The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-06-05
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maine he uSeu TO sail ullueF.
The shot told The man grew nerv-
Gus and pale faced. and when l had
concluded he said
"How you secured your information
do not know, but l will frankly admit
that it is partly correct. | have little
fear that the police would NEEDLE with
me at this late date, but do not care
to have the affair stirred up. am will
| ing to make a fair financial arrange
ment with Saunders widow"
That was matter to be talked over
at another meeting. l was a bit sur
prised that Smallwood should give in
so quickly, but concluded that the Liy-
erpool affair was rather serious and
that like man of sense he preferred
to part with couple of thousand soon
er than have it resurrected. He hat
rooms over his office, and l was to sup
with him on the next evening but one
at 8 O'clock, and the matter of restitu-
tion would be arranged. ! went to the
pace appointed by Duff to meet him.
but he was not there. had given him
my address, but he did not call on me.
AS matter of fact, l never saw him
again. After he had played his part
he vanished
When l made my third call on Small
wood, | was cordially received, and
while waiting for supper to be served
we came to an understanding. He was
to give me $4,000 for Saunders wild
ow, and was to give him a receipt in
full. He grew sociable and jolly as
the affair was concluded, and my glass
was no sooner empty than he pressed
me to drink again. OF sudden things
began to whirl, and then came blank.
When recovered consciousness, it was
morning. and | was lying on cot bed
in strange room. My head buZzed
and racked my throat was as dry as
paper. and as l rolled out of bed and
attempted to stand my knees gave way
and let me down. A strange man came
to me and talked. and | was given
something to drink. but it was late in
the afternoon before my brain was
clear enough to understand things AS
| sat up on the edge of the bed and
wondered what had happened and
where | was a quiet spoken man who
had the look of doctor entered and
sat down beside me and felt my pulse
and said:
"You will do now if you keep quiet.
Let me say for your encouragement
that cases just as bad as yours have
been cured in three months. The great
point is to avoid excitement"
"In the first place. where am IT' !
asked.
Sin DIR. Colwelrs private lunatic
asylum" he replied.
"Who brought me here"
"Your friends. The loss of your mon
ey in that Peruvian speculation unbal-
anced your mind. You will be well
cared for here. and If you aid me as
you should your detention will not last
over three months"
81 see how It u.s." l said as l looked
him straight in the eye. 81 am indebt-
ed to Smallwood for this. He drugged
me and had me brought here that he
might have time to fix up his affairs
end skip. l demand my liberty this in
stant"'
"Come, come" he replied In coax
ing way as he patted me on the Shout
der Il know no one named Small
wood. Your friends in Beacon street
brought you here. and DR.. Henry made
out the papers. All was perfectly reg
ular. Let us have no excitement. Din
ner will be ready in half an hour.
Meanwhile think it over"
In that half hour | figured 1t out
Smallwood had drugged and abducted
me. 1t might or might not be a private
insane asylum. but the man had surely
been bribed to hold me fast for time
If raised row, it would be the worse
for me- If remained passive, would
lie set at liberty as soon as the money
lender left the country. | decided tC
make the best of things, and when the
doctor returned was very quiet. The
two of us ate supper together In q
small room and were waited upon by
an old woman. He called me Mr.. Per
rine, and, according to his talk, was
a member of mercantile firm in Lon
don. Next morning was taken to walk
in a narrow garden surrounded by high
walls. l got sight of no other person
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place I was In. During the day I had
the use of a sitting room off my bed
room. 1t looked out on the rear yard
and the windows were barred. l was
given plenty of reading matter, and the
doctor played chess with me. and tax
on altogether the time did not pass un
pleasantly. In the three weeks l wa'
in the house saw only the doctor ant
the old woman. At o'clock one even
ing was told that my cure was com
plete and ten minutes later was being
driven away from the building In {
closed carriage After an hours ride
was set down in a street in White
chapel, and had been backed by al
the police OF London could not hav'
found the house where had been hell
captive Smallwood had been gone ;
week gone no one knew where. Will
do not believe there was anything II
the Liverpool story told me by Duff
the money lender was more afraid o
me than he need have been and hal
played me a pretty little trick to Civ
himself time to settle up his affair
and move on did not go to the polio
officially. but | did tell the story to
detective ca the quiet. How the,
would have regarded 1t at Scotlanl
Yard NAV be JUDGED from what III