Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-16

OF my own connection with the uf-
fair she was able to give me some
knowledge. Two weeks before, after
many desperate attempts, madame's
brother had succeeded in abstracting
some state papers of great value to his
associates in Washington. They had
made every effort to get them to New
York undiscovered. He, however, had
been obliged to deliver them at once to
trusted messenger, since it was unsafe
TO have them remaining in his own
hands. The messenger had been no
other than Miss Cuttings father, who
had been peremptorily summoned TO
Washington to answer the needs of his
confreres. The papers had been i'm
mediately missed, but, thanks to his ex-
IRENE cunning, the actual thief had
been able to escape detection or even
suspicion. The latter, however, had
fastened itself, through succession of
strange circumstances, upon Cutting
himself, and it had Immediately become
necessary to find new messenger to
bring them to madame in New York.
in whose hands they must be placed.
In this predicament they had been
obliged to fix upon young man who
had lately become entanglcd with u part
of the society in England, and who had
just made his escape to America. He
was personally unknown to the prin-
cipals here, but they had no other
course than to direct Cutting, by wire,
to trust him. With the EXTREMIST eau.
for h..
fided to his care and communication
to that effect Immediately forwarded
to madame and her confederates. The
young fellow was directed to proceed
with the utmost secrecy, it being feared
that the Washington detectives had al
ready found the scent. Cutting was be-
ing watched closely, and had much diff
Guilty in performing his part in the pro-
ceeding. The messenger was to com
municate with Jackson (who had been
stationed in the House with Green
Blinds, which madame had rented for
like needs some weeks before), in the
way which recommended itself to him
when the opportunity occurred.
AS he was personally unknown, che
only way in which he could be recog-
nized was by giving an unobtrusive .,ig-
nal a given number of times When this
was done he was to bc admitted to the
house. About the time he was expected
young man was seen to take up his
abode in the opposite house. He never
left it, but sat conspicuously at the
window, gazing intently at the House
with Green Blinds. He had given the
signal (Which was the rapid passage of
the right hand three times across the
eyes, clumsily and openly three times
They had entertained grave suspicious
as to his identity, but there was moth
ing to do but trust him. The time
for action was rapidly nearing, and
they were DESTROYS of getting posses
sion of the papers, if possible, before
this arrived. The signal was finally re-
turned, therefore, and an appointment
made by letter. This, of course, was
the communication l had received the
morning before. All this Miss Cutting
had learned from her father, who had
returned suddenly toward seven o'clock
in the afternoon. lie had been much
depressed and agitated. The letters
had been traced, and the young fellow
to whom they had been intrusted was
being closely Swallowed by the police.
There was fear that the detectives were
also on the track of madam's brother,
and it was necessary to send them II
warning. This had been intrusled to
herself, with what success has already
been told.