St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-17

security 70 ths city. where Il va
decided to arrest hsr. Taking The
same train which he womas
boarded, the detectives come 70 The
city With hss and tcOk her into Gus
tody Just - she Vas in the oct Of
leaving the train. She wss bur.
risdly conveyed 70 the Office Of Far.
rsll L BOylauis Detective Agency
and saLjsctsd 70 . rigid examine
ton. The search revealed that she
certainly meant fight aud was .
vsritsbls walking arsenal. 40 Ea-
6lish: bulldog pistol folly charged
was found 10 oss Of her dress peck
eta, and . Cells revolver Of 4l-cali.
Lrs, every chamber loaded. va
taken ont of . baud satchel which
che had with her. She bad fastened
| to her clothes under her basque
two pouches filed with loaded
cartridges, which fitted the wsap-
one she bad on her.
II 10 said that she 10 . dead shot
and can knock out squirrsl's eye
Ut forty feet every time. She wss
very rstiesut aud reserved and r.
fused most positively ~ tell any
thing in connection With the rob-
berry aud declared that she knew
nothing about it
In answer 70 enquiry she stated
thst she had not seen Bunch since
October 24tb. and that vas when
she was stopping in New Orleaus.
/, She said that sue lad gone "a
POun,l's house in st. Tammany
parish simply for the purpose Of
spending . few days in The coun-
try.
About Eve o. nix hours' time was
taken up IN the dstectivss' ohics
during this interview. When she
got - tho Office Ut tie detectives
she was asked il she had any money
on hsr. and handing OVER her purss
sue remarked that that WAS ell the
mouey sue possessed. II was found
to contain $40 IN cash. 4 little
later there Was found on her $65
more. making. all told. sos.
The detectives ssnt ~ the dspo:
nd had the two truuts which che
b. ought over with her irom Gov
ineton conveyed to the Office Of the
chief Of police. Later on the NO.
man Was brought 20 the olRce VI
the chief aud the trunks were
opened in her presence. Bsfor~
tho trunks were opened the woman
was asked il they contained any
money aud sue replied that they
did not; or il they did sue had NO
knowledge Of it.
The trunks wers then opened.
They were found 10 contain cloth.
ing. old letters. etc. Pursuing the
.sxrch the detectives discovered
>swsd up in several gar,u~nls tn
sLm Of $1,000 in currency. Tn
money Vas sswsd up. . part in one
u her wraps and part in bsr other
clothing Seven handrsd dollars
was found sswed up in . coat b.
longing to Bunch. which wss slso
found in the trunk.
The entire sum Of money, includ-
inx the Sos which wss 6rst ob
tanned from her. MAS turned over 10
the chief Of p0lics. in whose hands
it n0w 10. When ArA EiIis found
that the detectives were deter
miued ~ search her clothing she
begged them not 10 cut it and
pointed out such piscss ~ contained
Tue money. The bank notes al
had needle holes through them,
showing that they had besn through
tue express oomd.uyis hands. ~ il
10 yell known that in putting ny
money to 10 sent ~ express tue
custom 10 70 ssw The envelope iu
which the money 10 enclosed. This
was most conclusive proof shat ths
detectives we're on the right lay and
had secured . part u the stolen
money.
After the money was iound Mrs.
Ellie admitted that the mousy had
bssu given to her BY Bunch. The
woman Was held il . private ro0a.
IN the central police station. She
went al day without eating. but
ct = late hsur last evening vac iu-
ducsd IL psst~ks Of Iool aud che
ordered from . restaurant Q tender. |