Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-20

and managed not only to see her, but
also the undertaken.
On his return to the hotel, Martin
Steele commenced to study the informa-
ton he had become possessed of during
the morning.
He recalled q conversation with an old
friend, Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard.
some six months previous, when gang
of thieves known a. the Kelly gang
had broken into the premises of Gold
stone & Silyerton, the great Bond street
jewellers. and had taken over fifteen
thousand pounds worth of iewelry.
1he gang had been traced to Birming-
ham. and was there lost sight of They
had not left the country, as each port
was too closely watched Inspector
Grant had told him that one of the men
was a short, stoutly- built fellow, with
the top lnt off his foreiinger The
leader Of the gang was tail man with
dark hair, moustache and beard
His wife was woman of medium
height, with light hair and light blue
eyes, and she had very small teeth.
1T is the same gang who are work
ing this insurance fraud. | am certain
thought Martin Steele There is that
fellow Strong, with his gloved finger.
I'll wager he has an artificial topjoint.
and the glove is to hide it."
The man Horton would just answer
the description of Kelly if the latter
had his face clean shaven.
Mrs. Horton, or Kelly. could easily
have dyed her light hair Jet black. The
coffin, which was so heavy, would prob
ably be filled with the iewelry they had
stolen, and which they had not dared to
dispose Of owing to the hue and cry be-
ing so keen.
Five minutes later Martin Steele GU
tered the postoffice. An old woman was
at the counter placing stamp on a let
ter, and Steele recognized her at once as
Mrs. Horizons servant. He glanced over
her shoulder and read the address.
James Warner, care OF Postoilice, Eard-
ley"
Obtaining a telegraph form, he scrib-
bled upon it few words. addressed it
Inspector Grant, and dispatched it.
The evening train brought down the
inspector, armed with full powers for
the arrest Of the gang.
Strong, Simons and Grimes were found
together in the billiard room at the I'm
Ptiidi' ana "elt az oIice recognized ny
the Inspector
They were thundcrstruck when ar
rested. and too dazed to offer any re-
siStanee.
Mrs. lTorton's home was next visited.
but she had somehow got an inkling of
the arrest of the others and had disap.
peared.
The Inspector was not in any way
perturbed at this, but expressed his re-
gret that he could not get hold of the
leader of the gang. Thereupon Martin
Steele informed him of the letter post
cd by Mrs. Horizons servant addressed
to James Warner, care OF Postoffice,
EardIey."
That's our man." said the Inspector
IN wire to Eardley for them to have
a man waiting at the postofiice to ar
rest him when he calls for his letter
The next morning brought wire from
Eardley stating that Warner had been
arrested, and had been identified as the
head Of the Kelly gang.
An order was procured to eXhUme the
remains of John Horton, and on the
coffin being opened it was found to con-
tain the bulk of the missing jewelry. as
Steele had surinised Grimes, the sur
geon. turned queens evidence. and stated
that he had joined the gang about twelve
months previously.
In the Goldstcne robbery they were
pursued very closely by the police and
had made their way to Penville to lie
low untn the vigilance of their pursuers
should be relaxed
While at Penville the assurance fraud
was planned by Kelly, and Grimes,
whose name was still on the medical di-
rectory, was enabled to carry out the
scheme. He had administered to Horton
subtle eastern drug which had the eff
feet of suspending animation for several
hours. and it was while Horton was I'M
der the influence of this drug that he
was seen by the undertaken, who was
thus completely deceived.
1t was part of Horizons scheme that
the iewelry should be buried in the coffin.
and be dug up when considered safe to
do 50. Horton had disguised himself
after he had recovered from the effects
of the drug. and Travelled to Eardlev.
where he assumed the name of Warner.
Grimes was let off with the light sem
tence of twelve months imprisonment.
but the remainder of the gang were each
sentenced to ten years penal servitude-.
New York Daily News.