The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-09
A woMAN,s Two PRISONERS

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When the train from Chambersburg
arrived at the Broad street station yes
terday afternoon, a young woman OF
slight build stepped gracefully from the
steps of the third car to the platform
and turning to two strapping men, who
looked like cowboys at bay, said:
Come on"
The Young woman was Miss Addit
e. Kurtz, deputy sheriff of Franklir
county. The men were Percy b. Hem
ry and Henry Motcn, both burglars
and desperadoes, who were recently
convicted in the Chambersburg cosrts
of breaking into houses. Henry's sen
tence was one year, for breaking into
the store of I. I'll. Wallace of Green
Village, and Moten's sentence was two
years, for entering the store of Jacob
Sheets In the same village and stealing
clothing and a revolver. Moten's
capture was effected under difficulties
and he showed himself to be a man who
wouldn't stop at trifies.
Few in the crowd who were hurrying
down the platform toward the iron gait
exit had any idea that the two men
who were walking in front of the slim
young woman were desperate thieves.
They walked along quietly, apparently
anxious to hide the fact that they were
on their way to serve terms In the East
ern ~penitentiary.
The fair deputy sheriff of Chambers
burg took the train Of eight o'clock
yesterday morning with only the two
burglars as travelling companions.
When the Cumberland Valley train
arrived at Harrisburg Miss Kurtz told
her prisoners quietly that they would
have to change cars to take the train
for Philadelphia. The burglars got out
quietly and walked through the depot
boarded the Philadelphia train. The car
they entered was we'll filled with pass
sengers. Miss Kurtz looked around the
car and saw that getting two seats wa
out of the question. Suddenly she
thought she would disclose her identity
to the conductor ofthe train and request
him to ask some of the passengers 60
double up" so that she might sit with
her prisoners. The conductor did as
she asked and turned the back OF q seat
for her. She told the prisoners osit
down and they did. Molten's right
wrist was chained to Henry's left and
with their free hands they pulled their
coat sleeves down over the cruel hand
cuffs to hide their disgrace.
Miss Kurtz settled herself in the seat
opposite the burglars. The men felt
their humiliation keenly, and the fact
that they were being taken to prison by
a woman, together with the picture they
had painted of leading a prison life
had the effect OF robbing them OF
all courage. During the long
ride to this city they were as meek as
lambs. Before the train had reached
Lancaster every passenger in the train
had learned that there was a woman
deputy sheriff on board who had in
charge two criminals. The novelty of
such a sight sent the passengers from
both ends of the train into the car in
which Miss Kurtz sat. They stared as
they passed up and down the aisle Of
the car, but Miss Kurtz paid no atten-
ticn to the curiosity she had aroused
and sat talking to her prisoners as j
they were her friends and she were COM
ing to town on a shopping tour.
After Miss Kurtz and her prisoners
had walked down the platform of tue
Broad street station and had descended
the many steps to Merrick street.
she called a carriage and said to the
driver:
II want you to drive to the Eastern
~Penitentiary.
Then turning to her manacled com
panions she said:
Come, get in he-e."
The men obeyed ~sullenly, and the
driver of the carriage, who was holding
the door with his eyes and mouth very
wide open, slammed the door after
Miss Kurtz had got inside, and then,
apparently dazed, mounted his box.
Seemingly undetermined al to whether
he was suffering from the deliriufa
tremens or an attack Of nightmare, he
drove dowp Hilbert street to Fairmont
avenue at savely pace. The burglars sat
on the front scat of the carriage aud
Miss Kurtz sat facing them, as she had
done in the ride from Chambersburg.
AS the carriage drew near the peniten n
tiary the expression ON the mems faces
grew more desperate. if possible. Miss
Kurtz was all smiles and q look Of
perfect confidence in herself only
helped to increase the humiliation felt
by her prisoners. She kept her right
han1 in the pocket Of her dress all the
time.
Now and then, Just to reassure her
prisoners that she would not have asaJ
n~onsence, she allowed the handle of q
si~lver-plated revolver to protrude.
This had the desired effect OF keeping
them submissive, although with their
free hands they could have easily ever
powered the fair deputy sheriff, taken
the key Of the handouts. set themselves
free and made their escape.
When the carriage halted al the pris-