Fergus County Democrat., 1915-04-29

massacre In the picture show. She
wanted TO immediate herself as the
Armenian maiden had been crucified
by this merciless chief, only than in
tying herself she had faced the pole
with her arms clasped around 1t,
whereas, the reverse was true in the
picture.
The entire story was so absurd de-
tectives were 10th to believe it. and
after careful Investigation found the
facts to be framed in the girls imag-
nation Nevertheless the case at
tracted considerable notoriety and
quite II little neighborhood gossip. The
result was the police we're kept busy
for season unraveling series Of
similar fake outrages.
In the files OF every police depart
ment at headquarters will be found
many similar cases, and attached to
each written report will DO found
written statement. duly signed and
attested, acknowledging the falsity
OF the claim and effectively ending the
cases.
Another instance Is that Of a Mr..
Newly Wed. Returning home from his
office one toggy evening he was sur
prised to find the front door OF his
home open, and upon entering was
alarmed to find no trace of his wife.
He summoned neighbors. Search re-
vealed his wife, with hands and ieet
bound, standing In a closet of the
bedroom She told them of a burglar
whom she described ilCst minutely
having jimmied his wav through the
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to indignities forcibly removed her
clothing, bound her and left her in
the closet where she was found. After
telling her story she tainted.
She was seemingly in a very seri-
Gus condition The police were at
once notified and, reaching the scene,
took charge before anything was dis
turhed. They found the contents OF
a trunk tossed around in disorder. The
woman's shoes were found in the
closet An unusual feature which
appealed to the headquarters men
who investigated this mystery was
the fact that the closet door was not
locked, and neither were any of the
other doors in the house fasteneu
Part OF the wOmans garments were
scattered about, a skirt here, stock
ings there and so on. But the rest
of her clothing was carefully folded
and placed on the back of a chair. Nc
burglar would do this The clothes
thus found consisted Of the house
dress. There were no marks to In
dicate mans hands upon them. The
clothes line used to tie her fitted a
triple twist cord in the kitchen. The
rope had been cut one strand at a
time by scissors which was afterward
put in its accustomed place.
The alleged jimmy marks were
found to have been made by a small
screwdriver found in the house. 1t
belonged to the couple. These prints
were on the inside. or rather, we're
made from the inside. Every earmark
was of an inside job" At last the
detectives figured her minute descrip
ton could not have been obtained by
observation because 1t was a dread
fully foggy day and no lights had been
| lit In the house. 1t finally developed
to be case Of hysteria.
But before this conclusion was ar
rived at well-meaning neighbors
started a crusade against doubling
police, went to the prosecuting Off
GERS with offers OF private detectives
and also demanded rigid grand jury
INJURY. Later the truth developed
After that domestic troubles came ant
the woman finally disappeared.
Another case which Is cited con
Germs popular professional gentle
man in a large city This man one
day appeared at headquarters and
complained to a detective that hi:
fiance, beautiful and accomplished
young woman. closely related to ont
of the oldest and noblest families or
the southern shores of the Baltic. whit
had lived in her parents luxurious
home In the east since her graduation
from an exclusive college, had beer
raying a short visit to friends in thu
west, and had an appointment t.
meet the gentleman VINO appeared a
headquarters, at 8 p. IN. the previous
Monday.
She phoned him at $3.50 and ther
left the house to mail some letters
When half block from the house sh'
was accosted by man who called he
by name and asked her to get into
waiting automobile which, the maj
said, was to take her to professional
man she was to MARRY. She wa
told, she said. her lover met with al
accident. She said she at onc'
obeyed. She said she was driven t
grove, where two men were in wait
ing. They grabbed her, and throw
ing a bath towel over her head. com
pletely blinded her. Then, she re
lated. she was taken through field
for several miles, finally arriving a
man she was to marry. She wa
placed in a partly furnished room OF
the third floor where, she said. afte
beating her into insensibility, the mel
attacked her. She said she was KEEP
prisoner until the following Thurs
day, when. she said. she was clothes
, by the men. given dime and turne'
? over to negress. The woman
walked her a mile after she had beel
blindfolded and left her standing a
wayside station short distanc
from the city.
She managed to get nome and her
/ collapsed. Surgeons had failed +
, help her and a thorough police IN
, quiry was demanded. It was ais
I reported that five pieces of valuabl