Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-13
HENRY PLAYS A BAD HAND
Husband Falls Down MissrSbly Trying to
BIindfold His Wife.
Fooled BY LITTLE STREET CAR TRANSFER
Two Detectives co 20 His House I'm
Response 20 wOman's Cali
and Proceed 60 Un-
cover Henry.

A womsns intuition, a resourceful hus-
hand and a street car transfer check
caused domestic woe to the man in the
case. agitation to the woman and a fruit
less trip for two detectives from the city
jail Saturday morning. The name and adj
dress Of the man who IL now buying
new icebox and other seasonable tokens
for his wife, are suppressed for charitable
reasons, but the whole affair is on record
at police headquarters.
Mr. Man went down town the previous
evening TO see the passing show. He drank
often and late and lost his regard for the
flight Of time and waiting wife. He
took the last car into the suburbs and
then walked back to his home to prepare
his system for the home going. Just about
the time a crate Of chickens on the walk
in front OF Howard street commission
house was announcing the advent Of an
other new born morn, Mr.. Man rang the
bell of his own door with much timidity
and well defined rumor' that he had
been sluFged and robbed.
The wife met Mr.. Man in the regulation
manner. She had already divided the
property. Henry could have the boys and
she would keep the girls; the oil painting
of both in the heyday of their young love,
bue NOhiu tiiUk u luI AHb baug HdNo
while he could have the new suit case.
story Does the Business.
MY dearest one, I've been slugged and
robbed. At the corner OF Twenty-third
and Seward streets 1 was stopped by two
bold, bad men, who hit me with club and
took all my money except 20 cents. lay
unconscious for hours and finally dragged
myself home" said Mr.. Man, with
supreme effort and some show Of righteous
ness.
Womanly sympathy Immediately came to
the surface with large bubbles.
MY poor Henry! And I Judged you so
hastily. II you had only telephoned me
or sent a messenger boy, but how could
you when you lay nearly dead in the cold
night air? What time was you held up7"
1T was just 10 O'Clock. l remember hear
ing the town clock striking the hour"
While Henry was making noise in the
kitchen like man trying to eat his break
fast the wife took It unto herself to tele-
phone a report of the robbery to the
police. Detectives Maloney and Drummy
were sent out TO get descriptions of the
culprits. While the detectives were on
their way to Henrys house the wife be-
thought herself to ransack Henry's coat.
She found a street car transfer check
punched at 1880 Saturday night observ-
ing the transfer check she went to Henry
and asked him whether he was sure he
was held up at 10 o'clock.
How Could He Forget II.
And don't you suppose a man ought to
know when he was held up? Do you
think hold-ups are of such frequent occur
renee in the life of a man that he would
forget the timer" he replied. with a show
of injured innocence and an effort to drink
out of an empty cup.
II was all the womans right hand could
do to restrain her left hand from flashing
the transfer check. like the stage heroine
who shows a document just in time to foil
the villain and arouse the gallery
Then the detectives arrived.
Madam, we would like to see Henry
So-and-So, who was robbed" said Detec-
tive Dummy. politely.
Henry, here are two officers OF the law
TO see you. They have come in their store
clothes so the robbers would not recog-
nlze them explained the woman
Henry began to wish he had accepted the
terms offered by his wife at the front door
a few hours before. He felt like drown
ing man grasping at a floating pop bottle.
But he resolved to face the situation like
a man and make a full confession II pressed
too hard.
Henry Picks Out Had Location.
Detectives Maloney and Drummy took OF
their coats, opened their kit OF tools and
went to work on the case like a pair of
sleuths trying to find out why father does
not work, They asked Henry the usual
questions covering a case Of assault and
robbery. Detective Drummy called the
woman into the front hall and said he
smelled a rat, as Henry said he was held
up at the corner OF Twenty-third and Sew
ard streets. there being no such intersec-
ton. Then the woman told about the
transfer check.
What kind Of stall are you giving US
Do you think We are a pair of yokeIs?
Don't you suppose we saw you at 1850
last evening at Seventeenth and Cunning
streets with this transfer check in your
right hand, and yet you say you were
slugged and robbed at 10 o'clock" said
Drummy.
Henry had no reply to offer. After a
minutes silence he confessed all.
Henry promised never. never again to
stay out late and said he would buy his
wife a new ice box and a new front door
with an oval glass II she would forgive and
forget
She said she would.
Then the detectives packed up their tools
and returned TO the police station