The sun., 1896-07-28
ONLY ABsENT-NISDED.
An Honest GirTs Narrow Escape IRON
Getting Into Serious Trouble.

| Getting Into Serious Trouble.
| From the Boston Journal
A recent freak of absent mi Ind edness came
very near branding Miss Mary Ward, a respect
able young woman OF woburn as a thief Friday.
| AS II was, Miss Wards fate has hung in the
balance for two days. a portion OF which time
| she passed as prisoner in the city prison. But
having finally demonstrated that she told tho
truth to the satisfaction OF Judge Ely, Miss
Ward was restored to her father. who had said
that his daughter had never done a questionable Q
act In her life.
The young woman is 21 years old. She Is we'll
educated and bears an excellent reputation in
Woburn, where her father, Thomas Ward. a
currier. has lived, respected, for twenty years.
After leaving school Miss Ward learned type
setting in Woburn, and was for while clerk
In Houghton d Dutton's She is an excellent
penman, and being desirous of obtaining n busi-
ness education. she called several times at Halls
Typewriting School. on Washington street, OBJ
tanned terms for instruction. and even spent
several days there under instruction.
Recently Miss Ward left the employ OF
HouKhton & Dutton. Her married sister with
whom she and her father reside. was taken i'll,
and Miss Ward went home to assist in the
work. About two months ago both Miss Ward
and her sister purchased two Jackets of brown
material with brown velvet collars, and they
were alike. They could scarcely be distinguished
Dy the sisters themselves.
on Saturday last Miss Ward came TO Boston
TO do some shopping. She had her, sisters
jacket with her. Being warm she rolled the
jacket up in a bundle and had 1T checked in the
store of h. II. White & Co. She neglected. get
ting the cane until II was too late, the store
Noburn with the check.
Wednesday afternoon she came to Boston
again. She forgot TO bring the check with her.
soon after noon she made visit to Halls
school and there she received some instruction
In shorthand. On going in she hung her sailor
Ly I'm m n hf.n in
provided for the purpose She started to leave
the school at about o'clock or little later.
had entered the school. she wore jacket
which 1t was .afterward shown was an exact
and her sister. and, as 1t happened. the jacket
was ,,,d placed H, upon hook next that which con-
When Miss Ward started to leave the school
she took her sailor hat, her bag. and Miss Nc |
Mahon's jacket; Throwing the jacket over her
called by one OF the teachers.
ont you stop just inomenti" asked the |
teacher. ,,s There !s gentleman here want to
-. Yes, certainly." replied Miss Ward. They
the lounge. W; the jacket partly beneath her.
n moment Inspector Charles Gl!dden walked
Miss Ward. Now it so happened that t. $50 OF had I
disappeared in the school some time ago. and
nsd sssn or Se sent to nd out who
their Introduction the fact that Miss Ward had
Miss McMahon's jacket was not known to any
Meanwhile Miss Ward and the inspector were
Miss Mcmahon started to go home.
she went for her jacket. ana 1t was gone. She
'eported her loss. and then one of the teachers
ook MISS Mcmahon where she could look in
md see ,, he ;g jacket Alss Ward had with her.
After the interview between Miss Ward and
he inspector they wal ked out. and Gidden. hav-
ng received the cue about the lost jacket, sud
lenIE turned to Miss Ward and asked:
"Whose Syno jacket JACKET hgye H,, {9u rot there2"
" Are You sure OF iti Just look and see"
Miss Ward snid she was snre,a and then Ghdden
,eld the jacket out. Miss Mcmahon looked at
he back. from which n button was missing
n nd said 1t was hers. Miss Ward protested
Vhch. Gi!dden made some remark ahont It's
eing strange that things were missed after she
ad been there, and then he took her TO head
uarters. where she tearfu.ly gave her name |
nd address. and denied that she had any inten-
ion OF stealing the Jacket
For the moment" said Miss Ward when
aw the Jacket on the hood I thought | must
ave gone and taken it out OF the parcel room
I. Z w w hifes IT looked so much like my own.
ny ones jacket"
Miss Ward then asked Glidden to go with her
, Whites and get the other jacket. She
Tanted TO show that she told tho truth. But
he Inspector refused to do it. Miss Ward was ,
pen GSWmtted to The Tombs for the night
hnrge OF larceny. The facts as given above &
anne out in the testimony
llss Ward. offered TO prove that the glrl told ,
le truth by producing the jacket. Judge Ely {
zen continued the case on condition that In
lector Gliddcn should go with Miss Ward TO G
ie store and get the jacket. Thursday after. n
Don they went and found tho Jacket just as '
10 said they would, and when both jackets c
1a bic to distinguish between them.
He then honorably discharged Miss Ward a
ON custody q