Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-29

HasbrOok executed this Sldestep IN |
nm unusually hasty manner, ana he
left some documents at his city house
which were absolutely essential In
some matters which were then in prog
ress. So be telephOned TO his daugh-
ter to bring them over. The district
attorney had tapped the telephone
wire, not only the one that was In
plain sight. but the secret line that
ran under ground through the gar
den. AS soon as he had overheard
the message about the documents he
rushed half dozen of his men up to
the HasbroOk house.
! saw them coming, and, though L
did not know the inside OF the case l
scented danger. SO ] passed the word
10 Madeleine that n picket line was
being thrown around the grounds and
that II looked to me as II the men
intended to arrest anybody VINO
should come out. Madeleine told Miss
lIasbrook, who promptly hid the papers
In secret place which her father had
revealed to her. This made the papers
safe from the clutches of the district
attorney, but it did not put Mr.. Has
brook in the way OF getting them.
Miss Hasbrook called up her father
and laid the situation before him, but
he could not tell her what to do be-
cause he perceived that the telephone
wire had been tapped and that when
he talked to his daughter he was also
talking to the district attorney. The
best plan that Mr. Hasbrook could
think OF was to telephone TO the office
OF his counsel In Littleton. and upon
receipt Of this message a member Of
the law firm went to Hasbrooks house.
He was stopped by one of the dis
trict attorneys detectives, who said:
"You may go into that house, but
when you come out you will be ar
rested on warrant charging you with
criminal conspiracy in connection with
the Union railway franchise extern
sion"
| The lawyer went into the house and
conferred with Miss Hasbrook. but he
dared not take the papers. When he
came out he was arrested and search
ed and released He brought an ac-
ton for false arrest which got lost in
the legal mill and will never emerge.
Meanwhile an officer in plain clothes
had come up from headquarters and
pointed out to me my duty as it was
viewed by my superiOrs.
"Of course Hasbrook stands all right
with the police department" he said.
"but the word Is caution Keep
! strictly within the forms Of law. Don't
| take any chances. If the district at
torney's men ask you to assist them
In any legal way you must do it; other
wise keep your hands on"
Shortly afterward Madeleine came 10
the garden gate and called me in.
This is terrible" she said. "You
must do something"
"What can doT' demanded
Then she told me how big and strong
and brave was and what n wonderful
mind had and how she trusted in
me and would never fear any danger
II was near to save her. And II
wasn't so much what she said as the
way she said IT, She told me that those
documents must be in Mr.. Hasbrook' S
hands before 6 o'clock. The Littleton
board OF aldermen met at s, and
there would be n conference Of GER
tain influential parties at Hasbrook' =
farm before the session. Nothing could
be done without the documents, and II
the deal didn't go through at that
evening session 1t would certainly be
blocked. This would be very seri-
Gus setback for Hasbrook, and an In
Jury TO the city, too, because 1t was
question Of getting public improve
ments In Hasbrook's way or not get
ting them at all.
But how could the thing be done
The district attorney was playing the
game hard. Nobody could get out of
that house without being arrested.
Certainly nobody could leave 1t and
cross the state line except by force,
and any Illegal move would be worse
than none at all.
Madeleine" said I, you've given me
some good words, but ! need just one
more. The worlds fine place since
I've known you. It's one great rose,
and you're its fragrance. But it's
still the world. and I'm n poor man.
SO | dare not speak of love, but only
of hope"
81 give you both words" said she
and put her hands in mine-''love and
hope"
l drew long breath.
"Its enough" said |. THE district
attorney is done up. will eat hin
alive"
So we talked awhile longer, ant
then l walked off my beat and went
to the station.
Captain" said l, "can you give mt
minuteT'
He looked me in the eye and ther
beckoned me into his private room.
Miss Hasbrook runs an automo
bile" said |. land pretty fast too. Dc
you know somebody who would make
complaint against herT'
what forf" said he.
1.-THE only way to get her out OF
that house without her being arrested
is to arrest her ourselves" | respond
ed, and then | laid out my plan lit
tie more in detail
Twenty minutes later | was on NJ.
way to the Hasbrook house with {
warrant for Miss Hasbrook's arrest OF
charge of violating the speed ordi
nance.
We had just put in the patrol Wagon
service, and we hired horses from thu
fire departments to haul the wagon
Every prisoner that rode in the Wagon
; was fined 81 to pay for the use of tn,