The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-09
Crime Reformed Criminals
CROOKS LIVES
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dress then Iii take you to her
Minnie was soon living in the quiet
hosiery.
Her hanefactar called each day.
took her driving. brought her presents
Ii filed her room with flowers.
He asked her to dine with him one
night-their first dinner. He urged
her not to think a little dinner un-
conventional, and besides he simply
mad to return south the following day,
hut he would come back and their
friendship would he resumed.
Minnie looked at him earnestly. Il
don't think it would be wrong, do
YOU? And YOU are the only friend
Il think more of vou than I do Of
this" he answered. producing a well
stuffed wallet.
Minnie decided. At dinner she sud-
denly burst into merry laughter. Sh.
had thought of the name of her
friend. In her great Joy she declared
he must take her there that very
night.
The dinner grew into a celebration
and she tasted champagne for the
first time"
She didn't drink alone
AND now You ave guessed dear
trends" name-none other than May
Foley.
h FoleEs We're out when the man
and his charge arrived. but the maid
remembered Minnie and entrance was
easy.
When the Foleys returned Kid Bel
cen was with them. Tragic encounter,
Belden had been robbed of his child
Wife.
S~outherncr must settle or the polio.
would be informed.
SOIthernar'c raSnectihi]it,, po,,ar h,.;
been questioned. Ee was proud Of his
name n his deeds, but the episode.
Innocent as it had seemed to him.
would make strange reading in his
home papers.
lie felt for his money. Minnie had
that. so he emptied his pockets and
departed.
The proceeds were divided, but Kid
Belden and Minnie thought the. Foleys
got the best of them in the distribu-
ton. The Foleys insisted they had
orly their share, 80 Belden and Mar
auctte left the home atmosphere of
the Foley apartment and set about ia
get even. They soon found a way.
One night when the Foleys were
sleeping, Belden and Minnie went to
their fiat, listened and concluded all
was quiet within. They opened the
door with false keys and the Foley.
slept on.
They took all the money and jewels
secret@d about the place, $4,000 worth
in all, and then Relden decided he
was letting the fiat owners off toe
easily. He turned on the gas so /,
would escape freely. kissed the fla,
good-by ard left the Foleys to what.
ever fate might deal out to them.
Neighbors, however, began to choke
and sensed an idea that gas was es
Gaping. tracing the smell to the Foley
apartment.
They opened their windows and cali.
ed the police. A b~luecoat broke
through the Foley door and dragged
the exhausted crooks to the pave.
rent. Hospital doctors went to work
and two lives We're restored to &C.
tivity.
Belden and Minnie thought the,
had done a thorough job and remained
in the locality for a couple Of days
not even going out for air. On the
third day they knew of the rehabilita.
ton Of the FOleys and their lingering
moments were over. With the Foley
money they hurried to Chicago, bu,
The police were waiting for them ant
they thought Peoria looked good, 81
Peoria was the neXt spot visited.
Before they had much of an oppor
funity to make An impression on tn.
roll Of morsv they were arrested. A