Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-10

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hslonging % d<posisnr. whicis heid
ssocks snd bonds - th~ value 81 tie.o6a
On this eoe~zsoa . DIGESTIVE 49, ssnt tor.
bat be bad ~ better luck than - ala n
the oshsr esss His conclusons differed
frosn oars. however. He was sssis6ed
that Too crsnIasl va no stranger 70 ths
teyn. and thai he had entered the osnk
wjxh ere q ths Tires keys In daily uss- !
tsoughs hs hintsd pretty strongly thai
Csrietons beg wss the one used % TIE
robe<r. bat ] couldn't figure ous how
that could Be. The dsfsctivs had not
yet Dropped the case when one Of the
town wstchmen came 20 rne with curl
Gus story. Gu three or four OCCASIONS.
late az night. hs had seen . man leave OF
enter the Taylor premises with great
caution and bad not been able TO over
haul him aud get night Of his features.
Hs Was positive that At IL o'clock ~
Night ON the night the bank Was entered
he saw man enter the Taylor house By
way Of the alley and hack yard The
Waterman knew that Taylor was old and
blind and the only man about the house.
bat nevertheless hs was positive ~ 20
what be had seen. Under the circum-
stances l was just ~ positive that he Was
mistaken aud advised hizn to say nothing
about IT, Tvo special watchmsn were
put on, and the people were Jet highly
excited. when the social club OF which !
have spoken had its first regular meeting
In public hall. Most OF the members
were SINGLE, bat there WINS one newly
married couple named Gleason, who left
their house rnguarded when they came.
When they returned home. they found
1t ransacked and robbed When ! re-
turned to my apartments ct the jail. !
met with surprise. There were no
prisoners in Jail at that time. and Floss
bad gone TO bed ut 10 O'Clock AT IL he
had bean awakened by some one moving
about in his room, and being man Of
great courage he had bounded out OF bed
and attacked the intruder. IA he clinched
the man they fell. and in the fall the
strangers head struck niece Ut furni-
ture, and he was rendered unconsciouA
When he came 70, Floss hi = be irons on
him and had taken away mis- revolver
and knife.
found in the stranger n man about IS
years Of age. well built and evidently o
powerful fellow. He had a crafty look.
and there was wicked snap to his eyes;
bat, on the whole. he was what you would
call a gentleman. he had come In by
way of a window. and to get the window
open he had cut ont pane of glass. He
had chisel and bunch Of false keys
with him. and being caught dead to
rights. as the police term It. he had no
excuses or explanations. He was a per-
feet stranger 10 US, aud he refused to
give his maine or any other information
We locked him mp In the strongest cell.
and next morning had half the town In
10 see him. II was generally believed
that he was the man who robbed Glea-
sons house. but we could get no trace Of
the plumber. Neither could We ascer.
tain when or how the stranger had come
to town. lie was charged with burglary
and held for trial, but nothing could be
learned about him. On the day Of his
examination the courtroom was packed
and among the ladies present saw Miss
Taylor. The detective who had worked
on the bank case came down 10 get a
look at the prisoner and warn rs to look
out for him. as he was evidently a
shrewd, cool hand who would do his best
10 escape the law. We had carefully
measured the tracks in the snow. and
when we came to measure the burglar 5
boots we were satisfied that be was the
one who had committed all the robberies.
/ did not see Miss Taylor to speak 10
her until the day after the prisoner had
been rernsndsd. Then found that she
was considerably interested in the Gaze.
and she particularly mentioned the great
relief her blind father felt that the bad
man had been safely Gagged. She had seen
the burglar in the courtroom and had al
most concluded that In him she recog-
nized man who was formerly respect
able citizen II Milwaukee. She had no
great curiosity about IL, but il not
against the rules would call at the jail
and get q closer view Of him. The jail
was open to all during certain hours. but
arranged with Miss Taylor to call after
hours. when she would meet with no one
to ask questions. The prison part Of the
jail contained eight cells fronting on q
corridor. There were two barred WIN
dows In this corridor, and prisoners were
seldom locked in the cells In the case OF
the burglar We gave him the range Of
the corridor by day. but locked him IN a
cell at night. When Miss Taylor called.
w-nt with her TO the wicket myself.
Floss was Just lighting up, and the bur.
glar stood st the wicket. Miss Taylor
exhibited considerable reluctance 20 ap
proach but began explaining about the
cells. rs If we had no particular interest
in the man. and she finally drew close uT
TO the door. remembered afterwsrd oi
her calling my attention TO the lamp q
few feet away. and OF my going over 10 II
and turning the wick down bit. When
/ returned. shs was ready 20 20. saying
that she was undecided a. 10 whether II
was the man or not. When she wa
ready 10 go, she permitted me 10 holdbei
hand for q moment, and from the tender
look In her eyes I realized that | had
awakened the fame Of love IN her heart
Before going to bed that night poure'
cat mr. soul % her TO the extent of ri,
pages Of note paper. and when | Eel
asleep IL was 20 dream that she had con
sentei 70 be my darling forevermore.
On the next day at noon Miss Tayiol
took the train for Chicago. saying 10 sens