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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1913
Page
5
A biographical sketch of Judge Jeffreys from youth to his reign of terror during the Bloody Assizes. his rise under Charles II and James II, brutal trials, and ultimate downfall ending in exile and death. Also a crime-commentary piece recalling O’Neill Little gang lore and a Philadelphia Simpson robbery tie-in.
Detective Barnett details a New York undercover pursuit of the Simpson gang. He describes posing as an ex convict to gain trust, the hunt through Water Street dives, the long wait for information, and a London connection via a jeweler burglary with an ink mark on a thief’s hand.
The narrator details a London investigation into the Bennett robbery involving Jim Parsons. He recalls aiding Parsons in New York years earlier, persuading him to reveal how crooks used his name. Parsons identifies Jeff ONeill and Tim Little as the thieves, with Slimy Baker helping locate them. The pair plead guilty in Simpson's case and receive ten-year terms, Nellie Parsons is returned to her father.
Mrs. Hanson schemes to pair her niece Anna with the Westbound Mr. Whitney at the Country Club. After weeks of feigned indifference Anna reveals the romance and explains she orchestrated the ruse, leaving her aunt to admit she is hopeless at matchmaking.
A terse line notes that you should share a link when the other party hopes you will retreat. It frames the action as timely guidance. The admonition implies urgency in response rather than a broad directive.
Henry C. Terry presents two parallel tales of crime and detection. The criminal explains his plan to cover all avenues of knowledge while the detective reveals how such efforts fail and how the truth inevitably emerges.
Jeff O Neill recalls an 1880s pawnshop burglary on Chatham Street involving Tim a partner in planning and a fatal silenced shoot. They cracked Simpson’s shop window, used a cobblestone to breach a heavy door and escaped with diamonds worth about $60 000 then sold the loot for $30 000 two days later to evade police.
Frances, 88, irons for her daughter Fanny to wear to a party while recounting a life of sacrifice. She married against her wishes to Tom Keene, who drank and died, leaving her to raise Fanny and endure hardship after her father’s death.
Frances, worn and faded, watches her daughter Fanny relish social life while Maurice Hall, a past love, lingers in her memory. Fanny flaunts moneyed comforts from Ora Ormiston’s circle, and Frances contends with longing, envy, and fatigue as she irons and endures.
Frances confronts past choices as a chance encounter with a familiar suitor prompts reflection on youth, family pressure, and lost opportunities. The scene unfolds with Edna's errands and Fanny preparing for a party while Frances contemplates what might have been.
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