The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-12
MEANDERING MAUD
She Meandered Gently Away From
Topeka With Horse and
Buggy Belonging to
Somebody Else,
But Was Taken in Charge by on.
Ger Sullivan as She Was
About TO Meander Over
the Bridge.
Some Facts Yet Understandable
Woman to be Taken Back
10 the Capital City
This Morning.
ARRESTED On SUSPICION.

Last Sunday evening, as officer Sullivan
was standing on Fifth street, near the gov
eminent reservation, a woman drove up
and inquired the way to the bridge, saying
| that che wanted TO cross the river over into
! Missouri. While there was nothing partic-
ulsrly suspicious in the woman's appear
ance or actions, still officer Sullivan thought
! that everything was not exactly as it should
be, and he accordingly placed her under
| arrest; and, taking the hitch-rein in his
hand, be led the horse down Fifth street to
the police station. The woman offered no
resistance, and had little TO say, although
it was very evident, from
THE LIGHT VIII sHoSE IN HER EYES,
and the compression OF the lips, that il she'd
had the sav-so, things wouldn't have been
a. they were. At the entrance TO the police
alley, the officer met Chief Moonlight, to
whose charge he gave his fair captive. The
chief assisted her out of the buggy, and
gallantiy escorted her 10 the station house,
sending the horse and vehicle TO livery
stable 10 be taken care Of. lie asked her
if the horse and buggy belonged to her,
and she replied that it did He remarked
that it was something peculiar and out Of
the ordinary course Of things 10 zee a wom-
an dressed in calico driving a handsome |
rig like that,
To WHICH PLAYFUL SARCASM
sh : vouchsafed no reply. The chief asked
her question after question TO which she
made either monosyllabic replies or evaded
altogether showing that she was well
trained and knew when 10 keep heI mouth
closed. She was put down stairs and kept
a close prisoner until the owner of the
horse and buggy should be Heard from, for
it was believed that both had been stolen
while the chief in the meantime held fire.
quent interviews with her 10 find ont, il
possible, what she knew. /,
Hr HADs STRONG SUSPICION
that she waz a member Of gang, or az
least the wife Of the member OF a gang OF
which the police wished 10 learn more
sbout, but she persisted IN her silence and
efused 10 dIvulge the secrets which she
ya- supposed to possess. Ii was learned,
however, that che had R husband, whose
name was Miles, that he was in Missouri,
md that she was on her way 10 meet him {
yhen arrested by officer Sullivan. 1t was I
trnnglv suspected all the while that she I
lad obtained the horse and buggy from !
ome livery stable in Topeka, 81 II was G
Known that her parents lived about nine i
niles north Of that place and that The had I
'een n
A RFsIDENT or THE CarITAL CITY.
\ hen arrested she asked 10 have we'll
.nown citizen sent 20 her, whom she had
.nown some years sCo, while she lived !,
ERE, before she was married, and soon :.
! word could he dispatched he was cent ;,
Or and came TO tie station house TO see ;,
er. She Was, however, quite retlcent with .
i'm, and told him but little, persiS;ing In G
er silence regarding her husband, farther s.
han giving his name. !,
HER REAL NAME {
hat IL, her maiden name, Was Maud Wal c,
arod, her name since she has been mar II
led having been Mrs. Miles, Mis-. Moore, c;
Irs. Dickinson, Mrs. Pierson, etc, the lat n
er husband being dow in the State FsnItenti- al
w. She seems to be about twenty five or e.
senty-eight years OF age, although some who d,
new her when she lived here claim that
he is not 70 old She is OF medium height,
ark complexion, and ia OF most deter
lired cast of countepance, denotinS firm
ess and decision.
HIRED The RIG FOR An HOUR.
Las: Friday afternoon the woman went
the livery stable Of Doty & Harman, in u'
opeka, and hired the horse and buggy for T
n hour, paying the price, 81 30, in advance.
When the hour had expired the woman o'
admit come back; two hours passed and v
lie didn't make her appearance; 1t got T
ark and nothing was seen OF her; 1t got
tier in The evening and the police we're fir
pplied TO; the night wore on and the -,
ropr;etors began TO engage vigorously in &c
lie search finally clue was obtained and be
wss suspicioned that she had come TO =,
:"
AN ASSOCIATED rREss TELEGRAM ce
as set out to that effect, which was pub
shed in all the morning papers in the
Iissouri Valley and a private message sent
the chief Of police Of this city, who re- b,
lied that she was really here and could be
blamed if wanted. Accordingly yesterday ly
7ening Mr.. f. ii. Doty. of the livery firm er
ON which the woman stole the horse and d,
1ggy, being deputized as an officer, arriv. .,
here from Topeka and will take the gay
I'd festive maiden back 10 the capital city pr
lis morning There are other develop tn
ents in the case which will be brought 9,
It in a short time.