The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-22
She Was Accused of Having
Stolen Fifteen Col
lars Yesterday,
But Denied the Charge and
Courted a Thorough
Investigation.
A Search Reveals That She Did
Take the Money and Bought
a. Silk Dress.
A Young Girl Who Has Figured
in Affairs Of This Kind Sew
eral Times Before.

The name of Ida Britt is not unfamiliar
TO the readers of ''the paper published TOR
the paper now On earth" She Is only
nineteen wears of age, but she has, on sew
eral occasions, furnished themes for news
paper articles.
Some months ago she tried TO shuttle
of" via the morphine route, selecting the
cemetery as the place where she was TO
Law down and die. At that time she was
living with family named Bemis, who
reside in the southern portion OF the city.
Ida had been taken by Mrs. Bemis and
given home, but some article of wearing
apparel was missed and the girl was
ACCUSED OF THE THEFT.
She protested her innocence, but all the
circumstances were against her,
and those who were cognizant of the facts
in the case believed that she was guilty.
This belief was brought about, probably,
on account of its not being the first offense
of like character with which she IA ad
been charged.
Ida pretended to be in great trouble be-
cause she was not only suspicioned, but
accused, of the crime, SO concluded that
death would be preferable to life. Accord
inglv she purchased deadly drug and re-
paired to the city of the dead, where she
proposed offering up her young life. She
took her place beside grave, and was
about to
SWALLOW THE POISON,
when she was discovered by the sexton
and compelled to give up the drug and
leave the graveyard. She then made her
way to East Sedalia, and when at the
Fifth street restaurant, presided over by
Mrs Jos. +. Wager, wife of the heroic en-
gineer who was killed at Usage river, en-
tered and asked permission to lie down
for a short time, as she was not feeling
well. This was, of course, granted,
and while she was resting she
related her history to Mrs. Wager, who
sympathized with her and offered her a
home The offer was gladly accepted, and
from that time until yesterday morning
Miss Britt has been
AN INNATE OF MRS. wAGER's HOME.
On Tuesday evening Mrs. John Ross, a
widow lady who resides in East Sedalia,
stopped over night with Mrs. Wager, and
on arising yesterday morning made the
discovery that $40 gold piece and
a S. bill had been extracted from her
pocketbook. The loss was reported to
Mrs. Wager, who was not a little worried
over the matter, and, naturally enough,
suspicion rested upon Miss Britt She,
however, denied all knowledge of the
missing money, and courted thorough
investigation.
After the breakfast hour Miss Britt left
the house and came down town, and did
not return until about one o'clock yester-
dav afternoon. In the meantime the dis
appearance of the SIS had been
REPORTED To OFFICER MEYER,
who is at present doing duty in East Sc
dalia, and he was working upon the case.
When Miss Britt returned, Mrs. Wager
informed her that she would have TO seek
a home elsewhere-that she had no further
use for her about the house. Ida then left
and stopped at the house of neighbor.
About five o'clock last evening search
warrant was gotten out by Mrs. Ross and
placed in the hands OF Deputy Constable
Barnett and Officer Meyers, and these gen
tlemen proceeded to the place where Miss
Britt's trunk was known to be for the pur-
pose of seeing if they could not find the
money. They opened the trunk and
EXAMINED THE CONTENTS,
but not penny did they discover. In
looking o-er the effects they found, how
ever, small piece of wrapping paper,
bearing the firm name of Wheeler X Van
Camp, written with a lead pencil. This,
they thought, might prove a clue. So they
pocketed the paper and came down to
The store presided over 10y these
gentlemen. They made only few in
quiries when they were rewarded for their
trouble by learning that Miss Britt had
been i'm the store during the forenoon and
had purchased black silk dress, paving
Sl262 for the same. She had secured the
goods, and in payment had given a $40
gold piece and s. bill. This furnished
conclusive proof that
IDA HAD REALLY STOLEN THE MONEY,
so the officers started out to find her. They
returned TO East Sedalia, and heard of her
at two or three places, at each of which
she exhibited the dress. Although they
searched for her until late, her whereabouts
were not discovered, nor have thew been
at this writing. The officers do not be-
lieve that she has left the city, and are i'm
hopes of securing her vet
Miss Britt is rather prepossesSins in
appearance, but ii is pretty certain that
she is well versed in the crooked WAYS of
the world. Her mother is dead, but It's
said that her father resides at Rockville.
LATER MIGRATION.
Since the above was written ii has been
ascertained that Miss Brit carried of sew
eral dollars worth of satin and lace be-
longing TO Mrs. Wager. The theft was not
discovered until after the officers made the
search last night, and there may be still
other articles that will turn mp missing.
The officers now believe that Miss Britt
has left the city and the probabilities are
that she will not be arrested.
We have a speedy and positive cure
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