The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-04-17

far as St. Paul, Minnesota, and there
deserted her. She had given birth to
child, prematurely, and was very
sick, and weak, and among strangers,
and in her utter destitution and de-
spair wrote to friends in Ohio for
means with which to return, and it
was through these letters that Detect
i've Grammar got the clue to Keenan's
whereabouts. The following is one
of her letters:
''ST. PAUL, January 27.
''My Dear Friend:
"We only had $500 when we left
Cincinnati, and when we got here we
did not have very much. Milt. went
into saloon and lost every cent of
that, then it left us with nothing.
Now that is the fact. He went away,
and | have not heard of him since.
When he went away he said he was
going to look for a situation. He said
he would be back that evening. He
never came, nor l never heard from
him since. He was very good to me
all the time, but he was never sober
from the time we left. That is all I
know about him. I thought may be
he went back. He said once that he
would go back and give himself up.
Il know [ have done wrong, but I
can't undo it. If | could | would. |
did not know that [ was going away
further than Cleveland when 1 left.
I have just got able to work little.
| can earn a dollar a week, but that
does not pay my board. Then l had
bad luck. Yesterday [ smashed my
hand, so can't do anything for
awhile. | have suffered thousand
deaths since I left. God only knows
how sorry l am that did as I did.
am to blame, they say, but I did not
lead him around very much.
"Oh, if | could only see my little
girl once more l would be willing to
die here, but is hard to die so far from
home and among strangers. If my
health don't get better soon / will not
bother anybody very long. God only
knows what | suffered when my baby
was born. [ am nothing but skele-
ton. [ have suffered for what I have
made others suffer.
''Do you know if the detectives are
on the hunt for us? [ don't care
now. JENNIE"
On last Friday, friends Of the un,
fortunate woman sent her money tc
return home with, and she will doubt.
less be at home within few days.
Keenan, is said to have been a hard.
looking customer when the Sheriff
found him at st. Paul. His hail
hung about his neck, he looked az
though he had not been shaved since
the Revolution, and was ragged, shah
by and dirty. The officer was actual
ly ashamed to let it be known wht
the unfortunate man was, or to bring
him home in that plight, so he tele
egraphed to his (keenan's1 friends a
Berlin to send some Of his clothing t.
meet them in Cincinnati, where hs
had Milt. shaved and scrubbed into ;
presentable appearance again.
Keenan, feels grateful to Detectiv'
OConnor, who arrested him, and De
tective Grammar, who worked up tn,
case, for their kind treatment Of him
as they did not handcuff him, or at
tract any unnecessary attention. Ell
received the same courteous treatmen
from Sheriff Cherington.
Fhe whole story Of these two errins
lives is marked illustration of tn
retributive justice which is CONSTANT,
pursuing the criminal. In the cas-
Of the unfortunate Jennie there is al
extremity of suffering which appeal
powerfully to ones sympathy. It i
hard heart that can read her lette
without feeling Of sorrow for tn
suffering and deserted woman. Th'
whole story points to the great fac
that the only safety, as well as th'
only source Of happiness, lies in living
an honest, sober. .virtuous life.
The couple, in their travels, wen
by the name Of S. N. Reed and wife
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