Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1897 — No Wonder He Fled. [ARTICLE]

No Wonder He Fled.

Judge—Yon admit that you entered the house of the prosecuting witness by the rear door at 2 In the morning? Prisoner—Yes, your Honor. Judge—What business did you have there at that time of night? Prisoner—l thought It was my own house, Judge—Then why did you, when this lady approached, leap throng*, the window, jump into the cistern and hide yourself? Prisoner—Your Honor, I thought It was my wife.—Truth.