The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-03-17
A BAIL
JUMPER
BY DONALD cHAMBERLIN


| he received Il message S,lu,ulonin. him
to police headquarters to !, client who
| WAS waiting for him to advise and as
| siSt him in obtaining bail. Mansfield
IL iDan about twenty-five years old and
| apparently Il gentleman Lawyer and
client were permitted 10 tals together
| apart from tie others. and the client
| said:
My nane-tllat given 1T the desk
is Lambert. William I.amlcr;. am
charged with entering Il &entlcunn's
residence tor the purpose of stealing.
Eein:; caught in the act. was arrest
ed. desire that you secure my liberty
OH the smallest possible amount 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 CHARGE"
Whether ! am or not. II The case
comes to trial shall plead guilty"
Mansfield looked ut his client in sur.
prise. He would ih,veas soon believed
himself guilty of pilfcring as the young
man before him.
ANY defense would do in your case"
he said NO juror would believe you
to lie thief. What is tile value Of the
articles you are accused of stealiis:"
"A bracelet. a brooch and lady's
watch. doubt if,they are worth al
together $lDO. shall not make IL de
Tense"
How would you like me to get you
off on !. teehnicYl!ty:"
'Your services in any such line will
not be required shall forfeit my
bail"
Forfeit your bail"
THAT is my Intention
Mansfield succeeded in getting the
ba:l bond made $1,000. and his client
produced the funds himself. Then he
paid his attorneys fee and went forth
d free man. When called for trial he
did not appear. and his bail was fer
feted. An elderly gentleman appear
ed to testify against him. and Mans
field. who WAS present as the accllsea's
counsel. asked him something about
the case The only information he re-
ceived was that the thief had effected
dwelling by climbing a lattice near
second story bedroom window. The
gentleman said he was not surprised
that the bail had been forfeited. for
the thief was evidently well connected.
and the money for his bail Ind doubt
less been furnished by his family.
Ten years passed. One day Horace
Mansfield was ut work In his office
when Il middle aged man entered ana
asked for private interview. When
the two were alone together the man
said:
"Yon don't remember me-"
II confess that cannot place you.
though there is something about you
that leads me to think ! have seen you
before"
DO yon recall client of yours
named William Lambert, who jumped
his bail:"
II do"
u am that man. bur my name is NOT
Lambert. l am about to be married
and before the ceremony is performed
Iwish to know If there are any records
identifying me with Lambert that can
BE- eradicatcd."
The. lawyer Informed the gentleman
there was nothing worth removing. IL
| recognized as Lambert he might be
arrested and tried, hut ten years had
so changed him that he would likely
not he recognized.
There is now" replied the stranger,
mo one living to appear against me-"
'ln that case you run no risk what.
ever"
II am to marry widow who has in.
herited some property from her late
husband. There ere some papers to be
drawn before the wedding. and should
like 10 have you draw them. Can you
| conveniently call at her house?"
II can"
The gentleman threw n card on la
BILE bearing the name Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Trlcy with her address.
ue ucAl u'ty NuuSucIu NSAL ~ suS
address given and was received bysa
lady under thirty years OF age and
beautiful. Having executed the papers
| he was about TO Withdraw when Mrs.
| Tracy said to him:
Both myself and my fiance deem II
best that you should receive an ex-
! nlanntion of what must seem to you to
be mystery. When l was nineteen !
| left home on a visit. While away
met the man am to marry tomorrow.
An attachment sprans up between us.
and he begged me to engage himself
| to me.
II had been brought up from child
to understand that when married my
husband must be wealthy. l told ED.
gar Edgar Stanield is his name--that
| knew ,py father would not consent
to my marriage with him and he must
give me up. lie seemed very much
broken down by this. and after my re
turn | feared that he would do some
thing rash. \ match had already been
made for me with Mr.. Tracy. who was
then more than fcrty years old. Edgar
came to this city the night before j
was married and. in the hope of per-
snading me to elope will, him. climbed
Il lattice under my window and OBJ
tanned access to my room. My father
came to the room while lie was there
slipped into an adjoining room. and