Year: 1861

ODD, though tue period stated WouIu nav
given him ample time to reach Westmore


land on the day it was stated he had al


rived there,


What dress did he wear when h


left?


That which he usually wore; for


aging cap with gold banda blue miltar,


surtout coat, light trousers and Wellington


boots


The precise dress described by the fish


monger's errand boy! We next pro


Gee ded to the Bank of England, to ascer


tain if any of the stolen notes had beer


presented for payment. | handed in &


list Of the numbers furnished by Mr.


Bagshawe, and was politely informed


that they had all been cashed early the


day before by gentleman in a sort Of


undress uniform, and wearing a foragng


cap. Lieutenant James was the name


indorsed upon them; and the address,


Harley street, CaveDdi5h Square, was Of


course a fictitious one. The cashier


doubted if he should be able to swear to


the person of the gentlemon who changed


the notes, but he had particularly noticed


his dress, / returned to Scotland Yard
to report no progress and it was then
determined to issue bills descriptive of


Bristowe's person, and offering a con-
siderable reward Cor his apprehension, or
such information as might lead to it but
order had scarcely been issued, when who
should we see walking deliberately down
the yard towards the police office, but
Mr.. Robert Bristowe himself, dressed
precisely as before described | had just
time to caution the inspector not TO betray
any suspicion, but to hear bis story, and
let him quietly depart and to slip with
Josiah Barnes out of sight, when he en-
tered, and made a formal but most con,
fused complaint Of having been robbed
something more than week previously
where or by whom he knew not-and
afterwards deceived, bamboozled and led
astray in pursuit Of tho robbor.. by a
person whom he now suspected to be
confederate with them. Even Of this
latter parsonage he could afford no tan
gible information; and the inspector,
having quietly listened to his statement
intended, doubtless, as a mystification-
told him the police should make inquiries
and wished him good morning. As soon
as he had turned out of Scotland Yard,
by the street leading to the Strand, was
upon his track. lie walked slowly on,
but without pausing, till he reached the
Saracen's Head, Snow Hill, where, to my
great astonishment, he booked himself for
Westmoreland by the night coach. He
then walked into the inn, and seating
himself in the coffee room, called for a
pint of wine and some biscuits. He was
now safe for a short period at any rate
and | was about 10 take a turn in the
street. just to mediate upon the most
advisable course of action, when / esped
three buckishly attired, bold faced looking
fellows-one of whom thought | recog-
nized, spite of bis fine dress-enter the
booking office. Naturally anxious in my
vocation, approached as closely to the
door as / could without being observed,
and heard one of them-my acquaintance,
sure enough; | could not be deceived in
that voIce-ask the clerk if there were
any vacant places in the night coach to
Wesmoreland. To Westmorela d !
Why, what in the name of Mercury could
a detachment Of furze and swell mob be
wanting in that country Of furze and frieze
coats ? The next sentence uttered by my
friend, as he placed the money for book
ing three insides to Kendall on the counter
was equally, or perhaps more puzzling
" Is the gentleman who entered the office
Just now-him with a foraging cap, |
mean-to be our fellow passenger"


Yes, he has booked himself; and has,
I think, gone into the house"


"Thank you; good morning"


I had barely time to slip aside into one
of the passages, when three gentlemen
came out OF the office, past me, and swag-
gered out of the yard. Vague, underlined
suspicious at once beset me relative to
the connection of these worthless with the
"foraging cap and the doings at Kendall,
There was evidently something in all this
more than natural, if police philosophy
could but find it out. l resolved at all
events to try and in order to have
chance of doing so, l determined to be of
the party, nothing doubling that I should
be able, in some way Or another, to make
one in whatever game they intended
playing. I, in my turn, entered the
booking office, and finding there was still
wo nIaces vacant. secured them both for