Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-03
BELLA HUNT, BURGLAR.
SIZE IS PROUD OF Der EOTORIETY AND
WANTS A GOOD PIOTURL
Only Sixteen and Prslty-0rs Of the Most Re
markabls Gases Of hcorrgi6ili.y On Record
Young Nan Friend PsTjTss Himself 10
Keep Bella Out Of Jal;-Ths Girls Con-
fes- IN Offsets Bis Testimony.

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New York, August Bella
Heut, sixteen years old, Brook
lyn's pretty female burglar, was held
for trial yesterday by Justice Goetting
in the Lee Avenue Police Court, Brook
,lyn, together with John Kendrlck and
Fced King.
Kendrick, who is only twenty-one
years old. is the son of a well known
undertaken in Grand street, near Bed
ford avenue. He has hitherto borne a
good reputation, and so King has, who
is twenty-seven years old and whose
parents have been lifelong residents
OF the Eastern District Of Brooklyn.
Bella has an oval face and auburn
hair, blue eyes and fine complexion.
All that the police could find out is that
she is the hayward daug liter Of we'll
known resident Of New York. When
Justice Goetting committed her to jail
she assumed dramatic attitude, smiled
sweetly at the spectators in court and
walked 10 the prisoners pen with
jaUnty air.
The trio are charged with enter
ing the residence Of Robert Leth-
ridge at No. 157 Keap street and steal
ing silverware and clothing valued
at over $500. The family Of Leth-
ridge was absent In the country at
the time of the burglary two weeks ago,
and when Mr.. Lethridge returned ana
found every room in confusion and the
best Of the silverware gone he notified
the police. He told them that only a
person we'll acquainted with the posi-
ton of things in the house could have
ransacked it.
Bella Hunt had been q servant OF the
LethriCges for several months prior TO
their departure for the country and was
considered an honest and industrious
girl. Lethridge did not suspect her and
neither did the police. A general alarm
was sent out giving description OF the
stolen property.
Detectives COrcOran and Campbell, OF
the BedfOrd-avenue station, had slight
acouaintance with Bella Hunt. They
knew her as a married woman who was
separated from her husband. When
they saw her three days after the Leth-
bridge burglary in the company OF Ken
drick. each OF them had a bundle and
were on their way to New York. The
detectives followed them and also
dogged their steps back TO Brooklyn.
Kendrick and the woman entered
house az No. 223 Hsvemeyer street,
where. the police found out later, they
had a furnished room.
The detectives waited until Sunday
night. when they went into the house
and arrested Kendrick, the woman and
King, who was in their room.
Besides q lot Of silyerware which was
secreted In a closet, set OF burglars
tools was also found. The three prls-
oners were taken TO the station house,
where they refused 70 tell whore the
silverware came from. They were held
on charge of having burglars tools IN
their possession.
The girl refused to give any informa-
tion touching the ownership Of the
property. She told the police to "hus-
tie" for news. The police found that
some Of the silverware correspondent
with pieces taken from Mr.. Leth-
bridges house.
Even with this proof the girl refused
to acknowledge her share in the rob-
berry. King denied being implicated in
the Lethridge burglary or in any
othrr. Kendrick also stOutly denied
that he was burglar. He SAID the sill
verware and the tools were In the room
when he and Bella Hunt went there TO
live.
Later the woman confessed and then
assisted the detectives in recovering
nearly every piece OF the Silverware that
had been stolen from Lethridge's
house and pawned. Kendrick, when he
heard that the girl had confessed, was
also willing to tell all he knew.
He had an opportunity yesterday
morning in the examination before
Justice Goetting. He pleaded guilty to
the charge of burglary and exOnerated
the women and King from oil participa-
tions i'm the crime. He declared that he
alone broke into the house and stole the
silverware. He added that he met
Bella Hunt some time ago on the street
and found she was servant out of en-
ployment. She told him where she was
last employed and that the family had
gone to the country.
he induced her TO go with him and he
hired the furnished room, When they
were settled in the place he made her
tell him where all the silver in the house
was. He broke into the place through
the front door and carried away $500
worth Of property.
Neither Bella Hunt nor King" said
Kendrick chad any hand In the burg
larry"
The girl upon being placed on the
stand said she told kendrick OF the
silyerware in the house. After she
went to live with him he went out one
night and returned with bag full OF
sllverware. She asked him where he
rot it and he said "never mind, it's all
right" Although she recognized
good deal of the plumber as the proper
tv of her late employer she said moth
ing and helped him to dispose OF it.
King said his arrest was brought
about In a very peculiar manner. He
had been employed I'm the Bible House,
New York, where his brother had been
for many years. The son Of his en-
ployer learned Of his previous bad char
acter and he resigned rather than dis
grace his family. He went TO Ken
bricks room TO ask for help in getting
another position and while they were
talking the police entered.
When they were held TO await the &C
ton Of the grand jury the girl seemed