Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-09

none could identity him, but the detect
discovered that they had missed one
branch store This was the one Moves
had patronized. They remembered him
as customer who had, when ordering
garments, given the name Of Bedford.
This in itself was bad point against
Noyes, and they wanted very much to
make him talk, and had they been per-
mitted TO adopt vigorous American
methods they might have succeeded.
A salesman remembered seeing Moves.
or Bedford, one day walking in Mayfair
with gentleman who really was Mac,
OF whom he gave good description,
and, taking the clerk, the detective
started out to make house to house in
vestigation. Now, Mayfair, the first
house they entered, was the residence
of famous London doctor of the name
of Payson Hewett, and Mac had been
patient of his. But Hewett knew alb
solutely nothing about him save only
his name and the address he gave
Westminster Palace hotel The detect
ives were elated and few to this hotel,
but as Mac had never been a guest they
could learn nothing. Still they had
cause for rejoicing. Here was Moves
giving "a fictitious name to a tailor and
in company with an elegantly dressed
American, who gave fictitious address
to his surgeon. And they We're well sat
isfied that whenever the matter was dug
ont 1t would be found that Mac had a
hand in the business. Payson Hewett
stated that Mac said he was a medical
graduate from an American university
and said that no doubt he spoke the
truth, as he had a perfect knowledge Of
medical subjects.
Mae, before sending his baggage away.
had intended to sail from Liverpool by
the Java of the Cunard line, and he
cabled Irving at police Headquarters to
| meet him on the arrival of the steamer.
Mac went to Paris, stopping at the Ho-
tel Richmond, Rue du Helder, under
his right name, never for n momen.
thinking he could possibly come under
suspicion.
In the meantime the Scotland Yard
j men continued their house to house visi-
tation of the fashionable lodging houses
to hunt ont Mac. This in huge London
was Titanic task, but they exhibited a
marvellous activity in tracing cur clew.s
In lucky moment subordinate, in
quiring at every number in st. james
place II an American gentleman was
lodging Or had lodged there. was in
formed by one landlady that Mac had
been ledger. but had left a few DAYS
before. As soon as this important report
arrived they flew to ST. James place
and found the landlady warm friend
of the man they Were looking for. The
detectives were forced to tell her their
business. She was indignant that any
one should SO wrong Mac and ordered
them out Of the house.
The rooms had been unoccupied since
Mac left, and careful search was made
for clews, but nothing was found until
she was asked for the waste paper
basket. The basket proved to be a bag.
and when turned out some pieces of
plotting paper appeared, which, held in
front of mirror, of course would re-
fleet the writing the same as on the
written sheet, and On holding the last of
the lot to the glass they were thrilled
through and through when they saw re-
Elected there:
Ten Thousand. ...............P Pounds Sterling
+. y. WARREN.
This, when compared with a Cancelled
check of mine, then i'll the possession of
the bank, exactly fitted it. Here was
piece of evidence which if it could be
brought home to Mac was a chain to
bind him fast and sure
The detectives started at once for
Paris, and going to the American bank
ers, where most Americans register ON
arrival, they found Macs name as large
as life registered at Andrews & Co. as
stopping at the Hotel de Richmond.
They were not long in reaching Rue
du Eelder and learned that Mac had
left for Brest the night before. In short
order one was at the Paris agency of the
steamship company and found that Mac
had purchased a ticket to New York by
The Thuringia, which was due to sail
that very hour from Brest. He did not
| let the grass grow under his feet be-
tween the ticket and telegraph offices,
and there he telegraphed the authorities
to arrest Mac, but he had speedy reply
that the Thuringia had sailed half an
hour before his telegram came.
They therefore cabled to New York
| particulars as to Macs departure, and
then they turned all their attention to
me. Mac had cabled Irving that he was
coming by the Thuringia. The English
detectives, feeling that there was no
secrecy required about their man being
on the steamer, gave the fact to the
| press, and Irving discovered, very much
to his chagrin, that all the world shared
with him his secret as to Macs where
abouts, and that if he would save his
reputation he would have to be Oh hand
not as a friend and confederate, bat in
his official capacity, and make genu-
| inc arrest--that is, unless he could ar-
range to have Mac taken off the steamer
in a small boat as soon rs she came into
the lower bay and before the police boat,
with its lead of officials, came alongside
This Irving and his two subor dinates