btained a horse and
light wagon. They are his property. Drove slowly along Madison Avenue,
and stopped at Thirtieth Street apartment-house. S----.
"No sign of Miss Remsen all morning. She has a new maid. Her girl Sarah
returned yesterday, but her mistress refused to take her back. Evidently
she recognizes that the girl was bribed to go into the country and to
recommend Lucette as her cousin. About 2:30, Mitchel drove up in his
light wagon. According to orders, I prepared to follow them, that they
might not visit the child, eluding us by driving. Obtained a cab, and
was waiting in it as the two turned into Madison Avenue and started
up-town. Easily kept them in sight, without exciting suspicion, but
learned nothing as they simply drove up through the Park, along St.
Nicholas Avenue and home again down the Boulevard and Riverside drive.
He remained at the Remsens' till ten o'clock. Then went straight to his
hotel. W----.
"Dec. 16. Mitchel spent his morning at his club. Afternoon in his hotel.
Evening at Miss Remsen's. S----.
"Miss Remsen and her sister spent the morning shopping. The afternoon
paying calls. The evening at home. W----.
"Dec. 17. Mitchel's actions same as yesterday, except that Thauret
called on him at his hotel during the afternoon and was with him an
hour. S----.
"Miss Remsen, her sister, and two other young ladies went to Brooklyn in
the afternoon, but simply visited the large stores there. At home in the
evening. W----.
"Dec. 18. Mitchel and Thauret together in the morning. Mitchel and Miss
Remsen out walking in afternoon. Mitchel and Thauret at club in the
evening. I bribed doorman and succeeded in getting in disguised as one
of the servants. Mitchel and Thauret played whist, playing as partners.
They lost about a hundred dollars. Went home together. S----.
"Miss Remsen indoors all morning. Out on Fifth Avenue with Mitchel in
the afternoon. During their absence Thauret called. W----.
"Dec. 19. Mitchel and Thauret played poker all afternoon in one of the
rooms of their club. Both lost. There were four others in the game. One
of these won heavily. I have discovered that this is undoubtedly the
man who was Thauret's whist partner on the night when Randolph thought
that he detected them cheating. He also answers the description of the
man who left the jewels at hotel in New Haven. His name is Adrian
Fisher. In the evening Mitchel and Thauret were in a box at the opera
with the Remsen fami
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