The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-10-28
l4-YEAR 49,.
OLD GIRL - ~
LOSES Her
TRESSES IN
A STRANGE
MANNER
MISS LUCILLE MARspEn's BRAID
OF BEAUTIFUL HAIR CLIPPED
orr sY soMe JAck.THE-cLiP-
PER SUNDAY EVENING.
REWARD OFFERED FOR ARREST

! MAS Lucille Marsden, the fourteen
tyear-old daughter of Mr.. and Ars-
John Marsden, who resides at the cor
ner OF Eighth street and Forest
Nsenue, had a beautiful braid Of hair
,ent from her head In some mystsr-
jous manner Sunday night, but when.
|. where, how or by whom she has not
the slightest means Of knowing. 1t
pas unquestionably the work Of some
1Ack-the-ciipper. but the manner in]
which II was done. or the locality
where Il happened Ii unknown to the
victim. to her parents or to any OF
her friends. although II il supposed
70 have taken place on the street
while either going or returning home
from church.
Miss Marsden. in company WITH her
mother and Misses May and Sarah
Harding, went to the Episcopal
church together Sunday night: sat
together during the service and walk
ed home together at its close. All that
any Of them know about the matter
/, 10 that when they started to church
Miss Marsden had . splendid braid
of long, DARK hair and that when they
returned to the Marsden home about
Sro'ciock It was gone. Il had been
cut on. apparently with sharp pair
tlce shears. some time between the time
b their departure from the Marsden
residence and their return from the
church. an hour and . half later. but
how II was done. or who did II they
have no idea
In speaking OF the affair this morn
ing Mrs. Marsden said:
Before leaving home braided
Luciie's hair ms I thought IL looked
better In that way than any other.
Lucille put her sweater on and wore
il to church: the braid being on the
Yinside. Miss May and Miss Sarah
Harding and Mrs. c. ]. Rommel came
by for us and we all walked down the
Sstreet together and occupied the same
Dew in the church. Lucille took her
Sweatcr on in church. but put II on
aEain at the conclusion of the SER
vice and we all walked home togeth-
er: Mrs. Rommei. Miss May Harding
and myself, but followed closely by
Lucille. Miss Sarah Harding and Miss
Wilma Mcdonald. We saw no stran.
gers on the street, either going or re.
turning from church. and cannot hnag-
inc how the dreadful thing happened.
~when we reached home Lucille
hAr hat haA nh
in her sweater in such way as to
hurt her and reached up one of her
hands to unfasten the supposed tangie
hnd discovered for the first time that
her braid was gone. She exclaimed.
mamma, my hair has been cut on
and we all ran to her and found that
ST was true. There was considerable
xcitement in the household as re-
euit OF the discovery. but when mat,
ters had quieted down little tele-
phoned to Jerry Moran OF the night
|2police force. told him OF the occur
renee and asked his assistance In solv-
ing the mystery of the loss OF Luciie's
hair.
I'VE sat about the middle OF the
lhurch during the service. and. SO far
as can remember now. there was
nobody m the pew Immediately be-
hindaus and do not believe the braid
was cut on IN church. although sdcii
&thing is possible. did not see any
strangers on the streets or anywhere
Else from the time we LEFT home until
Dur rpturn and how the hair could
have been cut on without Lucille and
myself knowing II, passes my compre-
henslon. All we know II that It was.
1nt who did II We have not even 10
much a. a auspicion. Lucille had
wealth VI beautiful hair and we all
admired II greatly. II is an awful
thing for hor to lose II In that way
and We would not have had Il happen
for anything u We could have prevent.
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