Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-22
A DrunkeD Woman N, Chlld's
6hoW window.

6heW window.
4 Desperate Encounter
with the Clerks.
o. Saturday aitsrsosn sf iass wssk. sos
4asy Smith, not altogsthss usknswa
y TIE psliss sssrt and ths jail,
Dsms up Dsa1y street. ssas Clild's beet
lsd shes store. She he'd jass escaped from
lursses vi's and bsiss very drsak, thought
Deas one was pusssisg her. ~ che came
opposite The store she stepped int the
deer way. There vs. nest ,ssachsreua
Letting and Mary acsidsntally put hss
through one Of the large side show
windows. The crash brought . younG
army Of clerks and customers to h@ rescue.
Seeing the sitsstien Of Affairs the clerks
succeeded in getting the woman int
the store, for the purpose Of making be,
pay for the damages done. No sooner Was
the subject brosched than she stood on the
dignity Of her nationality, and plainly told
them what they could do.
During the dispute the woman seized the
watch chain Of Mr.. Henry Child and broke
It into several pieces, . part Of which she
concealed about her clothing, and refused
to give it up. Neither the extreme polite
ness Of Ia. Or the msnasing threats oi
Henry ceuld induce her TO give up the
Nr. Woedsids lit cut fer po.
and left the others TO guard the
now excited woman. Several times she
started for the street, sud BY her offensive
language drove large nunber Of custom
srs IRON the store. and each
time Was she carried back and gently Dc.
posted in . chair. At last policeman ap.
psarsd and Vas taking her out. when Mr..
Child asain dsosndsd The pieces Of hia
chain. which vas priced highly, - it was !
present from . deceased brother. After
ssnsidsrable holding end ssAschiog, during
which time several Of the clerks were pu,
here de combat BY her we'll directed kicks,
i was found. A hssk was procured and
Nary accompanied the policeman to jail,
having enjoyed her liberty for The brisl
Dpaes sfa day.
We - teld by IN eye witae0 Thea the
sssas was particularly amusing. even 10 I'D
nest ssrisns phs,s-vhsn the confess va
usrmsss and victory Asag dssbtfsi bstwssa
The half doses clerks asd ths fair sypsias
The siadSw wss complete wreck, and II
became aseessasy 70 have u Rxsd up that
night - ~ asxt day wsuld b Sunday.
30 The travelling sgsns Of the house was
persuaded tocsns dswsffea the wholesale
room. whore hs had bees daring the melee,
doubtless for the psrpess Of kespisg the
1emsa out II she should GET up The stairs
md attempt enter the reeo, and
Nth NJ. Child. succeeded In barsssdiag
The wiadsw, uutil glass Of ths proper size
seuld bs obtaiasA frs0 Ohisese, % ssns
large enough esuld be found in the city.
Thia nsrsing. Mary was taken belsrs
lhs Police Magistrate. and fined 800, sr
sns year IL The eounsy jail. Net havise
Ihe required amoust, she @as taken to Jail.
BOLD CeNvfDsnCs 0AAs - P0vBnTY 4
following account Of con-
ts~ptibls knsssry, psrpssratsd under the
yuiss Of efEleial authority, has just tran
Dpirsd il the city Of Clinton, - ws lsafn
rom the Hsrsld Of thst place. The victim
% we'll kaewn 70 many sf our readsss, be-
ng mono other than young German shoe
maker, Of Princeton, in this county, named
Henry Tausehsr, who. in his little shop.
Isr the past year sr -, has psr.istsnsly
pegged away. and managed BY dint Of in.
dustry and economy to exc out An humble
Az the manner 10 which he wss taken in
lad done fer may be warning to others,
~ publish his account in full:
On Wednesday morning Of last week be
left Princeton en- foot for LsClsise-a dis>
lance Of about Eve miles-for the purpose
Of buying little stock Of leather, having
10 his possession one hundred and sixty
Eve dollars. He had not proceeded far On
his journey when he was met by 4 we'll
dressed man in . carriage, who accosted
him, and inquired il he had seen three msu
on the roadl The man stated, in rather q
confidential way, that be Was governmen,
detective that he was on the track Of Ger
tain parties who had been scattering coun-
tsrftit grsenbachs, principally Of the e2O
denomination. Young Tauschsr, without
The shadow Of suspicion, remarked that hs
had some $50 bills in his pocket. and ths,
possibly there might be counterfeits among
them; whersupon hs produced HE wallet
and taking therefrom Ave $50 notes handed
them 10 the detective for Inspection. The
official, after close scrutiny. pronounced
one of the bills counterfeit, and explaining
the urgent necessity Of the case, and th,
Importance Of this evidence, insisted upor
the young mans return TO Princeton with
him. Tauscher took . seat in the carrisge
and upon arrivingat Princeton the stranger
Immediately drove to Justices office, rep
resented that he Was government detee.
tive, and procured warrant for the arrest
Of Tauseher. charging him with completely
in the crime Of ceuntssfeitiug, which b
sssvsd upon the spot, putting his terri6et
prisoner In chains, ssd tstisg tho res
Of the money from bis pocketboek-al
the hard earned money Of sths poor shse
maksr--notw withstsndlpg his prstsstatios
q innocence.
Not eestent with this piece Of strategy
bat to sueoessfally carry cut his role q
detective. v.sng Tsuschsr was tatsa int
susledy by the pssessdsd s0cial, ,asdhssugl
. Olieten, whore be Was deliverea eve
- MareAoil Hegeadsblee ~ safe .keepise
until . ''requisilion" could b procured. q
The psiocosr must b renewed 90 PittseurI
Cer tsial, aod il ne msaatime he bed sen1
sshsr chape % lock after eos wees %
showing bis documeats Of asshesity 70 tn
NsrsAsl, he lodged the prisoasr In he eala.
beeoe ''until called fer" ed oeek hie De
posture.
This was On Wedsssdsy aitssoees oflss
week. and siace hat time noehlng bee bsel
heas6 ef he sdrsis dstseeive G the -
Aundssd end si1sv.Avs dsllass which III
psse 0se0aa bed psggsA snd pssshs,
lof during the past year. Meanwhile, ,aite
the sepsaes6 - tossSsl ooosetisns .
bic inooeooeo, aod ~ iatssooooioo Of pas
ties = vhsee kseWledge ths lActs el u
cass besaoe ksews, ,fa6sshss Ne kberats'
On We1sssdsy lea, after weeks isearee,
atien, ffioo1Do1o aad peDaile0, a1d sem
tweaty. .6vs ailse ftea homs. A littls sus
a Haoev V.a s>aAo nm fap him. and he too