The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-10

HEAVY LARCENX. BY a OOMEkIAIs--EA
tall, liRhtcOmplexioned woman, aged about
thirty Years, giving he name OF Mary Elizabeth
Connolly, was arraigned yesterday afternoon,
upon the charge OF the larceny OF clothing and
lev ery valued at about $500, the property 0t
Mrs. Amelia Taylor, residing at No. 1914 North
Eleventh street. 1t appears that Mrs. Taylor
advertised Tor domestic on Thursday last, and
Mary presented herself as an applicant and was
EMPLOYED In the afternoon she accompaniet
Mrs. Taylor TO the house into which she was
moving. About O'clock in the evening, Mrs.
Taylor LETT Mary in charge OF the premises An
hour AFTER she returned and found that her
newly ENGAGED servant had lett the house,
takingwith her @ handsome set Of iewelry,
valuable set OF furs, several articles o
wearing apparel, etc. Information OF the
robbery having been left at the Central Station,
the meter was placed in the hands of Detective
Officers Levy and Tryon, who succeeded in ar
resting the accused on Monday morning, while
in the act OF attemptingto pawn the iewelry in
South street, near Seventh.
She acknowledged her guilt, and stated where
the balance OF the stolen property could be
found. The officers accordingly proceeded to a
house in Front street, near Shippen, and recOv
cred the articles in the attic, together with
large number OF pawn tickets calling for cloth
ing, ieVelr! etc. She further stated that she
had formerly been employed as domestic in the
house of DR.. Atkinson, in Spruce street. above
Second; also in the family OF Mrs Welsh, and
that she had stolen several articles from each
place. Besides The Emilies above named the
accused said that she had lived with several
names, aud IN each and every instance had
robbed her employers. 1t would be well for
persons who have had such an individual in
their employ to be present az the final hearing
which VIII take place on next Friday afternoon
al o'clock at the Central Station.
John Connolly whom the accused alleges TO
be her husband, was also arrested upon the
charge OF being an accessory to the fact On
Saturday last he made several Intellectual at
tempts TO pawn portion of the iewelry stolen
by his wife, demanding $50 advance in one in
stance, and 500 in another for It, The accused
were held in $4,000 bail each TO answer by
Alderman Better
POLICE ITEMs.-H. B. Plate had hearing
/ at the Central station yesterday, on the charge
OF setting fire to his tobacco and cigar store, No.
| $40 South street, On the morning of the 2SJh OF
/ March, with intent to detraud the Keusington
Insurance Company. The testimony was to the
| effect that the FIRE when first seen was coming
| from the store of the defendant, and that after
| it had been extinguished not vestige of stock
| could be tound except paper OF tobaoco that
| Mr. Plate first stated his loss to be $1,000 to the
] Secretary OF the Kensington Insurance Com
| pany, and Afterwards presented q written state
| ment, in which the loss in the aggregate
amounted to S3l3l5. It was further testified to
/ that in bill of goods made out by dealer In
| cigars and tobacco, of whom the accused for
| mery made his purchases, the date of one pur-
| chase was altered from October to March, at his
| request. To the officer acting in place of Fire
| Marshal Blackburn he stated that he went home
| on the night OF the fire at eleven o'clock, but
| witness testified that he was in lager beer shop
| in the neghborhood OF the store till after twelve
O'Clock, and until within ew minutes of the
breaking out of the tire. The dwelling part Of
| the house was occupied by Adolph Indig
clothier, who also occupied the store of No. 3l2
| and his family made narrow escape. There is
an insurance of $1,000 on the stock and fixtures
| OF Mr. Plate. He was committed to answer at
the present term OF the Quarter Sessions.
ALLEGED RIOTERS. = Seven men were
| arrested on Sunday upon the charge of rioting.
Ii appears that number OF fire companies we're
| returning from false ALARM in the southeast
erly part of the city, at an early hour on Sunday
morning. On reaching the corner of Second and
Reed streets a humber of men, who are said to
be adherents of the Weccacoe Engine, Shiffler
and Niagara Hose Companies, got into a row.
A running fight was kept up along Second
street; bricks and other missiles were
! used. At Queen street the Second Distn ct
Police interfered, and arrested seven of the
| alleged rioters. They were held in the sum OF
one thousand dollars each to answer by Alder.
man Tlttermary.
HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-Two men were
arraigned yesterday morning upon the charge
OF having assaulted and robbed Thomas Burke,
at an early hour on Sunday morning, near Sixth
and Shippen streets, but were discharged for
want OF testimony to connect them with the
o1ense.
CHILD STRANGLED. The Coroner held an
inquest yesterday on the body OF James Nugent,
l3 years old, who, while playing with button.
got 1t into his throat and was strangled. Death
resulted IN a few minutes. The parents of the
child reside at No. 1921 North Second street.
AcCIDENT-Fredericl Sheppard, aged
eight years, residing at TWenty-lourth and
Coates streets fell off sofa Yesterday afternoon
and fracturedlhis left shoulder-blade. The little
sufferer was admitted into the Pennsylvania
Hospital.
MIssING.-A man named Tracy, recently
mustered out of the army, left his home in the
Twenty tytourth Ward about two weeks ago, and
nothing has been heard of him since. His family
are in great distress
FRE.-A fire broke out in the pic1er-room
at Burtis cotton factory, yesterday, which was
arrested before il had made much progress.