The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20

"a husky young Irishman-to repre-
sent himself as a cousin of the young
/ girl, accuse the principal Of planning
to elope with her and give him .
| thrashlng. He carried out my In
structions with such enthusiasm that
| the pedagogue was carried to the hos
| pital. and before he was eonvalescent
the parents of the young girl had been
notified, and she was taken cut OF
| harms way.
Through the mother of one of his
victims [ learned that a stock broker
| OF considerable importance en- the
floor of the exchange had accom-
/ plished the ruin if several young girls
whom he had hired as stenographers
I He passed, with them, as u single man.
One after another fell victims to his
evil designs.
i He was married and had an estima-
! Bile wife. The poor mother begged me
to bring the man to justice, but re-
! fused to prefer criminal charges her
| self. After satisfying myself that
/ what she told me was true sent for
/ the stockbroker, made him confess he
was dastardly rascal and gave him
RI hours to get out Of town. ! learned
where he went and sent his history 10
the mayor of that city, and that stock
broker was under surveillance Wher-
ever he travelled He knew it, for he
had been EARNED that it he renewed
his evil practices he would be sent %
the penitentiary. The last heard Of
MIN he was living a sedate and mod
est life.
On several occasions was asked BY
the foreign. consuls of my city for Pc
lice assistance in locating heirs, ets.
/ One morning a request OF this kind
came by mail. The consul wanted %
find the heir of a small estate IN Ger
many. The same mail brought me q
letter which wanted me to keep On
eye on a young man, the assistant
| cashier in one of the city departments,
because the young man was spending
much money on a young woman, too
much for clerk on small salary.
The inference was that the assistant
cashier either was grating or rob
bing the city.
/ sent for the superintendent Of the
department in which the young man
worked and read him the letter. He
soon reported that it was common tall:
among the clerks in the Office that the
young fellow vas spending eonsldara-
bic money On a young woman. then
sent for a clever woman who was on
the staff of a private detective agency
WHOM had employed before ana
turned the case over to her. At the
same time I gave her the letter from
the consul and told her she might find
the heir and make little fee in the
bargain.
/ heard nothing from her for Tvs
weeks, but in the meantime an exam
nation of the books had disclosed q
shortage in the eash in the Office CT
which the accused young man was as
sistant cashier 1t looked black for
him and I was getting ready to take
i action when the Superintendent re-
/ portad that his assistant cashier had
sent in his resignation, packed up and
lett the city.
instructed him to notify the polise
/ department, and was about to send i
message to the young woman detee-
tive when q letter from her was hand
/ ed me. It was her report. She de
/ tailed the methods she had employed
+ to gain the confidence OF the young
woman on whom the assistant cash
Ter had been Iavishing his money. She
q then described the system used foT
coneealing cash shortages on the
books of the department and ended
her report as follows:
. ..The young man You think j. ar
enbezzler is not the guilty party. Il
is true he spent a good deal Of money
On that woman, but 1t was his OWE
money. His father died six months
ago and left it to him and considerable
more besides. He will not spend AM
s more money on her, for married hin
i Yesterday. His father was the hei.
the German consul was after, and a
he is dead my husband is the heir
The man who is stealing from the city
is the cashier. My husband ard
leave for Germany to-day. We havs
8 letters from tbs consul
This unexpected Development naat
me do some lively work. The ca3hiel
was Put in the sweat box" and cen
fassed. SO I was under no necessity O
interrupting any honeymoon with I
warrant for the arrest Of the bride
= ornarn
Copyright. 1906. by Joseph 8. Ba.!es