The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-26
NEVADA MAN SLOW
AND LOSES BRIDE
IN RACE TO FREE GIRL FROM
JAIL, CHICAGO MAIL CAR
RIER Is VICTOR.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept 25.-Emily
Howe, 23 years of age, recently OF
Minnesota, last night was the heroine
of romance in the Harrison street
police station, giving herself as wife
to a Chicago letter carrier, who beat
her betrothed, Nevada mine owner,
by two minutes in furnishing bonds
for the release of the fair captive,
held on a charge of taking things
from State street store.
This charge Miss Howe denies, and
the strenuousness of her assertions
and the faith of her friends point to
her innocence.
Frank M. Crosby, the mine owner
to whom she was engaged, and who
was her girlhood sweetheart away
back at Glencoe, Mich, was heart
broken as he saw her leave the sta
ton with his rival, r. j. Hawthorn.
These men had never met until they
stood at the sergeant's desk last
night. Miss Howe was arrested a
week ago. Her case was continued
ten days. All efforts of the matron
to learn something of the girls his
tory were unavailing, as she said she
preferred life imprisonment to let
ting her friends know of her arrest.
Promises to Wed Carrier.
Yesterday, however, she changed
her mind, and she sent word to Haw-
thorn asking him to procure bonds
man for her He called at the an
mex late in the afternoon, and, after
hearing her version of the charge
against her, declared he would not
rest until he procured .ler release.
''If you get me out of this awful
place, Tom said the girl, as the
tears coursed down her cheeks, "1'1l
marry you. You have my promise,
and I'll keep it, no matter what hap
pens"
Wednesday night there arrived in
Chicago from Nevada the man who
was the sweetheart of Emily Howe
when they both went to the little red
schoolhouse at the crossroads. Cros-
by had not seen Emily" as he calls
her, since he left Glencoe six years
ago, to make his fortune in the Ne
vada gold fields. They had corre-
sponded regularly, however, and in
one of his letters, written six months
ago, Crosby proposed marriage. He
moved to Chicago from Minnesota
three years ago, and until recently
she lived with an aunt, Mrs. Vienna
Cooley.
Rival Arrives From West.
On Crosby's arrival in Chicago he
went to the home of Mrs. Cooley,
and there learned that Miss Howe
had moved to the north side. He
had some difficulty in finding the
bakery in Wells street where she
was employed as cashier and the pro-
prietor said he had not heard of the
girl since she left week ago.
Crosby hurried to the Central sta
ton and gave a description of his
sweetheart who he feared had met
with harm. Two hours later he was
informed that the missing girl was
prisoner at the Harrison street an
mex. He was told by the police that
he could procure her release in bonds
of $1,000. Crosby had more than
that amount of money with him,
which he was willing to put up as
cash deposit, but only real estate
bonds are acceptable by the munich
pal courts.
Girl kcekS Her promise.
crosby started out to find a man
who would sign the bond for con-
sideration. At $3.50 O'Clock Crosby
with a bondsman, rushed up to the
sergeants desk and asked that Emily
Howe be brought from her cell.
The sergeant informed Crosby that
Miss Howe would be free as soon as
he finished recording the bond Of
fered by man standing at the desk.
Crosby then discovered his success
full rival and soon heard his'fate. AS
the girl approached and greeted Haw-
thorn, according to her promise,
Crosby sought to remind her of her
promise, previously made to him.
Dangling a necklace of nuggets
which he had dug out of his mine at
Goldfeld, Crosby tried to lure the
girl away from his rival, but she
shook her head. ''If you had been
the first to reach the station" said
the girl, Il would go with you and
become your bride, but | promised
Tom l would marry him If he got
me out of Jail. I'm sorry for you,
Frank, but I must keep my promise.