The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-08

Two Female Graduates In Crime Making a
Raid ON the BOwery Stsres-Novel Method
Of Disposin8 Of the Plunder-Arrest AID In
carcsrntioa Of Ono and Escape Of the
Other.
The case of the two determined female shoplift.
ers, Lizzie Sanders and Jenny White was again
before Judge Hogan at the T0mts yesterday. As
previously published in the HERALD. the first named
prisoner Ii now awaiting trial in the Court OF Gene
raj Sessions for participating In most daring and
unprecedented robbery. The circumstances leading
to the present charge are as follows:-On Friday
last. the I'd inst the two women entered the store
OF George T. Bradbury, Nos. s12 and 3l4 Bowery,
with the avowed intention Of purchasing some lace
and articles mace up OF this fabric A quantity Of
goods were shown them from which to select, but
they pretended that everything was either too ex-
pensve or unsuitable for what they wanted them,
and eventually left the store without making pur
chase. From the strange manner In which they
acted Mr.. Bradbury gave instructions to have the
stock examined, and 1t was Immediately discovered
that lace shawl and twenty yards OF cut lace had
been stolen by them. OF the value together OF sew
having deposited their spoil in q small satchel
undertaken, residing At I27 Elizabeth street, and
asked permission TO leave the bag there for short
time He gave her the permission to do 50. and she
promised to return again for It that In the
meantime the two ''lrtersn made raid on a jew
elry store In Houston street. Sanders taxing up
large and valuable gold watch, which she intended
TO carry OF, but was
ARRESTED WITH IT IN her POSSESSION
before she left the store. Her companion was on
the other side OF the store at the tmc but as they
were seen cOnversng together, and having entered
the place together they were taken to Essex Mar:
ket for examination. Sanders was fully committed
for trial, as previously stated, but White was dts
charged No sooner was White at liberty than she
turned her attention to procuring the satchel from
L1erOW, and went direct from the police court to
drinking rendezvous In Houston ana Wooster
streets IN search OF an assistant While she was
there she became acquainted with Henry Devere q
respectable looking young man, 10 whom she ad
dressed some remarks as TO her object, and being an
engaging woman In conversation he finally con.
sente to go to Ler0w's and get the bag LETT there
on the previous day. Lier0w, however. had
SUSPECTED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG,
rom the TACT that 1t was not called for at the time
Ing the properly tnat had been stolen from Brad.
bury's store. He went out to give information to
the police, and While he was away Henry Eevere
called for the bag; buS, not finding Lierow, pro:
asked Lierow Tor It, the woman White waiting at q
distance In the meanwhile and was arrested; but
Jenny took the hint and was clear on before the
officers could reach her, the last heard OF her beng
that she mad gone to Cincinnati. Henry Devere
told ms story and OF course was not he'd, but he
has to attend at further examination Of the case
this morning.
Ezekiel Finch stated that he was in Peytons store,
274 BOwery. on Friday afternoon, between three
and four O'Clock, and saw White and Sanders there
looking at some shaws. He further overheard a
effect that they had been to Bradburys looking at
similar articles and. from what they intimated,
considered Peytons snawls OF little vaur, after the
fashion OF the ''ioX and the grapes.o Both the wo
men formerly lived together In o disreputabIe
house. Sanders will be examined to-day as to her
connection with the ahair, and 1t is expected that
she Will have to serve double term OF imprson-
ment for the dual rObberies with which she has bee
Identified.