The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
A HAPPY TRIO.
Having Reference to Mrs. Pierson
aIiss Miles and Her Two
Husbands.
One of Whom is in the Stste Peni-
Tertiary and the Other Soon
Will be,
While the Double Wife Bids Fair TO
Follow Them-An Important
Arrest Yesterday.
AN IMPORTANT CAPrrRE.

Yesterday sfternoon, about hall PAS
three o'clock, officer Ierkes quietly slipped
tie bracelets upon the wrist OF a man for
whom be had been hunting for some time
and the capture Of whom may lead to some
very important developments. The man
Wa standing on Cherokee street. between
Fifth and Sixth. streets, when the officer 3D.
preached him and holding out his hand
-aiG, Why, Mr. Miles, how are you, We
haven't seen you in town for some time"
NILS MAY HAVE PROBABLY HAVE BEEN
PUZZLED
50 know how h!s gue-tioner happened b
know hiEl. but be took the preferred hand
Nevertheless and jH-t he grasped the Of
hceI r hand 10 shake it, the cold and CLEAN
lDg bracelet were mapped upon
his wrists and he WIS prisoner So neat
", quietly aud quickly was this done that
NLirs could hardly realize that lie wa, 10
the crap OF the law until it was too late
lpr him to help himself The officer and
he prisoner attracted some curious stten-
ion as ihey passed up Filth street to the
-iatIOn house, but the importance Of the
srres; Wa no; known by the idle gszers,
vino probably
THOUGHT IT COMMON CRIMINAL
T-g was Being taken to the lookup. Miles
va very UndgmonstrstIye, and had little
"r nothing 10 Eay 70 anyone. He was sen:
below and wii! probably have his examfna-
;iOn b,iore The police court this morning. az
which lime E!anken-kip who war arrested
two ur three nights sgo, will be examined.
hi- care having been postponed until the
police could showed in sPgtahepdins
MiI,,
sJIE FRELCHS4EY FACE
LIST Sunday night, after the arrest Of
lrs. PtgT-Oa alias Mrs. Miles Is3d Two or |
three other aliases the chief of police made
every effort IN his power 20 Induce her 10 :
siya away the members of the horse
t1iei gang with when he was confident she ,
%as conn c,ed, but ,he remained retiosD,
'nd refused 10 "squeal." she said, hover
- that her husband. name vas Miles ard
nat she was on her way to meet him when :
''rezied- she said she Tss to hsvs met him
"a - JosePh, but
TOLD SUCH a CROOKED STORY p
MT the chief was confident that 81. .To,enh :
wasn't the place where the meeting wa. 70
s held. finally the chief iDdnced her TO b!
rte letter 10 her hUsband, informing ?.
IN ina. the was here and for him 70 come
Yer a. d see her, stating in the letter that vi
&c would meet MIN IN a certain house in a ID
.Tiain street. The letter was written by "a
IT Al Chief MOonlight's dIctstion, and col
aued 10 where she saii he wss a. the sc
me, email town in Western Mis8omi, ca
OF SASY HUNDRED MILLS FROM HERE. na
tier Miles was arrested he said he came n,
re ale. receiving a dispstch, and AZ he mr.
- Deem |orA ing Tor rome time pat on the In,
i7sOuri river Improvement opposite Fort ha
'ayen~or'h, IL msy he probable that s.r
end 1t the place where the letter WAS di. rio
sled obtained 1t and cent dispatch In The
-ming nln Of ito contents. Miles gave h.
I the idea that he arrived in the city tho
sterday morning from ~. Jossph. Wit
AJAIL BREAKER tis-
Some time sgo Miles and man named per
-r-on lthe same one ga was formerly the ma
-baud f the woman arrested last SIM Civ,
y nighij We're iEcarcerated in the county gra
al Atchis1n, from which institution cleo
y TOOK French leave one night Pierson stat
r subs qGyntly recaptured and il now tIou
wing OUT h term ia The Ksnss. State how
n entiary. After Pier1on Was safely the
died IN the State boarding house Miles the
rrIed his willow % and Of q
: BEEN LIVING WITH HER EVER sTSCE ~
he happy trio may possibly meet again tshI
rtly, A. both Miles and the woman stand orI
God show to join Pierson in that haven m
eTl where the wicked cease from troub- .ba.
Z aud where the inmate. wear stripd anJ
hes, a. sae will in sill probability be H.
up for sealing the horse and buggy ,xo
Nil,s will be convicted Of iail-break- svs
even If both are fortunate enough TO es- r.,
( the penalty Of the heavier charges own
en- The law may be able 10 prove tion
WHAT THE POLICE SUSPECT. thus
he police strongly suspect that Miles il Poop
ember Of the gang OF horse thieves the .
On has been operating in this section, the
il wss Tor this resson that the police lib
: SO anxiou- TO get hold OF him, and Mr..
Chief Moonlight induced Mr-. Miles for Il
rite The decoy letter The latter sd- tant
cd 10 the chic. that horse Miles had Anne
him when he was in The city last sum- ever
WIS stolen one, and II III. police can baiai
prove what they hope TO, they can not sue {
convict Miles but also ferret out and "bloo
let several other members OF the gang. uisr