New-York tribune., 1903-01-13

canned sentimental and lenient aSe-HlOres the
by Information otherwise, will gladly do so.
TO you
And there my interview with old Jenkinson for /
About half an hour later the chief detective in
plain clothes-dressed in fact ike a prosperous :
cattle dealer-and so far as his appearance went.
listening attentyely to my statement and making s
arrange to take of my into the bank as an
extra clerk something of that sort-eh. sir?
replied AS it happens we are very busy just
now; and are rather short-handed. so that there
would be nothing to excite remark in my putting on
''AiI the better" he nodded. I'm send hom round
tomorrow morning. He has been in this sort OF :
job before. and knows enough of bank business not
You think then. that the forgery has been com
mi1ed f by some tiI Gne IN the m m
there usually is a friend at court in these. big
9nss yoa STAFF anf IS no harm IN
Certainly not l will make that all right then"
Thank you. sir OF course. shall at once set
our agents TO work in the towns where these
through some ones banking account.that is eyi-
dent PsoPs don't give cash 0r for ys We figure % cheSk
the personality of the swindler or % swndlers IS In
''Trust me- 1 replied 'I know how keep
At that moment clerk knocked at the door of
y Co1e i i ami informed s me that Mr. Jeninson had
called again and wished to see me Immediately -,
gentleman whose Signature has been forged I ex-
planned to the detective in low voice
Old Jenkinson was shown in His thin face wore
Il have just made most important discovery
he exclaimed Mr.. Craving; you remember supply y
/ replied in the affirmative
lone of these" cried old Jenkinson. which |
had in use have always kept in my cashbox. and
secret drawer of my bureau-has disappeared
Ah!' said the inspector. when did you last see
80 far remember, it must 9st s,tSr be two
and certainly the checkbook was there then
The s @ m TOOK a5e up n the forged checks whch
"UmphF' he said. FEBRUARY s-just seven weeks
oSe out of that stolen book Bgt that presume is
easily ascertainable by the number-eh Mr. Gray
'STo be sure / replied Il will have the matter
The Inspector proceeded to ask old Jenkinson one
or two questions.
Have many persons had access to your rooms
mo. Only my landlady-and she is an ilIiterate
and ignorant woman quite incapable of filing in;
much less of forging, a check" answered old
'AhP' replied the inspector. sententiously 'Illit
crate people often have literate friends But Is
roems!' 0D'' D'''0'' ''-' -'''0 49,, -l'N $3.50
been allowed to enter them in nv absence. Stay
thGggh h. S ereG the old su6de1y FANS hs
Dakin; But it couldn't be he. No, no. That is
. Impossible is a word we don't recognize in our
dictionary" replied the inspector. with dry
paRnof Whom nsPaT you SPEAK @ does he live in Man
''Yes. when he is at home; but he gets. about
good deal. He has been away now believe for
Just give me his Manchester address, will you
sir?', interposed the inspector, quietly
The Inspector made note of it in his pocketbook
"And he and your landlady are the only two
access to your rooms in your absence? You can
NO one But, as said before" protested the
old man. in some excitement, 'ft CANT be Harry:
Rob ROB his oHn ae esh snd Bood stake tax life on
7 am glad to hear it, sir. OF course. you as his
uncle. should be in position to know; put there
For the present. I'll wish you two gentlemen good
So saving. the officer took his departure and
afterward old Jenknson followed his example
directors ' of what had occurred and what steps I
had taken in the matter Next morning Two OF
5ad ae haoar up With ah % HoWev nah
tine he f95geG ehsc6 @ aRd aS ths s @
were compelled TO admit that the limitations were
Sed he Reasonably to blame for having paid them
And when they had satisfied themselves, that al al
cover the stolen money was being done, they de-
In the mean time the inspectors assistant, Of
whom he had spoken had arrived and had had been been
down from our head office to assist us during tenn
porary Of M vas n d his
ance to distinguish him from the average bank n
SUSPICION among our other employees.
cr9ed the hut nsft s the end Of that period had call
in the evening at my private house from the de-
!Thought I'd just look in, he said. ,, land let let
you know how things are getting on Hh we have ave
against him is clear as dayight M No Now sjf Il
time"
THAT nephew of old Jenkinson's-Harry Dakin."
answered the INSPECTOR.
quite. In the first place, he is about the only
person who could have stolen the checkoook- IN
the second place. / have submitted specimens VI
his handwriting. together with one OF the iorgeo geo
tecting certain common characteristics IN both In
the third Rac haTe s5G Oldham
ly. at the time when these checks were negotiated
most aii exactly with that Of the man who opened
accounts with them under different names snas at
drawn upon those accounts are pnquesuona9iyy y,9 IN
his Il In the sixth Sd d have m s e1d or
money at the time of the forgery In the seventh;
those three banks within few days of the checks
being cleared. In the eighth, he has made him nm
sppaTenty with nearly 10000 in cash upon his per
may tairiy be called clear case" said the inspec-
tor with placid conviction , - -,oo,,o-,rz
much OF the stolen money! inquired IN some as
:'0h don't know about that. The bulk Of the
money is in large notes Of which the numbers @ are
Gold upon him so far as | can ascertain; and when
he has got rid of that and tries to pass the notes.
he I will 1ibee9ey es fsqgh5 Rdpe so so%i1 cried
II am sure Of It, said the Inspector. connoehuy.
Rut he was wrong Young Dakin got clear
away and was never caught What happened to
him or where he went. l don't know to this day
The only consolation about II was tnat ne coud nos
single one of those banknotes $50 far as could pe
learned was ever again put into currency: p proo-
ahIv he was afraid of trying TO negotiate them
indeed very possibly-this, at least was the IN
spectOr's theory-he had destroyed them as a pre-
caution against discovery - -
Here h TOT b nve yyested until now had it not been
Fer reasons Of his own, and to my great astonsh
rnent and delight, he left me legacy or t3oo ana
appointed his executor oequeathing tne teiIlI
AR of his vast to certain public institutions
ON going through his private papers and effects. L
made a most amazing discovery. Every one OF the