Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1856-01-03

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crime, IN ths Atims 80 1a, ci's
|sf ssyi liog Il ]. hssss' A. A.
fwife. .''''' FL,
4 ansicipated Y asxs1s 'sli.I =! TT |i|sl
ings n making sue
the progress e Selss III = NJ CO. ~ -
where the mail robbcr Vas ID posss s.
lof i mail-key, ~ means ofI witt yAr
had committed extensive depred Ia el
he Vas al s length IL !. detected sp T; -
lately entered upon Z Ten years {5sl III
Tie State prison. Il s III II sfA'ss q
On his arrest he n,a.niiesisd much.
solicitude Tor his wife, fearing, thsf 9ss
intelligence lof his situation would over
powersher. She is IN feeble health at
bestt, said AZ, II ana / an alraid This
willskill her. = Y 81 Y.
Il was necessary however, alAt 4
should see her ID order to GET possesission
Of some funds, 4 part 81 the prodeeds Of
the rpbberies. which her husband had
committed to her keeping. Furnished
With = written order from the prisoner,
and leaving him u the Marshal,s GUS
tody III proceeded toscall on the invalid,
racking my brains while on The way 70 Is
her residences for some mode Of commu-
nicating the unpleasant truth which
should disclose i gradually and spare
her feelings As much as possible. gI
On my arrival at the boarding house,
thesaote was sent 10 the lady i room. ia Il
read as follws sh.laga
" My dear Susan will you hand
e The bearer roll Of bank notes which
1sisf With you. i - s. 7
& 81. EDWIN"
The lady soon made her appearance.
She was young, rather prepossessing,
and evidently il delicate health. Find
ing that was the bearer Of the note,
she addressed me, expressing great SUR
prise that her husband had sent re-
quest 50 unusual and with an air Of in
dependence observed that she did not
s'.know about paying over money under
such circumstances TO an entire strang-
| err" ,t.q4
Desiring not to mortify her unneces-
sarily by making explanations in the
presence Of others, requested her to
step into vacant room, near ali hand,
and after closing the door, / said in the
low tone 3 ff4s.5s 49,, q
1T is an extremely painful thing for
me, Mrs. NJ, but as you do not seem.
inclined to complyawith your husbands
order, ! must tell you plainly. that the
money was takenfroin the mails BY him.
There, is no mistake about it. i He has
had mail-key which / have Just recoy-
cred aud has made full Acknowledge
ment Of his numerous depredations. /.
beg Of you to bear this dreadful news.
with fortitude.. No one will think less
|of you on account Of his dishonest. con
[duct.
Z expected TO see the poor Woman
faint immediately, fundamentally pre-
pared myself forsvery emergency but,
q moment after, | should have been
more likely to have fallen into that con-
dition. if astonishment could ever pro-
duce such an effect |: foras soon asfI
bad finished what ! was saying, she
stood, if possible, more erect than be-
fore, and with FIRE ii her eye, and one
arm !" akimbo, = shs replied IL ! spirit
edEuanner III
| !, iyvsll ,Hif 6e lbs Aonss ahat. he's4a
darned faol rs own IL. II Wbilasnt p
Is She gave up the money however,
20 sooag after Md although .ihs needless
ness displayed il ne speech shove quot
| ed, seemed g, make i probable that she
wasaimplicated With her husband 3 guilt,
Il lit afterwards appeared that this aexhibi--