Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-25


variety Of other frantic screams in the shrill
voice of his wife, who awakened suddenly by
the noise, had arose and thrust her head from
the bed room window overhead.
"PoIce police help"
Again it rang out upon the still night air.
aWhat is the muss Z" cried vigilant guarJi-
an of the public safety, as he made his appear
snce.
Burglars ~ screamed the lady in white, hys-
| tericaly.
..Wherel"
"BelOw, in the parlOr-I hear them now
help quick !"
Another policeman at this moment arriving, |
] the door was forced open, and the two entered. |
Mr. Jedediah Brown, becoming alarmed at
the manifestations he heard, was Teeling to-
wards the door.
ala, here he Isl" cried one of the of6cers tri-
umphantly.
NAB him" exclaimed the other
"Wby, blow me, if he amt drunk Hes
been below among the wine"
''Stand off, cried Brown, assuming what he
intended should be a dignihed attitude. ''Stand
oil! Do you take me for thief"
| .Well, now, shouldn't wonder at all, said
policeman number one, in an irOnieal tone, II
We did take you for . thief-as far as the sta
ton house. at any rate"
whats that Arrest me in my own house
dag me from the bosom Of my family !"
at won't do, old feleri you must come along
with US"
"Neyer l say never-no, never
Have You caught the mOnsterl Where Is
hel" cried the trembling voice OF Mrs. Brown,
, as that courageous female made her appearance
on the stairs, and peered over the banisters INTO
the room.
Its all right, ma am" said the officer; he's
safe enough now"
Just then her eyes fell upon her husband, and
; from him they glanced around the room TIL
! they rested upon the ruined mirror. She com
pretended at once what had occurred, and the
, direst Indignation against the unlucky Jedediah
arose within her breast.
9 She was about To vent her wrath against him,
when brilliant thought struck her She would
5 not recognize HIM The officers believed him to
be a burglar, and she would not undeeeive
e them. Il would be a glorious revenge.
What hOrTid looking man he Is, she SAID,
a ia a tone of apparent alarm. "Hold him tight
: don't Let him get away"
sHe is rather hard 'un, that's fact, Tephed
the officer; @bat don't be frightened, ml'am, he
; can't escape"
"What a blessed thing it was you came as
4 YOU did. / wouldn't have had him found me
e for the world. What should have done Il he
9 h9di"
: Jedediah eazed at his wife with open amaze
ment pictured upon his countenanee de be-
e came a little soJered by what had transPired,
and was sensible enough 10 wish himself well
out Of the embarrassing position be was in.
! siWhy, Mrs Brown" he stammered, ''its me
$ -Jedediahl"
AWhy,tbe horri1 wretch, he knows my name,"
J. screamed the lady.
> ssKuow your namei Well rather think I'd
oughtto know your name, seeing as how gave
it 10 you"
e "0h, YOU wrctehed man"
n Now, look here, Mrs Brown, don't you
, come it TOO strong; don't pretend that you don't
e know who | am"
e don't keep company with such as you"
"Ain't your husband"
J. 'sOh, take him away, do-the seandulOus
ereature"
g '.Come," said the officers, grasPing him by
ie either arm, "yOu can remain here no longer;
, come along"
IT The injured Brown resisted this appeal as
well as he was able.
/ sOh, Of course we're wrong-Of course we
are; but never you mind, and come along with
, = US, and it will be all right"
/ ''But this is my house, l say, that is my wife
v and she knows it"
7, The officers, however, were not inclined to
Is credit his words, and insisted more strongly
er than ever that he should accompany them
g But only by carrying him bodily along could
- be be removed.
5 ssTell 'em they're mistaken in the man, i'm
% plored Jedediah, appealing to his wife, when
D. he found that he could not otherwise convince
them of the truth "Tell 'em who | am, and
. they'll let me go.
a RBut that Q, cd lady only shrunk K, snd ut
o. tered small scream, as if shocked at what
she heard.
le The rage Of her husband was redoubled by
e this act Of peridiousness-
Z "Woman y" he voeifersted, turning last
look upon the stairs, beware what you
le do Don't trihe with desperate man SpeaA
~ to these men or your doom is sealed. You
he WON'T Very wei; the consequences be upon
your own head I'll have a diyOrce-Ill sepa
y rate from you; yes, madam, and III take th'
children Do you hear that Mrs. Brown III
10 take all the children to myself and leave you
a ruined destitute, wretehed, heart broken femal'
VI being ."
IL didn't occur to the infuriated Brown jue
as then that he had no children. He had eve
ne cherished strong hopes, however. Of having al
/, infinite number Of those useful household Orna
n ments, and his ideas were not as clear, by an,
means, as usual
Is Before he could utter more, he was upon th'
i side walk. and the door Of the house was close,
re 70 her dreams, while Mr.. Brown upon his arm
1 val at the station house was thrust ignOmini
ously into one Of the dark cells, and left 10 med
itate at his leisure upon bis humiliaIing posi-
ton.
n When, the next morning, Mr.. Jededial
ITS Brown made his appearance before the magis
al trate, escorted by his eaPtor Of the night previ
Gus, he presented an aspect truly deplOrsblt
PIE lie was not the Jedediah Brown of forme
u tunes, and it would have puzzled his neares
we friends 70 recognize him The workings Of hi
ne mind, and the liquor he had drank bad left hin
g: 90 in miserable plight
! nls The Just a., putting on his ssVerest lfrOwI
y. inquired into the particulars Of the case. TuIT
/. ing to the prisoner, he said;
ms $50 YOU were caught in the act, were youi-
ieo Well, burglary is a serious matter as you'll I'm
out What is your namel"
Ioi Brown" replied Jedediah, ''but there is
-n mistake"
sx Brown, chi" interrupted the justice. "we
the names against yOui there have been tou
al teen burglaries, not to speak of other cnme
"a committed in this district by men Of that nam
Zen within the present MONTH"
- .But I'm an innOcent person; it was IN N
he own house they arrested me-"
ii everybody is innocent that's brought her
- of course9 But well see how you stand. Whel
is the complainant in the easel"
m At this moment lady entered.
-, There she is" said the policeman
"A The prisoner looked, and met the eyes OF
wife.
"What have you to say in regard to this ma
and madam T. asked the judge.
Mrs. Brown did not Immediately reply 81
N a looked for a moment into the face Of her hu
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