The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-21
Cant Jail Cupid

acquittal more to her attractive personality than
to anything else.
A few weeks later she married the e1-detective,
and then there were not wanting folks to hint
that the detective had. in his infatuation, sup
pressed bits of evidence. But this was absolutely
disproved when well.known criminal confessed
to the crime. In the meantime, however, the
suspect and the detective had settled down In
Canada, and had almost succeeded in forgetting
the tragic episode which had so strangely made
them man and wife.
Languishing in prison at Rion, In France, is
a Belgian woman who, in the course OF
markable career as an artistic swindler, has fallen
into the hands of the Continental police forces
four times. It Is asserted that she IL neither
good-looking nor attractive, but she possesses
remarkable power to captivate men, which she
has used to such marked effect that on three oc-
casions she has escaped from custody with the
connlvance OF her custodians On one occasion
she eloped with the policeman who was conduct
ing her to trial. afterward taking the earliest op-
portunity of slipping away from him, leaving him
to explain the affair TO his superiors in the most
probable way he could.
She then enjoyed some years of liberty. When
| next she was arrested she boosted that no pris-
on guarded by men was strong enough to hold
her, and In consequence of this two jailers were
specially detailed to see she did not escape, and
to protect each other against her wiles. But
she escaped with the connivance of both Of them.
She was, however, quickly rearTested, when her
custody was entrusted to two women, the result
being that now she Is not able to use her fasci.
| nations with any effect on her jai1ers.
| Probably the most pathetic case on record,
however, in which jailer fen tn love with, and
ultimately married, prisoner q related Of a
former turnkey, who now occupies q responsi-
BILE position In ono Of his majestys prisons in
Ireland. Some SIX years ego, young girl was
forced by stress Of poverty to steal. She was
detected, tried and sentenced to three months
imprisonment. At the end Of that time she was
released, and, having no friends, OF relatives to
whom she could apply for assistance, committed
another theft. In order. as she informed the mag
istrate, at the second trial, that she might es-
cape starvation by going to prison again.
| The magistrate humane man, gave the prts
oner nominal sentence, and issued instructions
that the case should be brought under tho notice
of the court missionary. The latter was consid
erably surprised the following day to receive q
visit from warder who had charge Of prison
ers in the dock, and who confessed that be had
been so moved by the distress of the girl and ad
mired her physical charms to such an extent
that he would willingly marry her II she would
, consent at the expiration OF her sentence.
Naturally, the missionary advised the wardel
to consider the matter for while longer, and
to make no hasty proposal On account OF hi
pity for the prisoner. In the meantime, he OF
fered to see that the girl was supplied with food
clothes and work. The warder did not ehang'
. his mind, however, and the upshot OF the attafl
, was that he proposed at the end OF hx months
and duly led to the altar one who had bean NOR
: sinned against than shining.