at in the case of Dr. Hessel
four persons swore to his identity before he was deprived of his
liberty. In my case a similar name to that required was sufficient
to deprive me of mine.

"I have since received, thanks to the strenuous and prompt action
of the British Minister at Munich, a very ample apology in writing
for the blunder that had been committed. It was signed by the
Burgermeister of the city, and as the intelligence of this worthy
seems to be equaled by his simplicity, he sends me a safe pass to
protect me in my further travels, in case Warner should again be
considered the same as Warren. I remain, sir, your obedient
servant,

"CHARLES W. C. WARNER,
"Ex-Sheriff, London and Middlesex

"I now return to my narrative. In the second-class compartment where I
sat were two burly, loud-talking, well-informed farm proprietors, one of
whom had imbibed a little too freely of the native distillation. The
sober one had just finished reading a column article on the 'Great Bank
Forgery' to his lively companion, who at length turned and addressed me.
I answered him politely in broken French, and he then went on to give
his opinion of the bank affair, as nearly as I can remember, as follows:

"'You, being a Frenchman, don't understand about our great bank; but I
tell you those Yankees did a clever thing when they attacked that
powerful institution. The one they have got penned up here in Ireland
can't possibly escape; indeed, according to the newspapers, he is
already in the hands of the police. I am almost sorry to hear it, for in
getting the best of that bank so cleverly the rascal deserves to get
off; and see, here is a description of him.'

"I looked at the paper and saw that it was a fair general outline of my
appearance, even to my ulster which I had with me in the valise, and
the Scotch cap which was in my pocket. Before we reached Drogheda I had
explained to one of my new friends, in broken French, that, owing to my
ignorance of the English language, I had purchased a wrong ticket, and
being liable to make a similar mistake, should feel obliged if he would
take the trouble to procure me a ticket at that station. He readily
assented, and by this means I procured it without exposing myself. The
hunt for me was becoming so extremely hot that I dared not show myself
again at a tic