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" The Expressman and the Detective," and the other works announced by my publishers, arr ill true stones, transcribed from the Records in my office \ If there be any incidental embellishment, it is so slight that the actors in these scenes from the drama of life would never themselves detect it ; and if the incidents seem to the reader at all marvelous or improbable, I can but remind him, in the words of the old adage,^ that '' Truth is stranger than fiction." ALLAN PINKERTON. March, 1875. THE EXPRESSMAN — AM) THE DETECTIVE CHAPTER /. lyj-ON'rClOMERY, Alabama, is beautifully situated on A^A the Alabama river, near the centre of the Stale ts suuat.on at the heacl of navigation, on the Alabam i r\X\ ^^o;^"ection by rail with important points, and the ch agriailtural country with which it is surroundal, make It a great commercial centre, and the second city in the State as regards wealth and population. It is the capital Sit'^Mn^T'^' learned ...n^nd great politSan £k to ,t, giving It a society of J... highest rank and makinc. i^ the social centre of the State. ^ uiaK.mo i. From 1858 to i860, the time of which I treat in the present work, the South was in a most prosperous cond^tioi^ Couon was king," and millions of dollars were poured mto the country for its purchase, and a fliir share of this money found its way to Montgomery oU^ovL ^ll;^^'^'"'' ^'^""'l^' ^^^^ ?^'^tl^e'-ed their crops to he .oM T7' ''f ',"'"•' '^'>' '^°^ ^^^^"'" to Montgomery nurh.' th ' 1^^'"'^ '■'" P'^^^'^^ ^•^ d^P^^it in its banks^ t^e iv^fth"'^" ''"'^f' ''^^'''^ overseeing the labor of their slaves, they were almost entirely debarred from the society of any but their own families /but when the crops were gathered they went with their faniilies to MontgomeT • PTNKERTOirS DETECTIVE '^TORIES. where they gave themselves up to enjoyment, spcii.Miig their money in a most lavish manner. There were several good hotels in the city and they wen- always fiUd to overflowing with the wealth and hcautv oi" the South. The Adams Express Company had a monopoly of the r.xpress business of the South, and had established its iigencies at all points with which there was communiralion by rail, steam or stage. They handled all the money sent to the South for the purchase of produce, or remitted to the North in payment of merchandise. Aforeover, as they did all the express business for the banks, besides moving an immense amount of freight, it is evident that their business was enormous. At all points of importance, where there were diverging routes of communication, the companv had established pnnci])al agencies, at which all through freight and the money i)ouches were delivered by the messengers. The agents at these points were selected with the greatest care, and were always considered men above reproach. Mont- gomery being a great centre of trade was made the western terminus of one of the express routes, Atlanta being the eastern. The messengers who had charge of the express matter between these two points were each provided with a safe and with a pouch. The latter was to contain only such packages as were to go over the whole route, consisting of money or other valuables. The messenger was not fur- nished with a key to the pouch, but it was handed to him locked by the agent at one end of the route to be delivered m the same condition to the agent at the other end. The safe was intended for way packages, and of it the messenger of course had a key. The pouch was carried m the safe, each being protected by a lock of peculiar construction. The Mongomery office in 1858, and for some years previous had been in charge of Nathan Maroney, and he had made himselt one of the most popular agents in the company's employ. He was married, and with his wife and one daughter had pleasant quarters at the Exchange Hotel, one of the ^f fi ■/•///•; i':AJ'h'i':s.sMA.\ A.\/) hie dktkctive, 9 best houses in the city. He possesscfl all the qualifications which inakr a i)()i)ular man. He had a genial, hearty manner, which endeared him to the open, hospitable inhabi- tants of Montgomery, so that he was " hail fellow, well met," with most of its populace. He i)os.sessed great executive ability, and hence managed the affairs of his olfice in a very satisfactory manner. The pr()mi)tness with wlii. h he discharged his duties had won for him the well-merited esteem of the officers of the company, and he was in a fair way of atuiining a still higher jmsition. His greatest weak- ness -if it may be so called -was a love foV fast horses, which often threw him intc; the company of betting men. On the morning of the twenty-sixth of April, nSsS, the messenger from Atlanta arrived in Montgomery, placed his safe in the oifice as usual, and when Maroney came in turned over to him the through pouch. Maroney unlocked the pouch and compared it with the way-bill, when he discovered a package of four thousand seven-hundred and fifty dollars for a party in Montgomery which was not down on the way-bill. About a week after this occurrence, advice was received that a package con- taing ten thousand dollars in bills cf Planters' and Mechanics' liank of Charleston, S.C., , 1 been sent lo Columbus, Ga., via the Adams Express, but the person to whom It was directed had not received it. Inciuiries were at once instituted, when it was discovered that it had l)een missent, and forwarded to Atlanta, instead of Macon. At Atlanta it was recollected that this i^ackage together with one for Montgomery, for four thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars, had been received on Sunday, the twenty-fifth of April, and had been sent on to Montgomery, whence the Columbus package could be forwarded the next day. Here all trace of the missing package was lost. Maroney stated positively that he had not received it, and the messenger was equally positive that the pouch had been delivered to Maroney in the same order in which he received it from the Atlanta agent. The othcers of the company were completely at a loss. It was discovered beyond a doubt that the package had been sent from Atlanta. The messenger wlio received it 10 pinki:rton'S detective stories. ^ bore an excellent character, and the company could not believe him guilty of the theft. The lock of the pouch was examined and found in perfect order, so that it evidently had not been tampered with. 'J'he messenger was positive that he had not left the safe open when he went out of the car, and there was no sign of the lock's having been forced. The more the case was investigated, the more directly did suspicion point to Maroney, but as his integrity had always been unquestioned, no one now was willing to admit the possibility of his guilt. However as no decided action in the matter could bo taken, it was determined to say nothing, but to have the movements of Maroney and other suspected parties closely watched. For this purpose various detecdves were employed ; one a local detective of Montgomery named McGibony ; others from New Orleans, Philadeli)hia, Mobile, and New Yorl' After a long investigation these ]jarties had to give up the case as hopeless, all concluding that Maroney was an inno- cent man. Among the detectives, however, was one from New York, Robert Doyer, by name, an old and favorite officer of Mr. Matsell when iie was chief of the New York police. He had made a long and tedious examination, and finding nothing definite as to what had become of the money, had turned his attention to discovering the antece- dents oi' -Maroney, but found nothing positively suspicious in his life j^revious to his entering the employ of the company. He discovered that Maroney was the son of a physiciai;, and that he was born in the town of Rome, Ga. Here, I would remark that the number of titled men one meets in the South is astonishing. Every man, if he is not a doctor, a lawyer, or a clergyman, has some military title — nothing lower than captain being admissible. Of these self-imposed titles they are very jealous, and woe be to the man who neglects to address them in the proper form. Captain is the general title, and is applied indiscriminately to the captain of a steamer, or to the deck hand on his vessel. Maroney remained in Rome until he became a young man, when he emigrated to Texas. On the breaking out of the Mexican war he joined a company of Texan Rangers, \ ^K "V THE /■A'PBESSMAA' AXD THE DETECTIVE. 11 \ and distinguished himself in a number of battles. At the close of the wr.r he settled in Montgomery, in the year 185 1, or 1852, and was employed by Hampton iS: Co.. owners of a line of stages, to act as their agent. On leaving this position, he was made treasurer of Johnson & May's circus, remaining with the company until it was disbanded in conseciuence of the pecuniary difficulties of the proprietors — caused, it was alleged, through Maroney's embezdement of the funds, though this allegation proved false, and he remained for many years on terms of intimacv with one of the partners, a resident of Montgomery. When the company disbanded he obtained a situation as conduc- tor on a railroad in Tennese'* and was afterwards made Assistant Superintendent, wh position he resigned to take the agency of the Adams Express Company, in Mont- gomery. His whole life seemed spodess up to the time of the mysterious disappearance of the ten thousand dollars. In the fall of the year, Maroney obtained leave of absence, and made a trip to the North, visiting the principal cities of the East, and also of the Northwest. He was followed on this trip, but nothing was discovered, with the single exception that his associates were not always such as were desirable in an employe', to whose keeping very heavy interests were from time to time necessarily committea. Ele was lost sight of at Richmond, Va., for a few days, and was supposed by the man who was following him, to have passed the time in Charleston. The company now gave up all hope of recovering the 2-^jney ; but as Maroney's habits were expensive, and they had lost, somewhat their confidence in him, they deter- mined to remove him and place some less objectionable person in his place. Maroney's passion for fine horses has already been alluded to. It was stated about this time that he owned several fast horses ; among others, '* Yankee Mary," a horse for which he was said to have paid two thousand five hundred dollars ; but as he had brought seven thousand five hundred dollars with him when he entered the employ of the company, this could not be considered a suspicious circumstance. 12 PINKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. It having been determined to remove Maronev the J7.1TT' ^^^^/l^'^P'-^^y wrote to the Superintendent of the Southern T3,vi.s,on of the steps he wished tairesuent replied, which 1 expected he would do in cw days ; hut I heard notlnng more of the affair for a long tnne and had a most entu-ely forgotten it, when I received a telegraphic dispatch from him, sent from Alontimm and worded about as follows : ^iu^uiuer), 1 "^■^'-'•■^^' •';;:>''^';'<''<>N^: can you send me a man-half horse and halt alligator? 1 have <>ot 'l.lf' nn - When can you send him?" " ^ once more ! The dispatch came late Saturday night, and I retired to my private office to think the matter over. The d smtch gave me no information from which I could draw any Con- clusions. No mention was made of how the robbe -y .was committed, or of the amount stolen. I had not received any further information of the ten thousand dollar robbery How had they settled that? It was hard to decide ^4a; kind of a man to send ! 1 wanted to send the very e't ' and would gladly go myself, but did not know whether the robbery was important enough to demand my personal attention. ^ i-^^-iounai I did not know what kind of 'iien the officers of the company were, or whether they would be willing to reward a person i)roperly for his exertions in their behalf. At that time I had no office in New York, and knew nothing of the ram.hcations of the company. Beside I did not know hovv I would be received in the South. I hkd held my anti-slavcry principles too long to give them ud rhey had been bred in my bones and it%as LposSe o eradicate them. I was always stubborn, and in any circum stances would never abandon principles I had once adopted Slavery was m full blossom, and an anti-slavery \nan could do nothing m the South. As I had always been a man somewhr.t after the John Brown stamp, aid ng slaves ^ I '"'ff'- J'^^'/'IiESSWAX A\0 THE DETECTIVE. ,5 to escape, or keci)in^' them employed, or runnini^ them into Canada whe,. ,n danger, I did not think it would do for n e to make a trip to Montfromery. ^ I did not know what s.eps had already been taken in th,. case, or whether the loss was a heavy one. .U. I?e "icc^ I'resuents saymg he wanted a n.an "half horse alf all" gjUor I supposed he wanted a man who c-ou da least' ahihate reachly w.lh the inhabitants of the South I was unaware of who had recommended me to the V,ce-1 resident as at that time I had not been mfcrrmcxUlm my old friend lioyer had spoken so well of n e V ' answ..shou^^ It must beans^riS i finally settled on Porter as the proper man to sonrl and unmed.ately telegraphed the Vicil>rl .^^ t in orm n ^ h.m that Porter would start for Montgomery b> t l- firs r ^i^^ I then sent for Porter and gave hiniwhat^ fe v in tr cUons I could 1 told Inm the little I knew of the case and th' Up to hat tune 1 had never done any business for the Adams Kxpress, and as their business \vas wdl worth havmg, I was determined to win. He was to go to Montgomery and get thorou-hlv acquair ted with the town and its surrounding • and as^ v suspicons had become aroused as to the negTty of M^ agent. Maroney, he was to form his acquaintanS and f e PrSdem's^f^t^"^ "•' '^^^^ ^^^^'^^- «^''- town, 'the Vic - inr' ^I" If ^'f "'S '"'^^^^ "^^ acquainted with Maroneyl nc mation for fast horses. He was to keep his own counsel wn^V '!.'"' m"""^^'' "^^ ^^ ^^' '' ^e'^^n^e known tharhe H^was also to dTi '"■ S°°^ i^^^^mg with the inhabitants. ' " riNKERTON-^ DE TECTIV /■: .STOJ?//^s. the manners and customs of its people, all he saw or heard abcn.t Maroney, the messengers and o he eniXv^s ofX company; whether Maroney was married nml^r -;s\.r^:,]:£^£H ^f T-„ -£ i, he got aboard Before Mr. Hall, .he route^g^:?, reri^jrnl'a^TrS k 3! 1 t J } (• c c /7/A' J-^^'P/i/:ssMAX A.\u THE 1)i:ti:cti\'i:. 3! 17 examined the pouch carefully, but could Und no marks of Its having been tampered with He hid i .mV ? telegraphed to another oflicer of the com n i '"'^^ at Augusta, and advised him of w . kk^ Sed 'r^ evenmg after the discovery of the lo s V.n i '^ uTotx^ '"^ '"'--'- <^^^:^^^.::^ «■ .v'hlll "'J'n?°f T "'", ''""'^"ecs, con.ixucd then, witi, the 1 ouch, he picked it up and proceeded to examine i H. suddenly exclaimed, " Why it's mt "' nn,i i i i ^ to Mr Hall Mr H.ii ^' •' '^"^ 'sanded it over ZaII 1 , "^"' °'^ examination, found two cuts p. right angles to each other made in th,. .; ? r Vi ^^ (^n Sunday the (General Superintendent -irriv-.w • mein/ V^'7 °^ '^ '^'^'" ^" ^"^""»t caused great excite- MaCey hT'"' ™' ">^»"'\<^'^''l 'opi^ of convocation censured thi. « 1th him, and in unmeasured terms earned thl^i, r'''''"^, '" ''''*™S '""' '"•'•"'^d. T ey laimed that it was another instance of the persecution of a 18 PIXh-F./fTO\'S DETI-crni- STOR/F.S. p. .or man by a powerful corporation, to cover the careless CSS of those high in authority, and thus turn the bin e^n some mnocent person. uiamc on ^^^^\lT^ -T '''''" ^"^^'^ J"'^'^^ Holtzcian-, and gave e bail winch was recju.red forty thousand dollars-for his appearance for examination a few divs hf, r "'. '^'^r"'"'^ citizens of the town actually 'I ng wkl/cJch nth TT'"'"' opportunity to sign his baibbond ^ ''''''' ^^' ^" ca^e'tlnf 'f^T'^l''^''" "^i^ Company presented such a weak- case that the bail was reduced to four thousand dollars and Maroney was bound over in that amount to appea for' trhl at the next session of the circuit court, to be he d in rum I he evidence was such that there was ittle pros ec of his conviction on the charge unless the companyTo^roc re additiona evidence byth - time the trial was^oclroft It was the desire of the company to make such^ nmdries and generally pursue such a course as would den on a\e t he guilt or the possible innocence of the icc iscd 7/ absolutely necessary for their own I'r s nV Ln ^o sliow ^at i'n|;unitr"Th'^"'V'"." ^"''^ -^ ^^ committ d w t o ' the'recov ?v of th'' " ''""'^ "' ^"^ ^'^°"^-^^' ^^^"-^ OSS of th . 7 ?^ ""^"^^>'' promptly made good the o ll'cL'cfe a?.lt'^^'.' ^"^-f-1 ^hi several 'amount lu intir cnarge, and looked around to select such nprsnn« bdore .ehted. requesting ™e to^se^itS'^f.^^k "^^ Z 3 i 3 J^ 1. CHAPTER J I J. MK. 1'0RT1.:R had a very rough journey to Mnnt gomcr)', and was delayed some d Is on 1 ' It was \n the depth of winter an . th. v n '" '"^"^ were blockaded vlith snow w^^il" „ . h^S ^^ ^' ''^^'^^^ constant rain. The rivers r^rtl ,^°"^'' •^'^^'''^ ^^'^^ the bridges, and wa Zg ou thf ?^n^ ' ^'^"^^ "^^^>' railroads^ery much mlj/eding trav^^ enbankn.ents of the On his arrival in Montgomerv he siw th^ ^' jSupenntendent and presented his etter He r^ • aT'^^ Hoyd former proprietor of the Briggs House rh,^ and although not the leading house of the ?own ^^''' much hked, as it was well conducted ' ''^' "^''^ contempt. I however rhV?nnfl ? °^ '','"™ "P™ «^th but wro'te to Potter.o'^o"a ttoulT and "af.?'^''"^' time wrote to the rvn^mi c • ^""'?' ^"" at the same SEPSIS'- siSrS 20 /'/.VA7:A'/0.\S i>KT/:CTJlE STOh'lES There were ofrourse, a number «,l vi^picioiis characters " •,' toun ol the s.zc of Montgomery, and it was necessary to .vcej) watch ot many of them. ^ Maroney freciuented a saloon kept by a man whom I will .ll.itter.son. Patterson's .saloon was the fashionable crmkmgres.Htot Montgomery, and was fre(,uented by all he last men m the town Although outwardly a very ciuiet, Kspec able p ace, inwardly, as Porter found, it was far from reputable. Up slau's were private rooms, in which gentle- men met to have a cpiiet game of poker ; while down stairs sumdlei, at three card monte. There were, also, rooms where the " young bloods" of the town-as w'ell as 'the oTd f7.r f"' v"'/' ''"'>' ^•'■'"^■- ^t was freciuented by His men rom New Orleans, A[obiIe, and other places, who were contmually arnvmg and departing. I aavisedthe Oeneral Superintendent that it would be best to have Porter get in with the '• bloods" of the town make himself acquainted with any ladies Maroney or his of a Sst man. "'"'' ""^' '^^"^^^ ^^"^^^""^ '^'' ^^^^^^^te? As soon as the (ieneral Superintendent received my later he telegraphed to me to send the second man, and also^requested me to meet him, at a certain date, in New 1 now glanced over my force to see who was the best person to select lor a ; shadow." Porter had been promoted by me to be a sort of " roper." v."iuicu Most people may suppose that nearly any one can perform the duties of a "shadow," and that it is the easiest hing n the world to follow up a man ; but such is not the cLe will t'^fr. fV "'^'^ ^^^""^' P«^^^^°" t« "^^-^i^tain. It Will not do to follow a person on the opposite side of the street, or close behmd him, and when he stops to speak to a friend stop also; or if a person goes into a saloon, or store pop ni after him, stand staring till he goes out, knd hen follow him agam. Of course such a " shadow," would be detected m fifteen minutes. Such are not the actions oi the real ''shadow/' or, at least, of the -' shadow'' ?uSed by my estabhshment. Sr' b e 1 tr' b ^ 1 77/A h\r/'ji/:ss.uAy am, rni: detlctim 21 r had just the man for the place, in Mr kn.h u-lu. noJh?oTl ''"'''' "•;,!^"*'^ ^^^ '''^' I'^^'I'^T .nan for the a Ucnnan. I e was ahoiii forty-five years old of sn.n. appearance and rather sallou- or tanned\omp exio ' s nose was long, thin and peaked, eyes cle i„ KoS^^^htd'"'- ,"^— 'i^'^'y bald, and'tll;:;^^ It stooped a httle, was five feet ten inches in height He 1 ortcr would manage to see him on his arrival imkn.mn Kxchank , ' "^"'"-■"t"-''' ^•l'"''---, who hoarded at the exchange: also Patterson, the saloon keerjer md Vll rioycl, ol the Kxchange, or to Mc.(;il,on,-. ,!„. loral detective I had als<, gnen Porter .similar instrnctiins. I s .gested to wh^ ri,rr;::d'"'''™''' " '"-' '""• "o-o-r"™,:: fo M ' "'^l'" =d Pa'-Hes, and if any of them left town hey «;' S' :;lf ■"--diateiyinforn, „l by tele. rlV:;: his^llcrin' Mon,;";:!;^ ~"" gomg.sothat „.„„,d fil, ^^^!ears olo Mrs. Maroney was from a very respectable family, now living in Philadelphia or its environs She w.. reported to have run away from home with a rou.' whose acciuaintrnce she had formed, but who soon desened her Afterwards she led the life of a fast woman at Chlrles on ^ew Orleans, Augusta, Ga., and Mobile, at which la ' ^i^::^ '^^^^"^^'^"^ -^ suppos^d^jt^ t^; and introduced her as his wife. Exchange, tendeiuTrT; "^ ^^ circumstances the General Superin- ahvav tn '? ■ ' '' *'^'^^ ^""'^ ^"^' ^^en in Montgomery always took roHi .i.. anc.^her hotel. ^e^'^'cry, The Vice- iV. 'Ah: :,:,}; said hj had nearly come to th^ conclusion tha.. :^ai ney was not guilty of the ten thousand dollar robbery; but when my letfer reached hir^, with'^y i/ P f *!»^ y ""■ ''■'^'rnKs.sMAx AXD uir P/irr.crn-K. n robbery l,omc''Io him ' ^ "' "™''' ' "'""" """8 '^e keep tlu-n, always^'eledMlT ^'^ " '■"' '"'""^^''"^ '° some one in whom they carclfii .n i , ?''"^ ? '^''« unburden themselves ""'' '° "'''°"' ""^^ <:an vast solitudes 'of ahnostTmpen" , Sb eXi'tr^a^l '^h'"^ give vent to the r feelinu^ r ,-., f j lorests, and there Aran,, who took\[rhirabod "r.hf 1:^^17/ folf"^ moor, and, removed Iron, the societv of h,f r „ °'"*'''' tried to maintain his secret hi Lt^,^ ^i ° ,f feUowmen, mical observations and 2L*:°I'!!! ^"""^' '° ^^"-ono. taking L ,ong , ^, d^^Jr^i.s^rihf ^0.™""^^^ "^"' If Maroney had committed the robbery and no one knew 24 PISKERTONS DKTKCTIVK STORIES. V nrn -"''m ' ^''°"^^ demonstrate the trutli of my theory the secrf!! '''' ''''"'^'^' ^'"^^ ^° ^^'^^""^ '^^ ^'°"ld entrust tak^^tim^M'"' '° ''^'^''>; '^'"^ ^^'^'^ '-^ confidant. It would natience n 1 ''TJ"k '"'^,' P^""' ^"^ '^ ^^^^^ would'have inH^l r""^ ^^'^^"- ^ ^^'o^^ld go to Montgomery id shouw' .^'"'^'•''^ "'^'^ ^^ ^°^^-"- ^ '-'^^ ""known ther'e advises Vnt^r'^i^^v ?"^[ '^^^"^^ ^ '^^^^'^ '^ '^^^'^^ l^S^l c eerfuHy give me all the mformation in their nower I also detT^es t" ''r ^""'^^ ''' '^^-^---y t° d"-' -0 e uetectives to work up the case »oLe°ss'eH nf!°"I"''' °^""= ™.'"1'™>- S«i''-->1. pleasant men, possessed of great executive ability and untiring enerav and *e' int^t^ '!rs,t:.;re|f '' ''"""^ ^^^^^^^ ' ^^ ^^^ wi:^rtr;:j--'-»^t!:?ti;:;'^^^^ to unearth the ginlty parties ere long. Thev further authorised me to use my o,vn judgment in all th ng bu gofng on. "" '" ''''' "'"' f"">' •"''°™^'' °f -h'lt was I started for Montgomery the same day, hut was as un- Th?ri Ls'" "^^'"f/i'hdelay as Jr'. my de te ix" . Ihe ri-ens were filled with floating ice and I was it unpopular in the South. At the vario ,W?f '"'™'"' ="' '^'""^' ^™'="""^» conveying the slaves from point to point, sometimes travelling with the r ^^'V°, ™'S''''°""g «'ies. I did not JnZZ vi I'll" my "4ol.° on"" ?' '"^ ''''"''^ '° ''"''" f™"' . .. .1q in) aooihion scntmients. Un mv arrivil in Montgomery I took up my quarter,, at the E^hangl and impressed upon Mr. Floyd the necessity of keepfng my i ^ / '» i legal i THE EXPRESSMAS AXD TH,, DETECTIVE. presence a secret. He had no idea that I was iticr L took no notice of Maroney, but managed to see Porter cover^.d l-;;r''''^^'- /^^'^^>' "^^°^"^^'d '^^ ^^^t they had d^- h^msef r' °^"°;^'?'"S-., ^I'^'-o'^ey kept everything to A.nnl; 1 i^ """^ ^'' '^''^^ ^^'^^"t out occasionally, "hc ftequented Patterson's, sometimes going into the c"d ooms drove out with a fast horse, and plissed man^ hou . in his counsel's ofhce. This was all PorJer kn.nv. anrWnll '"'"' ^° ^"^ "^jhing but - spot" the suspected parties and follow any one of them who might leave town He pera-cln' He^^'^'^f"' '^' ''■ ^^^^^^ ^^^ character ^o perfection. He could be seen sitting outside of his board- mg-house with his pipe in his mouth, and he app ren I ■ did nothing but puff, puff, pufif all day long. There T4s i "iv'be" TVr '^^-^ '''' ^°^^ ^'^ '- -"^d' ---on! a narentlv . ^ T S"^^''''^- ^''' ^'-'' ' ^ut although wh^r w i ''''^' phlegmatic man, taking no notice of what was going on around him, he drank in with his lager, every word that was said ' . I found that Mrs. Maroney was a very smart woman indeed, and that it would be necessary {o klq Hd"' watch over her I therefore informed the Vice-Presiden t a would send down another detective especially to 1 adow her, as she might leave at any moment for the^ Nort and take the forty thousand dollars with her I had no objections to her taking the money to the North On the contrary, I preferred she should dole, as I wo d much rather carry on the fight on Northern soil than in Ihe I found Messrs. Watts, Judd c\: Jackson, the companv's modating. J hey gladly furnished me with what little information they possessed. CHAPTER IV. and found that he was T te '' ^h;. ' ^^v 7. ^^^ °" ^'^^ boarded at the Fvchincr^ 7 ^ ■ ^^'^'^ Maroney He and even l^xssed ivfe i:;^:'Jt^-^ '^ -^-- At this time McGibon^ had n hk 1"'°°"^ ^' Patterson's I^nsoner, bein^ no le^. n ,f '' '^^'''^'Se a distinguished w^om Johnson' H. Hoop r ToT 1"",/^^ ^^^ " ''|"^^onS.ggs;''bySran.eiS^f^' ^^^^"^ed as Suggs Jiad been Arrested for the Tn "^-""^ ^^ ^ail him. nnsdemeanors, but, as he was ' ^ 1.?^"' •? '7 "^ ^ '^^^^^^^ of the freedom of the citv.ni ^ '^ favorite, he was allowed I^o^els and saloons ^' ^ ''"' •'«>'^^">' ^^dcomed at The -Ird^xt'mei;^^^ °'^' ;Jo dryest kind of a niiles out from M^tgon'ert on tTeV ^' ^^Y^^about forty a week prior to the time /'saw M S°''!^ "^^^' ^"^ about gomery to see his friends ^'"^ ?"' ^'^^ ^^"^e to Mont tl^e highest order/an he firs?nr%'"°^"^^^>' ^^^^ "ot of son's saloon. Here hi nw ^l^''^ ^^^ ^^^'ted was Patter •several drinks wS' hem "nd l^T" k °"^^"'^^ spirits to^k "nusual thing for h m hf ^"i ^^^"S " Aush/'-a verv Like too niait o he 3 T. r ^^'j^^^d to '' buck the tiJer" himself pennies Sot o be :'/r ^T^ ^"^ ^^^^ S out and borrowed one h^^dred doll"'' ?'^^'^^'^^' ^^^ ^"^hed mismg to return it Mio fir T^ -^^^ ^^om a fnVnd nro -oney he return'd'to ^It'Xl ^ T'T^' "^^^ was agam strapped. ^"^'' ^^"^e'^^' ^ut before long I f I to the detective, ^as. In 3f watch- on him, sy- He saloons, terson's. guished planter ibed as all him. eries of illowed at the id of a It forty : about Mont- not of Patter- , took • very tiger." found Jshed , pro- 1 this long I I 9 TEE EXPRESSMAN AND TEE DETECTIVE. 27 In the morning, as he was walking along the street in a Snn^rr/K 'T^' ^'' ^^'^^ accosted by his friend who demanded of him the one hundred dollars he had borrowed firrj'T-?\''' ^•^^>\""Po^tant air, and in a tone of con- hdence whicli he was tar from feeling, assured him he should have the money before he left town. As Simon strolled along, puzzling his brain as to how he could raise the necessary funds to pay off his friend, he saw he ta , ungainly form of a backwoods planter shufflin<. down the street towards him. "" The planter was dressed in a suit of butternut, which had eXr '"S-"""'^' '^'""^'"' ^^-""^ ^^P°^^'^^^ ^« ^" kinds of leather. His coat sleeves did not reach far below his bnt?n^' on ' '''" r' '" considerable space between the as "Xn ^'^''^ V u '^'' ^°P ""^ ^''' '^'^''- He was vL .. f .^ ' """'.^ '^^^ ''°°^ ^•^"g'^^ ^^-o^ild have been very tall, but he was bent nearly double. He had a slouch- ed hat on, which partly concealed his long, lantern-jawed visage, while his shaggy, uncombed hair fell to his shoulders ilk. fhlf ° K ? ^""'"^S.t'f ^ '' contained many an inhabitant,' ke that w luch caused Burns to write those famous line containing the passage : ''Oh, wad some power the giftie gie us, To see otirseis as it/iers see us !" gawkeSl.roId''"" '" '''''' '^ ^^^^P^' ^^^^^«i-^^l^ -^ whnlT' 'T f'"''^^ '^^^^ ^°' ^""' ^''^ determined to see what the planter was up to. Accordingly, as they met bimon said, " Good mornin' !" ^ ' " Good mornin' !" replied the gawkv 'I Have yer lost summat .?" asked Simon. ' Wal, no, stranger, but I wants to git some monev " Bin scllln' niggers, eh ?"' cotioTL'^'' °"^ '^''''' ' '"^'^''"^ ^•'^ P^^"^^'- *' ^'^^ ^'^ ^^"'^' " I'm jist the man to help yer .'" I'm gwine to my bank. S8 PIXKf^I^TOys DETKCTIVE STORIES. ifj ^l^^ '--3^' -^^ con. along .,th n.e and I',, change ^^^r^^^^^^^ ^ind attention, he had met," he turned over hsln^'''' '^'' ''^'''''''' ^^^^^ doI]ars--to Simon, and i\ZylZ^^^^ changed. -^ ■''tarted oft together to get it On the road Simon stCDned f-u^ o ^ e;-, called up all the inmate to ke n d ? "''^'^ '^'^ I^'^"^- planter he would be back with It "^""^ '''"^' Celling the started off. ''^^ '' '^'^ ^^'^ "^oney in a few minutes' Fifteen minutes T)assed TWTv -r^i drmks, and began to think 1 Iffn-end t f ^'T'"' ^"°^' ''''''-^'^ ting the money changed but snnn a^ ^ '°"^' ^"^^^ in get- at the bank. ' At thfend of 1 f i"^ ''' ,"^"^^ '^^" ^^^^'"^^d decidedly uneasv, but dll S mon V^.'-'' ^^'^ ^'^-^'^" '° ^^'^ow >" h^s pocket, started for Patlmo!!"? ''' ^^""^'^'^^ ^°^^^^^^ the game and started a ' rou le^e " "°^ ^'^\"Se, he gave up and soon had over seven himdred-dnli?''" ^^'''^^^V ^von, He was now all excitement L"dhin' !" ^''' P^-^session, la" around the table, To the "re. -^L' ''"''' "^''^">' '-^ "^^''^oop- tors. He M-as abou o gh^e m, nhv ??f"' "^ ^'^^ ''^P^cti- faying he had a run of hfck - d^ ,?:' u" ^'^^^>'.^"-^^^d him on, broke the bank. Thi s enrnnr ? ? "°' ^'^'^ "P ^iH he f kes, and was soon ^nSv''?;/' ^t^"^ ''' '^^^^7 Patterson's without a cent ^ '''"'^'^ ^"^'" ^"d left short loan; and going to hi iX T ^?°d/°'- '-^ «'«all mountmg his dilapidatl^d steed s?m' r ^''/^ '^'''^ '^'"' ^"^d miles distant, at as a greafa snt l' ,°' ^^^' .'^°"^^' ^^^ty his poor '^ Rosinante."^ In the^ f ff ''" '""^^ ^'' °"t ^^ " "ie South, men, women and • s. i I'll change d attention, uarest man 'iir hundred -I* to get it I tile plant- telling the \\' niinutes. ok several me in get- ' detained n to grow • At the had fall- doul tless iend and. hundred d dollars ^t nearly gave up ^I'b' won, ^session, 'whoop- ■specta- Him on, ' till he r heavy md left liars to a small II, and ', forty out of n and V f ■ THE EXl'RESSMAX AXJ) THE DETECTIVE. 20 diildren, always make short journeys on horseback. Simon t ave led for two hours, when he reached the Coosa rive" about fifteen miles from Montgomery. At this point lived a wealthy widow, with whom he was well acquainted and here he determined to pass the night. He was iovfuHv we comed by the widow, who ordered one of her negm'es to pu up his horse and conducted him into the house She had a good supper prepared, Simon ate a hearty meal, spent a ^ acquiesced, and the h hoT" °f ?'"^ ' ^'" ^"^^ lunch-basket to be placed ■the boat, not forgetting a " little brown jug" for Simon. took his arm, and tripping gaily down to the river, emS •uer hidTl? ^ "^ ^'^ougly^t the oars until a beid of the uu hid them from view of the plantation, when, taking in r .TJh'. T 'T"^ '""^-^^.^^ ^'y '^'^ -^^«-' and placing an -ar at the stern tp steer with, they glided down the rfver ,.. ' 1 —''^'hen far from the lips we love, \\ c ve but to make love to the lips we are near. ' 80 Th ^'^^^^^ro.V'S DETECTIVE STORIES. <-' persimmons h overlicad, and Si '"S in tempting bunches with th arm mon would pull theui do m arounti her wmsf ^^^h.^,. „u- •., •' in easy reach I^rononnce him an would waist, when sh e, with a wn and shower e would steal his impudent fellow." O coy laugh, would raise the little hro n V . ^Occasionally he fnmlly he stole a w fe \i^"^ ''^"^ ''}' ^ I^earty /..ll resignedly on his Xoid ^ \nd so ^ '^^^^1 '''' '^'^^^ current, lovingly -not wis'elv I n^ / '^' ^'"^''^ clown the ti^c'y floated, entire y obou of r" "''''' ^ *" '^^"^ °" suddenly startled bv a wnTloT^^ '^'" ^'^^'>' ^^'^'•^' witha scream, and Sin on °^^^^^ ^^■'^°^^' started up possible. Just inf'-ont nr.i'' ^ ^''*' ^^^'"'^ '"^-^ soon as -■■tl' I>is revolve ready eocked^^^ 1'''^ "/ ^^'^ ^^^^'^^^ ^^^ sheriir of Montgome?: ' <^Sb ^ t<^^^!^::'^^-^y Montgomery." ' ° '- ^""''^'■' ''^^d come in to " No," said the inexorable denutv "fh.,^ . , you git out of that thare boat .nd ..^' f "'°" ^ ^^- ''«t 'I'll,. ,...M nunc uoai ana come with me '" my house; Aii'- Vou a're "a r„l'^i„t'; ;™^- »d goto my nifc'gcrs to fctch your horse"^ ^ "'" '™'' °"'^ "f I lie dcpuly was finally oersuaripH t„ ,,i .u- securmg his horse, he go't into the boS '' ''" ^"•"^' ^^^^ pene"u;:;,tTS S."'^^^ ^^°^^ the deputy hap- Simon. The nlanter nfr.r ^".^"«PPo«une moment fir over two ho r^^a fi^foterb^ ''? '''T °^ S^"^°" f- he appealed, that hf hlT^Ju '^i^^" ^"^I^^'" ^^ vv'hon. Suggs, and that hs chances of t" .^^^"^^"ey to Simon indee.1. On cliscoveri"g t, is Le";^^^^^^^^ -- Poor Simon and placed it in th. 1 .pd! of u"' ^ ^^^J^ant against The Shcrift- found that" "simnn '1, ^ , r '''''''" ^o execute. d-,y hi. U.PU,, ™x?rati itr«!;r ™r THE KXPRKSSMAS AND THE DETECTIVE. 3) u h"?;!;.! y''^^7"^y P^-^ssed Simon at the widow's, and went nemanclecl ot her the whereabouts of S mon. Mrs SuLnrs rtf shlm^s's ^T""' 1 '"P ^'-^^^ °^ '^-- ' ^'-'"- - fi.of ^.' "V"^^'' ['-^'o^^''. who never .sui)ported his family • hat about a week previously he had left home, and he 1 ad not set her eyes on him since. ^ The deputy informed her that Simon had commited a grave offense, and that he had a warrant for his ar^es Mrs Suggs ended the interview by saying she" ahvavs dZt^e d;:;;f fS:^^ '^ - '-' ^^' ^-uia^i^lrs: The Deputy Sheriff passed the night at a friend's and tho r"oad Tr'vT''^ 'T ''^^''^ "^^^^'"S inquiries lo'g,: oad at he different plantations, endeavoring to cet some race of Simon. AVhen he reached the wi.low^s he w' s ?o Id by a slave that '' Mass.. Simon" and the " Missus" h^d ho t ly before gone down the river for a boat ride, and tiki m , short cut through the fields he headed them oft ^ Ihe return journey was against the current, and Simon was pulling away at the oars, the perspiration s'artin" 'n large drops from hi.s forehead and running down into^his eyes, or streaking his cheeks, while the dqnity wi nil^ entertaing the widow, who was about equally^divid d iS h ^ attentions. As they proceeded Simon would say, ' A verV deep place nere ;" '' bar here ;" " push her off a^ ittle from 1 e .idn^' 'f ' '"^ '^' ^'^'""'y ''^''^^ occasionally supW the Midow with persimmons. While in the deeoest mr/nf he stream the widow discovered splendid bnd of lef rthe'riv'er^'s^ 'T ^ 'S^^l! ^^^^ reached to tirce^e :^ ?• ^^^^ declared she musf have them Simon rested on his oars, while the gallant deputy got on"the e?t and by raising himself on his tip toes, just managed to reach the bough, a good strong one, and grasping it witVboU hands, he proceeded to bend it down so as to reach the fru At this inopportune moment Simon gave way to his oars and left the poor deputy hanging in the air ' - Hold on ! hold on !" yelled the deputy ; - don't you know you are interfering with an officer of the law?" ^ My advice ter you is to hold on yourself," was all the 32 /VAA7:/'mv.V/;AVy:C/^//-y,- ■"•roAv/^.s. li'l' w ■ !' con- vSth t^,^- ^"-"' -hile the widow was ..... house, .sent a negro o brinf life 7." T'i '^^''^^y '^ ^he eating an enormons limch nt n^ 1 ^'"5' ' ^°'''^' '-^"^ after , The deputy hung o tt Tin h 'f f "^ ■'^^f'-ted for home. >"t no one came, and he founr h "^ ,^fu '? ^°'' assistance, He could not swim, and he feft IL?-''^^^'^^ °" '^^ ^°"ger ■mb he would certainly meet a wit" '^''"'^P"^^^ ^'•^"^ '^e ^'^e had had a horror of wa er .n/ ^^ ¥^''^- ''^^ '^'-^ ^fe '^ated Hquid was too W H f nnd : 'd '' '^"^"^^ '" ^^^- *^''"^1^ up, on the Hmb, but could nm-^ ^.^^Perate efforts to ^•0 strained that ]ie thouX thel 1 n^J'' "'' ^™« ^^^re sockets. He had strm . manv^ 1 '^ ^' T^^^^'^ ^'•^'^ their thrash him, but he Httl^tS;' ,," !hn"fi )^ '^'. '^'''^'^' ^o ;'P himself His strength raSvfM^^?-^'^''^ ^^e» sprung he could maintain his ito Id no fo^ni' '^r^-' '",^ ''' ^"^"^ •strove to pray, but could no? ^fn^i" ?''"^' ^''^ ^^>^eS' he he et go his hold, while a cdd hn^T '^'' '^'''' "^^^^^s, hody-what a n,oment of sun emj "^"^'^ f'" ^'^'"^^gh his "ito the river. Over such k"P'^"?^ ^g^")' --and dropped to throw a veil of ^ len e I ^ 7^'^"^. '"'"^^ '^ ^^'^^^ beUer '■no the river, and as tL . """'^ ^^ °"- He dropped -aded to the bank ' ^'^'^'^ ^^'^'^ «"'y ^^nee dee^^ he trees, and, completely exhausted " if'-"'" ''^^^^ °^ ^^'"f How long he slipt he couH noi m uT ' ^''^ '^'^P- ^^Prang up and hurried to ZZJf'u ^ T ''^^'^'^^"K he horse. Finding it eone h^ ? / •'"'^^'^ he had leff his •eported to the'sherl" .'o^da'ri ^'lo "/' Montgomery and the ridiculous tableau in which Lh.^K ^^^^ T^ow after performer. '^" "^ had been the principal 'Phe Sheriff procured the services of Af.r-, next day went with him to Simon'fl ^^cGibony, and the ^vithout difficulty """ ' ^'°"^^' '-^nd arrested him k THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. 3., was^ decidedly /' in clover." having liberty to go where h. wished and benig maintained at the county's expense I judged from the circumstances that McG hnnt not to be trusted, and concluded that au horities whn^. u execute the law so leniently, would be oor cuLh ^"^^ a prisoner of Maroney's stamp. ^ custodians for On my return to Chicago I stopped over it ^c^^^ n where Maroney's father lived. I diVovered ^^Ta ^"'•■• lived well, although he was a man of sS mea^' '\' ^T general survey of the town, and then wentTre^tly \o"chi-^ / \k CHAPTER V. ON arriving in Chicago I selecterl Mr r Mrs. Maroney. GivinThim ,l "" '" '^'^^^dow" tions I had given the ot It n. V "' '''"'^ ^"'^ '"^^'•^'^- for Montgomery. Se ar ^17''''''' ^ ^^-^l^^^^^-^hed liin, ^irs. Maroney had <' own r th' """' '" '"'^"• "banners, and was very C2,V^^,^'^, ^«"^"^^'"d'"K in her house. She also found ' Ju I if ^u •'"'"^"^'^ '» f'^<-' Floyd fornot having sc^fncci:;!'^ the proprietor, Mr. attended to. ^ necessary repajrs ni her room so worked on l,er hiKlMtVum, ,''f ''"'°"' '^''^'imstances thrown into an uncontroi ' ^.k l?"''"""' "■^'' *■•• «as she broke .he windowfh t, roon° ""'''°"' ''''™« "l^i^h ine Jandlord insistcrl r^r. k • indignantly refused to do so On?'' "^' ^°'- ''^^"^' ^^"^ '^^e ^determined to leave th^ho^l^i- ST ^;^rS con^..e i^rmationtSlt- -^^^^^^^^^ an apprentice. Tiie duties of n"^"' ^'"^ ''^^ '"^ ■^"''t^of apparently slight, were in LaH u ?^ apprentice, though supply all the spittle required 1 "''"'' '"' ^^ ^^^ ^^ and for this purpose nhrpH . r "'°''^^^" ^he blacking • "l^vlr^f '••"° -: i-i^v - Sir " '^ ^™-' "f ''-' -c-arjy m the mornmg Tom \nc\ w.. rom door to door. ^ronHn- .- ^1''^^"^ would] pass boots, they would a t %D p^S" Jo'^ '"^ "^ 1^^'' °^ ^ proceed to busmess. The s TifH Kxrni:ss}fA?^ axi> tii,.; ni.TEcriVE. w:^ "shadow" !1 instruc- chcd hini g in her ts in the etor, Mr. lier room '-, treated Instances ••;Iit' was g u-hich but she matter, to the servants n tiiem special lack' of sort^of though lad to eking ; jf diet I h pass air of The lielpcr would sie/e a hoot and .riv,. , ,. i which wouM cause the sfeepinL,; «,'"''' r"^?'' " ''^^"''^'" start up in his bed and u^ his ves ^" h ''^^' Tf"' '" apply the hkuking and hand he oof. I ' "T'^^ ^''^'" ready to artistiaUIv i...X . I , '."'"' '^''^" ^^ood the ;hoie of thi- 'LtS% '^ii;r';t"f?a h'T''- '"'^'"^ fiance a breakdown, while Ton l\l ^ ''^? '"''"'^^ brought for his accommodation, w^dtttf" '"• '"'"'■ with the inte.i;io;^rCakmg t;:t^ '^ on open nir the ilo.n- ii„. = n>-aas- not shins— but, :udic,'ous, .lu his Z„ vo ul I T '"■'■'",""' "■'""■' !>'■• «' and Tom-generally-rSv d al™t"'"*,r" '" l^'^"'"""-' next door. quartti, as he staried fur the reitetated "(S bt;, the !'„=7""r ''"K"''"' "''" "'" wouldfindhimselfdL^f, ","''", '"■'' '"^'•'""■•d ^I'-'q),' ofday.witl,™«ra;m:™ur"' " ' '°"'"-'' "'"•^"- ■^' '"'^''k as ir^ssS rrdoL tl d:„r""""'"-", i"™ "^ """"' -^ his fas friend and I uininf"""' "'• ''^<^ ""J--- ''o". scandaubo„t'^'^.L\z'rr," ,r :,.r "•■■"^ ""^ "^ «iv^" tvns tZ:'::'Z:!'i ''- -^'-->' '»" the hall of the hotel 1 e^tfrH ■■ t' '"'"""S 'hroiit'li from the room used b^Vo;/!'' hi \l "'«'"," T'^'^^ Going in, he fonnd Tnm T,! r ., ''''"-'''"S litad.iuarters. rolling around an^isiih,"'^' "T""'''' "'"' '^'«h"T" while°the little negrot VI hi tZh'-n" ""'' °''' ^'>"«. starting! almost „^t of t ead looked 'u "r "'•"' '^'"•'^ astonishment ' °'"^" '" '^"" ■" "iter i'''™'s^r\:;t:Tei::;'';s/''7;'-d Porter. finally burst out ivith ™ ™"''-^ ''"''"'"•• '"" I'c Mi;S'.kri;^lo'^rrJ:-'\^^,,o"ght to see de n,„. -Oder, i tell you s^mar.^rh^'"LtfXds:i; 36 PINKERTON'S DETECTIVH STORIES. r she must pay for de glass, and she tole him she's not «wine to stop HI this yer house a moment longer. Yah : yah ! yah ' fn^Tto'^M °"';^i 'Tu' ^^\ ^^ ^^ ^'^''^ °^ ^e handle; and tole Massa Hoyd he had consuitoi his wife. Massa l-loyd tole dem dcy could go somewhere else fur all he T% ,^^f\'K«".ey tole de missus to pack up and go to de North, de fust tnig ni de morning. So Missus 'Ronev IS gwme to go North. Wonder what she'll do than wid no niggers to confusticate ? Yah ! yah ! yah '" Porter drew from the darkey full particulars of the affair and also that he had seen Maroney pass a large sum of money over to his wife. Giving Tom a quarter, Porter hurried off after Green Bnght and early on the twelfth of March, Porter arose, and qutUacctdenially, ran across Tom, who had just come down with Mrs. Maroney 's shoes. " She is gwine, sure," said Tom ! - she tole me to hurry up wid dese shoes. Her and Massa 'Roney am habin a wordTey s^ "' ^'^ """^^ "'' '°'^' ^'' "^^S''* "''^"'^ ^'^' ^ Porter hurried Green to the train, and came back in time to see Maroney get into a carriage, with his wife and her daughter I lora, and drive off toward the station. Maronev secured for them a comfortable seat in the ladies' car, and bidding them good-bye, returned to the hotel ^ Of course Green was on the same train, but, as I had instmcted him, not m the same car. He took a .seat in the rear end of the car immediately in front of the ladies' car whence he could keep a sharp lookout on all that went on! f}.!^'': ^^f ^"^y ^^'«°t directly to West Point, and from tnere to Charleston, where she putup at the best hotel registering " Mrs. Maroney and daughter." The next day, leaving Flora in the hotel, she made a few calls, and at two p. m. embarked on the steamer for New York, Green doing the same. They arrived at New York on the eighteenth and were met at the wharf bv a g^nfl^n-n named Moore, who conducted Mrs. Maroney 'and Flora to his residence. Green discovered afterwards that the gentle- man was a partner in one of the heaviest wholesale clothing- houses in the city. ** . \ ot gwine Yi\h ! yah ! i handle, . Massa ur al! he nd go to s 'Roney r, wid no he affair, : sum of r Green, norning. 3se, and, le down to luirry habin a hear a in time md her iaroney ar, and, s I had t in the ies' car, 'ent on. id from hotel, e a few )r New V York tleman "lora to gentle- othing- « ril£ A'S/'HKSSJifAA- AM) THE DETECTIVE. 37 than'th^T" M "°"""^^ ^"J'^'"'" ^^""^ ^^'- «'• Mrs. Maroney than hit Maroney had treated him with a good deal of consKlerat.on at one time when he was in Montgomery STo';;:^f;T' 'r '^^'-^/^r "^'"^^^^^^^ Maroney fnThi^ a/ a \ V''^ ^'''"'*' '^ ^•^^'>' ^'^'er came to New York Accordingly Maroney telegraphed to him when his wife left ^acl \°"rv'orf '"fr'^' '"" '"." ^"^^^ -h- «he would Mr M ' '"'""'J ^ncl flora were cordially welcomed by Mr Moore and remamed at his house for some weeks^ atrwatllJ-nt^n.^ ^^ ^^"^ '^^ ^^^^^ «^ -^ in"p- L'r,rornf m'"'''"''^ •". Montgomery, keeping in the good SI, ^^'^^•■^"^y/^"^ '^'« ^"^n^ls- "Ot that Maroney eLily took any one into his confideJice ; on tlie contrary, although he^-as^social with every one, he kept his aftlxirs ' closely 1o Porter never forced himself on Maroney's company but and o her saloons frequented by Maroney, and by holding hirnself rather aloof, managed to draw ^Marone/ towS -ind^Cer' hvf 'V'^\^^' f/o^-'^ towards the plantations, and I orter, by makmg himself acquainted with the planter^ I instructed Porter to -get in " with any slaves who might be employed as waiters at Patterson's, and worm fromTS place "^^°"""^'"" ^^'''^^' i" regard to the habitues of th^ hJe7L'T ''^''''^ ^^" ""'^^ ^"'^°'" Maroney used to have private meetings at the saloon, and Porter l.nm.d IZrA""' "'' "'^'°^' ''^^^ ^°°k place at them." Maroney would take an occasional hand at euchre, but never olaved for large stakes. There was but little doubt but thit'he had a share in the gambling bank. He frequented the I I l\ -i 38 PhVKERTOXS DETECTIVE STORIES. stal)le where " Yankee Mary " was kept, and often liim.self dnn'e her out. From the way the y^arties at Patterson's, talked, the negro was i)ositive tliat sh.e belonged to Maroney. He received several letters from his wite, wliich (Ireen saw her post, and Porter found he received in due time. So far all my plans had worked well. The regular reports I received from my detectives showed that they were doing then- diUy and watcliing carefully all that occurred. Porter, about this time, learned that iMaroney intended to make a busmess trip through Tennessee, and that he would, in all probability, go to Augusta, Ga., and x\evv Orleans. Everything tended to show that he was about to leave Montgomery, and I put Roch, my Dutchman, on the alert. J wrote out full instructions and sent them to Roch ; ordered him to keep a strict watch o\\ Maroney, as Ve might be going away to change the money, and told him to telegraph me immediately if anything happened. It was ray mtention to buy any money he might get changed, as the bankers in Montgomery stated that Uiey would be able to identify some of the stolen bills. 1 warned Koch against coming in contact with Maroney on his journey, as I surmised that he was going away to see if he would be followed. This was certainly his intention. For some time I had feared that Maroney had some idea of l^ortei's reasons for stopping in Montgomery, and felt that if he had, he would be completely disabused of it by discovering tint Porter did not follow him. He was an uncommonly shrewd man and had formed a pretty good opinion of detectives and of his ability to outwit them. He had seen the best detectives from New York, New Orleans and other places completely baffled. He expected to l)e followed by a gentlemanly appearing man, who would drink and smoke occasionally, wear a heavy gold watch chain, and have plenty of money to spend ; but the idea of being followed by a jjoor old Dutchman never entered his head. I charged Roch not to pay any attention to Maroney or to appear to do so until he started to leave Montgonierv and concluded by saying that I felt I could trust him to do all-in his power for the agency and for mv honor. Maroney made his preparations for departure, all his movements being closely watched by Porter. i i n Iiimself atterson's, Maroney. :h Green Jue time. ir reports ere doing Porter, o make a ild, in all to leave the alert. D Roch ; y, as ',e Id him to It was mged, ns be able h against ley, as I vould be Dme idea and felt of it by was an tty good lem. )rk, New expected lo would ::h chain, of being lis head, roney or tgomery, m to do all his CHAPTER VI. QN tlie fifth of April Maroney, having completed his ^/^ VNcst Jomt. J he day was a very warm one but Maroney was accompanied to the station by a \reat to^J^rX , ''^'' '^'"^' ^^^'^^-^ accompanying him Montc^omerv " v°"^' '"''" !" '^^ ■^^^^"d ^^ beyond Montgomery No one could have started on a iournev imder more favourable auspices journey Before the train started a German might have been se-^n slowly wendmg h.s way to the depot. He had no laves o Ir'ni' TV'^^"" '^'"^- ^^^^'^^ "^^^^^^ him! and the poor fellow had not a friend to bid him rrood-lne He went to the t.cket ofnce, and in broken Em^^h ^ d • ''I Pb^U^^^f' ""^ '"^^ /-"'^^ ' ^ -^^ stood iniftbig'lt hi pipe unil the clerk gave him his ticket, for which he , aid 1 lie German had taken a reversed seat in the reir nf hk S'nTJoeT C'^h'"'''r'--';' '" '"= '■«">' -v-eSitbn'o me ne^i oes ai ound him, slowly smoked his pipe Mironpv ook a seat n, the ladies' car, talked with his fV^nd 'moni whom were several ladies, and then had a merry'romp w^h 3:^J^:t:t^i-— ---;^^?^ 40 PINKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. I ■ i i! I I I I I Maroney passed through the " nigger car," not thinking it worth while to take notice of its inmates, and looking on tlie poor immigrant as no better than a negro. Then he went into the express car, shook hands with the messenger, chatted with him a moment, and passed on to the baggage car. At the first station he stepped off, met several friends, and was well received by all. The conductor collected no fare from him, as he had been a conductor at one time, and that chalked his hat " O. K." He left the train at every station, looked keenly around with an eye that showed plainly that he was fighting for liberty itself, and then returning, passed through it, care- fully examining the faces of the passengers. By the time they reached West Point he had regained his old firmness — at least the German thought so. ^ If any one had watched, they might have seen the German go to the ticket ofiice in West Point and, in broken language, inquire for a ticket to Atlanta. Having procurev' his ticket, he went immediately to the second-classs car and continued his journey with Maroney. At West Point Maroney met several friends, who all sympathized with him. After drinking with them he went to the train and into the express car, although it is strict rule of the company that no one but the messenger shall be allowed in it. The rule is often broken, especially in the South, where the polite messengers dislike to ask a gendc- man to leave their car. The German took in all that was going on, but who cared for him ? poor, stupid dolt ! Maroney remained in the express car a short time, and then again passed through the train, but discovered nothing to cause him the slightest uneasiness. On arj-iving at Atlanta he proceeded to the Atlanta House, and was given a room. The German arrived at the hotel soon after him, and throwing down his satchel, asked, in his broken English, for a room. The clerk scarcely deigning to notice him, sent him to the poorest room the house afforded. Roch, finding that no train left until morning, amused himself with another smoke, at the same time noticing that Maroney was well received by the clerk, whom he knew, I I TUB EXfRBSSMAy AND TUB DETMCTIVE. 4, thebolf tV■"'''^'''''°'^^"^S<^Mlcm,n^vho frequented walked down to the office%ot th,. Z'"t"!,.='" 1""='. he went lo bed. ' * ^ '"^^i'" •"* ">°'"> ""d the mi Itv namr • nnri ».,:; , "^ ^"^^ ^^ ^^^^s not b'^™^e^3S£tT-"-'-" stone unturned" tn'^.^'-'u-'' '"' "'^>' '«'"W " '«ave no the resTt when the r.,"' "^"'.'f .t-^d >"> f-^-rs as to countrymen ! "'"'' '''"'^ '''-'f°'-= ^ J'-'y of his «p"o iSoy"S ""ZT"^, "''^"^"'"' '•'"'' «ave himself such fears now ^n , ° ■''""& f°»"'<=d, he had no the clerk abotu hi "o«n and"'"^' tT"'' ™™Pl='in«' to he found he had mow.? '/ .u"^'' '"''•'™"= ""^"^V when feared thitU i" ^m^t 1*0,^'^ °' "' """"■■ "^ veyance and .in i-Z, 1 '^"^ejtown by some priwte con- siaid "■„' t?n^M °uX ^ "^T "?"='' "" '"== movements. He in be7h al ly' e« ed ' At f """'V^t' ^'''""'y -=>= ^^'^ he was' stirrinVatdtati;' : Sd^^, ^^}" "^ »-"'"S »roS:ZisTuSk'7V^^^^ depot Roch w '■ !.™'^ ['"■Se one, to be taken to the .n^tan^°dt;m.n:rdrs^otft';^xt:,r'^^^ 42 PINKEllTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. tl\ Mil I:' V M had not seen it at Montgomery as it came down with tlie other baggage, and one of Maroney's friends had had it checked and handed the check to him when on tlie train. His desire was useless, as he was not destined to see the mside of the trunk, at least not for the present. He wrote to me of Maroney's having the trunk, and said I might rely on his examining it if he possibly could. Maroney took the train for Chattanooga, still paying no fare. Roch bought a second class ticket and they were scon under way. When about one hour out from Atlanta Maroney passed through the train eyeing all the well- dressed men on board, of whom there were a great many, but paying no attention to the inmates of the '' nigger car." He saw no cause for uneasiness, and soon became the happiest man on board. He passed through the cars several times before the train reached Chattanooga, and his spirits seemed to rise after each inspection. When they arrived at Chattanooga, Maroney put up at the Crutchfield House, and being very tired did not go out that evening. He seemed well acquainted with tlie clerk and some of the guests, drank several times with his friends, and went to his room quite early. Roch wrote to me trom the Crutchfield House, where he had also put ii]), ^;iving me a detailed account of all that had happened, and in a postcript said " Maroney has not the slightest idea that he is being followed, and all is serene." In the morning Maroney sauntered around the city, apparently with no parti- cular object in view, but dropping into some of the stores to visit his friends. Finally he went into a lawyer's office where he remained some time. Roch took up a position where he could watch the office without being observed. At last Maroney came out of the office with a gentleman, went into a saloon with him, where they drank together, and then returned to the hotel to dinner. After dinner he smoked until about two o'clock, and then walked out and started up the main street of the town, towards the suburbs. The day was intensely warm and there were few people stirring in the streets. AVhen Maroney reached the suburbs he stopped and looked suspiciously around. He took no notice of the German, who was Ig Tin: KXPHESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. A?, S!ni;^%S;'"^^r^^ "P '" ^^'^ pipe, his only consolation. Wh^n T> 1 ■suddenly disaj)peared. both Jick 'jf The „r . .? Tr '"""^'' "'■ "^'"^ '""""^'^ °» in one oVthem P ; '■"J'^ ><= "^= «nain Maioney: was tell. He dd"ot ,i ' ', "^'' "r*-'' ■'■*'=" "« <=»"« not would m't do sJIv Th '^'' "= "ei«hborhood, but it and if he hnrtin f \"""' '"" l"^''^""' "" H'^ street, noUced an S ^ected™"?-."' TT' '" ™"'<' '""'y '« sciuare Im ^,""f"-'=''-?- »= "'alked vci v slowly around the He n-a, no« at f ! rV'f"'''""'-'"^'^ '" '^"^ ''""e'- .Matonev asin ,„eof dl ,°' "" ^'f' "<= '™» '^'^'''"in gettinE ihc m «>r f ""•■ l'°"'=S ■'"Iaroney| not have been o t vk ed A i '^'^" ^^° ^'^^^^ ^^^^-^^ ^e must he wasa^^nl^ fto^e M^^^^^^^^^^^ f'^ '^^^^^^ ^«'^,'^^" '-^^^1 place. Roch havina L/ ' " ^'" ^""y ^^ ^^e same determined f os blTo finT''.^^"', ''^ .^>'^^^^^°"ithin, fhe preHou'^ -lirlsf tt' "? °"^ ''''^^''e he ha(i passed r^uJU^ll^'^l^'- ^^' ^''"^ght the matter over, and con. reasons board much of a poor C ing^phce. Jhe people at the hotel' did erman, and might be best;to changelhis pay liis bill, and as he did not wish nge] not think conclude he'^could not to guarantee payment, 44 riNKEliroN'S DETECTIVE STORIES. I lie went to liis room, brought down his satchel, and going to the office, paid his bill. He had seen a German boarding-house down the street, so taking his satchel in his hand, he went in and enquired if they had a room to spare. He found they had, and on glancing around discovered that the change in may respects was for the better, as fron) the boarding house he had a clear view of all that occurred in front o( the hotel. He did not see Maroney again until evening, when he came out, looking fresh and bright, having evidently refreshed himself by a bath and a shave. Maroney went into a saloon, talked to several parties, strolled leisurely around, returned to the hotel, passed the evening till ten o'clock with a party of gentlemen, and then retired. Roch rose early, and found that the landlord, who, like most of his countrymen, possessed the good habit of being an early riser, had breakfast ready. After breakfast he took a seat on the verandah, and watched Maroney as he loitered around. At two in the afternoon Maroney sauntered out, and started in the direction of the suburbs. Roch concluded he was going to the plac where he had lost him the day before, and now he had the coveted opportunity of finding his hiding place. Walking slowly after him, smoking his pipe and gaping around, until he reached a cross-street, a block from where Maroney had disappeared before, he turned down this street, walked rapidly until the reached the next street running parallel to the one Maroney was on, and turning up it he ran to the corner above, where he got behind the fence, as if urged by a pressing necessity. From his position he could see down the street without being seen. In a moment Maroney reached the corner, a block from him. Looking around, as before, he pulled his hat over his eyes, and, walking rapidly part way down the block, he entered a comfortable looking frame-building. It was painted a creamy white, and its windows were protected by the greenest of green blinds. h. CHAPTER VJI. EOCH walked around for some time, and then returned to his boardmg-house. Finding no one but the andlord and the bar-keeper in the saloon, he boueht a bottle of wme, and asked them to join him in drinking it Ihey gladly consented, and he entered into a conversation with them, in which he pretended to give them a history of his life, and his plans for the future. He complimented the city very highly, saying that he was so much pleased with it that he had determined to buy some property there. He then informed them that he had been looking at some houses, and wished to get the land lord's opinion of them. He—the landlord— had been in the city for many years, and must be well acquainted with the value of property. Roch now called for another bottle of wine, and pro- ceeded to describe some of the houses at which he had been lookln^^ He described several, but one in particular he said, had taken his fancy ; and he then described the house Maroney had entered, saying further that he thought there were several ladies there. The landlord looked at his bar-keeper and winked and then giving Roch a poke in the ribs, said, with a hearty laugh : " Oh ! you have found them out, have you T Then with another poke: 'You're a sly tellow, you are" and biirst into a roar of laugnter, in which he was heartily joined by the bar-keeper. Roch pretended not to comprehend what they meant and turned the conversation to other subjects. He felt very happy when he discovered the character—or rather want of character— of the house, as he now knew the busi- ness Maroney was engaged in. Maroney did not make his appearance up to the time the train left, so Roch retired. 46 PINKI'JITON'S DETKVTIVK STORfES. u ^^\■ Early in the morning he arose, ate his breakfast, and was surprised to see Maroney, who must have returned in the night, just coming out of the hotel Seeing Maroney's trunk just being placed on the baggage waggon, he hastily paid his bill at the boarding-house, and managed to reach the station some time in advance of Maroney. In about half an hour Maroney came up and bought a first-class ticket for Nashville. Roch bought a second-class ticket to the same place, and took up his old position in the nigger car. Nothing of importance happened between Chattanooga and Nashville. At Nashville Maroney put up at the City Hotel, while Roch obtained lodgings at a German saloon just around the corner. Maroney met plenty of friends, who received him warmly. He amused himself by going to the livery stables, looking at the horses, and driving around the city. He met a gentleman and passed a good deal of time with him, but had no business transactions with him ; merely using him as a companion to help kill time. The weather was all that could be desired, and Maroney was " gay as a lark." The second day after his arrival in Nashville, he went into a jeweler's, and remained over three-quarters of an hour : came out, and at the end of three hours again went in, this time stopping over an hour. When he came out Roch discovered that he had a parcel in his hand, and con- cluded that he had made a purchase. He at once reported the incident to me. The third day, at train time, the trunk was again brought down. Roch went to the depot, wandering what could be the meaning of this move, as the train about to start would take them back to Chattanooga. His suspense was soon put at rest, by Maroney's coming down and buying a ticket to Chattanooga. Roch followed suit, and they were soon on their backward track. Maroney passed through the cars, scrutinizing the passen- gers, neglecting those in the " nigger car," as heretofore, which was the only incident of the trip to Chattanooga. Here he again put up at the Crutchfield House, while iS Tiir. K.rrHi-smr.is- a.,,> the nF.TF.CTivF. 47 some e^';;sert'; '";r':m,nrf '^'^ !^oardtng-housc. He made Cook and Maro° ; rov ' ou 1 r^ '"^■''^'"^' '" ^'^^ ^'^y. Cook tell Ala o ,ey Cl at he hi Ih"'''' '"•" '""' "» '"' heard return to Ch.tttanoola '' "•"''''' '° '"' '"'» °n his fai^'bSt "svieSSSrgftirr ™'r ■- ^'-^ to have a -ood time u'iih ?;!. . ^''^'^ """^ returned about to have a '2; oiuh'^''','^ '"^. ^"^^ ^^^^^ J»«t up at the hotd ' •''''' '^''^"" ^^''^ accidently glanced came^own an^ ^L^ol cSl^ gf 'S.^:!^- /^^^^ to his room, ordered hi= tr„..i. ^ -i^e naa gone af once now being ht^rtlt the depo. ""' ''" '"' ''"' """ ™^ l™t?' b^Srettt'ti^i'lrche- . '1'"™^^ "^^ ^"<'-<' upon the tra,!:, as iMl'e" off s^ .hit Roch""!,' /"" "^^ without h s satchel anrt ivlthin, T • '"^" ^ad to start not think „u,ci of the lo °f h,^"}""" ' "'^'='- «<= did being more than co,:pt;t:d'; » j^'fjif"', '°- havmg lost his man ^ ^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^ not but^^^k' .;",:^%i:i^';-^t^r- ■^?"""^^ >'- so»g. watched closely. \Vhen the r^„i /"'='«" "=" " '"'d M^rone,, KoC^ notiJS" t!!^: tZn^.X-Sn^; 48 PINKER TON'S nETECTlVK STORIES. bought a through ticket to Memphis ; and second, thai the conductor did not know him. Wherever he had gone before he had met friends, but now he had left them all behind. Roach followed Ma'-oney's lead and bought' i second class ticket for Memphis. Maroney, though utterly unconscious of the fact, was as much in the power of Roch as was Sinbad the Sailor in the power of the little old man that clung to his neck with a grasp that could not be loosened. Although, literally, Roch did not touch him, figuratively he held him with a grasp of iron, and all Maroney's efforts to shake him off would have proved waste of time and strength A storm was impending when they left Chattanooga and It had now burst upon them in a perfect fury. Night had set in, but flash after flash of lightning lit up the sky. One moment, objects were rendered distinctly visible as they dashed by, the next they were lost in gloom. The sparks from the locomotive were quenched in the falling torrent, and the roar of the train was silenced by the loud peals of thunder It was a wild night, but Roch got on the platform tc) make sure of Maroney. There were no sl^ -ping-cars at the time and he had no trouble in getting a good view of him Maroney was stretched out on his seat fast asleep. He watched him for some time, and then concluded that there was little danger of his attempting to leave the car on such a night, he went back to his seat in the " nigger car." Ever since he had left Montgomery, Maroney had been executing a series of strategic movements, and now that he had undoubtedly thrown his pursuers, if there were am', off his track, why should he not ease his overwrought mind' by sleep, that sweetest of all consolers ? The next morning they arrived in Memphis. The storm had passed away, but had left momentoes in the fresh and balmy air and m the muddy streets. Maroney stopped at the Gayosa House. Roch found it an easy matter to move his baggage, and walked off with his hands in his pockets, wondering where he could get a clean shirt He put up at a saloon where he could keep an eye on Maroney and having bought some new shirts and a second-hand satchel, he felt once more that he was a respectable man ■•I 1^ )n(l, that the -' had gone eft them all d bought a fact, was as Sailor in the leck with a LM-ally, Roch 1 a grasp of would have anooga and Night had 5 sky. One ble as they "^he sparks torrent, and 3 of thunder, platform to j-cars at the iew of him. Lsleep. He 1 that there :ar on such car." y had been low that he ere any, off It mind by The storm 2 fresh and stopped at matter to :nds in his shirt He 1 Maroney, icond-hand ble man. THE EXfBESSXA!, AND THE DETEOTrVE ,, From Memphis Roch wrn^^ f« . . • /• all was well ; that Marone seemed ' '"rT'"^ "^^ "that confident that if any one had foHn fu^''^'>' ^^ ^^^^^ and retrograde movemen^^hrofn ^T^^^'^t^ ^V ^i^ He had not the slightest idea r f . Lf Y ,°^ ^^^^ scent." next move, but was certai^ co J^^f '^'^"'^^^ Maroney's . Maroney appeared familt wi h M?mnh'^ l' ^'^^' fnends there, and amused h mTe f loife^ '' ^"' ^'^^ "« sionally going into a saloon Thi , .'^^'"J^, ^'•o^'n^-l, occa- Roc observed him write ^nd post . 1^ e?' 'i^u' ^1 ^^'^. ^^^^ the hvcry stables, admired some of th^* ^ hen he visited aftenvards strolled down to Vh^ ,.? ^^^'^,^^"e horses and "John Walsh -was bl^/loadeV^t '^ J'"^^' ^'f ^'^'^^^ He went on board and looked ml T^T ^"^ ^^bacco. clerk and entered into conversation v^^h I' ^^''^'^'' '''' ^^^ the clerk say taat the steanTer 'o^^^^^ Roch heard &^t^-^"^^^ ^'- Marol^^tir;.- t- Z ;W,ifrcSt^^^^^ House and paid his bill, bill, and with his newly aZ red t ^^'^^'^g'^^ouse, pay hi hasten to the river and ulT, ,1?/^'' '^^ "^^ ^^^^^el Orleans on the John Walsh He was'^' f-fT^' ^^ ^^^ Maroney might begin to notice him and r ^'^ ^^^^^id that to use the utmost caution. Before e-H ?" '' """"''"'>' he laid m a stock of - bolofnas ^' ? . '"^ °" the Walsh rankest - Sweit.er kase " and an kbuL ^T"^' ^^ ^^e Commg down to the boat some tZl"? ^^ " l^^^^^^l^." filled his pipe and took a seat wW^' ^'^?? ^^^'^""'y^ he went on. After some time Mamnev d '""^"^ ''^^'^^ ^" that had his trunk carried up to SfJ '°'^' "P ^° ^ ^^nage, cigar, took a seat and w^atched ZT.""""' ""^' ^'^hting hi who were employed in takin' on th^r"''"'? °^" '^' '^<^^^ scene : the negroes toiled rion^^' 5"'^°; ^' ^^'^s a busy hghtenmg their labors with am el i?'' ^^'^ ^""^'"K sun. burdens were heavv, b'u h5r^S.^?f '"^r^^g- ^^hei; Maroney, instead of l^ok n. d'' '""'^ ^^^^t. contempt he did, should havcTonlZ "?^ '^'''' ^^^^h the happiness. The meanest of th!^ °' *^'^'^ content and could P^ossess^'^a cSted mbd.^°''''^^' ^''^' ^^ "^'er i I ! i iifi m 60 I'lNKKRToN's UBTMcrm: sromns. making °u .ri, dow, tht Vllu'vir-T " '"'•■■■'»"f<^ ^ touri.su being duruK-dwii a^a'e/^^f', ' ""^ '"■■'' """^> ""'' all was life, gai.y andanirl"' "" "'"^'^ ^'™""'' '""" ^ to ease his mind. He read a H ,t „i ^ .? ""*; """""S' " along .he river, Iande7:nd ^^a ed fS^.' ,"1^^^ Plac^^where ,he s.ea^er siopped. but^Lpt t'l^l^Z STORIES. ner's bell was rung, bye, the gang-planks 5 soon snorting down * the "Walsh were mcly dressed, phmt- '1- pleasure ; tourists the lir.st time, and encs around them ; ^lally mingled with ly," he now kept oppressed by the ' solitary musings '" ced at the scenery md at the different ke])t entirely to CHAPTER rn/_ . Maroney's trunk bei'' ^ ^t"'\ ''l^f' ^'"^-><-i to see : it was the custom o th mn / ^^•';.^'- "^oat. He knew ^tllow baggage to be 7e^r r"/'r^'^'-' ^'^''^'-''-'^oals to smallstuiTfcrrstorage so he ttk 'i •'"' "i^ ''' ^'^"^'^^ ^ it near Maroney's tnm'k ''" ''^"^^^■' ''^^ Pl^^'^'d tSr-i:K---- by that time whie ZuL Coi:;";^ <- nunutes, but method was to follow him m nm- ^ a " ''"'>' •■^"■^' conveyance on the hTllHeVnll'r'^ '''''' ''' ^^'"^^^^ ^ and just as he 't , il .^ 7."'/"'^ ''' ''^-' ^'^^^I' enough to nu.4t^a K ro 1- '' ""^ ''^' ^^''^ ''^' ^^••^""atc.. immediately sin ck if.. "? f •"' ''''^'^'•^'' ^''^S^x''. He town for all,;:: t. I 'oif " "'^'^ '^^^ ^« ^n- i^m around an^:^^ urn ::;;^;:r i;::^ tT^;' ^-^ ^--^ —, but the ne'>m l,„i„ ^ " English lor an i.imi'i int • remark i^ VS." Irvf"^ '"'ker himself, ,u.itl straight up the strct' in H^ '^v '^"'^ ''""""■^d <"• taker! ' "''•'^' '"■*<= •'^n"^' direction M.ironcy had ^"^^^Z^tjr""^' -"J -"' i""' a store. for Maronevl reappenSuce .r"."" "' "l''^"^ "''S™ fHver to a«^. i:^!:'=^ucSe; ^1::^ T^^l^:;: » i 1.1). 52 PINKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. In about fifteen minutes Maroney came out, and appear- ing familiar with the town, directed his driver where to take him. He was driven to a comfortal^le looking house ; the negro driver saying something to him, and motioning toward it. Maroney answered, and the hackman drove away, while Maroney went into the house, Roch was now at a loss what 'steps to take. The hack driver had not been paid, and in all probability would return for Maroney. If he watched the house, he might be discovered from behind the blinds ; so he determined to keep his eye on the hack driver. The hackman drove leisurely down to a saloon, fastened his horses, and went in. Roch opened conversation with his driver, and found that he was a slave, but that he had got permission from his master to hire himself out, for which privilege he paid one hundred dollars a month. After working for some time he had been enabled to purchase the horse and wagon he drove, and as he was making money, hoped in a few years to have enough to purchase his own freedom. Roch concluded he could gain from him some information as to Maroney's driver, so he carelessly asked him if the hack driver was also hired out. " Yes, sah, him ib my cousin," said Sambo. Roch supposed the negro must have had his quasi freedom, from seeing him go into a saloon, as the planters never allow their slaves to go into drinking-places ; not because they think it immoral, but because the slaves would most likely become unfit for work. Roch asked the negro if he knew where they kept good brandy. *• Golly, ib you want good licker, dis yer sloon is de place to find it !" " Drive up, and we will sample some of it," ordered Roch. Sambo willingly obeyed, and they went into tlie saloon. Roch again assumed his German accent. The two negroes at once recognized each other, and Roch, in his broken way, said : " Vel, poys, vat vill you haf ?" The niggers grinned from ear to ear, and replied : \ UES. Lit, and appear - r where to take ng house ; the Dtioning toward 1 drove away, ke. The hack babiUty would ouse, he might he determined lackman drove ;s, and went in. Lnd found that ssion from his e he paid one for some time and wagon he in a few years eedom. Roch Drmation as to m if the hack had his ^uasi as the planters ng-places ; not e slaves would liey kept good 3on is de place )f it," ordered ito the saloon. be two negroes in his broken :plied : TUB EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. 53 . " " De same ab you, boss. '' Barkeeper, you haf any Jager cot > N^in ? m r, • Got, dis ish von h— 1 of a blare f ^Af." ^^*^^ "^'"^ vhi ihy ! I pelieves I v 11 an f v °"'"^, ^^^ P^^"^y ""d Veil, give us d ee Undvs ^^ T^Tl^ '^' '''''^'' "^^t" frient,''contn.ued heCnIno toTh. 1 ^T'^' P^^^' ^^"^ nessishgort? C?" ^ ^ Packman, ' your pees- ^^^'^^'vltr^'^Z^T'^ *^ -™es on place. Dis niornin' a ai^ ^ " ^^'^^ ^° ^^ ^^^<^ ay, 'Here vZ n'J.^T-u "" '^""'^ °" ^^^ steamer, an' I make dose osses trabel^ f '^^' ^ '• "".■,^°">'' ^^^^^'^ when he stop me an' went n J T ^^'"t^ ^'^" ^'^^ ^^^il to Madam's,^nd he saT" Here c''T ^'^'. ^ *°°^ ^^"^ town, an' come fur me' in two hourT '°' '°p ^"'' -^^ ^«^'" an' if dis yer nigga r'on't J ? fir ' ?" ^ '^ ^wme back, court don't know^tseS?^•' ^ ^"^'^ ^°'' ^'^ '^°"^'^' ^^^ dis ;; Judder BeenKs ?'> exclaimed Roch. " Who vas das ?'' all de ribber." ' '^' '''^^ ^^^1^^ ^e finest gals on Roch was happy when he he-^rH fj,;. 1 positive that Maronev was not ..H. ' ^' •''^' '^^' "°^^ up the robbery • so^ies^f^H r^ u'^ ^^*'^" *° ^«^er returned to tie wharf bo.fil ''l'^' r^' expressman, and He saw that the ru^k'was stHl wh^ '^f. ti^r"^^'^ ^runk. on going on board of the" l"r^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^and passengers had taken advanS 4 ' of ^ll- 1 '"°'' ^^ ^''^" were visiting in the town TirSif. 1 ^°"S stay, and boat, near the office He nuffM ^^ "" 't'' ^'^ *^^^ '''^^'^'^ time, staring vacamly 'a^^L^IZ^Vi '1?^/- -- vacan y around, when _he heard' rattling down tl^l In 71^ irst^'V^ T^'"^ mg up Roch saw Maronev alZJ\^ P^"''' ^^^ ^°°^- convcrsing with a gents ,^X^^^^^^ °-- '-» -^ . (ye you the agent of Jones's Express' ^" he o-kcd ^^ ^cs, replied the gentleman. ^ ' '^^'•'^• .J thought your oiuce was un the hill u received a package for " /i ^^^'•. , Have you the name) (i ^' I received them, to the Vice-President, who M-as with me. turn'ld intn^'^f "^T ^^y^"ey s^^roHed down the street and n thP ' f^ ' •'¥^'"' ^^-"P^^^^ «^'^^^- I^«ch knew no one m tne otticc, and, as this last move of Maroney's greatly 1 li f 1 1 i;ii; !.''■} 5« PINKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. puzzled hini he telegraphed to mc for instructions. 1 ron- sulted with the Vice-President, and replied ; - Trust no one Rely on yo .rseh alone." Roch got the ans.ver in about an office "^' ^™' Maroney remained in the Kxpres.s On leaving the Express office, he went to a daguerrean gallery, remained some time, and then went to the hotel C;n baturday Maroney again went to the daguerrean L-allerv and received a package, which Roch supposed contained his pictures He telegraphed me to this elfect, and, on a moments consideration of the incident I ordered him to procure a copy of the picture from the gallery if he possibly could Proui the gallery Maroney proceeded to the amphi- theatre of Spaulding i: Rogers, on St. Charles street, and Roch, fee ing certain that he would remain at least an hour, went to the telegraph office, sent the above despatch, and as soon as he received the answer, went directlv to the (laguerreau gallery. ^ He was now the dashing Southerner, and as he gaily en ered the gallery, twirling his handsome cane, be was welcomed by a pleasant smile from a young lady, an octo- roon, who Was the only occupant of die room. Although of negro extraction, it was scarcely discernable, and more- over she_ was poss essed of most engaging manners. Roch entered into conversation with her, in the course of which he asked if his friend who called up the day before, and whorn he described, did not have his picture taken. She said he did, and that she had one left which was not a very go )d one. Roch asked leave to look at it, and she hunted It up and handed it to him. He immediately recognized It, and giving her a five dollar bill became its owner So much for brass. Thanking the lady and also thanking his stars timt the proprietor of the gaHery was out wlien he call- ed he returned to the amphitheatre. Maroney came out and went to the hotel, where they both took dinner After dmner Maroney walked up and down the reception room — ^^^j .....iTie ^Uujtct, aau then took some paper and a pencil from his pocket. Roch watched him closely as he seated himself to wTite, and concluded that he Avas trying to disguise his hand-writing. Maroney finished f I UES. ;tions. 1 oon- ' Trust no one. 2r in about an ii the Express ) a daguerrean t to the liotel. errean gallery 1 contained his ct, and, on a •dered him to if he possibly to the amphi- les street, and least an hour, despatch, and rectly to the d as he gaily ^ane, he was lady, an octo- n. Although 'e, and more- ners. Roch jrse of which ly before, and 2 taken. She ^as not a very d she hunted ly recognized 5 owner. So > thanking his when he call- ley came out inner. After eption room, -•n took some watched him iuded that he oney finished T TJ/E EA-PRESSMA.V AND TUB DETECTIVE. 57 '."eef^tton"''' t'^ "','"Vn= ''^'' ^"''d out on the ..long Maroney stopped liin:, talked to liim a moment IdTnTe^te'XT" ^"^ "'^' '°' ™ <"»• -^""e.eTeS to 'ZVZdt !^°?'' "T "°' ''"■= «"™ '» '»^-^- ■'een able question ""'" '^ '^'"' P^^^^' but where, was the i CHAPTER JX. "T^OCH walked carelessly past the door of Maroney's Jl.\ room and saw him busily engrossed in packing up. He lost i; no time. Where Muroney was going he did not know. He rushed to the office, paid his bill, went to his room, ; changed his clothes, and in less than ten minutes issued; from the hotel, again the plodding Dutchman. Aladin ? with his v/onderful lamp, could not have brought about a much more rapid transformation. .\s he reached the sidewalk, IVIaroney had just .'^^tepped into a hack, and he heard him order the driver to get to the steamboat landing as soon as possible. Roch, widi his long pipe and old satchel, followed on behind, and the citizens he met gazed in wonder to see a sleepy Dutchman travel at such a rate, 'I'he " Mary Morrison," one of the fast boats of the river, was just casting off from the wharf as they arrived, and they had barely time to get on board. Roch had taken up his old (luarters in the steerage, and thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful view as they steamed up past the famous Crescent City. He had now time to wipe the sweat from his brow, and wonder what ])lace Maroney was going to. He con- cluded that he was going back to Montgomery by way of Metnphis. True, it was rather an out of tlie way route, but such seemed to be the sort that Maroney preferred. He could not tell to what point Maroney would pay his fare, but as Memphis seemed to be the objective point, he took a through second class ticket to that place. The lirst one hundred and fifty miles of the journey up the river is thougli the richest and most beautiful part of Louisiana. This part of the river is known as the coast, and is lined on both sides by waving fields of cane, interspersed with orange groves. Alligators lie basking in the sun, and the whole of Mavoncy's n packing up. ig he did not 1), went to his 1 ten minutes g Dutchman. have brought kS lie reached I a hack, and ;he steamboat long pipe and tizens he met travel at such boats of the ;y arrived, and had taken up ly enjoyed tlie nous Crescent rom his brow, to. He con- •y by way of vay route, but referred. He pay his fare, loint, lie took The iirst one iver is though 3. This part ned on both with orange nd the whole ■,1 THE EXPRESSMAN AND TItE DETECTIVE 59 with other thoughts, .^1^ ^ced^ ^'d^v^ Zl^ as ,f anx.ous to get to the end of his journev ^"'^ hili ' when 7^^ ""'"' ''''y '''''^'^ Natchex, '' under the r nk h.^.^ r' ^''^''''" '-^stonisiied to see Maroney's trunk ben g placed on the wharf boat. He could nnh understand th.s move, but had nothing to do but to folio w Maroney loitered around the wharf-boat, seen h I to ave P hed^S t:T^ ^». but when the'MorriS l^Z up the liver, he advanced to the agent of Jones' Express nd an dd w'f'Tr"''^ 'r^ ^'^'^^ ^^- -'- -on ;', i^|erSvS-:S=^S-^^^^^ Ihere was nothing to show tlrjt ii ^v,<. ^r cuienre nnri Vtr^nU i ^ /"^ '^""^^/"^t it \\as of anv conse- cjt It taiclcssly on the uhail-boat, aIon<. with hh oth^r trunk, and sauntered uo the hMI ir hotel, still lenvln,, ll 1 Maroney put up at the UiiexnSd bL to T T ""T"^»^°" occurrence for an iniexpcctecl Ijoat to land or take oft" i\assen-ers with 1,>M^ ornodelav. evrn ;,f ^h^ a. i ...r „.• I'^^'^^.b ,^ ^^^'" ""'e I or no delay, even at the dead of ni-hi so he ^-t --.v lunch, and lav arounci the whirf hn.f ■ "" '"''^"' U;:.r:r;;";ta"vt?v!" -^"•-f-b-e.sy.solons as he j;rt Ih m m PINKER TON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. In the morning a steamer came along, bound down the river, Maroney made his appearance, but paid no atten- tion to the poor immigrant, whom he considered beneath his notice. He had his trunks placed on board, and took passage for New (.)rleans. Roch was all amazement, and could not understand why such a cliase should have been made after an old trunk. He was inclined to think that Maroney must have had some business with the store- keeper in Natchez, but what sort of business he could not determine. He was sure something had been done in New Orleans or at Natchez. It might have been with the ladies on the hill, or with the negro and the lame foot. Whatever it was, it was completely covered up. He managed to telegraph these particulars to me, at one of the places where the steamer stopped, and I instructed him to keep right on, and that I would answer more fully in time. On arriving in New Orleans, Maroney again jjut up at the City Hotel, while Roch went to a neighboring resturant, to get some refreshments, intending afterwards to change his clothes, and make his apj^earance as the dashing Southener. He had just finished his meal, when, on looking over to the City Hotel, he saw Maroney getting into a carriage, on which his two trunks were already placed. He rushed out as Maroney drove off in the direction of the depot where passengers take the cars for Ponchartrain, and then go by steamer to Mobile. He had to make ([uick time again, and was fortunate enougii to secure the services of a negro drayman who had a fast hr-se. "With this assistance he got to the station " on time," and, securing a second-class ticket to Mobile, was soon away on another route. After reaching Pontchartrain, and embarking on the steamer Maroney seemed happier than he had yet been, and walked around the deck, singing and whistling, apparendy overflowing with good spirits. As his spirits rose, Roch's fell in a corresponding degree. He was unable to understand the cause of this change ; everything seemed confused to him, and he did not know what to do. He ihially concluded that Maroney had left Montgomery, going '3 THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. 61 to Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, Memphis, etc merely to see if he would be followed, and now, finding that he had not been, he was returning home in a perfectly easv frame of mmd. ^ / / So rnuch at least had been don .. Roch knew that all his actions had met with my approval. I was the respon- sible party, and if I was satisfied, he was. In the meantime I was unable to form a definite opinion as to the reason for the change which had evidently taken place in Maronev There was no denying but that something had happened to give him more courage, and it flashed through my mind • He has got the money ? o ^ . I thought nothing about the old trunk, as, if he had had anything valuable in it, he would not have left it so carelessly exposed, at the stations, on the wharf-boat, etc All I could do was to carry out my old plan : " Watch and wait. Roch on the journey to Mobile, took a seat on this Identical trunk ; he saw nothing suspicious about the old thing, wh;ch was not even locked, but tied up with ropes Had It entered his mind that the trunk contained the money he was after, the battle would have been a short one But he knew nothing positively nothing, which would lead him to suppose that this was the case ; so he had nothing to do but to wait, and wait he did. ^ On Saturday, the thirtieth day of April, the steamer arrived at Mobile and the passengers speedily disembarked. At three in the afternoon a steamer started up the Alabama river, for Montgomery, and on this boat Maroney took wtt!f?'' ^''^ ?' P^«^.^"§^'-« goi"S to Montgomery were a number of his friends. There were many ladies among them, and he was well received by all of them He took no notice of his baggage, and his tmnks lay carelessly amidst a pile of luggage. ^^^^^ly On board all was life and hilarity. Fun and frolic were the order of the day There were several horse fanciers on board, with whom he was acquainted, and he got into a conversation with them, his spirits rising higher and higher ^Vhen the boat touched at Montgomery he sprang ashore, 62 1'1NKERT0N\^ DETECTIVE STORIES. bought on his trip. Porter saw RoU, bt^daa:?! not spS Roch seeing Maroney placed under the esnionirre of Porter proceeded to his Dutch boardin^ouse S'-iv ^ himself a thorough cleansing. ^ "^ Porter had a carnage at the wharf, which Maronev and he entered, and drove up to Patterson s. They took a few drinks and then went over to the Tlxchan^ where thev arrived just as Maroney's trunks came up. ''pie fc^ed Porter to send the large trunk to his room, Init to place he old one in the baggage room, and to mark it p"a^dj vv th his name, so that no one would take it by mistake m the evening Maroney and Porter stenned" nv^r tn makei and a very prominent man. He was one of Maroney;s best friends and was so convinced of h sfnn ence of the cnnie he was charged with committing that he had gone on his bail-bond. They went into a^ vate room and had a social chat, interspersed with an occas ona drimc. Several of Maroney's friends came in and joS.e , Maroney spoke of the splendid cigars he had bought on his journey, and told the assembled Company d at wife he quality. All went pleasantly with him, and Porter wa unable to notice any change, with the exception hat he vvas perhaps a litde livelier than before. He recounted the incidents of his journev the route., h^ had taken, the places where he hid stopp d etc Ind Porter found it varied little from the truth. ^ He allSded to THE EATHESSMAy AXT) TIIK DETECTIVE. 03 the girls lie had visited in Chattanooga, said the stock was splendid, described the situation of the house and advised them to pay it a visit if they ever went to the town He spoke of the hne horses he had seen at Cook's livery stable and of Cook's being a fine fellow. He also spoke of inspecting the live stock in the stables at Nashville and at the pleasant dwelling at Natchez, on the hill, and wound up by declaring he had had a splendid time, and ordering in Champagne lor all the party. In the morning, after breakfast, he told Porter to have the old trunk sent up to his room and he would get the cigars he had spoken about. Porter ordered the colored boy to bring the trunk up, and at Maroney's request went to the room with him to assist in the opening. When the trunk was brought up the negro and Porter took oft" the ropes, and Maroney carelessly opened it. There were four Doxes 01 cigars in it. IVIaroney opened one of them, took a handlul of cigars from it, gave a number of them to Porter to try, and when Porter had lit one, said ■ snl'Inl'?' ■ ^"^ l""'' ^^'"'^ °^ ^'^'^^ • ^^"'^ >'«^^ ^'-^Jl that a splendid cigar }' Porter admitted it was an unusually fine-flavored weed iMaroney then put some, from each of the boxes, into his pockets, and said he was going to drive out with " Yankee Porter having no good excuse for remaining longer, returned to the office, whence he was soon recalled b^ Maroney, who requested him to have the trunk roped up and placed in the garret, where unclaimed baggage was usually stored While this was being done. Porter observed the four cigar boxes lying carelessly on the bureau. Shortly fZ}'y f-\^!'^^''^^ ^"^ ^"^""'^'^ ^I^y P'^^-^ ^-apidly up the street behind " Yankee Mary." f } i ii I if \ i j 'I i I I H CHAPTER X. WE will now return to the North, where we left Mrs. Maroney enjoying herself as the guest of Mr." Moore, (ireen shadowed her closely, and she did not make a move that was not reported to me. 1 though i it best to see Mrs. Maroney myself while she was North, and proceeded to Philadelphia, for ^ that purpose, bringing George H. Bangs, my ( ieneral Superintendent, with me. I had concluded to give Mr. iiangs^full charge of ail the operatives employed m the case. He was to keep fully informed of all the movements of Maroney and his wife, receive daily reports from all the operatives, then daily report to me, and I would direct him how to proceed, and he would transmit the orders to the operatives. I had many other cases under way, and could not devote all my time to this one. Bangs was to remain in Philadelphia, where all the operatives would send their reports. He was a voung man of great abilities ; he had been promoted from the ranks, and I had full confidence in his capacity. He was cautious— some- times a htde too much so, or more so than I would be, but still with firmness enough to carry him through all emer- gencies. The reader knows that I was determined to win. The Adams Express Company had furnished me with all the backing I wanted, and under such favorable auspices, I said " Wm, I must ! Win, I shall I" I did not doubt that Maroney was the thief. The question now was, How can I find the money ? Philadelphia, at that time, was where the main offices of the Adams Express was located, and the Vire=Presidcnt was in charge. I held a consultation with him, and hi ad- visedfus to remain in Philadelphia and see Mrs. Maroney ; and while the interview was progressing, a dispatch came to m 1 I rriR EXPRES.WAN AND THE Dl-TECTIVB. 6ft me from Urcen, stating that Mrs. M.ronev had left New York for that place. We were all anxious to' see lu-r hnf r eluded to send Bangs alone to theLlro a ' ditt n n"er" sons had seen us with the Vice-President, and it night exdte comment if we all went. ^ t,xcite The train arrived in Camden, opposite to Philadclnhia a eight o'clock in the evening, and iJangs, who wafwa tn'^ had Crecn point Mrs. Maroney r .; .. him Hr rn/. L ?i look at her as Flora and she /ep ed ntoa ^rri?.°^ ^Sh"^ was a medium sized, rather ,1.^ i." wtS ' fh" K,t\' Bang.s and Green followed her .o the Washington House Z^^^ T ''''''' "^"^'' ^'^'Shth, where she ancf Flom wenJ mto the Reception room. She sent for the land lo d X assigned them a suite of rooms, and they reared ' It will be remembered that Maroney was observed to IZr^. ^'''''.ff' i" ^^r-"^P'^is. Roch managed to see the d?re dtoL%T'"\"f '"^'^^^ '^"^^^^'-^^ ^-"d^ Penn Wh T ?"-^J J^^"^<'"town, Montgomery County v.ded h,n, w,,h a carpee-sack and the nece.san tools '•, ,d also a few silver watches, of no great vaU.e wh,c°ri'm?r cl cfrep i^rrdt'"'- ^h- «l-PPed as" n itineSnt ciocK repairer and having a few watches to "dicker" with rtm ™:de MhL" IT''""'^"'^ ^'™" "'-"^'-''^ -"- uom J-nnaclelphia. He sauntered s owly along with his X flrf n" ''^7'*'- g°i"S i"'o a farrahonf occasion ally, and finally reached Jenkintown. Here he passed from 'epaW,',: '"XXr"'""' '' J? "''<' -'>■ ctocks^hSlIS repairing. As he was a good hand, and hi= oi...„.. „_.., ITT^h °"^^ ^^^^"ty-five or fifty cents for each "dock 'he soon had doctored several. He was of p t-,iw . rotfnds'LiT *^°'' =-f ■p-h::^°^:r,r:drhS rounds, full descriptions of the meral.ers of different families i^ll ! I! iOBH -( I V ! I 1 66 PINKERTON'S DETECTIVh S. ORIES. who lived in or around Jenkintown ; and there is no doubt but that he was much better posted as to their business and weaknesses than they were themselves. Toward evening, having done a good day's work, he went to the tavern, kept by a man named Stemples, and made arrangements to stop with him while in town. He found that a man named Cox lived in Jenkintown, and that he was a carpenter by trade. During the evening he was much surprised to meet Cox at the tavern. Fox was a genial fellow, and, after a paying day's work, always made himself agreeable to those whom he met at the tavern where he put up. He had the knack of getting easily acquainted, and soon was on the best of terms with Cox and his friends. He did not force the acquaintance, but during the evening paid much more attention to Cox's friends than to Cox. Fox went through the same routine the next day, and toward evening, finding that he had made a dollar and a half, he packed up his tools and went up to the tavern. Here he found Cox and his friends again. He told them how successful he had been, and received their hearty con- gratulations — they feeling that there was no doubt but that they would be gainers by his good fortune. Cox and his friends joined in having a good time at the tinker's expense, and pronounced him the " prince of good fellows ;" though I much fear, had Fox suddenly nnportuned them for a small loan, they would have changed their tune ; but as he did not, " all went merry as a marriage bell." Cox had two bosom friends — Horton and Barclay. They were held together by ties stronger than those which bind kindred — they were fellow-topers, and could drink about equally deep. They generally concluded an evening's enter- tainment in somewhat the following manner : Cox would say, " Hie, Barclay, you'r drunk ; better go home, hie." Barclay would insist that he was never more sober in his life, but th. . Horton and Cox were " pos-(hic)-tively-(hic)- beasley." All three would then start off, bent on seeing oiie another safely home, and, like the blind leading the blind, generally fall into the ditch. Three irrate women would then make their appearance on the scene, and they ORIES. there is no doubt Lheir business and ly's work, he went imples, and made town. He found town, and that he :ninghe was much 10X was a genial lys made himself tavern where he easily acquainted, )x and his friends, uring the evening ; than to Cox. le next day, and le a dollar and a ip to the tavern. . He told them their hearty con- 10 doubt but that le. Cox and his I tinker's expense, fellows ;" though 1 them for a small I ; but as he did d Barclay. They hose which bind Duld drink about n evening's enter- er : irunk ; better go more so1)er in his -(hic)-tively-(hic)- , bent on seeing >lind leading the ee irrate women scene, and they THE EXPREmiAS^ A^n TEE DETECTIVE. 6.7 would each be led home derlarJnrr fK^ sober in their lives. F^x'found hf. r ^ ^'"^ "'^'' "'^'■^ I friends as Josh Cox and T i "'^ ''■^' ''"°^^" ^y his : lazy loafer, as wei^ also i. 1''!, ^^'^^ '^'^^'' ^' ^^"^^ a : Fox did nit tr^o .e anv info ? ^T^" ^"^ ^^'^^^Y- all he possibly "^oulfrorhsS^^ ^"^' ^"^ ^^' who proved Ly talkeSl'^ k tl^^I^n^b^ J"'^^^^' concluded it was a ^oorl h'm^ f^ •■ iJuuiing Dack. He now ^ discovered in the course f rl ""^ °"' '"^^"^ ^o. He clock that needed re^^Lbn';'"'"^ '^'''' J°'^^- ^^^ a expense of getting iS d! ""to h 's^d^ '^W^ ^° ^° ^'^ pretty good sort of a man and ril t^ f ' ^ h ^?'' ^'^ * for >ou ; I am not going to vorkn /)/''" '"' ^ '"'" ^° come down to your^iofse irtiVco eTfTe^^' ' ""^ and fix up your clock for vou and nn? i ^ forenoon, the job." Cox was tnZIn^ i ?^ "^^.'^'^e you a cent for that'he took another drinklfe'' "''^ this liberal offer highly delighted Tn Z ' ^^P^nse and went home agL toki g at h s etent'l^'^^l^'^'f ^^ ^^^ ^«^' -»d and gave hm.^theLkr^^^^^^ ^^'"^ ^^ ^^^^ '^°"«« for the first time. sTe seemed ; "°m '^'" ^^'■'- ^«^ great .alker. She ^vas of mill ^f^>' ^'^'^ .^^^man and a and eyes, and ^4 compl™ tt W^"' T^' ''"' '^^'^ 'iescription, I immediate^ s.H i '" I '^^^'^^^ ^^is Mrs. Maroney'sTand so shr . "^'' 'T' ^^ ^ '^^^'^'^ ^f course of the conversatTon Fox .T "'i^ ^^'■°"^^- ^'^ ^^e some relatives liv~ pJ^J ^X. 'r ', ^'^^^ ^"^ ^'^ astonishing, and he go ve v li^ I ' 7^''"^ ^"' "^^^""S Cox was out of emplovm Jnt h.f "^^^^tion from her. house was commod^iLr nd' ^ry'tlZ it 'T ^J''' Cox seemed a good liniiQ„i-.„ * "--f "y . kept, and Mrs. repairs to the clofk Fox returS'to t^f^^ ''"1^'' """- found Barclay and Ur^.L f ^^^ tavern, where he lating. te™^^^^^ ^'- S/.-- circu- femiliar, and Fox was rP.oS • , ^''"^ l'^''^'^^'^ t« g^-ow scandal He finalh snol^- -f^^^ - ' "'^"^ ^ '^''' ^^^ "^^ just returned atfL^'^f 4^^^^ -^^^ he had It was known in jenkintown -^u . "'m" '''^°''>' ^^ ^'^^ as town about fou yeai^ and h.d ^""T^^ ^""^ ^^^" ^^ ^he ville, N. J. Josh vvas no 'J-'^'^i^ ''^"^■" ^'"^"^ ^orns- J josn. was not inclmed to work, and just d8 PLVKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. managed to scrape enough money together to Hve on. They had three children, and Mrs. Cox was a native of Philadelphia. Fox concluded, from all he saw and heard, that the people of Morrisville would be able to give him full information of the antecedents of the Coxes, and came into Philadelphia on the following day to get instructions. I was perfectly satisfied with what he had done so far, and on the next day sent him to Morrisville. Fox plied his trade in Morrisville with great success, and soon got acquainted with many of its inhabitants. His disguise was a splendid one to travel with, as at that time the clock-maker was welcomed everywhere, and while engaged at his work would amuse his patrons with thrilling stories of his adven- tures, or with the details of city life. In this way Fox got acquainted with many people who knew the Coxes when they were living at Morrisville, and they unanimously gave Josh, the character of a " ne'er do weel," although there was nothing against him but his laziness. Josh, had lived for three years in Morrisville, and but very little was known of his previous life. His wife was known as a hard-working woman, and that was all that could be learned about her. Fox discovered, incidentally, that Josh, had a brother living at Centreville, near Camden, in the State of New Jersey. After a while he got around there, travelling all the way by the wagon road, and occasionally repairing a clock on the way. It would not do while assuming his present character to travel by rail. On getting to Centreville he at once proceeded with his •' dickering," being ready to either mend a clock or trade a watch. He found there was a Jim Cox in town who had a clock to fix, so be went to his house and got the job. He entered into conversation with Jim while engaged in repair- ing the clock, but found him a surly, uncommunicative, unsocial man, but Fox was a thoroughly good fellow, and did not mind an occasional rebuff So he took up the con- versation, explained what was the matter with the clock gave an interesting description on the works of clocks in general, and finally partially thawed Jim out. " By the by," said Fox, " I repaired a clock for a man of your name in Jenkintown ; it was in a very bad condition, but I fixed it I TORIES. ether to live on. was a native of le saw and heard, able to give him Coxes, and came D get instructions, d done so far, and e. Fox plied his s, and soon got His disguise was le the clock-maker gaged at his work Dries of his adven- this way Fox got the Coxes when Lmanimously gave ilthough tiiere was )sh. had lived for ttle was known of s a hard-working earned about her. id a brother living ? of New Jersey, ig all the way by g a clock on the ' present character roceeded with his L clock or trade a 1 town who had a got the job. He engaged in repair- incommunicative, good fellow, and took up the con- : with the clock, Drks of clocks in -It. " By the by," of your name in )n, but I fixed it THE EXPRESSMAN AND TUlj DETECTIVE. 69 up as good as new : so I will thiq nn^ n^ i Cox ? they call him Josh. Cox " ' ^^'^ ^""^^^ '^'' ;; Oh yes .''laughed Jim, " he is a brother of mine -" I am g ad to hear it !" remarked Fox " he iTa mi<.hfv fine fellow ! His wife is a very superior woman utnl see, who was it her sister married down So„fh ? qk u sister there, hasn't see ?" ^^ ' ^^^ ^^' ^ " Yes," said Jim. ;; Where?" enquired Fox, as he put a pin in the clock , I don t remember the name of the nhr<> • „c3 .1 It. Her husband is agent for L Adl^l'l xpr s aT T said Fox 1'h'^.' ""V" !''''"S a bad memory for names," he turned th. '"' ^""-"^ sot the informatioii he wanted, ne turned the conversation to other subierfQ nil fj,r !• keeping busily engaged at his work' ^ ' ^^^ '''' ''"^^ He made a first-class job of the rlnrl- c.. ^Um- qu,nes .hould be after Jds insti uueA td cJue ."g h" bill, slowly wended his way to Camden From r7r.,Vi u long " " ' '^''""^ "P°" '' ^^^ ^hall have the monev erf il E^m i ! ' ' I .. - CHAP7ER XL ON Saturday I removed to the Wasliington House, as Mrs. Maroney was still there. I found she did 'not go out much, seeming to prefer to remain in her room with Flora. Sunday morning I went to the breakfast room with the determiration of seeing her, but although I waited and waited, she did not come, and I afterwards found that she had taken her breakfast in her room. I loitered about the house till after twelve, noon, at which time I was standing near the main entrance when I noticed a carriage drive up and stop. A gentleman alighted and walked into the hotel. In about twenty minutes Mrs. Maroney appeared escorted by the gentleman --^ tall, handsome man, about forty-five years old — ent -id the carriage with him and was driven rapidly oft; unaccompanied by Flora. I wasfcompletely nonplussed, as she was gone almost before I knew she was there. As it was mid-day and in the heart of the city, it would not do for me to run after them, as I would soon fall into the hands of the police by having the cry of stop thief raised after me. I felt very much like following and standing my chances, as at that time Iwas^'young and supple, but before I could come to a conclusion the carriage was whirled around the corner of Tenth street and lost to view. 1 loitered around for some time and then started towards my room. As I reached the head of the stairs, T ^ a little girl playing in the hall, and, from the descr:;)ti.)rf ' had received, concluded that she must be Flor.;= t* 3 she came past me I patted her gently 'on the head, and calling her a sweet little girl,Jiad a few seconds conveta-tion with her. Glancing down^the stair-way, I saw a lady looking out from the door of the reception room : THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. 71 tarted towards "Oh, my dear !" said I, '' there is your ma ; she seems to be looking for you !" " That ain't my ma !" she answered. •' My ma has gone for a drive with Mr. Hastenbrook !" " Oh, indeed ! Where is she going ?" " She's gone to Manayunk ! You can't catch me !" And Flora, who was full of fun, darted down the hall. I had gamed a point and I harried to the Merchants' Hotel, saw Bangs, posted him, and started him off in a carriage for Manayunk to note the actions of Mrs. Maroney and her escort. Bangs soon had them under his eye and was enabled to get a good, full look at her escort, Mr Hastenbrook. He found, afterwards, that Mr. Hastenbrook was the head of one of the largest shirt manufactories in the city, lie carried on an extensive business with the South, and, outside of his business, was known as a great ladies' man. He was very gallant to Mrs. Maroney, and Bangs concluded, from their actions, that they also " loved not wisely." At five o'clock they returned and Hastenbrook took supper at the Washington House. At supi- ^ I had a good full view of .them, but neither of them notic. 1 me, as I was dressed in coarse, rough clothes— a common occurrence with me. She little though how closely I held her fate in my hands. _ Mr. Hastenbrook remained in her room till after midnight, Flora having gone to bed long before he left. On Monday morning I left her in charge of Green and went to talk over matters with the General Superintendent. Suddenly Green burst in upon us and said that Mrs Maroney and Flora had g.ne to the North Pennsylvania station. I was much annoyed at his having left her to report and ordered him to go as quickly as possible to the stafion. If she had gone he must follow her on the next train and get off at Jenkintown. I described Cox and his residence and told him to watch and see if he could not find her somewhere in the neighborhood. I told the Vice-President that I did not doubt but that Mrs. Maroney knew the particulars of the robbery, and I had some idea that she had the money with her. Jenkin- fei 78 FINKERTON\^ DETECTIVE STORIES. m A town was a small place, -.vhere she felt she could bid- securely and remam covered up for an indefinite lime. I here, almost directly under our noses, the money rueht be concealed. * I mentioned the necessity of having a " shadow " sent down to Jenkintown, to watch all her movements and if she moved to follow her, as we ^nqst .kn-, all she did t mentioned that it would be necessary' to get into the ^ood graces of the postmaster at Jenkintown, so rha' w.> cculd tell where all the letters she received were post rnaiked, aiKt to whom her letters were directed. in regard lo Mr. Hasienbrook, I thought his attentions were those of a Tree lover," bnt that if he was seen with her agam I would have him watched. I drew the Vice- President's atteniicn t.j the benefits which would res;. It from putting a fem; vh . ,.uld cause one in distress in; nrctively to select here- a ■ on- fidante, in whom to confide in time of sorrow, or fruu. whom ES. e could hide definite time, money riight hadow " sent ments, and if I she did. T ito the !]ood la' we could post marked, is attentions as seen with ;w the Vice- d res!.!t from Liainted with undoui»tedly ; head o*' my tectives who 1. She had 'ked up the ner, proving ^s she takes /hich follow, ung the dis- : description low writing, , pondering ■ious plans, he medium id perfectly ake a seat, 1 not what intelh il ^ bluv. ,1.1 i ch . :uld *as a r.on- "xoa\ whom THE EZPRFSSJitAN AND THE DETECTIVE. n to seek consolation. She seemed possessed of the mascu line attribu es of firmness and decision, but to have bSt all her faculties under complete control wrought In a very pleasant tone she introdured herself as Mrs Kate Warne, statmg that she was a widow, and that she detectivT ^"'"'' "^''^" ' "^"'^^ "°^ ^-P^«y her a^ : At this time female detectives were unheard of I told her ,t was not the custom to employ women as detectives but asked her what she thought she could do. ''''^^^^''"'' She replied that she could go and worm out secret, in many places to which it was impossible for ma^e detect ves to gam access. She had evidently given the mtter mrh I finally became convinced that it would be a good idea ort'&H'" ^'r^ ''Z'' ^he first experiment of th^ sort that had ever been tried ; but we live in a progressive aT&"tr7r?"r^ ^.°"r- ' ^^-^^-' S" -d s^bPclwit^whl^'blgin^ ""''• '"^^"^ —splendid I told her to call the next day, and I would ron<,.-,1»,- n,. njateer and info™ her of my de'c'ision 'S more I hough one ' and^r'He?""""^ ' ^^^""^ "'« *^ 'd^" ™» ' good one, and I determined to emnlov hpr Af *Uc. ♦• appointed she called. I enteredXL agreement wfthhTr' and soon after gave a case into her chargf sTe succeeded far beyond my utmost expectations, and I soon found her an invaluable acquisition to my force The Vice-President placed such full reliance in me that I had no hesitation in giving him the above sketch of Kate Warne and advising that she be sent to Jenk ntown accom S^r ^.f y°"ng lady who should have no direct connet this would ' '' H ' ^"' '^^''^ ''' ^^ K^t^'s friend I kn w this would greatly increase the expenses, but as he weH deed ! '" succeed, we must be sharp in As I had previously said, when a person has a secret he must find some one in whom to confi^ anS Lfk the sub 74 PINKERTO.VS DETECTIVE STORIES. Ma III!: ject over with him. In this case Maroney had evidently confided the secret of the robbery to his wife, and now, while they were apart, was the time to draw it out. What was wanted was a person who could ingratiate herself into the confidence of Mrs. Maroney, become her bosom friend, and so, eventually, be sure of learning','the secret of her over- wrought mind, by becoming her special confidante. I also suggested the propriety of ])lacing a handsome, gendemanly man at Jenkintown, who should be provided with a span of horses and handsome carriage, and deport himself generally as a gentleman of leisure. His duties would be to get up a flirtation with Mrs. Maroney, prevail on her to drive out with him, and, if possible, entice her to quiet, little fish- suppers, where he could ply her with champagne, and, under its exhilarating influence, draw from her portions of her secret. A woman of Mrs. Maroney's stamp, while separated from her husband, would most likely desire gendeman's company, and as she, like most of her class, would put up with none but the handsomest, it was necessary to select as fine a looking man to be her wooer as could be found. She seemed to have already provided herself with a lover, in the person of Hastenbrook, and it was necessary to get some one able to " cut him out." The company had a gentleman in their employ, name i DeForest, whom I thought admirably adapted for this pur- pose, and if the Vice-President would allow me, I would assign to him the task of becoming Mrs. Maroney's lover. The instructions I would give him would be few and simple, and he need know nothing of the case, further than that he was to go to J enkintown with a carriage and span of horses, make himself acquainted with Mrs. Maroney, and report daily all that took place. I had already given Mr. Bangs entire charge of the de- tectives employed in the case, so that he would remain in ]^hiladelphia, while I would keep up a constant communi- cation with him by telegraph and mail. The Vice-President coincided with me in all my plans, and said the Adams Express were going to let me have my own way, and that they had unbounded confidence in me. I felt that their placing such entire confidence in a young THK EXPRE^mAN AND THE DETECTH^E. 76 nrnvi'^n T ^^^-V^deed flattering, and I was determined to Havin. n. r'l '"' '^''' confidence was not misplaced. St fnf rh,V f ''''''''^^ arrangements in Philadelphia, I the case ^'^' P''^"''' ^''' ^^^^"^^ ^"^ ^^^ ^^^nd for n.^1^T%^? ^'^^'''- 1^^ necessary instructions, and drove out to Jenkmtown with his team. He was a man about hirty-five years old, five feet eleven inchesTn height remark ably good lookmg. with long black hair, and full beard and "[«-"? " '''''''''^''' ''' -- l^nown as'rp'er?ea On getting into Jenkintovvn he put up at the tavern and "ack' to7u'ZT^ •'" ^^^"' '''' ^"-»-^- He then drove Ws J ht^^^i^'' JT'"^ '"^ '^'^ Vice-President and liangs, got his trunk, and drove back to Jenkintown. m .^m CHAPTER XII. TY' l^}"^^'^^ ]?'^^'^^ r""'^ Jenkintown, and found -L_y thac ,1, gentleman who owned beautifiillv laid out grounds ah.^ved the public to frequent them at certain Sr Vhr.V'r''' "^ '?"«^ ^^ thewalks or Te nowers. ihe garden was a charming place, and Mrs Maroney ard Flora would often pass the morning in stro it mg through ,t. De Forest discovered this, and^iiade the grounds a place of constant resort. The ^x.^ day or tvlo as he passed Mrs. Maroney and her .lau- er 'i. would politely raise his hat to them' Then he won- l^eet ^o a as she ran around the grounds, and by paying ' her liult attention., soon ca.sed the mother's heart to warm to wad him and made the daughter the medium of fol nTthe mother^s acquaintance. At the end of three or f^ur^dlys KTo;:>;-nt:;^^^^^^^^^ "^^^- -- - When she went to Philadelphia, Greer, who was shadow- mg her entirely unknc r: to ^ )e Fo st, founr. that slTe Irequented a famous restaurant on Eighth treet, where 1 e met Mr. Hastenbrook. In the evening, on her return to Jenkintown, she always mr^ le Forest f^d strol eu iround wi h him. What with the gallant Ha.tenbroorw ith hh De Forest, with his long hair and full bea:a, on the other she had her hands full, and felt th her ot was cast in pleasant places. We will leave h. .o joy herself Ld turn our attention to Chicago. iierseir, and On my arrival, I selected Mr. Rivers as the best man to goto jenkmtown. and Up qi.,Wlv i^ w-iif iw i lookout on the mo,a„,ents 2f mVs, Ma^^ytT^w stom^ and brought up m Philadelphia, and was well acquaimed wtth It and the surrounding country. I gave him 72^11^ THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. 77 instructions as to the part he was to perform in this drama of real hfe, and he started the same \]ay for Philade h a where he was to report to Mr. Bangs. I also saw Kate' Warne, told her I wanted her to make a trip, and to m ready as soon as possible. She was also to get a M^s Johnson to be her companion. In the morning she came to me for instructions. I trave her a fu 1 history of the case, and of all the steps that hid been taken up to the time; described Mr.^ and Mrs Maroney, stated that I thought they were not married fnd so far as pomp and splash made .e society, they fr^qu^med It. I then said : '< You remember Jules Imbert^of Bill" of Ex hange notoriety.-"' ^ Jhe answered, with a smile, that she remembered him >Trl'^Ar"'"'^'"^-n' ">'^^",!?^^ better assume to be his wife. Mrs. Maroney wil most likely wish to remain in retiremen for some time. She will probably remain in Jenkin town al su^.:ner and spend the winter in I^hiiadelphii yT^tZ all auout Jules Imbert's operations, so you will irrange ?oT apern aentstaym Jenkintown, get acquainted withMrT Maro.jey, an^' when you get thoroughly familiar with her' make her y. conhdante, and to show her how implicitly you rely on Ik friendship, disclose to her that you are he wife of a noted forger, who is serying a term in fhe peniten tiary. As confidence begets confidence, Mrs. Maroney will, most certamly, in time unbosom herself to you " I described the different persons engaged on the se • De Forest, the loyer ; Green, the '' shadow," etc., and ti structed her that not eyen De Forest was to knovy who she was or what hv errand. In a few days handsome toilets were ready for Kate Trf^^r^T r '''^^ ^'r""^''' ^"^^^^ ^' Madan-.e Imbert -and Miss Johnson. As soon as possible I startea for l^hiladelphia accompanied by the two ladies, and on arriving lu the city took rooms in the Merchants Rnt^l Ka^e Warne telt sure she was going to win. She always ' felt so and I never knew her to be beaten. * vlr. Bangs reported that lie had sent Rivers on to Jenkin- town, where he obtained board in a private family. He 78 PINKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. i '! 'rl, ii ifll I pretended that he had a very sore arm, which prevented him L't'tZ 3' "a T^'"" 'i" ^° «° "l^ ^" Philadelphia to get dressed Ashe wn ; doing nothing he conch.ded he u'nlJthVcit^r'"^^""" "" '"^' """"^' ^^^^'^P^^ rVf '''\r''''^ ^^''" '"■^^'"^^ *" Philadelphia to take charge of Mrs Maroney when she came up to the city, or to follow her if she started on another trip. y> ^ ^^ 'oiiow Madame Imbert and Miss Johnson drove out to Tenkin- town and passed a couple of days at the tavern. They found that the rooms, though plain, were very neatly kei)t and that the table was al,undantly supplied with S' substantial food. Madame Imbert expressed herself^r^! dr vesind ' ll' '°^'"', '^'' ^''^ '' '^'' ^'^' ^"^ its beautifu drives and walks ; and as h.r system had become rather debilitated by a long residence in the South, she thought she would spend the summer there and recuperate her tailing health, bhe made an arrangement with the landlord to spend the summer at his house, drove into Philadelphia ZiZlT '"r- /\^\V''' '^'^Sgagc sent out, and th following day returned with Miss Johnson and they took up their abode in a tavern. ^ ^ The reader will observe that Jenkintown is having a lartje increase made to its population, principally of male and female detectives. Stemples, the landlord of the tavern had seldom had so many distinguished guests, and visions ot Jenkintown becoming a fashionable summer resort floated before him, and he felt that the day was not distant when his humble tavern would, in all likelihood, be turned into a huge caravansary, filled to overllowing with the dlite of , society. All went smoothly with De Forest and Mrs. Maroner in Jh^'i r^"' 1?*^- r^r'y ^^^ ^^'y "^^^ ^"d strolled through the shaded walks of the garden. He lavished a great deal of tenderness on Flora, which he would gladly have bestowed on the mother, and Flora was no more charmed with him than was Mrs. Maroney. One day, as they strolled through the mo- secluded part of the grounds, ])e forest, with a beating heart, presented a beautilui bouquet to her. Mrs. Maroney acce] ed it with TBE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. 79 a pleasant smile, held down her head a little and blushed most chanmngly. De Forest was more than elated, he wis fascmated. He met me in Philadelphia a day or two arte and said with much feeling : " Why, I'inkyrton, why do you keep watch of such a woman? She is the most beanliful, most charming lady I my'Jelf "''""''' ' ^^ ^''^''''' ' ^ ^"^ ^" ^'"'^ ^'^'^ ^er I advised him to be careful, as the woman might be very beau iful but still be a serpent ! I found he made a tru y respec't ' ' '' ^ ^''^ "°"^'"^ '" '°"^^^'""^ «^ '" ^'^^' When Madam Imbert and Miss Johnson arrived at Stemples's, the inhabitants of Jenkintown were agog to know who they were and whence they came. They eviden ly belonged to a high class of society, and all sto ies waTcmlet'^nof ''"" '""• '"'" '''''' o/'the two Se was quiet, not given to conversing much, and was very kind and considerate with the servants of the hotel with th^nf !. fif ",'""''??' ^° '?'^1'' "1^ ^ ^I's'^t acquaintance with them at the breakfast table, and when Mrs. Maronev r.n?' ^A f;'^''>' °"^ else, had heard of their arrival, casually remarked that she wondered who they were, he wa enabled o inform her that the tall lady was from the South ad that her name was Madam Imbert This was enough for Mrs'i Maroney, she loved the South Maroney was a Southerner, and her heart warmed toward any one from there, so she determined to a^ail herself of Imbert °P1'°'^""'^>^ °^ Setting an introduction to Madam , She entered into a dissertation on Maroney and his virtues; did not exactly say that he owned any negroe biit hinted that he would soon do so. She^spoke of Maroney as a man who had plenty of money. DeForest for fn .^ I T"7TT ^'^'^ ^^^^'"^'^'ey as soon as possible, for to tell he truth, he was as much in love with her as was the gallant Hastenbrook, and " my husband ^' was a term that grated harshly on his ear. on^thl'l'T^^^'^'f '"'^.^^' '"^' S°^"g ^"^° Philadelphia on the following day, and determined to ask her to let him -,-r i^ ^piiiiaiiiinrTririii 80 PmKERTON^S DETECTIVE STORIES. iii'iiii have the pleasure of driving her in. He had the proposi- tion several times at his tongue's end, but held back from uttering it, for fear she should decline. At length he sum moned up courage enough to disclose his wish. Mrs Maroney had a habit of blushing. She blushed very sweetlv' and accepted his kind offer with many thanks. DeForcst was now all animation. He went to the tavern had his buggy and set of harness cleaned and scoured till they were bright as new, and gave orders to the groom to bring up his horses in the morning without a hair out of place When a lady and gentleman go out ?'/ '^Z ^''''^ ^'^^ ^° ^^ ^y "hemselves, and generally find a child somewhat de trap. DeForest sincerely hoped that Flora would not be brought along, but, oh ! deceitful man he expressed a wish to Mrs. Maroney that the darling child accompany them. Mrs. Maroney very much relieved him by deciding that Flora had better remain at home and amuse her auntie, who would be so lonely without her ' • !;"Sht and early in the morning DeForest was up, and in the stable, seeing that everything was just as it should be about his turn-out. He then dressed himself carefully ate a hurried breakfast, put on a stylish driving coat,' and jumi)ing into his buggy, drove down to Cox's Mrs. Maroney looked perfectly bewitching as she appeared, dressed in a bright spring costume, and DeForest tingled in every vein, as he helped her into the carriage and * took a seat be:siae her. He grasped the reins, and the iiandsome bays were off with a bound. What would have been Maroney's feelings if he could nave seen his wife and her gay cavalier ? It was a beautiful April morning; the breeze was fresh and exhilarating ; the fields were clothed with verdure and the trees loaded witli buds. From every side the birds poured forth their song. It Avas the season of love, and who could be more completely -in season" than was Del-orest ? Ihe roads were in splendid condition, and they bowled along rapidly, carrying on an am'amte^ --n- versation VVhen they arrived in Philadelphia, DeFoTest drove to Mitchell's restauraunt, opposite Independence Hall, where Mrs. Maroney a'igiited, and he drove off to stable his horses, intending to return at once and order a hearty dinner \ntOte>r\ nrtr CJ/APTER Xni. elated, and the, ,.„,,ed he J; .o^rerHo.t'lrJ'S ba7a^,dtt{-/heT'M?:fr:r' "/ >-'™'--d to go riglu . lately arrived nlenk,' •, Hr '^"T' ' '"° '^'''^» "^"^ the tiller one is so e or°ed ' H r'" *'^ ^f :^''=''' »' '^''»' and she is from lire S m h -fi ?"","' " ^'■■"'^" I™^"--", to the garde,ro ,:■:,„ ,7^1?^° "^ "'"^'' ^ -° to form their acquaintar ce^' ' L^^r 'f.r"7 'f ''""'""^ acquainted with them l,y!a,;d by" " '"' thoroughly They instructed JJeForest to ittenH / ,; , ^'''^^'^- resta„rant tofind^ /X"' •'" h!- °did"no^"',? '" ,*^ -^nihe-;2e:t,tLli::4.;- 1^^^^^^^^^^ ha ts ^:-t;>i'>-{f p.^t:'get;:y Ta't't -d„prei:sL:i^c:'st:Vd*^^^^^^ F 82 I'INKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. :' m I with a lew bottles oi champagne of the very best brand. 'I'hey were soon the happiest of friends, and all thoughts of separation had vanished from DeForest's mind. It is strange what a difterence there will sometimes be in reports. About two hours after DeForest made his report, Green came in and reported that accordieg to orders he had "shadowed" UeForest and Mrs. Maroney when they drove into the city. DeForest had left Mrs. Maroney at Mitchell's and driven ofi; while he remained and kept his eye on her. She left Mitchell's, walked over to the Washington House and went into a room where she remained over an hour and a half. She left the hotel with Mr. Hastenbrook, who politely bade her good-bye at the corner of Eighth street, while she went down to Mitchell's and met DeForest, poor DeForest ! but, "where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." After dinner DeForest ordered up his horses, and the happy pair, rendered extremely sentimental by the mellowing influence of the wine, started on their homeward journey. They stopped at a wiyside inn a few miles out of the city, had a mint julep, and then proceeded on their way home, both very happy, and DeB'orest decidedly spooney. Rivers had an easy time of it at Jenkintown. He got well in with Josh Cox and his friends Horton and Barclay. In fact any one with a little money to spend on drinks could easily form their acquaintance. He became so thick* with Josh that Josh would gladly have taken him into his house as a boarder had it not been for the fact that Mrs. Maroney and her daughter were boarding with him and had taken up all the spare room. Rivers did not become acquainted with Mrs. Maroney, as she was proud and arrogant, and would disdain to form the acquaintance of any low " white trash " liko him. Whenever Mrs. Maroney went to Philadelphia he followed her and excused his frequent absences to Josh by stating that he went up to get his arm dressed. That arm was indeed a very sore one, and his physician m.ust have made a small fortune out of him alone.' When Rivers found that Mrs. Maroney was going into town with her escort, he would go in on the triux and get to the outskirts of the city H « a THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. ,, in time to meet them as they drove ir. m., accompanied by DeFon-^t ..h!. I i I "" '''''^ generally attendant. AfL th.v -Sh .1 ''^- ^'"f"'" ^''' ^^^^^'-^^t slowly, and so hi c oiL Si . ' "^'^^ ''^^>' ^^^ ^o drive had b;en orLcd to a' """h "' w.th ease. DeForest withMadiriS^, f;^^^^^^^ '- ^— acquainted appeared very sad and ^^ J^'^"^""- Madam Imbert had broughtTh^ liVeiv MisH ^'^^^^^^^^ /^Po^^ed that she her and kip her i^Xd ir ts " Th T' 'T '' ^^"■^^'^ was brought about bHcc den M i''"'"^ introduction her accustomed stroUtSo mr;,. '^''■°""^y ^^' ^^^''^S panied by DelCrest ' Fir ^'^' '^^'^■^"'•^ g'-o""ds, accom was running araheadVh V'''' f ''''''^' '"^'^ ^^ ^""- comingdo^4across-nath a' ' T '" ''^f '^''^^^ ^^^« '^^'^'^ at them, still rum h ' afn;i] t 'T T'"^ ^''' ^'^^^ ^o look the grass borders o^hewl'^n:^^V'' ?''^^'' ^''' ^°°^ '" the gravel pavement ThI V T' ^'''""'^" ^'°'^"tly to Imbert and Mi s ohnson ^f ]'%'"''' r^'^^^ ^o be Maclam picked her up F o "h^"/ J^'^'^'f « l^^'"' '^"^ the Madam Madam Imbe'rt lu pann tT''^\ '^f '^^"^^ ^^'^^dly, and mother and DeFoistaS^ ^^^ /^'"^ "^r ^^^fore her MaroLrwht^S"; ',:::!rvrr^^^^^^^ -^ -" '-- ^rs. her kindness to hclu^ ^^^"'■" ^^^ ^^anks for slowly, Mrs. Marone^Sin^ .'ll''.T'''T'' ^''^^^'"''^^^ was something about Ma^m rlh . J' ^^^^'^"^<^«- 'Inhere one toward h?r Mrs m/^^^ ?'"' '""'^"^ ^° ^^^^ better woman han she an d S f r?f ^'^^ ^^'-^^^"^ ^^'^^^ ^ hour in her company As shM "^ ^''' ^°°^ ^° 1^^^^ ^« her, she discove ed th.t M ^ 'T', ^'"'"^ ^^"^^^'^^^ ^^^th If tters tl.ougrtlKM3ost land^^^^^^^^ ^mT ''r^' ^^^"^ Sgreeit^li?"; r^^ P-t^Sntj^ed^tS^f ^id^: Pathued with her, as she^cj^.^e^^j^ ,ef ;:rg^/rnfhary ^^Ju.^r'.jt::5n.'«-jv,TK:gp(T>w-- -!^^ 84 PINKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. rl mi iif ;:f life, free from cue, to Madam Jmhert's, from which every ray of sunshine seemed to have been blotted out. On one of the trips which Mrs. Maroney made to Phila- delphia with DeForest, Rivers, who had headed them off, as usual, at the outskirts of the town, and was following them in, was observed by DeForest. DeForest had seen the man with the sore arm just before they left Jenkintown, and he now noticed him following them from block to block. He had no idea that the man could be following Mrs. Maroney, and supposed he must be following him. 'rhe idea flashed into his mind that it must be some inquisitive boor, who was following him merely out of prurient curiosity to see how lie conducted himself with Mrs. Maroney. He did not mention the matter to her, but as he saw the man still following him his anger over- flowed, and he determined that when he left Mrs. Maroney at Mitchell's, he would find out what the fellow wanted with him. When he arrived at Mitchell's Mrs. Maroney went in, and he drove to the stables with the horses. Rivers met Oreen here, and turning Mrs. Maroney over to him, came to the oftice of the Adams Express and reported to Bangs. Bangs gave him his instructions and he went out of the oflice by the rear entrance. He saw DeForest in the alley, but as he had nothing to do with him, let him go. He went down Chestnut street, turned into Third, where the' cars start from, and, as he had a few hours to spare, determined to see some of his old friends. He had been loafing around about an hour when one of the detectives of the city force stepped up to him, and, tapping him on the shoulder, said : " You are my prisoner." "What have 1 done to deserve arrest?" demanded Rivers, completely dumbfounded. "Never you mind that ! you're my prisoner, and if you don't come along quietly, you'll pay for it !" was all the consolation he got from the detective. " But I haven't done anything," pleaded Rivers. " There, just shut up, now ! 1 don't want any of your talk. I know my business, and you're i just you come along." prisoner THE .EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE 85 rather cnjo'h p Si^men i^^'f'"^'""' ^"^ teeming to ir^un up cistnut's^reet toward ht^ ^^^'^ '^^'^^'^^ the Adams Kxp c Office p.^',i^r^^"'''^^ ''^'>' "^''^''^ this moment ind vvVs •^..'u-h ^ 1^ ^Ppened to step out at arrest. The' satl not W . '?'« ''^ '^ •'"' ^'''''' ^'^'^^^ ^-^^^,:^^^^^^'^ ^^T'' ^""'^^'^ -steadily at Bangs'rushed oil\o ^^ tl e t:e: c^ TT"^' ''^'''''''' holding a consultation^v t, MaXn •mwr'i^?'- ^ ^'-^"^ son, at the Merchmts' Mr tV . V '''^ ''""^ ^^^'^^ John- dispelled my hanniness hv ^Z \. "f • '"'^'"'^ '" '^nd arrested. At The n e i ' mv f /'•'/ '^'"^^'"^ '^'^^^ '^^'^^» mouth. 1 had i^^:^^!,^^ J""^'^-^ '"^o my .ny plans had fallL l^roi^h ':^^^^^^^^^ "^ S^^'^^' ^^ no^; be a friend of ^:L^:^tZ^ I ^^% "f T"^^ and the rest of the partv i Tl l M .. ^'''''"' ^"^'^^"''f to the Adams Exp^e'^rgffi "vvl^r^t mS the T^p'^' dent. I informed him of Rivers's arres ,nH ^i^^"^ '"f^'" Maroney had checkmated mf 'nrv.V.p"'^-^''''' ''^"' that he thought he co.-ld emir.i,/ ^'^e-President said l)e Forest had come in from • '■'""'^' '"^^ ^'-''' ' '^'^' ney. and had reponec to hTm ^ He shTI T.^'V'''"^- ''^''<'- a fellow nicely. A L lovv Id h \ f ^^^^ ^^ ^'-^^ ^^'^d town for thre^ or four we k^ D "w hld'h"' ^^t:'"" ust before starting for the rifv o^ , ? °^'^''^^^ ^'^ suburbs discoverel h'm do;^ in'i '^^^ t"'' ^' ''^'^''"^ '^'■ he went. He drove to Mftchdrf .nl '^^^^"^^"ts wherever and the impudent tellowldiul;' ^i:SZr ^JT' upon went to the city detective's headqriner's n '" ployes of the Adams Express were wc^l L. '^ ^'"■ had no difficulty in srettinT. dp^J. °^"' '" ^''^^ '^^ with him, he pointed ou X n. ''!."' '"i"^' '"^"^'"^ «^^t to have b:m\Vre"ted ? f -"' '"""^ '^^'^ ^^^ ^^^^'Id like I I' I w^^ '' 1 ! ill 86 r/Ah'/:/rro.V's niyrrvrivi: stories. office, where lie had him locked up until he could prefer charges .-igainst him. As may be easily imagined, I folt greatly relieved when I heard this. The riduuiousness ol the whole transaction crossccl my mmd, and as the Vice-President ecjually apore- <-i:itcnle and a fe>v friends, and so had determi ed makJ , .he hotel, amongst the unclaimed baggage, was neverlooked livery one knew it was Maroi,ey's, and even the rolo,.,l porter who sometimes went up in o the garre w t , pir "' "'l °a?s 7 '""ll'"''"^''^ 'h^' 1'^.d been sent fo , wo Id s" ■ '• IJats Massa 'Roney's trunk." ^ ' The day before Maroney starte.l for the North he ^y^r]..r^ aiiu uien.saia . Lets go up to mv o d trnnlc r «^iii k son.e Cigars in it, and I'thin^k it would be "ll 'to .. t som" of them to smoke on my journev " JrT'rZuZ '"^'T'^' ''''y '^^' '''^'^ -^^"^ into the c.^' rsand nr i r'^ ''•' ''""'^ ' ^^^^'-^^^^ took out some a^^n ttf-rni 1 r ^^ '''^''''S apparel, and, havin. it tied "p or^;CklVrn?.^:nr- ^''^ ^"-^^--tice-was take.? ^-.I.h J''''''' ""^ ""^ "^y S''^< ^'«rter imrn^diatelv tele- giaphed me, m cipher, of this intended irov The dis- ii'' if' r':: .'.I .. ^job-iza .:,:imMiiW\ -.-i 90 PLXKf iro.y's j)ETi:cTTVf-: st(>uh:s 1'''|! ivt^ ^'^^^'f ' "^^, >n Chicago, and was indeed news to me What he intended to do in the North 1 could not tell I thought myself nearly bhnd in trying to soh e the reasons of his njovement and in arranging i.lans for his recept^n n the North. What could we do? I was not a lawyer but understood a good deal of the law, and felt thar now was the time to work something in our favor. I soon madi for Philadelphia, to l;.y n.y plans before the Vice-President "^^'T'^lV t^^^^^g'-'^Pl^ing I'orter to get Roch ready To shadow Maroney. He was to retain ht Dutcirdisgu'e Is It had done good service before, and had not been ''spot I arrived safely in Philadelphia, and found that I had not much preceded Maroney. On the second of May, Maroney, having everything in readiness for his departure, went to (he depot, accompanied by a great many Hends, and took the train or thrNorth Roch had reached the depot before him, and had bough a U^rough second-rl .s ticket to Philadelphia, via bSo ^ No hmg of arj) consequence took place unlil they re^S Baltimore. Maroney came through the cars o4 W seeming to be confident that he was not followed. He took an occasional u-alk to stretch his legs, but kent auietlv t^ himself the whole of the journey. ^ ^ ^. ^° At Baltimore Roch was met by Bangs and Green who relieved him from duty when they got fhe "spoV" on Ma- roney. I hey found Roch pretty well exhausted, as he had not slept on the journey, and had been obliged to sit in a very cramped position. s ^ ^^ mi m a On getting into Philadelphia, Maroney went to the Washington House, while Roch went to (he Merchants' Hotel, where he immediately retired, and had a good long At Jenkintown all went quietly. Mrs. Maroney was well loved by De forest, well" shadowed" by Rivers and Green, and greatly benefited bv the pure sorlefv of Mad-^nP Imbert. She said to Madame lmbert,\a 'few' dayrbeJSe ^he arrival of Maroney : - I am happy to state that mv husband will be with me in a few dayi^ I am ..delighted lat I had not Tim K.r/-nKsiiAux Axn tiik mTF.CTmi. 9, splendid time in J'hiladei ,1^ Id Ne,v y'orf ' '7" " On the fifth of May she jxicked up her trunk A Pi and she were driven to tl-.,. r..,,i.,-. . * trunk.-,, ad Flora offered to take tS mo thi citv ,°Z f '■""'"■, "l'''"^'' .separation, were",^: Tc'e' 'n™?.. Hir.^ '"" "" ^^'"'f"' "otThVS'if '1^ Mi,^,,oh„;o';,irco„t^ ^:::z^'^- l.xpress gave him some jobs, making keys etc and fi„T' brought him a key to the lock of tL „„ C'' ''™,*'"'»'ly company, and aske'd hin;to°tSak:^;:^o^•^ '^^ ^'^^^ Carter said he could make them, and afte eximinJn. ih key for some time, said: "But stoi/ a 1 inl. r ^. ^''^ mine now in Philadelphia, snt me a daft ^o? /T^°^ wanted made, and it is almo t exactly like this -" Vr P ^"^ handed it to Bangs, who found it a finely exermed dV.u" of the pouch key, made bv Marone-^" Po! • ? '^^^''''"S 'he would return the draft to histfe'nd"and™fhe':o''uld # e>. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) h /. :/ ^ .M m. 1.0 I.I 1.25 2.5 2.2 2.0 iA mil 1.6 V] <^ /a & w^" / A#/ ^<^ '^^' V, ^^^^v PhrifnrrrQnriip Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 4 & V V N> % S ^^T^ iij- ^ o i 92 PWKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. not make it. B^ngs managed to get a copy of the draft before it was returned. " On discovering this, I saw through Maroneys plan at once; he wished to have a key made simih.r to^he pouch key, and introduce it as evidence in his trial that others tuan the agents might have keys to the Company's pouches wo days before Maroney met his wife in Philadelphia f l^e nffi ^°"^"^^i?» '^'^'^ the Vice-President and & the office of the Express Co. I maintained that it was tl e Company's duty to airest Maroney They had a rZ^ll bring suit against an agent of theirs wSrever foS .^f hil ripSa^^'lf'" "^^"-,^^^^-/.he Company^^'lse in ±niiadelpl a. If we could get him in prison here aW would be well, and the expense .md trouble orfolfowtiThim from place to place would be entirely avoided. I°T4 o,^ duty to keep him in jail, where I could introduce a defective c.sguised as a fellow-prisoner, whose dutv would be to ^eJ nto his confidence and finally draw from 'him his secret an! learn his plans for the future. I presented my idels "o clearly that the Vice-President was convinced that the plan r \gr^.^"^'^"d he at once saw St. Georee Tucker Campbell, the eminent lawyer, laid the whde case before him and asked his opinion. They looked d e whole case over, and he admitted that my plan was a good one h" said we ni.g^,.t be able to hold Maroney for a^short time but he really d,d not think we could long do so. He St be able to tight It out for three or four weeks but hv h?A- Maroney would be sure to effect his rdease hJ w'uld be ZT"^ H f ^'-^ ^"^'>^ ^-Pectation of effecting his rfease at It would be impossible for me to make a Sroper effor' to mould his mind to my purpose. He product ^iS evidence to i^-ove to me thac it would be bad policv to trv my plan m Philadelphia. This was a crushing W Ind I felt as 1 a load had been placed upon my^breat Mr Campbell left me one ray of hope by stating tliat he was not fully posted in the laws of the State of New York and tha I might be enabled to carry out mv purpose the^e Leaving Bangs in charge at Philadelphin 'the Vice Pre^H^nf ' f started for New York. We llad 'a meeT ing wkh the Presi dent and other officers of the Company, a^d detern^ined to opy of the draft THE EJTPRBSSMAN AND Tl E DETECTl VE 93 lay the matter before Clarence A Sewnrrl ^v^ n counsellor in Nev/ York He hiH i„rK ' <^0"ipany's Company, as I had been anH .n f I f " '"^''^*^^ "^>' '^^ arrested. How hJppydM f nowfeeU a7." '"^ '''™>'' ^'^ weigh, of sorrow h^^been iS t, .^ b LTal ff°b:' f hand of magic : hope had taken the -ZL nf nf. ■ '^ J ? returned to Philadelnhia with rlT 'V despair, and I bound to win b^oilS'^iretlvX:' "^""^^ ^"'' «™"=»'' and Rivers rreS'sa""^ ""'■'' "^'■='*'ws,» Green i «' ^^:l §\i i'l l!l ,m CHAPTER XV. a ATURDAY, the seventh of May, was a busy one for \0 my operatives. Maroney ^eft the hotel, iollowed bv stopped at the corner of Vine and third streets In five or ten minutes, who should come along and meei him but RiverfthZ? ''?'^r/? 'y ^^^^" ' '' seemed strange to mSL 1 J'Y '^'""''^i '^'^" '"^'^" ^hi« roundabout wfy of ?Vhen Mr^M '°"'^ ""'^ understand the reason for it. When Mrs. Maroney came up, Maroney took her arm and toge her they walked to the office of Alderman G.T'wi in^L -^ remained in the office some fifteen minutes and on coming out went directly to the Washington House' La and TT''- '^''' "^"^" ^^P^^^^^' accompanied by l-lora, and getting into a carriage were driven to the ferrv crossed over to Camden, and took the train for New Yo^' for^^A^'^'r' '^'' ^'''''' ^"""^^"' ^t^^^^d on a keen run for the Adams Express Office and reported to me th. c Maroney family were under way for New York \ Ji was in New York, so I telegraphed to him, informing hi^n S w'/rd Irtd '" '""T.-^'''-- "^ ---diately foulfd Mr It was bettl"^ fi^'7 ^r" ^"^"^ ^' ^^^^^^'"^^ Williams's ? eLcutinJ L.^""^^ °""?- J ^"PP^^^d he had been execut ng some deed. I consulted with the Vice-President about the person most likely to procure the desiredl^nfor mation irom Alderman Williams. After due con dera^'oT ::ste'bes:'^^ ^'r 'r'^"^' ^^^^^ ^^ thrc~S; b::ntua:f . ;riots:t ^z^^^tf^ y ^^-^i not tn 'nnf f^ -^"t^-^t in n s deanngs, but I determined not to put too much confidence in him. i am alwavs suspicious of men until I know them thoroughly? or haTe THE e^/>JibSSMAJV AND THE DETECTIVE 95 coufd Alderman Williams, and learn all that he knowLFrfnTr".''?';"'"^'^^'' ^" ^"""'"g scene, and, him FrfnkUn th. " u"^f ''°'' "^ 8°°<* story! related it to hearti,/an »itef tofd^Hr twH? hirj^^^i .Ms 1? S^Vworf'^TSr ^^'^ ^ " ' '^^' ™"-"' to the restaurant wTth me and h, '' '''''' '° S°'"8 ^°™ boule Of champag^ftoTarLmXn?'^ °>'s-r| and a thiS oTtM. 1',."'°".^""™'="' ™s fond of the good Sne foJ a J"'*!:, ^"i '"='='=P"='^ "'^ proposition without Tnd thiv wenf H f '"'uS- Ht 'ocked up his office, and o?de', andl ^"T"-'" *^ restaurant. Franklin gav^ his "hem ' He '.n*^;';" ™k' "^'^-^^ ''^"^ soon smoking before nfluence sref wit" -^ha^pagne, and under its exhLatiug n such ro!rt .M \' ^"d wutier, and kept the AldermaS oysters It lenl"i^"', ?" "j^ '^™''' ^'=^^<='l)' sallow his nan r^f AT ^"' ^■■'^''''" told a story of a man by the name of Maroney, who had come to the city and eett m 1 ar::'air„r'r='"^ =<""P-y. ^-^ been^Jeced ofqul"! .'nfefreZ°ou th.r"'^' u^l ^^'^ ^™8'" F'-nklin's^id to SoTf h° ""eves but finding it would be necessary dany^iuper, he concluded-.ob''e:^tlfe"fos^and';:; ^m^: As he finished this little story the Alderman laughed m I: t M M 96 PiyKHRTON S DETRCTIVh: STORfliS. liM heartily, and remarked : " I'll bet five dollars it is the same '• Why, what do you mean ?" inquired Franklin " Well, ;. man named Nathan Maronev came to my ofhce yesterday with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Irvin and I married them I got a good big fee, too, and I'll bet five dollars he is the same man that called on you. Of course he would not want it known that he frequented such places just as he was gomg to be married, and so did not prosecute. JJon t you see ? * They both laughed heartily, and Franklin, having learned all he wanted to, soon look his departure. He reported to the Vice-President that iMaroney liad been married the day before, and the Vice-President immediately communicated the news to me. I hurriedly thought the matter over. J had all the points on Mrs. Maroney that I wanted. 1 could see that there was some cogent reason for Maroney's marrying Mrs Irvin He wanted to place her where she would tell no stories' Ihere were only two ways to do this. Maroney, the thief had either to murder hK: mistress, or to make her his wife' I could see plainly through the whole transaction. Maronev" after committing the roblx^ry, had, in exact accordance with my theory, found that he needed some one in whbm he could conhde, and with whom he could ease his overburd- ened mind by disclosing the facts of the robbery. Who could be a safer person than his mistress.? Her interests were identical with his ; he had gained her the entree to good society ; had taken her from a house of infamy where she was shunned and scorned, and by allowing her the use of his name, had placed her in a position to ./.m?//./ respect In all things she seemed devoted to his interests, and so far as he knew, her conduct while with him had been beyond reproach. What could be more natural than his selecting her and pouring into her ear the details of his crime ? How well It must have made him feel to find in her not a stern moralist who would turn from him with scorn and point to tne heinousness of his crime, but a sweet enthu- siast, with Ideas moulded to suit his, who would encourage and renew his feelings of ultimate success and almost rob crime of its horrors ! " > it is the same THE EjrPRESSMA.y AND THE DETECTIVE. ,, MaVotVUTvLT rh^' l T^ ^r- ^^^" '^ her to hear have loo'kfd foma d w^' dS?to fn"^^ ' -"^^ '^^ '^'" Maroney, rich with hTs mSf.n ° -^ J^*"'"^ ^^^^ when a positioner above whaffhJ^^^ '^°"-^^. P^^^« ^^^ '" ing! How her eyes rustWfl kT ^"^'P^ted reach- she could then reLrn wTth rSo,fhf h'V' ^^^^hought how had been shown to her she h" J'^ l""'^^ ^^^ «<=orn that take and then her life of ih.m; m°!!^^ °"^ ™°^e step to up : Maroney S'^a^ J^^.r"^^ ^^ ^^"^P^^tely covered him if^r^ouW bet eU" Tf-/ .^^^ ^ '^ ^^ ^-e to to make her an honest woman ^in?h5^' refused \.,, request be to him ! ! ^" ^" ^^^ ^yes of the world, woe She did " "'! ^"''' "" ^"'^ ''^' ' ''°"''" ''°'""'^-" waited untilTh^leaTh'edfh'f m!!'^k"'^^?'' °" ^^^^^^y, but folded to him the necessitv of ht^' ^"^•''^"" ^radualf; un- bitter pill for him to swalK °^ ^\ "^'7^'"^ ^^r- It was a murder to his ot WhTe "was h . "" ''' ^^ "^^^^ '° ^^d The necessity was rendPr^H f ?"^^ ""^^"^ ^^^^fety. the fact that h'L'^^^L not re^Hv^ n^ possessed all the qualifications whi" °^' ^'^^ ^ ^^^ ^^o to man. He had formed .ni I ' '^"^.^' ^^^ ^^^^ so dear Mrs. Irvin, as soon roo^iS ° J° ^?^ "^ °^ ^^^ "distress, 'narry the girl he loved 'but he^w^'^H ^'^ 'T^^ '^'"^ ^^^^ ^« ment. As he had not thl ' ^^"""^^ *» disappoint- had been foL'/Vonht mTrX^ 'A" fn" ?'^"' '^ determmed to kill two bird<5 J/fh J ^^ therefore was have some keys made to fit thf. ''°^'' ^"^ ^^^^ North I sat for soL hou?s?n th. ^S "'P?7' P^"^^- tendent, cogitating overth/^^,^^^^ '^' ?^"^^^^ Superin- to have the notice^of the marS.l ' k?^.^"^"^ concluded the notice in the usual form ^^ published. I ^v^ote out ^ress. It read : '"" ^"^ ''°' ^' '^ the P>^;W./^/«^ " MARnrED gome^, Aia., .„ Mrs. ll^Sr^f J»kZ^"S°^ ''"■"- ran i^^ ' 'nt 08 PINKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. \l llj " Montgomery papers please copy." I sent copies of the Press containing this notice to all the Montgomery papers, enclosing the usual one dollar note to pay for its msertion in their columns, and in a few days the news was blazoned forth in Montgomery. But I had not finished with it yet. I got the names of all the ladies with whom Maroney was accjuainted in Montgomery and the surrounding country, also of all his male friends, and, buying a large number of the Press containing this notice, I had copies directed to these persons ; and also to his friends 111 Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, Memphis, Natchez, New Orleans and Mobile, not forgetting the hig/iiy respect- able ladies at the pleasant house at Chattanooga', or at Nat- chez, on the hill. These papers I sent to Porter by express, directing him to mail them. Wherever I could learn of any of Maroney's friends, I furnished them with copies of the Press. They must have thought some one very kind to take so much interest in him, or more likely thought he had sent them himself. I knew I was making capital for the company by having the notice so fully circulated in Mont- gomery. The inhabitants were amazed when they saw it and terribly indignant at Maroney's conduct. ' While it was true that Maroney and his wife had never mingled much in society in Montgomery, still he had brought a woman there and openly lived with her as his wife, who had not only led a life of infamy prior to her meeting with Maroney, hut who, even then, was but his mistress. It was an outrage upon decency, and as such was felt and resented. Prom Maroney's personal popularity and agreeable manners, there were many who believed in his innocence, still more who did not desire his conviction. His marriage thinned the ranks of the latter and entirely wiped out almost every trace of the former. The man who would live with and introduce a prostitute as his wife, was regarded as never too good to be guilty of robbery or any other crime. The sympathy which had been felt and expressed for Maroney by those who regarded him as fighting single- handed against a wealthy and powerful corporation, was now regarded as having been worse than thrown away! It was at once and permanently withdrawn. My move had proved THE BXPHES^IU^ Am, THE DETECTlrt. ^ a perfect success and I now felt ,n,„.i, of .he final .rial to be mI iuiZ^.lZV ''"'''' '"^ '^-" We left Marones', his wife nnr? t.-? ^- , for New York, to en oT u '"^/ '"'"''^ °" ^'^^ ^-'^rs, boi.nd shadowed by (ireen ^ ot ce7ih7"v '\7 ^^'^''•^■ appeared suprenielv hapDv T ]? i ^'■'- ^^aroncy purpose; she was now a lecnllv 1 , ^^'^omph-shed her ;va.s in good spirits, bnt ml Ae ^^^ '^^^■, ^^^-oney lJ\em up He was now enjojh . some of H '"^' '° ^'"^^^ ^ --me, bemg forced to leave the Wrl iT^ ^ f^'^^' ^^ common prostitute. He hul old L r ^^"^ ^"^ ''^"'''V ''^ although outwardly he apnea ed^,,"' ''^T ^^^ 8°^^' ^n^ he was racked witl^ /on^Jl dm^em Lns' uTT' ''7^^"^ now not have given to be bu-l? in ?t ^V^^^ ^^'^"W he the taint of cnmrfree to do as 1. ' ^^ T.^^^^^"' ^''^ ^''^"^ step had been takenthe could no/" /'^ ^ • ^'"^ ^^e fatal on, and when, as he fel tsu^e he u/m ^'' V'^ "^"-^^ ^^" some quiet way to get id of h s.v^e i ' fT"'^ ''' "°^ ^"^ neanng Jersey City, and when I^' reactVT ^'^if^ Maroney grasped Maroney's arm and Zfn v}''''^ ^^'^^ hand, walked aboard the fe y boat Mn^ ^T ^^ ^'^^ bnde ever felt more exultant than she ^^ "7^>'-"^^'-^ied scorn at the hurrying crowd 1,^^. M ^ .^^^"^^^ ^^''^h felt contaminated by" theZ'ich Th'^'^'^f/'Sh'^' J^-'^tled her, reception that await'ed themin Nev^Yo^^ ' T?""^' '' ^'^ their marriage had been flashed T .? • '^"^ "^'^^s of and he had" made alf preparadons tn '' "''T '" ^'^"^s, reception. Bangs had cS ?or Mr V^^ ''^^^? ^ '^''^^'^ •ng all the papers ready drove to M^J?' '"."^ '^^' ^^^'- Seward was a great Wite S. ' ^^arshal's office, trouble in getting United State T\T\^''''^ ^'''^ "- 'leputy to accomplny him Thev . ,>^ ^^''^' ^"^ a he called, but readL Tostnoned l''' ^".^"S^^'g^d when attend to him. The7wtiS-. ' "^^f "^"^'"^^^ ^o and crossed over to te sev C tv^^ ^''''''''i^^ to the ferry from Philadelphia ^^^ ^''^' '^ "^^^^ ^^^ train coming , ^yhen Maronev and his u-ife stennpd - .i - vet, an «.as ,u,„, a„d"^L?e°^'St:^;^f ^f^i^^^^^^^ 100 riNKERTONS DETECTIVE STORIES. Flora, stood one side for a few moments, waiting for the crush to be over, and then stepped proudly out for the wharf He had taken scarcely three steps on the soil of New York before he was confronted by Marshal Keefe. " You are my prisoner !" said he. " Nathan Maroney, I demand that you immediately deliver to me fifty thousand dollars, the property of the Adanjs Express, which you felo- niously have in your possession 1" If a thunderbolt had fallen at his feet he could not have been more astonished. The demand of the Marshal, de- livered in a loud, harsh lone, and coming so unexpectedly, completely unnerved him, and for a moment he shook like a leaf His head swam around, and he felt as though he would drop to the ground. IJy a desperate effort he gained control of himself His wife hung speechless on his arm, while little Flora grasped her mother's dress, and gazed with a startled, frightened look at the Marshal and the rapidly gathering crowd. '• I have no money belonging to the Express Company !" said Maroney, and supposing that that was all that was wanted with him, he attempted to force himself past the Marshal. " Not so fast !" exclaimed the Marshal, taking hold of one of Maroney's arms, while his deputy stei)ped forward to assist him, if Maroney made any resistance. " Not so fast, you must come with me !" ^ Maroney could scarcely realise his situation ; it was to him a horrid dream. In a kw moments he would awake and laugh at it. But the jeering crowd, the stern officers of the law, his Aveeping wife and her frightened child, formed a scene which was indelibly stamped on his memory never to be obliterated. His wife insisted that her husband should accompany her to the Astor House, and the Marshal finally consented. At the Astor House he saw his wife and Flora in their room, in the presence of Marshal Keefe, his deputy, and Bangs. No words passed between them. His new- made -bride of only six hours was bathed in tears — what a liuncy-moon ! Maroney was almost in tears himself, but he choked them back. He kissed in\s wife and Flora, and motioning to the officers that he was ready, followed them to Eldridge street jail. 'W THE KXl'RESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. m How terribly must he have felt when the heavy door of h,s cell was bolted upon him, and he was left in lolitude tl irentTh^he^n- d ^ .^^'^ ^^^ save himself, and now h 'w^s^^^^'onf vtt^^^^^: not have given to undo what only six hours before he^d been so anxious to consummate ! What a blow it womIH J. ^ to h m if he could have known the eCl Z t n ^''" to disseminate through the Sou h the i Is orh ^^^ ^^ but this I did not intend he lould knoT Mr^ T?^' ' thought that Maroney would soon be out oft i k, t wo7 dered vvhy he had been arrested in New York ' ^llT cudedthat the Company had determined on ihefc suddenly confrontmg him and charging him with the rr?m ?eS ''Se'hfd''^ '^/r^' breaf doVln'd m k a"^n -/! I' I li! I li I CHAPTER X VI. ly/TR; SEWARD had done his work well. I had little "7 'ear that Maroney would get out, as his bail was fixed at one hundred thousand dollars— double the amount of the robbery. The question now arose : What shall we do with Maro- ney ? I held a consultation with the Vice-President t^eward, and Bangs, and suggested the propriety of placing one of niy detectives, named White, in jail with him. White was m Chicago, but I could send for him and have him in readmess for the work in a few days. White was a shrewd smart man to act under orders, and nothing more was re- quired. I proposed that he be introduced to the jail in the following way : He was to assume the character of a St Louis pork-packer. It was to be charged against him that he had been dealing largely in hogs in the West; had come to New York with a ciuantity of packed pork of his own to sell : and also had had a lot consigned to him to sell on commission • he had disposed of all the pork, pocketed all the proceeds' and then disappeared, intending to leave for Europe, but had been discovered and arrested. The amount involved in the case should be about thirty-seven thousand dollars. It was part of my plan to introduce a young man, who should pre- tend to be a nephew of White's, and who should call on him and do his outside business. I had a good man for this work, m the person of Mr. Shanks. His duties would be to call at the jail daily, see his uncle White, carry his letters, go to his lawyers, run all his errands, etc. White was not to force his acciuaintance on Maroney, or any of the prisoners, but to hold himself aloof from them all He was to pass a good deal of time in writing letters, hold hurried consultations with his nephew and send him off with them. Shanks was to be obliging, and if any of the prisoners requested him to do them favors, he was to willingly consent. 102 TltK EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE 103 Very h>N people outside of a prison know how neressarv oul^iS'faTorVrlh"'^ '^'l ^'^" °" P"^--« and d^Iittl^ outside favors for tiiem. No matter how popular a man n-fh' °'.^^ "?''^">' ^'■"^ ^"^"^-^ he thinks' he^ as, heTvi find If he .s thrust into prison, that all of them will very like y desert him, and he will then keenly feel the necessU of having some one even to run h.s errands. If he has no fend makes. A man like Shanks would soon be popular with the prisoners, and have his hands full of commis'sions %u aT o^'^ ^^°°'^ "'^"y objections made to mv plan but with Mr. Seward's assistance, all its weak pointsJere "lea ed away, and it was made invulnerable I telegraphed, ordering White and Shanks to come on to after Maroney's arrest she visited him in the EldHdgrst eet jail, eaving Flora m the Astor House. They had a loS amounV o^hT' '''""'"' '''' ^"^"'^^^ '' the^Ma^hd the amount oi bail necessary to effect her husband's release He informed her that the bail had been fixed at - mndred thousand aollars. She seemed surprised at the la 'mount Snf inTo' ''"""^' '''''' ^^^^"^y' ^'-" left the jand getting into a carnage, was driven to 'J'hirty-firs street Cxreen hailed a passing cab and followed at hise!ase When Za 1"'" j^?^ a c^oss street where he stopped him He WV if r/° ^'^'^' ^'' ^^^"'•"' ^^"d getting oiT of the hack, walked slowly down the street, keeping a^shaplook- t'e Zu^eXT^ fe went into. Mrs. Maron'ey remlh. dt driven tpf ^^'^ ^" h°"'' '-^"d ^he" came out and was o cupied iTf'T •''"'l^^ "^"^ ^"^° ^ l^^g^ build ng reSed ^ont t'''''"''^' \^^''^^^^ clothing establishment^ remamed some time, and then came out with a gentleman marn^n'Tn'"^^"'''^ '^.'' *° '^^ ^^^"dg« street jail. Greenre- soon came out TT. ^''^ ^^^^-"^y ani the gentleman seTrarb^uLtsi^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^' ^^ ^^^ ^--o m i .: 1 ]n4 PlSKmrnN^S DETECTIVE STORIES. Maroney received several calls during the dav • l,. very irritable, and seemed much depre"sfd in spirts Mrs. Maroney returned to th.^ Acf^v S ^ , weary, depressed, and despondent '"' ""^"^^ '' ^''^' his^mZl Sfwed aSdln^t m"''' ^^^ »"-« °' on whom MaronTprindBairS^, °f '^ •V'lH*^ f™"'' whom he had S ?n thTsLrh v, ° ^T"^ ^^^ ™^ °"^ bu. who had now^ecom/a pTrtr ;"h loTsr '""'"'^^' thiSl^'in^W "'^ '^"''^ ^' *^' j^^^ «^^^r^I times and did everv- THE EXPRESSMAN AND TEE DETECTIVE. ,06 ci,« • J -0. , ^^^^ "^"^ ^" Camden on her arrival She arrived safely. Rivers reliev^^rl p\oL "^r arrival. .heNo„Epe™3,.-f3ra'^^^^ and seized 4o..^tZbloZn:n^'''':ir'' "i^'^''^'' versation with Madam Imbert 7 h„. .•°,''''Y^''s''ortcon- " Mrs. Maroney," said Madam Imbert " I fear vou finH exor^esln^^^r^^"^^^^; . ^^"^ "^^ "^-«t be happ/beyond expression. You have a kind husband, a sweet child evo^l thing that makes life enjoyable ! while I am semrl p:i f ^' my dear husband, far awa^, with no on 'o love'^e no one to care for me ! I have bitter trouble, rendered alTthe hard r^^J!"-: ^y f' 'f' th^t I have to brood over it atp^" ^ ftav. uoi one friend in this wide world to whom I can flv for consolation. No ! not one ! My life is un3Deak.K7 nSln l7 "i" ''''^'' "^^ ^- -^' big more g^'flS^ not help It ! I strive to be, but it is impossible^ ^ I ofte„ J; ■» 106 PINKERTON^S DETECTIVE STORIES. the Hrst whom I wished to be mv fiend r? '™'^'^'' troube and fee! the n^pnT^f, r '^j , " y°" ^''^ "> make me your confidante^- "'^' '''''^' "°' '^^^ "" ""= ? sto;t a i^d oneVd'ed'" TJT ?=" ^^ -■< ' % too highly to risk losinl ;; Tf '^>' "^'"^ y"""" friendship Marl1;?o/±;f S "°r '"^'^ ' ^^^ '--<^ °" ^I- side paths anTftev tnl T"'^ *"J"'^ '""o °"« °f *e persuasion, MadamUbert ™f ' °" -^ ^'"'^''- ^f"^-- ""dt secret. ^ ' ™^ prevailed on to disclose her hufbtd'tSdIow !l?i/r"^^ ""= "-^y virtues of her =t:s^sSSSr-™-^ ney dM™?tu™'Lmr''-^'!:'" '"" f™""' *^' M-' Maro- was ?he wfe of a colcr ' o T' °" discovering that she said : ™'- °" "'^ rantrary, Mrs. Maroney " It was ttio bad indeed '" a.fe^hulaf"''^ """• ^'"■■•''^ ■=^'^" *an Madam Imbert : ptsettt-JlTo-uritbrilh'tet 't''"^ S . She said that she was going Sou* soon bo^ -^H f miend to stav lone- Sh^ a\a »,XV ' ' 17 . ' , "■ "'" ^o^ in pi. but m^e,^;«iHatt e^^n'Vo^tu'bTe '"^''^"'^ *- Madam Imbert replied that it was very ha7d; that there THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE io7 had heard that morning that she had returned pn^^^; ^• that she was in the garden, had started npursi^t' o?l'"^ and arrived at a most inopportune moment A l ''' in view, Mrs. Maroney exclaimed ^hL ^^ "^T^ awkward fool ' He is surh . ho<^f i ' ^ ^ '^^"'^^ ^hat poison him \" ' ^ ^^^'^"^ ""'^"-^'''^ ' I'd hke to DeForest came gaily alone exnerflncr f^ i with open arms, but instead fo^nd both X ^^^ '' "O ladies, what's the matter ^Cry^^^^^ ''^'', nothing, but Mrs. Maroney gave h ma scornfnf in i'' v'u made h m tremble T7^ kL i scornful look which ho feared some one hS cut him out "'"^^^"'' ^"^ ^'^^^ Rivers kept a close watch on Mrs Maronpv .r.A • .1 afternoon called at the house to see Tosh h; f 'a ^}^ ideaintoherhead%'w,sh andnlti 1°"^ '"^"^^'^ g°' ^" it, I had to givefn LnrMetrr^-^ ' '''^''''^' ^^-- ^^^^Ohl said Mrs. Cox to Josh., ^vou are always in my Stemples's. Rhers treafe^and f^^^^^ adjourned to out from Cox the reSns of hi"^ 't f"f ^^^^^^ed to find tne reasons of his wife's hurry and bustle. If II- in* ' It; 108 PTNKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES Cox told him that his wife had takpn a c,,^^ wash, and although he haS st ong?y 'ob^ctS The"? 'S impressed him into the service and sef hwl^T ' i ^ ^^"^ the chores and hauling the wa^er ^' ^°'^ ^°^"S nofTof^th'.lfv "^^^,^^^P"^it information, but could not. Lox, with all his shiftlessness, knew when to hold hi« tial interview with Madam Imbert, which was broken unbv the unwelcome appearance of DeForest and kn7w n?.^ preparations going on at Cox's. SoTe ;;aTo„'the alel '" CHAPTER XVII. TN the afternoon Madam Imbert called on Mrs. Maronev 1 leaving Miss Johnson at home. Mrs. Maronev met he; kindly, and poured into her ear a tale of sorrow ^Shetofd Madam Imbert that she was going South for a shor v s t fm t ad. other th 'T. ^^^"^°' "?^ ^^^" ^^^^^ ^-^^ -^ loit each other. She did not menuon where she was going or allude in any way to Montgomery ^'S^ing. Madam Imbert did not deem it good policy to ask questions to closely, and, although she very much wished o get information, she remembered my strict orderT against running any risk, and did not ask. ^ ' seatV^the'Z'"^ ^'""'' ^'"' 1!^ '° ^^^"'P^^'^ ^"^ took a seat m the bar-room, as it was the best place to i?ain infnr bTfor? Tosf Co"" ^^^"^ '\ ^^ ^^^ noTbelnfoTg h'^r^ is n thf ; ??\''^'^rr^- ^"^ ^^^^^ for Stemples. - He is^ in the stable," said Rivers : '' I will go and get him fb? for';Ka^fhi^k''°'' '^^^"^' ^°"^^^^^'" -^ ^^-^^d Rivens very politely accompanied him, but was unable to overhear what was said, as Cox drew Stemples to one side H"ht T''", r '^" ^" 2 ^°" ''^'' Stem'ples °aid " Al light ! and Cox started off. Rivers stopped him an asked him to take a drink ^ ^ ' ^"'^ n^ lu said. I am in a d— d hurry," and was gone T ere IS one drink gone to no purpose/' muttered Rfvers" h^uaedly harnessing up his team, and turned in to help " Strange fellow, that Cox !" remarked Stemnles «^ w. wanted to get my team and not let me knovi^Xre he ^a^ 109 ■> 'i' l'|:-l J9 \it I no PINKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. going. I told him he could not hnvp if ,v u^ j-j where he was going, and thTn e s. H L ^'^ "°^ '^y ness them if there had been' hV J ! 3 ""' *° ''^'■■ fouo^tet^TLrdfer -i?;!;! t;: r ^°" »- step of the way" ^ ^^^ *° ^"" every dootr^d-if a" rJT^it^ors;!-'^^^^^^^^ - '"^ down to his house. Mrs. Maronev and F nrV ^ '^''^^'' .0 b:rtdt''erhr wT/o^j^^ri^x^^^^ ,- drove off he started after ttem on a keen run Hri*'^ he had a twelve-mile race before him bmVTf ;„ , ''"?"' fotd ^Th'^"' ™^ ^^'^ da?k and'h"? hid' t?fo, ^ t have done, and rendered it i^^^ *ibk or tl mT^e: hiln V:^^^:::^z '^ Tfi -rh'^i ' 7 must g,ve up and drop by the wav but h. f f u" feeling back and pl"nU on li^the dete m Nation nf vmntng When they reached the outskirts othd'v Tosh reduced h,s speed, so that Rivers easily followed wiS; rd?iiarzrt,^tdrt 3^^-^^^ the depot, and Rivers miring U^t fSlotveTMrr^ "' ney and Flora to the ticket-o-ffice wifho^fbl'g observed 'i; THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE , i , lost ; it was a qLrTer pasfter .n7/° ''"^^ ^"^ ^^ ^e minutes past eleven He r S' 1 "^ 'H ?'"'" ^^^^ ^^ ten he saw |osh. g:^^ .fe^^g^ ^^ "^^^^^^^ hack, said to the driver • " hSp ic n ^ ! ,. "^"^ ^aihng a Bangs had run down from New Yort fl-.^ co to consul, me on some matter^and he and TT '"^'"-"^ ni a room at the Merclnnfc;' ' t!f • ^"^ / ^^^^^ sittmg tory to retiring :te"t-rda;rwori Z^^' ^'^T edin, and Rasped out- "rtf V„ i ' ^"J ^'^"^ ■'ush- and daughtefar^elnX^rat^LitAon'^^^^^^^ me-notagrerdeal as it w,. .^1'f " tlie money I had with his instructins as we droralon e Tv. ''"''i' ^"' "■" tion just in time. Roch rushed^'lo ^f "J-T^ " *" *-''- "Second-Class, Montgomerv" Irl^' aAet-office, said ticket, and sprang nXZl\J^"^t '";'' • P""' . f°^ Ws drew out of 'the ftatbi. Tl ere we?e n^ If" '' " """'y fhe time, which was fortunate for S as iftet"!? H? "' .t™e tTe' "jr^^dTap" " «i' » ^ -'^^ 'n™; Maroney and Ca w^^i'S^, p"ro d^l'^^S ^^ «- n the person of Roch. I.eavin^rem I „ ^"i°''.'' Jou™^^wewi„ now return to ^Ma i^ Tn Cfd^^ Bargs'';v:teSLrcVora,Tott?H^'?''^^V»<' was ordered to foUmv hi, i„s,-°r,,- ■ *f/ .«','"'«• White attempt to move too "l'""i"f' ""'^ "iiphcitiy, and not to Mm. t'o be ttsed L'hlrorresfofenrafd' ," fP"" '"' thoroughly, so as not to need a key. ' '' ''^"''^ " h i r Ji -■! * 11: PINKERTONS DETECTIVE STORIES. Having thoroughly posted them, Bangs turned his atten ion to procuring the arrest of Whitf. He secured the ervices of a common, one-horse lawyer, and placed theVas^ in his hands. The lawyer felt highly honored at being em fc !?^^r'°^'"^^ magnitude, involving thirty sevSi' M? f K WK-'"' ^"^ '''^'''^^^ that he woufd soon hlvo Mr. John White secure in prison. He procured the neces to S?" "' ^^'"^' '""^ ^" ^^^ h-^^ -' the' Marshal" th J^M ^' ^''r -i"'^ '^'''"'^ ^^'"^^ ^^^-^s to be found, but gave the Marshal a big job before coming across him ^He searched the hotels, saloons, lawyers' offices etc going ^n not findt '^h"' ^'^"^'^' P^^P'"S ^"' ^^^ then go nr off on in' for VVh1te""-T "' T ^"^"^ '^^^ ^"^'"^"^^ business hunt in? to ShanW; tT' a] "T!"^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ discovered talk- Sn^fedtm J^J^^^^ nU? ^ ^"' stranger in New York, accc:;f;aS/.?m, so t fh'e'Sn know the place afterwards. White was booked at oi?ce and while going along with the jailer was asked whether he wished to go to the first or second-class, the jailer judgin' that he would not take third-class. The fi?s class was composed of t^iose fortunate mortals who had r^o^v xt h^irnir Of'" "Tf °""^ ~ntT°rs uiuer m ineir meals. Of course Maroney was in thp fir^f class, so White followed suit. He gave the ^ail ? the uS douceur for introducing him to the prison, and then had i et hir sotr'to fetlf'r ""^ '^1"' ^' '^^' had ^c^a t ca mm so tar, to fetch his carpet-bag and some clothes Hp then retired to his cell to meditate over his painfSation , He glanced around amongst the Drisoner=! Vn^ ! picked out his man. Marone? did no't sLin 'to be doing anything particular, but sat musing by himself In th ! manner, brooding over their misfortimesf WhTe and Maro ney spent the evening until the hour of reti ement Tht next day White kept by himself, pond rinfoTer what he c.'f^i r J >^;'«g,"iau or aoout twenty, came with the satche , and made himself very useful to White bv car vin^ several messages for him. Some of the prisoners noS THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. " 113 tills and asked White if he would nnf i«f u- l little outside favors for them VVl™e aid " P.'" '7 ? Shan be only too happy .o assist y^l a ^''way^f ^n '' ' Shanks was soon such a favorite with the prisoners' thM he greatly reduced the perquisites of the jailor Mrrone' gradually became quite familiar with White He would M hm good mommgwhen they were released from ScdL and take an occasional turn in the hall with him TheJ Xs^'sSk'r " T*'"--' -d -eivLd ^rl&t" phes, Shanks benig the medium of communication tk; peared to have few friends.'^ mJ^. MaTon^y had Ze' and tould c,1l°"' '° P"'',!''"! '^f!"'^' ""»'»•>• A few friends Maroney, who was on her iournev anH fmrv. nV r ^, Patterson, and Porter, at Mon gomer^ Th^. f I? ^^^' him well posted. The letters sfrb^P J. '"'^'- ^'P^ and many said they always thnnoht ti,„„ sianaer, wrong about Mrs Maroney and thil '. fmething better from her. Many also ' sa"d the^h,?'""'' ""■'''"S of him and believed he'haTc^mmi ^eTtS roU?-' TT concluded by stating that McGibony!thetoec«ve 'seemed S "%"°7p"?1' r." ""^^ b"' "ttle tTsaraboutle matter. He (Po-ter had conversed with him and Mr Gibony secerned of the opinion that it was a mo've of *e r m.\ 114 PINKERTO.YS DETECTIVE STORIES. in^:biL&C:t4^™ - - ""'o- position .i.h .„e White was occasionally drawn into a Kamc of cards SrisonTL^fi acquainted, and would talk over he various reasons for their imprisonment At certain timi.« hai no'T.""^^ """'"^ ■? "'"^'' ''X'heir lawye" Marone; came hi order jr«1'- ^' '"■•""> ^'"^''ed '^ose that nS ^ '^* *''"'^'' ""•'' the .smartest, so that he ^S liZZ'°'^ '° ""1"°^ "'"'"''* "^^ acquire' one's serv^ the co^cEn^W '' ?"""■' """■ ^"?'' ''<' B™dually came to mf 'V" he ^d"at '^^hi^r^^r Ist^-^ ^ t^ Ubemg evidently his intention not to employ oundunti Mrs. Maroney returned from the South. At least these TeavW m'""' '°/'^ f '^''"' ^'"d fethom them ' Kmtown. Here everything was quiet : in other worri. Z^^:Z The'°\r "r"'^' Madam Imbeds little to do. She walked in the pleasure grounds with Miss J ^ii...on and .he met Josii, on the street they would notice De lowest a'cteTthr ""'' T}' ^'"^ ^-' ^^'^ P-'^ i-'e i< crest acted the same as before, and was becoming UES. tsition with the ppeared to be 1 it, and so re- yet arrived in '>vare that tlie dcast, and her nie of cards. IS well able to vtre generally and the sup- would some- with him, and sed away the talk over the certain times rs. Maroney I those that :, so that he- ; one's servi- ally came to )n would be ie began to the compli- at present, ounsel until least these them. ,nce at Jen- her words, Imbert had s with Miss he Madam number of le presents lever Miss >uJd notice lite proud, becoming THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. 116 rather sweet on Miss Johnson. Madam Imbert was sad toitT W^^-^i f "^ 'T'''^ ^" ^^^ aclvants wirqui^t dignity. We will leave them to enjoy their easv time, hlv i!:^ i! ! 4 if. CHAPTER XVJII. .eiegraphed .o^>o"rer f ;^°IfX?G" ''.'h^/Th '""=" comiriL' and he hnvi'nfr k1 "*'"^^^ ^'^•' that they were fact, wt, of couJse ar^th^T.-^'''"'°"''>' •"^^^"led of the now' Mar'one^rbosim friend a^rT '" "^^^ 'f^?"^' "^ ^^« tion to Mrs/Maroney. He 'n'et he/Tt\r^."^"''^ '"^'"■ carriage when she arriv^H o„J^ ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^P^* with i thejehang fe^ga^f .h^e^ ^/'"'^ ""'' '" '" anJttoo„"';^U:;' o^;- ^ir "="" ^-™oothed over to have taken Place rivw '""^"""g ^''''nge seemed paid her great attentlo^ .^Hf^""^"^- J"""^"-- °f <=»"'«'•'. the house^fforded b^; a^f \Z\ ^^" ""J "^ *' best room.; day passed her very cooL ' 7^^^' '\ "« ''"""« '!"= friendly, but not so cordial as'.sual fh""'"M" ""■' •■"' stand it. ""• ^"^ <=o«ld not under- po««, andrginVto the'"' ""t ''n'^.^^' >"" "^^''^^ up the old triTSid had Wmtif'^^'i '''''' '''?' P^'n'^d out the lowing day"she Talfe™ al'chafirMay' ^' Seth'™' '°' sual must have happened as .hi l.ff .? .Something mi,. The house was neaf Seltel andP t''V!i ^^"^^^^^ and comp nnf ov. ^"" ■'^ ^^^^^ had seen he v 'n grief :re'prabiy'vl%r\s°h° ™;' "^^ '"^ "-- - ^-^ went to her room pi;;„!^^ ''"V™^'^ '° "^«^ hotel and knocked atheTdoor andXiJed ofFr^' .'"'^^^^ "?' was. Fl -. said h^r ,^o ^"^"''^^^^ of Flora how her ma headach; ' ^^ ^^^r^^^'^'l .^^"' V^^^ ^^e had a bad rhiM-nnd ^ • ■ ;,.^^^''""^ to get m, so he DusheH n^st fhe ered unusili ' ' '' "' "'^"^ '" ^^^^^ nof be consid? ii6 rnn KXPRESSMAK AND VBK USTECnVE. , , , Mrs. M,.y imormcd lier of wh-,? i» ^ ^ '"'"P" ''"'d. Mrs. Maroncy denied the report and decirral that ,h, i.aJ been learned in Savannah long before that th^ u^ afterwards hved in New Orleans, AuKusm Ga anH ^ f^ harj settled in Montgomery. ""'■''s'a. t-a-, and finally Mrs. May replied that it was useless for h^v f„ . live the report down • thnt fl>„ i„a- \,, 1" to try and determined not "r r^cogni/e her anrl°fl V°'i'«r">' '^"d tabooed from Societv X \fi ' "" _ ,^'"' ''^d been Mr. Maroneytrs^he f^n^'Z^rt^^urZ' , Mra- Marcney rose proudly from her ch^r »n^ ^■''^■ "•J^^^ look that m'ade her tremble! said ^'""« "Mr. Maroney is as thoroughly a gen lemn a, M. vr hSfrd'L^.™'^"™"^' ^"'^ ^^ is caterpr^L^:^ ^__^She then flounced out of the house and returned to the m'r',;fn;™:r.i,\t'x°'"oftrt;btvrco'''^^?"T''^ she remained some time, and th^i'rettn^ed .Xhotl^" she^S^r^ rS^J; tZ Z^r'^^, up presumed h. was at the Coin Al.Tts. SrneTfhe'n troubleTndl n^ed tL'lisJince ,fy,T'^-^^-'"i is in that he will evemuallv 1 rn^f K fr"*"' ^"''"'^'' "o' but the company p;;1;l'^h^;i^'dt"ages ^^5^"' '"" "''"' persecution; but he is. J 'S:\X:^ZT''.fT him ; there he has not one who wdl t m, .% '° ",'"'' h.n.. Mr. Maroney and I J^^^JZ sUllXt'ht m' IIS J .iii i PINKFKTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. fight a wealthy coJorS ,L\h Adat^EtrfrrnT' ° stead of helping him, seem inclined to iointhf'.,' '"' party. With them, ' might makes r,VI,t < ^ a stronger "ey gains the day how ,1 ey w 1 Sme ""> r'^^K^""" congralulate him and say, • We airvlfrit -T ° ^"""^ '" mnocent.' O Mr Pnrf/r ;, I u ^ , **' y°" "ere held a prisoner h'ihc No * hen hTthoM ^, '^ ^'^T'^ fore a jury of his fellow SoutlremerWl™ '"n'^ ^'- moneydo in this countrv P R, , I , n , "'" "°' Express that they we ,nf rW '""','l'0"*e Adams woman, I have i,st been to tf ^ ^ "'',* 5 ""^l^' '"'^ have made arrange ,ents to °f' "'' '"'''?"'«'''^ '=°™^«1 ^"d ernor of Alabama on "he Go«,^o?orN™ v™,*^ ''°^- my husband brought here I wan^Mnr h ' ^°* '° ''='^« and bring him do,vn Of course h^fu"^ '° «° f^""'' escape, but it will be nelessa™ » k 1^0 thrfo"''"r';' '° ;ng h,m in the charge of an ICrHUV^J^Zr^r &o''a^^Tu;rt,e^fe?^t"^r" ""^°^ ''™^^ Porter, no^t hav^ ^^^^t^T^lTST^' -^ SL^.,f:i;r4ir;s\^g:™Tit'^'^ He went down stairs and immediately tele-^ranhed ,„ Bangs, m cipher, mforming him of all 1„. 1,,!? i ' , '° asking for instructions in rfga d to a« nin U \T'''' ■''"'' agent in bringing Maroney fi Mon^gomi/ *'"■ ''"°"^"^'^ tiangs held a consultation with the Cener^l s dent. The reasons for Mrs. Maroney's ,rh Sol""''"" now plam, and it was necessary for the con Lnv'f "1 .(acL^rorifrI'^S:n Jls'iS-^d^^l '"d'^f ?' ^"^^ ^' dered them to take the n^eceslT/t °To c&^fe'h:?- RIES. )ur timid friends for Maroney to Express, and, in- in the stronger id when Maro- awling back to that you were '^hy is Maroney d be tried be- ^Vhat will not ow the Adams i^ weak, timid i's counsel and from the Gov- Vork to have ly to go North not attempt to e form of hav- nk McGibony lot go I shall •mmission." said : " 1 will iut that Me- anly one diffi. ry cash." eagerl)'. " j all he asks." 1," said Por- egraphed to learned, and s. Maroney s Superinten- South were tiy's counsel 2 attention, tts, Judd & at, and or- :kmate her, THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. no while Bangs ordered Porter to avoid acting as Mrs Mam ney's agent. • aiu- In the meantime Porter found McGibony, and conducted him to Mrs. Maroney's room. He learned that Charlie May and Patterson had come up during his absence Mrs Maroney made her desire known to McGibony, and he at once accepted the commission. She thanked him and re marked that she hoped to have all in readiness in a few Q2*ys« Charlie May was very attentive to her, and she seemed to thoroughly appreciate him, although his wife had treated her so cavalierly the day before. After dismissing the rest of the party she had a loni? private conversation with Patterson. In an hour PattersorJ came down and went to a livery stable where " Yankee Mary was known to be kept, and soon after Mrs. Maronev had an interview with the proprietor of the livery-stable Porter had become one of the clique, and found that Maro- ney had a large interest in the stable. " Yankee Marv " was Maroney's own property, and his business with the hvery-stables m Chattanooga and xNashviUe was to examine and buy horses for his stables in Montgomery. In a counle of days Maroney's interest in the stable was disposed of to Patterson, and the money paid over to Mrs. Maronev Yankee Mary was not sold, and still remained the prou- erty of Maroney. ^ * All these transactions Porter duly reported to Banes and Bangs to the Vice-President. They decided to^s^cilie Yankee Mary" for the company, and Watts, Tudd & Jackson were mstructed to attach her. This they did and she changed hands, being afterwards cared for in the stables ot the £.xpress Company. Flora was much neglected, as Mrs. Maroney devoted all Her time to business. She was continually out in the com- pany of Charlie May, Patterson, the livery-stable keeper. Porter, or McGibony. ^ ' At last It was announced by her counsel that the " die was cast," and the requisition refused ; so McGibony was spared the trouble of going North. The Governor of Alabama came to the conclusion that he could not ask the 120 PINKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. Governor of New York to deliver ud a mnn i, prisoner of the United Sfpttc Z ^ "^^" ^^° ^'^s a feloniously holding monevuntifT'"''''' "^"'^^^ ^^^^ against hiL Mrl^MaronT; found '^'e^^^^^^^^^ 'T'''^ Montgomery, so she packed ud and wlh if """^^^"^ '" Atlanta. Porter had Roch .^?l.t^' . ^^°'^' '^^'^'ed for started she was agJn imder tL^'lr/of th^^^^^^^^ f '" ^^ ^^^ Atlanta she put up at the Afhn.. S ^ Pitchman. At quarters in a ow bolrdiif. hot ''"^'' ^^^^" ^^^^ ^ook but was careful not to be seen or tn ^v ^"''^"^ ^l^^^^^y^ Maroney and Fte%tlTnr b^reTot^^^ ''^'• down for twenty-four hours. She was nn H.' k^ ^'^'"l"^ something, but what, was a mystery ' '""""^'"S What she did will be eventually disclosed tk « . tanooga so suddenly. ■■ They a"e af llf/" ''! '"^^ ^'^'■ thought Roch; "both are secret fn ^tl ■' '^ P="'" and make no confidants." "'^"' ™°™'nents, '^^\ the eye of tht detective tiever sleet,, ,r,A ii his wife were always outwitted Whit Ih? * T'^J' ™d over their shrewdness the rlpV^.,; \^ ^''^^^^ ^™'ted they had bewildereT^afqulylrzinfarth'e'rf*""*.''' rear window of the "nigger car" from the August/cT^bw b'^fSe^'^r^ \^ bought a ticket to left the taTif-at Union Poi„r'^^i*'' ="^ -^^ ^"^deni; which she immediately took aid wenrto aT " "l''"«- knew nothing about the countrv ,i,. ^*.™'- J^«h and was foUo'wing blLdl^wT^eve TheTd 'Te^ fS"^"' gone far on their new route wl^In a .? ^"^^ ^ad not Roch saw Mrs. MLone^lettW F, '"!, T' announced, ness to leave the1raTnX^^?hecTs'l'"!f^'^" ^^^^^- tion Flora and she got out steiDDed tL ^P'"^ ^^ *^^ ^^^- were taken to the^LanS H^!^ 5 ^^ocr^T"^^"^' '"^ when they entered the hotel wem /^ followed, and some refreshments. ' ^ ^° ^ restaurant and got THE EjtPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE m took a seat on L ve ndah nf/T "' ^!f P^P^' ^' time aDDarenMv hl^f ^^['^naah Here he mused for some rtt^rSof honf ^f 'l''P' '''^"" ^^^ ^^« a^O"sed by the Sp the sfreet he t'"^ '^' '"^^^^^"^ of wheels, and look ng front of "hoterand'aS T'^f'^'u '' ^^^^ "P - While the hor.P. w , ? ^^P^^P^^ gathered around it. into the bar room to'L^e rfrifk'"^^'' H^',^ f ^T ^"^^^^ at the hurry and bustle hnt n,^H , °'^ ^''^^"''^y ^^^^^^ almost dropVed his nsem^.hi^^ 'P'''^"^ *« ^^^ ^^''' ^^^ was not brought down so thit L «,oc . • , ^'^ t)aggage turn W^ 1.0^ .• ' ^ "^ ^^^ certain she would re- bes de hTm itZ ?' "^T''"^ ^''' ''^'' ^^^ Roch got up oesiae mm. It must be admitted that he was hiHl,, 7^ff f ■• Nl^hl'. ttehf. »"" "' " •''''""-'^ ™^' -"*e„ said, wha ™e7ou\S" ' •' ""^^ ^" ^ """"g" P--"g-. or see^In'ceely ™;Vl1ke'\n7de'7r 1 "',^° "■" ^°" '"' ^ " Oh I " saJflfh; H ■ ■ ' "'' set out mit it !" sper-h > a.e vir- vf' '" f P^f^'^'-'S 'one, "yar par- rromwhich i«h gle-aned'hauL'sr "" %^™«'-^'ion. derson's Court House sriv^ '"S"" T ''°™'' '° ^n- as. a question .Tdid^^, .i.n:^^:;erhe''r,d7^ ' 11 122 PINKERTON'S DETKCTIVE STORIES. " nichts verstehe," and so tided over all his difficulties The rCrfnd F?' ''^' ^"^ V'^^^ ^^"^^^™^" besides Mrs. Ma' roney and Flora amused themselves in various ways as thev drove along The gentlemen smoked and conversed and the other lady seemed very agreeable; but Mrs. Maroney did not say a word to any one but Flora. Roch as he oc casionally glanced over his shoulder, observed that she seemed to be suffering from much care and anxiety "'"' Ji^ight miles out from Athens the driver stopped to change his horses, and Roch took advantage of his cir cumstance to get a little familiar with him.^ He found mnk? "^11 "''"f • ^ ^^^ ^""k« ^"d some cigars to moke on the road--which he treated him to-put hTmn such a good humor that he declared, as they drove off that It was a pity his German friend was not f whUe man' Eoch^^ wondered if all the negroes spoke German, butrd They drove along through a rich agricultural country l"h ns'^HerV' Danielsville, abo^tTixteen miles 5 fsked him ff 1. y'' ^^T^^ ^°""^^^ ^^^ driver and asked him if he knew where Mrs. Maroney lived Oh i thought Roch now I see her object in coS here The driver knew the p^ce well and drove up to a handsome mansion evidently^he dwelling of a wedthy planter "'" Mrs Maroney and Flora left the coach and walked up orv^tL"";!'""^.^"' ^"^ ^^^^^^ *° theho^: a twS inZmasT^f'^^H """^^ T""^"'^' "" ^^°""^ '''^ ^"^ buried m a mass ot foliage. She was met at the door by a ladv who kissed both her and Flora, and, relieving her of t^ satchel conducted them into the house. ^ ^ KocJi in his broken way told the driver that he liked th^ sTo^over tW°"" ^° ""^^^ ''''' ^^ thought he wouM tlfe^drerin^n'h^^''''."^/^ '^^ '""^^" ^^^^o,h asked t le driver in to have a drink with him. As they went into rhe bar^room they met the clerk, and Roch politely asked r^l"'S!r '%^^" e '^- ^1 1- -I^tr^d^S was the drink After the stage left, Roch entered into convarsatton with the clerk, and, under pretense of setting _ THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. 123 in the town, made enquiries about the owners of several places he passed on the road. Finally he asked vvhoThe handsome residence on the hill belonged to "That is Mr. Maroney's place. He is one of the ?solid ' men of the ovvn; worth a great deal of money ; has some n^f^s and ;;S.an.'''' "^"" '^ '""^ ^°--"-^^' - ^- i-f perfect In the evening he dropped into a saloon, where he formed the acquamtance of several old saloon-loafers who wer. perfectly familiar with everybody's business bt' their In and from them gathered much useful informat on of t "e M— ?^li;rioLd"' '-' ''' ''-'' opmion^r^ hJT 3i^!^ 'l^iZ^^^S^^Zt lessly to Mr. Maroney's, and watched the house from a safe position, but, as the blinds were closed, could seeTosLns of preparation within. He therefore re urned toihe tavern with the determination of keeping a watch on the sISe' He had waited about an hour, when a gentleman walked up the steps to the stage office, which wa.s in the avern He heard the clerk say, " Good morning, Mr. Maroney '' whSi immediately put him on the alert ^ '* Good morning," responded Mr. Maroney. - I want to mornL "'%'"''• " t' '''f ''' Athens /want thJ" hi? morning. Securing his tickets, he went home leaving Roch once more at his ease, as he now knew exactlv vvha^ move to make. When the stage drove up he caM in tife cierl'ioi??.' T' ''"' ^^^"^ ^°°^ ^ seat'beside h ,. "it clerk told the driver to call at Mr. Maroney's for som^ nas sengers, and they started off. Mr. Maroney, mL MaXv hrte nTerr^he'^/'" ''''. "'"" ^^^^>^ ^'^^ "P' -"^U tnree entered the stage and went to Athens. At Athens hey stopped a short time at the Lanier House ■ senTthe baggage down to the depot, and took the traron the W- is' ngton Branch Railroad, which connects with the main Ih e at Union Point. Mr. Maroney bid them good bye and " "'an^R"^['^""^ ^^'^^ ^'-^ -nslSoToi^^- one car, and Roch had to take a seat in the same car with r 124 PINKERTON^S DETECTIVE STORIES. arrived so .ha. .h'ey inLe«afdy .o^okTu^^t^aLTetireT Koch found a room in a resfanr;,nf or,/ a. i7 ^^"^^^- rhe following afternoon Mrs. Maronev and Flora Uft ih. hotel, accompan ed by a gentleman ^n^' ^,V ^" ^"^ hm very abrunflv qKo 1 ^"gntened look, and answer bade .he^lSye, %:T.t S^ [Sj'oT.t^ mem" No.rn'"' ~"" ''^^P ^ «'ric.'wa.chonTr moll she fell in.o a ?-Iuesssreenh^r,i ''"""# ""^ ™Sht wild look of aUy b her fa?; nir^' "T'^u"P ""> ^ to have no pSce and hv ,h!',- "^^^ o' ■"«!« she seemed St';-""" » 'S-.',?3'Kt.'.;s; -nen xV.o. ivlaroney arrived. Roch went tn th^ «ffi^ j reported to Bangs He said t w T i. i office and strange a woman? sheL^^^^d't' .t ^J^fole-^ISn^i^^ i took a seat Dticed. ley took the lly scan the sred the car. md acted in hey reached left the train when they and retired, r his supper ng, as Mrs. n. lora left the lore started lem to Wil- irney, Mrs. horns. She her by the she would md answer i when he ear of the her move •m she did \ the night up with a le seemed Philadel- to appear informing nd Green -Green to •t disposi- i it trans- nd there )ffice and 1" seen so rney as if THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DBTECTtVE. 5 troubled with a guilty conscience. He felt confident she \^LlT^')l'l^ '°"^^^^^^' b"^ ^°'^ld take no stepsTn the natter un il he was absolutely certain, beyond a doubt that his suspicions were correct. ^My ord;rs were clea? on his you are r ght. If you are watching a person, and know he has something concealed, arrest him and search his person UDonTp'n?'' "'''"•' ^^ '''°"^ >'°"' suspicions, do not act' case anH?; ^%^'^"g^^ "^f ^ep of this sort may lose the case, and is certain to put the parties on their guard, and in a few minutes to overthrow the labor of month! A. CHAPTER XJX. TTTHEN Mrs. Maroney left the cars at the corner of yr -I rime and Broad streets, she accidentally ran his' own '^'^' ^^"^ ^'^"^ "' ^^'^ ""'^^ °" '""'"^ ^"''"^■'^' °^ rone^'^ ' ^ ^'^ ^° g'^d to meet you," exclaimed Mrs. Ma- " And lam delighted to hear you say so," replied DeForest. 1 he poor fellow had missed her sadly. She had parted from hmi m anger, and he felt cut to the quick by her cold treatment He had at first determined to blot her memory from his heart, and for this purpose turned his attention to Miss Johnson and tried to get up the same tender feeling or her with which Mrs. Maroney had insj)ired him, but ht found It impossible. He missed Mrs. Maroney's black flash- ing eye one moment filled with tenderness, the next spark- hng with laughter. Then Mrs. Maroney had a freedom of manners that placed him at once at his ease, while Miss Johnson was rather prudish, quite sarcastic, and somehow he felt that he always made a fool of himself in her pres- ence. Besides, Miss Johnson was marriageable, and much as De Forest loved the sex, he loved his freedom more. His morals were on a par with those of Sheridan's son, who wit- tily asked his father, just after he had been lecturing him ^h.Vl ri!°i^"^ '° f^^ .^ ^^^"' " ^"^' f^^her, whose wife shall I take ? Day after day passed wearily to him • Ten- kintown without Mrs. Maroney was a dreary waste. He felt «iat Absence makes the heart grow fonder," so when Mrs. Maroney greeted him so heartily he was overjoyed Have you been far South ?" he asked "Yes, indeed ? Flora and I have not had our ott for five days, and we are completelv exhausted fright I must look I" 126 clothes what a led Mrs. Ma- THE EXPRESSMAN AND TJIE DETECTIVE 127 " You look perfectly charming ! at least to me you do » fervently answered De Forest. '' Let me have yourC^acre transferred to the North Pennsylvania Railroad In^S After a little persuasion Mrs. Maroney consented to the arrangement and De Forest, once more himse^got their Xf left his'' ^^J-^^"^-r"' ^"^ -"-g - haik^^in ; MitSel rf r^" '?^ '""^^ ''"^^^^ "^'^y '^'^'^ driven to Mitchells. Green followed them up and watched them from the steps of Independence Hall/while River mounted the baggage-wagon and was driven to the North Penn viva ma station, and in less than an hour was in Jenkintown De' Porest ordered a substantial meal at Mitchell' and wh^n they had finished it, ordered his team and drove gailvo;^ of J^he city, closely wedge">"'" ^''^ Ma- T„I°''' ""■' ' "i^"'' y°"' I *''" "Ot put you to the trouble ■ Jteh ,s gomg down to Stemples's, and l,e will posTit f'; Madam Imbert could not well stay loneer as Mr., M» roney seemed very tired. So she badVhefgiodZrls" Maroney promising to call on her the next dfy feared TJm '''If"' *'"? *'''*' '■^^ ^^ accomplished, and der wav A^^hi^'T/ ''"^-'r^ ''"«' arrangement un- a nl^e whfr. no.r"' musmgly along, she me! Rivers in a place where no one appeared m sight. to-niSr V .hint T "'""''^ '"■'"P " '■'"^P '°°''°« on Cox's canTfadout 'will'y^^u?"' "" '» -™«W"S. but what, I "Certainly," replied Riv/^rs . « t a„, _r_..„ ,. n ■• j . hiif T ^o« ♦' ' J -^c ^ ^ ""^ pretty wdl tired out. u U '• ^""^ '^ ^°' ^ ^^^^' '^ necessary." ' 1 here is another thing which ought to be attended to " said Madam Imbert. " Mrs. Maron!y is wn'ing a fetter ^ )u," said Ma- Tiii: E.rpjtnssMAK- an,, tiik ketrotive. m Koing to .end i to S "fnpcss-lv'To^h"'"'' "' '"• ^""^ '^ i..m drunk and then gain 'poLi' ofi; ■'° ^°" ""8"' 8^' l' opinion," replied flarclav ^ol::ZZT^^Xt'- -"- ■•"-d in ave^y important .^:a;»:ortl.?Hrd;rv/;;-si:f^^^^ .1 wi, * • ^ ''O'"^ ""d have somf -'line ?" . Where^ ,s Stemples ?" reiterated Cox. ^ I ^ -,?■ ">; '""''■^' Come and have a drink ?" Josh, wilhngly assented, and with liarchland H . ■hey went up to the bar. Rivers sei^effhY u ■ ■ ,°"°'' .. . e barkeeper handed it^::':Sfi1leJhirK°ri!: kniwi^ngtyfo BatTa7and h'"',"'' 'l^r? '"™^ ^"'' "™ked Kivers changed Serwi^ ''^ '""^d ;;;i;-.hat ^o^Z^^l^^^^-^ZZ^t^^ ^^_;;Here, boys, drink hearty! Ain't you going to drink .hem "a? ^'dZf Tosh"/°"n "-^'^^d 'heir glasses and drained ci arait. josh, swallowed down tl^e hnV-m'" i VI pure whisky without a ivinl- .n^ -V '^"f"n^"^b glass that, to his creditT. L I ' "^ '^ """'^ ^'^ admitted They had two or Jhree d^^^^^^^^ "f f ' ^^^ ^^^— • 'ore Stemples canie Ivvn "^°"' ''^' ^"'"^ ^^^' ^'- ' ' I t. 'i! ]30 PtyKHRTi)N s ItllTKOTlVE ■'^TnuiHS. .(OS,. wMsstamlingwith the letter in his hand ready to ^ivo u to him vvhen h. came in. When Stemples came in KivcTs snatched tlic letter from josh's hand and said : ^^_^^^ Here, htemples, is a letter for you : ' and handed it to t :ox was in a condition not to mind trifles, and scarcely knew whether he did or did not give the letter to Stemp]es^ ho long as he had it, that was all he wanted Rivers, quick as a Hash, had read the direction on the letter : Nathan Maroney, Kldridge Street Jail, New York.- btemples took the letter and j^laced it carelessly in a pigeon-hole, beliind a small, railed-off place just at the end of the bar. josh, started home with Uarclay and Horton. kivers accompanied thein a short distance and then returned o Stemples s. He looked through the windows and saw that the bar-room was completely deserted. He peered around and louna that both Stemples and the barkeeper were in the stable harnessing Up the horses, bent on going to a ball at a neighboring town. He glanced around in all direc ions until he was sure there was no fear of detection and then stc^althily entered the bar-room. He noiselessh' .:rossed the floor, went behind the railing, pulled the much- desired letter from the i)igeon-hole, and, with his treasure, returned sately to the street without detection He returned to his boarding-house, procured a lamp and went directly to his room. He then dexterously opened he letter in such a manner that no trace was left to show hat It had been tampered with, and tremblinglv proceeded to read It, filled with the hope that die mystery would be solved by its contents. He rjad as follows : " Mv I)E.\R HusKAND :— 1 know it will pain you to learn that a notice of our marriage has been published in Mont- gomery. It has caused a great many of our old friends to turn away from us, among others Mrs. May, who was the nrst one to mform me, and who grossly insulted me and lairly ordered me out of her house. Who could have spread the news? 1 thmK the only true friend you now have in Montgomery ,s Mr. Porter. Patterson swindled me in the bargain for the livery stable, and Chadie May is, you know, lumd ready to as varial.le as the Nvvaiiicr in the North ■ but Mr l> .., va me many k nil turns \vi^hoM^ 1 • ' . '^- ' '^'^^"^ ^'d .ho.„„KhIy tired out. ZMlltttir ""^'^A""""" and ,„■ „a, J -r;! an tt ;°''o7'r'r'r.f ";r .'"^'ir l."t 1 was t,r.d wl,e„ 1 «ot l.omo withk. '^ " '"' "''"' '• V'our loving n-ife/' party i'n the wa^o t tt- '^r I.tlS "' ""^ '?""'' ^ •md go to the hM with th™, R Ir rNI '' ^ "V'^''""-' "1' drunk staggered up to the oor oi t' I a ir,'" '1"^'" '^ just about to he , lused and »ilL-,'rl , ^r,™°'"' "h":'' ^as l^resent but the barkee^nr , , , ' ■ ' ''"'' ™» "» »'« yeUing to hin, to !„;'.'; ' '"' "™l"'-' '" ""-■ ™«0" "ere ;; Ijive mu a drink," said Rivers. rema*;, 'trbarit^rr.'''''' ''"' ™^ "'■"'"' " --« "^ '--" if,?'' f 'l^'"""' "J""' Sive me one drink and III ,m •" *e «eon.„o,e ! i. i'ust' mits^d-L'^uSnrSi'rS around'-' a'tt?'"''"™"'^ *'•' '^^-^^'P-'. turning lustily p:ge^r.r^' rissr'tt. 1it"k'e^'°.t \'r- r:, -^ "- a»d put it in its place. " Hurry tm'Riv'.', ^'^f^ " "'' -vitfetSsT^ bis drinranS':Jr^oi-™;rK ;i onsf in the flir^v-H'r.,, ^r i-- v-uA^.s nouse. He walked ".V the I'etcf stnb™s"onh;'„i:;;^t ""ittr Vfrr-" -en by the barking of .at^felt. 'VrXletlac^ 131: ri.VKL'EWX'S DETECTIVE STORIES. .eemed wrapped m slumber. When he reached the house e walked care Ully around for about an hour, when a S ni the second story-the only one he had seen-was extin guished. He then crawled u'p close to the house wLTe he could hear every movement within; but all he heard was he shrill voice of Mrs. Cox, occasionally relieved by snor^ from Cox, and he concluded that all that was transpkLg I Cox s was a severe curtam lecture, brought about through his instrumentality. At two a. m. he returned to his board ing-liouse wrote out his report for Bangs, enclosing the copy of Mrs. Maroney's letter, and retired aft;r an excking day' CHAPTER XX. QN the following day Mrs. Maroney called on Madam ■■Eras - ;»-s ,;; ?,?£ ; '" Adams Express will pay for this. The Vice-President h. made the affair almost a personal one, b^ when nLj iberated the Vice-President will get his deert When h pistol, he will discover that Nathan Maroney is no to be rf Mcr^K '" ''!f ^°".^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ - f^- frfendsTeft and Mr. McGibony, a detective, is one of them I thinl r ^o trust him. He was to have come Nordi To escor 1 h '" band to Montgomery, if the Governo had mntTd Z requisition ; but he would not, and Maroney vilEr 1 1 1 had to stop a day at Augusta to resT I h?d ,ome''vllu ?S;Tir'fe °\7 P-™-. r "->■ -e so heTv if gicduy nre me. At Augusta I was forced tn nl^lr «,., ;rniT,?i?;-r?s'he».anda.iv:dt ^°wra'<5:ipH7 As both iadij^;e.e^?srti!;^?:j'a.'rer;;eTTo'"r;: \' :■■"■ i:-!4 /'fXKE/m>y's nETEcrirE sm^iES. topics, for sonie\ in'fZ' ' ;^'"7r"^"' «" ""important at th.es ! Where did ^Inmek^' '"' ^" ^°'"^^' '^^«I-^^>^ had^';^d'"sh:;^]:^.f ^:r^ '^^/^-'"^ moment ior her money in her possessfon r^ ^^s. Maroney had the stolen on her to ^aircon^^^^^^^ '^'^' '^ '^'' ^°"^^ ^"'3' Prevail •sei.e and si dX but ^r A?'"" '^^H^erson, she could not carry it around and L'' IT""!^ ^""^ '^'"^ '^'^ ^^^W Her person she S.? ^o prevail on her to secrete it on it would "; haZt^ndTn '"' "'"''""^; ^"^ ^'^^' '^ ^^-'^^re tone -' Oh, ^s 1 ha" Ifr ■'^/^^"^^^T'l i» an indifferent J have l^ac^rth^mt'thfc'llaf 'ST^otlf ^-^ '°"^^J"^^^ until all was quiet T hnl f , ' ^^ "^'^ °^^'^'' ^""^s, waiting noX^'rSr^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "-she did good,' she said, in a musing tone """^- ^ ""' "'J"" '^ actons, i. >™sVv'ideriitrr,.^rhZ7' ^'' "°" '■" s..e e„te.ed the sitting 'Zr^t c'o^r^'l-,. tT sh^: >ok rseats. Miss It strolled oft'. , on unimportant Limed to Madam conceal property moment for her y had the stolen >uld onl}' prevail erson, she could d said she could hange its hiding ■ to secrete it on ^d hide it where « an indifferent es ! Sometimes ■r times, waiting le garden, at a 'es, but she did Vour advice is d to assist her, ? her services, and to try and Y, as, from her led to be taken er heart. She assist her to that she was aken in a like JCjuested Mrs. I she did, and 3hnson called much better, e lonely, and As soon as -1" return, she T//K JL\7'A'/':S.SJ/.1A' ^1.\7) 'J HE DF/rEcr/r E. \?.-. found no one there but the children. In. a moment Mrs Cox_ came up stairs and joined her. She looked quite flurried, and seemed not to be particularlv pleased at llliss Johnson's presence. Miss Johnson had just made known her desire for Flora's company, when Rivers (wliom Madam Imbert had seen and instructed to find out what Josh, was doing.) came in, in his usual roljickmg way, and asked Mrs. Cox were losh was '' He )s out in the garden at work," said Mrs. Cox At almost the same moment [osh. yelled up from the cellar: "That you, Rivers? Til join you at Stemples'K by-and-by. ' ' It was immediately plain to Miss [ohnson and Rivers that somethmg was going on in the cellar which the\- did not want outsiders to know about. Miss Johnson remained With the children about half an hour, wiien Josh and Mrs Maroney came up from the cellar, perspiring freely \and looKing as though they had been hard at work. | osh started out to keep his appointment, evidently longing for a drmk and Miss Johnson, after a short conversation with Mrs. Maroney, went out with Flora. She did not remain long away, soon bringing Flora home, and then proceedino- to the hotel to report to Madam Imbert. Rivers had already reported, and Madam Imbert was confident the\- were secreting the money in the cellar, so she determined to report to Bangs at once. In the afternoon she had so far recovered as to be able to go to Philadelphia to consult her physician. At least she so informed Mrs. Maroney; Before going she walked over to see if Mrs. Maroney would not accompany her but found her tired and weary, and in no humor for a ride She therefore returned to Stemples's, hired his team and drove into the city alone. She reported to Bangs, and ^rot back in time for supper. In the evening she called "on A?;u °"'^^' '^"^ ^''^^ ^^'^^^ ^^"^ ^ ^o"g conversation What, with Rn-ers and DeForest, and Madam Imber- and Miss Johnson, very little happened at Cox's that was not seen and reported to Bangs. Mrs. Maroney called the property she wished to conceal her own, but we concluded that it was the stolen inonev fc ■ 136 PJm^£RTO.rs DETECTIVE STORI,s, i^i- luiu- days all went ouieMv in t ^ ■ n^ade do allusions to h^r p,^ "! J^'^'^^i^^'" ^ Mrs. Maroney — o^thedayeid.erS^SirS:^:!r.S- 4;^^K .'oVt ir^^ iJ^'^'r^^r husband Philadelphia lawyer with her She nv.d i '"^ ^""^ ^ g°«'' Imbert, and DeForest, the cont.n r^"?'"" *° ^adan, Forest found that he wanted to To to '\>. "■ ^'"^^- ^^^• ing, and made arrangements to^.. ' "'^^ '" ^^^^ "^o^"- buggy. AtherearnesfTrquestMnd T^'f^ ^''' ''''^ his them. They drove to S elt^. I ! "'^'" accompanied and then separated. " '' ^^^^ ^^'^^ refreshments p4rrrd\:^SrMrMto'^^^^ ^'-y arrived,' the Merchants's Hote land "ep'^ned to'"^^ Forest reported to the Vice Pre. H . ?f"^''' ^^^^^ De persons acting i„ the samrcause t"^' V'^' ''''' '^^ pion.undly ignorant of Madair Im'bertt ^n ""f ""'''' ^^s Mrs, Maroney proceeded fn Z,^'^^'/^"'^ character, street Green s^aw the nan^e on tl eT' ' ""i^f ^" ^^^^""t ^:as the office of a prominent aSvocate V""?, ^"^^ ^^^^ ^'^ His name, as it is immaterial l^^^' ^ ^^i" "ot mention for over an hour, and then returned T'.r"^^ ^" '^'' ^^^e party had agreed to rende^vouf A^r w''^^'"''' ''^''' '^'^ back to Jenkintown ^'''^ ^^""^^ they drove Mrli^LTyln^^^^^^^^ r "^^^ - ^--^«> but dowed ^' by Rivers At Ph^i ?? 1""^ ^^^"^ ^^ ^^^^ city - sha the watchful care of Gree!. 'I'f ^'^ 'T'^ derive . her lawyer, and on ar^Wng in New Yo? '^'' '''' J^^^^^by him to the Eldridge streetlaU '^ '"'"' ^^^^^^^^ ^ith All had gone well with White anH ^r grown a little more friendly tlK^rwiv''^"'^'- '^^^^^ ha. I and seemed to prefer to Leo bv 17 ^^^ ''''y ""social, got Shanks to do several favors fcJ-irT/, ^^^'"^^^y had ful for his kindness. Shanks w.Wr ""^ "^^^ ^^^^ shank- ing letters tr. Wh-Vp'^ C '^^s busily employed in carrv reader has already byrSmed' ^"1"^^'"^ answers. Th'e acter of those col'unlcatil^ns '"'^' ''^''"^ '^ '^^ c! ,r > ; Mrs. Marone)- ssed the greater 'bert or with Dv om her husband to bring a goofl lown to Madanj fbe letter. De- ity in the niom- y her with his rt accompanied • refreshments, they arrived, -mbert went to ^&, while De sre were two DeForest was character, 'ce in Walnut i knew that it 1 not mention ip the office II's, where the ■r they drove torrents, but hecity^'sha- 1 her over to -'as joined by directly with 'Yhey had ^ry unsocial, aroney had very thank- ed in carrv- wers. The o the c! 3r- TIIE JWI'RKSSMAy AM) TUi: hKTECTlV !\ i.o^ White and Maroney were engaged m a social game of euchre ^v'^len Mrs. Maroney and her lawyer arrived Maroney did not have a very great regard for his wife bui any one, at such a time, would be welcome. He erected her warmly shook hands with the lawyer, and requested him to be seated whi e he held a private conversation with h^ wife. He drew her to one side, and they had a long, quiet conversation. In about an hour he called his lawyer over and they consulted together for over two hours White was miserably situated. He could see all that went on even to the movement of their lips as thev con- versed, but could not hear a word. ^ As soon as the interview was over Mrs. Maroney left the jail-the lawyer remaining behind-went to Jersey City and took the train to Philadelphia. ^ ^' Green telegraphed Bangs that she was returning, and he had Rivers a Camden to meet the train and reliete Green She arrived in Philadelphia too late for the Tenkintown train, but hired a buggy at a Hvery stable, and had a bov drive her out and bring the horse back. ^ Rivers was looking around for a conveyance, when a gar- dener whom he knew, and who lived a few miles beyond Jenkintowii, drove along. " Going out to Jenkintown r he " Yes," replied the gardener. " Give me a ride ?" '' Of course ; jump in." And he was soon being rattled over the pavement in the springless lumber-wagon He tried to keep up a conversation, but the words were all jos- tled out of his mouth. •' The weather had cleared up, and he had a delightful drive out to Jenkintown. He stopped the gardener twice on the road and treated him to whisky and cigars, and they arrived t'^l^l^^'-f^'T'- ''There^mu'st be so'meXng up, thought he, - or she would not be in such a hurry to get home ; what can it be ?" ^ In Eldridge Street Jail, one day was neady a repetition of •mother. ^V hite acted always the same, and said very little >^o any one except to Shanks, whom he always drew \o one side wl en he wished to converse with him. ms pixki:rtoxs detective stories. Maroney conversed with White n a.rsA a i appointed on ftn' ""'" counsel, and nnkt- » jr '"^ '™'''' """S a man can do is to 1.,- "ffli'nsha^^'Td'-H"™'^ "■^ ''"'' '"""ify l™ by aying " YoL r, I-; , if f ' '?■ ""^"''"8 i" Pmicular." ^ ^ °' niv " h1 '^" 7'" *■= ''P''^'^ ■'''e lisre," White would re ti thatoC ?t rar^l^'ef? ' ^^ d™ ''^ >™' '"™- them. I have a big"^"Tndor ^^"^^ JT^'^^,"/ '• hZ''^ m"'.'' '™'^?' " '^"' "0 «'"= h<=»>-d ?■• .e.i "utt:^;?,r 'iti'r v" """■ ™">' '■'"- --:' shad"or' ''' ''''' ''^^™"^>' -^f^-d =""»^t of his o»-„ .^|i:?i!:rt:rrvrts^i"^^- would be seen to move, but not a word co° d be heard ^ boy, never talks loud, and 1 could n,at hSTuseH,,' in ,Sny " S; :K s^.""%,ti!{: :!':!!!^!..f ,^«ood boy. Stand and the prove I said a certain thing. Shanks would 1, and was dis- chess. White but kei)t su[.- h as possible. ie required tf) ■s call it. He Irinkables and Maroney had ik much of it. I eating, M'liiie id more with udly. White rs sometimes, say, " Maro- counsel, and m do is to bi- Ti by saying, ar." ite would re io you k^o^\- t trust one of I know the ntage, and I y times must r :>f his own ig, he would ^e ; his hp.'. heard. like to have le is a good ;tul in many good boy, ing him on inks would THE EA'J'RESSMA\ AM) THE DETECTIVE. 139 be a bad witness, because he never hears anything I don't want him to." " I see he is shrewd, and I like him for that," said Ma- roney. The days passed slowly away, Wliite always attending to his own business, which seemed very important. One daj- Maroney said to White, '• I'm tired, let's take a turn in the hall?" They made several trips, conversing on general topics, when Maroney lowered his voice and said : " White couldn't you and I get out of this jail j*" " I have hot thought of it, have you ?" "^ " Yes," answered Maroney, eagerly ; "all we need is two keys. If we were to get an impression of the lock Shanks could have them made, couldn't he ?" "Yes," replied White, "you can get almost anything made in New York it you have the money with which to pay for it. But if we made the attempt and failed, what would be the consequences ? We should be put down and not allowed out of our cells, and I should be debarred from seeing Shanks ; so suppose we think it over, and watch the habits of the jailors." Every day Maroney broached the subject, but White always had some objections to offer, and Maroney finall\- abandoned the project in disgust. There is no doubt but that Eldridge Street Jail at the time could have been easilv opened. Little by little Maroney sought to place more confidence in White, but found his advances always repelled. White would say, " Maroney, let every man keep his own secrets, I have all I can do to attend to my own affairs. My lawyer has been to see me and my prospects, as he presents them, are not very flattering. Shanks says they are likely to get the better of me if 1 am not careful. I feel so irritable that 1 can scarcely bear with any one." Maroney was more than ever desirous of talking with him, but White said : " I don't want to talk : let every man paddle his own canoe. If I were out of trouble, it would be a different thing, but my lawyer at present gives me a black lookout."' Shanks came in and White drew him to one side. They had a long talk, and then White paced restlessly up and down the hall. iT" 140 i'f-yKwro,vs in:Ti:cTiVE stores. w4l";n's:" or»' '■" *^ "'"'' '^•" '« n,e alone and Vll i news?" en- alone and I'll CHAPTER XXI. T NOW determined to strike a blow at Maroney. Some _ idea of Its power may be gained by imagining how a prisoner would feel upon receiving the news that, while he IS languishing fm prison, his faithless wife is receiving the un awtul attentions of a young gallant, and that everything indicates that they are about to leave for parts unknown, in- tending to take all his money and leave him in the lurch. 1 his was exacdy the rod I had in pickle for Maroney. I applied It through the following letter : "Nathan Maroney, Eklridge Street Jail, New York : "Ha! ha! ha! * * * * Your wife and the fellow with the long mustache and whiskers are having a glorious time, driving around in his buggy. " You have heard of Sanford ? He loves you well. He IS the one who moves the automaton with the whiskers and long mustache, and gives your wife a lover in Jenkintown. *' You should feel happy, and so do I. The garden at night j honeyed words ; the parting kiss ! She loves him well ! I k7iow you are happy ! "Good-bye! * * * * Revenge!" Having written the document, I had it mailed from Jen- kintown, through the assistance of friend Rivers. At Jenkintown all was going smoothly. De Forest was more loving than ever, and Madam Imbert found it almost impossible to have a private conversation with Mrs. Maro- ney, as she seemed always with him. When De Forest came to Philadelphia I had it suggested to him that it would be advisable to get Mrs. Maroney to walk or drive out with him in the evening. He immediately acted on the sugges- tion, and before long could be found almost every evening with her. ^ ^ ?^ 'm 142 '■ixKHHTox-, n,r,cT,n: .nm.s. ':'l 'hat sl,e had ,ll.,„ safciv I'",'^-"" '" "■-'. .onsideri,,, Maroncy was i„ the . x-ilar Mul , . ^■ ''•''>'• '''"'<•■ M«. ' 'ox nwt her and said ■ ' ''""' ''"''"' «'lled. Mrs Mrs. Maronev soon cm V '''■'' ^'^ '^""^^- . ^iverss arm had noi |,'w,,'''>^ '^'" •'>•''• together. - ^-Hng. Co. and h^ v^'^^ i;:/^^' -'^ '^e still wore it jenkintowners regarded hin - fv. '■' *" '^''™'S ^^'d the ^•« permanent residents ' ''"" "'* t'^^" «ther detecnves ne;^i;ss^;;;;:i;;^£>' 'a.:;^^-f--"dMrs. Maro. band and often spoke o M^d "m h"' "^""^ ^^ ^er hus- •slie felt tor her, bowed dowJ; w ''^"''^ ''^"^^ ^'^''' deeply ^vorld. She very seldom ^1 '''''■'-" ^"^^ ^^^"^ ^ the had not posted Whife ?: ,' J • '"'''^'■'^^^^' ''Street jkil. i anonymous letter to Ahronev^ "^■"'•'"" «^ «end"i"g the feet Maroney's conduct Zwdh ^ ^''^^^^^ ^« ^^d what after Rivers had posted Se letter Z" T, '"''"• '^^^^ ^ay o"ey when he cime wit ?he mormW ' ^'^''^^'' '' '^ ^a^ etter there was also one f?om M ^xr""'"^'' ^'''^^' ^Y ooked at the letters, and oiinS ^J'' ^^^r"'>^' ^aroney He read it, a ple.sed sm le msl ' ^""/'■°'" ^''' ''''^^ ^^st^ ^^f 't down and picked up my letfer ' w'"' ^^''' ^"^ ^^en :-;Jope carefully and then Cl?^h ""!;,, "^„':^,-"»ed the en- '-S hnn and wondered whv he evVm,'^ ' .u , ^"^^ "'^^ ^atch- ■^^ he read, White „. asfo„t,X":[/XL'"r4-t valuables, and ■'", toDsiderin^r lay, while Mrs. called. Mrs. just run down 'at something getlvjr. ■ still wore it Jm-S ai.d the -r detectives, I Mrs. Maro- ' to her hus- Jiow deeply lone in the it and never town, a ter- cet Jail. I sending the find what The day t it to Ma- 3esides my Maroney s wife first. . and then -d the en- »as watch- 50 closely. deep an- TJJE E.VPRESSMAX AM) THE DETECl'IVK. 143 j,niish settle on his iUce. lie seemed to be sinking Crom s(jme terrible blow. He recovered himself, read the letter over and over again, then crushed it in his hand and threw il on the lloor. He siirang to his feet and walked iai)i(lly u|j and down tlie hall ; but nturned and picked uj) the letter before the wily White could manage to secure it. XA'hite wondered what it was that troubled Maroney. He whispered to Shanks : "What the d-1 is the matter with Maroney? He has received bad news. I should like, in some way, to fmd out what it is. The old man will Ije wondering what is in that note, and when I rei)ori, will blame me' for not findiuL' (Kit." ^ Maroney ai)i)eared almost cra/.ed. He forced the letter into his pocket ai. 1 weni into his cell without a word ; but his face was a terrible index of what was jjassing in his mind. After a little, \Vhite ar.d Shanks walked b\' his cell and saw him lying on the bed, with his face hidden in the clothes. lie did not come out for over an hour ; but when he did, he seemed i)erfectly calm. He was \ery pale, and it was astonishing t<:) see the change wrouglit in him in so short a time. White met him as he came out, but did nota|)iK'ar to ho- tice any difference in him. " Here Maroney, have a cigar ; they are a new brand Shanks is a su])enor judge or cigars. [ think these are the best I have yet had, and 1 believe I will get a box ; I can get them for eleven dollars, and they are ''as good as^those they retail at twenty cents a piece." " ' Maroney held out his hand mechanically and took one. He put It into his moiuh, and without lighting it, commenced to chew it. White, in oiie of his reports to me, says : "A man often shows his desperation by his desire to get more nicotine Chan usual." Maroney did not converse with White, and only said he wanted to write. He sat down and wrote a note, but immediately tore it up. He wrote and tore up several in this w^ay, but finally wrote one to suit him. White 141 n-yJiBiiro.y, ,>,r,OT,n ,,r«wA« t'..a' TwoifldTe impossiM!''!' "'"'""°"- ^d 'V'hite found n'ght, as the >vho|"Si *■"'' ''""^""''S out of hL thn^ Koj some brand; he h;S':"^,,.'°° „fr-l- in his rainS™ ot ■■' d"nk. Maroney ea^eriv n'"' "°'' ^'^ed him o take ■'"d took four or five dSn ™"T'<' ^ l^rimming gt ful .os.,ffer terrible angt'^ll^td ZtklT'""' «= --"d •» leaf. In a few minuted hIJ.' I . ^'^'"^ trembled like •ermmed ,0 seek obliWo" fe Tef '° '"' ""■ -'dentty de f «ed rn^rra;,^- ^^^^^ ,^,r . >vhere he is en- S^'"^dSs^;„£^--°afk^:^^^^^^^^^ You know I have done all in nf ''^ °^'^" ^^^^ you did as before and all will go well T.n '°„"'=' ^^d love me s not so bad as it is told tTme " f "'^ " ' '''"d tell me it nave confidence in me forevS ! ! r'^"'" ""^scoundrel, and Shanks hurriedly copied this letter and „, ', . ^"' 'cuci, and mailed it after H-hich revealed to lunhi,' ^' ,' „?"^, " ™If "f "><= letter, Maroney came to White h the ,.!?"'^' '''"e""''' ")oody, and not inclined to mik SH iT' ?'' f™"'' '"'■n !■» only hope. It was a , L f- • *•'■ "'""« '" ''™ "s liad acquired over Mirom.. S fascmation whid, White better, al,hot,gh;e,Ssti-verfr,r l"'"'""' '» f^"' n.Z! :;i ?e°tr t J^nSolt"^ ""°-^ -"W "^e to Ma^lTr^t^a^ndtirhf-^^^-^^^ -t. They went to M a;,'„r;:i":"''ri"^'",h Oe Fo. down ivith a bottle of ch-vilT ' i ^'^^ <^'"ner washed -d free from caJe ^'t ^ThS '"' '^l? "^'^ - C l'"ggy at Cox's at half-past four r^ /l"r''°;''>' '^f' '''= waumg for her. The Madam noticed Tl'.'f f "''="" '"""ert exluleratcd. .After thev hZ ""'"^^^ '"'it she was a little asked Mrs. ATaron y'oS foT .^ "":,r"'/T '""^ '™^ "e ."'■ely down to the station n/t^l ?""* 'IV:. "">^^'''> '=i»- J"« past through, and Mrs M,T "^""Philadelphia ha.l '■P to Stemp,es4;d™,7- Maroney sa,d: "I'« "^ «-,,lk When thev rearhp,i c, <^ , "* "^™ "^ome for us " andreceived^aleHer if'T'''"?''."^'^- ^^'""'^Y wem ,n r Of. •■■ laugh:d M : Ma ™ V '? t" ™= "°! =« fortunat " I Y'S single, that I would ?ecei've L^f Tf ™ "" "■™^' "l-" ^'it this is more valuable thin ,h„,. °'"'" ''^"'"'^ » <'ay ' band. Heigh ho ! I n-onder wh"?"' "'. "/> '""^ ")' ''u^- «)■■: At the same time she hrlte T "^"l'"^ ^at. has to ■ "ehind her, as was her 'Ms her habit so tharshriddlT'"'''"^ "<""«". ™d made Maroney might read a they wafted'' l" ''■^''''!"S *'■" "rs. » her business, and so she wa „ot ""!; ',' «s a part M- Maroney flushed at the .^^Z, "le'^atb.tt'afsli'e W'i i 146 PINKRRTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. went on her color heightened, until she was red as a coal of fire. "Why," she muttered, " Nat., you're a d— d fool!" When angered she always used language she had acquired m her former life. Madam Imbert heard her, and was anxious to see the 'contents of the letter, but could only catch a word here and there as she looked over Mrs. Maroney's shoulder, Mrs. Maroney glanced over the letter hurriedly, and then read it again. She muttered to herself, and the Madam hoped she was going to tell her what it was that caused her hard words ; but she did not, and soon folded the letter up and put it away. As they neared Cox's she said : " Please excuse me ; I feel unwell, and fear I have been too much in the sun to-day." At this moment De Forest walked out of Josh's. " Mrs Maroney," said he, " will you come to the garden this evening ?" Madam Imbert turned to leave. Mrs Maroney looked him full in the face with flashing eyes, clenched her litde hand, and in a voice hoarse from passion exclaimed : " What do you want here, you scound- rel ?" If a thunderbolt had fallen at his feet, De Forest could not have been more astonished ; he was struck speechless ; his powers of articulation was gone. She said not one word more, but stalked into the house and closed the door with a bang that made him jump. Madam Imbert wended her way to the tavern, but De Forest stood for fully two minutes, seemingly de- prived of the power of motion. He then darted eager]}- toward the door, determined to have an explanation, but was met by Josh., who said : *' You have done something that has raised the d— 1 in Mrs. Maroney, and she will play the duce with you if you don't clear out. If you try to speak to her, she will pistol you, sure !" " But what have I done ?" asked De Forest. " It is only an hour since I left her, and we were then on the best of terms. I have always treated her well 1" " Come, come !" said Josh., " don't stand talking here, leople will see we are having a fuss." And he took De forest by the arm and led him toward Stemples's. THE M^PBESSMAN AND TUll mTEOTm-. , , - ron'ey^S as ^S af Uaze? IS wouM T^ "T' ^^ ^'- ■f it had not been for me I l^V, 1i T^ '"" ""= I'''^^^' Eternal, she would haWoneft "''" '"' >>"'• "^^ 'l'^' De Forest was all in a mayp ^ i j were so happy and so lovina I S.. ^^'^ ^"^gy, and they '"&a^ 'is^f r-^ *~^^^^^^^ » . ^rter tea, Madam Imbert walked down tr r^ ,"'^^"'^e. ing Rivers and directing him tnt^ , ^°''^' ^''^t see- the liouse that nSh !n^ -^n^ ^ ^'""^'^ ^"^'•^1 on the wmdow,soas oktwifanvX;^^n.'^^ '''' -"-'- On arriving at CoxTsL w^l ¥ °^- P^'^^' "^ ^^e cellar. room. Mrl LroLy was L be7? T^-f''' ^^^^«"^v^- clothes off. She had no? hl.n ' • ^"^ ^'"^ "^^ ^^'^^^ her IJonf;ou\"r 'pil ""^ ''^'^"' ' " ''^ "^ ■>"= -hen I came. iK'-^^hen^ifo^c:;;; *?/f^ST"^"^'"'^'^ -''' '"". I kept up the acqua ntlnce to " she brrV'"'"'"^'^ ""' sresr;:^5r:.!?e-"'"'' •■ ™ p- Ko\,«rh;;j;ir 148 PINKERTON^S DETECTIVE STORIED. "But I must talk': I shall suffocate if I don't. Madam Jmbert, I must tell you all." " No ! You must not talk now. Calm yourself ! You must keep cool I Think of your poor husband languishing m prison and remember that any false move of yours may prove to his disadvantage." " But what makes him charge me with receiving improner attentions from De Forest ? I know I ha^■e sometimes been foolish with him, but he is soft and I have moulded him to my purpose. He has been my errand-boy, nothing more • and now my husband thinks me iin.true to him, when I would gladly die for him, if it would help him. It is too l^ard to bear, too hard ! ! " Madam Imbert had had the forethought to bring a bottle of brandy with her, so she advised: "Don't make things worse than they are ; you had better say no more until morning. Here have a little brandy; I saw you were ner- vous, and so brought a bottle with me ; take some, and then go to bed. After a good sound sleep you will be able to see your way much clearer than now. "Oh, thank you," said Mrs Maroney, as -he eagerly seiz- ed the glass and gulped down a large quantity Madam Imbert started to leave. " Please dont go yet; I must tell you all," pleaded Mrs. Maroney. ^ " Wait till to-morrow," said Madam Imbert, " it is a bad time to talk." "Madam Imbert, you are now my only friend, and I would like to have your opinion as to who it is that is writ- ing these letters about me to my husband. If I knew *e dirty dog, I would put a ball through him. I am not fairly treated. I am Maroney's wife, and he should not believe such slanders against me. As long as I live I will do all I C-in for him." " Mrs. Maroney," said Madam Imbert, getting ud " I must not listen to you ; I will go." "Please don't! Who can "it be that is writin^ these reports irom Jenkmtown ?" again inquired Mrs. xMarSney. 1 hat is a pomt upon which it is hard for me to enlighten }ou. replied the Madam ; " it might be Barclay or some of on't. Madam '^BE ,-LYPRESSMAN A.VD THE BETECriVE. uo mclined to talk, and BarchvT. T "'"? ^ ^" '' ^ ^'^tle from him and wr tten to voufhS^ J^ave drawn something don't like him." ^ "' ^'"'^^"^ ^ ^ know De Forest da;,":^ld^^^Lonr" ^"^ ^"^ °"^ ^^-^^ this Bar- as ^:^^v^: t!:zr'^r' f ^^^^-^ ^-^-, had better follow my example » "'' ^"^ '° ^"•^' ^"^ y^^' she'i[:dtrd?in'^^\^,V"^^ «^^he brandv^ and went to the door with ler Tt '^^"^ ^'"bert's arm slie requested the M.dam o 'ake a tnrn ^"^ i'" °'^^°^'^' ^"^ her. They har , Uv taken two cf u 1" '^^ garden with stumbled over :i c^ncealeT.^ '^^^ It was Rivers, but he ZTiwltf ^^u /'^' ^^ '^^ ho"sc^ ladies had a cWnce toTee Wm m!.^'^'' !^' ^^'s'^^^ned lustily, although she welfknew wh^it'hTs "'"'' ^"^^"^^ I vvilfkTir lIl^'IuTJ^ '"wT h'' ; ^'^''^ ^^^^ ^^^--t ; Madam Imbert remarkS til v^ "^^'"^ ^^^^ •''' ''I know what h Til n'^^^^^^^ ^l'?/^ -^-cla3. " I see through the whole thS n V'^'"^ ^''- ^aroney ; Vice-President ; he thinks he fJc ^f^'^'^ 's a tool of the after him yet." ' Her W ^""^ ^7 jecrets, but Til be showed the effectfof the bmnVv'' M 7"^ ^7' ""^ P^'^^'V out of the garden and went to tL tfvt '"" l"?^'"' ^^^^^^ roney went into the house ^"'' '''^^^^ ^^^^s- ^^a- ^^r'^n^tZu'S^^^^^^^ - i"^, -tching of the Barclay, Horton and Cox h- '^'^ '' ''^''' ^'' ^°""^ he, " come and have a drink I J"" ^°" ^°' ^°>'-^ ?" «aid seemg my girl; she is a good one andVri.'°T ^" ^^^"^ happy ; had a long walk thoTcS ^'"^ "^^^ "^^^^^ me think I deserve a dasT" ' ^^ ^' ''^^^ ^^^ ^^^'es, and 1 ^^^thi:;V^'^^^^ ^-rel. Rivers ;vhen Mrs.^Cox stXd itThito'm^'i^^r'"" '""'^^ Jenkmtown seemed on the r.m?/ , ^" ^^^^ ^^men in dealing with. rampage, at least all those we are :. >■<'. 1^^ J 50 PINKERTON'fi DETECTIVE STORIES. " Josh., you lazy, good for nothing fellow, I have been looking all over he village for you !" "Why, you ought to know you could find me here," said Josh. " Come home at once ; sister wants you to watch the house to-night ! some one has been lurking around there and she wants you to find out who it is." ' " V/ell," said Josh., carelessly, " I'll come." Rivers now spoke up : " I am not very busy just now, and I will watch with you." "Will you i;" said Mrs. Cox, in a pleased tone; I would be much obhger^ to you if you would ; Josh, has been drinking so much that I can't place much reliance on him " Certainly," said Rivers, and the trio started for the scene of action." Mrs. Maroney was in bed when they arrived, but she hastily rose and came to the door in her night dress. "Now, Josh., she commanded, " I want you to keep a close watch, and if De Forest or any one else comes by the cellar-window, just you think they are coming to rob your i ouse, and fire I Here is my revolver." " I will take care of that," said Rivers, " I am going to stay up and watch with Josh." "Oh, thank you! Jc^h., you had better let Mr. Rivers nave the revolver." She went in, and Josh, turned the revolver over to Rivers I hey then secreted themselves where they could see any one coming mlo the yard. In less than an hour Josh, was snoring. At three in the morning Rivers roused him up got him into the house, and then, thoroughly tired out! started for home. CHAPTER XXTI. I'^olLTre^sfo/r'^Mar ''Vt^ ''' '^'^ ^'^^ always roney, and foSnTh"\suffe f^^^^^^^^^ ^^"^^, -, ^-^ Ma- said she feared she had taken^- ' ^?'^ headache. She. before, and believed thaDe Fn Tf f '^^P^^ne the day her drunk. She conld nn. • ^'-'^ ^^"^ attempted to get house. She was bound to have'';o^^ ''' "^^^^^^ ^^^ him, as she ^vas certain he wa' a tio 7h"'T '° ^° ^^^^ pany. " And yet," she said " tTh. i^ '^ ^''^'''' ^om- above that sort of business 't fl T^^! ''^ ^^' ^ ™an daintosellhimselftS ^'^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^i«- fullto'dnr/otT^^^^^^^^^^ r-' -^ to be care- fully. " You don ° know " ^ ^^ ? '"''^^"^^ ^'"^ ^^ong- reiy loves you, Tnd tTo'nly^^^^^^^ ^^^^ h^ other company." Thev convpr;!^^/ ^°'' received subject, and Madam lXr?l,/°'i'''^^ ^^^ «'^ the ne> wa^ very iTch incTinS to Tnl^ ^u'"''^- '^'' ^^^ ^aro- She said she^eaJly thought De ^^' ^'''"^'"'^ of the subject, haps she had bee^. toSls^v w^?h t" ^°''^ ^^'' ""^ P^^- Imbert's best plan to take th^.? ^-^ '^^' ^^^^"^ -hat a disinter^ested triend he waT\'' '^ ™^^ '^^"^^ watch on Cox's house but in sn.h ' '"""'"^ '« ^^^P excite suspicion ' ° '^"^^ ^ "'^""^r as not to ihe'^m^u^rr^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ f^ -d explain ' written to her husband Sam T,^h . ^^ T ^^" ^^^ over the subject for some dine hnfM^'"'^ '^^ "^^itated any particular persoir Sv^Mrs" -^^^^^'^^^^^T? sne would take a nan a^ -ho ;i ' u ""'"n^y concluded brighter afterwards "she stid h."^'" 't^ ™'"'' f^*' «>"<^h band the first thing after dime and °f IT '° ''" '"•s- ->1 a Htele later and .ate a wa k' ^Uh hf "" ^'^^''-^ "> 152 Pl^KEJtrON^S DETECTIVE STORIES, '.'.C' m J" Deforest remained in the hotel ill fh^ », • not call on Mrs. M^ironev Lh vl" "^o^ng- He did determine the caul oT ^ exciteSt ^" rf ^ ""'' ^^^^^ ^« bar-room, where he fouid Ss as seren^"^' ^"^" ^'^^^ wilhng to console any one. In a few mln ? /' .^'^^'' ^"^^ and Barclay arrived The ^ ,?/ n ]. ""^^^ J^^^'' Norton the precedi'ng nig^ and^De^^'st'tped^ltV'^ Tl'l °^ come from the scene of irHnn hi ^ ,?f ' ^^ J^^h had lighten him as to the cause of Mr. J''"''^ ^" ^^'^ '^ en- duct. But Cox wa^ as nmch ^l\ T'T''' '''''''' ^°"- passion as he. Said he • - All tLfil "" -^"^^P""' ^<^' ^^r to suit us. 6" wvcr mem. All was working' MS,"Xd i^t^,J:^f rf ^^ out with Mrs.' As they walked alonrshf s,id . r ^ m"'' '? ^^'^ ^^"^'^^"d. knew Nothing about^ ' ^'an wi h the T ^"^'^'"^^ '''^' ' ther than that he was 1 vin^ln T?nt I ^°'?^ mustache fur- South ; that when Tfi si an^"/;\^°^°r .^-1^°^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^^ things for me, and had dr'vn^e Into ^h^'^/fT"^ ^^"^ times when I could not o^ttZ w ? ^^'^^^elphia a few Imbert, had always acconfp nied n..' ^"/ '^f ^°"' ^^^^^^^ perfect lady, and 'as beS^^a^rue " Ld^^^ ^' ' you often cautioned me ariin.f I li °^ "''"^' ^"^ that that if it was DeFore^t he^Xded m ^ °' ""'''> ^ '^^^ in his company. I asked hfm if ll . ' ^^ P^'^'^^^^ ^^fc whose interests' weretenticT vitlf Hould'^K^^^^ ^' prove untrue to him and toi^ i • ' .^"'^ ^^ ^^^ely to assured that I won Id'do nothfJ'^.i^'" ^^-^'^^ ^^^^ P^^fec")' consent." "^^""'"^ '^^^hout his knowledge and wayX^i:?tt^Fo'rS^P^:f -f P^ ' ^^^ ^^"^^ ^" ^^^> ofhim. AftermainnTV^r 1 :f- ^^^roney took no notice rm; e^.-pressman axi} rm: detective. , -,, is a part of a trnan'sT,:"' ["^PPf ""«' in a while ; it countable freaksTb", aU in ° '"'f T"**™ "^ ""ac' Muoted Scott's beiuS lines ; "8'" byand-by." sh. ^"•^..^a'lable as the Shade ' ' V* nen pam and anguish wrin- the hrna- A ministering aiigll, thou- " ' ''^ istering angel " and wJn Aff '™"d "O" become his "min- Imberf saw Mrs MaTonev irAr''"' "™''°"^''- ^^^^am the interview with DeForc,, "'5,, ':^^n">g. and told her of happy, and she even retS ■ M^th^f ? ^^' ^""' •l""'-' hard on the poor fellow^ ' *'"'' ' l^*™ ''««" to.. ^te^tte^ti^'!? - ^^^^^^^^^ true to hir^! I„d to' fi^^' ,J W to hear that she was still felt assured that the Wow mus^l^"* .''" ^^^'''^^- »« of his enemies. I? he we^i ^ ,'''.™ '"'"'='' ''J' ^°""= man, but as he was not hf, m''?'^ ^^ "™'<^ Sod the reeled her to endeavor to find "^ ^''l "> ^^i"- H<^ d''" As she assured S' he 1^1° ''*'^''"'.*^ '"'"• approval, he was contemed ^*'"^ "'*°'" >>'' that he was confined .t r^^'^ •''^^•^^^'- ^^ t^^ White press, ll^ accused hi r TT'''''' ^^ the Adams Ex - irom'thern. ™ °^ -'^'"^^"^ ^^^>^ thousand dollars 154 PINKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. else • h,,f Tn fn • * suspicion on him or some one rteiVed h^ "^^or^Zr™:^ "T '^ "° ™^ *^- Chase hi"pa;Tw;iS%fbe:?^ont*%r''^">"^"''^''- Chase ™s at the ooL er oh cfin" off -he" "T^" ^^'^'■ put them in the omirh h» ^ ■; "^ packages as I ^t^ you \;;' thV"' •*™' \^ ^°" =^y> - «ven sided with rhi, K ^ company have undoubtedly .h'ef thiS t^^;c:n'r::tTe 'z>^z: r^^'r" vour friendq i "Rnf t ^ ».. i '^^""^"^ trom you or from juur rrienas ! i3ut I don t see how you can clear vn„rc^if .0 Trs^vtrioJ^i^dS^^r^^^^^^^^^^^ "■" THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. ir,r> made no admissions, but all his expressions and manners showed gu.lt. White at least did not accept them as sho'I^ mg his mnocence. He always pointed to Chase as the guilty party Maroney frequently brought up his troubles as a topic of conversation with White ; but vVhite was prc- Slf ^An T^}Z^ '^'"-^ ^^' °^"" ^"^^"^«« that he said but little. All that Maroney said to him seemed to go in j.t one ear and out at the other. When he made a remark i was a casual one and had no bearing on the subject. This caused Maroney to talk still more, devising plans for throw- ing suspicion on Chase. White casually said : What sort of a man is Chase ? A smart, shrewd fellow who would pick up a money package if h^ saw it lyin' '^^^^' ^ ^''^ his property is much ^"f "™bered. Chase is a good fellow after all ! " fancy giris'?^''" "'^^^^^^^^^' " ^^^'^ ^e ever go to see tl,e "Yes, he does, occasionally," answered Maroney. s.nH^n"; '^ """i ^' ^ ^u °^ ^?^^" ^^ t^^^ ^°"^ or five thou- sand dollars and get the girls to stuff it into his pants pocket ; then get him drunk, and as he started awayCe some detective arrest him ? " ^ McGibcny IS the man to do it. He is a good friend of mine. If I were only out I might do something. White TZ \ f i' "" ^"""^ °"^' ^""'^ ^'^ ^ ^Ple^^did contriver: buJ i must find some one to carry out the plan. 1 have friends in Montgomery, and I think Charlie May would help me JNo, he IS too much under the influence of hJ^ wjf. t ^Po/ man forTel^''^^ """ '"""'' ^"' ^ think Porter is ^the b^t " Porter ? who is he ? " " He is the clerk of the Exchange Hotel," said Maroney. 156 Pf.VA',:KTO^., UKmcnVE STOKIES. ••fCvl'c^ritac'ry,/'';^ 'fyo" can ,„.. „,„,. world for rae." ' '"• *""W do anything in the and he might arrange to Z S. ,n '" ''''^' "^ ^^^^ ^o^^l, hem, and tJien thel-est co Id be c nl' ' '°"'"r'r^^^ °"^' ^^ Chase board at the Exchange ?' ^^ ''''°"'P^''^^^d- ^>oe.s Ves, ' answered Maronel «« vri • ^^fveagcod mind to write [r. iw."^^' ^°"''''-^ ^ S^"'"* •' 1 plan before him." ^" ^ ^'^^''' '-^^ once and lay yom an-ange matters wUh 'orter MaJl "^ ". So-between to could not trust Shanks Maroney asked White why he ^^;You could ; Lut the trouble is he has never been in the oT:;'^ :;:jL^.r - -x .1.' Xt:i^d 'kz?aiwa"y: the money and clear out ^ *^^^ ^^^"^^ would get Pan/^ot^lVi^tt';!;;™^^^^^^ ir the Express Com- of the theft, but thing look luul"''^ ^ ""^ "°tg""ty money, and I think I w 11 ZlJ 1 ''' '^^' ^ ^^^e some '' Vou could not do a i^^reloXhT- ^''"" t" ^^^•"•" once conclude that you were ce?t^ntl ",? ^ '^">^ ^^^^^ at suffer for it," argued White '^^'^'^'"'>' S^'^^y, and make you . White kept me informed of nil fho. "i^tructed him that weTouId ml^^f ^'"' °"' ^"^ I ^ad <-ompany did not care .n .^! 1 ?^f f."° compromise. The an example of the guiltVpartv ti!'?"^^' ^' of making other employes what wou d be heir ff^v T"^^ ^^°^ ^^1 ni similar peculations. *^^'' ^''^^ '^ ^^ey were caught ver been in the THE BXPRESSMAS AND THE DETECTIVE 157 evinced a desir7to do .ni.n"f. "■%'^'-°"'er in jail,' and interview wirMafon:ra"d° ?, t>""r bm e^' ^,!°"-^' api-eared against him. Maronev's brail ,^rI,.H ''"J"'""-' n New York ind fh,.„,i ■ °'°'"erliad no property bail wL l; giwi^a'^o 'iirj;, '^™""^^"^^' "^^ "^"=-'^4 .on.e ™an^,?NerYrk:'Sh:ve";;nr/o^o'^ ^1?;^? " I J'srx^ ;^^s^^^-i/!;e *pna,l3., abandoned as impracticable The brother did noffi ^'^ tlo a great deal for his brother bu felt Tit ,h;= ? ''' too much His rf„f„ »„ u- r •, ™^' ""^ ^™s askms run "o peat a sk Ind h^th""' *' ™"" "°' P"™'' him cS accom/ishi;,^ Ihe oCre'ct'oVhrv' [t'= "'""^"^ ^°™^ --■*-' \™t''h^H'"'' l^'^'T.,'""' P™^-^'' successful. 1 ^m'^d'hirst": d'^eTtS't^'^irr^r^ i," '"^/'■"^"^■'■ ing ■anvthins uTr^ 7^ ""'' 8°""= «'"^°'" accomplish: <^Z. shtinS ^J^ro^lng 'Lf l.^JdiaTK property, m,ght at any momen't leavf with of Fofest and the 1 68 i, , i(ij ^AV^'«.7<,.v,.z,^„,„,^^^^^^^^^ to be trusted. From his ^r ' "^^ "°^ ^^^ether she was f osed to think favorab V of h? "T^P°ndence, he wa ^'^ven't it ; and so T lawyer wf K^'^ ^ ^^^K "as «^e. Shanks, however hi i.^i""^^^-'^ '° ^° '-^nyhingfo '^een Idle during the fi ; da J he ^'f '"' ^"^ 1^/ has no ;-Hde arrangements with aT^ty to'r '^''•^"' ''^ "°' will advance a considerable snm. ^ n^X.bail, provided i "eeded now but security and l7h; I T""'^'- Nothing i can give them some mon^v" n^ .."^ ^-"^^ "^^n^ge it^ j get me out on straw bTn^' T^J^'J ''''I '^'^ "^^nage to enjoying myself, and if I cannof . ^" ^°''^^ ^^«""d fown in think that the trial wil!^ compromise the matter o,- In this way I shall 'S my s^culr!^ ^^ ' -" ^un a^ay ;ave to fight the bond ; hit s^'''. f^'''^ bondsmen wi^l now been in jail seveL L "i ^ ^^' ^'^culty. H^hZi Z^' !-Lr!t ^y ^^on^^^^^---:-he would ^^^"tebysaying^'White^I f" ^ '^'^^^^^^^ ^J^^' ir lea'^'n- ™- - »'»'nite, 1 feel very bad n^ f- a.-ng liic; arceryou eo nil m„ r ■ , ^"^' I mp T ^„-^u. . 1 J'""_5">aii my frienHs uriii i. subject to .. .„,^ ^j idea of vour Ipa"''n- fJ^^'^V '""^^' -^ leel very bad n^ t' " THE S,:PJiESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE, 15, ^^^^^^^^ ^'"0-, and .ould be easily pumped/ Moreover thi''^ they are all down Souuf I can ^or.'l ''""'^'^'^' '^'^' Jenkintown, and vet I L\ L .1 ?' \''^'' "^^ ^^'^e from were watching her Wha '11,7^.^ f^ Adarr^s Express follow; can't ?ouhelp'm"vhr;ou':t'out'^^'%T ' '"'" money of my own, and I wou d rr" ^ ^ ^'^""^ ^^n^e trouble." ' ^°"^^ ^' -"/ i^ay you for your " Well," said White, " I shall ha 't .11 t to my own business for the f fou • fi ' ? "^^/^ ^"^«^ but after that I might help you r H ' ' ■''' ^^>^' ^ ^"^ ^^^ ^'ble to do you any ^007)^^ if r ' ''"°^ ^'^ ^ shall be matter must never be known if f T^^^^^^" ^ith the with you I will send Shanks who wil7h ? communicate to see you as an old friend If T ^ ""' °T" ^^^"^^"^^ Uilk to any of your New York irlL^K ^°"' ^ ^^^^^^ "Ot seem to care much foT you anTve^^^^^^^ ^^hey don't you. Your lawyer is not doirtmnT^r ''^^°"' ''^'^^ ^o see be just as well not to S ht Jnt^th ' ^""^ ^'^"'- ""^ ^^ ^°"ld all. you must not let yot ^fe or m.V'"''/ 'l'^''' ^^oye tbing about it. I haye had n^ur^ t "^i /"'^"'^ ''"^^ ^"y through women, and hayrdetZined'ne^ '"'' °^ '''''' tbem. It is utterly impossible for . '^'' ^^^^" ^« ^rust secret. She may loye you to H?! .-'"''"'?" '° ^^^P ^ secret to her and shefs nev.r In. f T^^""' ''"^ ^^"hde a Maroney eagerly 1 stenedtral Wh1fe^ '^^' ''^^ ^'^^"^^es it." snf;r4xte^"""--!^"^ ;; What do you want me to undertake ?" other d:y-o*%;^rr„e*?„'^2h^°".'''°''-'' '-^ will make the blow motetem^^l S^'"^"^ P"^°"- I key made similar I rVn'!''".!,!:^ «'«'"g,,r°".'°.''ave a .".Hy party, and tl,i .o.e liutoneittr a^S^S'g t^ lU PINA'EHTON^S DETECTTVR STOK lES. moment." ^^^ ^"'^^^ ^^ the proper acquainted wieh a splendM looS gYl hS wh/ '" perhaps, keep her mouth shirt. I wilfsend IT^Ar'"^'' gomery, get her into the Exchange Hotel^nd 1 '°.„^™'- raanage to draw Chase into ^0" ml 1 "'" '•'""' '' Oh ! of course I don't know : I never saxv if t" ^ • i , .u.swered Maroney, at the same lime looking into S face with an expression in his eye which showed Z.ll wished to read his inmost thoughts. White took no V ' one of the first things we must do is to find out wK.. l- \ of money was stolen from the Express pLni ^'"'^ bills of the same kind, and wLft^hey are fSVS:^^^^ he^is gone, and his conviction is certain " ^^'^''• th4h hrjndr^^n "^^ z:;l^-^, r'-' stolen the money?" " Yes it wn,L h? j ,°^ '""''"S might find out /ha. banlfthe com"any%X.ed'' hem ^°" XX^ir' "'''' ™^ ' '''- ::od?hi?;ss scanned by a clos. observer the?e would haJe been'r covered ,n h>s mind a doubt of White's featrc^td In- the home-thrust he gave when he asked aboS 'the money CHAPTER XXIII. great thLt he had IZ^ fotouerhTs" nlT'"^" "'J° was ver\- fond of v\r.l ''^'»"^"^y" ^is past sorrow. He especially X^n L^Z^:^ :TI{olr'uA "''? T^' Mrs. Ma on?y "-as Wa^ ,?. ™' "^"""^l *^''- <:°achman. husband, an/never ™ to,,? r™'"' '^f "'"'^ "^-d^ her accompanied by Madlm Lbert ""« "'"' "^ ^"^'^ ""■ rXrifSe"^^ b^tZer' t^ 'Th^''^' ^'^ " «- time. He had l>„t K»i„ ^ ^ "° '''"'"'" *™"nd -i" the as the weather wawa', T"'' 'T" ''""<"^" ^em, and He was tall, rn7his knees 1^- °"''" ;">" ""^-'fortable. dash-board but he bore nirf, ' ^™"''' '^""'^y "g^'n^ the It was aWay their c,l?l,„'";'°"'''""'="" "^"''""y- they went to the c ^^ The^nH ' ,!." Mitchell's when De Forest would fable lis hote7°A? d'^"' ''"'' ">"■'' would meet again and drive honTe ot ^'"""Jl""^. 'hey cty, Madam Imbert said .^ MrrMaroneV"^' '" "'^' ■uonly "ha„Ted'» '" "'""'^^ '"' "''' ' ™"' 'o get some stre^ '%^:^kJ:Z\t^r''f' T^ ™"'«' •" -'-Wrd dollars I had eft 1 ere ^ her 'at/''^ "'''' '^^^ """"'^'l ivalked up to Thirrf «frLf a ■ """= °"'- She then Bros., b^C'lvtrs'ritdX'tot ""i" °' f""^^ r^astern funds. "' money changed into aftef Mad™TmlrT'''anH"""- , .^^^ "''" '°"'>-''i dosely the latter c"men, o^^l "" ,*' P^" °'''' " shadow." A, .'.e corner Tcl^lrs^^^ tf^-" ^^^^^^^^ 161 162 PLVKh'IirOXS DETECTIVE STORIES. ' t ■. , V "1 am glad to, meet you," said she ; " 1 am on my way to Second street to get some goods. Did you get vou • money changed? ^ ^ ^ "' Madam Imbert was prepared ''Yes said she," - but I did not have much. I l^ve tlie most of my money m a safe place. At the Third street bank they told me they did not have any EasJ^rn S and looked very queerly at me, so I v.ent to the broker' ofhce and they finally changed it. A person has to be ^ira^rr^r^rr^i^^-n^^^^^^ getting my darling free i" ' ^ "" ' ' ^"""^"'^ '" ™ale1,eir p^rXTel '" "^^'^'""^ »'-- -'^ "ent in .„ I was desirous of imnressins/ uunn w,-. »t pointed .nestions when changing"„on . '" "L ,°e htd^^'J Xllrd'an^l^lerLtd^S'""" "" ''^''™ '""-'■ Madam Imbert spent the evening with IfeMaronev bt,t nothtng ot .merest transpired. \ dav or wn -Z ^ imotrt partially into her confidence and o-ave her t a-^f.-li of her hfe, which it ntust be confessed .rf^ar'ned by h^;! md went in to ■I III-: lAi'Ris.MAy Ay n the wrrcTiv,., ,,3 ^^r^ ^t^;7^:c^ ''-'r ^'- -'^^ ^'-t married him only to prer^uS? ^''^°^'' ^^"^' ^'^'^^ «'^e so desperately sm t^en wa I e ,1T..'°"'"^'"'"« ^^^"'^'d^'' gomery, where Ahronev wl ' ^^^^ }^^y ^ame to Mont- Kxpress--a very r/^Yve no^J^^ °'^ ^'^^ ^^^anis " Maroney had a Joii^ den °V"'"^ then continued : did not talk' mucVaC kt taZ' it '"' "^"' ^"^ every one but me No one f^ ^n ? '^ ^ '^^^^^ ^'"om worth. He u'as ' verv uZ f^ ^^ '^^'^ '''^'^' ^'^ is i-d my little Flor^^^ ' fS ^^^^ '"'^^^ ^"^ fairly idol- a plantation and a lorof Vhve 3 ^^ ^")' and selling horses and nu iT ' ""'^"^^ "'^"^>' '^"y'ng stable in Montgome'? (^f tri, 'if '""T"' ''' ' '•^^'•> he purchased a fast Torse nmr? 'V "T'^' V^'' ^^°«^ used to take me out f ""dr ^^l^^ty d'^'^Na "' '" ^"'. the best men thit PA-^r i; ^ if ■^' ^^^- 's one of i.e careless \ve were , si™; ^^?' " " '""'^ '"-^'''''-^d to -hen : oh : „„?or,™a : d' ^L™' "'^K " T" l'^' •Soon afterward I came nS' '^''^'"'^ °" "^"^a" ^^ail. to bring me l-n!e ll^wa"::^ ^tTd mT^^yt^^^^^^^^^ ■nto prison. I immediately went South sold .if M ^°''" and secreted the money i^bout me so 1 " ^ ! P'^^^ J'Apress would not get hold nf ,> r u ^'^^ ^*^^"^'^ ■secreted here • but there sf . ^ ^^^^ "°^'' ^^^^ "^one)- Imbert ?" ' ''° > "" '"* y""' money, Madam i^; ai\^s ™t:a:edtr™;7erso„'znri ' ••■"">• ' was away I placed the most o^i.Tn a safe llace '' " """= I wish I knew of a safe nla^. if !1 . E^.'.f ' . only out he wot,ld soon Hnd on'eyr;marke7Mrs '^Ire^ " Well, I don-t know, indeed ; he .s sometimes hopeful, 164 PINKERTOiVS DETECTIVE SIGJIES. sometimes in despair ; he has been writing me lately of a rfft^r him '"Tw.^'^'^^' -1- -- nnprloned I'l;;: wo atier hmi. White has managed to make arrangement.; to effect his own release on bail, and when he gets 0^?^! promised to assist Nat." ' wZ ^^ V'!^'^ managed to get himself out, I should think ** Nat thinks so too ; but he probably will not decide on Z^lZT '''' '"'' "'"" ^'^^ together' may do" A day or two after this long conversation, Mrs. Maronev again alluded to the robberies taking place in Tenk n ow/ and expressed much anxiety for the safe\y of her treasure ' Madam Imbert informed her that she expected a Send forkll 'she'TId't' ^ '' ^"° '' ^^^^^"s' --^ --"y lor ner. bhe had to have some to send to her husband's awyer, who was making every effort to effect his release If your money is bulky, from being in bills of small denominations, he might exchange it fofyou and give vo arge bills, which you could easily carry with vou I ^ e transacted a good deal of business vvith him, 'and '• ve alwaj^s found him careful and honest. If you wish 1 v/ill mtroduce you to him.'" ^ ' " Mrs. Maroney was always very suspicious, and her fears " I know nothing further of him than what I have told you ■ he has always acted honestly with me " " Could you not manage to have the money exchanged " Oh' nn ""1^' ^""^ '' '^^"^^ ^' ^'"^^ ^«^ y^'' to see him." Oh, no ; there is no necessity of his knowing me. You changed as if it were your own, and pay him well for it " Just as you please." answered th^ Madam Mrs Maroney wished in this way to compromise Madam imbert and get her into the same boat with Maroney and her. I was doing everything possible to bring out the It I have told THE EXPRESSMAX AXIJ THE DETECTIVE. 165 money, and was able to protect my detectives T h.A would soon hook the™ foh ^ ""fl'^'^'W'^'-e experts and fully would land them secure'y "^'" '"'>""S "'"-^ <^"^- da,>r„„^,rSy^ sfsls^o'-he^^'-zi'-'^r r^-^^' set possesston of it It n^tThei^J" h",*^ ,""=^' "'sh' "y to irouble for me if they could" ' '^ "■°"''' ""'"= fsifiSr^^sSri .utcannof take th^^~S,,/ or'/r^tec^-' .li/ ^ vic^'^'s^"-",''' ""?'". '° ''^ '^"''"'"d and asked his ad- Imbert a^d'haTd^ "" ?'l' '''' '''^ followed Madam You nev« s^; her Sh^°"' ''r" "^ ' """''^ '™^' '^^ .shemarbe the opnosi.f 'kTw ' ' ""■''""= "°™^"' »'■ wish J see her SI- trulVrer.'" K^j^^rbV^'ltt i\rare*sLr:^dXr;;\r' i: -^ '°'^ f- ii 106 '. ^' ! 1 ■ ■iM^ -.dhaveapiea^^rir^-S^etS^-t-,-^ co^;eSa""'"-' "P ^' ""^ ™°"'-'. -'d interrupted the ask'y^ri'^r:;^::^::;^;;;,;';^-^. "i have co„e t<. Madam Imbert .J,- ', d'L • • ■' "■'«"»>'""'=•" ney concluded ^o ro and '^:,:H"''i'™v''"' M^>^- ^^o- Forest. Madam I^m remmed toV'* ,"^' ''fP^ "^^ team, and drove into t e citv Sh» Stempless, hired his asked for instructions abont i^' ^ ''eported to me, a,>d Maronev. J told her 'fn " * « u '^™ ^°* ^ith Mrs. .henhaJaninteat;::;';^ CO ::i^:'^ '"-^^^^ all was working well andrprP,\..!Vk- ' ^ ^^^^ '^"^ that it IS true that a good dea of m^ to speedy success. there v.as no othe^way to civ th? ""tf ^''"^ ^P^'^^' ^ut terminadon ^ ''^ ^^^ '^^"e'' to a successful no one at home but Mrs Co\ and fhf.i i^'^ '' ^^ ^^""^ said her sister had not retun.^H f u^"^'^"" ^^'•^- Cox feared that she must hate^e^^^^^^^ ^''■/'^'' ^"^ ^^^ Imbert conversed wiTLTun I hr'''"'^"?^- ^^^^^ when Josh, and Rivers came in '''" ''^^^ ""^ "'"^ home^t '^"f!fa; li/et;' ""f -"f^^^"^^ ^^^ "°^ reached" " Hasn't shf? We^l' nf 7''' Tu' "^^^^^"^•" along, RiversT ' ^" ^^ ''^"^ hunt her up. Com. "Josh., you good for nothing fellow v^„ Jre ; don't vn„ i. ..„. _ "'6_ienow. You mu. uvu g..arded°ar,hS'L'eT ^"'^ ^^^"""' ■-'-- the hoi. ter, and fii?;jliy Madain Imi crt ■^ iie wanted i.o rusting her too Hed on xMadani ec her husband, She ^jid tl-ey the sa-ne even nterru|)ted tht have come to layunk." It Mrs. Maro- the happj' De es's, hired his d to me, and )rk with Mrs. mictions, and ■ told him that :ions. Every eedy success, ig spent, but a successful time for sup- She found • Mrs. Cox de, and she nt. Madam ht and nine r/IfJ EXPRESSAfAN- AX I) THE DETECTIVE. 167 " Oh !" thought Madam Imbert, " danger in leaving the hiiu.se, eh ! So there are two more in the secret,— Josh, and hi' wife ! Josh, said he would only step down the re id, and would soon return. Nine o'clock came, but no Mrs. Maroney or De Forest Madam Imbert did not know what to make of it, and began to tinnk somethmg unusual was under way. She arose to leave, but Mrs. Cox said : " Please don't leave me alone. Josh will soon be back. Won't you stay down and watch the house, while I put the children to bed ? Flora is asleep and I am lonesome. I do wish that shiftless fellow would come home." " I am very tired," remarked Madam Imbert, preparing to leave, " and am afraid the tavern will be closed, as it is getting late; but I will see if I can find Josh., and send him home. " If you don't find him please come back," pleaded Mrs. Cox. J' Well I'll do that," said she, going out She walked to btemples s, and without going into the bar-room, where she knew she would find Josh., went to her room and instructed Miss Johnson to find Rivers and tell him to keep Tosh for an hour. She then returned to Cox's. Miss Johnson found that Rivers was with Josh., Barclay and Horton, in the bar-room. She walked by the door, and, unobserved by the others, gave Rivers a signal, to come out He slipped out, and as he passed her she said : Rivers keep Cox for an hour," and in a seco.id he was back calling for more drinks, and getting off jokes which brought down roars of laughter. not reached ent." up. Conj. mui:: e hoi. y, CHAPTER XX J V. soon as they feft J "' ^'^ "°' ^ n,Len to lo i"' '^ outer doo/LY i eted^^"™ ^"^^."•n.'s'^, ^ „ ,t "Ke a Trojan ; she removerf ",„,, , ^" "foments worked c ocks, dishes/everyS n„r v^ "'^"'^ =>" "« barrek =^^"|„T:V^h^e^l-»<'r*e'cf„.re'ofrc^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^.f. andfhe sofc^lfy^r^^S'^have beenS^ Z^ -s tne'^oVS^ is 'f '^" -^ ™"'d'up sS'"«s,°' Ves indeed it is i I fom^ ^: ^^^ replied : begged rne to stay imtil i^rgot'the S' '""^°"^' ^^^^he J^rs. Cox came in if- ,w ^ "^ children m bed " '' Where have you been af 1-?^"".'' ^°°^"^g ^^ 7 angry better than to feave me a , atne 'V , ^^ ^^^^t^o K R vers and I believe thev mn^f h J,^?^^'^' ^«"e out with with Rivers t^oJ, • •^. '""st be drinkinff T .^^ ^, -e hte t.^^^^^^^^^ S v^rlTfV" e "r:S Madam Im)>ert lonkM .! , , '^^ ?" >'°'"' dress?" I though. I hS' Scalar: f:y,''Tvn "'■''/ "^^^^' looking for Tosh. I stiimhl Ji ? ^^^^^" ^ was out wrench/' '/hen glaSi n. Tl ^f", "^^ ^"^^ ^ terrible how late it is - £ tI '^ "m ' '^^ '^'^ ' " ^^^y (Jood night r ' J'^'"'°'' ^^^" think that I am lost ^^:^ t^lif i/:;;ite^Si;;il;f ^^"'^ ^ j^ -•' ^^ you Forest isa very fine fbLpT?." ^""'1 ^"°^^ ^^'-^^ De of him than ever befo e '^ Sh. ^'Hi^ T'^ ^'S^'' oP^n^on filled a tumbler with i mJ^S 'k' ^'■^"^y and partially liquor with her lins inH tf ^"]^.^" J"-^^ touched the shouW l^;; ™;U™"«'''^=""^'^ ''"Mada,„ ; .< ,ou " Well I shall Jn, k"^""?"^ '° >"""• husband." ^ this by having a seveVehfaTir^T"- ' =•""' «"?« for dow., here, while sWerwt,?: ^^"^ ^"^ °"« "'th you, asked Mrs Maronfv I ? • ''"".''IS '''■= '^hMren to bed ?" face, but.hesa>vnoS«ts '"do, "i'"'° ^"<^^'» '-"bert's M^'Mr„4n'^C^^,X''^'5e house together, and the street, when they met fosh a!J p1" ^ '^Z' '''"""'=« "P went home with Tosh and M,7 r™f ' ^'^^ Maroney l^eep a watch on Cox's hoi. , ^?^'"' '"^ divers to Rivers informed her she vv^ M^'°"' ""'^ ™' '" "'"""d- town, as Ste„,ples would soon isr' f ^'"^ ^'^^ '° the passed slowly around he ho^isiRP ^ "'"^'S'^'- R'^-'s taken enough to make l;,!^ i "" ''""'^ that Josh, had roney was fn about the san,'"''" r'- ^""^ "'^t Mrs. Ma was the only one he tad to^fear ""a t":"'/" u'^^l^'''- Co. close up ,0 the cellar windo^f He''h'rH%:'':',%''':.'=7-'^d v^iaation gomg on insid,- -nf " V™-' ^^^ ^"^nimcd con- words. sSme one clo^e^ I "^^H^^ "o*^ distinguish the -d- He look^d'-^roSt hgt--gi;»- 170 rjNh'i:iiTo\s hiTHCTivi.: stohh-s. Ui a narrow winduw, wliirh i,.„j i off from tl,e sitting-ro . , - , n^ 1\' "•'" T"'"K ing in an excted manner ^ ^ ^'^'""^>' '''^' ^^''^- " }^'^a^ brought that Madam Imbcrt here to n.Vht ? i in threes S do'™ rhc-'r"l'„V;, "Wt',*?" '"^" up stairs and leave h.rhere all alone r ' """' •™" «" You have confidence in her. but vol h . l,,, j-t .n,; and .ha. makes yon suspicions' r'eHied". "co."™'- Josh attempted to say sniethmg. don "vt.T. aVg°" ^'"" ■■ ^'"' -' - *""'' "- y°" ■t over l^s'sS ■'' Xr^cfoTSf. " ™f =' '"' l"^''^ band, Vor a momen. e wi a K v' ° 'S ,^ ''''" pecs were good for a regula seer I,' f ^ ^'°'- restored, and Josh., mn..erC;r„ro,r to bed" "" ^°'"' said ^irs;•MSey.'"" Don'^. fooflt'llie'-'",!,''' ■"""'"«■" racuhios are all cl4r. No" o^r^lfl^tn;" if ^^t™/ ^oZ THE /.A'PR/'JSS.VAX ANh WE DETECTIVE. \n of, that Madam Imbert. There was no necessitro? he .eing here so late, or of your leaving her alone, you fool ' then"to;;ic"ri ' """^ '^l,''' ''">'.°?' S^ ^"^^'" •'" Mrs. Maroney then took a lamp and started for her room. Rivers listened K>r some tmie, and finding all quiet, went up to Stemples^ \n^\^Zc\ t^ h" i^!'^"" ^'^^"''^ ^^""^'^"^ after listen: m^ around, and hndmg no one stirring, he went nuietlv •i'he"ii;;h[;n tf"^'"' ''"^^- ^"^^ ^'^^^^--^ "^ep-- attervvard, the wmdow was noiselessly -used, and Madam a W'tre " '"' "^^- " ^^'^«' '--e ?' she ask:d IS ;; w ":?>''" 'if 'u^'''^'^ ' ^'^"^ ^° '^^ yo^' ; important." direcdy.' ' '^' ' " ' '''" '^^ ^'^^^ >'°" ^^ ^^^ ^^-^"^ door She was accjuainted with all the modes of egress and threadu ,. her way through the darkness, soon sfood 'wi"h taken'pll "^ '"' '^^"''- "^ ^^^"^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^' '^^^ maybe mv ...cn and we must be sure. Can't vou find about two feet by 'een inches, which you might remove and gain access m that way. It will be light at four o'clock It IS now twelve and every one at Cox's will be sound asleep ?^ntd J-n^-^"^" '"• *'^"" "^^ ^"' ^'^d if I have disar^ crugh?!''^ ^"^'' P"' '^ '"^ "^^^'' ^" '"'^ "0^ to get to Coxt" ''^'^'''"^^ ^"^ '^'" '^''^ ^'^^'■'' ^' ^^ '^^'t^d to return During his absence some one had set loose a dog that Cox owned It w^s a miserable cur, but was long-winded Tike its mas er, and pos cssed of good barking qualities. Rivers go well concealed, but the dog was after him-bark, bark, bark ; he tried all he could to quiet him, but could not. A "^ 't '*="""^'.?^ ^^S commenced to howl : than another JltTt'"' ""'^ ""r'j^^ ^"^^ "^ '^' '^"^g^ had joined in a grand chorus. He did not know wha. to do. He was con- cealed b, the side of a fence, but did not dare strike the :ili 1'/^ PINKERTOX'S DETECTIVE STORIES. mS Marone^h^^^^^^^^^ ^' ^-^-^ incessantly, said'' Sic. sic^grodfeL^^^'/"^ "P^"'"^ '^^^ ^'nclo^, well-directed throw he stunned hm with .h' ^'''"' ^'^'^ ^ soon stamped all life out of hini H^ h f ^^' '^?""' ^"^ lancholy remains," placed them ?. "". ^""^^ }^'' " ™^- returned to Cox's where he foun^l lu ^^'""l^yjoor, and 10 his old positior^ anrl rplJ ^ . S"'^^- "^ returned At dawn^ he cmw?ed to h"'"^ ""^'^ ^'^>' ^^g'^" *« dawn, and slipped into the cellar ^ '""'^°^' ""^'^^ ^^"^^^^^ it, fully, found some marks on th. flon''T'^^'^''"^^^'"g ^-^^■ removed, and in le rtharial .n ^''^'u ^'''■'^' ^^^ b^^" traces of Madamlmt "t's ^pe^atio^^^^ h' fJ'"^^^' ^" out, replaced the windmv InH • , ^^ ^^^" ^'"^^^^^d boarding-house. Hrhadr;.! ^"'"'^^ '"'"''"^^ ^« his could always let hi" selfin or o.^^fr^'T"'' ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ The family he boS whh Z k u°^ ^^^"' ^^ ^^^ "'ght. ;rake," but as he'altys p^^d^^^^^^^^^^^ "^^ T^l^'^^^ '' ' for a boarder ^ ^ '''"' promptly, liked him Aat he had replaced evemhL fnT n^' "/ "''^P""^'! i^ow he had filled Jo S^f d^ *d T r'hk '' ''''''■*^<' Barclay's. ^ ^ ^^" "'s remams at Ma^'ey^aJte'do'of the'"™ '° ^°'''^> ^"'^ ™« Mrs. having U r; elr^ina io^ ^.h? Sll^af L^f' "hT'' suspicions baseless. Soon Tosh ,n^ c- '""'"^ '"«'■ appearance. Rivers rema^v."^ !r ■V"^,^'™^ made their dog barking the n gL bTfofe and'Lt' nT^T". ' '"'"^^ was going on but c'ould S^^r'nl^hingP '° ""' ""' "'''" manlS luSfng'^^rou'^dTe^' '^Z T ^T''', '^°^- ^ let the dog out InTshort fL I r 7-''"* '° ''«''• =« I and openid my wfndow and se"It on''''!" '''VT ™«' ne'^'^'^'^nrv -> -•- r "'^ '«^"u t>et iron. You see. Tosh h^"' you m',^llrve"^jrtha?sZntT H^"" "^'^ '^-" " h.s footprints distinctly l^pres^^dTn'the walkT.""'"^ ' ^^" THE EXPRESSMAN AiVJ) THE DETECTIVE. 173 " Well," said Josh, " if my dog got hold of him he made a hole in his kg, I'll bet. I know he is a good dog." " Yes, 1 think he is," said Rivers, as he and Josh, strolled over to Barclay's. Barclay met them on the way. " Josh," says he, " that dog of mine is a splendid animal, by George ! You ought to have heard him bark last night. A strange dog came around my place ; my dog tackled him, and ' oh, Moses,' how they// .' It ended by my dog's killing his antagonist. Come and see how he chaiced him up I " He led the way to where the dead carcass lay. As soon as they came in sight of it Josh, dashed forward, and raising the dead animal by his caudal appendage, angrily exclaimed : " That's my dog ! You must be the man who was lurking around my house last night ! You had better go down and explain to Mrs. Maroney what you were doing around there." ^ " What do you suppose I could be doing at vour house ? " asked Barclay, much perplexed. " Why, I was not out of my house once last night." " I tell you," said Josh., " Mrs. Maroney will walk into you when she finds this out. You ought to have seen her last night. She smashed a pitcher over my head, and I JDelieve she would have killed me, if my wife had not pitched into her. Of course I could not strike back, as she is a woman." Rivers invited them up to Stemples's, and in less than an hour Cox and he had impressed upon Barclay the necessity of his seeing Mrs. Maroney and explaining to her that he had not been lurking around the night before. They started off together, and arrived at Josh.'s residence just as Madam Imbert and Mrs. Maroney were coming out. Barclay immediately went up to her and assured her that he had not been loafing around tne night before. " Who said you had ? " said Mrs. Maroney, now fully convinced that it was he. " Who said you had ? " and she opened upon him with a perfect tirade of abuse. Madam Imbert took her by the arm and drew her to one side. " Mrs. Maroney, don't take any notice of that man. He is a fool, and your best plan is to let him severely alone. 174 /v.v»;*TO.,-.A. DUTKCTm: snmit:s. nst t," said Mm. CHAPIER XXI. THE two women left Barclay perfectly dumbfounded and walked over to the garden. Mrs. Marone)- said she was going to New York in the morning to see her hus- band, and begged the Madam to accompany her. Madam Imbert agreed to go, saying that she had some purchases to make. They concluded to hire Stemples's team in the morning and drive into Philadelphia, put it up at some livery stable, go to New York, visit Maroney, return to Philadel- phia, and drive home in the evening. Nothing of importance took place the day they visited New York. Green knew of their intended trip and " shad- owed " them to New York and back. All he had to re- port was that nothing had transpired worthy of mention. It is quite as important to find that nothing takes place as to note what actually occurs, for thus the case is cleared of uncertainty. The "shadow" reports truthfully of all things just as he finds them. The women, on their arrival in New York, went dr .ctly to FIdridge street jail and Mrs. Maroney introduced Mav!an'i Imbci-' to her husband. She then had a long private con- versadon with him, and afterwards re-joined Madam Im- bert. The three had a pleasant chat, Maroney acting in all respects the part of a perfect gentleman. His face show ed deep anxiety, but he talked very cheerfully, and told Madam Imbert that he hoped soon to have the pleasure of meeting her at Jenkintown. He assured her that he would soon be free and would then take vengence on his enemies. He said he intended to go to Texas and buy a ranche. The Rio Grande country just suited him, and he expatiated at length on the beauty of the country and the salubrity of its climate. After a few hours passed in social converse thev parted. Mrs. Maroney went to visit a friend on Thirty-first street and Madam Imbert to do her shopping. I'hey agreed to meet at Jersey City ferry at four o'clock. 176 il f»l I ■ /VA-A7./pro r^ ^AT^cr/r/. srojiij^s. (iicun followed Mrs \'rnv «top,x-dson.e time and thenKTA/>' t''^^'^ '^^'^ ^'^nd, Pomted place and time ^^^^^^'^ ^'"'^^^'t at the ap- ^^^:X±l^- ^^-e, spo.e or her Madam, and thought her a vZ '^'"''\ ^^'^'"^^^"^ ^'^^h the ^nian, in fact jusf the person 7o T' ^?^'"^' ^^^^^^^igem about to carry out a nlan wS , ''^'^^ ^^^^"^ ^ ^^'t '^e was ^ul. White .^as soon goW to be'"'r "^^^^ »^^ -''-«- ^vould then arrange evervthW?o?-'^^^^'''^ ^^^ bail and Maroney and said : ^^""^ ^^y ^^'nte came to " Congratulate me, old fellow Qi i , me some letters from mv attorn .'v '?^/ ^^' J^^^ brought gone well. My affairs a^re/n a '^';,"^ ^ ^"^ ^'^^t all lis Maroney in atlny ^ot" '''yT '''' ^^^-e/' answered you are out, but a^s soon as von^cf ""' '"^^^^ "^^ ^^^'" affairs, turn your attention to mine T "^^^"^^ your own he plan to entrap Chase at on^e "% J ''"' '"''°"' ^« ^^e t be a good joke when McG^v nn ??''''^^"- ^^on^t money on his person ? Ha ' ha"^ "f ', '^^"^ '^^^^ ^"ds the Express say then ? The/tili fj i u^'''^ '"^^^ ^^'^ Adams pet, I reckon." ^ '^'" ^^^^ ^ther sore over their He laughed over thp iri«n r expression of Joy settled rnMs'^c: ""'' """^ ^ ''-dish P^-e.n time. I ..oZVldl'^lSZ "'"' ' ?" "=<=-' 'I e •'mount ,f I could, butall mvl^n ,'^"='= >'r "'^ -"^cessary -^--.;y to n,y' bondsn2"i" ! Ir'' ™" h«e to go' »-d ,e!,o.. and „•.„ cheerfu,,,: d'o":,? i^y^reTt "''™'''™"^''"'°'^'^™"cethe»o„eyfor„e. , THE EXPRESSMAN AMJ TIIiJ DETECTIVE. 177 know you would it you could ; but you and I are about in the same fix. We have plenty of funds, but can't use them at present 1 believe I shall be able to raise the money in some way before long. If the job works well with Chase I shall be completely vindicated. Another thing, the suit agamst me will soon come up, and my counsel says that I am sure to win it. I shall be the only witness on the part of the defendant and shall have to swear that 1 never took any of the money. This will be the truth, as a cent of money never came wrongfully into my possession. It is a good thmg they did not know 1 had an interest in the liv- ery stable, or they would surely have seized that." " 1 have a good lawyer," said White, " he has carried me through successfully, and as soon as possible after I get out I will help you." The next day IJangs disguised himself and called at the jail as \\'hite's counsel. He had a long talk with him in his cell and then walked briskly out in the manner of a lawyer with a large practice, whose moments are precious ; bat lawyers have one object, while lie had another. Bangs wished to avoid the scrutiny of the prisoners, as there might be some of them who knew him. \\'hite came smilingly up to Maroney after Bansis left and said : •' & > " My case is surely arranged, and I am off to-morrow " '' Are you, indeed ?" exclaimed Maroney. " I am de- lighted to hear it f but his voice sank. It seemed as if he wanted White out, so that he could hel]) him, but was afraid to trust him. He turned and walked awav, came back and again congratukited White, ^\'hite assured him that he was going in tiie morning. "So soon?" remarked Maroney ; *' well, I an happy to find you are. I don't want to see any man kept in jail. My own case will soon come up, and after I am cleared here, the trial in Montgom- ery wih be a perfect farce. I shall write to my wife and tell her how well you have succeeded. Isn't it strange. White, that I iia\e taken such a liking to vou ? You are the right man tor me. There is not a soul in this jail but you whom 1 vvould trust." He walked into his cell and wrote a letter to his v.;te. Several times he came out and c... versed with 178 PINKERTON^S DETECTIVE STORIES. finally backed down entirelv nnH T.^^^ ^° ^« ^o. He played several games 6f cj^ds tirWM '°. T^^" «^ prisoners, and then conversed withql.i """^ *''^ ^^^^^ remove some of White's bag! ^e He f ' J^' u ''"^^ '^ had taken a room on Bleeker^tf.l, I ?""^ ^^""^ White effects showed how near at Ln^' ^"V'^" "^^^'"g «f ^s departure. ^^ '^''"^ ^"^^ ^^^ moment of his The next day was an eventful on^^ nn^ i , the soundness of my theory After ^ If .""If^'^y P^^^^d White's arm, and walked nroun^^he hall ' f '"'^ '°"^ him, his manner plainly show n^H?,,, ''^^^'^^ ^^"^^'^ ^'''^^^ barrassed. He finally^drew Z f^ ' ^^'- ''''y "^"^^ em- site to where the prisoVerfw 7 cot ' Z'' ?--" ^o- and amusing themselves in various Tav?^^ 'vfe,^^^^^ Maroney, ;• I am gomg to entrust to ^ou Iny secref ' T f ^ that I can trust you ; I know I nn t u ^^- ^ ^"^^1 closely, and find' that you are true as steeT T""'.^ ^°" I have mvited you to take hold of my^atters 1T ''''!," ^ to give you a clear understanding of nTcas; i^ h " '''^''" necessary for me to divulge to vouwh;,i- J ' " .^^comes only to my wife and myself I I / P'?^"^ ^^ ^^^^^^n but still /wish you to Sve meyour olemf ' ''' ^' '^ ^«k, my secret inviolate." '^^"""^"^^e"^" Promise to keep "Oh, yes, I'll do that," said White - but r i good deal of business of my own to ;,ff.. ^ / '^^^ ^ot a th nk you can't trust me, you TaS be^ er I '"' '• "^ '^ y^'' self." ' y "^" °^"e^ keep it to your- /' No, no, nothing of the kind ' I kjinw t ^ . said Maroney, "and you have '^ven fL " ^'"'^ >^°^ ' " White, who do you think stole th! If . P'"""^'^- ^ow, beenT^^Joteep'itl^lan 'uVl^^^r^^y^ -^ -e continue to do so. Would vou hLT I f''- ^^' ^ ^^all beenjn my place ? " ^^ ^^^^ '^°^^" '^ ^^ you had "Ccitamly," exclaimed White- "do vn,, fi • i r am a our forces, we *•"" ^A'A'UH'^ his mind which e to do so. He I to wait. He and the other who came to id that White moving of his noment of his :learly proved Maroney took !i"al times with ery much em- • corner oppo- Playing cards ^Vhite," said iecret. I feel watched you Now h'sten : and in order -> it becomes ent is known T me to ask, mise to keep have got a , and if you ' it to your- trust you ! " nise. Now, 1 dollars ? " ■) and have me, I shall if you had nk I am a ■ forces, we THE EXPRESSMAX AND THE DETECTIVE. 17<> Neither spoke for some minutes. White acted as if the matter was a common, every-day occurrence; but he thought • " He has broken tne ice ; I shall soon hear it all." Maro• If he had e taken each )uch, but he nd place the )d outside of packages on g the forty lot of waste 'he way-bill [ locked the in his safe. 1 the office, biited their cigars from en filled the le lid of the directed it 3 a vvaggon ^ placed on the money >bile. The ' boat started down the river at the s...'',r^ time that Chase left for Atlanta. That is what I call sharp work. No one but me knew of the loss of the packages. " Chase was in his car, perfectly at ease, but when he reached Atlanta he was destined to receive a shock he would not soon forget. As soon as he arrived there the loss was discovered, and the Assistant Superintendent of the Southern Division, who happened to be in the Atlanta office, imme- diately telegraphed to me for an explanation. I did not take the trouble of answering the dispatch, and he came on to Montgomery that night to investigate. All I had to say was that I had checked the money over to Chase, and they would have to look to him for an explanation. Telegrams came thick and fast, but I was nerved up to pass through anything, and left them unnoticed. "When Chase returned to Montgomery he was greatly excited and appeared much more guilty than I. The Assis- tant Superintendent was in the office when he arrived. I received the pouch from Chase, checked off the way-bill, found the packages all right, and throwing down the pouch, placed the packages in the vault. I then returned and picked up the pouch as if to look into it. I had my knife open, but concealed in my coat sleeve. As I raised the pouch to look into it, I slipped the knife into my hand and in a second cut two slits in the pouch and threw the knife back up my sleeve. I immediately said to Mr. Hall, who stood directly in front of me, * Why, it's cut ! How the messenger could carry the pouch around, cut in this manner, and not discover it, is astonishing !' " The Assistant Superintendent examined the pouch and f jund it cut, as I had stated. This was a great point in my favor, and the Assistant Superintendent was at once con- vinced that I was innocent of any participation in the robbery. No one suspected me after this until the Vice- President and General Superintendent came. They looked at the pouch, and one of them said, " I understand this," aiiKl iiiv}' iia.M LiiC puUi-il tan-cil (-rtic Ul. T'u: i :ii3 was Liic '-- first thing that seemed to create suspicion in the General Super- intendent's mind. He had me arrested, but could not prove any thing against me. My friends all stood by me, and I 164 r^^'A'^JNroN's mrrncTivE storiks. i'! fay -£n;;^s^i;r:;i ^' '?^^''^- ^^>' -^ -e knowledge of it hT,u ■ ''"'''^ ' ^ '''^ ^'^^ ^'enied any ;^-ay to keep her stHl w^s -i h M ^ ^^"^'"ded that the best »ier, and then gave e^som. , '"' ''"'. ^^ ^ ^^^'^^'^ up to ^'oith. It is ha d for m? y r"'>' ^"^ '^''^^^^^^ '^<-''- ^"^ the •^elf, and espec any hard iVk^^.n''' '"V^'^'"^^ ^"^'^^'^ ^« "^y " I remained in MZlnm "^/"^^ *'^'"& ^''O'^ '"y wife. I always had a sf^nH ./?'?' ^^"^ '^^'^ "«* '-^^ all lonely as knew b'efore'th ^ rtad tlnT";' l!"" \ '''' ' ^ ^vas safe, but felt at dmcs a^S n ^T' •'^"- ^'^^ ^runk one might open it I s cont 11 ^PP''^^^"'^^^'^ that son,e pay all charges on it in caTi^'", ! T7' ""J^,^>' '^"'^^'^"^ ^^ " After my arrest I 1^.^,1 7''? "^^^^ ^^ ^'^imed. At the pielii^narv exam^' i^^^'" '^^^^ -^"^^'^^ Holt.claw. dollars bail, C 7t the'S " ^ "^'^^ -^^^'^ '" ^""-f)' tl^ousand rented so ^eak' a ,1 ,t J exammatmn the con.pany pre discharged at one "he |L[""\,' ""'f'' '^ ^^^ve been reduced my bail to '/:,,' tL.?/f"^''^ differently, but I H-as bourid o MO ;. near foMH n"^' '^ ^'^^^^ ^'^^""^ I easily procured nV. "^ K ^"^ ^'^'a' '^^fore the circuit court in Mon'tg^o^ry afrer mfreSrr ''■ '■'"^^- ' -"-^ for detectives, L I felt siirefc "" '^'""'^ ^'^^^ «"t of them on my track buT -^ n '"P^"^' '^■°"' ^ have plenty hard to belie^Jhey hynonl'^"''^''^^^'^"^ ^^ ^^'^^ thousand dollar case thev had '"^^'1?^^^' on the ten but none were to be see.7in M.t ""'"" '"^'"'""^ °^ ^^em ; they must be lookTnffo 1 ^""""^Somcry, and I concluded I had a slight nSrlt'^f tcS '," r.o'" '*^^^^^^^"- my entire satisfaction that J p «- ,1 ^ ^ ^°°" P^'^^^d to Every thing went rsmoot /^nd" I cS r' " ^'^ ^^^^• suspicious going on around mi r ?"'^' discover nothhg make an excurlon toTeTemro; tho f ''"1^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ascertain, if possible, wheSer±,ff fT^''? ^^t'^'^' t« leaving, I wrote to he agent of Tnl ^\,^°"°^^ed. Before ton, assuming the name ^of w "^^ l' rt ■^''''' ."' .^^^^'^^- nim to send my trunk to Mnf.i,' /^'Ck^oii, and directed and visited AtlanM rt ?. ^^^'^hez. I started out on mv trio scanned he p^sS^^^^^^^^ Nashville and MempTi "? passengers who came on board or left the trains. THE EA'PUESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. IH^i all the guests who 'put up' at the various hotels wliere I ,st(jp- pedon my journey, butcoukl not discover a sign of a detective. By the time that I got to Memphis I knew that I was not followed, and so took the steamer ' John W alsh,' intending to get off at Natchez, gain possession of my trunk, which must have reached there, and go on down the river to New Orleans. When I reached Natchez, 1 encjuired o*" agent of Jones's Express, whether he had a trunk for ^ Jack son, shipped from Galveston, Texas. He exammed his book and said that he had not received such a trunk, l)ut that possibly it had been sent and detained in the New Orleans olhce. I was now in a quandry ; I was afraid to go to New Orleans and ask for the trunk, as T knew the Adams and Jones's Express occupied the same office in that city. Could it be possible that the company had suspicions of the trunk and were holding it as a bait to draw me out ? No ! it was not possible ! Still, T did not care to go to the office and ask for the trunk, as some one would be sure to know me, and my claiming a trunk as W. A. Jackson would be proof positive to them that sometliing was wrong about it. They would seize and search it, and then my guilt would be apparent. I finally determined to go to New Orleans, put up at the City Hotel, and then carelessly drop into the office of the company and see if I could discover die trunk lying around. I did so, and on coming into the office was imme- diately recognized by the employes, some of whom were glad to see me. I did not stay long ; glanced around, saw the trunk was not there, and returned to the hotel. " I wanted to find whether the trunk had gone on to Natchez, so I wrote a note, asking whether a trunk directed to W. A. Jackson, .iatchez, was in their possession or had been forwarded to its destination, and signed it W. A. Jackson. I then walked out of the hotel, limping as if =?o lame as to be scarcely able to walk, and met a colored bo)- standing on the corner. I hired him to take the note to the office for me and bring back the answer. He soon returned with a note which politely informed me that the trunk had been sent to Natchez. I immediately returned to Natchez,. found the trunk, signed the receipt, paid the cliarges and left for Mobile 7'ia New Orleans, and I tell you I was more ?han pleased when I arrived there with my trunk. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) k A / 1.0 I.I 11.25 22 1.8 IIM 1111.6 iiiOtO^IapiiiC Sciences Corpomtion 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14S80 (716) 872-4503 ^ ^1,' "" "^"' trunk into my room. ropenTft'before'fteral^ "'^ o.d ^, the, '^;-^ ™^, tr^ :s;i';e,i:r '° '^^ some"time1rE.rm:: ' i'?,,'':: ^T"' \ ^^-'^-^f^ was on my track, bm cTuS fili^^h'^rg to«coSU°m" ™' picions. It was frptHna fm,^ f ^Lmiig to confirm my sus- mtion for my defense I ?H ?' ""V^ "',"^^ ^°"^^ pW- the testimony of trecomntv b^^^^^ P^'? '" °"^^^^^«^ their pouchJntroduciTifTth/. T^,^ ^^'^ ""^^^ ^^ fit siders migh have kev t It i .''^^ ^"^ P'°^^"g that out- of having the kev ma^dV .t n ""' *'\' ^^'"''- ^ ^^^^ desirous MontgoL'; o^aTNew'orSns L^'lf "S^ \ ^^^' ^« plenty of locksmiths, S work w^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^-^ me ; so I conduded to ^o to New Vn ^ '^°"f '' '° '"^' made. ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ and have one wrote toljrT; n'r": ITc^^' '^'f ^X -ife also, and I came Nonh, St my 'wifrat'"pi.ihH T^'^'^-f''^^^^' stopped a day or two 3 T . f ^il^delphia, where we Philadelphia L 1 ha"e bZ iV""'^- T ^ detectives in and when I "ft for her. Z .'?' "''''" ^ ™' 'h"e, thus secured mv a-res t '^ u'^" '■■'™ telegraphed, and my wife to come and see 7 ".ll^'" ""= .'"^"-^ ''"^ I 'oW confused to say anvthino- .nH '" ?' -"""'"S- ' «« Wo nof tlnklhat''" ^l^P^^'^r ^"^ " '" Montgomlrv bt Hi] My wifespokerme'on the' '^"' T"'"' ''^PP™ "here do or say a'nythin'g. " I mak^ft itK'VC Tc^t^" 'S. ny friends friends— a IS clerk of had a car- then went ig the old all, care- d gave to ird to the mined for some one I my sus- ^le prepa- verthrow ide to fit that out- desirous made in 're were h to suit ave one Iso, and delphia. here we rk. As Never tell you :tives in s there, ed, and I I told was too aze. I •rk. I ^ut did I here, ible to nfused TIIS EXPRESSMAN ANP THE DETECTIVE, 187 and can't collect rny thoughts, to say nothing until I am calm, when I plan what I had better do. *' In the morning I decided tnat it was necessary for my wife to go to Montgomery and bring the money North with her. I was in jail and might need the money to procure bail, whicn I would like to do now. Then, there was danger in leaving the money where it was secreted — in the old trunk in the garret — as Floyd might want to clear the garret out, and I had several times seen him sell unclaimed baggage. My old trunk might be sold for a trifle and some one take it home and find it contained a treasure. "As soon as she could, Mrs. Maroney went to Mont- gomery for the money. I had informed her where it was concealed, and told her to get it and bring it North. " The money was rather bulky, as although there were some large bills, there were a great many fives, tens, twenties, and a few one hundred dollar notes. The whole of it made a large pile, but my wife proved a good hand. She fooled them all, and concealed the money in her bustle. It was a troublesome weight to travel with, and she was obliged to stop at Augusta, Ga., to rest herself She also spent a day with my brother at Danielsville, who promised to come and see me. He came, and, as you know, accomplished nothing. " My wife has now got the money concealed in the cellar of Josh. Cox's house. Cox is her brother-in-law, and from what she tells me of him is a good-natured fellow, but pretty shrewd. Mrs. Cox is very smart. They never leave the house entirely alone, one or other of them always keeping watch." " That Madam Imbeu is said by my wife to be a fine woman. I was much pleased with her when she came here the other day. Mrs. Maroney managed well with her and discovered that her husband is imprisoned in Missouri. She also followed her in Philadelphia and found her changing money. My wife is smart, she suddenly confronted her and the Madam admitted ill. A man comes to see her who exchanges money for li^r. My wife was about arrang- ing with her to have the express money exchanged, but you are going out, and I prefer to entrust my affairs to you. You see, White I know I can trust you. 'Fhere is only one p^' 'I: 18. y^f^J^^^TOAT's DETEcrn-E S7VAVES, thing that iroubles me abont t^«l- . ed De Forest is stopping he^.T"" •' -^ ^^^'^^ "^ni- jny wife. I think he is a^„ I'm of .k ' 5",^^^ ^"^"^'^^ t^ but from what my wife sav/fhf • ^^^ "^'^^"^^ ^'^Press : '"'Nr^^n'^''^ '"^"^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ fo? him Now I have told vou nil o«^ u n)atterjustasyourj'j;„"en'd1c^^^^^^^ T '" ^'- ter ,s, vour knowledge of the Nonh t. ' ^^""^ °^ ^^'^ "^'''t- act much better than! " ^'^^ '' '° ^^^^t that you can know how. I think that as soon as r ^^^i "' ^''" ^^ ^ Avhich may take four, five or s' x davs JS i,'''''''' '^>'^^^^- ^vith my lawyers-I don't likeThSffTi ^''^ '^"^^^ "P you can^t get along witLu them '/'"rt' ^^^ ^o^^etimei get a key to the pouch made T^n h "^ ^ ^'?" *^>' ^"^ I will go to Montgomery anV see ?h^ '° 'f ''>'• 'Then ments on the cars and 7t ?he hoL? f ' '^"^>^ ^^« "^^^e- time arrange to get the drlwhn^}-- ^ ^f" ^^ ^^e same here into the EJcLnge^ aj^d ^^ '"'' '"^ ^""^ ^^°"^ acquainted with ChasI ' Bu^ see W 'h ^^^^^^^^ ^'^ ^'^^ mterest in me, unless it wLm ."^^^^^^^ ^^^ takes any ; Why not?'' askS M X'^ ^o thwart my plans." ' and take an interest in all mv?fiv,- ^l^'^^. ^^o^'^ know power for us, and she is Jn^ T; ^^^ '^'" ^^ all in her help us very much '' ° ^''''^^ ^'^^^ ^^e will be able to womTnt?sur' Tge^trin'' "^^ '^ ^" ^^^ -^"gh, but with them ; worn n £ msTalurr? ■ ' '""'^ ^^"'^^'^ ^^a to treat your wife with Tnjust T b^,f,?;"'°"^- ^ ^^^'^ ^^^"t has a finger in the pi. ten to on^fif ' *^^ '^'^^ ^'"^e if she trvincr fr^ aet -h - - it f' " ^ °°^ ^^e Will siisnerf rr- -I .^-;;--o ^-^ get .he whole pUe and intending to clear ouTwim Don't you believe that for a moment," replied Maroney. fellow nani- attentive to IS Express ; gh for him act in the of themat- >at you can well, and well as I myself — settled 11]) sometimes I try and y. Then lis move- the same "ing from • get her think it. I case." • you all er." ng to do f^ou, but kes any IS." d know II in her able to gh, but to deal I'twant e if she me of Jt with THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. 189 *'■ She knows I lave entire confidence in you, and that will be enough for her. You need have no fears that she will in- terfere in the matter in any way, I trust you and my word is law to her. I would prefer to have you take all the money; you can then select what you want for Chase, and try and work (jff the balance in small amounts. This will be a delicate operation, as the banks very likely marked some of the bills before they shipped them." " Yes, there are a great many obstacles to be overcome in changing the money, but I think I can manage to work it off some way." roney. CffAPTSR xxm. " My Dearest Wtfr . r i ^e will be Jiberated to dav ^^ ""'"^^^^ aJi to Mr WW. business to attend xr. where o White. • White. •s some or five book- im .' I of alj. akeno work ?ot in be ill have ; e can dent, citly, TffE EZPRESSMAN^ AND TEE DETECTIVE. 191 White approved of the letter. Maroney, therefore, s-aled It up directed It and gave it to Shanks, who was in the jai,topost. Of course the dutiful young man would not rail to do so. han^^d^ itTo mUe'" '^""^'"^^ '^"^^ '' ^"^^^^^^'^ -^ " Mv Dearest Wife : This is the book-peddler. You will want to buy books from him. Buy what you want. trive him the packages for me. He is honest. All is well. Nat." White scanned its contents, and said : " I supnose this is sufficient, but the question still remains : wi 1 X obey i I will do the best I can, but I have little faith in women." Oh, now ! said Maroney, - don't make me feel down- hearted. I have done the best I can, and I know she will obey me. " Very well," replied White, " I will go as soon as possible-m a week^ more or less ; as soon as I can possibly an^ange my own affairs. On my arrival in Jenkintown [ received!" ^'" '' °"'' ""^ ^'' >^"" ^"°^^ ^^^^ ^ ^"^ l^^Ti 'l ^^^^ ^'^^^^^ y°"' ^"^ "^y ^^ife must trust you." bhanks had several commissions to attend to He first letter to his wife. I opened and read the letter and ex claimed, ''Now the battle is ours! Victory! dmosi within our grasp/' I saw the Vice-President and read the letter to him. He was highly delighted and said he could now see the wisdom of all my manoeuvres The following day White was released from his long con- finement. It must be admitted that his duties^ wee extremely arduous, but such is often the fate of a detective I have sometimes had my men in prison for a longer time De.r.g, ^Dii5v.cl tw iiivc up wiihoui uiscovenng what they wefe looking for. White remained in New York attending^trhis own business after his release. He called once or twice on Maroney to show that he had not forgotten him and to psr 182 JVXAy.:A'7'0.V^S DJ^mcVVr^ STOAV/:S. JLI' look brigl'u unci new am it7\,t V'" " "'"'•" '° "»""=!' or hi. intention, in r^gaM t ChaVe ''""""' ""' ^^ ^""-' Jcnliin;:^n"""^^^7 M^a? 1\^"' r^^" »" -'-" '<> various parties in\[.Lm , [ "'''.™ P'''" ''"= and the .lK.msel!es mu tZZ M " "li^ ' ""' '""^noting Imhert went to Pl^laShin „^ fi, ^^""""^^ """^ ^^dam was liberated. Theyten L« „?f.'T' •''•''>' ""« ™»'« came ont on the c2 iT the evening nfl '" "'^ '''^ ""^ and drovi! them to «U„,„r™ *, ■ ^ '°''"' '"et them Madam Imbe em doTn^ir '" ^" ,^''egy- After tea i^ost office with S molL \V"i '""""^ "i' '" ""^ letter which she opened s'hT,.,i'yf- ^^"T'^ """"'^^ a began to read ilasthevw.il!? f* " '™' '">"' ^^^- She Jn>bert t.oticed that all clr I? T"-'' r '^^ '*''= ™''' '^'^dam white as ,va.v S e fo Med un thl ,.,'"'' J'" '' '''"^ '^"ame on the Madam's armtrlt^'^olr '"''"'"" '''"'" '--''^ enqtUre^.' "'' '"""^'■- '"•= y°" ^i-^ ?" she anxiously along wi'ti. me; 'l .Xr^t^" Tw^nTlf " '^"" ■ -'" ■n a few minutes." ^ '^^ ^^^' >'«" ^^s contents the letter ove aK^rand then r^^T'^ '-^^^ '"^'^- ^'^^^ ^^^^d lor some time «' Who^ !f ^^^^^^"1 did so. xVeither spoke ^^-^■^ no .louirimt^^^^^^^ '^' ^-tne time <^<>"rsethe iK^st%ge i^L^ .^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^"^^and is of ■•^■asons for lak nrtl.e s e^ He h^r /,""'' '^"^^ ^^^^^ H'liite ; lias been In L .h ^* • , , -'^^ ^"" conhdence in l^as seen h i m d' w .nd 'vh? '"f '"1^ ^ '"'^'^^ '"«»tlis , •studied his chamctef wL t"'''^''' ^^"^ thorouglii; so far.- ^ " '' ^^^"S ^^'^^^" ''^e consents to trust hinT ''''• ^'"'""'^^^ '''' ^•'^Pidly getting better and said angrily, key made. 5 was to go to make it an earnest d return to e and the -onducting d Madam :hat VVJiite 2 city and met them After tea up to the eceived a fat. She I. Madam e became d heavily anxiously <^'r; walk contents the way she read Inibert. -1" spoke ■t length ne time nd is of ve good snce in lonths , roughly ife, and 1st him m grily, TIIK HXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. 193 " No, I will never give him the money in this way ! it is all nonsense ! ' What do I know about White ?' This is askmg too much of me ! Why did he not write and consult me on the subject ? He simply says, ' White is out of jail now ; give him the money !' and gives me no -hance to speak on the subject. Suppose White gets the money • how do I know but that he will run away with it and leave us to suffer without getting any of the benefit ? Madam Inibert I must tell you all : you see that in this letter Nat. does not mention money, but he means money. As you are now the only one I can trust, I will talk plainly to you. My husband took the forty thousand dollars from the Express Company, and also ten thousand dollars previously. Now all is out ! When he was thrown into prison in New York he sent me for the money which he had concealed in Montgomery, and I brought it here, and have it hidden in Josh.'s cellar. Now what am I to do ? If I give it to this man White, I shall probably never see it again ; in fact I am sure I never shall." '• You are mistaken, I think," said Madam Imbert : " have confidence !' " Confidence / It would be my best plan to run away myself !"— she was going on still further, but Madam Imbert stopped her. " Don't say any thing more at present, my de Mrs Maroney. You are two excited to talk calmly: u the matter rest until morning." They dropped the subject for the time, and as Mrs. Maroney expressed a desire for a little brandy to calm her nerves, went down to Cox's. Mrs. Maroney offered some brandy to the Madam, which she politely declined to take, but this did not in the least abash her, for she gulped down enough to stagger an old toper. Josh, was not at home» and so very little was said. Mrs. Cox asked her if she had received a letter from Nat. " Yes," she answered in a snappish tone, and said no more! Madam Imbert had accomplished all she desired for that day, and so left Mrs. Maroney to herself. In the morning Mrs. Maroney sent Flora to her. with a request that she would accompany her to Philadelphia. Madam Imbert M 194 PINKERTOirS DETECTIVE STORIES. m Pm. very narsmy and he immediately vanished. She started out and met Madam Imbert on thewav down she saiU ' '"" "* ■"^' ' -'" '" »'- StempK::"" ^^Styles soon had his team ready for them, and they as I ImtLrSKnd neSi' ""' 'Z' """^'^ ""''^^' consult a Iawye°%t d^^.^rnlTo^^rgo 'abTut' 1.° and I thfnri shtTst hi^'advi^ " """^ '" ^°"^""'«'°"' Madaill tobeT "" If''jll''"' '" ^°"' P'^ce," advised he is much ^J^e li4 ?o'X;ir mCy^e^^^^^^^^ came^^anVtl X'i'^ihe^:'tte";te:'<^° V^'^ J^^^ wJXevfrTto .^s't ^hU fwUh ,r^ "P'"'"" !,«-' '' .;r^/ BS. i would come g with her. 'a is going to idam Imbert, id is coming ■, "I would his services. I. He knew he was in a as going to said, " No !" le way down. )les's team," ti, and they lam Imbert, I want to about it. in fact the Dnsultation, ," advised f the facts, White." left, Josh, now Josh, aults he is n : that it md Josh, d not tell so. I in- ult a law- you are 'hat I am THE EJPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. 195 They drove up to a tavern on the way and she took some brandy, which seemed to give her more courage. When they reached the city Madam Imbert wished to report to Bangs, but found it almost impossible to get away from Mrs. Maroney, who had concluded not to ask the ad- vice of a lawyer. They went into Mitchell's and Madam Imbert managed to get away a few moments and reported to Bangs. She had not been with him ten minutes before Rivers, who was shadowing Mrs. Maroney, came in and reported that she seemed very uneasy and had been out on the street sc Mil times, glancing anxiously around. Madam Imbert at once hurried back to Mitchell's. " Where were you ? " demanded Mrs. Maroney. " I am suspicious of you all ! " Madam Imbert drew herself up with an air of offended dignity which spoke more than words. I' I am sorry I have offended you ! " said Mrs. Maroney (juickly. *' Please forgive me ! I am so nervous that for a time I mistrusted even you and thought you had gone for a policeman or a detective ; let's have dinner and go." When they were on the return journey, Mrs. Maroney said : " I feel much better on the road with you alone than when in the city. I want to talk continually, and you are the only one to whom I dare talk. However excited or miserable I may feel, r '^ipanionship with you always makes me feel happy and co t<;nted," At the various taverns they passed on the road Mrs. Maroney always stopped and invoked the aid of stimulants to cheer her up. She suddenly turned to Madam Imbert and asked : " Would you be willing to run away with me ? We could go down into Louisiana, where we are not known, buy a small place in some out of the way town and live secluded for four or five years, until our existence was forgotten, and then make our appearance once more in the fashionable world, with plenty of money to maintain our position ; or we might go to New York and from there to England and the continent." I H 196 u 'I : fmjcf:sToys Dsrrcrm: stories. use It." ^ ^'"^ "^'" at this time we cannot ^'^"-^^X'Zt^^^tZrJo^iT °^" '"' y°" ""•«'" want." ^ °'^ "^^I^ yo» ^or years if that is all you ^z'T'°^''y-' - ^4 ht ,r :.";,snTe/- sometimes I have to wait w. ^ ''"^' ''"'^^'led him, but for him before he^m^k^Lr^pp^L ^nc^^ ^^^T ^^^^"^ deal, and comes to the nhcJZhn^ u J^^ travels a good rected only once in a while HeYs ^ .^' ^'' '""^ '^"^^^ ^i" honest. I will write to him to nil •^'"^" "^^"' ^ut very ^VhTyT.itrii[T f^^^^ ^^^ '-' '' ''-' cided pVn"lt"t/at;;t^^^^ -^ le- thal she was so fatigued that ^.l T' .^''- Maroney said that she felt compSyboke^^^^^^^^ Y"" '''' '^^'^^Y Rivers arrived from Philadelphia on' th ""'"'V''' ^^^^^ the women, and went down to see To.h t Tu ^2"^ ^^^^^^ at, home all day with his wife and wl 1°^'' ¥^ ''"^^^'^ed Rivers's coming gave him o <.n ,? ^' ^'^"^ °^ ^he excuse was moody and^?ouW^ttaIfmuT f ^'T^^^^'^" He not get a word out of him He w^^ 'n-'''" ^^^"'^>^ ^«"ld spoke only in monosylabks At M^ r"'"^ ^o drink, but Rivers got into Cox's yard and wTh °, ?'\^" ^^"^ ^^^^^e. two hours, when finding all aSh"^ ^^je house for about went to bed. ^ ^"'^^' ^^ returned home and s. loney," said we cannot you might y that time k." t is all you inges your Then we "and he ' him, but ler writing els a good letters di- , but very o, so that I any de- 3ney said so weary ire early, g before ■emained e excuse s's. He ay could 'ink, but It home, or about 'me and CHAPTER XXVIII. TIME rolled on, and the third day after the trip to Phil- adelphia, Madam Imbert was with Mrs. Maroney, who talked incessantly about giving up the money. She alluded to Cox's idea of the question. He said that he would never give White the money ; that he did not know the man, and that he would trust no one with forty thou- sand dollars. He declared that he had now got the money, and that he was going to keep it. She insisted that they should let her arrange the matter to suit herself Mrs. Cox was, like her husband, bound that White should not get the money. Everything appeared against White's chances of getting the money. At this time they were seated in a secluded part of the garden. Mrs. Maroney glanced around, saw that no one was near, and then said : " Madam Imbert, you are accustomed to attend to affairs like mine ; won't you take the money, claim it as yo wn, and go with me to the West ? You could then find y» . friend, and he would be willing to exchange the money for two or three thousand dollars — wouldn't he ? I want to get away from here ; my sister is against me, and Josh, treats me as if he was my equal, or superior." Madam Imbert saw she must act very prudently. Mrs. Maroney must be quietly dealt with. She wished her to give the money to White, as if she took the money she would have to be a witness in the case. She wished to avoid this, but if she could not succeed in making her turn the money over to White, as a last resort she would take possession of it herself She therefore replied : " No, I don't like to take it ; I have enough of my own to look after. If my poor husband were onlv out of 'ail he would get it changed for you in short order.' I don't want any more money about me at present ; it would go hard with me if I were discovered with the money on my person." 198 I^J^KFRTOA^S DETECTIVE STORIES. inconvenienced hyft ZlZ^uT^ '^^ ^^^ "«' "^"^h " Mrs. Maronev if t^ • ^ ^^^P ™^- actly as my husband wish'eT"'" ^^"' ^^^''' ^ ^^^^^^ ^o ex- sa^IS:/'''' '"^^ ^^^' "but who knows White? I never and he will send an answer dL f i"" "'^ ^^^^""^ ^^^^ "^ght, Mrs. Maronev w^^Zj^T'^ ^^ >'°" ^^ my care." high spirits. On the fS. -^ ^'L'^''^ ^"^ ^^nt home in Maroney; hehad een wS^^ ^."^^ «^^ got a letter from town in a day or two He sa% mf^' ''""'^ '^^ "^ J^"^^"" ing with women, and if he ^^ . ^ ^^^s opposed to deal- first visit, he would never t^ """1 ^?^ ^^" "^°"^y «" his entreating her to^t up all cT. f"t ^' ^""''^'^ ^y 't was for the good of ^bofh tk • "^ remembering that evening, and Mrf Maronev ^ff J ' ^e;ter arrived in the Imbert that she had madeT'n W ^'T''^ ''' '^^^ ^adam '^oney. « j ^ijj burn it LfL^ T ""-n "^^ °'^'' '° ^^^^ "P ^he sne. Madam Imbert wL r.?h-^ r'",^'^ '^ *° White,"'3aid on a second cons dera on t '^^'^ '^ ^' ^^^^ ^^^^^^1, but ofbraggadocio and to^^^^^^ ^°"^^"^\d that it was k bit her cariying such a threL ,W ™ "?^ '^^ ^^'S^^est fear of Maroneyin^ooun.4so^^^^^^^^ ^^' found Mrs. any thing with her that Sat Lh!k' 1"^'"^^ *° accomplish Stemples's. ''^^' ^"^ ^^e therefore returned to in I'e^Ztl'^T^^^^^^^^^ breezy day for all. Early f once joined h.er at Cox^s^^m" M ^'^''^"^ ^"^^ert, who door. ^°^^- Mrs. Maroney met her at the almost believe he s^riSt T ™<*?P™dent manner. I allow the money ?o go "' P™'^'""'^ *at he will not duty'^'she d"epSed'i„''t'^-''' ^'^- ^"""^/^ sense of «,;r/.__, , Y^P^^^ed m glowing term<: fh« KpnniV- 7 • '^"c vvno looks onlv to ~hpr i.mck'""jV • ' "appmcss of me sacrifices in its beha ? IL H "^ ' "''"'"''' ^"^ "^^kes oenalt. She drew a touching picture of THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. 199 •oney, " j not much •uld do ex- ^ I never I will do last night, care." h^me in tter from 1 Jenkin- ^ to deal- ey on his ished by ■ring that d in the Madam 'e up the te," said wal, but ^as a bit t fear of id Mrs. 3mplish rned to Early rt, who • at the come ! ler. I ill not tise of of the Hakes ire of Maroney's sufferings in jail, and tried to impress upon her the conviction that it was more than probable that he had taken the money so as to be able to place her in a situation wliere she could command any luxury. What did Cox know about suffering, or of the steps her husband found it necessary to take in order to effect his release? When Maroney took the forty thousand dollars, he had to ship it at once down the Alabama river, and now thej' could see how wise he was in so doing. He had displayed consum- mate ability in every movement he had so far made, and was it at all likely that he had lost his cunning? "He loves you," said she, *' and would do anything for you. Your duty as a wife is plain and simple ; do as your hus- band wishes you to do." Madam Imbert's reasoning was unanswerable, but to Mrs. Maroney it was a bitter pill. Without saying a word, she led the way into the house, where they met Cox, just coming up from the cellar. She had informed both Josh, and his wife that she had made a confidante of Madam Imbert, and they thought she had done wisely. " Josh, have you been moving the money," demanded she. " No ! " he replied, in rather a surly tone. Then turning to Madam Imbert, he said : •' You must have th'^ rame opinion of this matter as I ! I think it folly to give the money up to White. No one knows about this would-be book peddler, and I will not give up the money to such a man. Let him come to me and I will talk to him." Josh strutted about the room with the air of a six-footer. " I'll have it out of him in short order. I'll show him he can't pull the wool over my eyes, as he seems to have done over Nat's. I'll be d — d if I can understand it." Cox was ably seconded in his opinion by his wife. Mrs. Maroney had very little to say. Madam Imbert said that, in her opinion. Josh was en- tirely wrong. Maroney knew better than they what wan for his interest. As for her, if her husband was to tell her to give up all she had, she would cheerfully do so, as she knew he was best able to judge what was for the benefit of them both. fi 200 |> ' "-'"^^^^^^o^'s B,:r,cr,y^ ,,,^^^^ ea her meals' Mrs. Maroner.nH^r"u^>' ^°"g enough to m brandy. Toward eve„2% '^^ J"f . dealt exclusive y of i.Tl K ,^ '''°"^d '^'de himself nmilM ""^ "'^ht for tohm t''V^'^^'°"^^ '•^^""' and deliver^r"^>^ g«^ o»t to turn. Josh was sublime in ^h? ■ ^"^ ^'^^ "^oney over of his motives. He d d nn^ P""^>' ^nd philanthronv Iimself from his familv ;„„""' ^ "'°"''' ™l™tarily tear of beconung the watchSg o'S tT" '""'^^'^ ">« "i" ?J^ut;,-,^c„£^feVtr-vi^x lar has proved a safe h,Hi„ ^ ? ^"""^ " ""oved ; the ce? reason why it shou d „o fo^frnf '"J"' ='"'' ^ "«'„t member that it belongs ?o Nat anH ^?" "''» P'^^^e "e Jos°h sLX" "^J-' '« i'"o„"^- ' ^"^ ^^'^ 'o take in the evening Mrs Mnmnf ^ ^^^"^^^ at home H-»d. stating^ ■ JK-X ;t-- fro. ,„ The next dav was tn k^ noon I should IZ the f^e'of T"'^"^ ""^ ^^^ "^e. By doubc about what the resnl/. "^ enterprise. I had nJ ^ave the proofs in hand to T^ ^'' ^"' ^ should ?hen confidence they had be fowed ' '' "'^ ""^P'«>^^rs that the pt'c^fo -£? =- a.i -tel <.^a.ged down .y ^^Vn^.j-e^, -."^r S ''^ £ # THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE, 201 "detective" was synonymous with rogue, was when nmn erly attended to and honestly conduced one of the moS useful and ind.spensible adjuncts to the p eservation of the lives and property of the people. The Divine aZinLters consolation to the soul ; the physician strives to reheve the pains of the body ; while the detective cleanses society from ,ts , mpunt.es makes crime hideous by dragging it^ hght, when It would otherwise thrive in darkness.Td gene rally improves mankind by proving that wron^ nr^ n!. matter how skilfully covere'd Sp, are^ure tXUd'out and their perpetrators punished. The great orevei tivrnf cnme is the fear of detection. ^ preventive of There are quacks in other professions as well as in mine and people should lay the blame where it belongs upon the quacks, and not upon the profession ^ ' ^ In the evening J received a letter from Madam Imbert elling me of the difficulties in the way of White's receiving the money. She was full of hope, and said she thoS he could manage to make Mrs. Maroney give up the monev but If all else failed she would take the money hersTlf^/ sdd t? hf h"^ ^^ ""l 'y- ^^^- M— ;:7nd ?o1h had f,!^ li , ^^ "^ objections to her receiving it She would make arrangements so that if White did n^ot get the money, she would. The money would be in Phnadelnhk the next evening, if she had to walk in with infer self ^^^'^ The recovery of forty or fifty thousand dollars, to-dav is considered a small operation; but in 1859, before the ^ar che amount was looked upon as perfectly enormous. ' I showed Madam Imbert's letter to the Vice-President He was greatly pleased to find success so near at hand and agreed to make a little trip with me in the morning ' '"'^ White was with me, in Philadelphia, and I made all mv sky a„/.L7eSLS^ i^ ^o^S frestand ^1'''^''^^.^"' -^^ "^«"' ^^^ ^^e morning wa iresn and balmv. Whifp. m hie ,.hpr--*^"r -^ ^ v 1 ^ dler, was to go into Jenkintown on foot, so as to give the impression that he had walked out from the dty ^Shanks was to drive him to within about two miles from Jenkt. 202 PINKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. town, where White was to get onton^ . would drive back and wfif fr hTm It the^'p-"^ tavern on the road. The Vice PrP.^rl.i ^^^'sing Sun, a from Chestnut Hill nut un onr ^",^ ^"^ ^ ^^ove over took up our positlr a near tht Droh 'hf ^'^^ S^^' ^"^ as was prudent. ^^ Probable scene of action can^ir "pr^i^i-' -d'^L'r <^° ''^™- '^'-^ watched Cox's through the nShl t! ? ^i ^^^^'^- "e had there had been no demon^strS ^" f ^ ^'^^ ^'gh words Imbert by him, with insZS";^ I f "^^."«te to Madam as she was up. I told W ?n u '^ *° ^"^ ^' '^^^ she would^et the In'; to dayir^! h"' '^ ^V^^ ^^^ If necessary, as I did not^ike to^tmsf rn"^'r^>^ ^'°^"^' At Jenkintown there wl? !, T i, ^^'^ ^"^^^^^ ^^y. battle was going on gLwiv ^"" .V" '^' ^S^'' The nieagre meal, evin the ch ?h5' ^'^^^^^^t at Cox's was a grown portion of ^he hotsehoM """'' "'^^^^^^^' ^' ^" the the book-peddler. ^°"'^^°Id were on the look-out for walfhecry""""' ^^*^^^^A""-' do you see any one coming ?" iooteo"^4'V^^^^ thegate and delphia. Mrs. Maroney wasTmA.? .^ ^'''.^.*'°" ^^ ^^ila- of Madam Imbert. She d?d 2?^^^^ ^""^^'^"^ ^^^ ^^"val Madam came down immed ate?v .ft.?H '^i^' ^°"^' ^^ '^^ n;anding figure and rit^tpressiormld' ^'''' '''^- like a general giving orders ^^f ^^^^^^ "^ade her appear all the rest were so^exat?that thernr^''^^^' ""^"^' '^^ile MrsXot^ rr"' ^'«^^^^^ "' "'" ^^ decid"-upoThe?a'ctfon"^ T^' -^ ^^^^ -ble to a short distance, Sn^ to finf r^^"' ""^'^ *^^ Madam said she was filkd^th doubts and^^^ '" ^T'' ^^^*- She trust Josh, and he might go off 1 '' ^^' ''^' ^^'^'^ *« packages. Madam TXrf told her th"^^^"^'"' ^^^^ '^^ thmg to be done, and thafwas m • *^T '^^' ^^^^ ^ne WWte, as her husband ordered ^^"^^ "^ '^^^ P^^^^^^^ to " Are you sure " said husband's handwriting*? she, « that the letter is in your THE EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE, 203 Mrs. Maroney looked at her in a startled manner and pulled the letter from its hiding place in the bosom of her dress. She scanned it over carefully and said • " Yes, It IS Nat's writing." "Then there 1^= nothing to do but to give it up. If my husband ordered me I would gladly give up all I have in this world to please him." They remained away from the house for some time, and when they returned it was nearly noon. On looking down the street they discovered a book-peddler slowly toiling along from the direction of Philadelphia and evidently bending his steps towards Cox's. As Mrs. Maroney saw him coming along sweltering in the sun and bending under the weight of his load of books, she gave an involuntary start, and Madam Jmbert, on whose arm she leaned, felt that she was trembling with excitement. Cox stood beside his wife in the doorway with his teeth clenched. His wife looked unutterable things, but neither uttered a word. Madam Imbert and Mrs. Maroney went into the yard and stood leaning over the gate, watching the peddlar, who was rapidly drawing near. He arrived at the gate at the appointed time. " Do you wish to buy any books ?" asked he, at the same time handing Mrs. Maroney a novel to look at, which he opened so as to disclose a note. He spoke to her in a low tone and said : .J'} l^ !^°'J^ *^^ prison," then glancing at the note, " I think that is for you." She took the novel, and, holding it open as if reading it, scanned the contents of the note : " Mv Dearest Wife : This is the book-peddlar. You will want to buy books from him. Buy what you want. Give him the packages for me. He is honest. "All IS well. j^^.j.„ When she had read the note she stood looking at it apparently unable to speak. Madam Imbert looked af h^r' and as she began to fear that some of the neighbors might notice the long stay of the peddlar, said : Have you no message for the man ? Time is precious '" 204 K^ riNKERTON^S DETECTIVE STORIES. - Vp " T ^° "T^^ y""'' ^«^^" the lane." ben'l' -."^nTS l^^^H^^^^f -cha^nicany. Mada. I„. could not resir/ Tf ^''^"^4 " PO'*'" over her that she byjosh andhfewtfe'^"'"' '"'° "'^ ^^"''^ accompanied .he's?;Vmer„7j?i:r'"'»^"<'^<^Mrs, Maroney still in Josh, hesitated. wher^'t'heln^/ 'P'^' ' ' '"'^ ^^^^^"^ ^"^bert. " Show me wiiere me money is secreted '" ^nuw me Then turning to Josh, and his wife, she said: ney JS yourfdfes m" "'"^1"°^ °"J^ ^"'^ ^^^^ Marc- interest."^ ''' ^^'°"'y ^"°^s best what is for his burfed ""rTe^at'sfru'ck IJ' ^^^i"'^"^ ^^^ ^^-^ --« "StOD T'^i j^ v^^?^ ^t'' *be spade mto the ground. a bep'oV^otslinnf n'ot4;rSe^^ ^-"'' '-^^ the cellTrT/ "^^^ ^^^"^ ^^Shteen inches under the level of " I will L^ ^ 'f^" "P ^^^''^- Mrs. Maronev said ■ Seemii: - f„d^"/X'te:™"^f^rrT' Jr"^"^- ' ^™^° '» Tosh witl,^.,? •!• " ' "^" '"'" " '5 fof ™e." Midam'hbrtlrpSthe '" "P*^ ''°'^' ^'^"'d off. MetoSSH^^^^^ a.on, and. .^-i^Sh fc^ro^n^rv ''d^t^ *: TBS EXPRESSMAN AND THE DETECTIVE. 205 Vice-President and I) secreted ourselves under some mag- nolias growing close by the lane, and near where the meeting would take place. At the appointed time the book-peddlar was seen by us coming up the lane, and at almost the same moment a buggy came in sight going down. It was a mo- ment of breathless interest to both of us. They met almost directly opposite to where we were con- ^l ^ ^^^^'^rr""/!"^^" '^^^ • " Let us have some books f wJh^ ' -'^ ^'' 'f "''"^ ^"^? ^^" '^"ggy^ the Madam hurriedly emptied it of its contents, and holding it open K"'"'^ jf^^ ^T^^^ °^ "'^"^y ^"to it and handed it back to the peddlar. Not a word more was said. Madam Imber^ turned the team around and started the horses on a fast trot toward Jenkintovyn, while the peddlar sweltered along under the broiling sun m the direction of the tavern Madam Imbert drove up to Stemples's, tocK the books which were wrapped in papers, to her room, and invited Mrs. Maroney up to take some brandy. Mrs. Maroney was in a passive state, and did everything Madam Imbert told her to do, as if powerless to resist She remained for some time with Madam Imbert, but finallv said, m a pitiful tone : " Well, I believe I am sick This excitement has nearly killed me " Madam Imbert advised her to lie down, and accompanied her to Cox s. Josh, had gone out with Rivers, and Mrs Cox remsed to be seen. Madam Imbert administered an opiate to Mrs. Maroney, and then returned to the tavern I?ri , ^u-^"'"^ '^^ ^''^^ Stemples's team and drove into rnilaaelphia. The Vice-President and I remained concealed until the two women were well out of sight, when we overtook White who was slowly toiling down the road. I received" the satchel containing the money from him. From the time he received the money until he handed it over to me, I had had my eye on him-not exactly because I did not trust him, but I thought It wrong to lead the poor fellow into tempta ion. We went to the Rising Sun, where we took dinner, but did uot rncnuon the subject which was uppermost in our mmds. .\fter dinner we drove into the city and placed the money m the vaults of the Express Company 206 PlNh'ERTOIPS DETECTIVE STORIES. H.n/ r\i "■^'■'^"'^^"^ ""^ ""<=e telegraphed to the Presi- dent of the company to come from New York as hJ hS no wjsh to count the money until he warpresent ^ In the evening Madam Imbert arrived at the hotel and hnding 1 was m consultation with the Vice-Pr^.J^^l. . word in that she would like to see rn/ wt V^"'' '^"' her she cauerlv asked " Tc fl „ ^^^^^ ^ ^^^ to "All ritln!^^^'a^swer?d*\v7ersh llT .his h strength secmod suddenly to leave rer^and sh^tat^ainT Attained ^o'X^rosrrlt' '"^'■? '^™'"^'"^^^^ completely exhausteTM l<=™™P''5l»ng 't, and she felt knowing That to n wn, I ^^^ '^ P""'' satisfaction of The PrlXll, * "J"" belonged the honors of the day donars of the aSntl^^t'Llea """'"' ^""^ ^'«'"^-«^« Plel :dtt"my° uotftT """f ^T ^""^P""^ ^^"^ ™-h thinrr tL^ success and perfectly satisfied with everv com^-.oa'^taTdS^'"'"" recovered, and .he casfS I held a consultation with the Presidpnt o«^ Ar- r. • fe:sid1„\1a1;iT^^'''^^ ''=''' ^"^^^^^^^^^^^ in the PeZentiarv fS J''' '"I™ '?""'=''<^ »<• P'^«d far Knf ;, l,:iT ^' • 'M'^™« 'hem mvauable service so be accomplished and Tt^^^^^ ^^^ ''°"^'^ '°°" my detectives ' ' ' ^^ ^'^^ ^''^ necessary orders to ordVe^Ri^e's'^d M^:1 T ^^^T ^° Jenkintown, and Jenkintown for tt pre entr ^°'''' '° ^""^^^" "^ i^hiladelphia. Roch who L^ h '" '"^^^ 1° ^°"'^""^ ^^ gomery, was to iwi;/ °i ''^^ ^^^^" ^ent back to Mont- White ';a:t: InSt ^t^^!':;^!.^^^^^^^ ^^- ^-^- tinuein Philaddphia/incharg^of all!^ ^ ^ ^' ''"' '^ '■""■ A CHAPTER XXIX. ON the fifteenth of August, White called on Maroney in . Eldndge street jail. He detailed what had trans- pired at Jenkintown, and told Maroney that he had the A^ k/ J? i" ^ '^^^ P^^^^ ^" Philadelphia. This was un- doubtedly the truth, as the money was safe in the vaults of the Adams Express. I deemed it best to curtail expenses as soon as possible, and instructed White to impress upon .^ri^l that Jenkintown was not a safe place for his wife, and that she had better leave there. He was to endeavo^ to get Maroney to send her to the west, and to Chicago, if possible. He told Maroney that he was afraid some of the express men were watching his wife, and if he did not look out she might be induced to " blow » on him and tell all He dwelt on his repugnance to being mixed up with women vyi h such eifect that Maroney was convinced that she had better go to some other part of the country, and so wrote to her at once. He told her she had better go west. She Z '° °tf i^^ headquarters of the company That he feared t2S't\ l""^ ^^' °"'' ^"^ ^^"^^ t^^^ble for her. He Jiinted that he was not entirely satisfied with DeForest. and aving the keyto the pouch made, and would be able to h ?]!'• -i^ "" ^^ ^^'^. ""' ^^°- He ^id not wish any one Zn ^f\ !? ''^ l^ira with the key, and wished Maroney to )e careful that no prisoners were in the neighborhood when minl'n -f ? '\ ^¥" ^' ^"^ b""g t^e key Maroney ex amined it closely and expressed himself well pleased with •It l^L"^^^ f a/- ' "-^ '-"'^^ ^^ *^^ '""^ ^^ ^^^ York was near take^th^ fif. r^^^'^i^'^i^ ^^^e *° P^°^e that he had not taken the fifty thousand dollars. He did not much care how the suit went, as he was confident he would be acquitted 208 PINKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. %^ at his criminal trial in Montgomery. When the suit came off, we managed to get a judgment against him for the fifty thousand dollars in such a manner that it was not necessary to let him know that the money had been recovered, or th^t White was working against him. He was of course the principal witness in his own behalf, and if wholesale per- jury could have saved him he would have been acquitted beyond a doubt. I'he day after the trial White called on him and he laughed heartily at the judgment which had been obtained against him. " Wait till I get to Montgomery," he said, " and then they will find that their judgment docs not amount to shucks. White, I wish you would settle up my matters as soon as possible." " I am going to Charleston this evening to see if I can't pass some of the money, and must hurry off and pack my satchel, as the train leaves at four. Good-by for a time ; I M'ill write and let you know how I succeed," said White,' as he prepared to leave. " I know you will succeed," remarked Maroney, and White hurried'y walked out of jail. This was all done to blind Maroney as to White's real character. There was no necessity of White's leaving the city to accomplish his pur- pose. All he had to do was to write letters and send them to the agents of the Adams Express at the different points where Maroney supposed him to be, and they would mail them to Maroney. He pretended that he was having great trouble in trying to exchange the money, and wrote that he would be in New York in a few days. At the end of a week he walked down to the jail. He met Maroney with a troubled look on his face, and said that he had been frightened away from Charleston after he had exchanged about five hundred dollars. He was doing very well when he found the detectives were close after him, and he had to leave without his carpet bag. " It is up-hill work, Maroney, trying to exchange this money. The Adams Express arc keeping a sharp lookout every where, and I have had a number of detectives on my track. I have no money of my own and need all of yours. Tin-: E.VPRESSMAy and the detective. 209 So far I have exchanged only enouj^^h to get me to Mont- gomery, and to j)ay the girl for stuffing the Express money into Chase's pocket." Maroiiey gave White what money he had, and told him to /;o on and fix Chase as soon as possible. Mrs. Maroney had all the money, so that we had to foot all White's bills. 'I'he company had already been at heavy expense, and I was desirous of stopping all unavoidable exj^enditures. ^Vhite remained in Pliiladelphia or New York, as the case might be, i)erforming on paper a journey through the South. Maioney received letters from him from Augusta, Cia., New Orleans, ^fobile and Montgomery. He seemed to meet with many adventures and reverses, but was slowly and surely accomplishing his mission. He had the girl in Mont- gomery, and she was rapidly winning \v^\- way to the inner- most recesses of Chase's heart. In a couple of days came another letter. Chase was captivated, and had so far worked on the confiding, innocent nature of the girl as to prevail on her to consent to let him into her room that night. She had the money to put into Chase's pocket, and all was go- ing well. Maroney could not sleep, so anxiously did he look forward for the coming of the next letter ; he paced his cell all night. What would have been his feelings if he could have looked through about a mile of brick and mor- tar to where White was snoring in bed ? The next day no letter came. He grew almost frantic, and was so irritable and excited that his fellow prisoners wondered what had come over him. The following day the anxiously expected letter arrived. He hastily broke it open and found that the faithful White had been true to his trust. Chase had gone into the girl's room, McGibony had seized him as he came out, a search was instituted and the stolen money and a pouch key had been discovered in his pocket. " Hurrah ! " said Maroney, " I am all right now ! Boys, here is live dollars, the last cent I have ! We will make a jolly day of it." We will now return to our friends in Jenkintown. It took some time for Maroney to impress upon his wife the necessity of her going West. She had little money, for though she had pocketed the proceeds of the sale of her ?10 f/AA^/^A^rov'S nr.TEC'urr. storie i husband'.s livery stable, and other effects, in Montgomery her exiirnses had been heavy, and the money had dwindled away until she was nearly penniless. One day Mrs. Maroney said to Madam Imbert : 'Uonldnt you like :o go out west somewhere and setUe down for a while ?" " It makes no dilTerenre to me where I go," she replied. •'I have to seethe gentleman who exchanges my money for me, once in a while; but no matter where 1 go, he is sure to come to me when I send for hin», Whv would it n-u be a good plan to go to some place in the South ? Swansboro, N. C, is a good place." " Yes," remarked Mrs. Maronc-y, " but it is so dull !" " AVhat do say to Jackson, Mississippi ? It is a beautiful place. " No, we don't want to go South now, it is altogether too warm. Were you ever in Chicago, Madam Imbert?" •' No ; but it is a good place to summer in, I understand." ♦' Well, let's go there ; will you ? " "Yes, certainly, if you wish," said Madam Imbert; and they at once began to arrange for their departure. It was decided that Madam imbert .'^hould go ahead to Chicago, and see if she could rent a furnished house for them. She started off, and, as a matter of course, easily accomplished her purpose. I had a house in Chicago, where I lodged my female detectives, and as I had only two in the city at the time, I easily found them a boarding-house, and turned the house over to Madam Imbert. The servants were well trained, and understood their business thoroughly. Everything being arranged, Madam Imbert wrote to Mrs. Maroney and Miss Johnson, telling them to come on. Two wcsks after Mrs. Maroney, Miss Jdmson, and Flora arrivci io Chicago, and took up their quarters with Madam ! nbevi. It was necessary to have a young man to run their errands, and Shanks was promptly furnished them. White did not need his services any longer, as he was able to run his own errands. ~ .isiness was crowding fast, and the time set for Maroney's . '-ii 3t •viontgointry was drawing near. The Governor of ■I i Tl/E EXPRESSMAX AXD Tit E DETECTIVE. 211 Alabama reqiKsted the C )vernor of New York t(j deliver Maroney for trial in Montgojiicry, which request was im- mediately acceded to. I sent Maroney Soiilli in charge of an o/Hcer from Phil- adelphia, of course "shadowed " by my own men, 'I'his was the last time that Roc h was on duty in this case He had done good service already in its early stages, and might be of service again. 'I'he Vice-President accompanied the parties. When they arrived in Montgomery, Maroney was not met and escorted to the Exchange by a bevy of admiring friends. On the contrary, he wus led to jail. Hope never forsook him. He received letters from White, who said all was gomg well, and he expected to get the (unds exchanged soon. Maroney wrote in reply that he ho^ed he would hurry up, as he wished to give a part of the money to his lawyer in New York. The lawyer was cvidei tly expecting to reap a rich harvest at the company's expc use. Little more need be said. The Circuit Court was in session, His Honor John Gill Shorter, presiding, and Maroney would soon be t ned before him. He was confident that he would be acq litted and had all his plans made as to what he would do when he was liberated. Not the shadow of a doubt had crossed his mmd as to the fealty of White. He heard that he was in Montgomery and received a note from him saying that all was well ; that th. Adams Express had compelled him to come— an unwilling witness —to see if they could not force the secret from li m but they would find that they had " collared " the wroi ' 'man this time. Maroney was braced up by this not> ^ He kne\y that White would not give up; he felt confic nt of that I It was the morning of the trial, and before nightl. II he would be a free man. It was a lovely day and die < ourt- loom was packed with spectators, among whom were many of Maroney's former friends. He walked proudly into the court-room, between two deputies, with an air that plainly said, " i am bounc to win ! 212 PINKERTON'S DETECTIVE STORIES. His friends clustered around him and vied with each other as to who could show him the most attention. F"ore- niost among them was Porter, to whom he gave an extra shake of the hand. I will not dwell upon the trial, l^ie witnesses for the j.rosecution were called one by one. They were the employes of the company who were in any way connected with the shipment or the discovery of the loss of the money, which ought to have been sent to Atlanta, when, in reality, it had gone down the Alabama in Maroney's old trunk. The witnesses proved that the money had disappeared in some mysterious way ; but they did not in the slightest degree fasten the guilt upon Maroney. His spirits rose as the trial progressed, and his counsel could not but smile as he heard the weak testimony he had to break down. He had expected a toughly contested case, but the prosecutors had presented no case at all. At length, the crier of the court called "John R. White." As John R. White did not immediately appear in answer to the call, Maroney seemed, during the brief period of silence, to suddenly realize how critical was his position. His cheek blanched with fear. He seemed striving to speak, but not a word could he articulate. As White deli- berately walked up to the witness-stand, Maroney seemed at once to realise that White would never perjure himself for the sake of befriending him. His eyes were filled with horror and he gasped for breath. A glass of water was handed to him. He gulped it down and, vainly endeavoring to force back the tears from his eyes, in a hoarse, shaky voice, he exclaimed : *' Oh, God !" Then, turning to his counsel, he said : " Tell the court I plead guilty. He," pointing to White, " knows the whole. I am guilty ! ! I am gone ! ! !" Thus ended the matter. The counsel entered a plea of guilty and the Judge sentenced Maroney to pass ten years in the Alabama Penitentiary, at hard iabor. THE END.