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.J some private letters from the man in thecaseto the woman in the case the proprietress of the rooming house. , Apparently npt being much trou bled with a consciencey-.Sensibaugh read these letters and appropriated them. It is believed they now axe in the possession of Williams . Last night while the commission was holding the midnight session, Williams went tothe senate commis sion's sergeant-at-arms and induced him to have Detective Sergeants J. J. Hardy and M. J. Farley, of the detective bureau, go out on a raid under his orders. The detectives and Williams went to the North Clark street hotel and there broke into the woman's" room. They found the man and woman in bed. They made them dress and brought them before the O'Hara commission. That he might be in proper posi tion to assist p.t the crucifixion of the woman, Williams took his place directly behind Lieut.-Gov. Barratt O'Hara. The man was exceedingly nervous on the stand. The woman, who wore no'hat, just a veil thrown across her head, was not nervous. But her face was white as a sheet. Her lips were bloodless. And her head was hung in bitter shame. O'Hara looked at the couple in a bewildered fashion. It was obvious he did not quite understand. "Are you man and wife?" he asked, at last. -"No," said the man. x The woman shook her head. "What is your name?" asked O'Hara of the man. The man gave it. It was entered in the record. "And yours?" asked O'Hara, turn ing to the woman, The woman seemed to be choking. She swallow.ed once or twice. A newspaper photographer set up his camera. Anotnfcr neia up tne flash light apparatus? "Please don t let them take my I picture," the "woman .sobbed. "Don't take her picture, boys, said Senator Beall. The newspaper photographers un rigged their apparatus. O'Hara askeff the man a few more questions. It appeared he was" a drummer; that hehad known the woman for about a year; that he al ways stayed at 1361 North Clark street when in Chicago. O'Hara turned to the woman. He did not seem to know what to ask her. But, WillTams whispered in his. ear. r "Are you married ? " asked .O'Hara. "Yes,"1 said the woman, her voice so low ,it could hardly be heard. "Andt your "husband?" "He he deserted me ar-year and a half ago," she said; "Do you frequent this place at I361 North Clarjt street? Do you take men there often?" The woman raised her, head for the firsttime. i'Why, I own the place," she said. "I'm the proprietress. I live there. I don't take men there, of course not:" O'Hara wheeled in his chair and faced "the North Side's fighting par son." There was a whispered col iQquy, which apparently was vigor ous qn the lieutenant governor's side. Williams shuffled down from the bench. " ' ' "The commission has.npthing to do with this case," said cPHara. "I did not know what it was when it was brought up. I thought it had something to do with white slavery'. I'm sorry, madam. You are ex cused." As thev were leavine the room the sman and the woman were rearrested by the city, detectives whom-Williams had arrest them first: They were takenrto the central detail police star tion 'and booked. " ' After the midnight session, the members of the commission were"" asked one by,one if they had known anything of what-the. man and wo man were charged with, before they,. ' ' s