The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-04-17

cause to better advantage under the
circumstances than he could himself
He agreed with me, and set forth on
my quest.
! have pleaded many causes before a
jury, but never one requiring such care
as this. was obliged to keep CON
stantly In mind that, with the excep-
ton OF season at winter resort, my
client was stranger to the lady. /
proceeded with the utmost caution.
stating the case from the reverse of
which 1t has been stated here. I mic
tured her lover coming to town, BUOY
ed with expectation Of seeing her the
day after his arrival; his being obliged
to spend night at a strange hotel; his
going to bed and being awakened to
find that a mistake had been made: his
establishment at seeing a clergymans
clothes where he had placed his own;
his horror at being led away to police
station. Then gave her the informa-
ton had elected concerning her low
er's identity and the excellent charac-
ter that had been given him by his
friends.
The young lady heard me through
without word, then astonished me by
her marvellous penetration into the In
tricacies Of the case.
II would not think" she said, "of
introducing to my family as my fiance
man under such a charge. Some one,
for some unknown purpose, has turned
him over to the police as a criminal.
He suffers from a misfortune which is
as much mine as his. You may prove
that he is Arthur Poindexter, but
don't see how you can prove that Ar
thur Poindexter is not q. confidence
man. In other words, see no hope
for him. AS to my action in the mat
ter his misfortune only draws me
closer to him. What do you propose ~
4 what propose is made much easier
for me and for my client and for you
by your remarkable appreciation for
the conditions. Two courses are open
to him: Either to stand trial, pleading
not guilty, or to jump his bail, which
would be bagatelle for one of his
means, and disappear"
Which do you recommends she
asked after some thought.
"The latter course"
She sat thinking. I arose from nv
seat, went to window and stood look
ing out, giving her time to consider.
Presently she said:
Tell him, please, that If he decides
to follow your advice will marry him
and go with him. But on no account
will inform my family of what in
tend to do. 1t would only make trou-
BILE for all of US without changing my
resolution"
returned to my Office, where l found
POindexter and reported with enthusi-
asm what considered his fancee's no
BILE sacrifice. was some time in con-
vincing him that the best thing he
could do for both parties was to accept
1t. A marriage was arranged for the
next day at my Office, and Immediate
ly after the ceremony the bridal couple
went on board steamer sailing that
night for foreign port.
In due time an article appeared in
newspaper stating that Arthur Digby,
alias Jimmie Whites, alias the Rev.
Miles Staples, sneak thief and conf
dence man, had jumped his bail, TAX
ing with him as his wife young lady
well known in the highest social cir
cles.
Naturally the marriage made great |
stir in the social world and, for that |
matter, among those who did not know |
the parties.
Two years later Mr.. and Mrs. Pom |
dexter returned to America INDICATED. |
The real Jimmie Whites, Rev. Miles |
Staples, etc., was captured and made |
the following confession: One evening |
in the Ackley hotel he saw a man who
resembled himself. Jimmie was in |
canonicals at the time, and after the |
man Poindexter) had gone to bed he
stole up to his room, unlocked the door |
with pair Of pliers, stole the inmates
clothes, went to a bathroom, took off |
his canonicals, put ON the stolen suit /
and replaced the former in the Sleep
ers room without awakening him.
Then Jimmie went to a telephone booth
and notified the police where they
would find their quarry
Practically the young couples deci-
sion was wise one. OF two evils
they chose the lesser.