Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-12-20
A Confidence Woman in Phila-
delphia.

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delphia.
Opens the Trunk of Centennial US
aOr- Pays the Bill of the Woman
She Ro5s-Escapes WiIy DeteetiOn<
1T Last II .7m Gully :" I
Before Magistrate X. r. Smith yes
terday Mary Miller, alias Mrs. Taylor,
alias Mrs Robert Howland, alias Mrs.
Bidwell, was charged with the theft of a
trunk aud valise. the contents of which
are valued at 81, ,6C0, from the Con-
tinental, on the 9th of November last
The stolen baggage was the property of
Mrs Adele j. Young, of Baltimore,
who was at the time a visitor of the ho-
tel The manner in which the theft
was effected Was so novel and ingenious
and the theft of such note as to render
the history of the affair of unusual in
terest.
On the I'd Of November last the
prisoner registered at the Continental
Hotel under the name of Mrs. Rooer,
Rowland, Auburn, n. Y.
Ga the 9th OF. Noven Der Mrs Adele
j. Young, Of Baltimore stopped at the
Continental, and was assigned to room
No. 290, Oh the floor below that on
which the room of Mrs. Howland was.
She brought with her Saratoga trunk
of unusual size and. large valiss
She was accompanied by friends and
the object of their visit was TO see the
Centennial Exhibition. The reception
room of the hotel Is a common assem-
bly, room OF the lady guests, aud here
Mrs Howland aud Mrs. Young met
occasionally, but without forming any
acquaintance Ii was the design of the
former to make Mrs. Ioung's acquain
tance for reasons which the sequel will
explain. She therefore inquired Of Mich
oIas kitlerbacher, the parlOr servant
as to who Mrs. Young was, and being
I told her name, said to him that she hac
known her in New Orleans and would
renew the acquaintance. On the morn.
irg of November 9 Mrs Howland came
down stars about O'Clock and told
the servant that she wished to see Mrs.
Young. In half an hour after Mrs
/ Young came down dressed to 60 out
and gave the key of her room TO the
doorkeeper as usual, who sent 1t to the
Office of the hotel.
A FRIEND FROM THE SOUTH.
She then met Mrs. Howiand, who in
troduced herself as an acquaintance OF
Mrs. Young at New Orleans. \ con
versstlon Of some minutes in length
then took place, resulting in Mrs. Young
telling Mrs. HOwland that she wa,
mistaken, tor the very conclusive res
son shs Mrs. Young) was never IN
New Orleans. Regret was expressed,
but the ground was now clear tor the
operations Of Mrs. Howland. She had
the day before impressed the chamber
maid on the floor on which Mrs. Young's
room was situated with her intimacy
with that lady, by telling her early in
the morning TO have her friends Mrs.
Ioung'sl room cleaned up early as she
would be back sooner than usual, which
proved to be the fact, aud now going
to Mrs. loung's room, which wa.
locked, she got the chambermaid to open
it with her pass key, as she said heI
friend bad business that would occupy
her during the morning, and she hac
promised TO attend to the packing o.
her trunk. Sorely complaining that she
had lost the key which sue said Mrs
fourg had gwen to her, she ruug for q
bell boy, who was dispatched to a neigh.
boring locksmith with the request t.
send a man 20 fit key. A locksmi;t
came, and after some trouble a key wa.
furnished and paid for. The trunk wa.
then opened, the furs belonging to Mrs
Young taken from a wardrobe and pur
into it, geld watch and chain slyl,
abstracted and the trunk relocked. Mrs
Howland then left the room, and, goin.
to her own, dressed herself aud left tn;
hotel, going to the pawn shop of Nose.
D'Ancona, on South street, near Eighth
where she pawned the watch and chair
and other jewelry, not, however, be
longing to Mrs. Young. She then re.
turned to the hotel and TO Mrs. Young
room, sent from there to the Office fol
that 'ady's bill, paid it and then, send
ing for a hack, had the trunk and wallis,
carried down stairs and put upon it
was driven to West Philadelphia, tool
the l.4o L. NJ. train for New York anC
was for time seen no more.
SURPRISE.
On the evening of the same day Mrs
Young returned from the Centennial
aud on gong TO her room was surprise,
to find 1t occupied by gentlemen en-
gagged IN smoking. Imagine the scene
She was Informed that she had pai,
her bill and with her baggage left fol
New Yerk. Mrs. Young was indignant
Kingsley < Co. confounded, and cham
bernaids, bell boys and servants of al
degrees in utter bewilderment. 4
thorough investigation was at once made
a Central Station detective sent for anc
the matter placed in bis hands. A.
Kingsley & Co. were responsible for tn,
loss, they ultimately placed the matte
IN charge of Plnkerton's Philadelphi,
agency. Superintendent Benjamin
franklin, Of this city, a. once cause,
$4,000 circulars to be printed. contain
ing description of the thief, the miss
ing property and the manner of its loss
These were sent on the 23d of Novem
Der to every hotel in the United State