The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-25
GIRL IN TROUBLE
Miss Ella Dresser of Hennesey Ar
rested.

rested.
A very piouant sensation occurred Sat
urday evening in police circles OF THIS
city. involving some prominent citizens
of the sister territory of the south. Miss
Ella Dresser, of Hennessey, o. T., is a
prosperous young woman of the deoonair
blonde style of beauty, aged %, and at
tractive in appearance, as well as de-
mure and modest. Nothing Of the bold
or confidence game shows in her race
Nevertheless she was arrested on Satur-
day evening by Special Detective Carroll
on the serious charge of robbery, the
amount of her cupidity being the sum OF
$3.50. Miss Dresser was for a long time
a trusted employee Of the postoftice at
Hennessey. and several months ago was
given a leave of absence by the post
master, because of prolonged i'll health.
She at once left for the mountains re-
sorts of Colorado in the hopes Of greatly
improving her low ebb Of health. In this
she was eminently successful, receiving
so much relief that a few days ago she
prepared to depart for her southern
home. She took the Rock Island and at
Harrington left the train to get lunch
at the regular railway eating house. She
then took the train again for the south.
Shortly after she had left the eating
house the management discovered a
shortage of $3.50. and some circumstances
pointed somehow to Miss Dresser. Tele-
grams were at once sent out to the
Wichita police department notifying
them of the loss and authorizing them
to arrest Miss Dresser. Detective Car
roll was at the depot and at once took |
the lady in charge. John Bayne, we'll
known travelling salesman, was also on |
the train, and at once vouched for the |
high character and good family of the !
young woman, stating to the |
officers that he knew her personally and |
all her family, and that he would not |
believe her guilty of the serious charge |
then resting upon her. In spite of re- |
peated protests of both Miss Dresser and |
her new found companion, Mr. Bayne, |
the officer escorted her to the city hall |
and there she was confined for a part |
Of the night, and later taken to the Man.
haitian hotel, where she remained until |
yesterday morning. In the meantime |
Mr.. G. A Clark Of Hennessey,, who had !
boarded at the same place with Miss
Dresser, appeared on the scene, and tes-
titled most earnestly to the good stand
Ing of the lady. declaring there must be
some mistake in the Harrington affair. |
This at once brought out a prolonged |
confab between Police Judge Hatton. At
torney Helm, Colonel Jocelyn and the Of
fcers, the outcome of which was the re-
lease of Miss Dresser, who will take the |
Rock Island train this morning for her
home. When searched at the station she
had on her person $3.50, quite a sum,
for which she furnished substantial ex-
PLANTATION. However, there was one five
dollar bill that was suspicious. It was a
bill that had been torn in two pieces and
pasted together again on the back by
means of thin tissue paper. Such a bill
was described and was among the miss
ing at the Harrington restaurant, and
became damaging evidence Miss Dres-
ser was released from custody and took
her departure for her home at Hennes-
sey.