Daily Republican., 1884-09-23
A YOUNG THE F.
a Young GIRL STEALS 100000,
INTENDING TO ALOPE-SADlE
TO he lNCARCERATED.

BOSTON, Sept. 22.-A respectable
and wealthy family which recently
moved from Boston Back Bay to
Framingham has been disgraoed by the
only daughter, who was arrssted Sa.ur.
day last for the larceny of $50, 600 of her
mothers property. The unhappy pa-
rents are Charles and Sarah Robinson.
They accumulated considerable proper
| ty, which of late years has been man
aged by Mrs. Robinson. Sadie, the
daughter, is only 13 years old. She
has been the idol of her mothers heart
and neither money or maternal care
have been spared in securing for her
educational advantages and making her
comfortable. She is very pretty, but
unusually largo Of her age, weighing
very little under 200 pounds. Until .
few weeks ago she lived with her pa
rents at Back Bay. They moved to
Framingham for the benefit Of their
hea lth, and on Friday were to buy
house there.
A SCHOOL GIRLS FREAK.
Sadie was pupil in the Rice school,
and came into the city every day. Her
mother is little eccentric, and has
made 1t practice to carry all her
money and valuables about with her in
large, black valise. Last Thursday
her husband refused to go out with her
unless she left the valise at home. She
locked 1t up in q closet, and did not
look after it again till Friday morning.
when she found that it had been stolen.
1t contained $15, 900 in banknotes, three
81, 900 Government bonds, $70O worth
Of diamonds, and stocks of various cor
porations to the value of between $685.
900 and $50, 1000. Detectives went to
work on the case, and the house was
searched from Friday evening till noon
of Saturday without avail.
Robinson himself was suspicioned,
and also the servant girl. Both were
closely watched. Saturday afternoon
1t was learned from neighbor that
Sadie had been seen at O'Clock Friday
morning IN the back yard in her night
dress. She came out with q valise in
her hand and carried it through the
bulkhead into the cellar. She was
arrested, and told the officers that she
had afterwards carried the valise to the
city when she went to school and given
1t to woman named Ann Simmonston,
All old servant of the family. She said
this woman followed her day after day
from the depot to the school, threaten
ing to kill her unless she brought her
her mothers black valise. A few days
ago she drew dirk and threatened to
stab her with 1t.
vALUABLEs AT THE MERCY OF THE
THIEVES.
Sadie was terrified, and brought the
valise next day. After q hard search
Simmonston was found by the police
| and arrested. she denied everything.
Then Sadie told another story, to the
effect that she had taken the money
with the intention of clipping with 3
young fellow on Monday. She car
ried the valise to the Adams House,
and put the valuables into q new one,
and then threw the old one into Charles
River. She went with the officers
to Church street drug store, aud
got the new valise for them. Only
about 5000 was missing. She had
1 left it thcro 10 DO CALLED for on Mon
day.
1t was showed carelessly under coun.
ter, the clerk supposing that 1t contain
cd soiled linen. 1t was learned that
correspondence was conducted between
SimmoDston and Sadie through this
drug store, where she had bscOme ac-
quainted by calling frequently tor soda
and candy. Isappears that Simmons
ton was an accidental witness of some
fault that Sadie was guilty of, and
threatened to tell her mother unless she
got her some money. Sadie, before elop-
ing, intended to give her few hundred
dollars. The young fello W Is not known
yet, but belongs in Frsmingham. Sa-
die will be put in private institution
| for reformation. Mrs. Robinson lies in
a critical condition.