New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28
MIR. MACY'S CARD.

We had resolved to evince the charity OF
| silence with regard 10 the recent arrests for
alleged theft in the variety store of Mr. r. IL.
Macy; but his card printed IN our last inez-
orably forbids. In the possible contingency
that this article may displease him, he will do
well to consider that he compelled lis to
write it.
Mr.. Macy states that his store has been
greatly ronged-sometimes by five thousand
persons at once-that thieves and pickpOck-
Gets are always drawn by such crowds THAT
over one hundred arrests for theft have been
made therein-thst "the ease of Mrs. Phelps
"is the first to which any exception has been
taken "-and that "should o mistake occur
"at any time, no person can mere regret it
ethan myselfn-We proceed to Traverse these
assertions.
That Mr.. Nacy's store hae been excessively
crowded, we accept as truth. We judge it
likely to be less 50 in fWtare. That thieves
and pickpOckets mingle in such crowds, esteem
ing them remarkably favorable to- the exercise
of their professional SKILL Is intrirsically prob
able. That Mr.. Macy should endeavOr to
detect these cnlprits and bring them to justice,
is natural and even laudable. SO far, then,
there is nothing in dispute.
But when Mr.. Macy proceeds to say that
"the case of Mrs. Phelps is the first to which
"any exception has been taken," he evincss n
deplorable lack of candDr. There were three
other cases of alleged stealing in his store
last week-one of them brought to trial before
Justice Bowling along with Mrs. Phelps on
Saturday last and-m order to preclade The
cavil that our reporters may have given them
q coloriDg unfavOrable to Mr.. Macy-we Will
quote the condensed report of The World, 1t
is as follows:
"AsoTxzs
MIS- eliza Clsussn resp ectsbly dressed elderly tsy charged
Attempting book valued at fourteen cents from hse'
store MARY Boy. girl she Ars CAn'ssn take
stand and put under her shawl hrs Clausen
stated that abe into Moys store bay % end asked one OF
The particular boi which be could not bud but de
sired Der ooi for the stand She did and having found IT,
returning the salesman for when ns' Boyer s.red bef
Justice bowling discharged ClsA,sen Who g Old
.g, Of rial estate and lives with her soDnr ia East Tbr
tesat6-st
ARREST.
"spedL ohref Woods stationed Mays store at sbsv, and
POueen arrested yesterday ladies whom he
alleged be had detected the stealing establishment
In the ps arrested respectable married lady WHOSE
name iOf obVous omt,e shs charged with having
son sn, mstehss worth probably twenty-five e.n III. omeer
se1 positively that be tie lady article counter
that shs LEAVING tie store with II When he arrested her The
lads states that she purha The pr.vou, DAY Naey
store yesterday .rhssge sb. placed
the counter waited long :, be attended bot rrowiug imp.
usn pclsd up property sre riAe 10 leave store
arrested She iaien before superHsDd.D Ksso who tb.
,ssa,ut Of y. onesr v' eok 4sH h and b. vas locked
Up tho Central One Her h0,bnd and fedi called during
AID offered bal r Ter sppsne snoouti but there
no ag..e pre- OIL al efforts fssd 10 procure
ADDITIONAL bLugDEEis0.
The Other that Of JOlng lady Of very fesDts. parent
ar soeasei o. bssng stolen snail
pom valued tsertJ oBr cents v Ohesf Woods alleged she
the Tie fOrg siJ vtose modest dens'hf fA'orA
BY msaet ali tko her stated ths he bad picked up The boiu
ssng Tor III sSesonsn to appear
money TO- he ltds 'h,a hs ohesr ap 'od sa