Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-09-19

4 Only Fourteen II ears Old ssss an = dor
Two sn9h.n T.,nann: an,, n,. ssa hwna ssosssr
er4y Recovered.
Irron. the Pitlsbars Gazetta.l
A day or two ago a policemen arrested
!. prepossessipg and intelligent-Iooking youn
m litlen. NOT yet .sweet sixteen III age, wh
5 was deteeted in the act Of committing 4 the
IN an uptown hair goods establishment
q Numerous complaints have OF late been mad
IN this city and Allegaty tlsals valuable iewe
~, clothing and fancy goods lad been mYs
teriously purloined from the residences Q
people OF wealth resi- ing IN the two cities
A charitable lady, Mrs. johnson. residing a
No. 229 Penn avenue. had suffered mucl
from these depredations, and despite the ut
most vigilance of the members OF the house
llyoqlc, every other day something valuable il
i the way OF jeWelry. plate. clothing or snai
fancy articles Of furniture would disappear
witt, as much mystery as though spiritna
agents had ciused their abstraction. Neithe,
Mrs. johnson or any OF lier family colIld re.
member any other visitor at the the house
during the series pt robberies perpetrate]
than sweet-faeaH little seareher for charity.
whose plainfive stories abouta destitute. sick
distressed mother ever won for ller some
aims. The detectives siezed upon this cir
cnmstance. Secret information went along
the police lines and the little bcggar girl was
made the object OF considerable attention l,v
the gentlemen Of the police tarce. On SAT-
| t,rday, Officer Gumbert observed The nriso-
ner enter a dwelling house, and soon retire
u'ider somewhat singular circumstances. He
immediately followed her trail, PRESERVING
respectable distance. She sWitches, off into
hali-dresSing establishment. and on eonino
ont the officer observed her attempting 10
hide vallltb e switch Of human hair. He
Questioned her, and en receiving an impu-
dent reply, he took her into the store and
found that she had stolen it from the counter.
The officer tl.en took her to the residen p.of
Mrs. johnson, who recognized her as the re
clpieht who had 50 often called, begged and
received charity.
The girl was then taken to the Mayor,s ,f-
hce' aud, being charged with theft. admitted
70 have stolen some things. which she would
surrender II allowe to 60 home. The ON
GERS were led to Powers court. They found
very plain and poorly furnished apartment.
III which We're two large trunks. These be-
m forced open a real treasure troya was dis
covered. f.tIe g1rI atfelapseta to l.s.s,r,
trays containing the jcwelry. but Mas nre-
vented BY the officers, who captured all thar
was Of value. and conveyed ii ior deposit 10
the Mayors Office. There we1e watches.
bracelets, chains. finger rings. two diamond
rings, breasfpiiis. In fact suci. an array OF
JeWeiry as few oi our bellies could make.
Then, too, there was d great p.oft1sion of
iace goods from the stores with tabs nnre-
moved, dress patterns, and many other arti-
clcS, which were undoubtedly lifted from the
counters Of establishments dealing iii snc,,
goods. Altogether. on 4 fair estimate. the
goods thus far recovered AMOUNT in value to
something over $4,000 in cash.
The girl Molly is the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dennison. who are plain people, |
residing in the place already named. The /
mother was very much embarrassed when
the officers made the search. She at. first de-
MED Of any valuable goods held BY ner
daughter; taeH she said the girl informed
her that some boys had given her the goods,
and finally she stated that Molly would bring
such things to the house, anil utterly refused
70 say where she got them The father IS a
and vehemently declares his
innocence OF either the girls operations or
If the possessions she had locked away il,
ler trunk. The girl is about fourteen wears
old.
She gave out two aliases iii succession at
ne Mayors office, first calling hs rself Mag-
re McGinnis and next as Mpllie Reilly, thus
moving that she was well up III tile criminal
business.
She is charged with highway robbery By
tr. Lindsey, Of Lindsey 4 McCutcheon, as
t is alleged that she met a child Of his in
Alieghany. and in broad day light and abso-
ntely stripped her Of every bit OF jewelry
nd money she had about her. Previous to
hat time it is charged that she had entered
ne dwelling Of Mr.. Lindsay on legging
our. and stolen necklace worth $3.50.
One day last week the daughter of we'll
nown citizen was walking along Wylle aY-
nue., when she was accosted By girl am :
Wering the description OF the prisoner, to
lease let her see those pretty earrings. The
bid took one out and the girl insisted pleas
ntiy on seeing them both III her own hands.
he wish was innocently granted, and the
tile robber disappeared down a side street
nd out Of view. e
AT an early honr Saturday morning, as the Z {
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