The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-06

received the report LHaI the WoLnaii
had given correct information. To
arrest the school principal would in
volve many innocent persons.
So l instructed one of the detectives
"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 q
thrashing. He carried out my in
structions with such enthusiasm that
the p%edagogue was carried to the hos
pital, and before he was convalescent
the parents of the young girl had been
notified, and she was taken out OF
harms way.
Through the mother of one OF his
victims | learned that a stock broker
of considerable Importance on the
floor of the exchange had accom-
plished the ruin if several young girls
whom he had hired as stenographers.
He passed, with them, as a single man.
One after another fell victims to his
evil designs.
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 l sent for
the StOckbrOker, made him confess he
was a dastardly rascal and gave him
"a hours to get out Of town. l learned
where he went and sent his history TO
the mayor of that city, and h a stock
broker was under surveillance wher-
ever he travelled. He knew it, for he
had been warned that if he renewed
his evil practices he would be sent to
the penitentiary. The last l heard OF
him he was living a sedate and mod
est life.
On several occasions | vas asked by
the foreign consuls of my city for pc
lice assistance in locating heirs, etc.
One morning a request OF this KIND
came by mail. The consul wanted to
find the heir of a small estate N Ger
many. The same mail brought me a
letter which wanted me to keep an
eye on a young man, the assistant
cashier in n of the city departments,
because the young man was spending
much money on a young woman, too
much for a clerk on a small salary
The inference was that the assistant
cashier either was grating" or rob-
bling the city.
l sent for the superintendent OF the
department in which the young man
worked and read him the letter. He
soon reported hat it was common tall;
among the clerks in the office that the
young fellow was spending consldera-
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 ever to her. At the
same time l gave her the letter from
the consul and told her she might find
the heir and make a little fee in the
bargain.
l heard nothing from her for two
weeks, but in the meantime an exam
inatior of the books had disclosed a
shortage in the cash in the office OF
which the accused young man was as
sistant cashier. 1t looked black for
him and | was getting ready to take
action when the superintendent re-
ported that his assistant cashier had
sent in his resignation, packed up and
lelt the city.
I instructed him TO notify the police
department, and was about to send a
message to the young woman detec-
tive when a 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
womar on whom the assistant cash
Ter had been lavishing his money. She
then described the system used for
%concealing cash shortages on the
books of the department and ended
her report as follows:
"The young nan you think is an
embezzler is not the guilty party. 1t
is true he spent a good deal of money
on that woman but it was his own
money. His father died six months
ago and left it to him and considerable
more besides. He will not spend any
more money on her, for l married him
Yesterday. His father was the heir
the German consul was after, and as
he is dead my husband is the heir.
The man who is stealing from the city
is the cashier. My husband and l
leave for Germany to-day. We have
letters from the consul"
This unexpected development made
me do some lively work. The cashier
was put in the sweat box" and ON
fessed. SO | was under no necessity OF
interrupting any honeymoon with a
warrant for the arrest of the bride
groom.
DOWNRIGHT, 1904, by Joseph B. Bowles)
Treated as Criminals.