Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03

ldQ DeeI SeHteIlCeu W tch ySHiS 80,
prisonment by the Turkish authorities
for forging another mans name. Az
ter ten days confinement in prison ne
managed to escape, and had been shell
tered and hidden by these Greeks
there were four of them-for four
months. But he had no money and
could not leave the country. Then ne
happened to see In an English paper
that I was In Constantinople and ne
sent the messenger out to find me. The
Greeks who had secreted him demand
ed 300 pounds, Turkish, as reward
for their services and for the lodging
and food given to him. After a gooo
deal of haggling they agreed to give
his freedom for 100 pounds. I bough,
clothes for him and everything that he
needed and then planned to get him
out of the country There was
steamer in port whose captain knew
very we'll. In fact he was a country
man Of mine-an Irishman-and after
thinking the matter over for some time
I came to the conclusion that could
trust him. After listening to my story
the captain readily consented to take
the man aboard ship. I ascertained
when the ship was to sail for Smyrna
in Asia Minor, and then made ar
rangements to have my man brought
out in a small boat to the ship when
I paid the Greeks the 100 pounds. We
ate dinner together that day and we
both felt pretty fine, I can tell you
When we had finished the meal hand
ed a thousand dollars to my compan-
ion.
i Now said 1; tell me who you are.
For all this time had not asked his
name.
HE smiled and said:
"'Sheedy, my right name Is Adam
Worth, but I am known in London
and throughout Europe as Harry Ray
mond.'
Instantly the conversation that
had had with Billy Pinkerton years
ago came back to me. Soon after thai
l said to him:
Worth, I want to ask you one
question. 1 know you will tell the
truth to me-
"T WILL he said.
"Do you know I continued, any.
thing about the picture, "The Duchess
Of Devonshire?"'
"'Yes, know all about It, he re-
piled promptly; better than any othel
man in the world, because I've got It,
1--WE talked about the matter on sew
eral occasions during the three days o.
our trip to Smyrna, where we trans
shipped to another steamer bound fol
Marseilles, France. On the way there
Worth said to me.
"Sheedy, that Duchess has always
been a white elephant on my hands
was in trouble in Belgium and was Of
fered all kinds Of inducements-ever
my liberty-for the return Of that pic
ture, but being afraid to trust people
I always maintained that knew moth
ing about 1t. Now, what I want yol
to do Is to try in your own way tt
negotiate for its return
Upon arriving in England imme'
diately got into communication witt
William A. Pinkerton Of Chicago, and
after a time, told Worth what hac
done. 1 gave my word to him that Il
he would go to America and see ant
talk with Billy Pinkerton no harm
would come to him. He did as I tolt
him to do. He came to America anc
saw Pinkerton, and upon his return tt
England he said to me: All you tolc
) me about Mr.. Pinkerton Is absolutely
true. After his visit to America III
had confidence in all concerned In tht
matter, and he let me go ahead as
) liked and negotiate for the return o.
the painting. While in London / wa!
introduced to Frank E. Froest Of Scot
land Yard. We dined together, and
sized him up, regarding him as TIT
brightest man had seen outside o.
America. When I broached the subjec
of the stolen Gainsborough to him III
laughed and said:
"'Why, Sheedy, the Duchess was de-
stroyed years ago.
Then he told me that Billy Pinker'
ton had once told him he could believe
ANYTHING I said to him. After tina
these two detectives got into cores
pondence and the Gainsborough wa!
returned to the rightful owner. Adam
Worth received $4,000 for it. would
not take any part Of the money which
Worth was anxious for me to have, bu
as 1 was bidding him goodbye he saic
to me:
"Pat, have another picture which
I consider a greater work Of art thar
the Duchess, and I am going to make
YOU a present Of 1t. 1t Is a Magdalen
by Murillo. I have had it in my pos
session for thirty years; also the news
paper clippings giving an account o.
the monastery in Mexico where 1t was
stolen and the amount Of the reward
that was offered for its return
THAT Is the last I saw Of Adam
Worth. I did not hear Of him till ont
day an Englishman whom l had seer
about London came to me at the Stur'
tevant House, in New York, and tolc
me that he had package for me from
Adam Worth.
1.-The last words Worth spoke tc
me- said the man, was when he callec
me to his bedside and said: phil
promise me that you will see that Pa
Sheedy gets the picture which prom
ised him.
Now, I have told to you the whole
TRUTH" said Sheedy. "And 1t is the
first time 1 have given all the facts ir
regard to the return of the Gains
borough and the way in which OBJ
tanned possession Of the Murillo.'
Prooklyn Fa gle.