Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-04-03

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darint, an it's me that's glad ter git holt av
/ yer at last"
"What do you mean, YOU villain DO you
know who am ?" cried Elliott.
AN what do Oi name Shure an Oi
name bizness, me friend. an efyez don't kim
along quote loikely Oi shall be Obliged ter
brake yer head wid me cloob, ye know SO
kim, an no more ~ your nonsense" O'Brien
continued as he proceeded to drag and push
the unwilling Elliott toward the station
house.
"But there's some mistake, policeman" I"
demonstrated the victim; 81 am Jerome
Elliott. and I'm just on my way downtown
to business, and"
"An' perhaps yer kin explain whoy yez
are carr,in' this here little article down
to yer office ?" said the policeman with .
grin and wink. "l,'s quote the fashion
fer gents 10 carry silver pitshurs down town
under their arms, amt il now An yez say
yez are Elliott, do yez? A foine lookin'
cove yer are to set up fer millionaire !.
Don't yer do it. me friend. I'll be better
fur yer ef yez pleads guilty to bein' Gintle-
man Jim, an the biggest ,hafe in New
York Oi know yez, me jewel. Olive had
me oi on yez fur the last six months -
"Hang your eye" yelled Elliott. in a
perfect frenzy Of anger at being taken for q
house-breaker. "Hang your eye and hang
your Gentleman Jim
'Oh Wis. me darlint Don't yez distorb
yer sowl aoou, that Well ,ind to Gintle.
man Jim, on tind 10 Gintleman Jim with
me foine little clocb here ef yer don't kim
along aud stop yer palaver.-k Kim" So
through the streets. followed by rabble Of
children and loafers who eyed him as though
he was some wild animal. Mr.. Elliott. the
millionaire banker. minus his hat. and with
his clothes IN Z very iumpled and dirty con
di,ion. is taken into The station-housc and
introduced TO the chief Of police. as the des-
perado Gentleman Jim.
You have done a good day, work,
O'Brien." said the chief
But I'm 10; Gentleman Jim :" yelled the
/ infuriated banker. lin Jerome Elliott of
1 Elliott X Townsend. and vas Just going
to business when that confounded IDIOT"
Put him in cell %, O'Brieu, and We will
attend 10 him to.morrow See that every
thing is safe. for be is dangerous char
acieF.
And into 4 dark, damp cell Jerome Ill.
lott was pushed in Il very wra,hfu state OF
mind. Up and down the narrow cell he
[ paced iIriously. relieving his feelings VIII
I oasionalI, hy Kicking the nree-legccd stool.
and shaking his fist in he direction of the
room Were The chief uas listening ~ q
thrilling neooEni of his capture. related n,
O'Brieu. IN which Elliott vas Represented d
as sliding down the lightning rod from a
second story window with his ice pitcher un
der hi- arm. and fighting desperately when
arrested by the gallant O'BTien. Instead OF
soothing him. solitude seemed to have iu-t
the opposite cifec; upon Elliott. for when
bis dinner vas handed him. he had the I'm.
pcrencc' 70 throw it at the head OF the
warden sho brought Il. which 50 alarmed
an elderly lady who va. 6i.,ribu,ing tracts 20
Tie prisoner. tina, she said il was "awful 10
contemplate such desperate criminal. and
that any ore could see from the EXPRESSION
ni his face that he was a murderer al least T.
I anu quite forgot 10 leave the tract ahou, th-
+ naughty boy who went fishing on Sunda,
and tumbled into the water and go, drow ned.
which the writer OF the tract affirmed with
unques,Ionable logic, would not have hap
pened If he had gone to church instead
Nigh, came. Mr. Elliott was almoS,
frantic at the thought Of passing u night IN
the police station. He had been so bewil-
dcred when he wns arrested tha, he had
] not thought Of sending for any one to iden-
il.y him. and since he had thrown his din
ner ai the warden's head no one had come
near him. lie called, but no one answered
and at last, Tired out hy the anger and ex-
element of the day, he threw himself on the
hard pallet and dozed Just ab0u, this time
close carriage dashed up to the police
station and handsomely attred lady got
out without waiting for the footmans as
sis,ance. and went into the station. The
chief Of police was sitting at his desk writ
ing out an elaborate account, Of the capture of
I Gentleman Jim, when the lady entered and
! going hastily across the room cried =
/ '.Oh. SIR my poor. poor husband is gone.
and called him u monster Oh dear |
know he has gone and got killed or lost or
something, and oh whatever shall do j?
T He always sent me word when he was go
ing To be away late. Oh know he is kill
ed and IL called him monster.
'Do not he alarmed. madam the chief
( returned politely, Il will send inquiries 10
i the different stations, bu. dare say he i,
off having good time somewhere lie
NAV be At home hv this time. Tell me the
: particulars.
On We were house-cleanlag and-and
Z called HIM a monster. -
Pardon me, madam, but 50 YOU"
And he went to the office, and Blanche
was 10 meet him a, 8 O'Clock a, the boat,
but She was late and he must have gone,
and there was dreadful accident on the
boat, and great many people killed and
wounded. and know he is dead and-oh
dear, called him monster" :"
BE calm, madam, and will telegraph
Immediately 10 the stations and the scene Of
the disaster. What is the name please"
"IeJe-rome Elliott" sobbed Mrs Elliott.
and-and he took the ice pitcher to Jones !;
and / called him monster"
The chief stood as though he had been
turned 10 stone, while cold chill crept slow
ly up his backbone. Merciful powers !,
Could it be possible that ii was Jerome FL
I lioit, the millionaire, who was locked up in
a cell only few feet from the sobbing lady.
aud who had been pounding on bis door and
yelling Ike maniac for the last six hours !?
lie iei; his hair stand on ends at the yerv
thought. Yet, it must be, for Mrs Elliott
/ testified that her husband had left home car
4 rying an ice e-pitcher and the man in the cell
mad one in his possession when arrested.
Madam" the chief said weakly, IL
think can give you some information re-
garding Gentle-I mean Mr.. Elliott Here,
( No. 49, go 10 cell 81, unlock il, and tell
the gentleman mot JIM that he is free"
What is it Oh, tell me quickly, is he
safe p cried Mrs. Elliott.
.Nery safe, madam" the chief answered
/ politely and then he just stepped into an
7 other room, and from there into the street
and then around the corner. and seemed
quite surprised 10 find that there was no fire
after all while the remainder of the force
disappeared with great agility, so that when
Mr.. Elliott, alias Gentleman Jim" appeared,
the room was empty excepting for the pres
ence Of his better half, who Immediately
! shrieked and rushed into his arms in man.
ner that would have made her fortune had
she been upon the stage, and came SO near
fain,ing that Mr.. Elliott was all ready to
sprinkle the contents Of the chiefs inkstand
over her face in case she concluded to do So.
As there was no police force there to blow
up, Mr.. Elliott decided, for obvious reasons
to postpone that operation until later. But
when they were safely in the carriage on
their way home Mr.. Elliott made his wife
solemnly promise that when house cleaning
time comes they are to get some one else
to take charge Of it, while they 70 South