V OLXXXII
Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman,
wuv are we o
nil I IMONG ■
WHAT IS THE 7
Hnill ATTRACTION!
It is only the unusual bargains that den tgo a begging. Values and big ones a
that alone possess the power to interest. We have the values and a visit to our big
Hto>e •-d inspection of our immense stock of Dress Goods, Millinery. Wraps, &c.,
comparing our prices with pnees asked elsewhere, will convince you that this store
is iuil of big bargains.
HERE'S THE BARGAINS:
25c all-wool black and colored Serges, 36
inches wide, real value, 35c.
39c all-wool colored Serges, inches
wide, real value, 50.
50c all-wool black and colored Serges, 50
inches wide, real value, 75c.
50c all-wool black Mohair Novelty, 40
inches wide, real value, 75.
85c all-wool black Mohair Novelty, 46
inch"s wide, real value, fi.oo.
50c all- >1 black and navy Storm Serges
46 is > wide, real value, 75c.
75c all-w . >1 black and navy Koucle Cloth
latest novelty, real value, fi.oo.
f3.9il .t style, Ladies' Jacket, Beaver
Cloth, real value, $5 00.
$5.50 latest style genuine Rothschild
Jacket, real value, {-5.50.
fl.oo infant's F.ider Down Cloaks, real
value, $1.50.
#1.25 infant's Angora Trimmed Eider
Down Cloaks, real value, #2.00. ,
fl.oo ladies' dark calico wrappers, lined,
real value, $1.25.
<1.25 ladies dark Flannelette wrappers,
lined, real value, $1.50.
50c ladies' all-wool skirt patterns, real
value, 75c.
This is hut few of the many good values we have at old prices. The rlry goods
market is steadily advancing. We fortunately bought our stock before the advance
in prices and gladly share the profits with you.
Don t forget that we are sole agents for the Rothschild Wraps.
Din t forget that we are sole agents for Standard Patterns.
Don't forget that we have the largest, most fashionable, lowest priced stock of
Millinery in the city of Butler.
Don't forget that we have opened a fine Art Department.
Mrs, Jennie E. ZimmermaN,
Oppo«i e Ho-cl Lowry. Successor to Ritter &. Raldton
Bring your friends along.
Sure Hiao lie Harped For. Look'ng Forward,
£JKSL in footwear.
Always alert to the interests of our
i patrons. Fir->t In the field with th#-
Jf wMk LATEST AND BEST
W? t ,N SHO P;
OUR JDff AL STVLES IN
~T - FOOTWEAR FOR
LADIES & GEHTLJ MEN
Is what every customer uT U /\ I I /\ jX| I 1
thinks he has received after making _l_ xTA_ I J * * -L * _A-
a purchase. We find that our c,,1,
tomers !><-ing convinced of means \A/ I IVJ I M r-*
many more customers for us. Vou V V * -i- l * I J*■ *■
get more than you bargain for when •« r » ■-v
you get a pair of our SHOKS. Vf JzX_lV
Ladies' twentieth century SHOES
Cork sobs Goodyear welts. Toadies' Fine button shoes, Pat. tip 85c, fi .00, #1 25 and
$1.50. H'-avy sole fair stitch at SI. OO, $2.50 and Goodyear welts are perfect
gems for the price. Ladies fine hand turns Dongola and cloth top lace and button.
Tiy our Womens' and Childrens' Kid and Calf Shoes,
They are the thing for School Shoes. They will resist water. We have them in
high cut, lace ana button, at price that your pocket l>ook will open quickly when
you »ec the goods.
■ • • % t t t~* I Shoes for men in fine
Invisible Cork Soles,-,
$2.00, #2.so, s3.no and $4.00, Extension sole*. Men's Heavy Shoes at 75c, fi.oo,
fi 2.s and #1.50. Fine Shoes at 90c, fi.oo, fi.25 add ft .50, l*>th congress and lace.
Our Kid and Veal boots, high and low insteps at $1.50, #2.«> f2.50 and dril
lers Heavy Box Toe Shoes lwgh cut.
Boys' and Youths'SHOES^™-
the Young >t<-rs arc here,grand styles for dress or the longest road to school, ]«>si
tively will resist water at 751'. #I.OO 1.2,5 aid 1.50. Manufacturers are asking 25 js-r
cent advanceoll shoes. HLJ.jELTON will sell this winter at old prices, quality
maintained
Wool Boots, Rubber Boots and Shoes.
See our new Rubber Hoots with leather insoles, wont sweat the foot. We guaran
tee our best rubber boots not to break. Save Money Save Time Save Annoy
ances by buying at
#- B. C, Huselton's,
Every step you take in Ht'gF.LTON'S Shoes is a treat to the fee
102 N T . Main Street, -
Read This f
-AND—
You will learn the low prices Bickel is asking for reliable toot
wear. Why does he sell shoes so cheap ? Well, I will tell you
Next spring he intends building a new store room to take the place
of the one he now ocrupie: and has been disappointed in getting
a large room so he will have to do business during the time he
buildn i:i a much sin at In room than he now has and therefore will
ofter greater bargains in all kinds of footwear than ever before offered
in Hutlcr county.
Here are a few of the Bargains Offered
O
Ladies Hand Welt Shoes at $2.25.
" Turn " $2 25.
i id:'-; till ■ iJ.mgola, patent lip sho s at 90 cents.
La lies h'-avy oil grain (waterproof) shoes at sl.lO.
calf shoes in button and lace at SI.OO.
La lie. best kip shoes at SI.OO.
Mi.-. ■ school shoes at 75 cents.
( hildren , shoes at 50 cents.
Infants fine shoes at 25 cents.
Mens I > 11 ( r shoes, .ill styles at $ 1 .00.
MKMS fine calf shoes at $1.50.
Mens Winter Tans, extended soles at $2.25.
Mnis working shoes at SI.OO.
Hoys fine dress shoes at SI.OO.
Call and see our stock of I«eggins and overgaiters for I adits,
Mivtei and Children—the very kind to wear this t ; rne of the year.
Our stoi kof Rubber Hoots and Shoes is large. Full stock of Mens,
Hoys, V /uths and Ladies l-'elt Hoots and Warm Lined Shoes at Rock
Bottom Price;. hull stock of Leather and Findings, including a
large stock of Lace Leather. Sole Leather <ut to any amount you
may wish to purchase. Iron Stands with four feet each at 50 cents.
Mail orders receive prompt attention.
' JOHN BICKEL,
labSMuin Street,
BUTLER, PA.
Branch Store ,2 5 N. riain st,
75c ladies' all-wool skirt patterns, extra
size, real value, SI.OO.
22c per vard all-wool Country Flannel,
sold everywhere at 25c per yard.
50c per pair heavy cotton blankets, real
value, 75c.
$3.00 per pair heavy all-wool country
blankets, all colors, worth <4,00.
15c per pair Misses' and Children's black
wool hose, real value, 25c.
15c per pair ladies' black wool hose, real
value, 25c.
22c per pair ladies' fleeced cotton ribbed
vests, real value, 25c.
69c ladies natural all-wool vests —pants,
real value, SI.OO.
25c men's heavy underwear, grey mixed,
real value, 40c.
50c men's heavy natural wool underwear,
real value, 75c.
5c per yard good dark calico, real value
c
-5c heavy sheeting—with advance price,
real value, 7c.
$2.25 Chenille Portiers, real value
$3.50.
50c, 26-inch fast colored Sateen umbrellas
real value, 75c.
TEE BUTLER CITIZEN.
The Foundation
of Good Health Is
Pure, Rich Blood
And the surest, best way to
purffy your blood it to take
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Hood'<
HEINEKAN & SON,
I SUMMER J
is approaching a?-d the J
W on I? Wav to k--ep cool 5
~ to iro to J
Heineiiian's \x
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i aod *et yourself a Dice f
|J Hammock*
We have the lar. o-: Jg*
W \ nuii finest line of J
zj Hammocks
5 £ ever brought to Hotler
«$ Wall Paper 18
J from the cbeape.nt to tbe J 2
\ finest of Pressed \
sj PAPERS, h
y, 4 We also handle the f 2
_ d celebrated # *
gj| RAMBLER |?
| BICYCLE. |
HEINEKAN SON.
♦Selling out J
I J To Quit
Business.^
Wall Paper at less thanj
one-half cost 5
Fine papers at the pricej
of common cheap ones. 4
The largest stock of Wall#
Paper in the county to bej
sold o-jt either Wholesale orS
Retail, at — #
DOUGLASS' \
? Near P. Q.t
JN. B.—Wall Paper
{►advanced 20 per cent Whole-#
#sale within two months. #
-v%
Running Chances
is the man who buys the cheap and poor
ly made clothing simply because it is
cheap. There are jast as good bargins
to be had in goo<l grades of goods, such
lor instance as our >25.00 Clay Diagonal
Suits.
Running Chances is the man who
rushei from this "alteration dale" to that
"cloning out bargains." The safe way
is to patronize the firrr. that does busi
ness on the same principles you do.
You know that you have to deal with
then. Vou get honest goods for honest
prices, and don't save twenty-five cent*
liere to throw away seventy-five cents
there.
Chances arc; Not Running away frotn
you, but you arc running away from the
chances for the best bargins of the year
in Suits and Overcoat* w hcti you fail to
look at our immenie stock.
Running < hat: ecu is the man who buys
now when he - < n have u.s make him a
fine Overcoat for *22.00.
MEM
Cor. Diamond, Buller, J-*a
E. D.
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price?
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All trifle of cndcrwcar at vcrj
low prices.
Largest stock of hats an<»
furnishings for gentleman in tin
country. An inspection will prov«
this to any ones satisfacturc.
Colbert & Dale.
J4U b. Main it., butler, i'enn'a.
HUTLER. PA., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 7,1895.
189). ar Tnt AurwOM. *
CHAPTER VII
I shall try to condense into a single
chapter the narrative of events in Lon
don from the time of my departure ou
fTl the day some months later when our
scheme was exploded and all took to
flight whes Noves was arrested.
I left for Paris on Monday. On
Wednesday Noyes went to the bank and
drew out all the money to my credit ex
cept £3OO. The same day he went to
Birmingham and mailed lot No. 1 of
home manufactured hills, representing
£B,OOO.
The next 24 honrs were an anxious
time for my friends. The bills would he
delivered by the early mail on Thursday,
and if all went right the proceeds would
be placed to my credit by 12 o'clock, and
the bills themselves would be stowed
away in the vaults until they were due
some months ahead. George and Mac
waited with the greatest anxiety until
8 o'clock. They had everything packed
for instant flight when at that hour they
gallied out of M-ac's lodging and started
for the bank to make the test. They had
filled out two Warren checks.
Noyes went on ahead, the others fol
lowing.
Nodding good day to the cashier, he
■eked for £2,000 in gold and the re
mainder in note®, which were handed
him at once, and three very happy men
sat down that evening to dinner because
the 'day's operations had conclusively
proved that the Bank of England meth
ods were fallible.
The next morning Noyes went to Jay
Cooke & Co. and ordered |75,000 in
United States bonds, giving a check for
them. The same afternoon he went to
Birmingham and mailed another letter,
this one containing £15,000 in bills,
and later drew £2,000 in gold from the
bank. On Monday he went after the
hoods, and the $75,000 was handed over
to him without question. The whole
operation was a repetition of these tiw:
ti<», but with an e-er increasing volume
in the fin.' ants of the bills.
Ou some days the mail brought to the
bank letters with bills for SIOO,OOO,
sometimes for more, sometimes for less.
So November and December passed
away, and the bank continued day by
day and week by week loying away in
its vaults the worthless collateral of Mr.
F. A. Warren in exchange for its gold.
In London the boys talked of spend
ing Christmas at home, but the agree
ment to stay—and it prevailed—was
that, since the money came in no
easily and in such aimmnts, it was a
pity to run away from it. Then, again,
by obtaining an enormous sum and put
ting it in a place of absolute security,
the bank would bo glad to compromise
the matter in consideration of receiving
a million or two back again.
Bo they spent a pretty merry and an
exceedingly expenilvo Christinas in
London, but. late In February they de
termined to pack tip and leave.
Everything entiled upon them. The
gold and bonds they had meant for
tunes for all. I «a» away in tropic Is
lands leading an idle life with my bride
aruld the oocoanut and palm trees. Mao
and George hud never appealed in the
transaction, and, us for Noyes, not a
soul in all America knew be was in Eu
rope, and in all Europe only three or
four people had seen hlni and knew him
as representing Warren.
The businens was finished. All three,
la/leri with money, wore going to leave
England, leaving the bank to slumber
on for weeks nntll the first bills became
doe before there eonld be a discovery.
By that time the cash would have beau
safely stowed, and how or where or to
whom oonld anything lie traced?
80 in council they had decided to be
content with the euormous amount they
had. The last batch of bills was in the
mail. Only one day more, and the strain
on the nerves would he over. That day
Noyes bought bonds and drew ennh for
more than fIOO,OOO. At B o'clock they
sat down to lunch, their lost In London,
and then went direct to Mac's apart
ments in James' place.
All the material for making fraudu
lent bills was there, and what could be
burned was thrown into the grate, and
♦he rest, Into the Thames from Loudon
bridge. The throe were there, and they
were happy. They had engineered a gi
gautlc scheme, had struck for wealth
and won. The short cut to fortune in de
flauoe of fate bad been traversed, and
How they set about, a grateful task—that
of getting themselves and their rich
argosy out of Kngland. Mao, being the
artist, of the party, and having executed
the actual writing, drew the sealed box
conU <mng the unused bills up to the
fire and began throwing them ill one by
one. In doing so he occasionally would
throw some bill more elaborate than the
common run on the flrxir Vwide his
chair. Ho h« 1 finished his tank and took
from the floor those he hud thrown
there, looked at them for a moment,
then crumbling them together raised
his hand to throw them in the fire, but
:ui the devil always forsakes his friends
at the eritlf.nl moment he stopped,
•moothed out, the bills, and turning to
the others said: "Boys, these are per
feet works of art. It is a pity to destroy
them." From our point of view it was,
lince it was only necessary to drop them
into the mail, and they would coin us
thousands Then George said, "Huppose
we send them in. " The others said, "All
right," and our doom was Healed.
There were in the lot 19 bills of ex
change for £20,000. A date had l>een left
off one-of them! They failed to notice
it I Poor fools, we had sold ourselves!
Was this an accident? No, It was
Nemesis. It was anything you want to
call it, but it was not au accident
80 a letter was written, the bills,
with memoradum, inclosed,the envelope
directed and stamped, and the three
fools went to Birmingham, mailed the
letters, mid then laughed over their suc
oees in the fight against society, felici
tating themselves that, they had 8.-ifely
traversed the short cut to fortune. There
la n<> short cut by wri ingdoing to fortune.
As that fiital letter slipped from their
Angers Into the mailbox the last act of
the deadly tragedy began. When It end
ed, the curtain fell upon us, descending
from the dock into the chill dungeons
of Newgate, never, so far aa tlie aenteuce
was concerned, to emerge again.
On Tuesday uioruing the letter witb
the bills arrived at the bank Follow
ing the routine, they went to the dis
count department, were discounted and
placxl to my credit. As I had a balance
of £30,000. wheu the proceed* of the
bills were added to It it brought up the
whole to the handsome sum of £40,000.
When the bills arrived at the bank, a
ttrujig" thing occurred. The fatal omis
■ion wu made on an acceptance of Bly
densteln A: Co., a great banking firm in
London The discount clerk noticed th<>
omission of the date of acceptance, but
this being a mere formality he thought
it a clerical error on the part of the
bookkeeper of Blydensteln & Co. lie
giade po report yf tU<j mutter, fr"d it
was discounted along with the other 18
which were put away in the vaults with
the batches that had preceded it and
laid it aside until the next day, which
was Wednesday. At half past 10 he gave
it to the bank messenger, telling him
when he went his r- jniar rounds to take
the bill to Blydenstein's and request
them to correct the omission.
At 2 p. m. on Tuesday Noyes went to
Jay Cooke & Co., ordered SIOO,OOO in
United States bonds and gave thom &
check on the Bank of England for the
amount. He was to call for the bonds
next day, of course, after the check had
gone through the clearing house and
had been paitf
As soon as the bank opened on
Wednesday, in order to test if every
thing was all right, Noyes sent in a
messenger with a small check, and the
money was thrown out as at all other
times without remark And that was a
complete demonstration that everything
was all right. So it was then, bot with
in 80 minutes from that second the mes
senger was going to start with the bill
to Blydenstein's for correction.
This was 10 o'clock Wednesday. The
bills had been 25 hours 1n the possession
of the bank, had been discounted and
the proceeds placed to my credit for 24
hours.
Who with intellect less than an arch
angel's could have dreamed the true
combination? First of all, that men bril
liant and clever, gambling with their
Uvas, could have made such an omis
sion, damning, fatal; second, if made,
that the groat Bank of England, thought
absolutely infallible by the whole world,
conservative, supposedly cautions, would
have discounted a bill for £2,000 with
the date out of the acceptance, and hav
ing done so hold the bill well on into
the second day without a discovery, and
that, too, when the firm whose acceptance
was a forgery was not 100 yards away ! Bo
when at 10 o'clock on Wednesday Mao
saw the small check paid without ques
tion to the messenger it seemed he had
iui assuraiico doubly snre and a bond of
fate that all was well, and that the last
botch of bills was packed safely away
for another three months in the vaults
of the bank.
So Noyes went at once to Jay Cooke
A Co., and as the check had been paid
at tbr> bank they handed over SIOO,OOO
in bonds to him.
Mac and George were outside. Georgo
took the bonds and gavo Noyes a £lO,-
000 chock, and one minute from his leav
ing Jay Cooke & Co. Noyes was at the
oounter of the bank. The cashier count
ed out the cash to him. He walked out
of the bank with a lighter heart and
more buoyant step than ever before, for
was not the danger all over and the
long strain on the nerves at an end, the
transaction complete and fortune won?
Ho had never to go to the bank again.
They had arranged to meet at Garra
way's coffee house in Exchango alley.
This is the Garraway's that became so
famous at the time of the South neu bub
ble, aud its fame continued down to the
end of the wars of Nipoleou. Then its
glory departed as a center of specula
tions, but its renown as an old fashioned
chophouse remained till 1873. Every
where in contemporary English litera
ture from Swift and Addison to Gold
smith and Johnson one meet* referenoe
to Garraway's.
The deaii immortalized it in his well
known lines on Change alley:
Thern I* » gulf whrrr thousands fell.
Hem all thn hold advantuToni Mime,
A nurrow aound, though deey an h«ll,
Chang* alloy U »b« drnadfnl imron.
Subscribers hero by tbouxand* float
And Jobtin ono anothwr down,
Karh puddling In hl» 1/ /iky t*mt.
And hcr« they fliih for gold and drown.
Monntlmo. Kecnra on (Jnrraway'» cliffx,
A Havage rsco by ahlpwrecll frd
Lin waiting for tho foundered iklffn
And Mtrtp tho tx<dle» of tho dowl.
Dickens also make* it the scone of the
writing of the famous chops and tomato
sauce letter from Mr. Pickwick to Mrs.
Bard <ll
Ono can imagine the elation of my
friends as they riat around that little ta
ble at Garraway's. It was only 10:36.
Their income that morning had been
1160,000. And many more such days
had gone before. All danger was over;
wealth was won. They saw themselves
back in America, among the Four Hun
dred, possessors of a fortune, however
wrongfully obtained, yet obtained in a
way that would leave behind no ruined
widows and orphans to linger out the
remainder of their blighted lives in
poverty and misery. That wan a point
which added zest to their enjoyment of
the prospect.
"I am never to go to the bank again.
Come, shake hands on that," said Noyes.
And in their excitement and wild de
llfjht they shook hands again and again.
But, tl*;y would have m<xlorated their
joy hed they known that at tho very
moment the bank porter, pole and
frightened, was rushing past tho room
where they sat carrying the news to the
bank that tho £2,000 hill was a forgery
Instantly all was confusion and excite
moot In the bank Telegrams were at
once sent to the detective police, and at
that moment swarms of them w« re pour
ing out of the Bow street and Scotland
Yard offices.
Already were rumors of gigantic
frauds multiplied a thousandfold by
rumor, and rumor had it every bank in
London was victimized. In ten minutes
the story reached the Stock Exchange,
and a scene of terrific excitement en
sued. and through it all our three inno
cents sat on in that diugy old coffee
house serenely onoonscions of the fear
ful storm that was rising Still they
were safe. Everything was confusion In
the bank The terrified official, frantic
with fear, could ouly describe a tall
young man, un American, who said his
name was Warren.
Upon Mao casually remarking that
they had still a balance of $76,000 to
Warren's credit Noyes spoke up and
said: "Boys, that is too much money to
•leave John Bull. Supjxise you make out
u check for £f>,ooo. I will run over and
get the cash, and it will do f<»- pocket
inoney." And the two others, trium
Th*V rvuhetl tit film Hhr n )><irk iif u ohn
pliant In success, became Idiots and as-
getsted. Making out a check for £5,000,
Noyes started for the bank, check in
hand, on the run and instantly found
himself with a hot and angry swarm of
hornets after him. There were 25 de
tectives in and artmnd the bank. Special
messengers had summoned the affright
ed directors. The great bank parlor was
packed with a host of stockholders and
directors, who were questioning the
manager and clerks. And excitement
rose to fever heat when, with 20 hands
holding him, poor Noyes was hustled
in among them.
They rushed at him like a pack of
wolves. Had that been a bank parlor in
festive Arizona they would not have en
dured the delay incidental to procuring
a rope, but would have ended it and
him by gunnery at short range. Noyes
could not be shaken. His nerve never
failed. He said a gentleman had hired
him as a clerk, and that was all he
knew. He had left him at the Stock Ex
change. If they would lot him go, he
would try to find lilm and bring him
around to the bank. J. Bull is gullible,
bat not so much so as to swallow that
yarn.
So they held tightly to him, and a
committee of indignant Britons escorted
him to Newgate.
Mac and George were without and
were stricken with consternation, for a
minute's observation of the gathering
crowd and the rushing into»he bank of
excited people convinced them some
thing unusual was in the wind, and
they knew Noyes must be in deadly
peril. Mac rushed into the bank in hope
to warn or to be of help. Everything
there was in confusion. Unobserved in
the excitement, he made his way into
the parlor and there saw what made
his heart stand stsll—Noyes surrounded
by an angry crowd of officials. With
great presence of mind he pushed
through toward Noyes, who saw him
and knew he was there to help if he
had a chance to bolt from his captors,
but there was no chance. As they were
about starting for Newgate Mac slipped
outside and told George what had be
fallen Noyes and discussed tho pos
sibility of a rescue when on the way to
Newgate with Mm. While they were
waiting in the entrance Noyes camo out
in custody. He saw and recognized
them. They joined in the crowd and
were withiu arm's reach of him every
rod of the short distance to Newgate,
but the crowd was packed so tight that
ono could hardly move, and a rush for
escape was hopeless. Arrived at New
gate, Mac, in liis desperation, was en
tering with the escort when George
pulled him away, aud as they got out of
the crowd they hoard tho newsboys (Ty
ing, "Great forgery ou the Bank of
England by an American—£lo,ooo,ooo
obtained!"
All this time tho SIOO,OOO drawn that
morning was in a stont bag behind the
counter at Garraway's.
Little did the barmaids dream of the
treasure that was in the bag. When Mac
went for it. one of the barmaids asked
him if he had heard of tho great bank
robbery. He drove to St. James' place,
and soon George joined him there.
That niglit the cable flashed the news
of the forgery over tho world, dwelling
particularly upon the fact that the per
petrator was an American. The next
morning tho London press overflowed.
Every promineut pajier gave a leader in
the editorial columu, aud when the
weeklies and monthlies name out they
followed suit. These editorials mako
now to us who were on tho inside amus
ing reading. They were full of Philis
tine talk and amazement, and generally
conceded that Noyes was an innocent
dupe, and all more or less doubted if his
principal, the manager, and mysterious
Mr. F. A. Warreu would overcome hack
to say so.
Lay after day went by, and Mac and
Georgo hung around London reading
the accounts of tho affair and of the ex
amination of Noyes before the lord
mayor.
They had communicated with him
through his solicitor, and lio sent them
word to leave England at onoe. In the
meantime they had been sending away
tho cash, and so intrenched were they
in tho belief that by no i<ossible chance
could their names become mixed up in
the affair that in every Instance hut two
they sent the money or bonds to Amer
ica in their right names.
In the meantime the bank very wisely
sent a cable to their legal agent, Clar
enoe A. Seward, In New York, asking
him to set the American detective force
oil the alert. He was a man of the world
and understood quite well what sort of
men then ruled at police headquarters.
So he sent at once for Kotx-rt Piukerton
and gave him entire charge of the
American side of the line. Eventually
they unearthed the whole plot, se>-nr»*l
the evidence that convicted us aud re
covered the greater part of tho money.
The first step taken by tho private in
quiry men was to have tho detectives at
headquarters led to believe that they
had the case entirely in their own hands,
and to strengthen this Piukerton had a
lawyer go to headquarters every day to
consult with Irving
After tho continental raid, oil our re
turn to London, wo sent Irving SII,OOO in
greenbacks in a registered letter, but in
order to have a hold on our three honest
friends at headquarters In case of any
possible treachery In tho future we put
the money in tho envelope In the pre«-
en«) of a magistrate and had his clerk
register them and make it a part of tho
oourt record. The envelojs* was simply
addressed, "James Irving, Esq., 1100
Mulberry street. Now York," and of
course tho officials In London supposed
it a private address.
When wo returned from Rio, we sent
another $3,000, SI,OOO each for Irving,
Stanley and White, and took the same
precautions.
Soon after the floods of money coming
to us in Lhi don Mac sent $15,000 to
Irving in another registered letter with
out any precautions whatever. Irving <V
Co. did not know what game we were
playing, hut were very happy over the
dividends past and to come. But when
they read the cable disjiatchos in the
press about the bank forgeries their bliss
was ecstatic. Each infancy saw himself
decked out in a magnificent diamond
pin and ring spinning along Harlem
lane behind a particularly fast pair in a
stylish rig This was their day vision.
At night each saw himself In certain re
sorts ordering unlimited bottles or see
ing Now York by gaslight at the rate of
J 100 a minute and the Britishers paying
nr It all. But the lawyers and the Pink
ertons between them played Irving and
headquarters for fools and knaves. iMy
after day one of the lawyers visited Mul
berry street, aud being tutored by Pink
erton gave points to Irving, who, with
his two chums, never suspocted the game
being played on them.
But as I have got somewhat ahead of
events iu London I will return there
mid very lirlofly narrate what was tak
ing place there. Nearly every day Noyes
was brought before the lord maynr and
officially examined; but, acting under
advice of his lawyer, he was strictly
noncommittal. The detectives and offl
rials were convinced he knew all about
it.
In searching Noyes tho English polico
had fouud his garments were made by
a certain London tailor who had several
establishments They brought the fore
men and salesmen down to see him, and
none could identify him, but the detect
Ives went over the ground again aud
discovered that they had no Used one
branch store. This was the one Noyes
had patrouized They remembered him
as » customer who hud, whyj oiforuig
garments, given tne name of Bedford.
This in itself was a bad point against
Noyes, and they wanted very much to
make him talk, and had they been per
mitted to adopt vigorous American
methods they might have succeeded.
A salesman remembered seeing Noyes,
or Bedford, one day walking in Mayfair
with a gentleman who really was Mac,
of whom he gave a good description,
and, taking the clerk, the detective
started out to make a house to house in
vestigation. Now, 1 Mayfair. the first
house they entered, was the residence
c.; .. :* -"one London doctor of the name
of Pay ai.. •*, and Mac had been a
patient of his. _ TT wott know ab
solutely nothing al ... •" only
his name and the address he s.- •- —
Westminster Palace hotel The detect
ives were elated and flew to this hotel,
but as Mac had nev.tr been a guest they
could learn nothing. Still they had
cause for rejoicing. Here was Noyes
giving a fictitious mane to a tailor and
in company with on elegantly dressed
American, who gave a fictitious address
to his surgeon. And they were well sat
isfied that whenever the matter was dug
out it would be found that Mac had a
hand in the business. Payson Hewett
stated that Mac said ho was a medical
graduate from an American university
and said that no doubt he spoke the
truth, as he had a perfect knowledge of
medical subjects.
Mac, before sending his baggsge away,
had intended to sail from Liverpool by
the Java of the Chinard line, and he
cabled Irving at police headquarters to
meet him on the arrival of the steamer.
Man went to Paris, stopping at the Ho
tel Richmond, Rue du Holder, under
his right name, never for a moment
thinking he could possibly come under
suspicion.
Lu the meantime the Scotland Yard
men continued their house to bouse visi
tation of the fashionable lodging houses
to hunt out Mac. This in huge London
was a Titanio task, hut they exhibited H
marvelous activity in tracing our clews.
In a lucky moment a subordinate, in
quiring at every number in St. Jaines'
place if an American gentleman was
lodging or had lodged there, was in
formed by one landlady that Mac had
been a lodger, but had left a few days
before. As soon as this important report
arrived they flew to St. James' place
and found the landlady a warm friend
of the man they were looking for. The
detectives were forced to tell her their
business. She was indignant that any
one (should so wrong Mac and ordered
them oat of the house.
The rooms had been unoccupied since
MHO left, i-nd a careful search was mado
for clews, but nothing was found until
she was asked for the waste paper
basket. The basket proved to be a bag,
and when turned out somo pieces of
blottiug paper appeared, which, held in
front of a mirror, of course would re
flect the writing the same as on the
written sheet, and on holding the last of
tiie lot to the glass they were thrilled
through and through when they saw re
flected there:
Ten Thousand Pounds Starling
F. A. WARKKN.
This, when compared with a canceled
check of mine, then in the possession of
the bank, exactly litted it. Here was a
piece of ovidenco which if it could be
brought home to Mac was a chain to
bind him fast and sure.
The detectives started at once for
Paris, and going to the American bank
ers, where most Americans register on
arrival, they found Mac's name as large
as life registered at Andrews & (Jo. as
stopping at the Hotel do Richmond.
They were not long in reaching Rue
du Helder and learned that Mac had
left for Brest tho night before. In short
order one was at tho Paris agency of tho
steamship company anil found that Mac
had purchased a ticket to New York by
the Thuringia, which was due to ssil
that very hour from Prest. He did not
let tho grass grow under his feet be
tween the ticket and telegraph offices,
and there he telegraphed the authorities
to arrest Mac, but he had a speedy reply
that the Thuringia had sailed half an
hour before his telegram came.
They therefore cabled to Now York
particulars as to Mac's departure, and
then th«y turned all their attention to
me. Mac had cabled Irving that he was
ooming by the Thuringia. The English
detectives, feoling that there was no
secrecy required about their man being
on the steamer, gave tho fact to the
press, and Irving discovered, very much
to his chagrin, that all the world shared
with him his secret as to Mac's where
abouts. and that if no would save his
reputation ho would have to bo on hand
not as a friend and confederate, but in
his official capacity, and make a genu
ino arrest —that is, unless he could ar
range to have Mac. taken off the steamer
in a small boat as soon as she camo into
tho lower bay and before the police boat,
with its load of officials, came alongside.
This Irving and his two subordinates
reMolvod to attempt, so ho took into hiH
counsels u great chum of his and a well
known burglar of the namo of Johnny
Dobbs To him was given tho job of got
ting Mac off the steamer, but ho mado a
serious blander. Instead of hiring and
manning two boats, one to relievo tho
other, he got only one. For a day or
two they camo within hailing distance
of all incoming steamers, but were
ashore on Statcn Island taking a rest
when bright and early one morning the
Thoringin slipped into tho harbor. There
was a man in tho bout with Dobbs who
knew Mini, and tho plan was to meet
the steamer, and as Mac was sure to be
on deck on the lookout to shout to him
to jump overboard, and they would pick
him npand make for shore. Once ashore
and warned, they would not hnvo seen
him again.
After the Thuringia cam« into tho
harbor Irving kept the police boat wait
ing over an hour. Then, supposing his
friend was safe ashore, he boarded the
ship. There were live United States
marshals on the police tug, the bank
lawyers and some of tho private inquiry
officials.
Irving, accompanied by White and
Rtanley, jumped aboard tho big ship,
after giving orders to the captain of tho
tug not to let any one off until lie gave
permission. Mao saw tho tug and recog
nized his three friends, but was in 110
way alarmed until Irving,shaking hands
with him, hurriedly explained the state
of affairs. Mao took them to his cabin
and gave them #l'io,ooo in bonds, #10,•
000 in greenbacks, besides Kuglish hunk
notes and two or three valuublo dia
monds. Then taking out several bags of
sovereigns ho said: "Now, boys, help
yourselves. Load yourselves down and
keep them from the enemy." What a
piirturo thi>*e fellows loading up with
that golden store of sovereigns would
liavo made! They knew the marshals
and detectives tliey had cut rapped
aboard tho tug would be furious and
were morally sure that Irving 8c Co. hud
plnckod their bird. Therefore any up
poartweo of jsickets bulging out might
load to disgrace; so, while they hated
to leave any, for their fiugers Itched for
all, yet they wore forced to that cruel
self denial.
In the meantime a storm was raging
among tho rival officers, who did not
relish Isjiiig duped, and finally by throats
forced the captain to bring tho tug
alongside tho steamer. Then they rush
ed on hoard to find Irving & Co. with
their prisoner awaiting them
Tho marshals went to the cubin and
fonnd somo £>l,ooo or 4.'5,000 in sover
eigns, but when Mao was searched noth
ing was found on him but t'-'O in green
backs.
Ho was turned over to the United
States officials and landed in Ludlow
Btreet jail, ponding an examination be
fore the United States commissioner
with a view to his extradition.
How the $'254,000 was found wrapped
in old clothing in Mae's trunk at the
European express office, 44 Broadway,
would take too uiuoh time to tell here,
add bow circulars were sent out to the
banks and trust companies warning
them to hold all funds deposited by any
of our party, ami how Pinkerton and his
men recovered large sums in various
places, must all be passed over here
Suffice it to say that the fatal .piece
of blotting paper was produced in New
York along with many lesser points of
evidence, and after a hard legal J.ght
Mac was finally ordered to be given up
to the English government to stand his
trial for complicity in the great tank
forgery.
The legal proceedings before the com
missioner las-ted three full months. The
array of counsel on both sides made it a
forensic contest between giants, in which
all past history was invoked for prece
dents. This extradition case attracted
wide attention.
For the present I leave Mac on the
Atlantic, sailing swiftly eastward to
meet bis terrible doom.
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
GREAT MEN'S READING.
Jean Panl Richter had only five or six
books, all philosophical.
Mario, the great tenor, read anything
he oould obtain relating to spotts or
bunting.
Goethe once said that his literary life
was determined by a volume of folklore
tales he read when a child.
Julius Caesar was a close student of
Homer and said that all military sci
ence was comprised in its pages.
Lord Bacon was a diligent student of
Aristotle. He said that Aristotle had tbo
mightiest intellect the world ever knew.
Balzac was passionately fond of fairy
tales, and the wilder and more extrava
gant they were the better he liked them.
Henry VHI of England was fond of
the controversial works that were com
mon in his day and wrote a book against
Luther.
Napoleon HI was a student of mili
tary history, and particularly of the his
tory of the Roman state about the time
of Caesar.
Jenny Lind wa; fond of history, but
preferred it when diluted with fiction.
She said that a historical romance suittd
her ideas exactly.
Garrick's reading related almost en
tirely to his profession. Ho once .• id
"Tho human face is my favorite bo- L,
and the street is my school."
Berlioz read everything he could find
that had any bearing on the theory of
music. He was a born theorist, but had
so little of the practical iu his compoei
tion that he could play no instrument
nave the guitar, and that very badly.
Milton's reading consisted largely of
Homer, Virgil aud the Bible. His style
is formed from the last and a large part
of his imagery is drawn from the other
two Long passages in the "Paradi.n
Lost" are simply translations from
Homer or Virgil.—St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
STAGE GLINTS.
There will be four actors on tho rond
this season presenting "The Merchant ol
Venice."
A farce comedy is announced for early
production. Its title is classical, "A
Tough Nut."
Courtney Thorpe and Ida Jeffreys-
Goodfriend have closed their tour iu
"Tho Story of a Sin. "
Modjeska's manager declares that his
star's approaching farewell tour is not
a Patti farewell. At its close she will
retire.
Charles Rohlfs will lie the first Eng
lish speaking actor to produce Moliuv'n
quaint comedy, "A Physician In Spite
of Himself."
Lillian Walrath may have trouble in
producing "Honor," as Augustiu Uul}
claims to have Ixmght tho American
rights to the play.
Emma Calve will be seen in this
country during tho season in "La Nava
raisse," for the libretto of which her
fiance is responsible.
Yvetto Uuilbert, tho Frenchwoman
who is to get <1!1,000 a week or less dur
ing her American engagement, will, it
is said, soon be married.
John B. Doris has engaged W. H.
Lytell as principal comedian and stage
manager of his stock company at the
Fourteenth Street theater, New York.
H. J. Leslie has abandoned his idea
of taking out a company to present Col
lier's operas "Dorothy" and "Doris"
and basso notified the jieoplelie had en
gaged.
Stuart Robsou's new play, "Govern
ment Acceptance," does not amount to
much. Neither does "That Imprudent
Young Couple," in which John Die
is auueariug in New York
THE FASHION PLATE.
Tho smart white mohair gowns of t
summer serve udmirubly as demissist >
dinner toilets.
New belts are of soft, gay plaid silk,
knotted under a metal clasp at one side,
and are suggestively named toreador.
Framboise or raspberry red is a color
that will be much seen in millinery,
felt bonnets and hats boiug shown of
this tint.
Wide effects continue in millinery.
The early autumn hats look very much
overloaded iu their abundance <>f ostrich
plumes, wide ribbons and elaborate or
naments.
All browns with a reddish tinge are
in especial favor for the coming cool
season, though no wardrolto will l*e
complete without one good black (own
for the street.
Tho pretty fichus of Iho summer In
gauze mull aud chilTou art) to be contin
ued for autumu wear in heavier mate
rials. They are of the regulation Marie
Antoinette cut and are trimmed with
lace or ru flics.
The women who ootne back to town
with black mohair gowns lined with
colored silk to match the bodice woru
with them need only a small, full cape of
black volvut, trimmed with Jet vuu
dykes, to have handsome early autumn
toilets.
Although the skirts of gowns remain
plain for the most part, and the godot
skirt is still tho fashionable one, frills
uro seen ousomo of the imported gowns
Tbo rood back to trimmed skirts uu
doubted ly lies by way of fiouueos.—New
York Times.
ODDS AND ENDS.
Moua/.it't a rare mineral which uci
ther melts nor burns, is found in the
rich metallic heart of the Appalochiaii
mountains that lie iu North Carolina.
If in estimated that 20!) hairs on the
btud, 80 on the chin, ii!l on tho fore
arm and IU on the hack of the hand are
respectively contained in uu area of a
(juarter of an iuch
If there weio but one potato iu fho
world a careful cultivator might pro
duce 10,000,000,000 from it in ten
years, and that would supply til* world
with seed once mora.
No 42
lie Cnderatood Women.
Ethel (angrily) —Why did von not
ootne last night as vou promised?
Jack —I had good reasons for not
coining.
Ethel—l don't believe it; what were
they?
Jack—Well, just as 1 was about to
start Miss Brown dropped in to see
mother.
Ethel—You poor dear; forgive me.
What a tiresome evening you must have
bad. —Boston Courier.
Onto Her.
"Hold on there. Amy!" cried the lit*
tie son of a prominent politician re
provingly to his elder sister, who was
cutting the pie for distribution among
the children who clustered around the
tea-table. "I'm dead onto you!"
"Why, what's the matter, Jack? - '
"You are gerrymandering that there
pie; that's what's the matter!" —Puck.
A Marvelous Progression.
"They may talk about their iron
age," the cashier softly murmured, as
he altered the combination and shut to
the door, "but what is that compared
with the age of steal?"
Saying which ho p\it a large dark
solorcd incognito into his valise and
boarded a steamer for South America.
—2i Y. Lecorder.
TV lie -o a Head Had Km ted
Paterfamilias—l fancy that coung
rrnn is r.a-kiar creat pru<rr< . i>. 'uuk
i.:g lore to Ethel!
Malcrfamilias What mak you
think so?
Paterfamilias—Ho offered me u -igar
lost night when he was going away
and found that all in li : s vest pocket
were broken.—Town Topics.
Kqujtl to the Ocr;t«lon.
"Mary, we have breakfast at eight
o'clock," said Mrs. Post to her new
servant girl, who was already enter
taining several frieuds who had dropped
in to see how she liked her new place,
"All right, ma'am," said Mary. "If
ain't up don't wait for me."—San Fran*
elsco Post.
No Need »f Waiting Effort.
"I have been requested," said tho
good pastor, beaming over tho pulpit,
"to offer pravcrs for rain, but the «u
--perintendent Informs mo that the Sun
day school picnic is arranged for Tues
day."
Which, of course, would fetch a
downpour.—N. Y. Recorder.
Defective legislation.
rir.»t Tramp—Did you hear
that new law fer teachin'the school
children about the effects of liquor?
tosoa l Trump—Yes. If they'd onty
provided fer tho appointment of a ter*
ri'ole example fer each school at a big 1
salary you and I might have struck a
anap.—Brooklyn Life.
Very Ilrlght.
"Miss Mabel is a bright girl," said
young Mr. Dinwiddle to Miss Jumon
vllle.
"True, she ia always casting reflec
tions," was the reply of tho latter, who
regards Mabel as a rival.—Pittsburgh
Chronicle.
Skeptical.
Willie Sllmson—My aunt gave me a
dollar to-day to put In my bank.
Featherstone Did you put it is,
Willie?
Willie —No, sir. Father lias charge
of that bunk.—Brooklyn Life.
A Model of Incompetency.
Mrs. Nervus—l want a good girl.
Now, is this girl you recommend capa
ble?
Agent (pityingly)— Why, ma'am, that)
girl is capable of anything.—Tezad
Sittings.
Death of Modesty.
They burled her tj) her bathing suit,
A victim Mic of tile sett,
Who died from aliame when a big wave oame—
Her epitaph "ft L P."
—Louisville Truth.
A GOOD REASON.
"Pleasa spuro a copperj I'm SO
hungry I"
"Why don't you work?"
"Because that would mako me still
more hungry."—Judy.
I'lioSographer Wan Win.
Ilorr Filxlnger (a skinflint) What
shall I have to pay for tho likeness?
Artist I'd rather tell you that later
on I want you now to look pleasant.
KatUnvl' or Zeltung.
Two Ulthri.
Winks (who keeps house)—We had
an old fualtloned potplo for dinner to
day
Minks I who boards)—Wo had iin old
foahlonud chicken. N. Y. Weekly.
Whj lie Did It.
Wife (snappishly)--Why do you
smoke those horrid cigars?
Husband Because I can't, afford tm
buy Pari» bonnet a und lluvana cigars,
too.- JN* Y. Weekly.
Taking a Heat,
"Who was tho gentleman who sat by
you and stared Into your face all even
ing?"
"He's a celebrated mind-reader."
"Ou his vacation?" —Life.
Had 'Km.
"What were your husband's last
words?"
"lie hadn't any," sobbed tho widow,
"I was with him." —Tammany Times.
(iUCM Ag»lU>
Fthel -Knox—Why aro you like my
plnuo lump"
Htaylato -Because I shine lu yonr
drawing-room?
Kthel Knox You are turned down,
but yon don't go out.—N. Y. Werld.
still There.
The perfume of her violets
I nevor shall turgnt.
For the florist's bill that oame with
Is hovering 'round lua yet.
—N. Y. Herald.
NO HPOKT LICK riHHLNO.
HI
Jones— I tell you, Brown, there's no
•port like fishing.
Brown-You bet. I'll Just raise you
five. Judge.
How It Was Arranged.
" Itemember. Maud. 1 am no more
Plain C'b»rll° Brown, but 'Mr.'
Holes-, you will eoiuieut to be
My wife sad 00t ruy Sr." t
M*ud then a:id liter*.
AtittVbsrUo Urt/wn tUeu Kr. _
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