, 1873-05-14

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Indy, tho Drorer, n Banker, ma Ont
rnEcd Lanhindy, md n Esnir OF Pnu
tnloons Ine1trtcnbly NIfxcd Up.
a Mrs. Edwards las been arrested and locke,
up at police headquarters under mysterious cir
cumnsanccs, charged with tho robbery Of s9Ot
from tho porson of droyor, tho surroundin}
Incidents aeoming to rondorit impossible thu
eho could DO tho thief, un1ees ntlea by accom-
p1icos. Tho whole affair Ia 30 singular, und st
peculiar to city life. that 1t Ia not littlo strange
that the facta should hayo escaped thonttentiono o
tho watcllful reporters, for tho greater part Of
q wook, tho occurrences hero rotated having
transpirdd about tho middle Of last wccls.
Tho arrested lady iB described as widow with
ono child. slo ia gooa-looking, still young, and
has the appearance OF woll-brel respectable
porson Of oasy moans. She la wo1 connocted,
and amongst hor friends and visitors nro some
Of our most prominent citizens. Bho was tom
porarlly boarding on West Lake stroot.
Tho day boforo hor arrost Mrs. Edwards went
out walking on WoBt Lake street. After pro-
| ceeding short distance, Mr.. -, a woll-known
bankor, ia alleged to havo mot her. Tho two
were we'll acquainted. With the banker was a
certain drovor, who Ind in his pocket tho sum Of
$500 and upwards, tho balance, after romit-
tanceB nado, expenses, &C., of Lis last venture
In cattlo Tho droyer must, by somo moane or
other, have become amitton with tho young
widow, or tho young widow with tho drovor TOT
subsequent oventa aro so inexplicablo, without
soma Buch roasou existing, that ono ia driven to
TINT conclusion III tho abBouco Of othor explaua-
tion.
Tho banl.or. introduced tho couulo, and TIM
trio engaged in conversation, during which tho
banker found ho must DO going, aud the lroycr
discovered thai Ills way lny In tho sa1po diroo-
ton aa that Of Ills interesting companion. She,
nothing lot4 to havo his company, consented to
They found tho walk 80 agroablo TINT they pro-
!onged it for MI Internationally long period; and
finally, tirod and thirsty, tho gentlonun pro-
posed to tho lady to take Eouo refroshmont.
Remonlbor, it is tho talo Of tito lady that wo aro
tolling, supplemented by nttch facts az nro
known outsfdo; and, II my inaccuracies appear
they must bo attributed to tho uolrce from which
they arc derived. IL
It was agreed, In pursuance Of this proposi-
ton, that they Hhonld enter d ueiglborug
restaurant, rest awhile, mud partako Of son,e-
thing 70 cat aud drink; mud the contract was
carriod quite tho lottor. They evidently had a
pleasant ropnst, in which vino largely figured,
FOR tho Immediate flltnro iB Ill untold pago tic
next thing that clearly appears being tho gentlo-
man drowaily waking i'll q bed in . strange house
the following morning, and tho lady at Tho door
liammoring away for some QUO to open It, tho
tho door looked on tho outside. Wbiiist' the the
lady was alarming tho house. tho gentleman
hurriodly pulled Oh his stockings with an
maano llll iaee that TUG right thing to DO was to
Jump ont Of tho window, which was wido open.
the apparition, Of man in his stockings, lying
out Of tho window Of u respectable widow 1ady's
bed-chamber nt IN tho morning, might be tho
ca Cause :, 1!., ot son,o eeandal and wondormont
tx tionablee, thinking tint an q exit in brock.
tionabloa weren't tioro. But tic la,,dludy was.
The nlalo citizon's pants woro found outside tho
door. Thero waa no money iu them. Tho own
CT swears that there was $9a0 in thom whom
ho went to bed tho night before. But |
as tho window was opon In the morning |
nnd tho garments outside; rs nobody can tell |
how Oh when thoy cano in, including Themselves;
as the wllolo thing Is an irregular proceeding, In
which the male Offenders part was not less OBJ !
joctionnblo and less susceptible Of explanation
Than that of the fomalo; and as tho highly ro-
spectacle banker has been ablo to keep Lis con-
uoctton with the lady quiet 80 far, oven to tho
of the fact Of her being in custody,
influence TINT las 10 far prevailed to keep it out |
of the papers altogether. Above MI things iu
Eho world, certain oilicors hare uobly pledged
themselves thas not n word Of tho tranDaction
shall eyor appear in tho columns OF tho papers,
,ho value Of which determination is hero llus-
tratol.
!, Mrs: Edwards will probably never appear in
tho Criminal Court.
sho sent for Mr. Truao, and engaged lm to
vas apparently over, and the reporters md
onngors departed, sho was slipped down to Dan
sons court, and tile eloquonco OF the police law
Ior, combined with the fact that tho prosecutor
allied to appear, and that there was no other owl
ienco, secured her discharge. Trude had pro-
,ured q warrant for tho droyer's arrost.
~ q Charge Of aiutory, ho being a
. married. Man aud le had also taken caro- to
neko known to the gentleman connoctod with
)nnlk TINT his Nfn gfnrlll In nrn,taiptod ,v;rI |
:ortniu little establishment at tho Btock-Yartg If
10 should provo ut all refractory n1ld under
'uch circumstances there ia no rcason 10 wondor
hat the thing was kept so quiet.