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Frank Lewis place at 2033 Ar-1 mour avenue, r did. "The first' weejc I made 35,;; ,the next $52' O.Hara. "That'-s' your answer,, gentlemen." Before -the committee adjourn ed; it held an executive session," at 'the end of which Sergeant-at-arms' Scouten came, out ,of the room" armed with a batch'of sub poenas for some of the most "prominent and respectable" men lnune city. ;V,, DEFECTIVE McGUIRE VIS h "HORNING IN, AGAIN Spectators m Municipal. Judge Scully's court yesterday were 'treated to the sight of Ed Mc Guife;'city detective arid.'private sleuth for the "department stores f in.his odd moments confessing tnat ne was airaid to searcn tne home of a'frail little woman of 60 years" because he '"thought she might be treacherous." The wonan was Mrs. Frances Chadima, 3365 South Park ave nue, -a. widow and keeper of a boarding; house. She was arrest ed in fhe-Boston store .on a charge, of stealing, a plume and braid of false 'hair last Thursday after noon. y When searched in the novate office at the store before McGuire he tried his old game of connects ihg her with a. dozen of ,so thefts. She protested herinnocence and asked McGuire " to search her homejor stolen property jf he did not believe her. 'McGuire refused Jo do; it, ' , " You .see, judge," he said to Scully yesterday,, his eyes rqlfing toward the little old woman, "I thought she might he plotting some' treachery' .. . In court McGuire contrived to prove that Mrs. Cadima had been convicted of shoplifting some four years ago. At the end of his speech of prosecution the, old woman went over to him. Her fists were clenched; . the tears were streaming dowii her face. "This man has; hounded me for years, your .honor," she sobbed. "It is Tie who has helped fasten on me whatever record I might have. I tried to. be straight, but. it is hard to' be. straight wheri.a man like. 'that is on your trail'all the time.".' Daniel Cruice, attorney for Mrs. ChvadimaV made- a bitter speech-in court on the custom of the big department stores of coaching witnesses. Mrs.. Cha dimaT was undoubtedly guilty of the charge against her arid was fined $25 and costs. She paid the fine. ' . " " Until The Day Book' exposed him, Ed McGuire worked .one o the cutest little game's ever heard of. ' As a city detective he. had the right to w.ear a star and gun and toiake arrests and to.search sus pected persons. , i . Having thus fortified .himself; he managed 'to get liimself,'asr signed",, by the city to his broth er's detective, agency. How he worked this, McGuire best knows, himself.' His brother Tom .used, hiin