The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-12-06
CHASE AFTER A GRIP.
Stolen at Morgan City it is Recover.
cd IN New Orleans.

Ter, well.knOwn wholesale and
retail piano dealer, was on hit
way from New Orleans to thi,
place. When the train stopped
at Morgan City he got off and
went to a restaurant near BY tc
get something to eat. He lef,
his grip and other belongings on
the seat of the car where he had
oeen' sitting, never dreaming for q
moment that anyone would inter.
fere with it. The grip contained
$4,000 in promissory notes, be
sides other valuable papers
When he returned he found, to
his chagrin and dismay, that his
grip was missing He at once in
formed the conductor and the Off.
GERS of Morgan City were appraised
OF the theft. They at once insti
tuted a search, but failed, dismally
to locate the missing grip. When
MIR. Richter reached this place
the facts of the theft were made
known to our officers. A few days
thereafter Mr.. Paul ,Hebert, one
OF our most astute and energetic
deputies sheriff, concluded that he
could recover the missing prop.
erty. So he took the train and
went to Morgan City on the pre-.
tense Of being on a hunt for a ne.
gro criminal. Shortly after his
arrival at his destination he be.
came appraised Of the fact that q
young lady there had seen q mar
hand a grip to another from a
train the night Mr.. Richter claim.
ed his had been stolen. Mr.. He
bert secured the name Of the
young lady and went to see her.
He asked her many questions in
relation to the matter and finally
secured from her an expression Of
opinion to the effect that a young
man of the the town, by the name
of Arthur McGinnis,;, was the
party she had seen receive the
grip. She stated that while she
honestly believed he was the man,
she would not like to swear to 1t,
on account Of the darkness which
then prevailed, but she felt pretty
certain he was the man. This
was sufficient for the sleuth. BE
had struck Che trail and he felt
certain he would soon run the
culprit down. He then started
out to hunt up McGinnis, and
soon succeeded in locating him
The first thing McGinnis said
when he saw him was: "Hello
what's up, after that grips" TIT
officer lodged the matter and
switched off on to the question OIL
the negro criminal. He asked
McGinnis if he knew him and had
any idea where he vast McGin
mis- said he knew him but did no,
think he was IN the city. Tn.
conversation then drifted alOnf
from one subject to another unit
finally the grip affair was agar
preached. Then McGinnis DO
came very communicative and
told the officer all about it, but
from the standpoint Of hesr-sa
The officer was q most attentiv,
listener, and when McGinnis he'd
tinished.he was satisfied he know
more about it than he had told
and that he was really implicated
in it. He knew that . WON an o
unsavory reputation, who rejoicet
in the name Of Lilly Iron, AM
with whom McGinnis was quit
friendly, had been there . shor
time prior to his arrival, 80 h
asked McGinnis where she was
He was told that she was then il
New Orleans. The convection .
once flashed across the mind 0
the ofiicsf that whom the woma1
left for New Orleans the grip wen
with herr and he determined +
follow and locate her. Hens
the next. train that came a9oaI
bore him to the city 10 quest Q
the bird which had flown. Whel
he arrived he sought ont detee
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