New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-11
4 TICTIM OF PANEL THLEPES.
rIrr STORY OF rEREsA SNAIL

The true history of the child Teresa Clifton,
alias Teresa Small VINO has attracted attention lately
in the Supreme Court furnishes narrative compared
with which the MARY Ellen" cruelty case becomes
insignificant Teresa, II is remembered was
taken fJrcbIy from the house Of Annie Small, No 10
First-st., by Police Commissioner Gardner ana capt
A 5. Williams Of the Eighth Precinct about two weeks
or more ago. The little girl placed in charge OF the
Matron at Police Headquarters, and the matter was
carried into the courts II seems that about month
the police captains in the city were spuTred 10 eA
traordinary exer;ions by notice from Commissioner
Gardner that II the "panel games" In their
precincts not broken up they would find them
selves suddenly removed transferred. Commissioner
Gardner after this was called on by man who had
robbed OF som the panehOuso No. l4J Fourth
and who said that when ne came out OF the mousse
a woman told him it was going to the station
house for they in league with tho thieves Actns
upon her advice he went TO Commissioner Gardner,
and under the Commissioner order Sergeant Tins or
Jefferson Market Court squad, made rad on the
place and arrested Lote Williams and Ave other female
thieves two OF whom informed the Commissioner that
the house was owned by Annie Small alas
Mollie Rush, and conducted for her
benefit by panel thief named George
DOugnery Doe" that the woman resided az NO 10
First-st ana had in her house a little child named
Teresa clifton. whom she had used decoy, and they
regularly paid money 10 Capt. Edward Walsh Of tue
seventeenth Precinct, FOR the privilege OF carving on
called specia ting of the Board, and transferred
capt. Walsh police boat ana Capt John Mount 10
the seventeenth Precinct. On the same evening ne
called Capt Williams az the klgntn IRE
cinct and together they went 10 Mrs. smal4's,
and seized the child had been narrated on the I0
lowing morning made AFFIDAVIT before George b
HJpcraIt clerk tue -up'rincGu Mt dt Headquarters
IN which she testified among number OF statements,
the majority of which unfit FOR publication that Ae
house was panel h0usc, that she had been employed az
a dccOv, and that she sent weekly with money 10
Can't. Walsh at the seventeenth Precinct sAuOnlOu-e
These the salient facts II has been learned tnat
this woman Small has career a panel thlef IN TINS
city. Baltimore, ana Philadelphia, that the most noted
criminal might be proud OF. Indictments hau oecn
found against her but learned TINS IN some way ana
on Thursday night lIs, she, with the woman lal0Ot,
VINO occupied with her. and who has tesuhed
IN the matter. fed from the city.
At the hearing in the saturday IN the supreme
Court Counsellor Howe proposed % examine the glI4
Teresa Clifton, out Mr.. Davenport objected, claiming,
a. ne writ had been sued Olf ~ the instance OF Annie
small. with the witness Talbot had ned the CITY,
there was legal claimant Tor cue child. y hdDcd,
then served Commissioners Gardner at the
OF tho father ot tine child, Joseph Chiffon. The
evidence on behalf OF Commissioner Gardner Will be
submitted to-day. In reference 10 the woman Talbot.
who known received 500 10 leave the city the DO
m are in possesOn information that she is the sister
of me panel thief kttie Williams.
In Justice 10 Capt. walsh 10 must ne adied thdt ne
very Indignantly denies all the charges made by the
lrl lie told TRIBUNE reporter yesterday tha there
were means 40 hand of testing the truth Ot the gIs
statement relative To- improper conduct on Ms pdr ana
that lie was anxious TO have al the charges TlSdy IN
cd