Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-04-29

Some thieves, who manifested remark
able ingenuity, have lately been caught
in the Crimea. They operated thus A
thief was locked in an empty trunk by
his mates; the trunk was sent to the
railroad depot as the baggage of pass
enger, and put in the baggage car; one
OF his mates, who claimed the baggage,
took passage in the same train to the
next station; as soon as everything was
quiet in the baggage car, the thief opened
it and crawled out; he ransacked the
rest of the baggage and put in his own
trunk such valuable articles as were
available; then he crawled back to the
trunk and locked himself in. and on
reaching the next station, his mate took
off the trunk as his baggage, and they
proceeded to secure their plunder. The
gang of Russian thieves who concocted
this scheme managed to carry it on sue
cesSfully for some time; but at last, on
the occasion of one adventure, the thief
in the trunk took in with him such an
amount Of stolen goods that the trunk
burst open at an unfortunate moment
The method of operation was discovered
and the thieves were brought to the bar
More than twenty years ago two young
men, sitting on a rock in the gold fields
of California, shook hands and agreed to
be partners in business. No articles of
co-partnership were signed. The con-
tract was between Dominick and Martin
O'Malley, brothers. Next day Martin
started for Australia, Dominick remain
ing in California Several years passed
Martin settled at Westport, Wis. A
year later he was joined by Dominick
Each had kept firm account and had
drawn the wages agreed upon, paying
himself from the firms funds in his own
pocket. The firms earnings were in
vested in eight hundred acres of land.
Martin married. The firm was contin-
ued, Dominick lost an arm He was
sent to Paris at the firms expense for a
wooden one. Dominick married. a
houseful of children were born to both
Dominick went to the legislature The
children grew up. Recently the broth
ers saw that complications might arise
unless the property should be divided
before their death, and the partnership
vided in a few hours, without a word OF
dispute.
Young ladies in Moscow think moth
ing of shooting man in polite society.
/ Some weeks ago a young nobleman
named Bailaschewski was seated at
home in his salon, entertaining a few in
innate friends In the midst of lively
conversation the door suddenly opened,
and there entered a young lady named
Praskowia Katschka, about nineteen
years of age, handsome and prepossess-
/ ing, a member, moreover, of we'll
known and noble family in the Wilma
District. Perfectly calm and self-pos-
sessed, she gracefully saluted the visitors
present in the chamber. Then, drawing
4 revolver from her pocket, she deliber-
ately shot Bairaschewski through the
head, so that lie fell to the ground, dead
instantaneously. So rapidly and coolly
was the deed committed that. all was
I over before any one in the salon at
tempted to interpose. Praskowia made
no attempt to escape, and permitted her
self TO be arrested without the slightest
resistance. 1t is said that two days be
fore his assassination Bairaschewsk
received threatening letter from th,
executive committee of the Revolution
airy Society, which he handed to til,
police.