New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
ANOTHER CASE OF PANEL THIEvWa


The crime of panel tmeving is largely on
ne increase In this city. The mode is simple
etm ia aceosted on the street by dlsrepUable woman
and induced TO accompany her TO particular house,
horo no IA conducted to a room having movable panel
~ An ono ~ the doors. The furniture Of the room con-
go ~ he'd a chair or two and lounge The chairs
@ are placed near the door in which Is the panel
n1t,oneJ The victim, before retiring. naturally places
~ iotbng on either the lounge or chairs. The bed is
iaced i'm such position that the chairs and lounge
rot be t,a sSG6 Of the victim is attracted by his
npanion confederate Of the latter opens the sliding
pant and rifles his clothing 1t IS seldom that al OF the
money I'm the wallet taken that not until after the
Swncr has left the house does he discover his loss In
very many is difficult matter to get the loser to
make complaints OWING to the publicity that is given
10 the case when brought INTO court, ana inc
disgrace that would attach 10 MN Io 20. Nlsiiuhg
IaCh a house. lie prefers 70 submit quietly
ne thieves are often compelled to release them because
he only person who could offer any evidence against
.c c Yesterday in the Tombs Police Court before
IHstice Hogan Capt. Walsh Of the Fourteenth Precinct
Sreug before the magistrate rather goedooking and
Forrest who said She resided at No As West HOusOnst
o me Weknown PANEL hieving den No 50 Crosby-st,
bSre he was robbed OF $780, The victim weldressed,
tte who asked his name but this he declined TO give.
ne was informed by the magistrate that unless he gave
- name no complaint could be taken He still refused,
saving that he would rather lose twice the sum than re-
al Tin fact 5000 in gold would be no inducement
make complaint in order that the guilty might be pun.
she'd and prevented from preyng upon others who would
allowed TO go at large. No reasoning on the part of
le magistrate would induce the victim TO reveal his
lame make complaint. In explanation OF the rob
nv he said that he met the prisoner the street,
ma accompanied her TO house in Crosby-st, near
bring. where he renamed with her but a
fw moments, when knock heard at the door, and
he prisoner hurriedly returned him money which
e had given her, aud. at her request he rapidly gained
be street He did not miss his money for two or three
days aftcrward He had six 500 bills and SIS in small
bills IN his pOcethOOk when he went into the house with
Size prisoner. The 500 bhls taken. The smaller
sue5 were not disturbed. Capt. Walsh described the
place as most notorious "pauel crib" and that he
had been long anxious To break up Detective McKeeYeT
testified that he arrested the woman on the street on
Tuesday night, and she fully identified by tho
victim the woman whom he had accompanied
into the house. When arrested the
laughed and said she knew nothing OF the stolen money.
Capt Walsh said that when the victim the sta
seemed very anxious TO got back his money,
but did NOT wish TO make complaint against the girl He
cid not believe when the victim came 20 Court, that he
would make q complaint, but he capt. Walsh wished
10 convince the Magistrate that he was acting honestly
b1 lie matter and was desrOus Of breaking mp these
houses his precinct As there seemed To be no clhce
o. getting the victim make complaint, the MaSSirale
asked Detective McKecyer If he could make complaint
against the prisoner FOR disoraery conduct ia sochg
the street. This he did and the Magistrate com
Mitted tho prisoner to BlackWes Island IOi FIX hOhns
o. the charge of ulSOTdcrly conduct