The advocate., 1894-04-04

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lars If he could get the tell-tale epiStles
and surrender them to the writer. The
circumstances of the arrest were
brought out. The chief had to tell of
his visit to the young womans room,
ostensibly to get her baby; he had to
tell how poorly furnished was the room;
and he had to confess that, seeing a
trunk there, he had broken it open and
found the letters, and thati twas forthat
single purpose he had gone to her room.
He said the baby seemed to be asleep,
and as they didn't want to be bothered
with it at the jail he had stopped and
told an old colored woman to look after
it. He hadn't made any inquiries
about it since, but he guessed the old
colored woman had taken care of it.
Bolder wanted to see the key to the
room, and the Judge made the officer
hand it over: Then BOlder said, "That
is all, sir, and the chief left the stand.
Then the young woman herself was
called as witness. Just then Kate
and Grace Alden entered and took
seats by Judge Bolder. The prisoner
looked gratefully at Kate, for somehow
the poor girl began to understand that
she had got among friends who were
going to rescue her. In answer to
Bolder's questions, she stated that
while she was working in restaurant
much frequented by college students
at Haverhill, a young man whose
father was president of loan COM
pany and quite wealthy had promised
to marry her; that just before the birth
of her child her lover had persuaded
her to come to Risington to avoid the
disgrace of both of them, and as soon
as he should become independent of
his father, which under some arrange
ment which she had not clearly under
stood would be shortly, they were to
marry and go to some town where they
would not be known and there begin
the world. He had given her small
sum of money, promising to send more,
but he had not kept his word nor even
written to her since she came to Ris-
ington. When she arrived in Rising
ton she could get no one to take her in,
and had at last to lodge at an old
colored WOman'S house where her babe
was born. Then she began to tell
about going out to beg, and about
meeting the chief of police, substan-
TALLY as Kate had related in the Even
ing News, but she broke down and
sobbed like a child-Which, indeed, she
really was. The city attorney cross
examined till he made the case against
the officer about as black as it could be
made; and finally the judge stopped
him and asked him by what authority
the officer claimed to hold the young
woman. The return to the writ was
read, and thereupOn the judge ended
the case at once.
at is clear" said he, hot with indig-
nation, ''that no offense whatever had
been committed by this poor girl, and
the officer had been keeping her in
prison without a shadow of authority
but his own mere brutal will. He and
the villain he has prOstituted the law
to serve ought to be in the penitentiary
if there is not virtue enough in the
community to hang the scoundrels.
The prisoner is discharged"
Then turning to the officer:
"And let me warn you, sir, that If
you disturb this young woman again,
we shall see whether there is not power
enough in this court to shield her and
take care of yOuP'
81 shall act as guardian for him,
your honor" said Bolder with a set
look that BODIED no good to the chief OF
police.
During the delivery of the judges
remarks Kate had gone to the weeping
girl and tenderly put an arm about
her, and was standing thus when the
chief of police approached Judge
Bolder and said:
"I'll take my letters and key, if you
please
Bolder said blandly:
81 beg pardon; but l cannot give
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