The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-02
A CASE OF MENTAL PATHOLOGY.


Two men were stroling along the leading thorough
fare of large amicably discussing various topics
and making comments on the events the day They
lads years went. but they carried
themselves like athletes and kept step with military
attness. Now then they passed acquaintance
who nodded Familiarity stopped speak 10
friends who knew them and their families. And the
greetings the received evidence of their
larity
They were clerks one in hardware BUSINESS the
other in a bank. Clerks small salary, filing unim-
Portant positions but the road for already
beth the young fellows had good records and
named for early advancement. They lived at their
respective homes had bad habits. and had saved
trihe from their small earnings Han Richards was
the elder of the by a year but owen Morgan was
enough his friends match. the difference
in their appearance being that between blonde and dark
One had Scandinavian background the other from
a Latin lineage. Both were American born
The state which their located does not be-
lieve in capital punishment hence long list of Grim
doors desperate deeds who do fear
prison which may shortened the option OF
new governor So there are earnivals just
there epdemics of disease and they work for
array of legal talent with its grades and
numeraries One winter Will be comparatively quiet
be followed by summer Of atrocious murders The
next winter the criminal rad viii De hoid-ups series
your money or your The local press
will give dramatic recals of robbers in masks who
golden and the spenddy appointed police force
their breakfasts-and nobody apprehended
The lawyers, however give advice TO the victims and
get what little money they have left.
This particular winter the hold-up something
out the common. He gave back the purse of poor
washerwoman and even added new
hearing her tale of He frequently returned
heirloom souvenir begged for the gift
of dead friend. He ubiquitous being seen the
Campus Martius and the Grand Circus at the time.
conducting different robberies Finally it dawned
the local comprehension that two hold-up
operating among but the knowledge did not
any arrest. They written of if they
agnanimous heroes their gentemany rebates exploited
generous concessions but they escaped detection and
completely if they had been myths. 1t was
left quick intuition and acute hearing OF vic
locate the criminals.
Allan Richards employee of the Mercantile
Bank One morning he summoned to the
Office of the president of the bank buecoated police
was in attendance and the youth recognized him
with pleasant nod for he knew him by sight.
Allan" said the president CURLY, where do
spend your evenings
Not a in the lads voice, tint of
added his face he answered respectfully
AT home sir. with friendssometmes at the public
library reading improve my mind. Why, sir?"
believe you. Allan" said president kindly but
you viii be compelled to lido your duty, police
man"
what is the charge against me? insist upon know
ing" Allan faced the officer his lip quivered and
his whitened his manly bearing and honest
eyes looking straight the Of his made
his best self-dsfense.
You charged with highway robbery-come on.
young fellow. 1 guess won't have jug you. One
story until another told, and haven't heard
yours yet"
airy examination during which he preserved a remark
able silence. he "jugged" safely enough
hours later his ehun Owen Morgan, taken to the
same building and placed in cell He was not told of
his friends arrest Allan informed his pres
But the whole by the stupidity
it termed of the police force in making such
mistake Bankers and merchants hocked
phones TO offer ball. and the lifetime friends the boys
wept over their outrageous treatment and demanded
their immediate liberty.
Their whole gives the to unjust accu
saton said of their defenders but before the
died the evidence
had returned with the spols and established evidence
that indisputable. Gold watches, diamonds
enough personal bric-a-brac to jewery
been found secreted in the trunks of young
They seemed to have made effort dispose of any
OF their plumber. and II stood unique crime
OF modern times. Crime nevertheless.
yet.
No one-except the victims numerous robberies
-rejoiced over the apprehension the criminals The
whole town seemed dazed the denouement The
boys had spent any of the money benefited n
by their unlawful accession wealth. Neither
Of them would talk. so it not known what motive
gould have actuated them. At the day their
arrest the father Allan Richards
sens dishonor. Allan his only child. and he had
brought him in fear OF the Lord
and found his wife unconvinced boys guilt
he went to the station Allan in a cell. What
was said only known between the two, but his
home the father called drug and bought
something in a phal and in few hours Allan was
fatheTless When they told him he tainted. and
so long unconscious that his friend Owen
MS own cell brought down 20 hep restore him
the unfortunate boy broke the silence they had both
persstently maintained
oh. he cried wringing his hands. never thought
OF this, We began lark first man we
spoke to could have knocked down with his little
finger, but he UP his valuabes away.
never from first TO last carried revolver We
bad boys before. 1 don't why did IT, There
reason"
The outcome IS not yet The law has taken care Of
the offenders but here the strange complications
OF crime without motive There has been consort-
vi no bad inst Of
satiCnal literature Healthy minds healthy bodies.
they both satisfied positions life Trey
neither drank gambled doubtful as
sociate All this proved their trial.
MRS. N L. RAYNE
Greeley Story.
(From Leslie's Weekly1
OF Greeley himself we have a number of divertnz
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