Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1874 — Wrongfully Accused. [ARTICLE]

Wrongfully Accused.

This morning in the South Side Police Court a case of larceny was on trial that brought to light facts of more than ordinary interest, and which illustrated that one cannpt be too careful in charging crime upon a suspected party. In this case it was discovered that an innocent woman has for o#er ,tfdfler. the stigma and disgrace of 4 thief. .About one year ago Mrs. Herrick, a lady residing at 961 Prairie avenue, was the possessor of a finger ring of unique pattern, which she had obtained while traveling abroad. This ring was stolen from her about the time mentioned above, and, suspecting a servant girl in her employ, the girl was arraigned before he£ mistress and accused of the theft. Bhe strongly denied the accusation and strenuously declared her innocence. The ring was never found, and finally, after the lapse of over a year, the affair was entirely forgotten. Some few weeks ago Mrs. Herrick carried her watch, worth about $l5O, to'L .S.Wilmott, a jeweler on Twenty-second street, to have it repaired. On leaving it with Wilmott she received a check for it. A week or two after this incident a seamstress who was in the employ of Mrs. Herrick at the time the ring was stolen,--and who up to a few days ago was in her employ, called at Wilftuilt’s and stated that Mrs. Herrick, bad sent her for the watch, and inforuadd Mm that the check had been lost. The jeweler supposed from her appearance that she was a lady, and, after some hesitancy, gave her the watch, and she departed with it. Last Friday Mrs, Herrick called for her watch. WilniottVas astonished, but not so much so as the lady when she received the intelligence that he had surrendered the timepiece to MissPerguson. On the parties discovering the dishonesty of the seamstress, a search-warrant was taken out and her room searched. On going through her trunk the ring stolen oyer twelve months ago was found. The watch, however, had been disposed of, and was not recovered. The woman as arrested and this morning brought be--fore Justice Boyde* to stand her preliminary*inYe6tigktiWo6 Ae charge of larceny. She was held to the Criminffi-

Court in bonds of SSOO. This woman is thirty-five years of age, is quite prepos# and bears the appearance of V lady. Her conscience must be very elastic and her heart hardened to the sufferings of others, as is evidenced from tlss fact that she stood guiltily by and observed the mortification and disgrace of an innocent woman—the domesticcharged with the theft of the ring of her mistress when she (the seamstress) then had the article concealed in her dress pocket; she saw the poor woman spurned and turned out of house and home, with the "brand of a thief upon her, to go forth with a heavy heart to seek employment from a cold and uncharitable world.— -Chicago Journal. - - trr The Vermont Supreme Court has de« cided that a citizen cannot refuse to testify for wliqm be voted,