Daily Republican., 1881-12-09
FOURTH EDjflUn.
PETTY PILFERING.
A Woman Caught PurIOining Gold
Rings from JsWciry stores lat

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Rings from Jsweiry stores last
Evening.
Merchants are always more or less
subject to losses by sneak thieves and
shop lfters, but at this particular tim"
Of the year IL il absolutely necessary
for them to increase their watchiuiness
if they wish to save themselves from
the depreciation of this class of thieves.
Tie rush, cjnseJueno upon the neara ap-
proach OF the no ,ays, combined with
Il e latge t OK Of goods that are dis
play ed upon the counters, gives fine
orpDrlu 10y for a harvest TO the light
fingered, as well as to the ch'nt, un.
less the latter uses the greatest dill
grnCe,
As an instance Of this kind of pilfer
ing. last evening . middle sg'd, we'll
dressed and &c 'ninely respectable wo-
man, eater d "A leading down town jew
elry store and asked the Vri . OF rings.
The proprietor showed ler several,
which she uied on, and finally selected
one which she desired laid away for
her.
During this time the proprietor ha d
his susvi irus aroused by some Of her
actions, aui alhougn he did MT feel
warranted IN accusing her If the crime
of thtft on tie liinited kroHlcdge he
had, he coIcluacl it would be best to
follow her ana see if The g would be
any fur her drvelopementS,
lh,s he did aud followed her mp Ship
ley s'rret and u EN- along Sixth to Mar
k-t, and thence TO another jewelry
4 ole which she entered. The down
town man ro ted HIM .elt In n good po.
81 ion outside, where he had au oppOr-
tuuily of Observing things inside. Tnc
>toleka per with his usual poiiteness
as soon showing his wares and mrr
chandise in the expectancy Of making .
>alo, mugs beIng lhe Articles mUst
desired.
IL VAS not lorg b fore she found an
opportunity If slipping n iing INFO her
nouth. " hen /, hcCaH" Ic'cssary for
her TO take her peck handkerchief
from her pocket to wips her mouth with
auu RI luru it vita the mug iuside to
nrr pocket. Til, was all uuSecn by the
dealer sut not uo.eeu by the Keen self
IappJiul,u de ectiv4 ou thc waIcn ont.
slde. Anot,I rug was examined but
Ii, qui.ity had 10 be tested and the
dea"r stepped back toget "A magnihying
glass to ASSIST hlm in determining It's
Tue quil,ty. While doing 80 the
Nonan picked up another ring and
: lpl"! it, Ino her pocket to keep com.
pa y with the ring that had before
found the same lodging place from her
mouth.
AtIcv some more examinations Of
rings .hc woman concluGei that she
would not make a purchase just 'at
his lime" and tns nsdisappointed dealer
commenced putting away his goods
Is the woman started for the door.
But there she was met by the store
Keeper she had as confronted NJ the down
IoWn sJore and she met his searching
gance a Consciousness of guilt sprc Id
itself III tcli.t2le bL. shes over her coun-
tenaICe.
Ma1am, want to speak a word
with you inside, said the down town
dealer.
"F,r God $ sake hats the matter"
Said he woman IN talJering tones.
"a want you TO come III and empty
your pockets OH this ch ir," said the
dealer detect We.
"Fur the Houly Vargin's sake ye
wouldn't accuse me u stllalln, WA
ye?"
at makes no difference what it is,
just empty yeur pockets q, else step out
and 90 to the police office"
"On, aud amt = poor woman, and
Wid SO dcs roy my karictur? For the
ii uly NirZlu's sake ye wouldh't tell
on me "id YEP"
81 want you 20 disgorge those rings
,ou've got IN your pocket was the
stern answer.
sow.y aud ncrvously the woman
dlv,d down iato her pockets and pulled
ont a handkerchief, but no rings came
with it.
"Go down again after the erlngs," said
the amateur detective
Finding there was no escape from
her unpiraslut dilemma, the woman at
last hauled out three rings, one of these
having been puroincd from the man
that foUn her out, AID stood coEfront-
| ing hcr, ard the other two she had
t tiken from the last dealer in the man
nrr already described.
After "A great deal Of pleading for
mercy on the part Of the wolnan and
some wholesome moral iecturing ON the
part of the first dealer, he allowed her
o 20 upon her promise to lead differ
eat ife hereafter, bat lie has firmly re
solved to use IA different treatment in
| The next case, and so ought all the
s'orekeepers, as it is too bad that they
! .hn,ll na "a IN sil limit tn anrh lpnrp,l "A.