The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-05

81 explained the case to the sergean
and got his permission for her to sit i
q a chair in the Office instead Of occupy
A. ing cell all night.
\ 81 was terribly worried about tina
- girl. Somehow couldn't get the sor
rowful look of those black eyes out o
- my mind, and l couldn't sleep, and whel
\ daylight came time hung on a PEI
until court time. I walked aroune
thinking over the case, trying to arrive
>. at some solution favorable to the girl
"At nine O'Clock took her around tt
Jefferson Market Police Court
"Of course, when we got to court
Minnie-that was her name-was con-
victed In one-two-three order. She
made no statement-just stood dazed
like-and the judge held her for trial
in the court above.
GAS they led the girl away she Was
the picture of death. 1 gave her q nod
Of encouragement, but she returned it
with look that said just As plainly as
words could have said, My heart is
broken
II jammed my helmet down over my
eyes and plunged out into the street.
l had big job on hand.
"On the way to the court I had ques-
toned her closely as the appearance
Of the people who had stood near her
at the lace counter. Sne could remem-
Der none save one fashily dressed wom-
an, who had attracted her attention be-
cause Of q remarkable mutilation If one
of her ears-as il piece had been cut
out in triangular form.
81 persuaded the captain to grant me |
leave Of absence for couple of days,
and went to work. overhauled the
pictures at the Central Office, and gazed
hard and earnestly at the features Of
every female crook in the Rogues'
Gallery but could not find the one l
was af1er.
cat last fell to reading the remarks
under the picture Of remarkable bold,
handsome face, and was knocked all
into d cooked hat by the words: Has a
triangular piece cut out of the left ear
Maybe this is my woman said l.
had long talk with detective friend
Of mine, and after awhile he was able
to place the woman, and told me where
she most frequented.
"All that day, and nearly all the next,
[ beat up and down Eighth Avenue, on
he lookout for that woman, and was
when q handsome, large
woman swept past, actually brushing
against me with her seal-skin cloak.
II glanced up and fairly started, for
me OF her ears was mutilated Just Is
he girl and the note in the central Of
ice had described.
"The woman swept on, and followed.
'he entered the very store where 1 had
'rrested Minnie, and went up to the
cry counter from which the lace had
cen stolen, and began examining the
took. Aud then selecting trifle, paid
Or 1t, and turned to 90.
81 was in a quandary. But 1 was
to make an effort and run
10 risk of making a serious mistake.
stepping up to her, I touched her
BOULDER and whispered, Come with
10. l want you moment'-at the
me time looking straight into her
7es.
every drop Of blood left the wom-
rs face. She fairly trembled for an
slant, and then she looked back def
lily and went with me. We had
owed but step or two in the
rection of the book-keerer's den,
here the girl had been searched three
US before, when something struck
foot. 1 stoopt d and picked up .
ndle Of lace. The woman had dror-
ii, was right I had found my
Ief
Seeing that she was caught the shop
ter owned up that she had stolen the
zee Of lace. The business machine
y furious. He said the firm was
ing ruined by thieves.
'But had not yet found out about
theft Of the other day. So
ain looked sternly at the woman and
zarded This is not what 1 was
king for you for, it was the theft OF
other day, when you thrust the
zee Of lace into young woman's
,ket on the alarm being raised
For a moment the woman looked
dly- at me, and then she broke down
npletely and sobbed. The confession
complete, and the mystery was
AIRED up.
In less than half an hour had the
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