New-York tribune., 1872-02-20
CRIMINAL RECORD.

TWO FEMALE swrNDLERs ARRESTED-AN Al
TEMPTED SUICIDE.
Two women have long been engaged III
swndlng Of this city, and have been qnito
successful tho total value OF the goods obtained Dy tc
amounting to several hundred dollars Many complaints
were made at Police Headguarers by their victims, and
1t found that the proceeding was the same
in each instance The swndlers would hire turhisheo
room and vist retail store, where ono OF them wouu
select goods and order them to DO seht W
the house where they stopping when the porter
called with the goods, the purchaser would meet MN III
the hallway, and ask him TO step into the parOr ana
walt a few moments, while she showed the goods TO ber
friend" or the lady OF the house" This proposition
was almost invariably accepted. The porter would
walt until he became tired, and discover
at last that the swi9dlers had escaped s,pn
Dec 2s they obtained $40 worth OF silk from ~ felds
of No ?i9 GrandS and $40 worth OF shoes m ron houn'
styles Go. OF No. l9G Broadway On Dec. 10 Jonnso;
Cartwright Co. OF No $40 Canals lost Sl2 10 worm oI
silk. In the samo month"; bradbury Bros. OF l{owery
and Bleeckerst lost s3j worth Of dry goods On jan ~,
OF the swindors selected sS9i worth OF SIX ana ac
at the store OF Austin l9SP, P az m Nos ser3 90 70 tho
house of r. L. Parrnns AT No 25 East Twenteth-,t wheo
enger % sen WITH the goods refnred to allow them pass
Of his hands until he should be paid the amount OF
and declared that would not take he goods under
any considerations on February 3 81 worth OF human sa1
Broadway February ~ st7 worth OF ladies' snoes
from Lpman, Harris Arkush OF NO IS si&lh-aye on
Co.. OF Uuiverstypace and Fourteenth ST. ant on Feb,
ruary lG sl73 worth OF accs from Bennett williams O'
No. 773 broadway. Doubtless there are many others
who have been swindled III the same way. .., ,,o
aen o te bonss No. o go Vest Twenty econd
one OF them. named Lbbe Davis age 90 was arrested
answering the description OF the other ono was In tho
house, or had occupied rooms there but on
being closely questioned. admitted the f1c ana said
that tho woman had gone away on the previous any,
and that she someimes absent hree or tor dys AT
time Detectives were placed IN the hGuso 10 receito
her. II subsequently ascer aimed that shG was ia
the house AZ the time and had neen comoea py 9n 'g o
the house, and conducted to me 3Parlnos o. S PIT;
Smith, drcssmakcr at No 95i Slxt1aVe: On 9unoIS % ~
escape to NewJersey. but as she @ entered ca a
into custody by Defective Tey and removed to Police
Headquarters, where her companion had been locked
suit OF mems apparel It is c0neclnred that she haa
used the disguise to escape from he house. & IN o wese
over 1t had given her by her friends in SAthave
The second prisoner was the one wo naa % neoe of
Eva 81. Yalee alias La sage, Frenchwonan, aSe ~
II is alleged that she has visited nearly al aao ptCpa
cities in the Union, and pursued tue same system OI
Wbor the dOorman entered the cell OF Mrs. st. Valee,
Yesterday he found her hanging by the neck from the
bars of the window She had broken the window pane
to reach the bars and had used her shawl in place OF
rope She was r6susctaed AMI at once affected ut OF
Mysteries which lasted long that the surgeon VINO was
Bellevue Hospital. Warden Brennan was directed to
look sharply after her as ~ was SUSPECTED py nd ,nd
that she would embrace the first opportunity Tor escape
Later n the day Nr. ppckham called NJ POice Head
quarters. and identified The hair found In the possession
OF the that which had been Obtained from ms
goods obtained by the women have been disposed OF 10y
them The prisoners have been identified by several
keepers boardnghOuse keepers anu Others whom
they had swindled ami apparently there will be no dill
Guilty In securing their conviction on several dSuAet
| charges.
| BURGLARS IN DCANE-ST-A FATAL FALL.
james Quinn, porter in the store No. %
| Thomas-s on opening the shutters of the rear base
r1, ufnO uVya ma iyu
the area with blood. and partially unconscious
Tho removed TO the station house, where no
| recovered consciousness. He gave the name OF
| Tarrytown where he had "a wife and chllircn. lie
was removed to the Park Hospital. It was
Joseph Andrade. dealer in feathers, at
| No is Duanc-s had been entered Sunday night by
three thieves, who operated upon iour ron sale con
tanning valuable ostrich feathers but failed % open any
OF them They then turned their attention to several
and obtained feathers sufficient TO hll nine bags
They also took quantity OF Syerware belonging TO tue
ber aud several boxes of cigars. These articles
removed To the roof, where they were subsequently,
| turned for plundet, hut, alarmed from some
cause. had fed. Frost had passed through rear
window the glass roof Ot extension, but missing
his foothold in the darkness had slipped and fallen 80
feet into the area below His watch had stopped at 54O
that he must have been lying there for several hours
His comrades were unable to aid hu. aud did not dare
to give an alarm. They did not entirely desert him how
but addressed note to Dr. Amable surgeon In
in charge of the Park Hospital, informing
a ana descrbag % the place. place" where he was yns
Before the notc was found under OF the h0spi
tai the had been removed to the Leonard-st Police
station where the surgeon found extensive
fracture OF tho frontal bone OF the skull Frost rght
also fractured. and he had sustained internal
injuries. There chance 0 his recovery The stolen
property restored to the owner by the Police All
the tools used by 1rscass burglars including sledge
hammers, wedges 1iminies knotted rope, willow bds
| ket, aud other articles were found III the store.
PRACTICAL SYMPATHY OF BURGLARS FRIENpS
| Patrick Reagan, q notorious ll0ustOn-st. thief,
broke window in the residence OF Charles Cakraft at
No SO springs yesterday and stolo vaise and other
articles AS be leaving the house. he seen by
MI Callraft and two other persons, who followed him
10 Broadway, and gave him into the custody Of de-
.ectiye who took him Police Headquarters. Later
in the day the detective prisoner complainant, and wit
nesses started for the Tombs AT Houston aud Crosby
ats the prisoner asked permission 20 short distance
sence a number Of the prisoners friends set upon Mr.
Calkraft and the witnesses, beat them severely, and
drove them AS there was no ono to make COM
plant the detective compelled to take his prisoner
back Police Headquarters and look for the persons the
thieye. had beaten tits pege4 tlal Relselye Bearne
OF the Fourteenth Precinct stood by While the thieves
made the attack and did not attempt TO interfere.
A WARNING TO BROOKLYN nIGnwAYMEN.
James Mclaughlin of the Tillaryst. Brook
Iyn) gang Of burglars retired yesterday, In the
Court Of SESSIONS Judge Moore for the robbery OF
Prof wesserman In Princest tho night of JAM To-
| The pocket book stolen from Mr. wesserman was found
IN the possession OF tho prisoner when arrested Mc
Laughn attempted to prove an alib but the jury found
him guilty and Judge Moore sentenced Inn to the state
Prison for III yeors.
now SIGNATURES WERE PROCURED EoR THE
| RELIGIOUS AMENDMENT TO THE CONsrI
| TUITION
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: In your issue of yesterday you give
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