Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-14
The Police outdone by Q Southern p,mssI.
(From the Boston Journal. N,,c, g,

A few days since, some upknorn r.-.,..
entered a fashionable boarding bop.s nss-
Summer street, kept by Mrs M, passed fro,.
one bosrder's room to another, making asses,-
ments Of such articles as they liked the best,
and left the place unseen and unhaYnsd
Among the bosrdsn whose goods and chat
tells were thus unceremoniously taken away,
was Miss ii . fair daughter Of the Sunny
South. who happened TO be spending the win
ter in the City Of Notions. Her loss eonsistsd
of a beautiful velvet hat
As room as the theft was discovered the Do
lice were consulted, and everything done 20
remove the mystery, but all 10 no purpose.
As Miss ID. was walking Warrington street
one OF the pleassntest days last week, imagine
ner surprise In passing large and masculine
oklng woman, dressed in the height of fash
Ion, with hoops and crinoline, and having
upon her head the very identical velvet hat
which she had lost. What was TO be done
What could be done' Every step was taking
he bonnet further from It's owner. who vss
take her long to decide.
She started In the same direction, and was
soon alongside Of the velvet hat
"Where do you reside, madam"
"In = Court, was the reply.
Are You going homer"
"I am"
"Go on, and don let me hinder you"
And onward they walked, now to the right
and now to the left. At length they entered
dark alley, and after passing several dismal
abodes they halted at door.
"Do you live here ?'
al dO-upon the second foor''
"Goup then for have business with you. 4"
They entered. After going up two lights
OF stairs they reached room in which they
found hVe women: They entered the room,
and here our heroine made known her bust
ness. Posting herself by the door, with q calm
but defiant look, che demanded Of the woman
70 know where she obtained the velvet hat,
the shawl, and the basque upon her person.
bought them, was the reply,
No, you did not; they were stolen, and
now take them Of Immediately"
Had a bombshell exploded in the room, the
confusion could not have been greater. But
great as it was, it did not in'imidate the owner
of the velvet hat in the least degree. 1t onIy
changed the happy and fascinating look of a
most beautiful face to the unconquered look cf
. Cromwell.
"Now be quiet and own up, and bring for
ward the stolen goods, for it viii be better fbr
you Now l have found the goods, and .ae
thief, no doubt, am going for an officer Sec
that none Of you leave the room or disturb an
article while / am gone"
While descending the stairs our heroine es.
pied doctor on his way to visit the sick, and
asked his assistance. "I have" said she,
found some stolen property, and have il Sc
cure in this house will you call an oficer to
assist me in removing it ?" The doctor readily
assented, and while he sought for policemen,
she still guarded her trust. At length the
doctor, with four policemen, arrived, when
our heroine transferred the custody Of both
persons and property to the oficers Of the law
The remainder Of the stolen property was soon
found, and the lady relieved of her borrowed
plumage was provided with rooms at the Cam
bridge street jail, where she still RENAME,
waiting the sentenca of the Law