The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-04

created rs much of q sensation this
season in London as any attraction
they have had before the public
there. Mary Anderson, Ada Rehan
Minnie Palmer and Lotta have
scored successes as pronounced as
| any on the London stage. We
shall soon have them all back
| Minnie Palmer and Lotta arc here
now, and Days company will he
back in a couple of weeks, so that
! it looks as though we might have
very exciting season.
Our sister city, Brooklyn, fur,
nishes us with q charming little 70.
nance. For five years past the city
Of churches have been pestered
with an exceedingly adroit female
thief. She was not only skilful
shoplifter, but first class burglar
as we'll. She could pick a lock or
crack a safe, or 60 through doors
or windows with her jimmy, and
when it came to close quarters was
not afraid to use a pistol or knife
to clear l.er path to liberty. But
her strong hold was to secure ser.
vice as a seamstress or housemaid,
and when she had gained the con-
fidence Of the family, so far as to
find out where the valuables were
kept, then she scooped up every
thing she could lay her hands on, and
skedadIed for parts unknown.
Ladies' by scores, complained Of
the loss of sealskin sacques, jewelry,
dresses, &C, in short nothing SEEM
ed to come amiss to this fascinat
ing domestic. Detected one night
by the lady Of house in the act Of
carrying off her jewels, she drew
knife and soaring the life ont Of
her would be captor, got safely off
with her plunder. Her success in
getting through the meshes ofthc
law was wonderful; for when her
prosecutors looked upon her young,
sweet, artless face, they said there
must be some mistake about this,
and withdrew from the prosecution.
She is one of the most stupendous
criminal frauds ever seen in this
country Last week she was con-
victed of burglary and sent 10 the
penitentiary. A young farmer in
Connecticut read an account Of her,
and fell in love with her head over
ears. On Monday he made his ap-
pearance at the Police Station in
Brooklyn, and tried to get a pass
to see the fairy of his dreams. He
had never seen her, but more de-
votei lover never paid court to fair
lady. lie has a fine farm, good
prospects and plenty ofmoncy, and
b. passes al the fair maidens of his
OWE vii a; e Ly, to il sail as the
mistress of-l,is home and heart, one
of the most notorious thieves in
New York. You may say lie is a
crank, but Oh every other subject,
save this, he is as sane as you or /.
It's queer case, but ! almost for
get to add that the lady has not yet
made up her mind. Whether love
in a cottage will be sufficient COM
pensation for the delight of crack
ing a safe or robbing a store re-
mains to be seen, ard it may be
that this enterprising Yankee may
have to look for a wife in the Nut
meg State after all.
Somebody got caught on the
Broadway railroad, the franchise
for which the city was offered a
million of dollars; the Board Of
Aldermen gave it away for nothing
though let US hope that the Alder
men were not forgotten. But the
Mayor has vetoed the bill, and the
parties to the franchise will never
again see o cent Of the money they
invested to rob the city of its only
unencumbered thoroughfare. We
have had tidal wave Of scorching
heat; but the fall comes rapidly on,
and there is balm in Gilead. The
Election is at white heat; what will
it be in October /? Like the Kill
kenny cats-there may not be
enough of their tails left for cor
ouer's jury to sit on.
Yours truly.
BROADBRIM.