Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-02-03

HAllot By name, showed no excitement
whatever and appeared 70 regard the
entire affair &c quite natural. His e.
titude aroused Sergeant Pegram's q
plcion at once, but Mr.. Charleton 70
fused to listen to any suggestion that
Hallet might be the thief. All OF 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.
ITS these confidential ones that the
masters won't suspect that have the
best chances to get away with the
swag," said Sergeant Pegram to him.
self. and he kept after Hallet with
Characteristic patience. But for some
time he could make M progress, and
the pagers began to make filings at
the inefdciency Of the police depart
ment. But Pegram was patient and
kept on in his own way. although he
began to detect signs Of coldness at the
central ONCE.
Other clews we're 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 q Few days they had dis
covered that Harry Wimple, a train
butcher with sporty tendencies had
been plunging on the races since Oc-
tober 6 In a manner wholly dispropor-
tionate to his income. He was arrest
ed.
Sergeant Pegram smiled. On the day
previous to Wimple's arrest he had
run into a new lead with Hallet which
filled his professional heart with great
glee. He had followed him to a 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 q cutie Of rooms up
stairs, where Mrs. Jenkinson was in
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 If he is a
travelling mana 'runnin' in and a
runnin' out again at all sorts Of hours,
an never here regular 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 'em in her house"
Here was a lead indeed-Hallet keep
ing an establishment under an assumed
name, and a doubtful establishment
at that. And when Pegram a 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 bad 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 4
key to his masters room, and this
man was living q dual life and made
purchase OF property Immediately az
ter the robbery occurred, and made q
cash payment that wal plainly out Of
proportion to his station. The case wa
plain. Moreover. the police had nc
other clew and it VA eminently do
sirable 70 apprehend the thief rather
than accept the clew Of q private de
tective agency. So Wimple was turned
loose and Hallet arrested. He Wal
stolid but protested his innocence and
finally waived examination and was
bound over to the criminal court, and
not being able to secure bonds, wal
/, 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 thu
story Of the robbery and it's cOnse
quences.
+ Madam's forehead wrinkled and sh'
: looked grave.
+ "Whers was this money. dear" sh'
2 asked.
"In my small alligator satchel-don1
! you remember I was throwing q few
2 things into It the night you left. I
was when you called ms into YOU
: room for q moment was the time thu
money Wal taken"
: "And the police have arrested Hal
let for it3"
& Eyes" he replied; "and the case Ger
tainly looks strong against him-an'
yet"
why, the great geese" replied Mn
q Charleton, eand ! an another. You n
member I followed yOu back into you
room while We we're talking. and SEE
ing that brown package which va
& lying half IN the satchel / thought !
y was thoss silk mittens Aunt Mar,
Z wrote me she had sent me 70 your one