Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-17
CHAPTER vuI-con.lnued.

"where was thatf" asked.
The little man pulled at his coat
cuffs and smiled again.
MY client being Spanish and Mr..
sidney having lived many years in
Montevldeo. II might be assumed that
It was there" he said. 1T was there,
and my client came into possession Of
a document-by dishonest means,
suspect-of which he now retains only
one page. 1 wish to leave a copy of
this page with you. and later to find
out to what extent 1t interests Mr..
Sidney"
you mean-to find out II he will
submit to blackmail." said
Il anticipated your remark" he said.
'T look at the matter differently. II
Mr.. Sidney has something to conceal.
we shall be glad to help him to con-
eeal It. will leave copy of the
page from the document with you, and
with your permission will see you
later"
He handed me a long envelope and
with a bow asked to be shown to the
door. Jed, not susDecting that the
little man had any connection with the
sailor, showed him out.
l went to my room to examine the
paper which had been left with me.
1t was accompanied by an explanatory
statement by Attorney Philetus M.
Brown" 1 win give the explanatory
statement first.
Memoranda for DIR. Nicholson
The accompanying typewriter sheet
is a part Of document stolen from
Mr.. Sidney In Montevideo ten years
ago by Alexandra Dravada, then q
servant In the capacity of porter. Ora.
vada preserves the original. of which
/ have had several typewriter copies
made. Dravada had the complete doc
ument In his hands,. but only for 9
short while. He had discovered. ir
the course of several years servic,
under Mr.. Sidney In Montevideo, tha
n strong box In Mr.. Sidney's room
was particularly guarded He sup
posed II contained jewels. He Is,
should Judge, a person Of small mora
character and great cupidity. He de
termined to steal the box, hoping tha
its contents would enable him to ge
married and set himself up In a small
business.
'He succeeded In getting the box
by entering Mr.. Sidney's room, but be
fore he could make his escape he wa
unfortunate enough to be discoverei
by another servant. known to you a
Jed. Jed leveled a revolver at m
client and made him surrender tn
box.
II can only conjecture here-frs
quently this case has caused me I
conjecture; but I think that the ma
Jed, although he knew something va
liable was contained in the boz
thought. as did my Spanish client, tha
II was personal property; and, unlik
my client, he was not careless Of prol
erty rights. This conjecture may nc
interest you. but / imagine you asl
ing: why did not Jed steal the be
he afterward took from my client
1t was, think, because the man Je
was by nature honest, and II was onl
when his inhIbitions had been broke
down by the sight Of another man cor
mitting crime which had been east,
for him to commit, that he lost contr
Of his morals.
"The man Jed took the box. NY q
ent, desperate at finding himse
robbed of his loot, armed himself IL
mediately and broke into Jed's roo
shortly thereafter. He found Jed di
consolately looking at a mass of D
pers, which was all the supposed jew
casket contained.
ain this disappointing occupati,
Jed was aroused by the stealthy e
trance Of my client through a wi
dow, but there was no conflict. j.
pointed to the papers and laughe
Ny client was shrewd enough to rel
.Jed's emotions. He knew that I
treasure trove had proved a soap bu
BILE. He is a man of violent temp.
In his double disappointment he spra
ut Jed, stabbed him In the should,
'eized the papers. scattered the
Dout the room and jumped out of {
ndow.
II this had been all, should ha
,Iient Ia this case. But in his ra
vada, when he was throwing {
s about, had unconsciously
one sheet in his clenched
md II In his fist when he cal
his ssnseless and inordins