The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-09

One night man was brought before
the sergeant at the desk in a police
court charged with burglary.
"Hello, Stimson." sud the sergeant
"You turned up againl | haven't seen
you for SO long that / thought you'd
reformed"
"Pm not Stimson." replied the man,
who was dressed in working costume,
~and I've never been here before"
Take him In"
The next morning the case came mp
before the court There had been a
burglary in Ben Warhelds store. War
neld had entered his place Of business
with light and cornered a man rob-
bling his cash drawer. The robber
knocked him down and ran. The store
keeper got up, followed called a police
man. and together they made chase.
Warfield in court testified that while In
pursuit Of the fugitive be had turned
and walked toward them Undoubted-
~ knowing be would be captured. he
hoped to 90 by them unrecognized But
Wartield had got a good look at him
in his store by the light he carried and
knew him at once. The rest Of the
evidence against the prisoner was fur
nished by picture in the rogues' gal
lery which. though 1t was not fat
tering likeness. was near enough like
him. taken with Warheld's evidence, to
convict him.
The prisoner claimed that he was
John Concver. a workman In a foun-
dry. His employers superintendent
was called TO the stand and testified
that the man. under the name OF Con-
over had gone to work for the concern
a week before. claiming that he had
not been employed for some months.
That was all the witness knew about
him.
Being an old offender. Stlmson was
sent TO the penitentiary for seven
years. Before he started bis wife came
to see him. acting Historically and de
claring that she and her children were
starving This only confirmed the YER
dict, thougs # excited sympathy No
one ever heard Of Stimson having had
a wife and family. But the case was
decided, aud there Is too much work
before the courts except in the cases Of
those who have money TO pay lawyers
and costs for little matter like that
TO attract even attention.
One night three years later man
was brought into the same sergeant as
had received Stimson. whereupon the
sergeant, who was facetious man,
said.
Hello. stlmson. You here again?
haven't seen you for so long that /
thought you'd reformed"
I'm not stlmson. My names Con-
over"
"Well. / like that I'd know that
mug Of yours among thousand.
We've got you In the gallery. But
what did you say about being
"Conover"
"Yes-C onover. II seems to me the
names familiar. Now remember all
about 1t. The last time you came In
here you tried the racket of mistaken
identity: said your name was Conover.
But hold on. You were sent up for
seven years. You couldn't get out this
early on good behavior. When did you
break jail?'
Sergeant said the prisoner. chang
ing his tone, Il was clingin to a
straw, and that remarkable memory OF
yours has broke 1t, Three years ago
you sent up an innocent man who look
ed like me, and this time was think
la might possibly get of By claimin'
to be him. But it won't work"
The sergeant looked at the man.
greatly puzzled
"Dld you do the burglary Conoyer
was sent up forg" he asked.
Yes. done It, They chased me,
and all Of sudden heered EN- stop
The next day scr in the Grim news in
the paper that bIoke as looked like
me was took. He's dom my time now
II you wasn't on to it I'd a. tried to
prove ! was him. No credit to the way
you cops work things that didn't
Your memory foored me"
The real Stimson went up, and In