, 1870-06-18
THE WOMAN OF THE PERIOD.
Seventeen Thousand Dof1ArN EH.
tructGd from sln Ancient d:M1l-EI-
forts to <.ct it tkk1ck-DetectisesS Sold.

forts TO t:ct it kkack-Detectises Sold.
From the indianapolis Commercial
A singular caEe has Just como to Light, show
ing that III eotne coscs women are strong and
men weak. Irs. Mary \. llebb, who kept u
fn.aM eating stand On South Illinois street,
eigns Of prosperity Of late, showing notes, buy
iiIg lots, and building handsome house. Peo-
pie whoee business It is to make money ont OF
the detection of other folks crimes and weak
uesses were not satisfied with tie appear
nnco Of her prosperity, and began to
ler diamond mine was situated in Morgan
County, and that a man named Tul1, oyor go
yea1a Of age, and full Of money, had been
emitten with her. and has given her sums st
various timcs to the amount Of 317, 900. The
charge made against her by the prosecution is
old gentleman; md she WAS urged to disgorge
to prevent suit and exposure. She denounced
tho rrosecution as bIackmailiug scheme, and
resolved to fight 1t ont. Yesterday d prominent
coal dealer, who WAS to borrow 5000
from the woman, WaH warned not to 60 for
etc, He, indignant at tho interference, and
believing somebody clso wanted TO borrow tho
money, ran and told her. The game being
blown, an affidavit Was ut once fled md an at
tachment iasned against her property to pre-
vent her from diHposing Of it until suit could
were taken for compromise, and it is said by
one side that the prosecution offered to tako
e., 600 to-day. altLough clamorinR for S10, ,000
Wednesday, and detective Pete wilkins, who
worked the case up, is cursed deep, il not loud.
e The other side Of tho story. which is now
all about the street, is moro romantic than the
widest stories Of the Ledger. It Is that the
old gentleman vas dupcd By her into adrnnc-
ing her largo Bums Of money to secu1e an
estate coming to her; and be sought hes band
in marriage The detective begun to work
about three months since, and has papers to
in Coyiugton, ndiana: that in 1861 he rau OH
with Mrs Markham, 1ec Miss Johnson, who
had been divorced, to Vipcennes: and in 1864
! be enlisted in the army in Rock Island dying
| in tic service in Paducah In 1865. The de-
fondant applied to the Sanitary Commission
notified Rabb's wife at Coyiueton, to send for
| the body and take it home for burial. Tho
| hitter refuHing, it WAS buried lera.
| While here abe has been the heroine Of sew
eral excitements-as in case for bastardy
against the book-keeper Of prominent mer;,
much scandal in lone Of the prominent
churches Of tho city through her inreiglement
| Of ono Of the Oldest members, who had to be
| disciplined. Her intimacy with Iull has OK
isted for a year or more, he being snitor for
her hand, and having no doubt OF her being all
9A2 EEGA1-o ~ *AAAAAI eAN@ ''H- r$U"~tSN 'N0 -
found out the above circumstances few days
einco autl is anxious to get lis money back.
He IL backed by q couple Of the largest
banking houses in the city, AZ the lady had
number Of friends Of the highest respect
ability who believed her tho victim Of con-
spiracY, the chaHe for property yesterday to
attach Was warm and exciting. The house and
lot on the northeast corner OF Illinois and
New York streets. and mortgages on account
| Of notes Of various parties, we're seized, and
several thousand dollars in one OF the banks
we're garnisheed. The whereabouts OF the lat.
! ter was not known. but, ia Ill unguarded
| moment, tile banker let Hhp a word
that reyenletl the fact, and the gar
niahee was rushed out on tho double
quick. Altogether, It is a most singular case,
| many Of the Irregularities Of most interest be-
ing withheld for the trial in caso satisfactory
compromise is not msle. In the amount Of
money involved, and tho mystery attaching to
it's possession, the case WAS as singular as that
Of hrs. Clom's money transactions. In one
featnre Of the case, however, the laugh is
against the detectives. As it was claimed that
the money used in the city wAs tho product Of
the aesets Of her husband, Andy Rabb the de-
tective got contract from his widow, Rhoda
q. Rabb, said widow being now N receipt Of .
! pension az such, to psy them half the auaonnt
Of Rabb's property recovered By them. But
| fhe peualOn Tas 1lia eole legacy