The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-06-21

great many valuable belongings packed
away in his cabin he hired diver to go
down into the wreck to endeavCr to save
his things. This the diver succeeded III
doing even to the wallet OF Mr., K, at
which Mr.. c more than rejoiced. Hap
by in the thought of his narrow escape
he took the next outbound steamer and
in the course of week arrived in New
York without further adventure, and
not the worse for his sad experience. In
the course of "a few days and true to his
promise Mr.. X also appeared upon the
horizone to reclaim his wallet, which
Mr.. C was indeed glad to deliver to him.
Mr.. x took the package and profuse in
| his fluctuations and thanks was about
to depart, when he suddenly turned
around as though he had forgotten some
thing and showing Mr.. G.. telegram,
which he said he had just received and
which hastily called him to Boston,
begged Mr. G to do him another favor.
Opening the wallet he took therefrom a
sealed envelope, which he broke. 1t
contained only brass check, such a
check as hotel clerks give to their guests
to reclaim valuables left with them for
safe keeping. He handed the check to
Mr.. G and told him that some months
before, being suddenly called to Europe,
ne left small package at the Fifth
Avenue" and requested Mr.. Con his way
down town in the morning to kindly
step into the Office of the hotel and get
the package and bring it with him and
he would on the following evening on
his return from Boston step in and take
it away, as the Boston landing was only
few squares from Mr.. C's office. The
request was put in such pleasant way
and Mr. X seemed so affable and gentle
manly that Mr.. c could not well refuse
and consented to execute the commits
sion and the next morning on his way
down town he STEPPED into the hotel of
fee and handed the check to the clerk,
who thereupon looked into the register
of deposits to see where the package was
and to look for it, which he did. He re-
turned, however, shortly saying that us
the package had been deposited so long
ago and as there had been such an ac
emulation OF packages in their own
vaults, they had found it necessary to
take this package with many others to
the vaults of the Fidelity Safety Deposit
Co., for storage and that if he would call
again the next day he could get it. Mr..
G then went to his Office and upon the
return of Mr. Y from Boston, late in the
afternoon, he handed him back his check
telling him the circumstances Of his Wis
it t. the hotel and his inability to get |
the package. Mr.. X seemed quite salts
fed and again profusely thanking Mr.. G |
for the trouble he had given him. de- |
parted.
After Mr.. G. left the hotel the clerk |
sent messenger to the Fidelity Safety |
Deposit company to get the package
Either something in the looks of the |
package or something in connection with
the former deposits of the package, re-
collections of which came book to the
clerk, aroused his curiosity and he open
ID the package, 1t was an ordinary
wooden box about inches square, with
. sliding lid, such rs jewelers. very of
en use in sending small packages The
package was simply wrapped in paper
inside of the box there was an old wool
N stocking and inside of the stocking,
in jewellers paper and jewelers.
,otton a handful of diamonds of the
most brilliant lustre The clerks sus-
)icions instantly became aroused and he
down to police headquarters
'or one of Byrn's men to come up, and
ne laid the whole matter before him.
The detective rs soon as he saw the Jew
Els instantly exclaimed The Chicago
Diamond Robbery, and Immediately
be telegraphed to Chicago for descrip-
ton of the diamonds. In the course of
q few hours an exact description with
the exact weights of the different stones
was telegraphed back and verified the
of the New York people that |
these We're indeed the diamonds that had |
been stolen in Chicago some six months
before | was unable to learn whether
the thief was ever apprehended or not.
Mr. Morris further told me that one
evening at dinner at his house he mar
rated this story in the way that | have
just narrated it, and young reporter of
Oh one of the New York dailies being
present as guest, took the matter of
Ihe story and wove it into a very pretty
romance, which was subsequently pub
ished in either the Harpers or Scribners.
and caused quite little favorable com
ment mt the time.
About a year after this, had occasion