The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-23
SHE LANDS Her HUBBY
MRS. NEIL GORDON DOES SOME
SWIFT TRAVELLING
Capt. Hanft Turns Over One Husband,
One Gun and $50 to Wife and Gives
Back $40 to Husband, Who Had
Been Arrested on Message From
Wisconsin Charging Desertion.


Been Arrested on Message From
Wisconsin Charging Desertion.
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Capt. Hanft, of the central police
station, figured as stage direction inFa
one-act domestic comedy drama Tues
day night that needed no Autographs
to make it a success. The dranatis
personae: ~ f-s
Consulting Generalissimo - Chief
John ]. O'Connor. .rs.r - s'.-.-'.
Judge Acknowledgment anft.
Tootsie Wootsie-Mrs. Neil Gordon.
Ducking Duckie-Mr. Neil Gordon.
The curtain was rung up along in
the afternoon, when the following tele-
gram was received from Shell Lake,
Wis:
policeman Union Depot, st. Paul
Hold Neil Gordon on Train 81. Con-
ductor has description and will point
him out, as he is armed. will be on
Twilight tonight. Answer If found or
not. Mrs. Neil Gordon.
In the belief that some terrible crime
had been committed, such as bigamy,
elopement, mother-in-law shooting or
perhaps real murder the order Went
forth to escort the armed desperate to
the bastile so soon as he alighted from
the train.
Accordingly Mr. Gordon's welcome to
ST. Paul was somewhat strenuous, with
patrol wagon accompaniment. His
revolver and $50 were taken from him,
and despite his protestations that he
had not ripped open any of the exist
ing laws or statutes, he was intro
duced to the unpleasant side OF a big
barred door.
When the diversion of sticking two
~ univ ri 1xy no
and was no longer funny, Mr.. Gordon
suddenly came to the conclusion that
he wanted to get out and he said So
AS this joke had ceased to be amusing
to the turnkey, Mr.. Gordon got some
thing else instead of "out." AS time
wore on and the two cockroaches be-
gan to tire of the fly and get too IA
miliar, Mr.. Gordon managed to get the
ear of Capt. Hanft. He wanted to know
on what charge he was being held.
Forthwith the captain started to find
out for him and telegraphed Mrs Cor
don at Shell Lake. asking if the charge
was desertion. This terse message
came back: - -
eyes; deSertion. .
Mrs. Neil Gordon"
Dawn of Liberty.
Night came, but Mrs. Gordon did not,
and as the prisoner was evidently
man of gentility, Capt. Hanft called up
Chief O'Connor and conferred with
his principal over the telephone as to
what had best be done in the matter.
The chief was of the opinion that as
no official notice Of the issuance of
warrant had been received the man
could not be held on mere Geographic
charge Of desertion. Thereupon Capt.
Hanft decided to call the prisoner be-
fore him and conduct a little inquisf-
ton on his own account. The tail pris-
oner was ushered in by the jailer.
''Now, tell it to me and tell it ALL
ominously commenced the captain.
'Well, you see, captain, it's this way
responded Gordon. 1--WE live in Winni-
peg and my wife's folks live at Smell
Lake, Wis. Now, my wife's been pretty
sick and" 7-s1s77
Neil Gordon!"
The mans face paled at the sound Of
that stentorian voice and his knees
shook Capt Hanft steadied himself
against the sergeant's desk as his eyes
fell on a menacing apparition in the
doorway. 1t was the figure Of a Wom-
an and she was tall beyond belief and
not slender, according to Capt. Hanft.
She Looked Well.
do I look like a sick woman? So
here you are. You thought you'd lose
me, didn't you. YOU
By this time Capt. Hanft had recov-
cred his voice sufficiently to look up
into the flashing eyes of the towering
fur bedecked figure and falter:
"You-you certainly don't look SICK"
Then turning to the trembling Cor
don: "Is this your wife?" ..s.,
Eyes," meekly whispered the recre-
ant husband. ss,S 95ge
Then while the wife glared and her
better third covered behind the cap
tain the latter decided that it was up
to him to do small Solomonesque
stunt.
Taking the revolver and the $50
which had been found on Gordon he
presented $50 and the pistol to the
leading lady of the sketch and assign
ed $40 and a bunch of advice to Cor
don. a
"Give him back his money" said
she, 81 don't want it, want him. II
"Well, you'd better hold his money
and the gun and you'll stand a better
chance Of holding him." sagely re-
piled the captain. Nov you can both
trot along to the, Metropolitan hotel
over there and then I'd advise you to
keep on going toward Winnipeg in the
morning. Goodnight"
Mrs. Gordon had a carriage out in
front of the station in which she had
dashed madly from the depot.
Its a good thing she dashed, too,"
remarked Capt Hanft afterward, ''for
in just about thirty seven seconds I'd
have turned him loose"
When the cabby returned he said he
had not driven the reunited couple to
the Metropolitan, but to the Sherman
house.