Fergus County Democrat., 1915-04-29

description OF this jewelry and
three scurrilous letters which the vic
tim said she had received several
days prior to the reported attack. were
turned over to the investigating Off
GERS.
The letters had been carefully
printed to throw OFF detection. The
police found the young woman still
apparently unconscious. a nurse was
In attendance. Gaining admittance
to the room the girl occupied, the
detectives found Il pad OF paper on
dressing table. II was OF the same
size. texture and color of the paper
used in the letters. Held against the
light this paper developed the same
French water colors observable in the
paper used in the anonymous letters.
inside the cover was n number OF
four figures followed by the letter b
with dash. thus: 70 0 0 0 b" These
figures and the letter were traced and
found to be the telephone number of
Greek coniectioner. He had
rooming house above his place. The
Greek was cornered. From desc, ip-
! ton he recognized the woman AZ one
who had met a drummer and spent
three days with him In n second-floor
room. Confronted with this. and in
formed that her comrade had been
arrested. a pardonable police untruth
she confessed all and told where her
diamonds had been secreted This girl
recovered rapidly and returned to her
New England home. 1t was II case OF
secret love affair against a desir-
able wedding to Il man she did not
love.
Yet another case reported In the
west Is that OF a school girl IA years
old. She was behind in her studies
and, unable to catch up, was repri.
manded by her teacher She played
truant on Friday afternoon, went to
one OF the public parks and spent the
afternoon there. Next day she dis
appeared She returned home the fol
lowing day to narrate a weird story
OF being kidnapped by two men,
taken In an auto to IA secluded shack
IN the woods, kept there all night and
then placed aboard train for Chicago
after being taken to wayside inn.
She alleged she had managed to
elude her abductors, one Of whom she
described as Il well-dressed, middle
aged man. She was III a wretched
condition when she got home. The
police were notified and the news
papers carried extras about the case
; The girls mother would not allow ner
to be seen. but gave all the informa.
tion obtained from the child. This
was narrowing. The police went to
the scene Of the kidnapping and found
wOrkmen busily at work on a public
sewer. No auto had been there the
preceding day nor for week prior
to that. nor could car get in the
vicinity. so torn up we're the streets.
Nor was there confederation OF her
escape from the train. She brought
home with her some ,uter garments
which. she said. the kidnapers had
given hcr. The police found these
we're new and In the pocket found
some trading stamps. 1t rapidly de-
veloped that the girl had rented n
room In her cousins name and. spent
the time she was missing there. She
had bought the coat with money given
by her mother and her whole story
was to cover up her delinquency at
school.
Thousands Of similar cases might
be cited all over the country. with
names and addresses. But what is
the use? What the watchman did In
i: Washington to Obtain fame and ad-
vancement people are doing in every
city In the country every day, for
some purpose or other. St. Paul
: Pioneer Press.