The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-26
A BAIL.
JUMPER
By DONALD CHAMBERLlN

he received message SulllHollllle nl!I
to police headquarters to a client win
was waiting. for him To advise and H.
siSt him in obtaining bail. Mansfield
went to the police office. where he found
Il man about twenty five years old AMI
apparently n gentleman. Lawyer AMI
client were permitted to talk together
apart from the others. and the client
said:
My name that given ut the desk
is Lambert. William Lambert. am
charged with entering a gentlemans
residence for the purpose of stealin.
BEING caught In the act. was arrest
ed desire that you secure my lilprt!
on the smallest possible a,colInt of
bail 1t must be not more than $1,000
for that is all can raise"
but surely" replied the lawyer.
you are not guilty Of the rharge?"
Whether ! am or not. II the CASE
.omcs to trial shall plead guilty
Mansfield looked ut his client In sur
prise He would have as soon believed
himself guilty of differing as the young
man before him.
ANY defense would do In your case"
be said NO juror would believe you
to he Il thief. What is the value nf the
articles you are accused of Stealing!
"A bracelet. Il brooch and II ladys
watch. doubt If they are worth nj
together 500 | shall not make u de
Tense"
How would YOU like me to get you
off on II technicnity:
"Your services in any such line will
not be required. shall forfeit my
bail"
Forfeit your ball.
THAT is my Intention
Mansfield succeeded in getting the
bail bond made $1,000. and his client
produced the funds himself. Then he
paid his attorneys fee and went forth
free man When called for trial me
did not appear and his bail was for
feited. An elderly gentleman appear.
ed to testify against him. and Mans
field. who was present as the acc,lseds
counsel. asked him something about
the case The only information he re
ceivpd was that the thief had effected
an entrance to the old gentleman'S
dwelling by climbing II lattice near
second story bedroom window. The
gentleman said he was not surprised
that the bail had been forfeited. foI
the thief was evidently well connected
and the money for his bail had doubt
less been furnished by his family.
Ten years passed. One day Horace
Mansfield was ut work In his office
when II middle aged man entered and
asked for II private interview When
the two were alone together the man
said.
You don't remember me-"
Il confess that | cannot place you
though there is something about yon
that leads me to think | have seen you
before"
do you recall client of yours
named William Lambert. who Jumped
his bail!"
II do"
II am that man. hut my name Is not
Lambert. am about to he married
and before the ceremony Is performed
| wish to know If there are any records
identifying me with Lambert that can
be erndicated"
The lawyer Informed the gentleman
4, 4
recognized rs Lambert he might he
arrested and tried. but ten years had
so changed him that he would Iikel,
not be recognized.
There is now" replied the stranger
mo one living t" appear against me-"
in that case you run no risk what
ever"
Il am to marry II widow who has in.
herited some property from her late
husband There are some papers to he
drawn before the wedding and should
like TO have you draw them. Can you
conveniently call ut her house,"
Il can
The gentleman threw II card on n tn e.
Bile hearing the name of Mrs Elizabeth
Tracy with her address
The next day Mansfield Went to the
address given and WAS received by u
lady under thirty years of age and
beautiful lawn. executed the papers
he was about to withdraw when Mrs
Tracy said to him:
Both myself and my ianre deem IL
Ilt
PLANTATION of what must seem To You 10
he Il mystery When WAS nineteen /
left home IN a visit While away !
met the man | am To marry tomorrow
An attachment srranc mp between us.
and he begged me 10 engage himself
to me
Il had been brought up from child
to understand that when | married my
husband must I've wealthy told Ed
gar Edgar Staniield is his name-that
| knew my father would not consent
To my marriage with him and he must
give me mp lie seemed Very much
broken down hy this. and after my re
turn | feared that he would do some
thing rash \ match had already been
made for me with MIR Tracy. who was
then more than forty Years old Edgar
came to tins city the night before