Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-11-10
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lunch one miserably wet day last No
vember, when visitor was announced.
MIR Engstrom" was inscribed on the
card-a name quite unknown to me.
Mr.. De Warrc?" said my visitor, a
shrewd looking, well groomed muu,
who apparently had not yet touched
forty
THAT is my namc," l answered.
"Please take q seat and tell me what
can do for you "
II am in great trouble" said Mr.
Engstrom. I'VE had burglars at our
house at Lyndhurst, in the New For
est, the night before last. They broke
in while we were atdiuncr and several
thousand pounds worth of jewels are
gone from my wife's bedroom. But what
distresses us is that a valuable heir
loom. Z pearl necklace of great value,
that has been in our family Tor two
hundred years, is among the plunder
The other jewelry we could bear to
lose, but not this. To tell you the
truth" he added, with IL smile, 81
must own to being little supersti-
tious, and there is legend in our
family that this necklace was a gift to
an ancestress of mine by Charles H.,
and whoever shall lose it his days
shall be very short and full of evil. 1t
is said it was lost about the beginning
of the century, and the legend came
true My wife is more superstitious
than myself, and | am afraid if it is
not recovered it may seriously affect
her health OF course the police have
been ut work, but | have not very
great confidence in them, and up to
the present they have discovered moth
ing. If you can aid me / shall be
very glad.
81 am" said Mr.. Engstrom, 1.-The de-
scendant of an old landed family who
have lived in Hampshire for genera
tions. We are not as wealthy as we
once were, and find employment for
my time by being on the board of di-
rcctors of several companies. have
only been married short time, not
1uite q year, and we have been living
very quietly. On Tuesday night, when
the burglary occurred, there were only
tive of us at dinner. Besides my wiie
und myself were the rector and his
wife and Capt. Olyer, the son of an old
friend, whom lately met in the city
and invited down. He has been with
us over Il week, and leaves to join his
regiment on Saturday.
I'VE had just reached dessert and
Capt. Olyer was inquiring of the but
Ter if Wisden (his man servant) had
returned from London, when my wife's
maid came in gasping: oh, ma'am,
your jewels are gone-robbers! and
sank faintinr on the floor,
Goodness graciousn l exclaimed,
and we sprang up.
"'Let us search out OF doors at
once said the captain. Bring us a
light, John, he said to the butler, and
rushed out. We followed him.
''lt was quite dark, and we had not
gone dozen steps before he fell down.
Look out he cried, the brutes have
laid wires. They have caught one fool
at any rate he remarked as he got up.
went hack for light, and sure
enough there were wires around that
side of the house.
THE captain was holding his nose.
He was but little hurt, he said, for,
luckily, he had fallen on theagrass. AT
the captains suggestion l summoned
two men servants.
II found lantern, and we searched
the grounds and the surrounding roads.
We found nothing, save ladder under
one of the windows, and small
brooch which the thief or thieves had
dropped. No suspicious looking person
had been seen in the village or at the
station, and the two policemen who
came could do nothing beyond looking
WISE l called at the police station
this morning, but they have no clew,
nor is it likely they will have one. All
have learned from them is that they
believe that two We're engaged in the
affair from the footmarl1s"
at will he too dark by the time we
could reach Lyndhurst to investigate" z"
said, but will come on by the first
train in the morning.
IL wish You to promise me one thing,
not to men ution to anyone the object of
my visit. Call me q follow director or
anything you like"
found Mr.. Engstrom at the station
the next morning with a dog cart. l
forebore to talk on the subject of my
visit save to ask one question.
why did you keep such valuable
necklace at home, Mr.. Engstrom?"
81 kept it in the Safe Deposit in
Chancery lane, he answered, "and only
brought it home Saturday because my
wife wanted it at the county ball to-
morrow night"
l had some lunch and pleasant
chat with my host and hostess, after
which | asked permission to interview
the servants.
Are your visitors in2" / asked Mr..
Engstrom.
Capt olyer is a rabbit shooting with
the rector, but he will be in to din
ner"
''Oh, I merely wanted to have his &C
count of what happened. Now, would
you be SO kind as to have the wires
arranged round the house in tho ex
act place the burglars left themP'
The gardner. who had taken then