New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY,
AN EXTRAORDINARY THIEF ARRESTED.


Jennie Rigney a namesake of the woman VINO ID
now in the pententiary for rObbing ana attempt-
ing TO poison her mistress, was yesterday DIouknC
before Justice Blxby In the Jefferson Mar eI IodVo
Court by Detectives Rutland. Haley and Ihot,
charged with stealing thousands OF dollars NoItn
oil jewelry ana clothing from wealthy lalnles VIZ
whom she WAS employed as maid OF all Wulh'. lno
woman who Is now undergoing DunlsnnFh! ~ 'ng
same who brought great scandal upon ue"lISV @lu
o physician IeH years ago by causing t4iTl' "iIoae
on a charge of betrayal ana malpractice. Her btoIy
proved to be ii issue ot lies anu the chaiEes WIZ
dismissed. 1hon she turned her attention " i"'-
berry ANN.
Jennie Rigney No. 2. though only nineteen years
Of age. has proved herself. perhaps. the nlosI SUI
cesslul thief brought TO the attention oi IhO
police fOT seven months The detectives nave poch
ind searching Tor her, aud thcy ony sue
ceeded IN Catching ner Oh saturday afternoon oho
says her Tlgnt name Is SODlna CIaih, Dul Sho IL
known to have passed under me names Oh Jcnnlo
kigney Emma Smith and three or four 0ther
al asses. ne following are fow OF her r0DDeries'
IL Is expected that others will DE reported during
the wees Apr ~ 1851 FoHong MRS M rIotn ~
worth 5000; June ~. 1881, rOObing Mrs r. IL. / IN
ney. Oh No. 1887 Park-avc., OF cotnlng ana Je"eI-
~ worth 800; a lttle later In the same year,
stealing from Mr. George Docharty, OF NO. l,OJZ
fIrs,-ave.. jswelry and money o The Value ana
amount OF 95oO NoyemOer, 1881, roDpins ,nI s'9-
ter OF Ony" Pastor IN West tHtccnLh-'t'
of diamonds worth s. 900; June IL, 1852, r0DOlng
Mrs. Mary Purdy, OF No. 80 lentll-aye., OF Jew
ery and clothing worth @600, ana III lne same
month rODbing a.Iss LOttIe khlIe, also OF NO. 40
FOurtn-aye., OF her Iewelry ana wearing appale'
valued at $500. several handsomely dressed
women VINO mad reported their losses 10 romeo
Headquarters appeared III court yesterday, ana
tully ldenthed the prisoner, but the only TWO con-
plants taken by the magistrate, Whlcn ne sald "eLo
enough ere made by MIS- Puroy ana Miss Milo.
boIh ldentlned jennie. Miss hll.le sald tne nat
WON by the PRISONER. a black SHAW trimmed Win
blacK ostrich feathers, Was one the witness had
maze herself Inc detectives some time ago learned
That JenhIe was married 10 William CLARK, noted
burglaryw no WAS III 1874 sent To the Htate Prison
tor tnree y ears and SIX months Tor burglary, ana
served his full time. heCenuy the pOllco Were III
formed that clark was confined III tie fTcsDY terrain
Hospital and he was kept under sufVcilldhco.
Upon discharge he traced 10 No. rs
Last observation-disclosures twenty -second-st. In the
basement of that house the omccrS lOund
JENNIE Rlgney on Saturday engaged IN ron
lnR. tier rooms were searched, ana twenty-One
pawn tickets for SILK dresses ana lt"eiIy
were found in a bureau drawer. On tho way To
POiICc HeadqutrteTs the woman admitted having
let tne various PAGES above named ana told tue
officers tnat Ia they wanted the Things sue nad taken
ind them as tncy would get 10 information from
her,
Tho prisoner is about five ieet two inches in
height, has sandy hair, long, pale lace, win
some hat malicious expression and a cast IN her
lett eye. sue was dressed III BLACK alpaca, trimmed
with fringe and lace ler Ieputed huss lnd, Ciarh,
was aIsO taken into custody ana re- auded by JUS
tics DIADy Ior examination.
The WOmaus pau Ol operations WAS 20 respond 10
advertisements ana engage as II servant in "ell-to-
DO families. Sne never remained IN any place
longer Than tWentY-iOuf hours, generally rOODiuB
her employers the first night OF the following morn
lug. look Buns. DOCnartys jewels ana money
from under her pllOW ana lcIt uUn the ped Tor
mIdabe lUOkl1g knife, / be shock Sustained by the
lady has rendered her i'll ever since In rODOmg
us. IuIdy, wore away thai iUuy YaIudUIc
drrs,es and undcrc4OthIug sac could obtain. she
TOOK MIS-. PuTuy JcWelry. Snc lctj behind ucI
every arlICic OF her own she had brought 10 the
house, even 10 Ter ShOeS. Justice BlADy committed
the accused woman to the IOmDs IN deIauII Oh
r., 900 BAL,