The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
Health Repiscss Weakness.
APPEARANCES OF GUILT
THAT HAVE PLACED INNOCENT
PERSONS IN JEOPARDY.
Bishop who Found stolen watch In HIS
Pocket-Alone in Room With MAN
Fatally Injured-DrIv1ns Away Cattle
for . Thief-Strong Evidence Against
tho Innocent IN Murder Cases.

'one OF the most terrible frighte I ever
had In my liie,' were the words with which
Lord Russell Of Killowen, the late Lord Chief
Justice, used to introduce an experience
OF his younger days, says the London An
suers He was unknown and almost friend
less In London and had one night gone 70
the theatre. to forget in the amusement OF
a comic piece how badly things we're far
ing with him. The present and the future
seemed alike dark to him; but the play was
amusing, and young Russell became OBJ
liyious Of all his troubles as he looked and
laughed from his seat in the gallery, AS
he and those about him were about to leave
at the end OF the performance. person
close by discovered that he had been robbed
OF his gold watch raised an alarm. and the
police were called in.
.The robbed person had been sitting close
TO me-" said Russell, and my heart stood
still as it suddenly flashed across me that
the thief in terror lest he should be caught
with the stolen watch upon him. might
have put it into my pocket. If suspicion
lighted on me, and the watch we're there,
what would become of me? The thought
filled me with such terror that / felt a
thing would mean absolute and irretreva-
BILE ruin. But the police did not light on
me- and passed out as calmly al | could.
As soon as had got little distance away
! carefully went through all my pockets:
The watch was not there. ] gave a sigh OF
relief as if I had escaped from some awful
peril"
Russell's terror was by no means I'M
founded. Thieves have often resorted to
the trick Of planting property they have
feared to carry in the pockets OF perfectly
innocent people, One Of the most famous
years back. on returning from fashionable
society function, was amazed to ind a
valuable gold watch in one Of the pock-
cts of his episcopal coat.
He, OF course, took 1t to Scotland Yard
with explanations, and they, being al
OF the missing valuable, handed it to him.
The thief was never discovered. 1t seems
impossible for the human mind to associate
the stealing Of gold watches with Bishop.
but had the detectives in prosecuting their
search lighted upon an unfortunate and
equally innocent party of less dignity and
character with the watch In his pocket.
he would have found himself in a terrible
dilemma.
week or two back lady appeared in
the courts to claim the contents of purse
Of which she became the possessor in
cumstances which might have proved
most embarrassing With a little girl she
was entering an omnibus in the West End
OF London, when passenger who had just
alighted discovered that she had lost her
purse. Inquiry was made among all the
passengers in the vehicle without result.
The robbed lady went her way, and the
new passenger took her place in the omni-
bus with her little companion.
When she arrived home she, to her amaze
ment. found the missing purse at the bot
tom Of small bucket that she had bought
for the child with her and which she had
been carrying in her hand Having at
once communicated the fact to Scotland
Yard, every step was taken to discover the
owner of the purse and its contents some
thing like El0. The owner was never
found however, and the question arose as
to whether the purse and its contents
should be handed to the lady or to the omni.
bus company. The court decided IN favor
OF the lady
In what a fearful position the most in.
nocent may find themselves ia shown by
case which occurred some years ago in
Dublin. A man who was accustomed to
visit the house of bachelor friend very
frequently used TO do 80 In an unceremoni-
GUS manner by the back door The bachelor
was waited on by a woman. who came
in at certain times. and who then left him
to his own devices. the only other person
in the house being medical student. The
friend having slipped into the house one
day by the back door, he and the tenant
became enga ged in discussion respecting
some juggling tricks With knives which the
visitor had seen. The bachelor declared
they we're easy. and proceeded TO give