, 1870-12-25
EXTRAORDINARY LARCENY.
y Mothcr nnd Daughter Dnp=d by u
Gang Of ThlcreA-A singular Cohc,

\ Mother and DeughteE Dnp=d by d
Gang Of ThicreA-A singular Cosc.
F,on tat tSt,a Fork zins<<. Dte. q.
Yesterday noIC.ce two moe, Accompanied
by tWo women, entered the ptcminos CT A.
toi1e Troll, on in upper Goor OF No. 63 Sas-
aau st1ett, when tie men produced revoIvers
ard announced Themselves As ofd:ers. at the
same tine exhibiting papers which they
Eta:eI were eeArch-xlrra1ts. While the
men we.e thus iatinid2tiog tlo pro-
p1ie.os, tie women tu6ied thenaelves in ran-
tacsiny :ha safa, from which they ram ayed
the account books, with al Of which property
they cscaptd, the men keeping Troll under
control until they hkl obtained Sufficient
start to xecute tteK escape. The male cot1-
fe2eIatea then made goud thlir o~n eHcApe.
and tho jeWe!er found timt eli dac,d ID loser
by the extraordinary transaction. He then
applied to Officer Rsan, Of the Second Pre-
ciEct. and informed him that Ee had reeog-
nized the two women ~ Nre. Estz A5ath Heuser
and her daughter Eliza, and that they
resided in Forrtth street. Tho officers pro
c6eaed to tie premises, and thera found t1ia
female portion Of ths gang. and in their pos.
eesslou we're found tbs lost books aud $4u3
so1iI, II the 6t.len chairs. Both we1s arrest
ed and arraitned during the afternoon before
Justice Bowling, at the Tonahs. Toe jeseIltr
mAec Eia statement. &nt the magistrate order
ed complaint to be m4de out intending To
commit tne prisouers for trisl. While ihe
en- began to cry and the daughter 1e-
qusa:cd Ee1min.ion to speak to, lie
Inagi.trats. Permission granted, Eliza
stated that both ehe and her mother wess in
nocelt Of any intention to commit larceny,
atd that they had entered the store because
il was the property Of her father, who htl
abandoned his family. She produced a paper
from the Commissioners Of Charisies and
Cotre ctlon. leQueatiDg Justice Scott to a1o-t
the huablnd and father, p Reuter-, on .
charge Of abandonment, And explained that
thing because Reuter- had dieanpeszed. His
family had cot eeen him sfrce last May. snd
wore IN great deedtution, although he had
been postessed Of property worth SIS, a,NN.
which lad been originally obtil,.sd
from bis wife. Eliza stated also that
when her father disappeared they ascartained
Mr. Durance, who hid permitted Troll. the
complainant, md formerly foreman for Reu-
ter, to remsin in charge OF and conduct the
busirese, in order, III she and her uaothor be-
1'eved. TO defraud his family Of their legi.i-
mate ne mems 1s Of support: tn On s Tussdss, M the
Reuter- and informed her that they we're It..
tectiyes, and that proceedings had been insti'
tutcd By Reuter- to procure divorce
Thty told the mother and daughter
that they had q perfect night to seize
any Of the stock in the store, and that If they
neglected 10 do so before ths divorce M
| granted they would lose everything. Deliev.
! iLE this statement, the women accompanied
| the pretended detectives to Trolls store, ant
| there seized the chains ard books, fubae
| quenfly turrendeting the Errster par: OF .lie
| property to tic unknown men AZ ofia.Fs oi
| The Law.
..Th,s statement put an entirely diHeren
complexion on the c.eo, and tha magistrate 3
once eaw that The unfortunate and ignorsn
| wrmen had been vict.mizel By pair OF STAR
| ecounlrele, who had in some wsy hecam
familiar With the far1ily troubles, aas
used such kno"'ease to % wo.l
..esy ass essr 81 assos sSs s'sEsIsst wsen ]
Bowling called up anc questioned Troll, y
tucceeded In finding oLt that Troll knew TIA
the missiDg Reuter- was II work in Newark
! y. j., and thst he had visited him there o>ter
silly ON business. He denied that lie had eve
paid Reutes any money tincs lie lcf. Ss'
York, and insisted thxt he was not aiding RIr
ter in evadlrg tue law In thus keeping III -
ether State, away ffoC, bls fAu,il3. Trp
stated that he did not know Dnra-cs'e fu
t.,nc, and had o,:Iy eeau him o:ce o. tw1'
since he Ind purchased Eentat's bu<tnAas. II
exhibited papor SLOWING thkt he had pal
Duranee 5000 for sha1a in thu busiEes.-
Justice Dowliug then asked tho daughter
she could give any clue 10 tue identity OF IL
unknown men. bat s!,r Vas un.blo to do 81
thuueh che cnuld readiir il, nifty then il ex.
arrested Finding that NotE OF the wouar
were apparently inneceEt Of any intent
cerumit felony. the fact that they had e!e:t
the account books ~ welt A. the ch.ins, clio,
lrg belief fE7t they we're merely tlkinsG: the
evn property. the pssglrsfa:e decided to !
!. ! lease til mother 1:d daughter on thtir e.
/ -fcosEizaEces nntii to-day. when fartL
1 invt tetlf AtiCp Will ba made.