The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-13

keep a dressmaking establishment at North
Adams, Mass. They were born at North
Adams and have lived there all their lives.
They have a sister in This city, the widow
of Patrick McCuen and the mother Of two
daughters, one 10, and the other. Mamie, IA
years old.
McCuen died last March, leaving his
family in very poor circumstances. Carrie
and her three sisters came 10 this city for
the first time in five years to attend the
funeral aud pay the expenses. They then
returned home. Their widowed sister and
her oldest daughter went to work at No. l52
East One Hundredth and Sixteenth street
while Mamie, the youngest child, was put
to board with a Mrs Farrell, at No. l56 East
One Hundred and Sixteenth street.
CAME FOR THEIR NIECE.
Mamie had an attack OF whooping cough
about q month ago, and the attending ply
stefan told her mother that a change of air
would be the best remedy. Mrs. McCuen
communicated with her sisters all four of
whom came to New York on Thursday
evening TO take Mamie with them. Ar
rangements were made yesterday to leave
for North Adame in the evening".
The four sisters and little Mamie took q
walk through the streets to do a little shop
ping and learn the latest styles for the BEN
eht OF their North Adams customers. They
walked through Fourteenth street and
bought some small articles. Then they
went up Sixth avenue to Broadway, where
they boarded q street car and rode down to
Grand street.
They had never been in that part of the
city and everything interested them there.
CROWDS STUNNED THEM.
I'VE saw the big crowds" said Carrie In
telling her story, land ii made as so silly
that we had to sit down on stools by the
counters. Al, our home you don't see such
crowds While sitting there we saw many
pretty things we needed or had good use
for. They seemed cheap and we wanted to
buy them, but We did not have enough
money with Us, although we have enough
at home to pay for anything we need. The
more looked at the thugs the more we
wanted them. They ware all displayed on
tables right In the aisles. and there was no.
body near, thought. to watch them. We
walked up the tables and examined the
goods. 1t was lace, very pretty and cheap.
l don't know what possessed me. l don't
know how 1t happened. took short end
and threw it into my parasol. l was
frightened to death after 1 had done it.
thought nobody saw me. as no one spoke TO
me.
Then we went to another table. There
were some hand sachels there. The evil
spirit had hold of me, and l took q small
saohel. did not see my sisters or Mamie
take anything, or l think l should have
put the things back again, for that would
have awakened me. l seemed TO be in q
dream. l am no thief, your honor, nor IS
any OF my sisters one.
ALL HAD STOLEN.
''We left the store and went out into the
street, and there saw that my other sisters
and even Mamie had taken little things,
too. l awoke TO what had happened. Be-
fore could say a word the policeman came
and arrested US. l know we have done a
wicked act. but for Gods sake let US pay
for the things we took aud let US 60 back to
North AdamA
20, please forgive us for giving false
names. 1t was done to hide our shame and
not to disgrace our name, for every ohlld in
North Adams knows u.s."
While Carrie told her story her sisters
and niece cried bitterly. Detective Mooney
finally had them remanded, and said he
would investigate their story. If II is found
to be true he thinks that Supt. Moore will
not prosecute them. When the four sisters
were taken TO the station house little Mamie
was placed In the charge Of an agent of the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Children, who will produce her IN court at
ko-davS examination