The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-27

here. / have collateral that I would gladly
leave with the bank. would like TO haye
you go with me TO the bank and get the
money. and see if it can be arranged, and
afternoon"
one of the members of the firm went to
see the president OF the bank and every
thing seemed all right, the money was
secured and about $4,000 put I'm little
valise. The lawyer and his hustling client
then walked back to the station. On the
way the man turned TO the laweyer and
out of the way on some little business be-
fore / leave There is a later train that
we can go on, and | want you OUT TO Accom- accom-
is also little matter OF business that
have forgotten to attend TO at my Office,
and | will meet you later" The man said:
81 do not like to carry so much money as
this around with me, and IL you VIII just
take this valise to your office with you un-
til / can join you il will be much safer
Merrill Moores's interesting narrative was
interrupted al this point by the entrance
quiry among those indianapolis persons
who were familiar with the visit of the
liberal stranger in 1892 enabled a Journal
reporter TO pick up the thread OF the
strange story and follow IL TO the end.
Subsequent developments show that the
Chicago attorney received the valise con-
tanning the money from his client and
that he locked it in his safe. Two or three
hours later he walked to the depot to meet
hand, and in fact, dropped from the
public gaze as mysteriously as the other
man ndO disappeared from the city Oh
Minneapolis. Three days later he had not
appeared, and the lawyer. congratulating
himself that he had possession OF the valise
containing the S35 600, carried II TO the bank.
1t opened. and the cashier and attor
ney blankly gazed upon roll OF brown
paper - tra1
Frantically cutting the interior of the lit
tie satchel their only discovery was a
bright, new necktie. Nothing further was
found and the bank officials. after
covering from the shock, turned both
tie and satchel over to the Pinkerton de-
tective agency. The best men in the pro-
fession were put on the case with nstruc-
tions to work the satchel lead" first At
the store called the Fair, in Chicago, the
detective found a young saleswoman who
identified the valise as one she had sold
two or three months before. Two well,
dressed men entered the store and asked
for the leather department. They each de-
sired to purchase a valise and she had
up a couple of satchels from the counter,
asked the price. She told him $3.50 each.
ON, we cant take those, one OF the
men said turning to the other, that would
be thirteen dollars and thirteen is unlucky,
you know -
The girl exhibited other styles of satchels
TO the. men and finally they were suited.
They left the store. together and the de-
tective found that the clew which had be
doors of the bazaar. For year and half
the detectives searched for the owner of
the satchel. They failed and Their took up
the necktie. The tie was of odd pattern
and of a style the detectives felt assured
would only be worn by gentlemen of re-
fined taste. In an eastern city the manu-
featuring firm that made the scarf was
found and from them ii was learned that
the goods could only be obtained in De-
troit. None had been sold in Chicago. To
Detroit the detectives fastened and began
the search for the dealer who sold this par
ticular tie. He found in the person of
well-known gentlemen's furnisher. He
sold only the best grade of ties and, when
shown the article that had been taken from
the valiSe. displayed some perturbation.
why. bless me-" he exclaimed Il have
sold only one of these and that TO a very
wealthy resident of this city"
The detectives located this man and two
months ago he was arrested, charged with
is believed that the who intro
duced to Duncan q Smith by stenographer
Metcalf and the one arrested in Detroit for
the Minneapolis and Chicago operations,
are one and the same. Mr.. Metcalf remem
bers that the stranger who walked into his
office two years ago gave the name of
Elliott" but to John S Duncan the man
neys he represented that he proposed
carrying on a land business in the North
west. Last week the cashier of the Mime
apolis bank swindled by the Detroit sharp
er came to INDIANAPOLIS to see the firm of
Duncan az Smith. The cashier stated that
his bank proposed to attach the Detroit
property accumulated by the swindler and
showed Mr. Duncan a photograph of a
prisoner in the Michigan penitentiary. Mr.
Duncan recognized the face as that OF
Cameron" the prompt-paying client whom
he aided two years ago.