The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-10

ran you off to the Midlands, where they
gave you enough work to do to prevent
| your going to London, where you might
| have burst their little game up. That
is all plain enough.
"But why should this man pretend
| to be his own brother?'
"Well, that is pretty clear also.
| There are evidently only two of them
in it. The other is personating you at
the office. This one acted as your en-
| eager, and then found that he could
not find you an employer without adj
hitting a third person into his plot.
| That he was most unwilling to do. He
changed his appearance as far as he
| could, and trusted that the likeness,
would be put down to a family resem-
blance. But for the happy chance of
the gold stuffing, your suspicious would
probably never have been aroused"
Hall Pycroft shook his clinched
hands in the air. 'tGood Lord!" he
cried, "while / have been fooled in
this way, what has this other Hall Py-
should we do, Mr.. Holmesa Tell me
what to do. :" =
HWe must wire to Mawson g. -
.HThey shut at u on Saturdays
"Never mind. There may be some
doorkeeper or attendant"
"Ah yes, they keep a permanent
! guard there on account of the value Of
member hearing it talked of in the
| city, a-
every good; we shall wire to him,
and see if all is well, and if clerk of
| your name is working there. That is
| clear enough; but what is not 80 clear
is why at sight of us one of the rogues
should instantly walk out of the room
and hang HIMSELF
"The paper!' croaked a voice be-
hind US. The man was sitting up,
blanched and CHASTITY, with returning
reason in his eyes, and hands which
rubbed nervously at the broad red band
which still encircled his throat. 49,.
"The paper! Of course!' yelled
"Idiot that I was! I thought so much
of our visit that the paper never en-
tered my head for an instant. To be
sure, the secret must lie there" He
fattened it out upon the table, and
cry of triumph burst from his lips.
"Look at this, Watson,' he cried. cit
is London paper, an early edition of
the Evening Standard. Here is what
we want. Look at the headlines:
son & Williams. Gigantic Attempted
Robbery. Capture of the Criminal
| Here, Watson, we. are all equally anx-
ious to hear it, so kindly read it aloud
to u.s." .-
1t appeared from its position in the
paper to have been the one event of
Importance in town, and the account of
it ran in this way:
GA desperate attempt at robbery,
eliminating in the death of one man
and the capture of the criminal, &C.
some time back Mawson & Williams,
the famous financial house, have been
the guardians of securities which
amount in the aggregate to a sum of
4 considerably over a million sterling. So
:, conscious was the manager of the re-
sponsibility which devolved upon him
, in consequence of the great interests at
, stake that safes of the very latest con-
struction have been employed, and an
4 medswatchman has been leftaday and
night in the building. 1T appears that
. last. week a new clerk named Hall Ply.
croft was engaged by the firm. This
; person appears to have been none 9th
err than Beddington, the famous forgeI
and cracksman, who, with his brother
, has only recently emerged from five
> years spell Of penal servitude. By some
| medHS, WHICH dIS uOt v GU ClCdl, uC SUI
, ceeded in winning, under false name
this official position in the office, which
he utilized in order to obtain mould
! ings of various locks, and a thoro
knowledge of the position of the strong
room and. the safes. ~
cit is customary at Mawson' s fol
, the clerks to leave at midday on Sat
> urday. Sergeant Tuson, Of the city po
| lice, was somewhat surprised, therefore
] to see a gentleman with a carpetbae
come down the steps at twenty minutes
' past one. His suspicious being aroused
the sergeant followed the man, an,
, with the aid of Constable Pollock sue
ceeded, after most desperate resist
ance, in arresting him. 1t was at once
r clear that a daring and gigantic rob
! berry had been committed. Nearly q
! hundred thousand pounds worth uf
American railway bonds, with large
amount of scrip in mines and other com
{ panies, was discovered in the bag. On
, examining the premises the body of the
5 unfortunate Waterman was found dou
5 bled up and thrust into the largest u
! the safes, where it would not have beer
/ discovered until Monday morning had
t it not been for the prompt action OF
\ Sergeant Tuson. The mans skull haG
y delivered from behind. There could be
no doubt that Beddington had obtaine1
+ entrance by pretending that he had left
something behind him, and having muir
e dered the Waterman, rapidly rifed the
large safe, and then made off with hi:
a booty. His brother, who usually work!
q with him, has not appeared in this jol
:, as far as can at present be ascertained
}. altho the police are making energetic
1 inquiries as to his whereabouts.
i "Well, we may save the police SONS
G little trouble in that direction sail
t Holmes, glancing at the haggard fgur,
huddled up by the window. % Human
t. nature is strange mixture, Watson
f You see that even a villain and muir
Il derer can inspire such affection that hi
o brother turns to suicide when he learn
It that his neck is forfeited. However
It we have no choice as to our action TIL
s doctor and l will remain on guard, Nh
q Pycroft, if you will have the kindnes
d to step out for the police. -
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