The herald., 1893-10-08
OUT FOR A LARK.
JUST AFTER DARK BRADBURY
NET MISS WHEELER.
She Smiled and Spoke and Being Quite
Broke Threw Out Little
Feelsr-smothered
with Kisses.

A highly amused audience. says the
Chicago Dispatch, sat in Judge TuthilPs
court Friday and listened to the evil
dence presented in the case OF May
Wheeler, who was on trial for the
alleged theft Of $500 diamond from
William Bradbury. prominent Calitor-
nian, with strange ideas about the
women who address men on the streets
in Chicago.
He is worth more than 81 ,000, 900, and
at his home is one of the most staid
and respected OF the solid men OF the
golden state. Mr.. Bradbury came to
Chic ago q couple of weeks ago. He
desired to see the worlds fair, and, in
cIdsntally it would seem, to "sort O.
turn himself loose"
Walking in the cleaning one evening
on State street, Mr.. Bradbury met Miss
Wheelor. Miss Wheeler is handsome
girl labout "a years old. She has iis-
some, willowy form that caught the eye
and fred the heart Of Mr.. Bradbury.
Her blonde, fluffy bangs and her peachy
cheeks smote hard thumps on Mr.. Brad
bury's emotions, and when May smiled
sweetly, yet nodestly and demurely, at
Mr.. Bradbury, he cspitulated at once.
He forgot his family out in California,
his high position in society, his millions
and everything, and lived only IN the
sunlight OF that smile.
"Good evening"" said May.
Now there was no harm in that. out
in California everybody says good
evening" to every one else, and so Mr..
- khnnnht IL
only courteous for him to cay Good
evening" in reply. These salutations
grew into conversation, during which
Mics Wheeler invited her new friend to
90 with her to hotel at 76 Van Buren,
street. Mr.. Bradbury went. The clerk
there is an obdurate sort of person and
compelled the millionaire to pay 81 in
advance for the use of the room. After
an hour passed in
threading the primrose path of dalliance'
in q very mild fashion Mr.. Bradbury re-
visited the glimpses of electric lamps to
find that the $500 diamond that glist-
tened on his bosom had vanished. He
appealed to the police and May was ar
rested.
EVIDENCE WAS UNIQUE.
Mr.. Bradbury's evidence in the trial
was unique. He had done no wrong
with Miss Wheeler. He had not been
urfaithful to his family ties. AS he sat
in the witness chair he looked the indig-
nant. pater familias accused OF indiscre-
tion. Mr.. Bradbury is well built
man, some 80 years old. His lace Is
bronzed by the ardent sun OF the glo-
rious climate of California His chin
whiskers remind one of Billy Crane in
The Senator.
"You went to q room with TINS
young women?" queried Attorney Dom
ahue, who was defending May Wheeler.
81 did," replied Millionaire Brad
bury.
What did you so there for?"
"You didn't do anything improper,
did you?"
mo, sir"
snow. didn't you tw> do .--.ssn1Ii,s ],
besides talk after you got ip' That room ~
"Wen, l suppose we did."nia svad
"What did you do?" nsds eaa
"Well, che kissed me-" ualsrt
"Did you kiss her in return"
| 81 e'pese did," .rir4s,
"Did she do anything else ~. Es
"She hugged me-" snrH
"And you reciprocated her affectionate
embrace?'' ssss
II guess did,"
''You went no iurther?"
''No, sir"
MADE THEM LAUGH
"You didn't go to that room just tt
talk, did your"
Eyes, sir."
"When you asked her where he
room was it Just flashed across you
mind, 4 will go to this lady's room ant
talk with her?"
"Yes, SIR"
"why didn't you go further thai
talk? ?"
.I didn't want to after had talke,
with her. / thought she was fae
girl"
At this ingenious reply the audienc
in the court room roared.
"You thought she was fast?"
"Yes; she showed herself too fat
entirely. l began to think she was
fast girl instead of one that wasn't quit
go fast"
"You thought at first that she was
nice, virtuous girl?"
''She is pretty girl" and Mr.. Brae
ley sent beaming glance from IL
, witness chair to the fair defendant, WI
sat behind her lawyer.
''You enjoyed those hugs and kisses
81 did,"
He could not swear that May hs
!. taken his diamond.
And the jury disagreed.