The sun., 1870-12-26
THE MYSTERY AT MACYS.
ELINGINO THE QUEENS or FASHION
INTO TIE POLICE CELLS

Eomcthing Underneath the UnaccOuniable
Disuppcarancc of Goods in this Great
Resort Of the Upper Tcn-A Remarkable
eeries of Charges.
Mrs. Mary II. Bryant lives at 147 Eas Fifteenth
street. Her husband is a law-book publisher she
was arrested on Saturday in Mac,'s store on the
charge Of stealing a match safe valued at iort,-siS
cents. She was examined before Justice Downg
yesterday morning and discharged. Mrs. Bryant
went into Mays on Friday and rurcl a.ed mum
Of articles, including this match safe and rendered
IN payment a two dollar bank uote. After receiving
her change she went out Tho match SAFE she in.
tended n Christmas present to friend. Mrs.
Brydnt's story is that, thinking II too large, aud
that smaller safe would better suit her friend
$40 returned to have ii changed. lt was with
diniculty that she found the saleswoman Of whom
she hal bought it. She placed the match safe on
a show case wal ting for the salcwomnn, who was
thea waiting upon other ladies. Her patience
gave out and she picked up the safe, and was Going
TO some other part OF the store, when o1icor Hill
arrested her and took her to the Central once Of
tie Police She protested her innocence, and told
the police that she was respectable wOmar and
would aprea- when wanted and give what bail
might be required but il was of no avail She Was
iucarccrltod on Saturday night.
ANOTHER LADY IMPR1soNTD.
Miss Nelson, prcposselsng young lady, went to
make some purchases on SATURDAY., and selected q
bottle VI cosmetic. Seeing some other article that
TOOK her ancy another counter, she stopued over
to II. She was also arrested Gnl flung into cell,
and there kept ,hroughout the night Her father is
highly respectable citizen, and for twenty-five
years a leather manufacturer.
A Miss Margaret La Farge is superintendent at
Macy's. She j. remarkably vigau,. - stst
each sale uodc Ia en'crcd IN a took, and that she
found no such entry TOR the match safe purchased
by Mrs. Bryant therefore It must have been stolen
| Miss Mary Douglas was also arrested, on charge
or stealing box OF SOAP valued at ~ cents, ard she
also was inearcerated in the 1onils bu, was re-
| leased on bail yesterday morning b. a benevolent
lady who had heard Of her situation.
| THE CASE OF MRS ELIZtBErn PHELPS.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps OF - East Twcniy-'lird
street, vas tried saturday in the Court oil soeca
Sessions, before Justice Dowl.ni, on a eharge @
stealing twenty two cents worth candy from r. II.
Macy's store. Mrs. Phelps estimites her we uth by
| millions, is eat ned with a number OF our best
charities, aud moves in our not laslo' able soce-
sions. arraycd in costly velvet aso1lshcd the cont
iawle ers. whose ewes had become accustomed 70 nic
lures Of squalo-. She wn- defended by tue distin-
| Tnshed d vl Dudley Field, lawyer whose re.
tAinng fec il sci lon less q tl,po.
The testimony for the pr secutlon was given by
Miss Mar Grot,y, pretty. spnghtly blonde,
with fascinating blue ewes amt tasteful iuife Miss
Gro.tv who ia a clerk In NJ lcys store testified that
ter, and that whic the clerks were putting up the
| gocts, Mrs. Ihers stole ckage OF candy vs'ued
| at - cents Mr.. Ple's us promptly accused by
tie pretty NarP7rct. but lCr derial oi the chnrs
| was en- phatic and indignant. MargJret called de
| iective emrlOyed In the store, ana thai individual
conducted Mrs. Pneps to the private ofice On the
| W y, according IN MarrRrets stOr', Mis-. Phelps
| dropped tho package Of can " trim un Ter hor
| slawi. where she lad concealed IT, MIS-. Phep.
was then taKea before Justice Cox at the JeteI
Market. ard released on bail.
| Miss Grotty was subjected to ex
| animation for an hour the great lawyer
most skiliu stye, but her story MAS not slaEen Ia
| the least.
| Mrs. PhelDs then went on the stand. and en-
phlucally aenied The charge. she said that she was
| at hAcys store and bou2ht goods, Ra Margaret hal
| testified but sine stole nothing
| Justice Dow ling discaa .ed Mrs, Pholna. eXrllin
| ing that he did 30 In consideration o. hor higi
sOcirl standing amt we'll nowu benevo.ence. benl
| unwi ling H. believe that she corld Puilty o
| THEFT lie heted, however that Margaret GTott
was perfectly homes, in heT testimony. and was
| truthful girl
Ms. Phelps has sued Mr. Mac, for false imprisou
mont.
ANOTHER.
Mis- Eliza Clnnsou q a. hy RESPECTABLE an
Wellthy resident ot 1l3 West thirteenth street Wa
also trici. iu the Special Scstiins On char.e 1
kleptomant. II VS. iargc tnat she hal tried
steal book. y orth tnirty cents, from r. IA. Macy
store, and been caugnt In the act oy MARY Bower,
clcik. The testimony against her w"s very Sigh
aud sLe was discharged