Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-02-08
A Robbery aud a Romance.

attending it as follows On Thursday
evening, November l4th, the family of a
Mr. Barker, residing in Bessborough Gar.
denS, Plmlico, went 10 the opera, leaving
their house in charge of Mary Newell, a
selvont girl 25 years old. Tn returning
home at halfpast nine, Mr. Barker was
surprised to receive no answer to his knock;
and on eaccting forcibo entrance, ho
discovered traces everywhere that a rob
berry il not a murder has been committed.
a large amount Of provisions was lying
about in the utmost confusion plate to
the value Of el0O was packed away ready
Tor removal ; a hoe was cut ia the back
door large enough to admit man, and
the poker was found on the floor smeared
with blood, and with clotted masses of hu.
man hair which appeared to be that Of a
female. Ga further search quantity Of
miscellaneous property, including some
valuable jewelry, and a few pounds in
money was missing. But no trace of do
mestic could be found. Police detectives
were immediatly sent for,and on examina
ton OF the premises circumstances came to
light which tended to cast suspicion on the
servant, which was confirmed on discover
ing that the bloody poker was an artifce.
and that the hair had been glued on
They next ascertained that cab, contain
ing gentlemen with a good sized box had
left the house that evening for the Eastern
Counties railway station, and at the sta.
ton that he had taken u ticket and nro.
ccedod for Brentwood. The officers fol.
lowed on to Brentwood next day, nothing
doubling that the gentleman and the ecod
sized bog were the servant in disruise and
the stolen property At Brentwood they
earned that gentlemen and box had
passed the night at the White Hart, bu.
had l2!t that morning by the down train.
Detective Sheen followed the other desec-
tive returning to London. lie traced the
gentleman and box until it reached Var,
mouth, and there he procured the assist.
ance o. Sergeant Berry, and both spent
the whole ofthe day in frutless inquirers.
Next day, however, they ascertained that
gentlemen and u box had ia ken lodgings
with an old lady in Row, 1876, and on
proceeding there were told that a young
gentleman answering the description given
with box, had lived with her since Friday
but he was then out taking walk on the
Marine parade with young lady. On the
officer ina'nunting that the young gentleman
might possibly be one of her own sex, the
old lady Indignantly secuted the idea, and
was sure from the way he had behaved
that he was real gentleman. They said
they would wait lis return, and at five
clook in walked the ledger, shawled to
the chin against the effects Of the storm
he had to encounter on the, way vigorous.
ly putting cigar, and got up in the fast
STYLE with extensive pcgIops, end every.
=
thing ?" 7nate. Ho found himself im,nedi-
atey in custody of the police and being
charged with -yobbory, aad being one Ma
ry Newell, sue admitted the offence with
no little San9N0id. Her box was next ox-
amined, and the missing property found
IN it. She was taken to the police station
and next morning Sheen took his prize to
London still in her male attire, as, not an,
tlclpatng so carly necessity for a change
OF apparel, she had left her female attire
behind her ltappears that while in Var
mouth she acted out her assumed part with
spirit that would have done credit to the
original, She treated the laudlady on
both nights to the theatre, and expressed
herself much disappointed that she had no.
come down in the summer, when the town
was gayer and liyelier, She attended st.
Peters church on sunday, but she proten,
ded to no special piety, as she affected &
good deal of Irritation with the girls about
and gave her landlady the idea of being
quite Lothario, Among the articles found
on her was a small fancy tobacco pipe
She told the police she had been disturbed
in the robbery or she would have carried
CT the plate, She is about twenty-five
years Of age, and her make up as male
character was pronounced to be excellent.
1t seems that Mary procured her male
clothing from Mr., Barkers wardrobe, and
from that Of young gentleman who was
his guest at the time. Nearly the whole
of the stolen property was recovered.