The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-21
A CRAFTY THIEF CAUGHE
The Woman who Robbed Riruoid and Mrs.
Dudley y. Gregory OF Valuable Property.

Rosrov. March 2O--In 1869 landed in this
country from England small dark complex
iourd woman of rather pretty sa'c. Her name
has been. Mt times. Minnie Watson. Minnie
Herbert. Mrs Harris Mrs. johnson. Mrs. Hnr-
rison. and Mrs. Wheeler. Tint she WIS u pro-
fcs-ional thief IN the old country there can DO
little doubt. Her practice WIS to hire out rs
chambrrmaid and then rin, the family valua-
bcs. When she tried u IN istl ih . u Nv iYY,k TX
mansion. She was captured ana sentenced ty
sing Sing for four yea 49, In the suuh,r OF
1877 Minnie Obtained emp,ovm9nt, ~ NE New
York Hot 4 ns rhnmbprmlid. ana whi" she was
in that position Geo. Rignold. tn" actor. and
two lady guests were rohueu pl properly
worth $1,000 Minne in h,,n I MOP" pse" seeur"Iy to
secrecy. married him. m heraln" Nrs. iafrell;
The prccious pair then went Co ,nl'aEn. NO qnl 1
the woman agaiL entered upon chainD"rhnid
duties this time at Potter Palmer = h1tel. rms
was in September. 1877. In few weeks guests
Of the hotel found themselves minus Jrwclry
diamonds nu1 wearing apparel worth. in the
aggregate, $4,000. Minnie was also Missing
II is now known that she went TO SL LOUIS
ol the husband tracked him to suburban
village. arrested him. and recovered all the
fog % T r bsbana ,ns r%ir IS in DuI tho nois ns
Pcnitcntiary. Ia Deccnbcr, lSi I, Mihnlr again
made her appearance IN Hsw orki hhii, mhI was
! Grrrnry On the 23d oi December tn" family
! were nstounded at discovering that their agree.
| able servant had robbed them OF s3VV worth OF
| drrsses ana Jewels. and had fled. Minnie then
/ hired a small room In Il Fourth avenue
/ ruf md remained there until fco. IL
! She plnvcd the part ~ poor and feeble
widow. thus winning the sYnpathy oil the
! ladies' in the house and giving her an oppor-
! ruuitv III nppraising their vtlunbl"s. On the
/ dny lust nam.d she disappenrrd. and Mrs,
! Matthew'S ono ~ the huaritr-. missed 81 5uO
! worth of diumOnds and lewclry, Minnie then
! went to Boston and established herself in COM
| fprinble quarters at North End. Detective
! kirrns of the New York police followed her
| here and obtained the aid Of Detective Wood
| thorough search was made. but
| without avail. and kierns returned home
| afraid he had lost the clue. But Wood soon
| learned some further facts, and hierns return
! ed To- Boston Saturday. Yesterday AFTERNOON
| Minnie WIS seen in fremont street, ana krp
under close surveillance until evening wher
she went to her room IN Green street ana wis
immediately arrested. The officers found IL
her room "A lnrl, quantity Of valuable plumber
and also recovered from Il gentleman. To whom
Minnie had sold them, diamonds Deonginl
urobubly to Mrs Matthews.
The woman arrived Bt the Police Centrn
Onice ~ / o'clock last evening She Is petit
and prepos sessing. She has dark eyes. brown
hair. and appears T. bee about ~ years OF aLr
although really about nye years older. Ih'
goods were stolen from Nr. Gregory nous
while the family were NJ dinner. thrI,l
| brought a wagon 70 within few doors OF IN
house. and then helped her To carry the heav
/ bundles that She had pnckei down the stpop
Detective K lilly OF New Haven and DetectN'
kierns followed the trunk from Hartford 4
NV Haven thence fO Springfield, Provld"nr,
Tall River. Boston. New Bedford. and again
/ Boston, where she was arrested.