Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-07
PHIPPS' PARTNERS.
ADDITIONAL ALMsnOUsE ARRESTS.
MS. Adams and stOrekeeper Brown Locked
Up-Wh0 Brown ls-What Mr.. Hen
sol S0YA OF fhA THETA.

MIS-. Adams ana StOrekeeper Brown Locked
Up-who Brown Is-What Mr.. Hen
sci Says OF tho Theits.
The investigators of the Philadelphia
almshOuse robbery have begun to make
additional arrests. Mrs. Adams, whose
house Phipps had stocked with almshouse
goods, and Storekeeper Brown are locked
up, and more arrests are expected soon to
follow.
The warrant for the arrest of the Per
sons named was issued upon the oath of
John Huggard, and set forth that Mrs.
Kate Adams and James F. Brown did
unlawfully and wickedly conspire to-
gether to cheat and defraud the city Of
Philadelphia by removing and apprOpriat-
ing goods and chattels to their own use
belonging to the said CITY,"
The warrant was placed in the hands of
Detective Miller, who Immediately started
for the Adams mansion, No. 3419 Walnut
street. All the front shutters of the
house we're closed when the detective ar
rived and q generally appearance Of de-
sertiOn prevailed.
AS soon as the front door was opened,
in answer to his ring, Detective Miller
walked in and found Mrs. Adams ironing
in back room. The woman seemed to
feel that something dreadful was about to
happen as soon as she saw the detective.
Her face turned pale and dropping her
iron she clutchcd the back of q chair for
support. Detective Miller said: Mrs.
Adams, have warrant for your arrest. :"
For moment Mrs. Adams could not utter
a word. She stood looking straight at
the officer, apparently dumbfounded. At
length her eyes began to fill with tears,
and suddenly throwing herself into u
chair she covered her face with her hands
and sobbed and moaned. Detective Miller
left her to her grief for few moments
and then endeavOred to soOthe her. After
a time he was partially successful and Mrs.
Adams, dOnning her bonnet and throwing
light wrap over her shoulders, prepared
to accompany him to the Central station.
The two went quietly down in Chest
nut street car, and but for the tear-dimmed
eyes of the woman and the application of
handkerchief to them now and then,
people might not have noticed the detec-
tive and his prisoner. They arrived at the
AMI entered by the back door, unnOticed
by anyone save. u few loungers hanging
around and ono or two attaches of the
piSSCO. AS lucy bIOOU UOlOIo lilo uOuSO
sergeant's desk, however, the partially
suppressed sobs Of Mrs. Adams for time
prevented her from giving her name
for registration Oh the big record
ing slate. At length, however. the ser
geant recorded, in large round hand !:
kate Adams; charge. conspiracy :; ar.
rested by Detective G. +. Miller" Detec
Miller then beckOned Mrs. Adams to
follow him, and the turnkey leading the
way to one of the small, close cells of tho
station house placed her in it and turned
the key upon her. Then tho wOman's
clf-possessiOn completely fOrsOOk her and
she sobbed piteOusly. with her face hid
den in her hands. No one was allowed to
sec her, and she seemed anxious to keep
out of every ono's sight.
The Arrest of BROWN.
As soon as he had locked up Mrs. Adams
Detective Miller started ont in search of
Brown. He went straight to his house,
at Thirty-secOnd and POweltOn avenue,
and found his man talking to q police
officer in front of his door. The detective
stepped up and. placing his hand lightly
on his shoulder, told him that no had q
warrant for his arrest, at the same time
drawing the paper from his pocket.
Brown did not seem at all surprised, and
accompanied the officer without any CON-
mcnt. Ho was locked up at the Central
station at 7:4O o'clock in a cell close to
the ono which Mrs. Adams was confined.
He did not want to see any ono and his
wish was respected by those in charge.