Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-07-12

as though she considered my questions
insulting. In this attitude she WAS
supported by her employers, who said
that there was no reason in the world
Tor suspecting her, while they were
not SO certain of the other servants.
The latter, however, were SO direct
and frank in their replies to all my
questions that became convinced
that they were innocent. I therefore
turned my attention to the nurse, and
watched her whenever I went to the
house. Although I could get no evil
dence against her, 1 became thorough
ly convinced that she was the thief.
Try as I would, however, 1 could not
find anything to support my belief.
Finally, my ardor led me into formally
arresting her, although her master and
mistress protested against my doing
so. L took her before a police justice
sitting ut Yorkville. Now, 1 had
known this justice for a number of
years, and, as a matter of fact, it was
through his influence that 1 had Sc.
cured my place on the force. He had
always treated me like son, and l
was therefore very much amazed and
put back at his conduct on this occa-
sion.
l had no sooner arranged the
woman and started to explain my
charge against her than he became
very Indifferent, and said sharply:
''You have made mistake, man. I
know that this woman is not guilty.
Why, she was employed in my own
family for number of years, and I
know her to be as honest woman as
ever breathed. You had no right to
arrest her, and if she brings suit
against you will have to testify in
her favor. Where is your evidence
against her?"
81 still felt confident that I was
right, and so braced up and said to
the Judge:
"'I will get the evidence if you will
remand her.
"I won't do it, said the Judge,
very hotly. 4 will discharge her.
"Tf you do said I, getting little
excited, too, Il will rearrest her.
My manner must have impressed
him, for he finally did remand her,
although very unwillingly. I worked
all that night trying to get some clue,
and visited forty or fifty pawn shops in
the hope of finding the missing arti-
Giles. Still I was unable to get sin
gle bit of evidence. The next day,
when 1 was taking her to court, I no.
ticed that she carried pocketbook in
her hand which had escaped my OBJ
servation when she was searched in
the police station. I asked her to let
me see it, and she appeared unwilling
to do SO. took it from her and ex-
amined it carefully. There was moth
ing in it but few dollars in money.
1 watched her closely while I went
over the pocketbook a second time.
L saw that she was watching me out of
the corners of her eyes. That con-
WINGED me that there was some story
which that pocketbook would tell if I
only could get at it. OF course I had
no right to destroy her property, but
again my feeling that she was guilty
and that l must prove her so over
powered my sense of discretion, and
l began to rip the pocketbook apart.
Finally l came across pawn ticket,
which had been slipped in through
slit in the outside cover, which had
hen been pasted down SO that it was
lot noticeable.
uO WOuHu uluu seem alarmed
,ven then, but felt that had come
Upon tangible clue.
"'Where did you get that9" 1
asked her. oh, it belongs to my
sister, she said carelessly.
Where is your sister, asked T. She
gave me an address and said moth
ng further.
The Judge was angrier than ever
when / brought her up in court the
second day, and had to confess that /
lad not secured any further evidence.
had to argue with him long time1
before he would consent to remand her
again, and again he warned me that if
he woman brought a personal suit
against me he would testify in her
'avor. After took her back to the
station / went to the address at which
he woman said her sister lived. 1t
vas bogus. l then went to the pawn
'roker and looked up the article rep
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