The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1901-10-25


disappointed. Regardless OF color
or sex, the Eculty for gaining dis
tinction seems Inherent. The lat
est is the CAGE OF colorcd Kate,
Of Polly Williamson and
Remus. She aud her mother have
been in Chicago for two or three
years, The following article from
the Chicago Daily News Of Oct. It'll
explains II all, The girls picture
was printed with the article, and Is
a good likeness Of her;
"no yen love me dearys'
"You know ! do, pet"
"Sleep tight"
"Good night"
The above conversation and
yards of it has been passing up and
down a plain everyday tin speak
ing tube in the home OF Mrs. Mar
garet Scott Thoroman, 1921 Grove
avenue, forthe last year and a half,
Mrs. Thoroman thought she was
having her love tested, and II cost
her, according toa statement made
in court today,something like 500.
Kate Williamson, her maid, aud
her sweetheart, John Barnett, a !
houseman, acted as the "love test
ers" and it might have been golrg
on yet had II not been for the in
reference of eN-BrIdewell Keeper
FELTON,, who says lie entered tho
case as "humllitariann. Lieut..
Sullivan OF the Stanton avenue po-
lice station says the Williamson
girl has missed her calling aud in.
stead OF being a domestic she
should set up shop and establish a
new sect to coax money out o! the
easily guided.
Kate William son Is a clever ven
triloquist and she must be also
clever in other respects She man
aged 10 carry ON the love affair of
her employer for more than a year
and half, and all that time the
woman who supposed she was con-
versing with her lover was hood
winked into sending him three fine
meals a day and whatever money
he demanded, which several times
amounted to large sums
Mrs. Thoroman Is n Slight, frail-
looking woman, who l. trying to
make q living In her Grove,and ave
nue. renting rooms, According TO
the police she met somewhere ON
the south side nearly two years
ago Incorporating stranger, who
| later came TO her home to room
Melting ginnccs, several squcrhes
Iof the hand and finally a supper pt
one OF the downtown cafes are said
to have resulted. Then for some
reason the man, who was known as
a Mr., Martin and also as "the cap.
tain, left for parts unknown. Al
this point Kate William son * said
to have taken up his pare and play
ed II TO a finish. With tears in her
eyes She finally went to Mrs, Thor
oman and told her that "tho cap.
talnp desired to test her love and
that he intended to live in the base.
ment OF the house apart and undis
turbed and would not see Mrs
Thoroman for Il year. Then II the
test worked all right lIymen wa,
expected to do his worst. Mrs
rhoroman agreed.
Then it was that theclevcr young
colored woman began the carrying
on OF the love affair through The
speaking tube. Each night 1t was
Mrs. Thoroman's practice TO go tC
the tube and bid her supposed lovel
down in the basement an affection
ate good night. Kate, down in The
basement at the other end o. the
tube, used her powers as ventrllo
qulst to play tho part of the lover
using a deep basso voice. Wher
she got tired her sweetheart, Bar
nett, took a whlrl at working tn,
pipe. Kate said today that She
only got hoarso once or twice dur
ing the entire year and II half, anC
denies that she ever shed crocodil,
tears to make the money flow. Blu
Mrs. Thoroman says she frequent
~ came to her with flowing eye'
and story about "the captains
wanting some ready cash 10 bot OF
the races. And she always gave Il
up willingly.
Mrs. Thoroman says that she sus
pected nothing and asserts that hel
domestic hoodwinked her out Of a
least 300 besides enough meals t
iced a moderate-sizod family 1
year. Barnett is said to have eat
, en- most OF the meals.
, Both the Williamson girl anC
Barnett were arrested yesterday
and the case came up IN the J5tl
, street police station today, beinI
continued at the request of the dc
PENDANTS until Friday.