The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-06-10

call upon; none Whatever.
''It is late" I replied, "and a nigh
of rest will do you no harm now, Miss
Be of good cheer. 1 will examine in
to your case before l sleep; and at al
early hour in the morning YOU shal
see me again. Good night, Miss; ant
rest qIlietly with the assurance that
will do what is in my power to serve
you, and promptly"
She stared upon me with her great
flashing eyes, evidently not clearly
comprehending my good intentions
and l departed with the impression
If she were a guilty person, that she
certainly was the M 0st innocent look
ing one l had for long time seen
On my way out / inquired at the jail
Office who she was.
What number?" inquired the grou
ty deputy, roughly.
Number thirteen, south wIDg,"
said.
"A woman?" he added, briefly.
''Yes; she came in yesterday"
'Oh-ah-yes. One of a gang %
shop -lifters. Five on 'em in all
Number thirteen's Mary Howell. The
rest give bail"
"And are all the others released %
| asked.
I'm coorse they air. She'd a gone
too, on'y she couldn't give no security
| you see"
| left the prison with an unusually
heavy heart On further inquiry out
side L ascertained that the Invalid
boy had been taken care of temporari
ly; and subsequently l learned the
following particulars of this curious,
but not very uncommon case Of hard
ship and wrong
Oliver Howell had lived, twenty
years before, in a fine house in a
fashionable quarter of the city, in af
fluent circumstances. The fire of '35
beggared hundreds of men Of fortune,
and Howell among the unlucky mum
ber.
He had two children-a daughter
and crippled son. The mother died,
and then the father The children
were lett to the cold charity of rela-
tlves, who threw them off their hands
at the earliest convenient opportuni-
ty; and the girl found herself, alone
in the world. with the incumbrance of
her sick brother on her hands, whom
she never forsook or neglected.
After trying various experiments,
she obtained needle work, and con-
trived to keep herself and brother
alive. in the attic room of poor
house in an obscure part of the town
and the wolf had been kept from the
door until she was suddenly torn from
her garret by the officers, who arrest
ed all they could fluid at hand, and
was charged with being accessory to
the robbery mentioned.
She had never associated with these
persons in any manner whatever, nor
did she know anything Of their char
acter. She supposed them to be poor
like herself, and she had no occasion
to inquire as to anybody's reputation
She had little leisure-heaven help
her!-to look into the affairs of others.
But the police seized her, and she was
prisoner.
/ rose at an earlier hour than usual
the next morning, and made my ap-
pearance at the chambers of Judge
s.. stated the case briefly to
him, and expressed my surprise that
woman should have been thus de-
tanned in prison cell, for eight-and-
forty hours, upon suspicion, without a
hearing. He said it was not uncom-
mon. There was a vast deal of crime
transpiring constantly: and the inno-
cent sometimes suffered with, or even
for, the guilty. He would give this
case his early attention; which, fortu
nately for Mary, was soon righted, as
it eventuated
Upon reaching the Jail, [ found
Mary awaiting me anxiously, but evi
IDENTIFY greatly relieved in 1nind, as /
gave her "good morning"
II am happy to see you, sir,' she
said. pleasantly. But l have most
unexpectedly found a friend, since
you were here last night"
Il am glad to know it. Mary I re-
sponded.
II should rather say, sir, properly,
that he hus fourd me. however. And
it is one whom l supposed had for
gotten me, long ago"
"Who has called, Mary?"
''The last person l expected to see.
SIR" she added. modestly. 81 had
not seen him for many months, and,
had no sort of claim upon him, sir.
1t was William Edison, discarded To-
yer. sir"
"Indeedr / exclaimed. "Then you
have one friend, at least. And he ap
pears to be one i'll your need"
He is just gone. sir. He is able
and will furnish the necessary bail at
once
This is we'll, Mary, but think you
will have no occasion for it, think Ri
order for your release will shortly be
here"
And so 1t turned out. An honr af
forwards had the pleasure of seeing
Mary discharged.
Mary sought ont her sick brother
at once, and under Edson's advice
she forthwith exchanged her ole
quarters for more acceptable lodgings
He. however, again offered her hi.
hand, and was gratitied at learning
a few months subsequently,, that Ma
ry Howell became Mrs William Ed
son. and that she proved a faithful
wife to one of the best husbands
though he did find her, at last, in th'
cell of jail
A SCRAP FROM HISTORY.
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