New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-06
NUMBER 46.
An Ingenious Thief
MASCULINE INDIVIDUAL IN FEMININE ROLE.
From the New York Times, 27th.1

From the New York Times, 27thI
Mr. Henry Schneider lives at No. 678 Eighth
avenue, between Forty-seyenth and Forty-eighth
sueels. ne mas only been q few years in this
country, ana left behind him in g Faderlandn
young brother, John, from whom he has not heard
for some time. Henry appeared yesterday before
Justice Connolly and preferred charge of lar
ceny against one Karl Ackerrnan, who is eighteen
95 Avenue A. Itappears that on Saturday even
ing, the 22d inst, the accused went to Mr..
Schneider's house and introduced himself as a
very particmarfriend Of and the bearer of mes
sage from the complainant's brother, whom he
mad seen in Germany just preyisus to the time he
left there for this country.
Schneider did all he could to make his new ac
qualhtance feel at home, they drank, and smoked
ana chatted together until late hour when they
separated, Ackerman starting for home. Just be-
iore, leaving, however. he informed Schneider
that certain young and pretty German actress
aa9 ei seen him ESchneider) somewhere, and had
iaen desperately in love with him and desired to
OBTAIN an introduction to him. The information
pleased the credulous Schneider, and he was most
happy to promise thatif Ackerman would call for
MN on the following Sunday evening, he would
go TO LlZzle's with him and make her aeauaint-
ance The prisoner promised faithfully to call for
him at the appointed time and then left. He had
not been gone long, however, before Mr.. Schnei-
der had occasion to get some papers from the
| inside breast pocket Of his coat which hung upon
clothes-rack in the room. $#
What was his astonishment, upon putting his
hand in his pocket, to find that his pocket-book,
containing $50, had been distracted therefrom
during the Interview with his friend. He was
utterly at loss to know who could have commit
ted the deed, not for a moment daring to suspect
that his dear brothers. friend would do such a
thing. Here the matter dropped for the time
Sunday evening came, put with it Ackerman came
not. On Tuesday evening some one rang the
front door bell Of Mr.. Schneider's house, and he
answered it in person, glad to believe that the
visitor must be his friend for whom he was pa.
tiently waiting. Instead, however of seeing q
gentleman, he beheld young lady, neatly
dressed, and quite pretty withal. He invited
her into the parlor, where, after being seated,
she introduced herself as Miss Sten the actress.
She said that, unable to get an intro
ducton through Mr. Ackerman, she had
presented herself in person, and
hoped that he would not think the action bold or
presumptuous on her part Schneider thought he
recognized the voice Of his Saturday night friend,
was almost certain that his impression was cor
rect. He thereupon seized his VISITORS bonnet,
pulled it from his head tore off his waterfall.
and left his recognition beyond dispute. He then
began to think that it was possible his mothers
friend had committed the theft. Upon charging
Ackerman with it, he acknowledged having taken
the money. He was therefore arrested and
brought before justice Connolly, who committed
him for trial without bail. His appearance in
court in female apparel created considerable mer-
riment among the spectators Being of fair com
pleXon and quite beardless, he has little difieulty
in palming himself of upon others as one Of the
softer sex.