Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-21
KLEPToMANIA In GOTHAM.
Strange Tales Of How the Mania Has
Affected Swell Society People.

Strange Tales Of How the Mania Has
Affected Swell Society People.
The amount of thieving in New York, right
under the noses of the detectives, is amaz-
ing, and that too, not by professionals, but
by persons in respectable walks of life, and
in many instances moving in the best society
in the metropolis, says writer in the New
York Press
A few days ago lady living in one Of the
fashionable apartment houses in the neigh
borhood of Twenty-third street called
messenger boy and requested him to take
her dog out for an airing, as she was not
feeling well enough to go herself. The boy
returned in the course Of half an hour look
ing quite woe begone, and stated that he had
lost the dog. The lady was wild with grief at
the loss of her pet, and insisted upon having
the boy accompany herjust where he had
ford's told him that the dog ran in the store
and that lady patted him and took him out
with her, but as she did not seem to know
to her. The name OF the lady was given as
one OF their customers, and the owner of
the dog proceeded to the address given, in
She rang the bell. was shown into the house,
and the lady soon made her appearance.
The story Of the loss OF the dog was related.
and the subsequent information which had
been CLEANED at Park & Tf1ford's.
She expressed the greatest sympathy. for
the lady in her loss, but stoutly denied hav-
ing seen or taken the dog.
messenger Office and reported the loss, say
ing that she would hold them responsible
for 1t. The Superintendent asked her If she
would accompany him to the same house
from which she had just come.
She replied that 'ft would do no good, as
the lady said she knew nothing about the
He insisted, and together they went to the
house on Twenty-frst street. Tue lady
again assured them she knew nothing what
ever about the dog. After short pause the
Superintendent said: "Madam, that dog Is
in this house, and unless you produce him I
premises"
She was indignant, and said that she
would make him suffer for his fmpudence
This did not move the officer, who started
toward the door to put his threat into execu-
siOn She turned very pale and requested ted
room, but returned in a lew minutes with
the missing dog, who few into his mistress
arms, where he received any amount of
Not a word of explanation was given or
asked, for the owner was SO delighted to re-
cover her pet that she hastened out Of the
house as soon as she had him safely in her
possession,
A guest at the Marlborough had young
woman friend at luncheon q few days ago.
Shortly after her arrival another friend
called, whom she went downstairs to see,
at the same time throwing a roll of bills
which her husband had handed her into her
trunk. She returned to her apartment
after the departure of her caller and found
the young friend whom she had invited to
luncheon reading novel. She left soon after
luncheon, and the lady having occasion to go
to her trunk found that O $50 bill had been
taken from the roll. A few days after the
same lady called and showed q pretty dress
that she had just purchased. AS she had
t9id her .s friend r on the Day Of the previous
would be until her next allowance came, her
suspicious we're confirmed She went to the
store from which the purchase was made:
saw the clerk from whom 1t was made (who
was friend of both parties) and found that
the crisp $50 note had been paid out sor the
dress. She did not accuse the young
woman, but she has avoided her since.
A detective was summoned a few weeks
ago to one of the fashionable uptown apart
ment houses to see If he could find any
trace of q handsome pair of pearl opera
glasses that had mysteriously disappeared.
The usual number of questions were asked
and answered. The lady of the house stated
that no outsider except an intimate friend
had been in the room in which the glasses
were kept. The officer asked her IL she
would give the name and address of the
friend "That would be useless" she re-
piled, 'for she knew nothing about Them"
Sne gave Cn6 desired 1n1OrmatlOn, however,
and in the course of two days the detective
brought the glasses to the house. He had
written to the lady in question, stating that
unless the glasses were sent to him at
given time an exposure would be made.
A young bride recently laid her rings and
other jewels in the upper drawer Of her
bureau, intending to put them on after the
marriage ceremony, when she should don
her travelling dress. One of her attendants
was the only person who saw her place them
in the drawer. When she returned Tor them
the handsomest diamond ring was missing.
In the hurry of departure she could not wait
for q thorough search, but went away sup
posing 1t was only misplaced. Search was
Instituted next day, but it was not to be
found. Suspicion pointed so strongly to the
young lady attendant that an anonymous
letter was written to her, saying that unless
she returned the ring measures would be
taken to make her do SO. It was returned.
A reception was given last winter in
Madison avenue mansion. The best people
in the city were present. After the recep-
tion a valuable solid silver hand glass was
missed from the ladies' room. None but the
guests had been in the room. The servants
had been in the family ten years and
were above suspicion. Some guest had not
been able to stand the temptation of look
ing at her fair presentment in . solid silver
back hand glass.