wife
emark ed that she could not get him To wear
anything nov or decent. When asked to SEQ
,is old clothing the family told me that they
had been All through il with knitting needles
Orn out the Innings, and finding nothing after
What they considered a thorough search. they
lgd given The rags away, But had formed
ny theory OF the case from two facts, name
v, that OF his having been a sailor and
Ibls 20 use needle and thread. and that hs
lang 90 tenaciously 10 his old clothing
rot being miser, insisted upon tho
'lothes being brought back, and 10 the astonsh-
nent OF the family when ripped of the wide
bindings O1 the coat and vest showed them the
wealth they had searched for in vain. neatly
olded and securely hidden, There were four
10000 bonds tightly creased and wrapped
IroEn nd with oiled silk.
" would give more for good guess than for
my systematic method or acut-and dried plan
q work on. IL Is q practice with criminals tp
lide their money ana ValuableS as far away
ram their homes and persons as possible, and II
ftsn happens that young people and middle
se- cOuntrymen do the siulP-but when man
rriyes 1t the seFe and yellow OF age he always
OnCeAis his VAluablcs nrar his abiding place. |
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