The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-04
IA PRAYER IN PRISON.
1t Attracted Attention and Established tn
Innocence Of Suspected Thief. 49,


a9t Innocence Of q Suspected Thief. s.5s
'i52 The case Of the hotel cashier who is
accused Of making away with a fifty dol;
lar note belonging to a colored sailor-boy
has brought to mind many stories Of mon
ey that was supposed to be stolen rand
afterward turnedup in unexpected places
sometimes in; time to save the accused
person from punishment, and sometimes
not Amoug others is serio-c0mic case
IN which young girl was, saved from un-
just punishment through the Intervention
Of Mr.. Lewis Leland, Of worldwide hotel
r !, how one Of the proprietors Of the
sturteyant House IN this city, but, at the
time OF the story, was connected with the
Metropolitan Hotel. ,t # -. ,5rtss
ut was in 1862, ? said Mr.. Leland to the
Times reporter yesterday, 'swhen was IN
the metropolitan Hotel. L vas just on
the eve OF taking trip to California, and
Judge C, Of Illinois, who was
guest in the house, was going too. but he
was going one steamer ahead of me. It
was On Friday, and the Judge steamer was
to sail the next day. On Friday evening
the Judges Went out for walk, saying to
me as he left the hotel, that he was sorry
we could not go together in the same
steamer. But l had engaged passage in a
steamer that was to sail the following
Monday, and could not very we'll change.
Judge c. went out and walked down
Broadway, toward the St. Nicholas. He
had gone only few blocks when he met
a friend from Chicago, and they stopped
and had some conversation on the side
walk. The street at that time of the even
ing was not crowded, and the two men,
standing there quietly, occasioned no in
convenience; but: while they were still
talking policeman little the worse for
whiskey came up, and ordered them to
move on. h'-8 <5EG ,@1.AE ~
g 4 will not move on, said Judge c.,
who was not very we'll acquainted with
the inns and outs of Metropolitan life. Il
am an American citizen, and will stand
as long as !; want to-
This angered the officer, and he arrest
ed the judge and took him to the old DO
lice station In Marion street of which
captain Williamson was then in charge
About an hour later received very ur-
gent note from the judge, begging me tc
hurry to the police station ana oct hin,
out. He did not know that by law
then recently passed, he could not be
liberated before morning without getting
police justice to hear the charge agains
him: But l went round to the polio,
station without delay and asked to Sc,
him. They took me down into the pris
on pen, and there stood the Judge, in thu
middle Of his cell, lo6kingthe picture o.
despair. - Y '.y--ss5 nj :. -
"'For Heavens sake, Leland, SAID he
get me out'of this The place is so GOV
cred with vermin, don't dare to move.
II was acquainted with the captain, >
Mr.. Leland continued, "and explained tt
him that the Judge had been arrested OF
account of the oftiiciousness of drunken
officer, and asked permission for him t,
spend the night up stairs, in the captain
4 private room. The permission was grant
led. and | went out to get the judge SOM
refreshment. --sa 50 ess = .>,s..--o
while we were down in the prison m,
attention was attracted by young girl il
the cell nearest the door, who was dow
on her knees on the stone floor prayin!
earnestly that, the money she was accused
OF stealing might be found, and she b.
liberated. ooh, my God said she, in
voice half smothered with tears, NAV tn
money be found and my innocence b
proved; what will become of m
! invalid mother, and my dear little broth
er If am sent to prison?' She was terr
bly, in earnest, and used much better lar
{ guage than could have been expecte
from one in her condition.
/ I afterward learned that her father wa
a German and her mother an Italian, an
/, that she was a very bright girl. He
prayer made quite an impression on M
and was entirely convinced Of her innc
cence. .J .D.1,-.. ..-.-s 81 .s....
ss "When I returned with the Judge
! found another of the Metropolitan hote
guests, Mr.. B of Connecticut, talk
ing with the captain He said that h
had been robbed of a pocket book con
tanning $500 by a young waiter-girl in
{ lager-beer saloon, and that he had cause
the girls arrest. soon learned that tn
girl he complained of was the prisoner
had heard praying in her cell. I toll
Mr.. B that was sure the girl coul
not be the thief, for I had heard be
praying SO earnestly for the finding OF tn
lost money, but he was sure that she ha
stolen it. He went into the lager-beer s.
loon, he said, and sat down and ordere
, some beer, and when he went to pay fc
, 1t his pocket book was missing. No on
had been near him in the saloon exceE
this waiter-girl, and he was very detel
mined in branding her as the guilty PEI
son, and insisted upon appearing agains
her. Mr.. B. had only arrived from Cor
, necticut that same afternoon, and We
! SO sure of the girls innocence that il
t terested myself in her behalf, and que'
> toned the gentleman, closely as to whe1
: he had been since. he had reached Ne
: York. He said that he went straight
the Metropolitan hotel in the afternoon
went to Niblo's Garden theatre in th
evening, and from there went to the BET
;. saloon in a Broadway basement, and the1
l. discovered his loss. "..'
s =" Then come along with me to tt
s hotel,'' said to him, Mr. Leland COZ
/ tinued, "and we will go down to tt
t. theater, and see whether we can find an
y trace Of your pocket-book there TT
K Metropolitan hotel Office, you remembe