Show "r:rT ODES fii'VODL©'S v5 y PEAT ETECTIVES Barton George —1-7- 322 The Grecat Bullion lotohery An Episode in the Life of Inspector Sweeneyj of Scotland Yard COPYRIGHT 1911 NE September morning sev eral decades ago when the express officials lifted out the bullion which had been to Boulogne brought by way of the Southeastern noticed railway they that the bags were not quite as heavy as usual They were opened and found to contain nothing but shot Thus hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gold had mysteriously disappeared In the Journey between London and Boulogne The amazing part of It was that at most superhuman means had been taken to protect the precious dust The gold was sent In the guards' van packed In Iron boxes each of which was deposited in a safe with a Chubb lock The safes each had two locks and naturally there was a separate These keys were In key for each one triplicate and were In the possession of the trusted officers of the company One set was kept by the traffic superintendent in London another by the head of the Foikstone railway office and the third by the captain of the boat Each of these men was beyond suspicion They were all willing to swear that the bags had been sealed In the usual form duly fastened and locked How kad the shot been substituted No one for the gold? And where could answer these questions It seemed like black magic James Sweeney of Scotland Yard was put on the case and associated with him were a number of the best The Investigadetectives in England tors first visited the railway office at Foikstone and made a careful examThat brought ination of the premises no results After that there was a second and more careful scrutiny of the railway car One of the finds here was an old carpet bag The ScotThat was a beginning land Yard men took the bag and besearches gan one of those systematic In which they are excelled only by the secret police of Paris Many Shopsold had within many bags’ keepers the period of time under Investigation Some were sold to citizens with whom while others they were acquainted were disposed of to strangers whose features they could describe only with However of "runwork the difficulty ning out" these vague clueB was start- - BY WG CHAPMAN upon getting his assistance In bringThe other was ing his pals to' Justice to shadow him In the hope of securing additional evidence that would resome of the gold sult in recovering and rounding up the gang The sec So a ond course was agreed' upon was kept upon the close espionage skilful and gentlemanly Mr Agar with the Intention of ultimately taking him Into custody Just as the pollco were ready to pounce down upon the fellow He committed all of their plans a fresh crime And It was of a charHe acter that could not be Ignored was caught uttering forged checks and An army of in wholesale quantities went after him and he was arrested tried convicted and sen tenced to transportation for life The detectives who had been after him for the great bullion robbery tried to get him to make a confession of that affair but he only smiled and remarked that he had nothing to say for publication They even tried in a mild sort of way the kind of persuasion that we call the third degree but it was of no use Agar shut up like a clam merely saying that he was ready to take his punishment for the forged checks He was sent away and with him the only clue relating to the theft of the gold dust The affair was about to be cast Into the limbo of unsolved mysteries when a note was received at the office of Captain Frazer from a woman who She said gave the name of Mrs Kay that If the police would call at her home she would give them some information that would interest them exceedingly And she did It was the old story of revenge — and a woman's revenge at that The officer who called on Mrs Kay expectbut ed to hear of some petty offense instead of that she poured into his amazed ears the complete story of the great bullion robbery "Why do you tell this?” asked the officer "Because John Pierce has tried to cheat me out of my Just dues” “Your Just dues?” "Yes the money that belonged to me — the money that was Intended for the support of myself and rhy child” the plain"Perhaps” suggested clothes man "If you begin at the be- ATREDHU tested Ms Handed apodton OF THE COLD It Inf and carried to a conclusion volved weeks of patient labor In the meantime it became Increasingly evident that the robbery was the work of skilled professionals Llt-- i tie Items of information picked up here and there proved that the scheme had been carried out by a gang of thieves Finally enough was learned to convince the detectives that the thieves had secured a wax impression of a set of the real keys which ena set abled the thieves to manufacture But even with this It of false ones was necessary to secure the assistance of someone employed by the railway company At this stage of the game one of the carpet bags was traced to a man That in itself named Peter Agar But the Imsounds commonplace portance of It becomes evident when it is stated that the portrait of Mr Agar occupied a place bf honor in the Rogues’ gallery at Smtland Yard Copies of the picture wTre made and sent all along the line The guards and the ticket collectors Immediately it as that of one of the recognized men who had traveled In the train on the day the gold had disappeared One was Two things could be done to arrest Agar at once and depend we may come to a better understanding” "Very well" was the response "I can start by saying that the plan for the robbery was conceived by John Pierce” It seems that Agar and Mr3 Kay lived together as husband and wife and that he had given her all of the details of the robbery Tierce at the time was a clerk in a bucket shop He had been concerned In several shady transactions and the possibilities of the gold train appealed to him But It was too big a very strongly Job for him to undertake alone So he sought the professional advice and assistance of Agar That gentleman seized the suggestion with avidity The first step necessary was to over one of the employes of the company So they approached one of the guards named Burgess who was usually In charge of the trains carrying the gold He fell In wfili the scheme and explained the methods of transportation As the gold was carried In the guard's van It was plain that the robbery would be easy when BuYgesn was on guard The question was how to The answer to that open the safes was plain enough — to get false keys ginning J In place of the real ones Agar told his pal that he would have to get wax lmpressi()n of the real keys In order to maks the duplicates “That’s too bad" was the response “the keys are kept In the office of the company' "Then we’ll plice tort' have In the office” to get an accom was the qool re- And so the conspiracy which had been deep enough now became deep er Another employe of the company to temptation succumbed His name was Tester and he was In a position to lay his hands on the keys of the safes This fellow was employed In the Traffic department at London Bridge He entered ' into the scheme with avidity He reported to hlB pals that there were times when the safes were sent to Chubbs for repairs and that on these occasions one of the keys was sent with the safes Such an occasion arose very soon and then Tester cleverly managed to abstract one of the keys but there was still an to the complete success of Impediment As each of the safes the conspiracy had two locks and the key to but one was sent to Chubbs it was the second key that baffled Tester’s best and worst efforts But what they failed to get by shrewdness came singularly enough by chance One of the second keys was office always kept In the Foikstone hanging in a little closet Pierce as certalned this fact and he hung about the office In the hope of getting his clutch on It His opportunity came One morning the cupboard was empty and Pierce stepping into the office which was vacant the key grabbed and passed it to Agar who had handful of warm wax He Immediatetook the Impression of the key re ly turned It to Pierce who put It back In its place and the two of them left the office together without being detected The next thing to learn yeas when the large consignment of bullion would be dispatched Tester obtained this Information In the meantime the conspirators arranged their part of the scheme Carpet bags were purchase!? and filled with shot which was In tended to replace exactly the amount of gold taken from the bags Agar more than once traveled up and down the line for the purpose of testing the falBe keys that he had manufactured with Pierce’s assistance Burgess ad mltted them to the guard’s van where they fitted and filed the keys until both worked easily in the lock ot the safe Finally the great night of the enterThe conspirators purprise arrived chased tickets on the Southeastern train boarded It and handed their bags filled with shot to the porters who placed them In the guard's van As the train was starting Agar managed to get Into the van with Burgess while Pierce secured a seat in The industhe carriage trious Agar began work at once He opened the safe secured the bullion the gold substituted bags removed the shot from the carpet bag refastened and resealed the bullion bags and replaced them In the safe The trick was partially turned At Redhill Tesier met the tialn and was handed The two other a portion of the gold safes were robbed In the same manWhen the train ner as the first reached Foikstone the unsuspecting ficials removed the safes w’hich wqre filled with shot and not gold The rascals went on to Dover having previously obtained tickets to Ostend Later on they returned to London unobserved and little by little disposed of the stolen gold The burglary as already stated was first discovered at Boulogne Mrs Kay said that when Agar was sentenced to transportation for life and knew that he could not escape he handed to Pierce thousand to be setdollars which he requested tled on Mrs Kay for the support of herself and her child Pierce paid her a few small sums and then calmly confiscated the remainder of this fortune She came to the police in great rage and disclosed the story of the robbery as It has been here related heard Agar who was In Newgate how Pierce had mistreated Mrs Kay and he eagerly turned state’s eviAs a consequence dence of this Pierce Tester and several Burgess others were arrested convicted and sentenced to life terms In prison The company only recovered a very small portion of the stolen money This true story points a moral that will not be overlooked by the disIt Is that crime criminating reader even viewed from a sordid world “ not does Tierce pay standpoint Agar had already spent many years tail and their final crime meant thet the remainder of their existence should be lived out behind prison bar with the roj Every one associated bery of the Southeastern railway sufscars— scars that might fered have healed but that nevertheless left their mark on the victim Students of criminology are unanimous In the belief that crime is the of all human underleast profitable “Easy money” seems to car takings Even though ry Its own punishment the crook makes what he calls a "get away” he suffers constantly from the That comes sooner fear f detection and then comes the misery of or arrest and the haunting fear that or wife mother may be In want or suffering Attempts to care for them with tainted money usually ends as did the compact Honesty therefore Is not only the best but the most Hats trimmed while you wait In the same way in winter her foundation hat may be a turban of black velvet with a black velvet crown and bow on one side This whole crown can be doubled to fasten over the buckram crown which can be substituted when one wears gray furs for an afternoon of calling also a violet silk crown with knots of artificial violets and comfortable policy leaves peeping from the folds which can be worn to a reception with a lavender dress Let’s learn to be adaptPRETTY POLLY PAPERS able these days when purses won’t stretch Dear Girls: Isn’t It heavenly weathYou can make fascinating curtains er? Too beautifully June to ever be anything else It would and bedspreads for your rooms girls the white crepe material We know better but we don’t by using seem reoften used which for shirt waists feel so and sometimes “feels” are betA pretty white ter than "thinks” I wonder how many quires no Ironing Is washable can be stitched girls know the secret of keeping bu- fringe that reau drawers In order? It is simply along the edges of both curtains and this: Have a box for everything and spreads Here’s a beautiful way to save time everything in Its box The covers of the boxes may be discarded or not In placing ribbons In under garments Have ust as you like but ribbons folded in before and after laundering a box do not overlap glove territory some flat white tape (linen) the width and belts do not have to put up a of 'ae's ribbon and of equal length on Ti one end of the ribbon to a piece sign “no handkerchiefs allowed of tpe and pull out the ribbon drawthl3 property” Two long boxes (corset boxes perhaps) are good for ing the tape Into its place Untie the ribbon and send the garment to the box another belts for and and gloves all and the laundry with the tape “where the ribpurses and other trifles dear feminine "nothings” that are bon ought to be” After the garment ‘everything” really for we couldn’t Is washed and Ironed reverse the s-tie the ribbon to the tape’s end live without them! once more the tape and draw n A girl’s club I know of had promJust as ised to mak a large number of paper the ribbon back Into place roses of dmerent colors to decorate easy as A B C That stands for Any a church fair booth' This seemed like — Body— Can! At a girls’ luncheon where many a big undertaking but one of the girl3 had a brilliant Inspiration and made tapers were used this ingenious subthe task Into a pleasure for all con- stitute for candlesticks was used: Pocerned She Invited the club mem- tatoes of uniform size were selected bers to her house for a "Progressive and a hole cut In the center of each One table had a red to admit the candle Artificial pappr Rose Party” cloth one a pink cloth one a yellow daffodils were then pinned over the enThus the tire surface of the rest of the potato cover and one was white tables were designated where flowers except on the under side maklDg a The perfect flower ball of each one The of a like hue were to be made white rose table was the head table effect could be varied by using any When a bell rang after a certain time preferred flower for of course every ' had elapsed the two at the red table girl has her favorite posy! Here’s an Idea for the good studious who had made the most red roses progressed to the pink table and so on girl: Use a card system for chance for studying Tally cards cut In the shrrpe of a white opportunities On square rose were used with small pink rose cards which will fit Into your card pasters When the work was done case write lists which you wish to the goodies were served In pink and memorize poems which must be white cases on pink smd white dishes learned for college exams verbs which and didn’t those pink and white mald- - must be declined etc You can help The best workan have ens your mother Iron and one of the cards appetite? er received as a reward a little silver can be laid by the ironing stand where rose pin — and It won’t fade unless she your eyes can rest upon it while workloses It! ing As the trolley car speeds to and Now that hats are such an expensive fro on your way to a friend’s house or part of one’s wardrobe one girl has to the city you can conquer the contold me her way and really she Is tents of one or more of your cards She makes one and many an odd minute can be saved too cleve- - for words She has and while other girls have to study hat do for several occasions a black straw hat and you will be that much ahead GirJs with straight hair! Attention! a large white hat with “adjustable trimmings” Wreaths of flowers Jiave Wash the hair frequently with lukefirm Inner bands sewed to them with warm water nnd a good pure soap little patent "snaps” (used to fasten rinsing a number of times and in one dresses) oa these the under parts of the rinsing waters add a little of the s?tp being sewed to the hat borax Comb out the hair fluff it Itself A long plume offers the same about the face loosely forming a pomof several padour and insert a cheap round comb while bows possibility kinds and and hues to hold It thus while drying Make a can co duty when required Presto! second puff of hair back of the first lar and insert a second round comb (snch as children used to wear When the hair is dried it will have a pretty wave that looks more natural than that' produced by most devices Now that initials on one’s note paper are no longer the “smartest thing" the girl who likes her possessions with an Individual touch is stamped rather at a loss One clever girl has solved the problem by having a personal emblem on everything she owns where it is possible to do so Her handkerchiefs her note paper her Jabots her lingerie all bear ono or more dainty little butterflies Her umbrella’s top her seal for personal f letters her shopping bag and In fact every possession that can bo marked Ml bear the same emblem Is It any wonder that her friends will learn to think of her as a sweet flitting elusive personality? To come down to earth and something to eat do you know how to makt such a good cake that is dirt cheap and is of that color too? (But pardon me goodly chocolate cake foe suc you are) Only one egg frosting am all and everyone likes it men as well ' as women Into a little saucepan put two of cocoa blend with a bit cf hot water add cup of milk and cook over the stove with tHe yolk of one egg When thick like custard add one cup of sugar and a teaspoon- ful of butter until melted Take from the stove add one more half cupful of milk in which Is dissolved a level of soda add 'gradually cups of flour and lastly a Bake in one tcispoonful of vanilla loaf or in small cakes as desired With the white of the egg make either plain or boiled frosting Do some of you girls have trouble makjng good boiled frosting? Here's a simple trick Put one cup of sugar with a wee bit pf water and boll Bert the egg white in a bowl slightly then add two tanlespoonfuls of the partially cooked sirup and continue to beat the egg white until firm and Btiff Boll the remainder of the sirup until it will ’ball” when tested in cold water pour while melting hot onto the egg white boating constantly until thick This will never fail to harden and yet is soft and deliclc-u"beneath the sur- face" Oh dear! — it’s “good-btime” again I’ll Put the rest of the ideas I was going to tell you about back in their bandbox Yours PRETTY POLLY (Copyrighted) A Black Reputation is a man cf of mourning "That ladies’ tailor dark designs" “In what way?” "He makes a specialty outfits” Natura"y So "Did the fat woman submit to bring put out of the line where sho hr forced her way?” "No she djdn't eulu-cil's d a stout reriotancc” |