The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19

dozen years seldom meets anything tnae
SURPRISES him, but as TINS oinSeI W.
asked to arrest a handsome Wsn-u n,' ha
woman on the charge or r0Dp''y. ~
1,,ered his owes in amazement. There
80 two handsome. well-dressed women
and one said 10 him; 49,, . ~
"Onicer this person has robbed me Oh
icwelry TO the value OF 5000 ana """'
her arrested at once! .o,d
The other looked at him IN oou,
naughty way. and made Boslu'o VI
tempt "a she replied; 49,, q, false
md n Won detain me II Will be at your
peril" .h, ors, rs Mrs.
49,, XVIclham. OF New YORK Guy. uiii
ON my way TO Chicago 20 WISH is'.s,,to
This person boarded the tram a. ~ ~
and we became quite friendiy' n0 Lost
iewolry in a small satchel ~Nta,red
,ieht or carly this morning she oosa'",N
possession Of It, | WISH ~
rested and searched. -, 100 you
10 vou dare to do u I viii nave you
cont 10 prison. exclaimed the oen'l' e.u,
Uore vas a straight charge ana a urn
1cnioI and the detective was non pluss s,.l.
- the woman had stolen the le"e'
She must have the plunder aOou' ~ y. 4,
SON or i'm her baggage. ne dsNeu az, she
she was willing 70 pe
P' ..Nat onIv willing. but | demand II. IN
order 70 clear myself Afterwards WI"
deal with this woman ., No.,
rho two ladies left the train ana were
escorted to a hotel Mrs. Wickham iusn-
tided herself as the wife OF New hoIn
millionaire. and sent telegram 70 III
husband 10 come at once. ana search
80 the other proved her innocence, None
- the missing iewelry was found upon
~ Che gave her name as Mrs. James
qrayior az Buffaio and she hinten ,"".
hor husband would demand inc '.s
satisfaction for the Insult forcce al'ce
her. BY the advice Of the ohlet % - -
Mrs Wickham attempted 10 go -
the AFFAIR as best she could, out ~ -
,ravlor stood on her dignity ana wanted
ttO oo0 for her injured feelings. she ihus,
a5.her have $4,000 in cash or she "oulu
e,te for $4,000 damages. Perhaps the w.
,vonen might have rearhed some sot. %
compronise but for the advent OF MI
Wjcl<ham. He heard his wite's storf au ,e.
the loss of the iewelry, ana reanzlIis eIse
he was On box he tired oIuil soa,
on Mrs. Taylor. He struck Il,u .,VanTs al.
an once by demanding her husodnd .,
dress fu Buffalo. She refused to give II,
a,d bar refusal aroused suspicion az oics
mat something vas wrong. Nnen p,eSso 80
49, c,ye her identity she posluvely r.
fused. and the result was torpiai o'''s
and her arrest in due form. ,t.,,o5
When the alleged thief was at,at hor
,ha+ sho was held for trial In the hlsneI
Int She continued 10 give the sa, n,
INC and address as at first. anu au ,,
49, tho would see the case through VIZ
ont any assistance from he' uIsa,,S
rTer Motley was one OF naughty intg,.a-
crce She had fine wardroue, -. CIT
HE iewelry, and was also pounu ., lees
| tban N0O but no sooner ndu sn. -, 20
-, ,,,..r than money was sent mn.
! -. doenerate fight for her acpul.sa,
,,,iatbor, vas not only an asslesa ..N. =
| i,,t no had To convict the w9n, az
-. NV damages. lie therefore 'l"'
| rolico I'm every possible way .., Nth
| Ruffalo was turned UPSIDE uo" o. tba
out finding James yao "a locate
| 80 Evorv effort was maze 10 49,
| -. , ,,.n,,,an hut beyond the tact 1hs'
~ IA tol,en the train at Bunalo noe ..
! s"o - ',1 Tc learned. There were pl'ueS
| Hs ti tho was an. adventures an"
| VIZ lie, ~ the theft. bur there w.
| -, LEO vrho contended ina, SUI ,,,as
81 n some honorable FANNY ", .candaI
| -eekiug 10 shield the name ,,ttbholding
| - n false one ana wllh"''u'".
! ny s'a , She didn't seem 20 worry AZ
IN d,,ring her commitment. anu WIN
~. ~. 80 finally came 10 trial she was III
|
| fine best Of spirits. ~, s,r,,l,,
an, a aulet steady man or idh'lly e
J 49,. a., tho habit Of reading the news
| ,onors much. III ] had not beeh ulLN = =
| an me inrv for that term OF court
| doubt II I should have ever h i % %
| the case. As n juror htu - ~. -
! ,,d weigh all the evidence. ana lot mr.
| -, me accused woman sat wlthlh Yen
J CO ~ mo The evidence was purely CT =
| .,,,,stanflol but not particularly strong
| 81, Circurostantial evidence. Mrs. Nlchiia"'
| "a .oction No T and Mrs. Iaylof n"u
It, No r Both had handbags. MIS-
| yvickhom had said nothing ABOUT heI Nv
| elrv. but the bag IN when il va 80
| "a dfsanpeared There were only io"i
~ '.,,,,,,srs I'm the sleeper The third was
l' "a ladv-the fourth the president OF
go. t9stern college. and therefore: TO DC
| .,eIdcred above suspicion. ir the car
| -. b,d taken the bag he had passed. "
| =. inc one during the night. out VIE
| defense did not even hint tnat ne Hiis"'
| have stolen II. .,,c,,, de-
| II vas 4 singular and yer o suV"s u
| Tense If the prisoner prefer -" ~ ian
| ,be case out without revealing H'i
| 49,, tbat was 10 ner credit ana couiu NJ.
| ~ ',,s,d against her AS she ala not SNOW
! g., contents OF the missing bag why
sho,,ld che be tempted II she haa tahei'
| ~ -. rod she done with ~ she was
| ,,orfectlv willing 10 be searcneu anu 49,
| no mad been found. The old lauy u'-u'
| hove taken il by mistake-eNeh .n' "a
| iaee president might have Dseh t'P' 80,
.r5o - the train conductor. the car
~ 80 md the porter As the bag mao
va, 10, opened by its owner oe,"esn
| -. vi, and Toledo. how co"iu 81
.,,e,r that the iewelry was III II az i'u
| SN,',d bevond2 Mrs. Wickhaln ,oul'
~ 80, tbat no one else bur Mts' i'f
Vn' Iii nave taken the bag. ana 'l an
~, ona thing the prosecution "'""' '''
very poor case. ,..,fs,entlv refused tC
zeal her Identity II was areucu .,,l III
3. sha was an innocent woman - =, no,
not do this. She would slNs ~ 80. ,bo'
,.t.tor,. -sav nothing whatever eNoSpe
hia'o.s no wife OF a Respectable ""'
| wealthy man. ...o,, ~ che Jury
IN. 80 vve retired / found mSse,' n''
t"u .,.,eo, two opinions NO leeal -,
lhs -, aJvanced that Mrs. Taylor s'o''
n"u b,t n there was nothing "ion'
-. ber why should she CONF 49,,
sa.rtitv9 T was almost or inc ue. ha,
mo was an adventures, pu. ,so,oa n,
..,,,orn 10 be guided by me eNI". o.. con
our drst ballot we stoou 80 On .ha
viction and five Tor acnI,,,, Int nv,
tn,o+ voted FOR conviction, ,',s,o,t
odnu. ,,+er was using aFs"nl''
"""u e,.cb a verdict. peep "oN
'EN,. believed Mrs TaNloi - A.
my t1e ~, n we were 20 pc kulori /,
me " o,.,dence she must he ac.ul'',"
~. .ocond ballot showed elE"s ~ ,a,,
.t..,1 and four for conNlc'''', -. 49,
80, were plg-hcaded ara oo"1 -, an.
-. r,d baen ont seven noulS ~ ma
NJ them decided 20 con- '.,,,'ed thew woul,