Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-29
ofalI Kinds and Description

At this juncture things began to
look pretty dark for the women and
Lizzie Doe, asking permission to use
the phone called up the clerk of one
of our hotels and in voice that was
low, pathetic and sweet withal said:
eve are in a nice mess here Some
goods have been stolen and they &C.
cuse us of doing it. Can't you come
up here. I'll meet you at the door,"
1t is not clear whether the person
addressed paid any attention to the
appeal But the subdued conversation
did suffice to turn attention to the
place where the women were stopping
and the chief-of-police l1st no time in
visiting the hostelry 60 determine
whether they might not have left some
goods there. He was rewarded by find
ing two large pasteboard boxes cram
.ned full of goods.
Some of the articles BORG the name
of d. r. Eckman and others that of
Fred Howe. These gentlemen being
summoned Identified the whole batch
of goods Three pairs of hose belong
ed to D, r. Eckman. All the other
articles belonged to Howe and were as
follows: Suit of underwear, two pair
of garters, three neckties, one pair Of
half hose, one pair of gloves, one
muffler and one shirt.
About this time the justice inform.
ed the women that he would have to
hold them in three hundred dollars
bail. At this there was fresh out
burst Of grief, on the part of Lizzie
Doe and as it became clear case of
going to prison she bowed her head on
the Justices desk and fairly shrleked
in her dismay. Then arising and plac-
ing her hands on the Justlce's should
er and lowering her face down near his
own begged appealingIy:
''Can you not show us some'mercy?"
The justice refused to melt. He said
sternly:
Madam, I have my duty to per-
form.
She then flew to the chief of police,
who was getting ready to lead hor to
Jail and begged for consideration. The
chief, too, was stranger to mercy.
The woman then appealed to the
crowd present and implored:
rs there no one present-not one
who will have mercy, who will go our
bail
AT this iuncture Constable Young,
who doesn't take any stock in senti.
ment. said there was enough of it and
producing the plump lady's cloak,
very stylish affair, assisted her to get
into it and then hapded her over to
the the chief of police, after which he
led Lizzie Doe out of the shadows aud
linking his arm in hers led her out in
to the hallway and on to durance vile,
Chief Mincemoyer following with the
other woman. An enormous crowd of
boys accompanied the two couple up
the street toward the bastile.
At the Jail the women still stub
bornly refused to reveal their identity,
although, there is theory pretty we'll
confirmed to the effect that one of the
women is from neighboring town
and is we'll known. Neither Of the
two seems to be over 80 years of age.
A short time after being committed
the stouter and mo1e nervous of the
two women became hysterical and DR..
Shultz was summoned to administer
to her
After the hearing another dress suit
case, full of goods, was discovered,
which had been left at Fallon's, but
was later removed by another known
party, who took orders from the wo-
men at the hearing. This batch Of
goods consisted of night dress, and
an assortment of ladies underclothing,
all of which were identified by Abram
Rosenstein The latter is still minus
two furs and-a SIS skirt, which, it is
thought, will yet be found.
That the women are experienced in
their line is evident from the plan
they had adopted, of leaving their
swag at other stores, which relieved
them from the danger of being caught
with the goods. In every instance
they said ,theyswould call for the pack.
ages later.