The morning call., 1891-11-30
PRETTY, BUT FULL OF GUILE.

A Twelve-Year-OId Candy PeddIer Who
Is an Incorrigible Thief.
large basket containing candies OF small
fancy articles, pair Of very blue eyes, and
an innocent expression on her pretty face is
the stock in trade by which twelve-year old
Lulu Lang earns her living. Lulu lives
with her mother at 2i0 West One Hundred
and Third street, according to the New
York Sun, when she feels like it, which is
not very often. She much prefers selling
her candies or begging during the day time,
and at night she wanders about in company
with girls OF her own age and of nOmadic
tastes. Despite Lulu'S tender age and inno-
cent face, the police in the downtown build
iDgS know her. and when she was brought
up before Justice Diver at the Tombs it
wasn't the first time that she had faced the
majesty of the law.
The charge against her was that she stole
a pocket-book containing SIG from Miss
Mary Bacon Of 1872 Warren street, Brook
Ign. Miss Bacon is typewriter in an Office
on the tenth floor of the Washington Build
ing, l Broadway. She says she was Just
Lulu came into the Office with her basket of
candy on her arm. Just then Miss Bacon,
being called from the office, put her purse in
drawer and went into the next room.
When she returned Lulu said, please may
L leave my basket here for few minutes
while 20 upstairs to speak TO the janitor's
wife?' Miss Bacon asSented. and Lulu left
her basket and went, but did not return.
When Miss Bacon looked for her nurse it
was gone. Lulu was committed TO the Five
Points House of Industry.
The Gerry Society has collection of let
tiers and reports concerning the girl. Lulu
was just years old when a complaint con-
corning her came to the Gerry Society from
MIR. Cohen of Meyer, Strauss & Co., saying
that she had been begging at their store,
q W ogly rod
where she lived had given a false address.
Another complaint of the same nature came
on September 90, 1885, from Mr.. A. l.. COrt
Of 245 Water street. In January of this
year she called at % Madison avenue and
asked for some clothes, which she said
her mother. who was waSherwoman, had
sent her 10 get. THIS was found to
be untrue, and the girl was arrested
and taken before Justice Mcmahon, who dis
charged her Last June she was found
wandering around Fulton street at o'clock
in the morning with Louisa Cunningham.
IA years old, of 346 East Seventy-slxth
street. The two girls were arrested,
but released on their promise to go
home. The Cunningham girl was afterward
put in the Catholic. Protectory by her
parents. On October 9th M. Long of &c Ex-
change place bought some candies of Lulu,
giving her So bill and telling her to 20
and get it changed. She left her basket OF
candies and never returned with the change.
Her last escapade before the one for
which she Is now brought up was when she
rode all night III a Second-avenUe surface
car and laid but one fare. She resisted
so vigorously when the driver attempted
to eject her that be let her stay in the
car. She was removed at O'clock the
next morning by Officer King of the
Gerry Society. Her parents say that
she always does just what she wishes and
they can do nothing with her. Her 13-year-
old brother was arrested not long ago for
breaking into building st Exchange place,
but the charge could not be proved.
Lulu is well known among the artists OF
the west side, where her pretty face makes
her sought tier as model. She had with
her note from well-known sculptor, ask
Jag her to pose for him.