The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-10-27
Sharp Practice-A Young Lady
in Trouble.


clerks were at her bidding. She selected
grey Manorka mantel, green cashmere
shawl, two sets of brown gauntlets, and two
sets of embroideries, dollars and sleeves.
She ordered the goods to be taken to the st
Charles Hotel, Room 81, at half past i've,
and she would pay for them. The clerk took
the articles there at the hour, and she was
called down. She took the bundle and told
the young man to wait till she went up and
got her money to pay him. He waited, bat
the lady did not return. He finally began
to suspect he had been sold search was
instituted, but the lady was missing. The
bell boy at the lady's door stated that lady
with bundle had passed out few moments
before. Application was soon after made at
tn. Mayors office tor police aid, but toe
m, st vigilant search filled to discover her
or recover the goods.
1t was afterwards ascertained that soe
had been to miliiner's, selected two dollars
worth of trimmings and ordered them to De
taken to the ST. Clair for Mrs. Cook, the
wife of the Rev. Cook. The milliner sent
her girl with the articles, who q as deceived
in precisely the same manner as the clerk
had been.
The same person obtained dress, which
was taken to Hares Hotel for Mrs. Cook on
the same cheap terms.
Ii Is 5uppO3eu tuhI piohosSAonot s1iol
from the East had commenced operations
here. The railroad stations, ferries, omni-
bus stations, and all public places were
watched till late Friday nightly the police,
but they failed to gain aay Intelligence of
the confidence woman.
Up to Friday last nothing was heard Of
her and the Mayor came to the conclusion
that she had left the city to operate else
where. That day, however. the Mayor learn
ed that lady had b,en to livery stable in
the city, obtained carriage, and had been
driven out some distance on the Brownsville
road, when, under the pretext of wishing to
call at a shoemaker's shop some distance off,
for shoes, she gave him the slip.
his statement. The driver said be was or
dered to drive to dying establishment, No.
100 Third street, to get lady to take TO the
country. He proceeded there A woman
came out, put into the carriagea carpet
sack, band box, bonnet tied up in paper, and
two large and two small bundles. In get
ting in she told the driver 70 tell the toll
keeper at the Mouongahela bridge they
would pay the toll as they came back, as she
had no change. She afterwards told two
other oll-keepers Nhom they passed that she
would pay as they came back. Near Cow
ans tavern they overlook mau driving
she observed to the driver that sac was sorry
she had not hailed him to put her bundles in
to his wagon, for it was going direct to her
home and she was not-
The driver said they would stop at the
White Hall tavern and wait till it came up.
He did so, but the wagon not coming up, she
told the driver to drive Oh to the Elizabeth
town road, and wait for it there. He did
so, and in little while il came up. She
then got out in the mud, (ehe driver courte-
ously demonstrating and put the large bun
dies, baad-bex and oonnets in the wagon,
which drove of, and she proceeded on two
and halt miles on the Elizabeth road, when
they came to a lane leading off towards the
Elizabethtown road. By her direction, the
driver turned into it, followed it half mile
and came to another, turning to the left
She ordered the driver to stop there till she
could 90 to house some distance to get
pair of Shoes She got out, and hs was en-
gagged in examining faulty spoke 10 the
Wheel, when, GA looking up, be saw the wo-
nan taking off rapidly over hill ahead of
him. the two bundles under her arms. 1t
occurred to him that be had been imposed
on, and he ran up to the top OF the hill, but
could see nothing OF her. he examined
pile of straw on one side and clump of trees
on the other, thinking she had hid herself
1t was t0ep gettluS udt a. on0 bC SoFc oP VIC
search and returned to town, minus toll and
carriage hire.
With this information, the MAY or dispatched
officers Hague and Richardson TO Whitehall
tavern. They there ascertained the name of
the man who drove the little brown pony and
called on him. He was much frightened, and
told them the lady who had given him the
bundle was a neighbours daughter and went
with them to her residence. She saw them
coming and locked herself IN o room. Her
father fin ally persuaded her to nolocg it, when
she was instantly recognized by a gentleman
who accompanied the officers. She acknowl-
edged her guilt, and restored the goods she had
taken She was brought to the Mayors office,
when all the parties whom she had imposed
on, we've called in. None Of them being DIS
posed to make an information, she was dis
charged, her father having compensated ali
parties.
AS this is her drst offence, (ihoagh 1t would
have been cIeditable to an expert IN confidence
games) her name is suppressed. She will not
be likely soon to repeat the experiment The
shame and modification she felt on being ex-
posed will serve as lifelong lesson, and con-
vince her as others are sometimes convinced
at a severe cost, that honesty is the best policy
An Extraordinary Affair. The Aberdeen
miss. Conservative tells the following sto