The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02

The maid then went to her own room
on the third floor ia do come sewing for
herself. A couple Of hours later the mis-
tress OF the household returned.
She hadn't been in her room two min
utes before she discovered that she was
minus just STOOD worth OF diamond jew
ery. The jewels had been loft by her
in jewel box in bureau drawer. She
rang for the maid and cross-examined
her with reference 10 her visitors during
the afternoon.
The maid told nrr that the three mel
with the boA-couCh had been the only
visitors and showed her mistress the box
couch The mistress az once -iid that she
hadn't ordered any boy-coucl and accused
he maid of bcing in cahoois with the three
men who had brought il
The police investigated the girl and
they found that she had a first cousin who
was a well-known sneak thief. They
failed to find that the girl had ever had
anything to do with this relative, hut the
mere fact that she had such a relative was
enough and when the girl was tried for
he theft of the jewels il was the biggest
point agains, her. The nerve with which
she stuck to her ASSERTION OF innocence
impressed some people. but she was con-
victed of grand larceny, anyhow, and
sent away for two years.
The girl didn't get any good time for
good behavior. for she became thoroughly
hardened over what she called the injustice
of her convic; ion and she cut up so in prison
that she had to do her entire two years.
She came out of prison pretty sore woman.
and pretty hard one, and FOR couple
of years she went a pretty crsggy course
the Central Office people had their eyes
upon her all tho time:
came along then and took an interest in
the girl. who had lot of fine traits that
they saw and they built her up. Ihey
took care of her while she was studying
to he a trained nurse and couple On year.
ago they got a fine place for her - one
OF the trained nurses in a leading New
Orleans hospital.
"A few weeks ago a sneak thief we'll
known TO all OF us down home hAppenod
10 get mixed up With bunch on aroet
car strikers who were attacking . car.
and when one of the oeicere on tho car
bls z.d away at the crowd 10 save his life
this crook ,go' one Of NE hI,lstH IN ~;
in which this young woman Vas 2 nur..
and as aoon as the surgeons looked him
over he they told him that he was .
goner.
The man was perfectly conscious, and
when the consult alton Of the dcctofv
a white .apped nurse sitting a. his side
he gave a bit Of a start when he exananed
her features He looked al her ntentH
for a while, and then he asked her TO bend
closer to him, for his voice wasn't paracu-
larry strong. ,
lie asked her if she hadn't done httls
two specker on the charge OF spark lifting.
She told him that she had and then he aAid
to her.
We'll. I'm glad I've rim into you befcr<
going into The discard, got You that two
wear bit. and ] always meant To square
YOU some time but they've watched me
40 close that never had show to do IT,
II was that made you do that time.
Then he told her how the job had been
cooked mp. aud how he was inside the box
couch on the afternoon when u was de-
posted or ths bedroom on the second
floor Of her mistresses establishment
how. when the young woman had gone UP
81 HRS to do her sewing. he had lifted The
lid Of the boX-couch. done hiH little Sl<,ono
worth Of rumnaging and tiptoed dcwnstaiss
aud out the basement door.
Tho nurse called the superintendent OF
the hospital, 10 listen to the crooks state
ment and take j. down when the man re
peated /, with his dying breath. A copy
Of the dying crooks statement has been
filed with the papers in connection with
the Young woman's trial and conviction.
and any time that she wants home and
the best a going with the mistress who
helped 10 swear her into State prison ON
circumstantial evidence, all she has TO do
is 10 say the word