The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-12

warm hearted and chivalrous southern.
ers. They could not think Of convictlnc
| her. Perhaps there is no other place ir
| the United states whore the appeal o
a woman In distress would sink deeper
| into the heart and insure more compass
sion than in New Orleans. The widow
was honorably acquitted. The detective
| was silenced. but not convinced and KEEP
| up his espionage because he was NOR,
than ever satisfied that the woman was
engaged In handling counterfeit money.
one evening n few months subse-
| quent to the widows honorable exon
Grafton, good patured gentleman. Q
member Of the jury that had acquitted
her, was on his way TO his home from
his office on Carrondolette street He
suddenly felt his coat skirt pulled. Turn
ing around he was not little surprised
TO find himself confronted by a prepos-
sessing woman whom he could not re-
member ever having seen before.
Are you Mr. Chappela?' she asked
in sweet voice,
Yes, Madam, at your service" re-
sponded the gentleman ealanrly.
Without further ceremony she intro
duced herself as Mrs. Wood. the lady
who had been falsely accused by a
United States detective. She said she
had approached him because she had
learned that he was a benefactor TO the
worthy poor and that she now stood sad =
iy In need OF assistance. Her story was
mat she and hey daughter OF tender age
had been keeping a small variety store
and had become heavily involved in debt.
Through humiliation and want she had
managed 10 struggle along and eke out
an existence. An attachment had now.
been Issued and u keeper put IN her lit
tile store. Tears glistened In her beau
tlIul brown eyes as she narrated her
pitiful tale. She had 100000 900 that
would soon come TO her from her fathers
estate and AZ she could only stave off
the trouble for a short time.
The good hearted sou,herners SYM
pathy was not confined TO words alone
W q IN hGF ,la S.i4, IL
paid the $500 demanded by the keeper
and left her 500 besides 10 relieve her
immediate wants.
ii was only a few days following this
when Detective Fitzpatrick concluded to
enter the Widow Woods's place OF busl-
ness and make thorough search. lie
had obtained some new evidence In re-
gard TO her dealing with queer" money.
When he entered the suspected place
he discovered that ii was nearly empty.
Everything OF value had been removed.
a number OF cheap artificial flowers bits
Of worn ribbon and lace and empty band
boxes constituted the stock. 1t was all
appearance and no value. The little room
in the rear of The place had been
msdam's living quarters; IL also was
empty except few tattered garments
strewn about.
TO account for the removal of the goods
without attracting his attention The
movements Of the woman had been care
fully watched and the detective had
ker as he visited the widows store, and
the exit shortly after Of a man very much
resembling the stranger who had met
the Widow Wood in the cemetery on the
occasion of her arrest, II finally came to
light shat the broker had been done out
OF si00 by the widow who had planned
the Keeper" scheme with confederate.
After dIliGcnt search about the city
the detectives were unable to learn the
whereabouts Of the widow, who had
Skipped out for parts unknown. Detec-
tive Fitzpatrick was fortunate enough
10 secure a Photograph Of hcr, and a
number OF copies OF IL were made and
forwarded to the branches of the secret
service in tho various cities of the coun-
try.
She was nrst recognized in Cincinnati
where she had offered five-dolar coun-
tcrtcIt bill. When arrested and searched,
no other bad money was found upon her
person, and she was released for the
want OF sufficient evidence.
secret service officer carrying the
widows photograph was sure he had met
her while on his way from Washington
to New York. He was not quite certain,
but was sure enough TO attempt TO follow
her for the purpose OF learning her loco- |
ton She probably "tumbcd'' TO the de- !
tnctlve while he was cycling her intcntly /
She did not affect 10 notice him. hut |
however, to give him the slip
gust The same