The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-04-30
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LEARNEpEEssoN
BY WILLIAM NJ Wv 0''
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1t is unlikely
A. Boggs will 10y d oie Tau '.
bills around VI asa,n. no na,
learned his ID on9 'nA' no w."
. nevor forget e day in question
bo hoa 49, fills from the bank
nm tho oftornI fore pay day, for a
sneci., roo, wanted to get of
early on the uay, anu :. 'ooA
considerable efn' u une W ~ ~
the bank. 'e" was " 'ahe 'no
bills home, ana arrange ~ 'ne,n
q, worr Fxt morning. It was
; dusk whel '".,eu .iom MS once'
He fail( no.'ce 'ne oully '"ul
v,dua, wkged his footsteps on
, tho wsvS, but that burly indi-
v,du., 1T failed to notice him,
II Az a nlarly dark spot in the
etraot hing suddenly loomed up
ha,ora yogg's vision-that some
th,ne he burly individual. He
d,dry words. No sooner was
he auIhat Mr.. Boggs had seen
him tpe hit Mr.. Boggs first on
ono 4 the head and then on the
other
"I you won't remember much
afte,, me buck" he muttered to
him Jas he helped himself to the
roll Ills. He did so hurriedly. for
Mrbgs uttered a stifled cry for
hefhe cry was heard, and unfor-
+uE for the robber, two police
m pmed into view. They saw the
tbust as he was rising from a
shg posture above the PROSTATE
| ! They leveled their revolvers.
T." they cried in unison. The
pr laughed as he started off at an
| gait, that became faster as he
One Of the policemen followed
E other pulled Mr.. Boggs over to a
ice of safety and then joined in the
hse. The thief led them on, first
one street, then down another
doubling on his tracks
OCCASIONALLY a citizen would join in
9 pursuit. Suddenly, when the fore
ost officer had almost grabbed IL" u
tn had long since emptied theft
darted hastily around q
rner and disappeared. But the po
Q were close on his heels and az
ey turned the corner they heard a
or suddenly slam. They located the
una. and crossing to the house, at.
npted to force their way in. They
not try long. A man appeared
the door and opened II with such
llingness that an officer. whose
oulder had been pushing 1t too hard.
] fiat within the passageway.
Gentlemen" said the man who had
ened the door. what can | do for
u" AS he spoLe, he appeared to
slightly out Of breath. The officers
abbed him. I'VE want you!" they
claimed.
The man gasped with surprise.
What for?" he asked. You're the
low that robbed a man In Quimby
eet," they said. He gasped again.
obbed q man." he went on. "im-
ssible. Why, l have just come
me from work" You've been run
lg,' said one officer. Exactly" re-
onded the man. "for I was late. In
It I reached the house Just before
i came" This conversation occu.
ID several minutes. There was a
ck on the mantel. It was Just eight
lock. An officer took out his watch
d verified the time. The other one
d taken note Of the time Of the
)bery 1t had occurred at 25 min
IS after seven.
They searched the house, but ffCS
not find the bills. The man Of
3 house, Higgins, as he gave his
me, was quite amused at the little
sode, but he was not so much
used when they took him around
the station house and locked him
He was held for trial. The trial
me on. The police went on the
nd and proved their case. They
d chased a man to the corner in
estion, and they had heard this
Or slam, they went in, the man ad-
tied that he had been running ng-the
SO was clear to their minds.
The prisoner was nonplussed. He
TX the stand and protested that he
s innocent. Dear me-" he ex-
lined, IF the law would only allow
to call Mr.. Humbert, the clock
ker. Why, your honor, ! was in his
zee for one whole hour, from 655 to
IS, and | was due at my home at
hit o'clock, SO | ran. If the law
uld but let NE call him, could
we what | say The judge looked
er his glasses. "The law allows you
call him, sir" he said. why don't
j call him." The prisoner hesi-
ed. Il have no counsel, your hon
. he explained, and | could not
Mr.. Humbert here. How can | get
~" The court called an officer and
d him to take the address Of this
n Humbert and get him here at
ce. The officer went around to
gy little store that he had never
N before. In front of 1t there was
nan with a bare head, taking a sun
h. He was good-sized man.