The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-18
MRS. COLES'S IMPRISONMENT
STORY FROM BEHIND THE BIRS AT
JEFFERSON MARKET.
A Night In % Cell In the Police Central Onico-
The Rredicament In which n Woman OF
Good Address and Connections IL Found.

A Might in % Cell In the Police Central Onaco--
The Rredicnment In which Woman OF
Good Address and Connections IL Found.
Mrs. Annie Hustled Coles was arrested on
Thursday afternoon. the charge being that she
had stolen parasol from Altman & Co.'s, at
Nineteenth street and Sixth avenue. Mrs. Coles
is a cousin Of Speaker Hustled. and is related to
the Hon. Mahlon Chance, late Consul to Mas
sau, n. T. She is Il native OF Delaware Ohio.
Her father and $. Burchard. the uncle OF
rutherford Burchard Hayes. Ex-Governor OF
Ohio. were partners In the dry goods business
in Fremont. Fourteen years ago she was mar
ried to Royal Coles, a jcwellcr in Cleveland, and
no still dwells in that city. Mrs. Coles has lived
in Cleveland in the summer. and in New York
I'm the winter For three winters she was at
DR.. L. p. Millcrs bath hotel in West Twenty
sixth street. under treatment for dyspepsia and
spinal disease.
Detective Ferris who arrested her says:
During the past winter | frequently saw
Mrs. Coles walking up and down Broadway and
| Sixth avenue, looking into shop windows and
going into stores. / thought that her actions
were somewhat strange. and ! several times
! watched her worry closely. However, ! never
| Atlman's store on Thursday afternoon, and
watched her She stood by tho parasol stand
| near the door. She looked for some time at a
| parasol. then turned unconcernedly around
and walked out Of the door, carrying her own
parasol and the new parasol in her hand. she
stood in front looking into the store window.
and directed Officer Wood to arrest her which
he did. do not believe that she is guilty Of
parasol absent mindedly; | hnve visited the
places where she has lived. and her character is
Mrs Coles WINS. taken into private room in
Altmans establishment and searched. Nothing
suspicious was found. She protested her limo
ccncc warmly. but wae taken to the Police Cen
| trail Onlce aud locked up in cell over night.
She desired to send notice TO her little daughter,
| at 81 West Twenty street but was not
! able TO do 80. In the morning. before she could
wash her lace and hands she was taken to the
Jefferson Market Police Court. comparative
| stranger in this city totally unused to courts
and having had no opportunity 10 communicate
| with her friends, she was arraigned without u
| lawyer to plead to the charge Of petit larceny
| On the testimony Of the detectives and Mr.. Alt
man. who identified the parasol, Justice Murray
| committed her 20 prison in default OF $500 bal
In one 81 the damp, narrow. whitcwashcd cells
| in tho Jefferson Market prison a reporter talked
dressed wearing a fashionably trimmed bonnet
md gold and diamond Jcwelry. Some pur-
chases that she had made before the arrest were
| lying on the little cot. She was hOllOw-cyed and
nervous. She said:
Il regret worry much having given my right
name. but did not know what to do. had beer
feeling unwell all the morning. and started on
O'Ncill's aud Bluxomc's. then went into At
mans to look around rs | am IN thu
habit OF doing TO pass thc time. Nv attention
was attracted TO pnraso on the counter ! wac
examining II carclessly when | rcmcmbnrc,
that desired TO purchase some feathers at thu
store next door. ! walked out and stood at The
! show window looking in. \ man tapped me 90
the shoulder. | asked him what he wanted
| He pointed 10 my hand and then saw for the
llrst time that had two pnrasos. must have
| taken the new one unconsciousv when walkct
! out | have becn al great deal, and am uh
sent minded. I'm sure never intended {,
and II | wanted another / could easily buy il
have never been arrested before. and ncvc
Al 10 Wo-t Tiphteonth street yhare Mrs