Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-01-09
SAYS 1T WAS HIS PARTNER.

SAYS 1T WAS HIS PARTNER.
ION complaint of Arthur Corbin of
NOrwalk, O., detectives from head
quarters late last night arrested Rem
frew Burns. a real estate dealer of this
city at his home in Norwood. The
Charge is grand larceny, and the com
plant states that Burns sold property
on Vine street belonging to Mr.. Cor
bin TO the value of $4,000. and that
when Mr. Corbin arrived at the city
yesterday and asked Burns for his
money the latter told him his partner
had absconded with it.
Subsequent to his arrest Burns adj
mitted that he had handled the prop
erty of Mr. Corbin. and that knowing
Mr. COrbin was coming to the city
yesterday, he hao drawn the proceeds
of the sale from the bank and put
the package into the safe in his office.
''He says that Alexander Stewart.
who as a partner conducted branch
of the real estate business in Cleve-
land. and who was at the office to meet
Mr. Corbin, whom he had never seen,
and to discuss an extension of their
BUSINESS. took the money.
"He claims that when he went to
lunch he left his partner looking over
some papers in the safe, and that upon
his return he could find no trace Of
either Stewart or the money.
Burns describes the man as being
tall and large in figure. with dark hair,
beard and eyes, and of a swarthy COM
pleXion. but as none of his associates
had ever heard of Burns having a
partner, and as he can produce no wit
ness to bear out his story, the police
are inclined to doubt the identity of
this Stewart, although upon Burns de-
scription general message was sent
out for his detention.
Burns said he never mentioned
Stewart here. as their idea was to in
terest more capital separately in each
city and to publicly consolidate after+
ward"
BY telephoning to police headquar4
tees he learned that the complaining
Mr.. COrbin was at a nearby hotels
The getting rid of $4,000 proved to be
an even simpler matter here than at
the race tracks, to which Mr.. Burke
was accustomed.
Burns fervent God bless you, sir,'h
was worth a great deal to Burke. burl
1T didn't help much when, on accounts
of his straitened circumstances, he hada
to tell the hotel clerk that he would
give up his room.
These reflections were permanently.
interrupted by what he saw on enter.s
ing his room to gather together his bel
longings. There on the table in the
middle of the room was a familiaI.I
looking white envelope, fat and bulgr
ing 81
Burke jumped for it. and sure
enough it contained his money juss
as he had left it. He sat down Think
ing he must be crazy. At that instanE
knock sounded on his door, and iTs
answer to his "Come in" a maid apal
peared.
81 stumbled over seine loose boards
in the floor here this morning, anQd
when / was fixing them | found tina n
under one of them" said she, pointing
to the big envelope, which had fallen
to the floor. "Does it. belong to your
"Yes," answered Burke. How many
loose boards did you say there were
in the floor?"
1.-TWO. This one and this one" She
replied, picking up the rug and indi-
eating the board Burke had lifted and
the pne next TO it. When she threw
the rug back into place corner rolled
I'D. and it appeared as it had when
if startled Burke upon his coming in
and noticing it the night before.
He took one of the notes from the
roll and gave it to her, saying: Take
this and get something nice to make
up fer hurting yourself on the floor"
But" the girl started to say,
gasping in amazement at the denom-
nation of the bill.
That's all right. Don't say any
more about it" and she left with pro-
fuse expressions of gratitude.
1t was very easy TO understand.
He had picked up the first loose board
he had come to. and of course there
was nothing under it, because the
money was under the next one.
Ten minutes later. to Scarlet Burke
the adventure was matter OF ancient
history. for as he sIung on his field
glasses and whistIing with character.
istic optimism Of his class, started for
the elevator. he was thinking of Mat
theukip that Invincible had been
the days stake race and
&c be in at good price.
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