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New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
POSTMASTER WILSON RESIGNS.
THE HEAD OF THE BROOKLYN OFFICE
WILL RETIRE TO PRIVATE LIFE
WITHIN A FEW WEEKS.

Postmaster Francis H. Wilson of Brooklyn
has resigned and his resignation is in the hands
of President Roosevelt. There is little doubt
that his resignation will be accepted, and it can
be said on reliable authority that within two
or three weeks Mr.. Wilson will have severed
his connection with the Postal Department and
will be serving as the head of a large cor
poration which has recently been formed in
Manhattan.
When Postmaster Wilson seen last night
he refused to discuss his resignation or to ad-
nit that it had been sent in. When asked
directly if he had resigned. he replied, No
RESIGNATION has been accepted" When told that
the direct inference that the resignation
had been sent in he would not deny it, but
begged off talking, the ground that the mat
ter was between himself and the Presi-
dent, and that it would be unseemly to talk In
advance of q conference which he will have
with the President the latter part of the week
About his plans for the future Postmaster
Wilson would not talk. He admitted, however.
that he had received offers of the presidency
from one or two trust companies. 1t is said by
one of his friends that Mr. Wilson will become
the head OF a large coal corporation which has
just been organized
Although it is generally considered that the
resignation of Mr.. Wilson is largely political. 1T
was said in Brooklyn last night that his leaving
the department fastened by controversy
between him and one of the assistant post
master generals in Washington
Postmaster Wilson has been outside the Re
publican orga anization in Kings County the
greater part of the time since his appointment
Many attempts have been made by the leaders
to obtain his removal, but they all failed oe-
cause Mr. Wilson was a personal friend of
President Mckinley. Senator Platt many times
tried to induce President Mckinley TO remove
him. but the President perslStehuy reIusec u
WELD to the pressure.
George H. Roberts. jr.. has for a long time
had the assurance of the Kings County leaders
that he should have the postmastershIp When
MIR Wilson could be forced out 1t is said now,
however that Mr. Roberts's chances of ap-
pointment by President Roosevelt are srla;L
charles n Teale has been mentioned likely
candidate.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
HILTON PROPERTY SEIZED.
DAMAGE SUIT AND REPLEVIN ACTION
BROUGHT BY H. G. HILTON AGAINST
MR. AND MRS. A. 3. HILTON.
TsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
Stamford Conn, Nov. 19.-Papers were served
todav in a suit to recover $4,000 damages,
brought by Henry G. Hilton, of New-York,
o,ainst Albert B. Hilton and his wife, Hattie
King Hilton, now in Paris. Henry e. and AL
bert B. Hilton are sons of the late Judge Hilton
of New-York The action is based on an alleged
conversion of personal property by the defenc-
ants Besides this action, replevin proceedlhss
have been instituted. and goods in the defeho-
.s, nossession valued at about $1,000 have
been replevined by the plaintiff The goods were
seized to-day by Deputy Sheriff Hendrie OF TINS
civ. who represented himself as real estate
man wishing to purchase the Hilton propeis
in order to gain an entrance TO the hah"sone at
home which is situated in GreenWlch' Ine
goods seized consist of paintings, brlc-a-p piaS,
Sases and furniture. and are part OF the estats -
of Judge Hilton. Fessenden q carter, TyorS OF tms
citv are counsel for the plaintiff. New on OH
arm represented by Lewis P. Sheldon: is .ts t
Defendants counsel. Property OF the detenaans ns
in Greenwich has been attached IN the amount
Of
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
THE PASSING THRONG.

The largest hotel in the world is undoubtedly
the Wadorf-Astoria. and the largest time for that
hosiery is undoubtedly Horse
THE WAL Show week. Months before that
DORF IN week all the rooms booked, and
HORSE SHOW during the show tables set in
WEEK every available place to accommo-
date the food of diners each even
ing. 1t is a sight in itself-the Waldorf-Astoria
at the dinner hour, and the show is free all
classes and conditions of men and women take It
in In the bar representatives from New.I oTk ia
cheek by jowi So great is the crush for room ae-
commodation that careful people now make their
the previous winter are not uncommon. In Eng
land when son and heir Is born to @ good estates est t
waiting lists of the club he wishes the son to be-
sons name is reached and he is admitted or black
baled as the case may be. If English fathers were
of being admitted to their clubs and their graves
ar ar h TO SO oo fa eus in he
ish metropolis If the pressure for accommoda-
unlikely that it may be necessary to follow the
some horse show of the future
The hotel in Horse Show week is flower be-
decked from cellar to roof, and each year some
memento emblematic of his mai
MOSS esty the horse is given to each
HORSES AS diner The programmes and menus
DECO depict hunting and other scenes in
RATIONS. which the horse is the central fig
This year horses of moss adorn
corridor and dining That is, a strong 1maS-
ination figure out that the moss monstrosities
bear faraway resemblance to horses They pos
four alleged legs and head, which is usually
only prolongation of its supposed body. The
the South Palm Room is a peculiarly built
creature From the proportion its legs bear to 1tS
body would fancy it must have been copied
from a colt until good look at the whole thing
brings the conviction that the production is not
copy but strictly an original Like Napoleon ,nat
the Waldorf-Astoria is just now place of flower
begirt beauty that speaks volumes for the trouble
the management has taken.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
SECRET REPORT UPON CHINA.

FRENCH PREMIER SAYS PART OF GENEFAh
RoN.s REPORT WILL NEVER BE MADE foH~
Paris. Nov 1s-The Chamber OF Deputies lo.uas
continued the discussion of the Dill au'hotiAs
loan of 2s5oo0.ooo francs in per cent ~
.onna.,;or with the Chinese expedition ana tie
ndemniacation Of French sufferers in China. ,,ss NJ
Waldeck rousseau the prerer mace y, npotect1
ng French nissionaries in China WIN
70 Genera ns In China portions OF the report NAG
been marked confidential and would never ns e
fsct and will probably result IN car1yidns 49,
royer rnment's scheme practically unchanged
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
M MUSIC.
THE oRAToRIo SOCIETY.

The oratorio Society opened its twenty ninth season
most auspciousIy at Carnegie Hall last night with
performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah The popu-
arty of the oratorio coupled with the popularity OF
Nine Lehman. who had been announced to sing the
principal soprano solos proved to be a potent at
traction and the concert room was crowded
it is not likely to be again till the Christmas
tide performances of THE Messiah" The pubcs s
interest was rewarded with performance which
positively brilliant in the role of the prophet sung
by Mr. Gwiiym Miles, and more or less disappoint-
ing in the remaining features Nine. Lehman left
a large portion of her work to be done by Miss
Edith Chapman, who till few days ago, had eX-
pected to sing the part of the Youth only Under
the circumstances it would be unfair to judge
her with severity. The scene which she had
prepared with thoroughness. went with intelli-
gence and good dramatic effect, though she
shared in the Exposition of vocal un-
steadiness which afflicted her companions. Miss
Bouton and Mr.. Evan Williams. Nine. Lehman
permitted her dramatic instincts to color the scene
between the Widow and Elijah with fine intensity,
but Hear ye Israel" put too cruel strain upon
her voice which was carefully husbanded where
II should have pealed forth like the voice which
came down from the mountain when Sinai smoked
like n furnace and God spake In the voice like
trumpet exceeding loud OF all oratorio airs this
Is sung less satisfactorily than any other 1t has
a sweeping and triumphant breadth in its second
part and sublimey dgnifed proclamation in
the first. Ordinary dramatic effects. which are
striven for nine times of ten by singers who
should sound like the Mussulmans Allah Allah
or the pous Hebrews Selma Yisroel Adonoi
elohenu. Adonoi echod!'
The triumph of the evening was Mr. Miles's,
whose defamation was intensely thrilling. though
1t never departed from musical beauty
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20

He had always understood that their business was
that of mining investments The concern had the
largest mail of any tenant in the building The
lease for the offices signed by a man named
Simmons Simonds the superintendent said and
the only who appeared to be in authority IN
the last few months was Oliver F. Malcolm.
The concern did big out of town business. and
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20

The offices Of C. E. Mackey & Co., discretionary
brokers'" in the Hudson Building, No. 80 Broadway.
were closed yesterday. and one could be found
who knew whether or they would be reopened
Several of the concerns customers were especially
anxious to know. but the superintendent of the
building was as much in the dark they were.
c E Mackey & Co. he said, had been tenants since
February 1900 and had come well recommended.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
Pnxfnmce Notice.

fsbop1d be read DAILY by all interested as changes
Foreign mails for the week ending November = IsUi.
ri11 close fprorpy in cases) at the Generai Fos-
ofce as follows: Parcels Post Mails close enc nour
Ne thap shown below Parcels fuSI
close ; Monday. per 3 5 X Mnii
der Crosse; Wednesday. per :. H H Meier anu rIf
dav {. Patricia.
Regular and Supplementary mails close az FqaSs. h,
closing time SHOWN oeioN
t.xrent that supplementary Malls for Europe ana
America. via Colon. close one hour I4'er -
Branch.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
AvS4L DrVoRcE cAyyoT BE ArER7ED.

aat IT, ,sa r, nov H.-"Truth" tomorrow will say
b. snd ,s ,.saefsasary Prince Of Hohenlohe-Langen-
Es5ttor u,' Hhce OF Hoheniohe- -Oehringen visited
,at Grand nn with the fact that the Grand Duke
- - ground Of of Hesse would be divorced.
xA to arra,sa uperabie personal aversion" all
Hodus vivendi having failed.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20

according to the customers who vainly tried yester
day to get into the offices, promised, and for
while paid, heavy dividends money invested
with it,
The Offices of the American Addressing and Mall
ing Company. No. Is Montgomery-st Jersey CITY
also closed. 1t is said that at this place the
Mackey circulars were prepared and mailed.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
s1yrrFy B4yDITs TO BE DEC4PIT4TED

Pekng Nov. 19.-Fifty Chinese soldiers surprised
one hundred and fifty bandits close TO Peking last
night killed twelve of them and captured sixteen
The prisoners have brought here for decapita-
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
Drw-roRK DOCK COMPANY DIRECTORS.

s,,ckboIder. of the New-York Dock Company
$3.50 elected these directors: For one year
Frederick P olcott. Leonard Lewis0hn "se sau ,,ua
,A-s Z .,a Columbus O'Donnell lseln; for Two
Oakman nanb al T. Greene James Timpson Geprge
". VIZ Young and ADRIAN iisIin re 3' eromWeI ana
iosvid H King. jr.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
5pefial y onres-

An American widow lady speaking three languages.
residing in the finest quarter of Nice would take eharge
delicate lady for the sea-
reliable social references. Address Mrs H l. c..
Tribune Office
DIR. BIinns Sanitarium 165 47th- Established 1885.
Genealogical Expert Hours to Telephone connection
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
FORMER REBEL NOW LEADS PEACE PARTf

Manila Nov 19-Paterno. the former chief OF
the so-called Filipino Cabinet. has been eIected
,rasidant of the new peace party Isabella Reys
has been elected vice-presdent The tederais oD-
iart to the formation the peace party, but sew
eera1 thousand have Joined 1t in Manila alone.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
,.,.. Vanilla Extract
H4RRIED.

,y1r>DrR- ON November 10. 1901. az the
of the heavenly Rest, the Rev Dr. D. FarheI
Wan Caroline Schell daughter OF Augus.as anu
slo w GiIender TO William Maynard Filess' u.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND THURSDAY
rR1R1yNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS

In this diagram the continuous white rite line shows & the
chahses The dotted line shows the tempera-
49, as at Perry's Pharmacy
Tn. following Official record from the weather bureau
N. changes in the temperature for the last twenty
80 80 Il, comparison with the corresponding days Of
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
THE WEATHER REPORT
Yesterdays RECORD AND ro-DAY's FORECAST

YESTERDAYS RECORD AND To-DAY'S FORECAST
Washington Nov 19-The Southern depression IS dis
Dnoa-ns tonight Florida coast with no
increase in intensity Rain has fallen during the last
,vantv-four hours East Gulf and South Atlantic
states and snow lower lake region eastward
,brouph England; elsewhere east or the fochE
has been fair The temperature
Atlantic States. and remains 10
held seasonal average east or me MIS-
t.sirTI River In the 1t is about normal West
,ra Rocky cloudy weather prevails with
, cxt over the southern portion and over the east
ern norton of the middle plateau. ,,..,u.
m eh nresslIre is general of the Rocky Mountains
inng nortions the Atlantic Coast and generaly
bcrefo-e be expected the next two or three DAYS
w. ~ the Rocky cloudy weather and ram
twenty-fotr or thirtysx nours
cr ,bn and along the Great Lakes lhe
irds viii be light and mostly northery; on tne
f Coast they will light to fresh north 10 northeast
,ean,ers which depart Wednesday for european ports
viii have fresh winds and cloudy weather 10 the
Grand Banks
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND THURSDAY
Fer NevEngand fair to-day preceded by snow in the
,orni,r in Eastern Thursday fair light norhery
winds.
For District Of Columbia. Eastern New-York. Eastern
r.nrsvIva,a New-Jersey. Delaware Maryland ana II
rinis fair to-day and Thursday hsht 10 lresh "''
mostly nnrtherly. r,-....-, ps,,svIvania
generally to-day and Thursday; hsh' hoFlneiiS ~
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
Ad. is the same vessel as

It is possible that the Ada is the same vessel as
that sighted on nre the night OF November
and blown to pieces by explosion before she
could be reached. as reported by Captain ferian'
Of the Austrian steamer Etelka at PhaaoSpsnia, sa
The crew mi9ht have set the craft on hre oe1ore
Abandoning her SO that the drifting hulk might not
endanger shipping The locality given Oh the TWO
Is close.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
NORWEGIAN CREW RESCUED.

THEIR SHIP MAY HAVE BEEN THE ONE WHICH
EXPLODED ON NOVEMBER T.
London Nov. 1s.-The Norwegian bark Ada, Cap
tain Eriksen from Savannah October for Ham
bure was abandoned leaky and wrecked by gale
on November 6, in latitude 42, longitude 9S the
French steamer Bordeaux. Captain Cazatis, which
arrived at Havre on November 10 from New-fork
rescued the crew and brought them TO port
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
1oRD ROBERTS NOT BLAMED

,,yy .coU1Ts HIM OF BUI.LI-F;'. noN>;-
I.tI.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA. VESTS
INDIES ETC.

wEDNEsDAY $50 m Tsz for Rra5 hlS's gs Tues T9Ta
sng w0'P Pa8agnay nal fa must be-
for Apssntine tGsRay f F2rnna ana
Hungara (man for Haiti must be directed per s..
Beivernon: at II for Jamaica. per $ s. Adnliras
rriTRSDAY@At for Cuba Yueatan camPeehe
To6ascG2 snd Msxc6 c6aPSs 1si Be directed 8
II suPPssmsptaSy @ sasaFS per e seguransa 5 a2F at ESQ
{supDemaens,aaddy sad WndRard a d. ISLANDS and Bsh.
Dutch French Gaiana per S Tsctea Maetaha r sai
Sdis1aI at p for Yucatan. per s. s. DasraS'
FR4piT Kf II Mexico per santiaES VIA
mail gust be DIR siTefssd sefu9s sF per
sATURDA9mIfor m for Porto Rico Ponce e. via Trsss san
juan ela at a m, peT ta sgg sayanis
and and csrtagena be directed e Bsr a. n n for
tlan gao s' GaraEsRa Sor eoa fa Roa
69frecssd TE Ass6sngy9 6s yan 8nt02a n Or
RBerHia- mi
10, .a%e1 cose once daily a ssG p and nd
coaneetiRs s s9if for Miauen rail TO BostS1 S and
SATURDAY S steamer. close at his 9e1 da a thence
Cubg CLOSE by al ra' this daily e "a N he
closes sr Mexo sFs 8a eiay unless specially
ass aasssssesssd dispatch By m Mails for costa Rica
daily at Puerto lsD cortez and BY b ra as 70 daily
at T:so M o9sE snd Guaiemsla TUESDAYS for
Belize; ;otes1 tRegistered mail closes at D. H. P'
day Tp.SSPACIFIC MAILS
nx,.t and Marauesas Islands. via san Fran
Mails for ne daily $50 m up 70 november -4'
eS;9. for dispatch per s. 8 AIserana, close ,a-.
and via
MaNs io1 S3n D. November 20.
daily Ut Empress of China tresissersd mdlI
dispas IN directed VaEcouver CdeIchanulse ius
is must Postal Shanghai cannot be forwarded
Via Canadal. ~x+-. r,-sr and Philippines via
Mails reI Close here daily at $50 p Up 70
san Inclusive, dispatch per $ Dorts
Wess Australia Wnich Is
Mails ,,ia Europe New-Zealand tlJi samoa ssa
Mdustt san Francisco. close here dalIy at o,So
Haw a after November no and up to November Loo.
?. .n.-;,s u or on arrival OF Cm5ria- dle az We"
YII November $50 for dispatch per : Hent1ra
West Australia WhiCn
Mails rSlrooe and New-Zealand. which goes VIA san
nd Islands. via Vancouver close 1Sto
x M November FSo and UP 70 te
tt.r ~ inclusive dispatch per s. . si'o~era
complementary mails. via Seattle anu s'''a'' S'
hers at 6:sO p m. December IS - -.ut,u 5.s,,
.s,sr6e mails forwarded 10 port OF saiiihs
ard the schedule of closing Is aranse1r 1r,na @ rraps
3fsexistered closes az n Pr-Tious
CORNELIUS VAN COrI fos,mesS~s
p-.osc. New-York n. Y. November Is. isss
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20

tstrhas temperature yesterday. 80: lowest 81 aver
Average temperature for corresponding date last
aee' o. aea ,auperature for corresponding date for
I.st twenty-five years, Al , r,,-s5sx. STA
oal oaoersture. light to fresh winds mostly hofth
Rurnetts~ Vanilla EHtract 49, a..
-. se., md he best is none VOC So
srinE Insist having Burnett = - -
,,, ..+ and safest Of Blood Purifiers Is Jayne'
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
rN Nru-yoRx crTy

IN NETWORK CITY. -
Mail subscribers TO the DAILY TRI-VEERLf VIII
be extra postage In addition 10
the named ABOVE.
The mailed to Cuba Porto Rico Hawai-
and the Philippines without expense Tor foreign
For points Europe and all countries In ne CnversaI
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
Tribune Subscription Rates

BY EARLY NAH, TRAIN
in (outsids Of GreateE
New-YorlO. Canada and Mexico
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.

y-r-DNFSD Ay-At $50 a. m. for Europe Per = =
payt VII, SOUTHAMPTON (maI for Ireland must pc
directed per St PaulD: at $50 a. m rt,
10 nn1 = Teutonlc. 'l%i
stovn: at 10 for Belgium direct. per
Ta5erIsnf irnaf must be directed per $ > NaoeF-
Iand''l. ItaIv-
snsn Portugal Turkey, Egypt Greece british mo Tn1r
,r5 orsozo Marduez s. La BretaSne Via haeIe
fi g. othar parts of Europe must ne directed per
IA Bretagne''l: at $50 for Italy Greet. psE
1f+-a All Torino (na must be directed per = =
Citta Torino - - .-..r.-,..5. zi-s., na-
sgaatendam mall be directed per :
Staatandaul. at 7:3o a m for italy direct, per
= Rismarck frnail must be directed per s. r BIS
r1arck'': at 1870 a supplementary l. nl1 l0E7
EIrons ner : Etruria via Queenstown
.pRISTED MATTER ETC.-This steamer takes Printeti
Papers, and Samples for IerIany
oniv The same of mail matter for other paris
~ Fa,rope will not this ship unless speciaAyi
by her
"A above additional Supplementary Mails are
Cnened on the of the American. English Frenca
German and remain open untf! "ltlit
Ten Minutes OF the OF sailing OF steamer
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20

ad.-as. s communications relative subscriptions or
New-York City. Remit
su Postofce money order express order draft OF
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20

Kabelik gave his only London violin recital
aaar to his American tour yesterday; 1t was a
es; success.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20

Ia strathcona. the High Commissioner o
u.ada, is expected to-day by tie Oceanic j. q
laaer. secretary Of the Canadian Commission
VI meet him at Liverpool.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20

TIE Cabinet meeting yesterday has given rise
n fresh rumors of dissension over the financial
ysncy. No explanations are authoritative The
sronsest two wills in the Cabinet. those of Mr..
CHAMBERLAIN and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, are
pI.ed against each other. This has happened
before and nodus vivendi has been arranged
Old Tories would hardly know where they were
If Mr. Chamberlain We're TO succeed Sir Michael
Beach.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20

fsary White. United States Charge DAT
S'es. with his wife and daughter. has gone to
satheid House Hertfordshire, TO spend several
ssgs with Lord Salisbury. i. N r
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-26
AMATEUR NOTES.

The Register Juniors defeated the
strong Fred Vans semi-profess .onal
base ball team by the score OF 6 to 3.
Features OF the game were the pitching
OF Earl Adams and the catching Of {.
Connors.
y. Jr ................o 0 0 ! 0 -
Tho Skunky Points defeated the
Back Gates Of Hogan's Alley by score
OF to /. Sunday afternoon at the For
ty-eigbth street grounds. The Spanky
Points challenge the GSt0 Fish Gre
sceHts or Harvest Stars for game
next Saturday afternoon at the brick
yard. The Harvest stars preferred.
Answer not later than Wednesday
through this paper
The Mike Agnie ball club defeated the
Pink Carriers by a score of ID 10 l.
Tho feature Of the game was the pitch
ing of Burdctte. of the ABnies, he strIk-
ing out fourteen men.
Garter .............-l d Q q o o u
Agnics ..'.........46 , Il 4 % { 4-t
Tho La Belles defeated the Weines-
dorffers by score of - to I. Batteries
La Bellies. West and stephens; Vein
esdorffers. Minkemeyer and Higgins
The feature OF the game was the good
ell round playing of West.
The La Bellies challenge the Mike
Agnics, William seroggins or Holder
mans for game on the tunnel green
Sunday. September ist If accepted.
answer through the Register They
will play Claysyllle Saturday. August
3lst Ut ClGysville.
The Volunteers. formerly the tTar-
vest stars. defeated the Aarons SCARS
Sunday afternoon on the Forty-drst
street grounds by a score of - to 7.
The feature of the game was the pitch
ms Of Hartman, Of the Volunteers, who
allowed but four safe hits Batteries-
Volunteers. Hartman and Campbell;
Aar6ns. Gluby and Dcpriest The Vol
unteers will play the Pink uarters
Sunday afternoon for IS side, on the
Forty first street grounds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-26
STORY OF A DIAMOND
WHICH WIS RETURNED
TO IT'S OWNER AFTER HAVING
BENZ PAWrSED M Ne
GRO NAN.
WANTED TO BUY HIS FREEDOM
with the Gem. and Had Western
Union Messenger boy Tr0tting Be-
tween the WOrkhouse and the
Pnwnshop, where the Owner
CIUimed II.

Saturday a Western Union messen-
ger boy received call to the work
house. A negro inmate Of that insti-
tuition gave him a pawn ticket for a
diamond, upon which he had secured
two dollars, and asked him 70 go to
the pawn shop and get three dollars
more on it If possible.
The messenger boy carried the ticket
to a Second ward pawn SHOP, and re-
ceived the additional money. The
negro evidently did not know the
value Of the stone, but his efforts to
realize .upon it inspired him suddenly
with the hope that it might enable him
to purehase~his freedom.
Accordingly he asked the boy to go
back to the pawn shop and try to get
another five The pawn broker ad-
vaneed the five, which was carried
back to the prison. The negro then
took an inventory, and found that he
lacked ninety cents Of having sufficient
money 10 purchase his freedom. The
messenger was again sent to the pawn
shop.
This time he found Detective Jerry
OLea.y in the pawn shop with a well
known citizen. They were hunting a
diamond OF the value of $65 or $40,
which has been lost or stolen. The
pawn broker said he had no stone of
the description which they gave, but
asked them to return,in the evening.
When the officer left, the pawn broker
told the messenger boy to go back to
the workhouse, and tell the prisoner to
give him all the money he had ad-
van(~i on Saturday, stating that he
would then give him $40 in lump.
The prisoner was delighted, not sus-
pecting a trick, and parted with the
coin, which the messenger boy return
ed. Then the pawn broken directed
him to go back and say he could have
nothing ON the ring.
In the o ening the gem was returned
to it's owner. and the workhouse pris-
oner was out of pocket the fees for
messenger service.