Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-04-11

IuE DErEcrTvE PoLIcE SURPASSED
BY LADY.--A few weeks since some
unknown persons entered fashionable
boarding house near Summer street, kept
by Mrs, ~, and pissed from one board
er's room to another, making assessments
of sach articles as they liked best, and
after making liberai collection, left the
| . ace unseen and unframed.
Among the boarders whose goods and
ciattles were thus uncerimoniously taken
away, was Mrs. H., fair daughter OF
the sunny South, who happened TO be
spendintf the wiuter in the City of No
tions. Her loss consisted Of a. beautiful
velvet hat.
As soon as the theft was discovered,
the police were consulted and everything
done to remove the mystery, but all 10
| no purpose.
But as murder will out, so will iarce>
ny, sometimes, and this was not long to
remain secret
As Mrs. H., was walking Washington
street one Of the pleasant days last week,
imagine her surprise III passing a large
and masculine locking woman, dressed
in the height Of 6shion, with hoops and
crinoIine, and having upon her head the
very identical velvet hat which she had
lost. what was to be done? What
could be dones Every step was taking
the bonnet further from its owner, who
was alone and a stranger 10 tile city
It did not take her long TO decide
She started in the same direction, and
soon was alongside of the velvet hat
"Where do you reside, madam g. "In
- Court was the reply. Are you
going home!" II am go on, and
don't let me hinder you.''
And onward they walked, now to the
right, ard now to the left. At length
they entered dark alley, and after pass
ing several dismal abodes, they halted
at door.
..'Do you live here r. "I do-upoa
the second foor''
Go up, then, for / have business
with you." They entered
After going mp two flights of stairs,
they reached room in which they
found five women. They entered tho
room, and 4,ere our heroine made her
business known. Posting herself by the
door, with calm but defiant look, she Z
demanded OF the woman 10 know where .
she obtained the velvet hat, also the
shawl and the basque upon her person.
4 bought them" was the reply. mo, y
you did not, they were stolen; and now
take them off Immediately"
Had a bomb,shell exploded in the
room, the confusion could not have been
greater But great as it was, it.did not
lntilndats the owner Of the velvet hsk il
the least degree. It only changed tho !.
happy and and fascinating look Of :
most beautiful face to the unccnq1efsd
LOOK Of Cromwell. Now be quiet and
own up. and bring forward the stolen
goods. for it will be better for you. And
now seeing that have found the goods.
and the thief no doubt, am going for q
an officer. See that none Of you leave
the room or disturb an article while / ]
AIN gone" While descending the stairs
onr heroine espied doctor on his war
to visit the sick, and asked bis assistance
II have said she, found soMasa1en
property, and have it secured q this
house will you call an officer to assist
me in removing it. The doctor readily
assented, and while he sought for po-
Iicemen, she still guarded hee trust. AZ
length the doctor with four pollcemen 4
arrived. when our heroine transferredth0 :
custody of both person and property to
the officers of the law. The remainder
of the stalsn property was soon found,
and the lady relieved of her borrowed
plumage, was provided with rooms at
the Cambridge street Jail, where she still
remains, waiting the sentence Of the law.
We say success to our fair visitors
from the South. and may the courage
which she displayed be initiated BY our
police generally y-Boston Journal.
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