The morning call., 1894-05-06

to the city by the hope OF winning some OF tnese
large rewards. saw on Broadway, ln tne TEST
swered exactly 10 thr descripri on he held in his
hand. Tile detective followed ms person anu
saw MIN enter handsome no use upon the dooI-
plate OF winch was the name, 'Dr. u. ~; .aI ~ -
not mere necessary TO cause grieI TO nls eASei-
lent family bv disclosing his name IN run: In
qulry showed the occupant OF this mansion 10
be physlclan III excellent practlce ana mar
red man OF high reputation.
THE DETECTIVE TELEGRAHED
To the watchman, who had been gagged ana
bound by the daring burglar, and 10 anotner
witness OF the crime o come TO New YORK anu
ser il they could confirm his identlfeatlon. All
three men stood across the street the next day
as DIR. ID. d. left his Office. identified the phys
ician Immediately as the man, afresleu hlH
took him at once to the railroad station "A anu
without time or opportunity for him 10 warn
his family or 10 secure counsel or ffienhs, nad
snalehed him from all that men hoid most oeaI'
and before night had This eminent ciilzeh ac. !.
tually locked uD In a county jail, nuuoIeus vi
miles away. DIR. ID. ID. treated tbe mater
lightly at first, was sure that 1t would an come
right. and telegraphed to two OF his 1rleDds 10
the city TO come up and straighten tne tning
out. When the examination was held the next
morning in the county court, only one OF the
friends had responded to the doctors telegrsn
and his testimony and that of the accused were
utterly valueless TO the jury as opposed 10 .iie
perfect cloud OF witnesses, including zen
prominent citizens of that towD, Who WiInoat ~
an instaups hesitation. identified DR.. ID. ID. as
THE DIRE CONSEQUENCES.
1.-THE doctor was at once held in O.ooo pail
and when his wealthy friends in New YORK
City realizing his awful peril came on To go on
his bond they were not accepted, because they
owned no real estate in that remote couD y .
I'm the meantime DR.. ID. DIS wife mad died OF
a broken heart and their only child survived
but few months. His little capital was e4-
hausted early i'll the struggle for his liberty.
His Instruments, books and furniture were sou
and when the trial was ended be was pennliess;
but not that alone, scores OF witnesses nad les
tilted that he was the burglar. 1ne witnesses
of the State were men OF high standing IN tnelr
community; the doctors friends were unknown
there, whatever their standing in New YORK
DR.. ID. ID. was actually convicted of this crime
and sentenced to twenty years in the State
prison.
RECTIFIED TOO LATE.
Now, the real burglar. who was Dr. ID. DIS
exact physical double. was fatally shot In the
abdomen five years afterWard and was taken To
Bellevue Hospital where before dying he made
a confession which absolutely proved DR.. d..
DIS innocence. The District Attorney, who
had convicted DR.. ID. D.. on viewing the dying
capped from Auburn, but was finally convinced
of ihe horrible bunder be had made. He in
Iurn convinced the community where this 1end-
ish injustice had been done an innocent
stranger, and in forty-elght hours DR.. ID. d..
had been pardoned by the Governor. But what
was life worth TO him? His wife and child
were dead, his friends were scattered, his pro-
versally regarded with suspicion. BuI, thank
God" concluded Mr.. Robson, "he was not dis
heartened. He set TO work and made himself a
new career, and Is now Il prOmlnent merchant
and successful figure In the commercial and
political lite OF New York City,"