Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-14

sage was from Palmer j. Morton.
What shout went upl It was re-
echoed by the vast mob which defied
the police and swarmed into Broad
and Wall streets. The enthusiastic
clerks and customers cheered from
every window.
The panic was ended. Prices
moved violently upward. In half an
hour the face of the market was
changed. In the whirl of speculative
joy some stocks passed the high
figures which had been reached at
the opening on Monday morning. But
while the agony of suspense was
passed, and it was known that the
missing men were safe, the case was
yet shrouded in mystery deep as
ever. At the close of the day the
market stood on plane which aver
aged about ten points below the level
established before the leaders of
finance and speculation had vanished.
1t was noticed that Street & Rogers
were persistent buyers from the mo-
ment the first news of the Morton
letter was made public. Their sales
were so small as to show that they
represented but profit taking for
regular customers, and not the i'm
mense holdings of long stock which
had been absorbed during the height
Of the panic. Their profits were
roughly estimated at $35,OOO,OO0.
The welcome letter was addressed
fn
of the great financier. 1t was in a
plain white envelope and written on
ordinary letter paper, with single
fold. The postmark on the letter
was indistinct, but when put under a
glass the inscription clearly read,
"Provincetown, Mass" The letter
had been mailed at nine o'clock at
night, and left the Cape Cod town
on late train. With slow connec-
lions the letter reached New York
in time for the 1915 a. m. delivery.
Here was clew worth following.
a special train with the best de-
tective talent in New York, was pre-
pared and dispatched to Province
town. But the developments which
speedily followed, deepened the mys-
terry and puzzled the cool-headed
chief of the detective force. Between
four and five o'clock the same after
noon letters were received by rela-
tives of John M. Rockwell and An
drus Carmody. These letters were
at once placed in the hands of the
detectives and not made public. This
was in compliance with instructions
which had been issued by the chief.
The Rockwell letter was postmarked
Springfield, Massachusetts," The
Carmody letter was mailed from a
Harlem district in New York city.
Early the following morning
Thursday letter from Albany, N,
Y, was received from r. j. Kent, and
another was mailed to the Simon
Pence residence from Brooklyn. Mr..
Hiram Haven was as yet unaccount-
ed for, but late In the afternoon word
was received from him from Phil
adelphia. These letters were of a
purport similar to the Morton let
ter. They were written on several
kinds of paper, and there was no
uniformity in envelopes. The Pence
letter was written with lead pencil.
The detectives descended on the
peaceful citizens of Provincetown;
which sand-girt village of Cape Cod
found itself of sudden possessed
| of the center of the stage. Probably
no town in America affords less OBJ
portunities for secretiveness than
Provincetown. There is but one
street in the village-a narrow, wind
ing lane which follows the sinuosity
of the harbor,
But ths detectives We're not dis
mayed, There were hundreds of fish
ing boats at their deep-sea toll, and
their shippers were interviewed
So were the trainmen and conduc-
tors. The latter were positive that
no man answering Mr.. Morton's de-
scription had travelled over the single
road which runs up Cape Cod PENN
sula. Two detectives We're left at
Provincetown to continue the search
for clews, and the others received
telegraphic instructions to proceed
| to Springfield, Mass, and Albany,
N. Y.
On Friday the New York papers
contained brief accounts of the dis
appearance of one L. Sylvester Vim
cent, Chicago gentleman, who fol-
lowed the profession of promoting
enterprises and inventions. Mr. Vim
cent had been stopping at the Broad
way Central hotel. He was described
as gentleman of impressive bear
ing and rare charms of conversa-
ton. Mr.. Vincent had registered in
the hotel two weeks before the time
when his absence was noted. His ho-
tel bill was due, and repeated efforts
| to present this little matter to Mr..
Vincent's attention disclosed the
fact that he had not been in his
rooms since Monday night. An ex-
animation of his effects revealed a
much frayed evening suit, a small
collection of unwashed linen, the
prospectus of a plan for ship ca.
nal connecting Pittsburg with Lake
Erie, and pocket dictionary.
In the light of much greater events
the fate of L. Sylvester Vincent made
SO feeble flicker that it was un.
noticed by the great reading public
ITO be continued