The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-06-03
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A Story Of the Police Yer.
sus Crime.
BY ESTHER vANDEyEER

! was travelling on train between
New York and Albany when, at POUCH
keepsie, a man carrying a satchel
entered the car In which was and
took the vacant seat beside me. He
soon opened conversation with me, and
/ found him quite agreeable. though
afterward l remembered that the way
he obtained my admiration was by
drawing out my conversational pow
ers.
During the ride to Albany my trav-
cling companion handed me his card.
saying that he resided In that city and
would be happy to have me drop In at
his Office during my stay there, for
had told him that l would be there
several days Naturally l gave him
one of my own cards. on which wrote
my Office address In New York In PEN
eli
Shortly before reaching Albany the
man said he would go to the smoking
car to enjoy cigar and. leaving his
satchel beside me. asked me II ! would
obaige him by keeping an eye on 1t for
him during his absence. ! assented.
and he left the car. On crossing the
bridge at Albany began to fear we
might reach the station before his re-
turn. When the train stopped In AL
bany he had not appeared l waited
I'm every one except myself had left
the car. expecting each moment to see
him hurrying toward The. Finally
when the train began to Ill up with
new load left 1t myself. carrying the
strangers bag with me.
Stepping out on to the platform.
looked about for my travelling COM
panion. A man stepped up to me and
asked II were looking for any
one I told him my story as have
told It here, and, snatching the satchel
from me, be opened 1t and. thrusting In
his hand. drew from among its con-
tents a pearl necklace which. 1t struck
me Immediately, must be worth for
tune.
1--WE got EN-" he remarked, -but
haven't got him"
pulled out the strangers card and
was looking at 1t when he took 1t from
me and, after hasty glance, put 1t In
his pocket, remarking that there was
no such street and number In Albany.
He then told me that wealthy lady
OF New York had lost the necklace and
a detective agency with which he was
connected had been employed to run
down the thief and recapture the goods.
The agency had obtained a clew and
learned that the man proposed to
take the train by which had come
from New York. My informant had
been deputed to follow him. but had
been misled. doubtless by confederate
OF the thief who carried the property.
The confederate had acted suspicious
". carrying a satchel that he kept un-
der his own eye constantly, every now
and again glancing uneasily at the de-
tective On reaching Albany the detec-
tive had arrested the decoy and turned
him over to an associate, but hasty
examination of his satchel had reveal
ed no booty. 1t was evident that the
man carrying the necklace knew he
was In danger and. after taking my
address, had left his satchel In my
hands that he might not be caught
with the stolen property In his posses
eion.
accompanied the detective to po-
lice station. where turned over the
satchel with its contents to the depart
ment
Having transacted in Albany the bust
ness for which I had come. returned
TO New York In company with the de
tective. and after a conference among
the parties concerned 1t was agreed
that should wait reasonable length
OF time for some communication from
the man who had left the satchel Il
my keeping. and II l did not hear from
him would put an advertisement II
the newspapers
had no confidence In the plan, ant
to tell the truth. considered that th'
detective had bungied the case In beint
called Off on false scent and that N.
advertisement would not help matters
They argued that | had doubtless I'm
pressed the thief as being gentleman
and no refined person would be likel.
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also suggested that many different ex
plantations might be made for the man
failure to return for his property.
considered thase arguments very thil
and did not believe any thief foe
enough TO walk into such q trap as the,
were laying for him. The man had m,
hame and address and would choos
mis- own way Of recovering the neck
lace. II. indeed. he intended to try b
recover it. which very much doubl
ed, for saw no way by which
could do So
However, the detectives had fain
hope that their theory was correct
and was quite willing to do anythin
they asked me to do. They waited
week for some communication from tn
thief. Then, since none had come. the
inserted an advertisement Some tim
was spent on its wording, and ats