The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-16
CHATTER XII.

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Mr.. Barnes now began some re-
searches into the past history Of Mr.
Alphonso Thauret Obtaining the date
Of his first registry at the Hoffman
House, he found that to ho about a
month before the train robbery occurred,
Finding the expressman who had
brought his baggage to the hotel IT
trauspiIed that it had been taken from
an English steamship yet the namo
Thauret did not appear upon tho list OF
passengers. As it was certain, however,
that the man must have arrived by tho
ship it was evident that Thauret was
an alias. Mr. Barnes copied the ship
list for future reference. A search Tor
the name Rose Mitchell was fruitloss,
though extended to the passenger lists
of all arriving steamers for two months
prior to the murder.
Believing that Mr.. Thaurot must have
some communication with foreign
friends and hoping to obtain some cleW
by the postmarks Of amy such letters,
Mr.. Barnes arranged an espionage Of
the mans mail. But though the hotel
clerk reported to him daily for several
weeks there was not enc foreign letter
As to money, Mr.. Thauret appeared to
be well supplied, paying his board bills
promptly with checks upon a neighbor-
ing national bank, in which it was as
certained that he had deposited to his
credit several thousand dollars.
Thus after a long investigation Mr..
Barnes was chaglined to admit that he
had discovered nothing save that Mr.
I Thaurot had come across the ocean un-
/ der an assumed name, and even thls
meager knowledge was nero matter
! of inference,
Though bafiied in this direction Mr..
/ Barnes bad been more successful IN an
other effort which be cssayed. This wa.
line If Investigation which he inausu
/ rated hoping to discover the whore
abouts of the child Rose Mitchell, wiz
was soskilIfully kept III hiding. lie hat
4 first instructed Lucette as TO the par
she was to play, and that young WON
an, anxious once more 20 stand wei
/ with her employer, had oxerted hersel
to her utmost, entirely succeeding in no
mission. This was 10 obtain some Of thl
writing Of the child "t,g 10 the houst
again. Mr.. Barnes had suggested. "ant
get into conversation with that SAM
servant who met you at the door o.
your first visit. Then in some mamie
obtain specimen Of the clilds writing
An old copybook would be just tn
thing. " L.ucette carried out these in
structions to the letter, and by bribinl
the servant girl at the school obtainet
exactly what the detective had suggest
ed, Il copybook in which little Ros
Mitchell had practiced writing
Armed with this, and selecting
specimen which seemed best suited {
his purpose, Mr.. Barnes ncXt bribe
the mailboy at the Fifth Ayenne hote
to examine all letters addressed to Nj
Mitchell until be should find enc in til
same hand 1t was not until early !
March that this patient work resulted j
success. Then one day the boy reporte
20 Mr.. Barnes that the expected lettf
had at length arrived. The postmsrk il
Dictated that il had been mailed at Ea'
Orange, y. J.
20 that Is where the lttjlo bird
hidden, said Mr. Barnes to himse
when this information reached hin
summUning Lucette, he sent hcr to Ia.
Orange with these instructions:
Now. my girl, III give you anothC
chance to redeem yourself. Yoa are
90 to East Orange and find that chill
/. The most promising plan Is through Il
postoiIice. Twill give you a note 10 ii
postmaster that will aid yen should
letter he sent to the child lithaf {
Mitchell himself or by Miss Hphfsen, -
will learn Of it through the uoStmaste
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