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THE SCRANTON TRIBUKE---TIIUH8D AY MORNING, MAY 9, 1895.
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400-402
Lackawanna Avenue,
Scranton.
400-402
Lackawanna Avenue,
Scranton.
Specials For This Week.
THE FAIR
THE FAIR
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I case Bleached Toweling, linen
finished, i Our Price He
I case heavy Cream Shaker Flannel, .
, Our Price 22c
lease Amoskeag Check Apron
Ginghams, ' Our Price 2lc
I case Indigo Blue Dress Calicos,
Our Price 3?c
I case new fancy Dress Prints,
Our Price 3!c
; I case new Spring Dress Ginghams,
Our Price 4
I case light styles Dress Ducks,
Our Price QIq
25 pieces all Silk Velvet, worth $i
a yard, ' Special 59c
NOTICE.
Fancy Silks, Surah and China
Silks, etc,
AH Special Prices Monday
LACE CURTAINS.
SO Pairs worth $1.25, at... $ -8H
SO Pairs worth 1.7S, at 1.18
SO Pairs worth 2.2S, at 1.00
50 Pairs worth 3.00, at 2.20
CHENILLE TABLE COVERS.
; $ .45
7!)
1.75
100 size 4x4. at
100 size 8x4, at
KM) size 8x4. at
WHITE BEDSPREADS.
50 Spreads worth $1.00, at $ .
50 Spreads worth 1.25, at .-. 88
SO Spreads worth 1.50, at 1.19
SO Spreads worth 2.00, at 1.40
LINEN GOODS.
20 pieces Barnsley Crash, worth
ioc. yard, Our Price Qlc
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12 pieces Table Linen, bleached
and unbleached and Turkey
red, worth 35c. and 39c,
Special 25c
12 pieces Table Linen, all kinds,
as sorted, worth 50c, Special 35c
100 dozen Towels, very large, worth
25c, Our Price 122C
100 dozen Towels, extra fine, worth
39c, Our Price 25c
HANDKERCHIEFS.
500 dozen Ladies' Fancy, worth
5c, Sale at 21c
200 Ladies' Lace Edge, worth ioc.
Sale at 5 c
100 dozen Ladies' Embroidered,
worth 19c, Sale at 10c
100 dozen Ladies' Embroidered,
worth 25c, Sale at 122C
250 dozen Gents' Colored Borders,
worth I2c. to 15c,
Special on Honday 8c
200 dozen Gent's Fine Suspenders,
all kinds, worth 250. to 29c,
On Monday 9c
1 case Gents' Balbriggan Shirts
and Drawers, worth 39c,
Monday 25c
I case Gent4s Jersey Ribbed Shirts
and Drawers, worth 50c,
Honday 39c
Special. 200 dozen Ladies' Fos
ter hook Kid Gloves, blacks,
tans, browns, reds, etc., sizes
to 84, worth $1.00 a pair,
Monday 66c
5oo Ladies' 26-inch Silk Umbrel
las, worth $1.50, Honday $1 .1 0
LADIES' RIBBED VESTS.
1 Case worth 10 cents each, at 5c
1 Case worth 15 cents each, at 10c
1 Case worth 25 cents each, at 12Jc
1 Case worth 30 cents each, at... 25c
NOTIONS.
5-ccnt Soap only 3c
R-eeiit Machine Oil only 3c
S-ccnt lirushcs only 3a
5-ccnt IMns only 3c
5. cent Safety Pins only 3c
5. cent Sewing Silk only 3c
1-cent Hairpins, 5 for 3c
And all other Notions in same proportion.
250 dozen Boys' Knee Pants, worth
25c. to 39c. a pair,
Our Price 19c
150 dozen Boys' Knee Pants, worth
50c. to 69c. a pair,
Our Price 39 C
500 dozen Boys' Shirt Waists,
Indigo blue Calico, light fan
cy Calico and Outing Flannel,
worth 25c. and 35c. each,
Monday 19c
75 dozen Ladies' Wrappers, indigo
blue and fancy prints, worth
$100, Sale 59c
100 Ladies' Capes,navy blue,black,
tans, etc., worth $5.00,
Honday $2.75
So Ladies's Silk Capes, black only,
worth $6.50, Honday $3.98
5o Ladies' Silk Capes, jet and
lace trimmings, worth $8.98,
Monday $5.98
25o Ladies' Skirts, navy blue and
black serge, worth $6.00,
Monday $3. 98
SPECIAL BARGAINS IN
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ON MONDAY.
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2 cases Corsets, white and drab,
M. C., worth $1.00,
Sale Price 50c
25 dozen Ladies' Sateen Shirt
Waists ,worth $1.00,
Honday 50c
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(These ihort serial stories are copyrighted by Bacheller, Johnson & Bach.
Her, and are printed InTheTribuno by special arrangement, simultaneous with
their appearance in the leading dally journals of the large cities).
There were several of the larger Lon
don banks and insurance offices from
which Hewitt held a court of general
retainer as detective adviser, In fulfil
ment of which he was regularly con
Kulted as to it he measures to he token In
different cases of fraud, forgery, thefj
and eo forth, which it might be the mis
fortune of ha particular firms to en
counter. The more Important and In
tricate of these cases were placed in his
hands entirely, with separate commis
sions, In the usual way. One of the
jnost important companies of the sort
iwas the Oeneral Guarantee society, an
insurance corporation which, among
other risks, took those of the Integrity
of. secretaries, clerks and cashiers. In
Jthe.case of itha cash-box elopemeit on
Ithe part -ol any person guarantefcd by
ithe society, the directors were natural
ly anxious for a speedy capture of
the, culprit, and more especially of the
booty, before too much of It was spent,
In order to lighten the claim upon their
funds, and in work of this sort Hewitt
vr& ait times engaged, either In general
advice ant directions,, or In the actual
pursuit of th? plunder and the plun
derer. - Arriving vat his office a little later
than usualone morning, Hewitt found
an urgent message awaiting him from
the Oeneral Guarantee society, request
ing his attention ito a robbery which
had taken pJaoe on the previous day.
(He had gleaned some hint of the cast
from the morning paper, wherein ap-
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peared a short paragraph which ran
thus:
"SERIOUS BANK ROBBERY.
"In the course of yesterday a clerk
pmtllllfl liv fosgra T .1.1,11.. Man I B.
J I.lddle. the well-known bunkers, dis
appeared, having In his possession a
mrge sum 01 money, tne property of
his employers a sum reported to be
rather over 15.000. It would Beem
that h? had been Intrusted to rolled
the money In his capacity of 'Valk-
cictk irom various other banks and
Ho Carried a Wallet Fastened to His
Person.
trading concerns, during the morning,
but failed to return at the usual time.
A large number of the notes which he
received had been cached at the Hank
of Encland before suspicion was
aroused. ' We understand that Detective-Inspector
Plummor, of Scotland
Yard, his the case In hand."
The clerk, whose name was Charles
William Laker, had, It appeared from
the message, been guaranteed In the
usual way by. the General Guarantee
society, and Hewitt's presence at the
office was at once desired. In order that
steps might quickly bo taken for the
man's apprehension and the recovery
of, at any fate, as much of the booty
as possible.
A smant. hansom grought Hewitt to
Threadneedle ntreet in a bare quarter
of -an hour, and there a few minutes'
talk with the manager, Mr. Lyster, put
him Jn possession of the main facts ol
the rase, which appeared to be simple.
Charles William Laker was 25 years
of age find had been In the employ of
Messrs. Liddle, Neal & Llddle for some-
thing more than seven years since he
left school, in fact and until the pre
vious day there had been nothing In
his conduct to complain of. His duties
as walk-clerk consisted In making a
certain round, beaming at about 10.30
each morning. There were a certain
number of the more important banks
between which and Messrs. Llddle,,
Neal & Llddle there were dally trans
actions, and a few smaller seml-prlvate
banks and merchant firms acting as
financial agents with whom there was
business Intercourse of less Importance
and regularity; and each of these, as
necessary, he visited in turn, collecting
cash due on bills and other Instruments
of the like nature. He carried a wal
let, fostened securely to his person by
a chain, and this wallet contained the
bills and the cash. Usually, at the end
of his round, when all his bills had been
converted ' Into cash, the wallet held
very large sums. His work and re
sponsibilities, in fine, were those com
mon to walk clerks in all banks.
On the day of the robbery he had
started out as usual possibly a little
earlier than was customary and the
bills and other securities In his posses
sion represented considerably more
than 15,000. It had been ascertained
that he had called In the usual way
at each establishment on his round and
had transacted his business at the last
place by about a quarter past 1, being
then, without doubt. In possession of
cash to. the full Value of the bills ne
gotiated. After that, 'Mr. Lyster said,
yesterday's report was that nothing
mjice had been heard of him. But this
morning there had been a message to
the effect that he had been traced out
of the country to Calais, at least, It
was thought. The directors of the so
ciety wished Hewitt to take the case
In hand personally and at once, with a
view of recovering what was possible
from the plunder by way of salvage;
alsoi of course, of finding Laker, for It
IS an Important moral gain to guaran
tee societies as an example If a thief
is caught and punished. Therefore
Hewitt and Mr. Lyster, as soon as
might be, made for Messrs. Llddle, Neal
& Llddle's, that the Investigation might
be begun.
The' bank premises were quite near
In Leadenhall street and, arrived
there, Hewitt and Mr. Lyster made
their way to the firm's private rooms.
As they were passing an outer waiting
room Hewitt noticed two women. One,
the elder. In widow's weeds, was sit
ting with her head bowed on her hand
over a small writing table. Her face
was not visible, but her whole attitude
was tha( of a person overcome with
unbearable grief; and she Bobbed quiet
ly. The other was a young woman
of twenty-two 'or twenty-three. Her
thick black veil revealed no more than
that her features were small and regu-
CURES
Constipation.
CURES '
Constipation.
CURES
Constipation.
Acts .
On the
Bowels.
1 write taut you may know
tlio good I have recoivod from
1). 0. HI wim ml oot of
health md suffering with con
stipation and biliousness. - I
triad other moukinea, bat
tfcey fttilod t" do- any ftoo.
At last I lMtu ht ft bottle of B.
B. B., and bef..i I had used it
11 1 weut to work aa well as
ever. Qua Neijiom,
Box M.Irvintou, Warren Co.Pa
lar and that her face wns pale and
drawn. She stood with a hand on the
elder woman's shoulder, and she
quickly turned her head away as the
two men entered.
Mr. Neal, one of the partners, re
ceived them In his own room. "Good
morning, Mr. Hewitt," he said, when
Mr. Lyster Introduced the detective.
"This Is a serious business Very. I
think I am sorrier for Laker himself
than for anybody else, ourselves In
cluded or, at any rate, I am sorrier
for his mother. She Is watting now to
see Mr. Llddle as soon as he arrives
Mr. Llddle has known the family for a
long time. Miss Shnw Is with her, too,
poor girl. She Is a governess, or some
thing of that sort, and I believe she
and Laker were engaged to be married.
It's all very sad."
"Inspector riummer, I understand,"
Hewitt remarked, "has the affair In
hand on behalf of the poilce."
"Yes," Mr. Neal replied; "In fact, he's
here now, going through the contents
of Laker's desk, and so forth; he thinks
It possible Laker may have had accom
plices. Will you see him?"
"Presently. Inspector Plummer and
I are old friends. We met last, I think,
In the case of v the Stan way cameo,
some months ago. But first, will you
tell me how long Laker has been a
walk-clerk?"
"Barely four months, although he has
been with us altogether seven years.
He was promoted to the walk , soon
after the beginning of the year."
"Do you know anything of his habits
what ho used to do In his spare time,
and so forth?"
"Not a great deal. He went In for
boating, I believe, though l have heard
It whispered he had one 6r two more
expensive tastes expiipslve, that Is, for
a young man in hlrf'uuittlon," Mr. Neal
explained with a dignified wave of the
hand that he pecUlltirly affected. He
was a stout old gentleman, . and the
gesture suited him.
"You have had no reason to suspect
him of dishonesty before, I take It?"
"Oh, no. . He made a wrong return
once, I believe, that went for some time
undetected, but It. turned out after all
to be a clerical error a mere clerical
error."
"Do you know anything of his as
sociates out of the office?"
"No; how should 1?.. I believe' In
spector I'lummer has been making In
quiries as to that, however, of the other
clerks. Here he Is, by the bye, I- expect.
Come. In." x
It was I'lummer who had knocked,
and he came In at Mr. Neat's call. He
was a middle-aged, small-eyed, Impene
trable looking man, as yet of no great
reputation In the force. Some of my
readers may remember his connection
with that case, so long a public mys
tery, that I have elsewhere f nil v set
forth and explained under the title of
"The Stanway Cameo Mystery." Plum
mer carried his billycock hat In one
hand and a few papers In the other.
He gave Hewitt good morning,1 placed
his hat on a chair, and spread the pa
pers on the table.
"There's not a great deal here," he
said, "but one thing's plain Laker has
been betting. ' See here, and' here, and
here" ho took a few. letters from the
bundle In his hand "two letters from a
bookmaker about settling twonder he
trusted a clerk), several telegrams from
tipsters, and a letter from some friend,
only signed by Initials, asking Llker to
put a sovereign on a horse for a friend
'with hlu own.'. I'll keep these, I think.
It may be worth , while to see that
friend. If we can find him. Ah, we
often find It's betting, don't we, Mr,
Hewitt? Meanwhile, there's no news
from France yet."
"You are Bure that Is where he has
gone?" asked Hewitt.
"Well' I'll tell you what we've done
as yet: First, of course, I went round
to nil the bnnks. There was nothing
to be got from that. The cashiers all
knew him by sight, and one was a per
sonal friend of his. He had called as
usual, said nothing In particular,
cashed his bills In the ordinary way
and finished up nt the Eastern Con
solidated bank at about 1.15. So far
there was nothing whatever. But I
started two or three men, meanwhile,
making Inquires at the railway sta
tions, and so on. I had scarcely left
the Eastern Consolidated when one of
them came nfter me with news. Ho
had tried Palmer's tourist office, al
though that seemed nn unlikely place,
and there struck the track."
"Had he been there?"
"Not only had he been there, but he
had taken a tourist ticket to France.
It was quite a smart move In a way.
You see It was the sort of ticket that
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, A rinipairtnii man, who had applied to us,
-?on nftur wrote:
"Woll, I tell yon that first dnv Is one I'll
never forget. 1 jitht bubbled with joy. 1
wanted to htiir everybody and tll them my
oldbolf had died yesterday, and my new self
was born IomIuv. Why (ftdu't you tell inc
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way?"
: And another thnnt
"If you dumped a rart load of gold nt my
feet It would notbrinrs such truulucsa into uiy
life nnyour method hiiB done." .
Write lo tho fclilE M EDICAL COMPANY,
HiiH.iIo, N. Y., nnd ofk for tho little bock
tilled ''COMPXKTE MANHOOD." Iteferto
his paper, and the imnpuiiy prom liics to Bond
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lets you do pretty well what you like;
you have the choice of two or three
different routes to begin with, and you
can break your, Journey where you
please and make all sorts of variations.
So that n man with a ticket like that
and a few hours' start could twist
about on some remote branch route
and strike off In nnother direction al
together, with a new ticket for some
out-of-the-way place, while we were
carefully Bortlng out and Inquiring
along the different routes he might
have taken. Not half a bad move for n
new hand, but he made one bad mis
take, as new hands always do old
hands do, In fact, very often. He was
fool enough to give his own name C.
Laker! Although that didn't matter
much, as the description was enough
to fix him. There he was, wallet and
all. Just as he had come from the East
ern Consolidated bank. He went
straight from there to Talmer's, by the
bye, and probably In a cab. We Judge
that by the time. He left the Eastern
Consolidated bank at a quarter past
one and was at Palmer's by twenty
five past ten minutes. The clerk at
Palmer's remembered the time, because
he was anxlifus to get out to his lunch
nnd kept looking at the clock, expecting
another clerk in to relieve him. Laker
didn't take much In the way of lug
agne, I fancy. We Inquired carefully
at the stations, and got the porters to
remember the passengers for ' whom
they had been carrying luggage, but
none appeared to have had any deal
ings with our man. That, of course, Is
as one would expect. He'd take as little
as possible with him and buy what
h wanted on the way, or when he'd
reached his hiding place. Of course, I
wired to Calais (it was a Dover-to-Calals
route ticket), and sent a couple
of men off by the 8.15 rnall from Char
ing Cross. I expect we shall hear from
them In the course of the day. I am
belntf kept In London In view' of some
thing txpected at headquarters, or I
should have been off myself."
(To be Continued.)
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