The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-01-27
LACK THE PEPPER" CAUGHT
Milt orreil, Formerly of Mitchell
Caught a pepper at Yankton
Monday Night.

Yankton Herald, "a: 'rhos. L.
Murray has a propensity for walking
the streets at night and peeping into
private houses whenever the opportu-
nifty presents itself. His speciality is
bedroom windows but he is not par
tlcular He will look into other
rooms if the curtains of the bedroom
happen to be drawn. Last night this
habit of taking late walks resulted in
his sleeping in the city Jail last night
and receiving a sentence OF 10 DAYS
which he will serve unless he can dig
up money enough to pay the tine and
costs of the case.
1t happened this way. The resi-
dents of lower Yankton and particu-
lafly The residents along Mulberry
steet have been annoyed for some
weeks by d person pceping through
their windows.
Tie matter was reported to the DO
lice but they were unable TO secure
enough evidence to convict. lit
seems that this Jack the PEPPER,
was particularly partial to the homc
OF NJ. e. Orrell, at Alp Mulberry
street. Mr.. Orrell is a plumber en-
ployed at the Insane hospital and is
at ms home but one or two nights a
week. His wife is consequently
alone with the children and a niece
- ~
OF Mr.. Orrell. Mrs. Orrell first no.
ticed the intruder last Thursday
night. She was badly frightened
but as the man left when discovered.
little was thought of the matter.
Alter this he seemed to make regular
visits as the snow was tramped down
until a clear path was made from the
walk to the window of the dining
and sleeping apartments.
He was noticed on one or two occa-
slons but he must have generally ar
rived after the family had retired.
Mrs. Orrell had had several good
views of the mans features and gave
MIR. Orrell a good description of him.
He had a hare lip and his features
were otherwise deformed. Last
night Mr.. Orrell came home for the
express purpose Of experimenting the
culprit. He loaded his double bar
relied shot gun and made other prep
a1ations. About ten O'Clock he no.
lIced a form pass the window and
his niece exclaimed, 'sThere goes
the MANI" The form passed the
window going to the rear where the
bed room window was located.
Murray could give no reasonable
excuse for his presence and MIR. Orrell
escorted him TO the city Jail.
Orreil took his shot gun and rushed
out through the back door and around
the side of the house where be found
Murray standing quietly as though
he belonged there. He denied the
charge this morning but his guilt
was established beyond reasonable
doubt.
Orrell under oath, recited the
STORY as recorded above. AS Murray
uenled the charge another witness
was needed to convict. Other resi-
dents had been annoyed by him and
their descriptions all point to Murray
and only one mad seer him around
the Orrel home.
Miss Fay Goodwin, who lives across
the street from the Orrell home wish
her mother, swore that she had seen
the man and bad previously identified
him as Murray, the man who worked
for Frank Morrison. Her testiomny
was simply a confederation of Or
rell's statement and served to estah-
lisll the fact that Murray and the
night providers were one and the same
person.