Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-12-27
The Tyrant Man
Kicks Back
3, EDWARD I. STEWART

"heiS '"scs ior women meeting had
been held. Suddenly lady pluncoa
forward. pushing aside those in frna,
of her. and caught man by the slaor.
Give me my pocketbookr' she eric,
"Your pocketbook. What do Won
meanY''
"fon were sitting by me in the meet.
ing. ! have lost my pocketbook. wha,
can be palmer than that you have ,,p.
EN- III See the slit in my reticn,o
Mace ~ 8 ne sharp Instrument.
III . ssD.e yonr pockctbook. madam
rtrs. haze iassed 1t to a bal. for
hat,s. ,es H.
Il say you haver'
The man. who was well dressed In
check suit. looked over the heads \,
the crowd and. seeing policem.n
called to him.
! "0ne moment. please. Madam. Won
have accused me Of stealing your noel
etbook. your accusation being hasas
on your own deductions. III You provo
me guilty You will have done a dutv.
I II not you win have to pay well for
all the Inconvenience and injury you
may cause me-"
The woman declared that she was
ready to take the consequences OF he,
act The policeman led the man away
| At the station the culprit insisted ON
being searched. Nothing except hin
own belongings was found on him.
tom Nolan said the man at the
desk. we've been looking for you ever
since you made your escape from the
penitentiary six months ago. Up to
your old tricks, see. You look mora
prosperous than when you were sent
up. What's become OF that beautiful
mustache you used to sportT
I'm not Tom Nolan"
You'd better send to your bal FOR
the lady's valuables: you'n get lighter
sentence"
III you think I'm Tom Nolan or any
one else than myself. prove tt
Dead easy. Your photograph was
taken and graces the rogues' gallery"
The photograph was produced and II
II was not likeness OF the prisoner It
was the very image OF him.
"All right said the prisoner. 81
want a messenger"
He sent for lawyer and for bail.
| Then he was suffered to go. being or
dered TO appear the next morning.
The lady was In court, supported by
half hundred OF her sister workers
In the cause OF Justice for women
She made her charge, told her story,
showed the cut In her reticule and
stated the amount OF her loss. The
identity OF the prisoner was proved by
. the photograph Of Nolan. who had rob
beu many women In much the same
way that the accusing angel" had
been robbed. The prisoner was per-
mitted to make his statement. 1t was
this:
-Yodr honor and gentlemen Of the
/ jury. this affair occurred at meeting
of women with sprinkling of men
which l attended last evening from
curiosity. listened to accusations OF
men FOR their barbaric treatment OF
women frcm Adam and Eve down to
the present day. contend that men
, have received as much unjust treat
ment from women as women have
from men. I am now suffering from
such treatment. Ny accuser has made
circumstantial evidence basis for
bringing upon me what will be great
injury. ! propose to punish her Tor
doing SO. She should have given me
an opportunity to explain. could
have convinced her that l am above
stealing ladies' pocketbooks. for am
,, In receipt of $500 a week salary. As to
my being mistaken for this man No
lam that Is another matter for which
the lady Is not to blame. But | shau
| make her pay for what she Is 10
blame"
The accused's lawyer then put the
manager Of a film company on Tue
stand. who swore that the prisoner
was Alonzo Dcvereaux. prominent
movie actor. and that he-the manager
was paying him $500 week Tor MS
! services as an actor. The next move
| Of the defense was to hang screen
| darken the courtroom and show tns
| photograph Of Nolan greatly eniar1eu
The prisoners picture was then SHOWN
"a -closeup"-and considerable diiel'
| ence appeared In the two phtuies.
That Of the prisoner showed hihu's
| clobule on the lower Id OF the eye
The jury were called on TO eNlinn'e
the real giobule with maghii.hs
glass, and they found 1t to be IN p'''e
as shown In his photograph
| The prisoner was DISCHARGED anu a.
once brought suit for $4,000 asah.s'
the lady who had accused HIM TOT
! jury done him In his profession W ~
accusation ana its consequent PUN,
ity Since he had all the money
required to press the suit and the "a -
had none. even though he should ios
his case In the end. he could appeaa
and appeal till she was tired out wv
1 90 loos 20 M lo u-voras fees. lUuueH