The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-02
SHADES AND SORROWS.
The Pickings Of the Police for a
Day-An Hour in the City
Court.
An Old Man Forsakes the Bosom of
His Family and Flies to a
Younger Flame.
A. Bogus Detective in Limbo "A
Juvenile Thief---Criminal
ct Cetera.
SHADE AND SORROW.

, The shades and sorrows OF life in the me
tropOlis were shown up to a considerable ex.
tent yesterday IN the police court-that mir.
ror which reflects back the shadows cast upon
society by those who break the civil and
moral laws.
Among the prisoners grouped upon the
criminal bench, awaiting examination, were
an old man and a younggirl, the former being
old enough TO be his companions grand-fatb-
er. This strangely contrasted couple had
been arrested the midnight previous upon
complaint of the old mans wife, who SAYS
her husband left her to bask in the smiles
and
HANG CPoN THE CHARMS
of the younger one. The old man, John Rice
by name, and An artist in white sash by trade,
has wife and large family on Olive street,
South Leavenworth, but, proving false and
Indifferent to his marriage VOWS he left the
wife OF his bosom and rented Q house On
Sixth street, between Choctaw and Oak
streets, whore, in company with the young
girl, who Is but recently from the country
and bears an innocent and lnsophisticated
look, he lived. In the meantime, however,
his wife became acquainted with the where-
abouts of
HER REcREANT AND TRUANT LORD.
and called upon the police to put stop 10
such goings on. Tue guilty couple were ac-
cordingly arrested and brought before the po-
lice court yesterday morning, but the wife
being unwilling to prosecute, the case was dis
missed, the husband promising not To do so
any more and the wife being perfectly will
ing to take him back. The police judge or
dered the girl TO leave the city and go bIck 10
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AN AMATEUR THIEF.
Some time ago young girl was employed
at the residence OF one of our merchants as a
nurse, and as her honesty was not seriously
questioned strict urveiIlance was not kept
upon her actions. Shortly after a $40 bill
was missed from a bureau drawer succeed
ing which the girl became suddenly possess
ed of finery sufficient to start small millin-
cry store. An Investigation was made, the