The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
Health Replaces Weakness.
APPEARANCES OF GUILT
THAT HAVE PLACED INNOCENT
PERSONS IN JEOPARDY.
Bishop VINO Pound Stolen watch In His
POcket-Alone In q Room With . Wan
Fatally InJured-DrivinE Away Csttie
for . Thlef-StronE Evidence Against
the Innocent In Murder Cases.

Fatally InJured-DrivinE Away Cattle
for . Thlef-StronE Evidence Against
the Innocent In Murder Cases
"One of the most terrible frights / ever
had in my life we're 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
s,ners. He was unknown and almost friend
less in London, and had one night gone to
the theatre, to forget in the amusement OF
a comic piece how badly things were far
ing with him. The present and the future
seemed alike dark to him; but the play was
amusing, and young Russell became OBJ
livious OF all his troubles as he looked and
laughed from his seat in the gallery AZ
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 were there,
what would become of me? The thought
filed me with such terror that felt Il
cold pespiration break out on me. Such a
thing would mean absolute and irretrieva-
BILE ruin. But the police did not light on
me, and passed out as calmly as l could
As soon az had got little distance away
l carefully went through all my pockets.
The watch was not there. l gave sigh of
relief as il had escaped from some awful
peril"
Russell's terror was by no means I'M
the trick of planting" property they have
feared to carry in the pockets of perfectly
innocent people One of the most famous
instances is that Of Bishop who, few
years back, on returning from q fashiona BILE
society function, was amazed to find
cts Of his episcopal coat.
He, of course, took it to Scotland Yard
with explanations, and they, being al
ready in communication with the owner
of the missing valuable, handed 1t to him.
The thief was neversdiscovered 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.
A week or two hack lady appeared in
the courts to claim the contents Of purse
Of which she became the possessor in a
most remarkable manner, and under cir.
cumstances which might have proved
most embarrassing. With little girl she
was entering. an omnibus in the West End
of London, when a 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.
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 it's contents-some-
found, however, and the question arose as
to whether the purse and it's 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 is shown by a
case which occurred some years ago in
Dublin. 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
friend having slipped into the house one
day by the back door he and the tenant
became engaged in discussion respecting
some Juggling tricks with knives which the
visitor had seen. The bachelor declared
thAy were easy. and proceeded to give