St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-17
SEEING HOW IT is ONESELF.
Expedent of Globe Female Representative Who Caused
Herself to Be Arrested and Confined
in the Lookup,
For Purpose Aseertanng How Won Prisoners Ar
Treated--A Mild Job Union Depot
Police Officer.
Night Spent With the Lookup Matron Shows That Oeia
to Be Good One, and Greatly Needed
in the City Bastie.

Among the passengers who came from
St. Paul on the o'clock Manitoba train
last Tuesday evening were two young
ladies. Miss Brooks, the younger of the
two, was a tall slender girl. with blue
eyes and wealth of jet black hair
coiled loosely at the back and straying
in ringletS from beneath the broad brim
of her black velvet hat. A light veil
gave only a glimpse of retrousSe nose
and smiling lips. She wore long, dark
cloak, with shoulder cape and carried
a little Satchel in her hand. Her COM
panion, Mamie Morris, wore a light
cloak reaching to the bottom of her
dress, a brown velvet hat and white
silk veil. Her rather commonplace
features being made noticeable by the
fluffy golden hair surrounding dark
eyebrows and greenish-gray eyes.
As the two young ladies came through
the station. Miss Norris stepped up to
the official who calls the trains, saying:
cat what time does train leave for
EXcelsior%'
'At 5 tomorrow morning." replied
the official.
"Are yon sure there is not one, before
that tilse?" she said, in surprise.
''Sure. Miss" he answered.
'0h, / don't know what to do" said
Miss Morris, approaching her compan-
ion, who had stepped toward the wait
ing room. 81 can't go to Excelsior until
5 tomorrow morning. ] am stranger
here and haven't hardly any money in
my purse"
"Indeed, that's too bad" said Miss
Brooks. "Why not come with me? l
am going to stay with friends on James
avenue. You'll be welcome to stay with
me. Then you can go to Excelsior in
the morning"
Miss Norris was perplexed. Her COM
paniOn was one of those acquaintance
so readily formed on railroad train and
it seemed such an intrusion to accept
her hospitality. Miss Brooks cut short
the discussion by saying.
"Well, come into the waiting room
and stay a moment while fix my hair.
Then We'll 60 right up to my friends
house.
When they reached the ladies' wait
ing room, Miss Brooks said: Just hold
my satchel Will you. have between
S. and SO in in, and Idon't like to leave
it lying around"
Miss Morris took the satchel aud
fingered the clasp nervously. She felt
SO VeXed at the enforced delay that
good cry would have been relief.
In few minutes Miss Brooks came
back and took her satchel, saying: 'I'll
Just put that money in my pocket. It's
rather late for us to walk along Nicollet
avenue without an escort. and so many
have their and-Satchels stolen" While
speaking she unfastened the satchel and
was turning over its contents. "Why-
where can that money be-queer, l
can't find it-I'm sure | saw it here be-
fore the train started from st. Paul.
How could it get loSt?" she murmured
In a mystified tone as the varied con-
tents of the satchel were tumbed
about in vain endeavor to find the
money.
Miss Morris became sympathetic, and
wondered what could have become of
the cash. Together the ladies looked
through the satchel again, but no
money was there. Miss Brooks began
to edge away from her companion, and
dart suspicious chances from beneath
her veil. After a few moments silence
Miss Brooks said sharply: Il believe
you took that money, Miss Norris"
Miss Morris became quite indignant.
and denied having opened the satchel;
but the more they argued the more
Miss Brooks became convinced that her
suspicion was true, and, seeing a po-
liceman in the building, called him
~
= Miss Morris with the theft.
"Come over here" said Officer No. 9S
TO Miss Morris.
They stepped over near the fireplace.
''Did you take the money!" he asked
Miss Morris vehemently asserted her
innocence and began to cry. Then
the officer called a sergeant, who was in
another portion of the building. The
people III the waiting room edged nearer
to hear what the Quartette were saying.
Miss Brooks Indignantly demanded
that her money be returned. Miss Nor
riS tearfully asserted her innocence.
The two officers seemed rather puzzled.
After consultation they said to the
young ladies, Come with u.s." and the
little procession started for the door.
'Where are you taking me?'' de-
manded Miss Morris.
"To the station house, where the ma
iron will search you to see if you have
the money hidden about your Clothes"
answered the officer. "Don't you want
to come"' he continued, as she hung
back.
just then he noticed that Miss Morris
had pocketbook of her own.
Lets see what you've got in that
pocketbook?" he said.
Miss Morris stubbornly held the
pocketbOok, refusing to give it up. But
the officer took it away from her, ana
found S1.30 in it.
Now, You see l didn't steal the
money" said Miss Morris.
THAT'S no proot-come along" said
the officer. On the way to the sta
ton house Miss Morris continued to
cry, SO that the officer could not get in
telligible answers to his questions as to
her antecedents and present occupation
or residence.