The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-21


| ret out the thief. l found that the pco-
| pie lived In a beautiful house, which was
| Just full OF valuable articles that coulg
| access 10 them. ON the other hand, IL
| was difficult for burglar or sneak thlef
| TO get in. as the place was not only
! guarded by good locks but had also
| ever the family and servants retired.
| During the day and evening there were
enough persons about the house 10 spot
| any chief that might effect an entrance.
| "The family consisted OF husband, vile.
and baby, and there were four or i've
| servants. including nurse. The latter
| had II about as easy as any servant could
| wish for Her employers were Califor-
| mans had lots Of money, dotted on their
| child, and were liberal TO its caretiker.
| They had been absent for about "A week
! and II was during their absence that the
| thefts became so alarming as TO cause
them to complain TO the police when they
returned
Il was so well satisfied, after short
preliminary examination OF the house and
| surroundings, that the thief was inside
| and not outside. that l devoted all my
| time TO watching and croSs-exanining
| the servants had no difficulty with any
| except the nurse. She was very uppish
| and short, and acted as though she con-
| sidered my questions insulting. In TINS
| attitude she was supported by her en-
| plovers. who said that there was no
| reason in the world for suspectnS her'
| while they were not so certain OF lne
other servants. The latter, however were
| 50 direct and frank IN their replies 70 Al,
| my questions that | became convinced
| that they were innocent theTelOls
| turned my attention TO the nurse ana
| watched her whenever | went TO the
! house Although / could get no evidence
| agaist her, / became thoroughly convinced
| that she was the thief Try as I Eoulu,
| however ! could not find anything 10
| support my belief. Finally, my ardor
| led me into formally arresting her, al,
| though her master and mistress protested
| against my doing 80. | took her before
n Police Justice sitting at Yorkville. Now,
| ] had known this justice tor NUMBER
| Of wears. and as matter OF fact, II was
| through his influence that nad stculCI
| my place on the force. He had always
| treated me Ike son, and was thert-
| fore very much amazed ana put PACK al
| his conduct on this OCCASION .
| Il had no sooner arraigned the woman
| and started TO explain my charge against
her than he became very indignant ana
said sharply: .,u,o,,o r,o,
| know that this woman is not guilty.
| Why. she was employed In my own iainily
| for a number of years. and | know her
! 10 be as honest woman as ever piealneut;
| Vou mad no right 10 arrest her, and n
| she brings suit against you | Will TESTIFY
r. her favor. Where Is your evidence
"s.I'" stii feit confident that 1 was right.
| and so I braccd up and said to the ju1Ec;
az win get the evidence X you VIII
! remand her. 49,. t,,d,o very
| houv. j VIII discharge her. ,,,ro Nv
ii YOU do said !, getting a. niue eA-
cited, TOO, 4 will rearrest, ,n,eerr.esed him.
| for he finally dill remand her, altnOuf.!
| very unwillngly. l worked an Inai xx,s w.,
| trying to get some clue, ana Nlslteu I0IY
| or nifty pawn shops in the nope OF mo
| Inc thc missing articles. Stiu. was IN
| able TO get a single bit ot evidence. ny
next day, when was taking her 70 't,TIoonLT
| ] noticed that she carried a pochetpo1tA
| in her hand which had escaped my o.
! eervation when she was searched IN INC
| notice station. / asked her TO let me SEE
II, and she Appeared UNIV Na ,,,,i,s il care
! FULLY There was nothing in ~ but a lT,w
| dollars i'm money | Watrh.d Hti e,,,D0,,1
while l went over the pocKt'Dooh ,l..
| time I saw tbat che Wnf water lhk lu'
out Of the corners OF her eyes mat con-
| WINGED me that there was SONG
| story which that pocketbook "ould
| Of" course S0'f had no right to
! destroy her property, but again my teel.
| ing that she was guilty ana thal mus
| prove her so Overpowercd my sense 81
! discretion, and / began 90 rip the POCKET
| book apart, Finally J. came across 4, d
! pawn ticket which had been shpeqi -, IN
| through a slit I'm the outside cover, Wnlcn
! had then been pasted down so that II
| was not noticeable. ,7 o,.,n
| "Tho woman didn't seem alarmed even
| then. but l felt that 1 had come upon
- s,n@ible cine. Where did You get
| that?' / asked her. oh, It beloiniRS 10
nv sister she said cdrelcssly' me-
| Is vour sister, asked l. she gave ne
an address. and / said nothing iurther'
"The Judge was angrier thah ever wien
| | brought her up i'm court the bcCoIiu uas
| and had TO confess that had not secured
@mv further evidence. / had 20 argue win
| him a long Anne before he Woud consSl!3
! 10 remand her again, ana again ne Wi va
| me that # the woman brought - pcIao.i"l
emit against me ne would teSlty I'D IeI
| favor. After ! took her back To lhe ~
| lion I went 20 the address az MhIcH .io
| woman said her sister llNed. ~ 80 ~.
| borus then went TO the paWnbroker
| and looked up the article represented
! bv the pawn ticket Although IL was
not down on the list taken rom tne "t t%at
a. ala moi belong TO the nurse ana tlit
| il must have been stolen from SON ont
| body / tried a new pOloy tnVu' ! w. WI
| into the cell where the woman was anu
SAY 1T "a am sorry that I have caused You
| SO much trouble. but | see l nave niue
| a mistake Yes, and you pay, toI ~
| too she said very sharply w en-, salu
| Il hone YOU won't be too hard on me
| was only trying 10 do my duty. Went
| today 10 the address you cave ne, ""S
| fonnd your sister didn't live there.
| c,Ilrbt her. though, OF your master
| house this afternoon when she cam me- -
to inquire FOR you. | sots n nawH "' t4irkete
| for he stun and she said that she took
| il when she came to Nisit YOU ,..4
The woman caught her pIe9,Itn E%Sp' ~,
| FURY: she lied. she didn't take H. look
Then. supposing 1 had really caught
her sister, and that the latter had con-
Tossed I'm order TO save her. she Drvhe
down and gave away the Whoie st,ry;
She had been stealing all the time had
navned the stuff and left the pawn
tickets i'm the care Of her sister; ne
told me where the stun was paWuel, eng
! got il together that night 1t included
ali sorts Of things, and made o Dig cart
load. had IL all ~ COURT
neIlod tho CALIFORNIAN 10 hcnn-
~ in AGAINST his will. The best ot an
however. was the fact that ! cot evidence
that she had stolen from the police Jus,
tice. too. when she was IN Ms ihmiIy' enc
I had the pleasure OF returning 10 nm
Tho things which she had taken, but
which he had never missed
"Once / actually had suit bTouEnt
against me by a woman. S1e pron<ht
one suit against me for $4,000 Tor deia-
nation Of character and another Tor
80 10, for false imprisonment. had ar,
rrested her. and she had been discharged
for lack OF evidence l followed her Tor
f0nr months after she was dischaged,
ana finally caught her entering "a lawn
Sbon II was a little place ont OF me
uevai run. and ] had never thought OF
Going there before. | got an tne tviuTInIcs
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