The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-11-25
JUSTIN TIME
FOR DINNER.
SIDE from some noted crimina

SIDE from some noted criminal
n prosecutions which l conducted
Il several years ago, the incident
um,L I am about to relate was one OF
the most interesting chapters III my pro-
fessIonal life. 1t had been stormy NO
yember day. During the morning the ram
had como down in torrents. Toward noon
the wafer began to crystalline as it &C.
seconded. and all afternoon the snow had
been blowing and drifting in very I'M
comfortab bile way. 1t grew dark early.
Perhaps it was because Of this that oe-
cided to go home an hour Garner tha,
usual | say perhaps, because l nave az
ways thought that providence had SOME
thing to do with my going out on 10 'ne
street at that moment. Passing up broau
way | turned into Fourteenth street 10
cross to the elevated railroad station.
Near the corner l encountered a crowd
Of men and boys, in the center OF wnlch
stood a bluecoat with prisoner. stand
ing on tip-toe l saw that the prisoner
was young lad with remarkably hand-
some face and gentlemanly manner. A
call had been sent in for patrol wagon,
and the policeman was waiting the re-
Spouse. The boy looked thoroughly fright
ened. As l reached the spot he was pro-
testing his innocence and begging to be
released.
u tell YOU honestly, sir, it is mistake.
know nothing of the jewelry. am in
nocent, sir; am, truly" :,
That's all right, you young rascal,
the policeman replied Nobody that's ar
rested ever steals anything. But when
We get our clutches on 'em they don
generally turn out such innocents as they
claim"
Just then the patrol wagon dashed up,
two officers alighted, and the boy was
quickly hustled up the steps OF the wagon
and driven off.
What station % I asked as they drove
off toward the south. There was no re-
ply. but by walking rapidly in the direc-
ton taken by the officers | soon brought
up at the Mercer street station, where as
an attorney, soon obtained an interview
with the lad whose face had so greatly
Interested me. When 1 was shown to his
cell he was weeping bitterly, and appear
ed to be in absolute despair.
Il saw you at the patrol box" | said by
way Of introduction, 'sand thought would
like to find out little more about your
case. l am a lawyer: and il you are In
nocent, as think you must be, will see
what can be done to get you out OF this.
My name is Lawson, what Is yours
Frank Orr" he said promptly, as a
wave of gratitude and hope swept over his
face. Then he added: This is very kind
Of you, sir. The whole miserable business
Is mistake. | never took bit OF the
!ewelry; not BIZ"
Then l sat down on the cot beside
Frank and asked him to tell me all about
bis trouble.
His home was in Western Vermont, he
said, and he had been in New York about
ssyear. He had come here to get start
IN the world. While his success had not
oeen all that his fancy used to paint It,
yet, considering the hard times, he had
done very we'll Once month ne had
been able to send a little money to his
mother, who needed his help sorely. Fol
SIX months past he had been employed IN
The shop of manufacturing jeweser. Iha1
Gay twenty valuable rings and some 9th
ef articles had disappeared from show
case. They were missed just after the
noon hour. During that hour the work
men were always out at lunch, and Frani
4 and: another young man named Lercn
We're usually IN charge. But to-day Lerch
was. sick at home, aud Frank was IN tnt
SHOP alone
Did you see no one about the premises
surfing that hourY asked