The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-07-14
Jealous Husband
Cave Clue

writer.
THE recent finding of mail poucN
destined for Newton. but reachini
the waters of the harbor, with tho
letters gone, is case in point. | re-
member when I was an inspector AT
Cincinnati l was called out by tele'
gram to unravel the mystery Of lost
pouch containing valuable mail.
II reached the town late In the
evening. and hunted up the rostmas'
ter. who was a prominent politician
and a man of high standing. He tol
me there was absolutely no clew u
the pouch. which should have arrive
at 11:15 p. m. the night before AM
did not. He said however. that city
officer had said to him that II some
one talked with a. certain woman sons
information might be secured.
This woman, II was said woull
witness a parade next morning from
window in the Office of business
company, and a description OF her
was furnished Just before the pa.
rade / went to the street number des-
ignated, but saw no one answering
the description at any of the windows.
There was lady, very refined and
well dressed, wearing the same sort
OF a coat and furs, standing on the
curb, but 1t did not seem possible that
she could know anything about the
robbery. Still. as a matter of duty,
, ] moved beside her and handed her
my card
"She did not glance at it, but turned
her face away. I then asked when the
parade started. She made no reply
but turned and walked away. fol-
lowed at distance, and saw her en-
ter one of the richest homes.
II went back, thinking had been
deceived, and saw at the window the
woman who had been described to me.
] walked into the crowd around the
windows and handed her my card,
i cannot talk to you here, but come
to my house tonight she said, this
is the address,
Il called that evening, and found
the place was not the most aristo.
cratic In the world. Far from II.
"She chatted for a time, and then,
becoming friendly, asked me II
could get a money order for $50
cashed for her. told her I though,
] could and would see the postmas.
ter about II.
II took the order, and the next
morning satisfied myself that II did
not belong to her, and, furthermore
that 1t was In a letter sent In the
missing pouch.
II went back to the house to see
her about IT, and asked where she
got 1t. She said man who owed
her some money had sent II to her
! told her II 1t was all right II would
be paid the next day, and changed
the subject. At length she asked
me II would drink glass Of ale
and started down to the cellar &c
get some. AS an excuse when she
was half down stairs offered tc
help her. and started down. You
must not come down here-my hus
band will not like It, she said, but
] kept on down.
THE cellar was filled with plum,
der-hams by the score, boxes ant
packages of all kinds. and one DO,
opened at one end exposed two OF
three silk parasols. asked he,
what the collection meant, and she
said her husband was going to oper
store and had been collecting mer
chandise.
"She pledged me not to tell, a.
he had not resigned his position yet
and did not want 1t known that h,
was going into business for himself
until he got all prepared.
IL had heard Of the pillaging Of
freight cars when first came {,
town, but as | was not on that err
rand | made no further remarks
The next day punches of looted mai
began to come into the post Office
picked up by citizens. It was fount
under board sidewalks, in store boxe.
and out OF the way corners.
"The mail had all been opened ant
rifed, but the letters were in the en-
velopes. On my next visit to tn,
lady's house she showed me four sill
handkerchiefs she said she had re
ceived, as a present, and asked m,
what I thought they were worth.
"The next visit resulted In a full
confession Of all she knew about Tn,
robbery. She had an admirer who
gave her the order to be cashed ant
the handkerchiefs.
"The husband was suspicious Of
him, and gave the slight tip to tn,
postmaster. learned that the ad,
mirer was employed at a livery sta
BILE and slept in the loft. that he WA
in the habit of hitching up for tn,
man who had the contract for carry
ing the night mails from the trains
TO the post office. and that the two
were very chummy.
II went to the stable and was tolt
the employe was asleep in the loft
I took an officer with me, We had tc
go up a ladder. There was nothinl
in sight In the loft but a pile of hay
but I noticed tunnel In II.
reached in, got hold OF dog and
quickly withdrew my hand. We Their
took a fork and turned over the hay