Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-20
QUICKLY ROUNDED UF.
Young Man Who Attempted to En
 gage Girls to Work


 A young man who gave his name as Michael Cummings, but which De tective Dodds didn't think was within gunshot of the mark, got shock i'll Exchange place this afternoon that will keep him thinking for the next. few weeks. He was about town this morning and met two girls, one nam ed Clark and the other Coleman, both of whom reside in the north end, and hearing them talk about being out of work he asked them ii they would care to accept positions as glove mak- CTS at the Farrel Foundry and Ma chine Co.'S plant, the co2pany having sold out to the government, who hed planned to establish big factory there for the manufacture of rubber goods. He was agent and would give them $150 a day. Of course the girls were very much pleased at their good fortune, one of them remarking to the other how lucky they were to take a walk this morning Instead of re- lnaining at home. They accepted the offer and left the nice young man, who tipped his hat to them as they went, with the understanding that they should meet him at the corner of West Main street and Exchange place at l o'clock this afternoon.
 The Coleman girl boards with the Clarks and the girls made double quick time on the homeWard trip, each anxious to tell how we'll they had fared At noon the Clark girls father, who is a carpenter and joiner, was told about the matter and at once con cluded that there was something wrong and made up his mind that he would show the joker that while he might pull the wool over the girls eyes he could not fool him. Without further delay he notified the police au- tliorities and got ready to accompany the girls to the place where the agent" was to meet them. The Clark girls courage failed her and she refused to come down town, but her companion plucked up courage to assist in the capture of the fellow whom she now believed was a bad man, and in com pany with Mir Clark and few ladies, hurried to East Main street and took LID position where the fellow expect ed to find the two woIIld7be glove makers. She had not been there long when the agent" came along and stepped over to the girl and asked where her chum was. He was in a hurry and wanted to secure lot of help before Saturday night MT Clark was getting nervous and the women folks could scarcely keep sf- lenf and fearing that the stranger fright tumble" and take to his heels Detective Dodds broke i'll upon the conversation and immediately 1t dawned upon Cummings or whatever his name is that he had got himself into bad box. He turned pale and shivered from head to foot and be- come so broken up that he walked with much, difficulty across the way to the police station. There were about ten in the party and the procession at tracted a good deal of attention. Af- fer a conference of half an hour in Chief Egan's office the agent and the others were set at liberty there not I being sufficient evidence that the agent meant any wrong doing to warrant his detention. When thsy got outside MT Clark and tue women folks headed toward Exchange place while 1 the young man headed in the dtrec- l ton of Ieayenworth street without even bidding Miss Coleman good bye. l Mir Clark carried a rule ill his | hand and he cast alternate gIances at the weapon" and the retreating form of the man He | was sorry the rule was not gun l filled with buckshot so that he could l give the smart young man something l to occupy his attention instead Of de- 1 coying girls away from home,