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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

SPONTANEOUSLY STEALS OWN sHwsLRY AND THAT OF A
RoommATI-DGrEervE wAppessruin CLEARS UP THE
MYSTERY

"slouths often have funny eape=
riencos." remarked Detective wap=
pensteln AZ police headquarters.
Monday afternoon. The veteran de-
tectlyo had just returned from the
investigation Of reported robbery
At the CollonAde hotel AZ First AMI
Virginia.
captain i.aabscher sent me ~ to
the hotel the first thing this morn
lnE and when arrived there ! found
that the Victims had been held nfia-
uncF In tho room where the trick
Naa turned Well. II turned out 10
be a ease % sleep walking and one
~ the victims had gotten up In the
night and drawn the rings from her
uwn flngerN aud those % her bed
mats and hiidcn them. OF course.
they thought they had been robbed
bat the mystery vas solved quickly
after ! found that the dust sttli re
NAMED intact on the ransom and
they key had not besn tampered
with In the door"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11
KILLS SELF WHILE
FAMILY LOOKS ON

In the presence OF his wife and
three small children. g. y. Lawrence
OF Georgetown. committed suicide on
Saturday night by draining the eon-
tents Of q bottle OF carholic acid
Herbert =. Noicc. OF the George
town Undertaking Paflofs, was
called 10 the home and told that
Lawrence had died In a it, lie ae-
cepted the explanation. although hts
suspicious were aroused. The body
was removed 60 the mofgue ard
sunday niEht Assistant Coroner
WiliHie held a post norton exam
nation. finding that death was due
60 the acid.
The mouth was badly burned and
the stomach showed the terrible ef.
fectH ~ the poison.
Just what caused Lawrence to
take the fatal step h. not clearly
known but u IL reported that he
had q past and that the worry over
Il defanEed his mind.
Lawrence VAS 40 and lived on
Mabel street lie came % George
town about three years aEo and has
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11
VALDEZ WILD OVER
REPORT OF VIEW FIND

Officers % the steamer Santa Ana.
which arrived from Valdez on sun
day morning. report that NJ the time
the boat left that port the town
waa IN great excitement over the
rumor that n rich find had just been
made "a the Mount Mckinley dis
trict
IL was stated that two prospect
ors. Joe Dalton and Pat Reagan, had
taken out 5000 IN three days. and
were panninE out gold az the rate Of
from IS 20 $40 per pan. A big stam-
pede IN on from Valdez. and from
Fairbanks.
The Santa Ana also brought dow n
the news that two men had been
landed on Middleton island about Is
months ago by Captain story. 81 the
orea cannery, furnished with Il
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11
MAYOR BALLlNoER oWse INTERESTING SIDE OF DIFFICULT.
TIES PRESENTED BY REMARKABLE GROWTH or QUEEN
CITY

cd that Il would be necessary only
10 send the hose cart to the scene
Of tho fire Few people In this city
realize that we need special equip
meat for our department to fight
fire and that We should have ape-
cially constructed apparatus. and
every auxiliary equipment possible
The rate OF insurance IN Seattle
r. far In excess Of what # should
be. This city. dent know why.
has always been the victim of ex-
orbitnnt rates.
Some Of our people really don't
appreciate the true conditions that
oxist In Seattle at the present time
In not one single department have
We kept pace with the Increase OF
population. this bling particularly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11
WILL NOT
RESIGN HIS POST
MAYOR eALLIsoER PAYS GLOWING TRIBUTE TO OF
POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO is NOW SERIOUSLY ILL

TON Delaney Is the most con
scientioua official | ever knew e said
Mayor Bnlllnger 10 The star. com
mentlng ON the grave Illness Of hia
chief Of police
He believes above all other
things that II yaa want anything
done we'll. do Il yourself Close at
tention 10 the detail work of his de
partment together with worry has
largely aggravated his Illness
have frequently iectufed the police
captains about allowing trivial ron.
tine matters 20 interfere with the
thought and attention which De.
laney should give TO the more i'm
portant matters of police admins
tfRtion. But II doesn't matter how
busy Tom Il. or how much work ia
piled on his desk. he tells mo that
he would rather listen 20 q com
plant. no matter how unlmnurtant
than 90 take the trouble Of turning
Il over 20 some one else. And he
rays that he then knows II Is done.
aud done as IL should be
when asked II there was any
probability OF Delaney's retiring
from the head Of the police depart
meni. the mayor said
Not 10 long as can help Il. !
chose him because I knew could
depend on him to help me accom-
plish some Of the reforms I vas
pledged TO bring about. We have
been criticised for not making more
Roadway. but Delaney is not a rad
icai He lie conservative. weighing
well each step. working out reforms
on a strictly conservative basis aud
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

true in the street and police depart
meutH.
In 1897 our population was
10000 Now. eight years later. II is
more than trebled itself. being now
well over the 10000 mark. Our
revenues, OF course. have increased.
but by no means. AT a similar rate.
These disproportionate changes in
the relation between population and
civic improvements have given rise
10 some Of the most intricate and
perpiexing municipal problems Inn
agInabie. But have the greatest
confidence that these difficulties are
going 10 adjust themselves. some
gradually. some rapidly. Our first
thought viii always be given the
most urgent nee1a."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11
Samantha Allen
Was Jagged Some

Mrs Samantha Allen was booked
az police headquarters on Sunday
night on complaint 81 patrolmen
Damn and King. who alicEc that
she could hardly navigate the shoals
% Washington street. Whether she
Was the spouse II Josiah Allen. and
a worldwide celebrity the police ala
not ascertain. Is Samantha drew a
free pass after few hours Of con-
finemsnt. and passed on into oh
liyian. securing her diamond rings.
which the rude. Taller had cruelty
taken from her fair finEefr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

WOOSTER. o.. Sept Captain
rasRaft vas not in court this morn
inE Attorney smyscr summed up
the evidence Ia behalf Of Mrs. Tag
Ksft. II Was expected that he would
denuunee the captain. The worst
he had for the officer was when he
called him "A proud peacock of "a
captain lie declared the charges
involving Foftesoue and Miner were
Efnundleas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11
AGED FATHER
AFRAID OF SON

Joseph Morrison. 4i5 North First.
has been given a complaint by Pros
eeutlnE Attorney Macintosh charg
ing his son with thrnatesinF 10 XIII.
and sispa will be taken 10 have the
son put under bonds TO keep the
peace.
Morrison. senior. 20. was cruelty
beaten by the son. j. VI Morrison.
Sunday night. and but for the time
~ arrival OF Detectives harbee aud
Kennedy. murder might have re-
quilted.
The aaasilaai was intoxicated and
stood off the hrreatinF officers with
a plece Of gas pipe. but they man
AGED 20 get him To police headquaf-
tiers after a fight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11
IN BLACK NANTES l-ARnEu
JUDGES PRESIDE

Glad In their black mantles Of IN.
diciaI dignity. the three judges OF
the United States circuit court for
the Ninth judicial district. are In
session this week in the federal
court rooms hearing arguments on
appeal cases
The personnel Of the court IA as
follows: w. b. Morrow. OF Port
land, presiding. with v. NJ. Ross.
OF Los Angeles. and W II. Gilbert.
OF San Francisco. associates. The
court will be in session in Seattle
only this week. as only a few cases
will come up before Il. and on next
Monday morning will convene in
Portland.
Monday morning the judges IFS
tened 10 arguments on several mo-
lions. and Monday afternoon the
appeal case OF the Pacific Coast
company vs. Jenkins was argued by
counsel and taken under advise
ment by the judges.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

Seattle. and sister In law OF C. ~
Hlllman. and Ntaa R0lla Grinneli
la handsome Touug fealdcnt OF
Southeast Seattle
II seems that there has been III
feeling between Mrs Hillman and
Miss Grinnell for some time. Mrs
Hiiiman claiming that the young
lady and her husband are toe
friendly. Mrs. IlillmaH. Il IL also
said told Hlllmau never 10 LET Miss
GrInneil In hIa office or there
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

been working around that city ever
Hince. II IL said that he came from
Nottingham and ieft there sudden
y. Although friends endeavored To
locate him afterwards he could not
be found
The body viii be held az the
Georgetown morgue, pending the arr
rival u the mans mother from
EegnaAle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11
GAME WARDEN GETS WARRANT
FOR ARREST OF HIS DEPUTY!

Ref claims 10 have been an eye
witness.
n warned Iarnei number 81
times. telling him that he would got
into trouble. but he always ignored
uly authority and once told mr. 90
mind my oven business explained
Ref.
Iarnsd was IN charge II the Mer-
Ger island district. and Ref had
numerous complaints from that Sec
ton about the deputy game warden
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

~Ny own deputy II guilty OF
freaking the law stated Game
Wardsn n. Ref on Monday morn
snx 10 Deputy Prosecutor whitham.
~fArued got busy on September 3
anA hagwed two birds a ruffies
grouse aud a pheasant. and ! want
% prosecute him. continued the
game warden
A complaint has been issued.
charging Deputy G. o. I.arued with
the unlawful killing o. the birds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11
BEAT HIS
FATHER

Charged With beating his aged
father. James Morrison. Is. q steam
fitlst. Was arrested on sunday aft
eruoon. This la the second offense
Of Morrison. who wns once before
fined for nHHauifInE his white haired
father. In Justice durduns court
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11
.x~+&+%%+F& +&s&&&x@+

The office Of he Seattle Home
seekers company. az Southeast Sc
attic. was the scene OF two-ruund
60 Sunday that. according 20 the
bystandcrs. could compare favora-
by with the recent Britt Nelson
fight. The participants were Mrs.
II I. Hillman. wife OF Homer l.
ffiiiman. manager OF the Seattle
Homeseekers' company al Southeast
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11
Chinese Woman Drinks
Carbolic by Mistake

discovered her mistake too late.
When her husband found her she
was lying On the floor with the
bottle cilnehed in her hand. while
her lips were burned by the acid.
Coroner Carroll held a post
moFtem examination upon the re-
mains az uHtterworth & Sons
marrae
Mrs. pov Is survived by a huS-
hand and three small children.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

The parents Of Georgia WEIGH. tho
i6-year-old girl who disappeared
from her home last Thursday. tele-
phoued police headquarters today
that their daughter had turned up
safe and sound The Girl claims
she has been visiting her chum In
Green Lake.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

Ping Poy. 81. the wife % well
known Chinese merchant OF this
city. accidentally swallowed a guam
tity OF earhollc acid Friday night
and died In agony. unable 20 tell
her husband what had occurred
She lived AZ SCI Washington. and
previous 70 the fatality had suffered
terribly from toothsche. II r. be-
iiesed that she gos hold OF the
wrong medicine In the dark and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

GoDZYDAN. Manehuria. Sept.
iO.--At noon Saturday a white flag.
borne by a japanese commissioner
under an escort Of 50 soldiers. ar
rived at the poat here and handed
General Lineviteh a letter from
Field Marshal oyama. containing
congratulations on the peace ar
ranEemeuta and asking for the ap-
pointment 81 plsnipotsntlartes TO
arrange an afmistiee There was
great rejoicing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11
TO ENLARGE
LIGHT PLANT

city Engineer Thomson and
Water superintendent Youngs will
leave for Cedar lake in a few days
They 20 to look over the ground
relative 70 enlarging the municipal
light plant. Extensions are re-
quired 10 meet the heavy demands
that II Is now known are 20 be
made upon municipal light and
power.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

PORTLAND. Ore. Sept. IL
Binger Hermann through his at
torneyH. today pleaded not guilty
to the indictment charging land
fraud conspiracy. After a demurrer
was overruled by Federal Judge
Hunt. Campbell Duncan gave tho
same evidence as in the previous
trial Williamson admitted an
agreement with the defendants to
take up the government lands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. IL
Adviees from TInis say that General
AIlnhoff has been ordered 20 pro-
coed 70 the district Of kulnis With
infantry and artillery 70 restore or
der. It IL reported that 5000 people
marched through the villages In the
opburg district carrying red flags
and shouting revolutionary seuti-
nents. The government has sent
Ivanhoff 10 Baku TO investigate con-
ditlons IN the Caucasus.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

WARSAW. Sept if.--As a result
Of the execution on Friday Of kasp-
shak. the workers ~ all the factories
Of this city struck today. Troops
patrol the streets and many arrests
were made.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

OYSTER BAY, Sept 11.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt Is talking isthmian
affairs with the board of consulting
engineers OF the Panama canal,
who lunched with the president. A
number OF visitors. including for
eign correspondents who have been
at Portsmouth. called at Sycamore
Hll.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11
WIRES ARE CUT
WORST Is FEARED

ST. PETERSBURG. Sept.
! Accommodation IL cut of
! with Bakn and u is feared the
/ situation IL worse than ever.
! Last dispatches were ominous. !
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

WIFE OF SOUTHEAST SEATTLE PROMOTER AND A PRETTY
BACHELOR MAID EMULATE DRIFT AND NELSON IN MER.
N SABBATH sIr.ro-HAR PINS AND e1E. eAws PRlN.
clPAl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

THE FIGHT ny ROUNDS
special leased Southeast Seattle. written by The
Stars W W, Shortonel
Round Mrs. Hlman rushed and swung heavy rght,
which Grnne clcveriy parted with the telephone Miss
Grnne nppercus with phone but falls short Both exchange
pretty body blows
a-Refeyee Hllman principals from hitting
above switch sound % bell Mrs fllman PUSHES Miss
GfinucI O lei a blocked. They eIueh
tA this Miss Grnneii lost her sideeomh and the
match declared a drawl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

oscar Wise. alias Welsh. charged
with larceny from the person. ~ on
trial on Monday afternoon IN Judge
grifflH's division Of the superior
court. Wise was arrested IN con-
nectiou With the robbery Of man
named Beck. IN the Waterfront va
loon recently.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

NEW ORLEANS. Sept IL
Twenty new cases of yellow fever
were reported at noon, no deaths.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

= Chief OF Police Delaney is 4
4 said TO be on the road TO re- 4
= coyery and his fellow police 4
q officers say that he is not 4
= candidate for a hospital ward.
4 DIR. shannon has stated that 4
4 his patient is not suffering =
> from Bright's disease, az has 4
4 been reported. 4
4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

Judge Morris on Monday after
noon decided for the defendant IN
the cnae Of Bertha Mcpherson
against the Seattle Electric com
pany Tho suit wuH brought for the
recovery n $4,000 damages for in
asF4e
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE
official report Of Minister Gummere.
OF TanRier. confirms the report of
unsettled conditions in Morocco He
SAYS the tribes are fighting IN the
immediate neighborhood. the Tan
Eeria tribe against the Raisull.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

months provisions, under orders 20
prospect for him. and that the cap
tain had abandoned them 60 their
fate. Middleton island is desert
ed piie Of rocks lying out Ia the
ocean from the Alaska shore, and n
Is next 60 impossible TO reach the
place by rowboat Two men who
recently attempted 20 rescue the ma .
fooued pruHpeetors in such u craft.
have not been heard from since. and
II Is feared that they have been
drowned. Nothing II known OF the
condition OF the marooncd men. but
Il IL Thought that they must have
died a starvation some time ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

Judge Morris is hearing the evil
deuee in the suit Of Bertha McPher-
son for $4,000 alleged personal in
jury damages against the Seattle
Electric company.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

TOXIC. Sept II The mlkaao has
declined 10 accept the pruffered
resignation Of Yoahikawa II II hes
iieysd u will be accepted later.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

/ BERLIN. Sept. lit II ,
! stated that Turkey has protest
! ID 20 Russia against the mas
: saere u Armenians IN the eau
! casus. This r. regarded AZ the
/ biftefest taunt ever admins
! tered TO Russia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11
sALous WOMAN
HUSBAND.

BUTTE. Mont. Sept. IL ,
Mrs. VIM FROST shot and 4
killed her husband a well 4
known mining man. In their 4
home this morning IN q ~ Of +,
jealousy She claims nhe fear /,
ed be was going 60 in1ure her I
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

HEADQUARTERS GEN. oKu.
Sept. ii.--Generai FukuahimA left
yesterday for the north 10 meet the
Russian officers and arrange the
details Of an armlstlee. The army
has not yet been informed Of tho
peace treaty. II is thought the
terms will be unpopular. but no
IL feared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

Auiei warford has brought suit
for fhoree against Elmer Warford.
vhen1 she charges with non-sup-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

at PETERSBURG. sept. II
Major General orRanovsity. quarter
master general Of fAueviteh'a staff
was named pieninoteutiary TO ar
range the arruiatiee with General
Fukushlma. the japanese repreaen.
faffve
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-11

The Pioneer One Cent
Paper of the Northwest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-28
q FOR LITTLE LITTLE WOMEN.

covered wagons and drive away before dawn But
they wqpId take w5 fe% jack IF they
very far, we will never, never get home again can
''s Aush' said her brother. for some one was
EIsie tried to keep awake till all the gyPsiss were
S SothPef s Shook her % arm she tgotts1
where she was that hat 6 sns IN the tent
' "oh hush Elsie hush!' said her brother in a
Then n Elsie remembered and was very, quiet
I'VE can creep out under tho tent close by our
With being caught EIsss heart et b 5sst
SO fast at first that ahe could not move Ou'
Tfe S trembIng. frightened pair crept out softly
pass another tent and they did not want make
noise They had Just pa sse1ng e OUTSIDE began
..TheyH bite us" said Elsie; a., ,.o,
They'll wake the people, said Jack
They heard a mans voice and they, ran ana as fast
os t Of the feet eeaHnF ana GdFf thick
Ee sa theY sS come ftsg S hide can run '
So they crept into a hollow under some fallen
0f7 aP g9psss very the nut from which they had
fed had not been nwakened a. ana dos 'Re sr man
at did not the children, and returned to his
They're not coming after us said Jack. Let's
try to get as far away from the tents as we can
in me dark hight two tired sleepy LITTLE chill nil,
dren wandered through the woods. Ihelr 1eet
were sore from long walking, but they kept on I'M
til Elsie said Jack. look there: see a light
IT some one coming to help them? They could
tell
till We who IL is
They made their way into a clump of bushes.
and waited. fearing and hoping.
Then there came shout from Elsie. IT'S papa,
o. it's papa"'
Papa, papa" cried Jack. don't go Wait,
wait We're here in the bushes. Wen come out"
In few minutes Elsie in her fathers arms.
telling him her story in voice choked by sobs.
And Mr.. Scott the husband Of the lady who had
said they were very spoiled children carried Jack
Afterwards. when they talked about their adj
ventures, their father and mother thought the
gypsies would have sent word that the children
were with them and have claimed a large sum
of money for telling where they
Jack and Elsie did forget the fears and
hardships Of that night in the woods. 1t helped
them to understand that their parents were wise
and kind, and knew better than they what was
good for them. And a few months later. when Mrs.
Scott smoke OF them she said And really they
have grown be remarkably we'll behaved chill
dren"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-28
Z Q r


fec Gi y i, me my dos Yog Ehnn't have IT win
cannot allow you to spoil your doll - said her
rude way" ~ ' -' eAN'
You are not bit kind to me- I wish you had
stayed in India want to go back to live with
grandmamma and never see you again"
Poor Mrs. Manning felt very sad when her little
daughter said she did not love her She was a kind
an9 wise mother, and she would not allow her little
glTI to go on doing what wrong. She took the
qoll away, and Elsie began to kick and scream as
loud as she could
Lets go back to grandmamma's" said Jack to
Elsie that afternoon. Papa says lady is coming
tomorrow morning to teach US. tomorrow and
every day. Well have to be in school and have no
fun. Grandmamma did not make US have lessons
when didn't want to-"
But how get there? It's such a long
When papa and mamma go for drive we can
pack our bags with some things We want; and
then, when s no one is looking. we can slip out
station
But don't believe they will let US on tho cars
And We have not money enough to pay for going
all the way to gTandmamma's."
"Oh. we can slip in when the guard is not look
ing and hide under seat. And then think he'll
let US stay on till we get to grandmamma's."
So Elsie agreed TO try, and hour later when
their father and mother had left the house, the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-28

Mrs. Scott, who lived in the house across the
way, said that Jack and Elsie were very spoiled
children indeed. When they were very little, their
father and mother lived in India, and obliged
70 send them the to their grandmother,
because the climate Of India Is not suitable for
English children. GrRndnanma and their young
aunt Emily nearly always let them do they
pleased and they grew TO be very naughty and
dissatisfied, for children who always have their
own way seldom happy. When their father
and mother returned, and took them TO their own
home, Jack and his sister used 10 lie the floor
and kick and scream when they could get
what they wanted.
One day Jacks mother took him for a walk n
tie toTp. When she refused 10 buy some bright
oolo-cd candies. because she knew they were col
ored with something that unwholesone the
boy sat down the sidewalk ard refused TO move
and when his mother took his hand. and tried to
make him get up he kicked his heels on the
stones and screamed SO that great crowd col
lected.
some ono cried that woman was I'll treating
child, and this brought policeman to the SPOT
When Jacks mother explained what the trouble