Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-15

''St-St-Here we are. St-S;-Ste
,hens! l should find the name hcre-Ste-
phens Adam-Stepbens Alfred-Stephens
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bruce, and here Is
Charles NJ. Stephens, wholesale grocer
Clarence Stephens. attorney at law--Ste-
>hens - Stephens - Stephens - Humph!
There Is no CA. Stephens recorded here" ;"
houSht Mr.. Maltby, as he closed the book
Well, have you located your friends.
Mr. Maltby?" asked the clerk.
! mo, am disappointed, too. The nams
" the oneI most desire to find does not
,ppear here"
| Then your friend is not an old residen,
II Baltimore. That book is this years d.
'ectory, and unless he has taken up his
residence here since April last his name
would appear there; but perhaps can AZ
'ist you. What letter were you tracing?"
! IS. My friends name is Stephens
A. Stephens"
! mo such name here" said the clerk
and / never heard of G. A. Stephens.
Here is the wholesale grocer, Charles NJ.
stephens. He is an old man near seventy,
md resides on Laurel street. Here are a
1ozen others commencing with G, but no
). A. What business is your friend en-
gagged in?'
"Oh, he is not a friend, merely a friend
% parties with whom l am acquainted,
ind who wished me to look him up. They
were not certain that he was in Balti-
more. 1t does not matter in the least. II
encounter him, well and good; il not, the
same" and SO saying Mr.. Maltby turned
away and a half hour later entered the
office of John l.. Thorp, chief Of Balti-
more detectives.
oCoplJ I he ob;cR ho osIrod 80 - bo
roung man who was seated at the desk
within the railing.
He is engaged in his private Office"
said the secretary, "but will take in your
,ard."
81 declare forgot to provide myself
with one," said the planter. Just tell
aim that o. A. Maltby Of South Carolina
is anxious to see him."
q The secretary vanished, but soon return
I'd and conducted Mr.. Maltby to an inner
office.
: "Pray be seated. Mr.. Maltby." said the
chief.
. The planter complied, and the secretary
withdrew.
! What can do for you. sir. You are
planter, judge. Runaway negroes that
+ you are trying to locateW
3
o interview you," said Maltby, in an en-
irely different voice from that the chief
lad heard when he inquired for him in
he outer Office.
Hey" exclaimed Thorp, jumping to his
jeet. "Well, I'll be-So you have turned
planter, Mr.. Sellars-planter! Give me
Tour hand. have not seen you in q coon's
ige. What wind blows you herer'
"Thorp, you sized me up about
light when 1 entered the office. am
Planter Maltby Of South Carolina, for the
lime being, and am here to inquire if in
your department you have any record of
one G. A. Stephens"
II can answer that without even refer
ring tothe books. 1 never heard the name
/ before. Baltimore contains no man Of
hat name"
Are you sure, Thorp?"
Certain! To be sure, some one Of the
many crooks that infest the city may on
occasion have used the name"
2 II understand that. What wished to
ascertain was whether there was a man
known to your department as G. A. Ste
phens."
There is not; but what crime has @. A.
stephens committedr'
None that know Of. merely wish to
locate the man."
Il see. He may have committed a
crime! Well, l can't help you without a
description Of your man, perhaps not then.
What does he look ike?'
81 have never seen him, to my knowl.
,dge."
Mop
Nor have 1 his photograph. 1 under
stand he is about six feet in height, Of
That is all know about him."
"Humph! You will find five hundred
men in Baltimore, who would answer to
that description"
"I know it. l imagine he is a sporting
characterperhaps a drummer"
| You might make a round of our gam
| bling houses. No one on earth would
,lnow you. True, some sharps might try
o do you"
Il am willing" said Sellars.-
"Yes; we'll, will give you list Of the
new houses. You know the old ones, or il
YOU will wait ten minutes 1 will go with
you"
Good! will"
Two planters were soon making a round
# the gambling houses.
| They explored fully a dozen, and several
men whose faces Planter Maltby closely
scanned would have come up to Adams s
description of G. A. Stephens, but some
hing was lacking. OF course, Thorp knew
, hem all, and Sellars was fully satisfied
hat he had not yet encountered his man.
There is but one more Of any note,
observed Thorp. as they stepped from the
.loor Of partridge Brothers about II
| o'clock.
And that?"
.Abbott's, on Calvert street"
well, it's on the way to the hotel" saio
;ellars.
Ten minutes later our two friends enter
! cd the gilded dive Of Abbott, which at the
time was the most notorious gambling
house in Baltimore. As late as it was, the
large rooms were yet filed with men from
all stations Of life.
Two roulette wheels kept up a ceaseless
hum in their circles, and players were
seated at three faro tables, while the old
fashioned game of poker monopolized the
attention Of many.
The two planters laid q dollar or two
here and there to divert any suspicion.
and soon left the place.
As they neared the door q fashily dress
ed young sport entered 1t, and Selars
heard him ask an attendant II Abbott had
returned. =,
Hes doing the boys in Washington
was the answer.
Thanks, Thorp." said Sellars, when
they were again on the street. Il have
at least accomaliahed al expscfed to 1nis
trip. I have learned that If @. A. ste
phens is a Baltimore man he was sainne
under an alias on the seventeenth OF !ast
month. That is not much. but 1t VIII ne'p
me to shape my course.
"You are entirely welcome, Lang.
am at your service at any time l can Do
Of assistance. Good night"
Att o'clock oQ tha night q - H4