Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-10-24

about each other, and c0mpeiled the ~ ~
silent, "To whom do you reter!f no
Elizabeth, W DO has been stealing something
everyday" She then proceeded to name
several articles which she knew "Eieza'
beth, had stolen, and to justify herself Tor
the course she had resolved upon.
This revelation changed the aspect OF
affairs, and the fact that the same day
elizabeth announced her dissemination
to leave the next morning, did not render
them any tho less interesting; but promis-i
ed a more speedy announcement than was
anticipated. 1t was against her Trunk that
the search warrant was now directed Just
as it was ready to be placed on the stage
She demurred, but the law, at this stage 81
proceedings, knows no demurrers' ana Inc
trunk was uncovered. Rolls Of Incl, silk
hoods, dozen fine linen chemlse, me
dresses, pieces of cotton cloth, shoes, dress
ing gowns, lace, one mans linen shirt, big
enough for .daddy Lambert," and sundfy
other commodities indicating the wardrobe
of an heiress rather than that OF q
cook. The spectators looked on amazed
and the mystery was mol rendered any the
less mystery, by q very badly-wrAten
letter, to the following effect:
Dear Lizzy--Hurry to US, as your moth
er i. DYING. When you come will do oil.
promised lhave the money tor you; and
ii YOU havnt enough to get here with, II
your friends will furnishitwe VIII return it.
There will be wagon for you at Lambert
vile. Come Immediately"
The letter,it afterwards appeared, she had
induced servant in neighborlng family
to write, saying that she wished to show 1t
as an excuse for her desire TO leave so sud-
denly. "But," said the girl, "this won't
have postmark, and they will detect you. ;"
ooh! you leave that to me-" was the reply;
"when hand the letter will take il out
of the envelope. But the letter was found
prematurely, and in spite Of her protesta-
tionns, the was hurried off to jail--the OIL
Ger believing that when she saw the bars
she would relent and confess. But not she!
On entering the cell, she looked around
rather complacentiy, and ordered up her
baggage. This was refused her, but she
persisted so resolutely, that her request
was complied with, on the ground that she
should only take cut what she required for
her use while in prison. On doing so, a
razor and strop fell out OF the bundle, and
on being told that she could not retain art:-
cles so useless to her, she begged pileously
for them, as the only thing left to her by
her dear, dead, father. OF course, no
human officer of the law could resist
such plea, and she was allowed to retain
them.
AS soon as the arrest was made public,
with the news that her trunk had been
found filled with stolen goods, the neighbors
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the house with all sorts of articles which
they had received from her as presents
Many of the articles were recognized By the
family, but others were not, but enough
were identified 10 render the guilt Of the
prisoner clear enough fol. q jury.
Her trial came on. when her counsel adj
vised her to plead guilty. This, at first,
she refused to do; but finally consented-not
however, until she had remained over night
in custody OF the under sheriff, at his house.
He persuaded her to this course, and took
SO much interest in her case that very un-
kind suspicious found utterance; how I'M
justly, the sequal will show. In consider
alton of her plea of guilty. the Judge was
very merciiul, and sentenced her to three
months in the Albany penitentiary.
Here she arrived a few days ago, and the
worthy matron received her kindly, intro
duced her to the female department, and
from thence into the bathing room, from
whence series of loud screams for s'Alr
Pillsbury" were soon heard; and on his ap-
pearing, the mairon hid her bushes, and re-
quested him TO stake that man away.'-
Mr. Pillsbury, like gentleman as he is,
complied with this very reasonable request
had the rascal cropped, and attired in
proper garments, set.hm to work among
those oihis own sex, where he now is, with
as proper crop of beard as any man could
desire and such a crop as he could any
day have had while housemaid, and as he
would have had, but for the scm-daily ap-
plication of the razor left him by his 'dear,
dear father"
The rascal refuses to own 10 the stealing
Of the 1915, being determined, doubtless, TO
get hold Of il as soon us he is released from
his present quarters. This announcement
has wonderfully stirred up the dull blood Of
the Schoharie Dutch; and greatly dsap-
pointed those who had promise Of an OPP
portunity to .'dance at the wedding of Pat
rick and Elizabeth!
IMMIGRATION continues to pour in upon
US in steady streams. Day after day, Sun
days not excepted are our streets lined,
from morn till ni0ht with e,n;ur,pt ta,mr