The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-04-20
KATE EAEEas's REVENGE.
In istc Tolls 0fa Siren.

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Even if he had not been heavily iron
ed, the deadly pallor Of his face, and
his whole bearing, which plainly
showed that he was pray to the
most bouudless despair, would have
indicated sufficiently that he had
sentenced to long term Of imprison-
ment in that penal institution, which,
on account of its peculiar manage
ment and system, was intensely dread
ed by evil.doers of all descriptions.
In the office of the penitentiary
the wretched prisoner was unshack-
| led, and he was clad in suit of coarse
blue ieanes. Then the clerk asked
him what his full name was.
"Edward J. Warren" he answer
ed.
"Your former occupation"
81 was cashier Of the Erie City
Bank" he replied, in faltcring
voice.
A few more questions were put to
him, and then the keeper put black
hood over his head. Selling War
rams hand, the keeper led him through
a long corridor, anil at las. entered a
small cell with him. There he took
the hood from his head, and before
The convict was able to turn around,
the keeper hal slipped out Of the
cell, and locked the heavy iron door.
For several minutes Warren re-
mained in silence OH the spot, where
the keeper had left lin, as If rivcted
to the floor. Taen he looked around
him with bewildered air.-at the
small coach will, the thin mattress
and the old blanket tat the bare
stone walls--at the black iron door.
aud here" he cried, in tone Of
heart rcnding de- pair, Il am ontom5.
cd for life!' lie threw himself uD.
on his mattress, burryiag his face in
bis hands, and for long time soobed
convulsiVely in his agony Of gri eff.
Edward J. Warren was indeed
life convict. He had been tried for
arson and larceny, and been convict
ed Of both upon eyideace which ey-
erybody had thought conclusive -cv-
cryboiy but one, and that was his
old father, James Warren, a farmer
of but little education, but endowed !
with considerable shrewdness. lie
had refused from the first to believe
in his youngest SON his idol--guilt
For that son ne had spent for years
every cent he had been able o save.
He had given him Al excellent eiu
catior, aud as the youth was fine look |
and naturally bright, he had had no
difficulty, after be had lett college, in
procuring him situation as assistant
book keeper in the Erie City Bank.
Edward Warren was then only
nineteen. He conducted himself 50
satisfactorily that he gained the COM
plote confidence Of his EMPLOYERS,
who in course of time appointed him
cashier IN the Bank. Those who
did not know him intimately consii-
cred him model young man. But
he had one serious fault-he was TOO
fond Of women. While outwardly
very pattern of virtue, he would
secretly visit frail women Of the most
licentious character, and spend a
great deal Of money upon them. Bat
he received comparatively large
salary, and never touched the funds
that were entrusted to him. So we'll
too, did he cover ap his amorous csca-
pades that not even his intimate ac-
quaintance entertained the slightest
suspicion concerning them. Still the
retrihution of his secret misconduct
was to come untime!y, and when it
came, that re!ribution was terrible
one.
On the 18th of December, 1898,
about noon, when Warren was alone
in the bank, lad came in and ask
ed for change for fifty dollar bill
Warren looked at the bill and then
handed the lad The change. \ sec
ond glan,e however, convinced the
cashier that the fifty dollar bill was
counterfeit. lie hurried after the
lad, who began to run, and overlook
him. The lad WAS arrested, and hav-
ing refused to confess whore he got
the counterfeit bill, on conviction,
was sentenced to seven years solita-
He gave his name as
Mar tin English. No ono in Erie
knew him. He was evidently q very
bad young fellow, and every body
said it served him right. His real name
WAS Charles Fallon. He was from
Pttsburg, where his sister, Kate f.,
was notorious cyprian. Kate was
living with Tom Townly, q counter
feiter, and her brother Charlie, dog
ged, shrewd lad. was used to circu-
late the spurious bills.
Bad and frail as Kate was, her
brothers conviction affected her
deeply, and, being very vindictive
creature, she determined to avenge
her brother upon The bank cashier
who had brought about Charles ar
rest and conviction.
Accidently she heard from another
cyprian, who had formerly piled her
nefarous trade at Erie, and who had
been intimate with Edward Warren,
that the latter was icentious, and