The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12

had relieved him off bout six thousan, ir bills, dimon' ring of manifold car ats, gof Watch-Swiss gol watch what hadda chime moVement-dimon' and em ral pin, pearl necklace what he was takin, to his girl forra Christmas gif', bout a hundred in small change an overcoat what had lotta railroad bons in the pocket of it. MT. Potter was too over come to remember the exact face value or the bonds, but it was sev'ral thousan' dollars
 MT Potter. became absorbed in tracing out With his finger tips the attractive pat tern that the surgeons had stitched upon his cheek, but he left off this fascinating employment long enough to say to the detectives that he lived at 232 West 12sth street. So the detecti,e~ posted off hope fully and soon arrived without untoward incident at the vacant lot which orna- ments that number. Here they paused long enough to say that it was a fine evening and that the stars were remark ably bright, after which they returned to the exhibit of plain and fancy sewing at the hospital.
 Mir. Potter much regretted having un- tensn-un--ten--, in-tensh- -nally misled the detectives. He had intended to say he lived at 252 West 121st street. And, by the way, he had neglected to add that the strange gentlemen who he'd been so rude to him had also taken from him a gol matchbox-yes-en'a a knife-di- mon studded knife.
 The detectives were duly impressed They said they were going to MT. Pot ter's residence and If he felt able to come along, they would blow him to a ride in real hack. MT. Potter's re- marks were interpreted as constituting an acceptance He said that he was very tired and would like to go to bed. if ii was all the same to the detectives.
 On the way home Mr. Potter recalled a number of other assets that the strange gentlemen had carried away There was a ruby watch charm-blood ruby. if an- peared which his aunt gave him for a birthday present. "Oh. oh yes. a gol' cigarette ease all over studded with em rals and dimons and -"
 Further losses were postponed by arrl- val of the hack at 9 West One Hundred and Twenty-first street. If the ride had been one block longer Potter would have been at least a million to the bad. The detectives found that Mrs. Hannah Ryan managed boarding house at the One Hundred and Twenty-First street address and that Potter was indeed one of the
 
 related the story of Potters misfortunes She smiled.
 Just wait minute till I see if his rooms all ready said she.
 But, 'fsaid Detective Hughes. he says hes lost s6c0 and enough jewelry tc sink ship"
 Huh said Mrs. Ryan. "When he Jeff here he had about 30 cents and ver-ee large package, and to my certain knowl. edge there wasn't any money or jewelr, in 1t. A friend of his telephoned me thai the sidewalk had blown up and hit Bol a welt"
 MT. Potter added nothing to the con. versation. He looked very pretty and very comfortable as he sat there. nicel, embroidered. slumbering in the eas, chair
 Yesterday afternoon Detective Newman called on Mir. Potter and he says tha Mir. Potter told him he hadn't lost any thing but considerable Yuletide spirit ant that so far as he knew nobody had as saulted him. MT. Potter was much in terested MT Newman says in his ac count of what MT. Potter had told Detec lives Hughes and Haggerty. MT. New man also declares that it's as handsom piece of catgut work as he's ever seel on human face.