The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-10
SHARP WOMEN THIEVES.

women. always interesting, seem just now
TO put everything else in the shade. At the
opening of the quadrennial Methodist Con
ference the admission of women delegates
was the all absorbing question. This should
have warned the visiting preachers ano
laynen of the danger that lies in feminine
1s1es in matters outside the conference
Not few of them have already been taken
in nv the sharperS who have no wish to ioin
the conference indeed, but are most
anxious to attach a part of the reverend
visitors spending money On Monday q
Gentleman wearing well brushed silk hat
of by-gone fashion and white tie, sat
next to an exceedingly pretty woman in a
Broadway car. lie was going to the Metro
politan Opera House to report his arrival, !
nresune, and she-well, her business and
destination rested with chance. But she
assisted that goddess by ingenuously asking
the minister to stop the car for her at
Thirty-fourth street. He agreed po-
Utely, and being stranger kept a
diligent watch out of the car window to
read the numbers on the street lamps. This
gave her an opportunity to deftly move his
gripsack from its position in front of him
a little nearer to herself, and when the car
reached Twenty third street she picked it
up, and had made her way out and mingled
with the crowd in front of the Fifth Ave
nue. before the poor preacher looked around
and saw that it was gone. "I'Ve been
robbed I" he gasped; my valisen His tone
showed plainly enough that the thief had
made no mistake, and that besides few
choice sermons and some changes of linen,
he had kept his purse in the bag. He darted
out of the car to ask the advice of the stall
wart policeman stationed at this point, but
I doubt if he recovered his property
A o,,+l from fba MIobioa,,
ence had a sorrowful tale to relate of an in
cdent that occurred to him and a reverend
friend the first evening they arrived in the
city. at the Grand Central station, by which
they stopped thief, and got an insight into
New York ways, which neither of them
had ever dreamed of. The Michigan minis
ter had been in the metropolis before, and
proposed that as tho distance was short,
they should walk from the station to the
opera house. 1t was s o'clock in the even
ing, and Forty second street was crowded.
They turned by mistake into Madison ave
nue. when woman came running toward
them at the top of her speed. Just before
she reached them man came around the
corner evidently in hot pursuit of the es-
Gaping fair. The two divines supported the
painting lady, who begged their pro-
lection; the man was her, husband she
gasped, and she feared he was going
mad He had threatened her life, and she
had fled from her house on Thirty-ninth
street to escape him. Meantime her pur-
suer had come up, and he spoke soothingIv
to the lady. why, Mary" he said, don't
be afraid of me; l would not harm you, my
love" The ministers were deeply touched,
and exhorted the erring couple to return
home and live in peace hereafter, which ad-
vice, after some talk, they carried into eff
feet. Then the reverend gentlemen pursued
their way, talking the matter over the rest
Of the way to the Metropolitan Opera
House When they got there one discovered
that his gold watch was gone, and the other
found that $50 which had been in his vest
pocket just before they acted the Good Sa-
marian was missing, and they began to
wonder very mnch. At length they came
to the conclusion that the whole proceeding
had been a blind, and that while they were
laboring with the alleged man and wife
the two clever thieves had gone through
them most effectually.
Not all of the delegates to the conference
are so unworldly as the examples cited. One
meek clergyman proved in the following
way that his eye teeth had been cut II
appears that he learned, however, by sad
experience Walking up Seventh avenue
on the afternoon preceding the opening OF
the session, he was accOsted by a worthy
man, who told a pitiful tale of ill-health
and loss Of employment, and producing
what appeared to be gold watch b gged
the minister to buy it. 1t was an heirloom,
said the unfortunate, but he would part
with it for $l2 The clergyman opened his
purse, and departed the owner of a gold
watch, which a jeweler on application ap-
praised at 81 50. The clergyman took a
conrade into his confidence, and the next
day started him on a walk up Seventh
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followed with a policeman. Sure enough
the swindler tackled" the second preacher,
ana was IN the act of exhibiting JAS heir
loom when clergyman No. | tapp him on
the shoulder. When the thief was taken
into custody six brass watches and $25 in
DlllS were found in his possession. The
preacher got back his money, and the
prisoner went up.
AS post-scriptum to the Methodist pro-
ceedlngs at the Metropolitan Opera House,
the Salvationsts are making themselves
very conspicuous in those parts of the city
always favored by them They have agreed
10 behave in more orderly fashion than
was their wont, whether from coercion or
not, cannot say, but the women and men
now walk, stand and sit in separate bands
as IN a synagogue. The singing is as usual
III chorus. The women wear the uniform
now SO familiar everywhere. The costume
OF the men is an amusing combination of
the religious and secular, scriptural texts
being embroidered on the backs
Oh their firemen's jackets. Last Sun
gay, woman, who seemed the
leader, was received with overwhelming APP
pause when she began to speak. Her
remarks were crazy, and not easy to under
stand, but the army nodded and uttered
,I amen" at every pause in a dutiful way
"hen she announced a collection to be
.aKen up for the purpose of buying tracts
70 distribute to their "misguided and
worldly brethren of the Methodist General
conference, who spent their time in discuss
ing trivial affairs of this world" the army
applauded with hand and foot. After her,
numerous disciples related their experience,
ahu then the banners were unfurled, hymn
words set to concert hall melodies were
sung, hallelujahs were shouted, and tho
meeting was dismissed.
strange stories are returning to us about
couple OF semi-fashionabe ladies who
.luoe part OF the passenger list of the Servia
alew weeks ago. 1t appears that a dia-
llGnG ring was found by steward in the
nal between their staterooms, and that
yoVn ladies' claimed it. What became of
.uo jewel or who was the Solomon of the
IvcaSlon, has not yet transpired. Doubt
s 80" these are the same pair who were
searched at Liverpool, and discovered to
1--WE their dorsal improvement, commonly
tdIrn as the hustle, solely to Cavendish
49, 4" ME these new stories come to hand old
e Vuos are being contradicted that, for in
lance, which has been invented by trans