The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-04-08
THEIR WEDDING
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Il once had case" said the consta-
BILE, that was unique. was called
upon to arrest Frank Hickox, steepIe-
jack"
The listeners laughed and declared
that the finish of the story was plain
enough. The steeplejack climbed
spire and thus avoided arrest.
Not at ALL" the constable proceeded.
Anthony Carver, small merchant,
had missed articles from his store and
purported to have found some of them
In Hickox's room. He had sworn out
the warrant on which I was to make
the arrest. Before could get my fin
| gers on the young man he had either
left the place or gone into hiding. /
had a conference with Carver, who was
very bitter against the steeplejack He
admitted that the young man had often
been at his house and had accepted of
his hospitality. Carver gave that as a
reason for his having turned so lmerci-
lessly against Hickox Indeed he Of
fered me 500 in case 1 succeeded in
making the arrest.
hunted the town high and low, but
If the steeplejacl1 was in it 1 couldn't
find out where'he was concealed. The
next day heard Of him in Fairmount
and, telegraphing the police to hold
him, took train to go there WhenFI
reached the place the police reported
that they had been too late, but had in
formation that Hickox had taken
train for the junction, ten miles dis
tant. went there, but he had gone on.
After spending day following him
from one point to another without get
ting any nearer to him suspected his
pals were misleading me. / returned
to my starting point, called on Mr..
Carver and reported my i'll success.
His daughter, young woman of TWEEN
ty-one, was in the room at the time
She listened to my account somewhat |
contemptuously and when got
through said snappishly:
Il saw him in Buckthorne yester.
day"
Your Saw him? How did that hap
penn?
1 went over there to visit friend"
l looked at the girls father inouir-
ingly, but he made no comment on his |
daughters information.
why didn't you call a policeman |
asked, "and have the fellow heldY,
I'm the first place, there was no DO |
licenan about and, in the second
wouldn't know what rights have in
such a CASH" And, turning on her
heel, she wlisked out of the room.
Had 1t not been for the reward of.
rered wo"lc have given up the Job.
1t seemed to me that the members of
the family tad some. .grudge against
the steepleiHck and wished to get
nim In limbo, However. hundred dol.
lars was MOI to be made every day. and i
early the next morning went over To
buckthorne | had telephoned the DO.
lice of that town among others to keen
sharp lookout for my man and on mr..
irving went to the police office to score
them for not getting him. They had
Kept watch Of incoming and outgoing
trains and were sure the accused had
not either arrived or departed. Since
they were especially sure that he had
not departed remained in the town
all DAY, expecting that he was there
and would show himself. But he
didnt and that night went back q
nome discouraged. / arrived after !,
midnight. when the town was asIeep. q
Happening 70 cast my eye up AZ the
spire OF - Marks church, near my
home ] thought ! saw something white .
st tns very apex. ] was q good deal q
puzzled for had never seen anything .
up there before Indeed. nobody lad IA
peen there ~ far as knew, since the a
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