The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-08-10

evening, she again presented herself
at his lodging and, after much friv-
olity, Of discourse, asked him to send
for q bottle Of wine. In his growing
fatuity no assented, and had scarcely
drained his drst glass when his
strangely changed companion struck
an odd vain OF conversation. Did
he remember that about six months
ago lad had entered the bank and
requested him TO change a City doll
lar hillf Yes, he recalled the mat
ter perfectly. The bill was q coun-
terfeit and he hastened after the lad
and caused his arresti Yes, Of
course, but why this questioning ?
Bewildered by the woman's strange
looks, as we'll "a words, the young
man would fain have demanded OK.
planation, but his speech suddenly
became thick and dreadful stuper
orept over his senses. "That boy
would not tell whore he got the bill,
and on your evidence. Edward War;
rem, he was convicted and sentenced
to solitary confinement for seven
years. He IL my brother, and ! am
here to svenge him T.
Such we're the words heard by the
haplesa bank cashier ~ he sank sense-
less under the wine which the
speaker had drugged for him.
When Warren recovered his con.
soiousness Aremen wore dragging
him from the smoke which had ass
oended thiokly 10 his room from tho
bank below, for the latter had hoen
in Aamea Upon the extinction Of
the FIRE IL was found that tho vaults
had been robbed Of nearly $4,000 BY
the deliberate unlocking Of the doors.
Further search discovered match
safe from the cashiers room amongst
the debris Of the are, and seve~
raj hundred dollars Of the stolen
money In . drawer OF his bureau.
The signs were clear that Edward
Warren, turning robber and seeking
TO hide his guilt by firing the bank
had been overcome by the smoke,
and thus fell au easy prey TO detec.
ton. he was arrested, indicted,
and. being ashamed TO tell the whole
truth, even to his counsel, obstinate
tely adhered to the plea that he had
drank some wine, fallen asleep, and
knew nothing that had happened
thereafter. In his morbid social
pride be could not endure to confess
that . woman had 40 egregiously
fooled him, and % neither court nor
public credited the ipooherent de-
fence really offered, the trial ended
in his conviction Of larceny and
arson and condemnation to the Alle-
ghany penitentiary for liio.
The venerable father OF the
wretched convict-a farmer from
the vicinity Of lufhlo-pevOr believ-
cd that his son was guilty, nor that
he had told the true story Of his
misfortune. by importantly With
the governor Of the State he at last
gained permission for an interview
with his unhappy boy in prison, and
persuaded FROM him Q full confession
After the fire at the bank Mary Kim
naird had never been seen in Erie,
nor could any one tell whittier she
had disappeared. Only by hea cap
ture could the OK cashiers miserable
situation be changed, and forthwith
tho father devoted his every hour
and dollar to the task Of finding her.
Detectives, supplied with minute
personal descriptions, secured seve-
raj States in the pursuit, and ultima.
tely took into custody woman OF
Pittsburg known as Kate Fallon, the
wife Of Q celebrated forger and coun-
terfeiter. Upon being charged with
the Eric robbery this person indig'
nantly denied all knowledge Of eth
or the City, Bank or its former cash
ier, but upon being suddenly I'D
dressed as Mary Kinnaird' by th'
elder Warren, her changing ooupte
nance was testimony against her
and the subsequent discovery tina
her Pittsburg houses and furnitur.
had been purchased with some of
the bills from the robbed bank seal.
cd her fate. Tried at Erie identified
by her victim and by the landlord OF
her former cottage, and seeing no
chance Of escape, sAe finally confess
do her guilt.
Throwing herself upon the OLE
mepoy of the court, she told how her
young brother had gone to prison
for attempting to pass counterfeit
money for her husband, and how she
had planned and executed the ruin
Of the young bank officer by whose
instrumentality tho boy was brought
to justice. But the court did not
deem her case Q proper one for mer- |
cy and she was sentenced to prison
for life. Nine years later tho gov-
orpor pardonod her, in oonsiders-
ton OF testimony respecting her
husband, by which the latter dam
gerous coVnterfsiter was sent to
take her plaoa, and she came out OF
her cell, Q mere spectre OF her for-
msr sslf, TO become but . spectre
indeed very soon sftsT.
~ for Edward Wsvpsn, the Ruf-
tsjo Ne,ss, from which chiefly these
lasts ars compiled, says that be andl
his DEVOTED Old fatber departed for
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