Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-02-04

/ systematically. The servants were all
examined and were greatly excited
+, all excepting the doorman, an English
man of stolid personality and wonder
| full self-poise. He had been In the
employ of Mr.. Charleton for some five
years and had been employed in some
very confidential services by the bank
er at times. In fact he enjoyed his
confidence more than any other SER
want in the house. This man, Joseph
Hallet by name, showed no excitement
whatever and appeared to regard the
entire affair as quite natural. His at
titude aroused Sergeant Pegram's sus-
picion at once, but Mr.. Charleton re-
fused to listen to any suggestion that
Hallet might be the thief. All o. the
servants were put under quiet surveil-
lance to obtain information regarding
their habits. companions and to detect
any unusual signs of prosperity.
Sergeant Pegram put other men on
the trials of the other servants and
quietly took up the task Of watching
Hallet.
cts these confidential ones that the
masters won't suspect that have the
best chances to get away with the
swag," said Sergeant Pegram to hi1l-
self, and he kept after Hallet with
characteristic patience. But for some
time he could make no progress, and
the papers began to make filings at
the ineficiency Of the police depart
ment. But Pegram was patient and
kept on in his own way, although ne
began to detect signs of GOODNESS at the
central Office.
Other clews were followed also. =,
famous private agency conceived the
idea that the money was stolen on the
train and went to work shadowing the
train employees who made the trip on
October 6. In lew days they had dis
covered That Harry Wimple, a train
butcher with sporty tendencies had
been plunging on the races since o.
tober in a manner wholly dispropor-
tionase to his income. He was arrest
ed.
Sergeant Pegram smiled. On the day
previous to Wimple's arrest he had
run into new lead with Hallet which
filled his professional heart with great
glee. He had followed him to dis
tant part of the city where he made a
long call. The next day Pegram called
at the same house and after adroit
questioning learned that the name of
Hallet was not known there, but that
the tall man with the side whiskers
who called yesterday was Mr.. Jenkin-
son, who rented cutie Of rooms up
stalled.
mot that I know she is Mrs. Jen-
kinson," remarked the girl who an
swered the door and to whom he was
talking. "And it is mighty funny to
me the way they live, even il he is a
travelling mana 'runnin' in and q
runnin' out again at all sorts Of hours,
an never here reg'lar nights or Sun
days or any time But it's none Of my
business, I'm sure, SO long as Mrs.
Jones wants to have EN- in her house"
Here was lead indeed-Hallet keep
ing an establishment under an assumed
name, and a doubtful establishment
at that And when Pegram few days
later found that Hallet. under the
name Of Jenkinson, had paid $1,000 on
a cottage in the suburbs, he did not
hesitate to arrest him.
After he had laid the case before Mr..
Charleton that gentleman was forced
to admit that it looked bsd for Hal
let, although he demurred strongly
against the arrest. But the police de-
partment insisted on the arrest. Here
was a confidential servant who knew
of the circumstance of the money In
the house and who might easily have a
key to his masters room. and this
man was living dual life and made a
purchase of property Immediately az
ter the robbery occurred, and made a
cash payment that was plainly out Of
proportion to his station. The case was
plain. Moreover, the police had no
other clew and it was eminently de-
sirable to apprehend the thief rather
than accept the clew of private de-
tective agency. So Wimple was turned
loose and Hallet arrested. He was
stolid but protested his innocence and
finally waived examination and was
bound over to the criminal court, ana
not being able to secure bonds, was
kept in Jail.
All these events had required some
six weeks. A week after Hallet's pre-.
liminary trial Mrs. Willard Charlie
ton arrived home from abroad. A day
or two later she asked her husband:
"Where is Hallet?"
Then Charleton gravely told her the
story Of the robbery and its conse.
quences.
Madam's forehead wrinkled and she
looked grave.
"Where was this money, DEAR" she
asked.
I'm my small alligator satchel-dont
you remember I was throwing few
things into it the night you left. It
was when you called me into your
room for a moment was the time the
money was taken"
"And the police have arrested HAL