The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-11
A FEMALE THIEF.
Important Arrest near Baltlmore-Vaiu-
ables TO the Amount of sic, 500 Recov-
rFrom The baltimore American. Jan. g.


ID cred.
IFrom the Baltimore American, Jan. &c.
About 10 O'Clock yesterday morning De-
tectiyes McDevitt, of Washington, and
West, of this city, arrested female thief at
Camden Station, and recovered upward of
$4,000 worth of diamonds, bonds, i'm
ported laces, family plate, jewelry and
clothing. The woman gives her name as
Mrs. Kate Z. Clark, and she was wanted
by the police authorities of Washington
for robbing the house of Senator Stewart,
where she had been employed as a seam
stress. The particulars of the robbery
and arrest are as follows: On the 23d of
December, 1874. the woman arrived iii
Washington from New \ DIRK, bearing a
letter OF recommendation from Mrs. Gen.
eral sherman. She at once applied to Mrs.
Senator Sherman for employment as a
seamstress; was referred by Mrs. Sherman
TO Mrs. Forrest. That lady was, however,
not in need of seamstress, but she recon-
mended Mrs. Clark TO several of her &C
quaintances in Washington. She finally
applied TO Mrs. Senator Stewart. who en-
gagged her as family seamstress. She re-
manned in that situation from the 24th OF
December until last Saturday morning,
when she complained of feeling unwell,
months wages and allow her to return to
New York. The woman was such an adj
mirable seamstress that Mrs. Stewart did
not like to lose her services, and it was
only after Mrs. Clark had promised to re-
turn in few weeks, that she was allowed
to leave. She left Mrs. Stewards at
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon, and
about 10 o'clock on the night of the
same day Mrs. Stewart discovered that
the locks of a bureau in her private room
had been forced. and the drawers robbed
Of So, 800 in United States bonds, Sl,S00
worth of diamonds, 81 900 worth of point
lace, 1920 worth of silk dresses and
clothing. The case was Immediately
placed in the hands of Detectives McDcvitt
and Miller, and they traced Mrs. Clark to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot,
when they were astonishcd TO learn that
she had checked three large Saratoga
trunks for Baltimore. The baggagemas-
ter informed the officers that two of the
trunks had been stored in the baggage
room from the go of December until last
Saturday, when Mrs. Clark had them, with
third trunk, checked through to Balti-
more. The baggagemaster also informed
the detectives that the trunks were all
marked with the following words: "New
York; store until called for" On learn
| ing these facts, Detective McDevitt tele-
graphed to the well known private detec-
tive firm of Smith, Pierson & West, of this
city, telling them to keep sharp lookout
/ for the woman, and on Sunday morning
McDevitt came over himself. McDevitt
and West found tue trunks stored in Me-
Clintock's baggage room at Camden Sta
ton on Sunday morning, and through MIR.
McClintock they learned that a woman
had called in reference to their storage on
Saturday evening. The detectives kept a
strict watch at all the railroad depOts until
/ yesterday morning, when, armed with a
search warrant, they opened the trunks at
| Camden Station and found, in addition TO
the lace, clothing and silks stolen from
/ Senator Stewards house, about Sl0,OOO
worth of silks, velvets, camel hair shawls,
pieces Of plate, Nalenciennes lace and
other articles of value. The first
/ trunk that was opened contained
all the property stolen from Mrs.
Senator Stewart except the bonds and
diamonds. The other trunks were the
/ ones that had been in storage at the depot
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in
Washington, and they were tightly packed
, with the $4,000 worth of valuables named
/ above. Much of the property found in
/ these trunks, particularly the silks and
/ yelvets, were entirely new. The trunks
/ were packed with great nicely and care.
as between each layer of goods were found
! chips of cedar and sandal wood, strewn
there to prevent the damaging of the
goods by moths. The goods in these
trunks were all of the most valuable de-
/ scription, and it is doubtful whether they
are not worth over $4,000. One gentle
3 rlf, Sfat,4 hot
! the lace found is alone worth more that
$4,000.
After completing the search the detec-
tives relOcked the trunks, and just as they
stepped out of the baggage room, Mrs.
Clark came into the depot carrying a small
sachel. She was arrested Immediately,
and on searching the sachel, the stolen
bonds and diamonds were found, carefully
wrapped in oiled silk. Mrs. Clark was
then taken to the Ia les waiting room,
where she remained until i O'Clock N.
Al that hour the trunks Were placed on
board the Washington express by Detective
West, and Mrs. Clark and Detec i've Nc
Dewitt, taking seats on the same train, tie
entire party left for Washington. On ar
irving in that city, the woman, together
with the stolen property, was taken to the
Police Htadqua tiers. Later in the after
noon Mrs. Stewart called at the Police
Headquarters, and after identifying Mrs.
Clark, received every thing that had been
stolen from her (AtTs. Stewart). Mrs.
Clark was committed to jail, to answer at
an examination today.
After being arrested, Mrs. Clark was
searched, and in her possession was found
about seventy-five dollars in money and a
railroad ticket for New York. When ar
rested, she was about to have her trunks
transferred 10 the Philadelphia depot. She
did not appear at all excited over her ar
rest, but, on the contrary. took the matter
quite coolly, and smiled pleasantly while
being searched. During her stay in Balti-
more she had stopped at the house of a
lady on West Saratoga Street, where she
had applied for situation as seamstreSs,
rs she had done in Washington. The let
tiers of recommendation she bore, it has
since been learned, are well executed for
geries.
Mrs. Clark is about thirtv-seven years OF
age, brunette. and rather gOOd-lOOking
Her hair is slightly touched with gray and
her voice of peculiar sweetness. She con-
verses well on general subjects, and is said
to have more than ordinary culture. She
states that she is from Philadelphia. They
also believe That she is a professional
thief, travelling from place to place, and
after securing employment as SeamStress,
would leave her employers suddenly with
all the valuables she could conveniently
carry. The detectives deserve great credit
for The sagacity they displayed in work
ing the case, and it is satisfactory TO know
that of the So 800 worth of property stO-
len from Mrs. Stew TT, every dollar
worth was recovered. The owners of the
other property are as yet unknown.
Facts about the GrasshOpper.