The evening Republican., 1902-08-21
THE STOLEN
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| n ity about his person, such as a
missing finger, club foot, or any
mark made by his trade, such as the
mark on the hand of a barber, where
the scissors had constantly pressed
against the root of his thumb, should
be careful lest these means of identi-
1ication are not the means of his down.
fall. Most of the cases which have
come under my notice have been cases
where the culprit has had some bod
lily deficiency which has left its mark
on something with which he had come
in contact. The experience which |
am about to relate embodies this
truth, and had not the criminal in the
case had the mis- fortune of losing one
| events.
had just return from the continent.
| where I had been sent in connection
with the duchess of Mentone's stolen
| jewels, and was prepared to enjoy a
rest, when ] received a wire from my
chief asking me to report at once.
| Upon arriving at the office he told me
that robbery had been committed at
the summer home of Mr.. George Mid.
| Gleton the millionaire oil magnate,
| and that a detective had been wired
for. AS to the particulars only one
| diamond had been stolen, a magnificent
stone of great value intrinseally, and
of inalculable worth to the family as
an heirloom.
Mr. Mddleton's place was some
where up the Hudson, and set out at
once.
When arrived I was at once taken
TO Mr.. Middleton. who appeared very
much upset over the aEair not SO
much, as he assured me, on account OF
the value of the stone, but it had been
so long in the family and had had SO
much to do with the history of the
family, having been passed down as
an heirloom from one generation to
another, that he viewed the loss as
great calamity. The points Of the
case were briefly as follows: On the
previous night ne had taken the dia-
mond from the safe to show it to
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