Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-02-08

injustice. And here wish TO Say that
in my many years Of work in hunting
down and securing evidence against
criminals Of all kinds-a career begun
in 1S5G-I have never been dishonest
in trying TO manufacture evidence
against any person suspected or ao-
cused, and ! Esye never formed prema-
ture notions OF tho guilt or innocence
of a suspect, always reserv!ng conclu-
sions on this point until the facts
CLEANED forced such conclusions. | am
fully aware that many detectives of
my personal acquaintance first assume
the guilt of a suspect and then make
the evidence fit their preconceiyed idea.
Even-handed justice Is due the worst
criminal. If they are guilty intelli-
gent honest and persevering work on
the part of the officers Of the law will
develop that fact if the evidence is in
any way obtainable If not-well, I
have always believed in the adage that
it is better for nine guilty men to es-
cape than for one innocent man to be
punished. So in the case Of Nellie
Bailey | took the stories of her f1irta-
tious wandering5 for just what they
We're worth as shedding light on the
character of the woman-and for notk-
ing more.
On April q the Baileys moved into
their De Smet home For three days
Bailey was seen about town in good
health and spirits, engaged in the pet
ty affairs connected with the furnish
ing Of his home. SO far as | could
learn on my arrival at De Smet several
months later, he had not been seen by
any Of the neighbors after the 27th of
the same month. He had bade no one
gooi-by and none of the townspeople
had seen him leave. Mrs Bailey went
blitheIy about her daily household
duties, and when questioned concern
ing the absence Of her husband, eX-
planned he had business interests in
California and had been summoned
thither by telegraph OF course, there
was some gossip over the hasty and
unseen departure of the lawyer, but it
turned more on his having deserted his
wife on account Of her frivolity and
freedom of action with other men than
on anything more serious.
For two months Mrs. Bailey lived in
De Smet. and then she announced tnat
her husband did not intend to return
there. and that she intended to leave.
The newly bought furniture was sold
at a sacrifice and other prelimnaries
to her departure quickly arranged.
Elgin, ILL.,, was given as her destina-
tion. and later this was found TO be
the place to which she went. Thus the
Baleys faded out of Dakota.
On my arrival at DE Smet | went 10
the bank of Kingsbury. l had sent IN
an assumed name, and while waiting
to be admitted a voice called out:
Hello. Tyrrell is that you?"
| found the speaker to be Mr.. Ruth,
who had served on { !Hry before which
| had had counterfeiting case in St
Paul. There was no further chance for
me to conceal my identity or my mis-
sion. The Ruth brothers placed their
services at my disposal. From shem |
ascertained that Bailey had deposited
several thousand dollars in the tank
when he first came to De Smet and
hat he had withdrawn it soon afteN-
ward. From the same source | learned
of the arrival and departure of the
baileys and of the gossip that attended
the disappearance of the lawyer.
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