The Washington times., 1920-06-06

plumb into Thomas and his companion. The lady was
little nervous and turned to 60 back to the The
detective says Thomas reassred her and said that there
was nothing to be disturbed about.
But Immediately after that Thomas moved to new
apartments Massachusetts, Benjamin. through
the hot air ppe knew what up and followed Thomas
to his address.
Weeks had been going by and Detective Benjamin had
apparently been getting the real hot stuff that
wanted So person appears on the scene. 1t was
Louise Yeoman, one of Mrs. Thomass servants, very
garrulous and very busy person.
When the Yeoman woman stepped off the train from
New York she picked up the rens Of authority very
quickly It April IL, 1914, that Yeoman got
the job She held quick consultation with Detective
Benjamin. learned of the change of address Of Thomas
and at secured for herself Massachusetts,
avenue directly opposite the house where Thomas had
moved. She would do little amateur sleuthhg for
Amanda diagram, with distances and angles Of visi'
bity to- showing the position of houses windows,
peep holes etc. was introduced in Louise's testimony
In characterzing the various parts Of this little di-
drama it is probable that Louise Yeoman part
would be called the comedy part Her garrulous chatter
and funny little oquacious trviaes introduce quality
of unconscious humor in the sombre melodrama OF
Amanda and her second divorce.
II was in Childs restaurant" Yeoman says in de.
scrbing her first day of trailing Thomas in Boston eat
ing buckwheat cakes, which very fond Of" Thomas
ing hasty settlement of the bill, hustled out to the
sidewalk and down the street hot foot after the
pecting Herbert Thomas. Whether Louise compelled
to leave uneaen of those buckwheat cakes she forgot
to menton-and this seems to be about the only thing
related to her connection with the that is not fully
and voubly gone into in minute detail.
According to the Yeoman woman's testimony she
glued her eye to the window Of her in the house
opposite the building where Thomas had his apartment,
and the very first day rewarded by seeing woman
In the Thomas aparment-apd the female in cor.
bsc h,,& f,oo
her hair That there might be nothing Of the episode left
unrecorded for the Judge to ponder Yeoman completes
the detail Of this vision in these words:
"And said to myself that Thought she had beanti.
full har-it chestnut brown hair
The chief detective. Benjamin, started work in Feb.
ruary. The Yeoman woman arrived the job on April
IL And April 20 Mr. John Caskie steps Off the train
In Boston and joins the forces of evidence collectors
Qhis Caskie Mrs Thomas's own brother and he
an adjuster' for the Interborough Rapid Transit
from New York Did shonts get Brother John his Job
With the marlborough and then loan him to Sister
Amanda at the expense OF the nterborough to work up
her divorce casei
According to Brother Johns testimony, he and De-
tective BENJAMIN followed Herbert Thomas around for
several days. chiefly watching him in restaurants
But for some reason it was necessary to call mp re-
serves. Detective Benjamin Ladys Maid Louise Yeo.
man and Brother John Caskie not quite equal to
and Duren. Turner rented room back Of Thomas on
the same floor Duren was set to work watching.
With Herbert Thomas watched in front by Louise
Ycoman and in the rear by Detective Turner and with
John Caske patrol in the street below and Duren on
post, Detective Benjamin found time to hunt up some
odds and ends of afidavs to help things along;
lie secured q sworn statement from Fannie L. Beals,
the housekeeper at the Columbus apartment She
had seen woman visit Thomas, and on one occasion
Thomas and some lady friend "playfully" invited her
out to dinner with them.
Detective Benjamin also hunted up woman named
Lena J Rivss. miluer. who testified that she had