The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-26
A 1O-YEAR-OLD PICKP0CKET.
LITTLE LTZZfE SEMMTER S7EALS
PURSES Nv CENTRAL PARK.

She Kobs a. Engiishwoman OF ssS-Wih
Fart she Treats siH Girls to Oys:ers
aud Ice Cream-Two hoy Confsderntes.
A little girl with pink checks and blue eyes
stood In a corner OF the monkey house in Gen.
troll Park on Saturday afternoon. and Detec-
tive Savage OF the Park police wondered why
she remained in that corner SO long. Her
bright eyes scrutinized every woman who en-
tered so closely that he made up his mind TO
watch her. A moment later lie saw the girl
walk slowly toward a group OF women and
put her hand into tho pocket OF one whose
back was turned to him. Then the hand was
withdrawn. empty. and the girl sauntered to
the other side OF the room.
Presently an elderly woman came In and
stood in front OF one Of tho cages. In her hand
she held a black leather reticule. and the do
tective noticed that the girls eyes were at
once glued to tho ~reticule. She advanced
slowly. keeping her eyes on the small satchel
as II 1t fascinated her. She stood beside the
woman for u few moments. and then addressed
her in a sweet. almost babyish voice:
Amt them monkeys funny"
The woman looked down at her and smiled.
SEQ that little one?" tho girl continued.
"The one on the bar. swinging his tail. Oh.
he's 80 cute! seen him steal a cracker from
that big one. And they had a real Fight. too"
nuu 10 ouS Wuo oUCuNih8 tCl luy manu- SASpc
slowly under the woman's arm and under the
handle OF the retioule until 1t reached the clasp.
Slowly and deity the little fingers pressed 1t
until It opened. The hand sank into the reti-
cule and remained there for several seconds.
Then II was slowly withdrawn empty. and the
satchel was softly closed. and the little hand
was placed beside its companion on the iron
roll; }vs t az the .h WSn Gn,v said aid do +,,v, w,oro,s
your inmamaf'
Tho girl looked offended. and without an
her hand was thrust into another pocket. and
then another. and still another. and ut the end
IF lad H ssri rn Go S'te shs r Ss,ss..vs f. iHup va. t"s so sHf
the. approach Of a tall. well-drnssed woman.
The girl followed this woman through the
crowd until she came to tho rail ~ front OF
serpent. her hand crert into the womnn's
Tithdrawn, and the detective saw that it
tered l~sisurely through the crowd. the detei-
tive following. AS she approached the door a
The detective SAW her hand him the pocket
WIN n 95 il S Js;sst ESd , 5St aiif Is; s.. her ssck isis
On the way to the. station. house Detective
Savage noticed another small hoy running out
"%SS j HljnSti r S 2s1iisJ NJ iis S; sc2, :Go ruz
wild mel now hes scared.
Il. a the Arsspal the li.,,s ciTl described h sHo
Scags "a; q 1:42!5 Ayspss + ~ l0',ss'
woman in Central ii Park two weeks aso2"
ns s% 4 ;i '; %iia W; va; DO 30 viii 'H'' III: s sSii money that
n "1ttc, he .et took %x n i. down %s ta ,owq It and nMav get }to, it
English woman: Mrs, BiTI Of So Grove street;
pocketb"ok containing fifteen sovereiCns and
u ten.dollar bill We arrested Il man on sus-
picion and discharged him."
The detective remembered the case and
"0h my mamma bought me lots OF things"
"Havt YOU stolen many rocketbooks"
MOI IN awful lot. took some. Wehad ice
cream n,nd oysters yesterday. and n whole lot
!, The dstH CITY f9u nd t f;. the hoy who s.d had
previous t6atts; Tbs woman WHOSE pocket
book re Eiri had stolen !h,s time said she
The rockethook contained only 81 cents
SATURDAY, evening the detective arrested Hell
III I@tn and 81 sfx f" oP her ,n H"r on f irien nay had nsfG 6csn sh at
s sna Gys,yr; IL. TMhs bill for the spread wassi.15
lorkville Police Cou,t Yesterday morning.
Lizzie's mother, who is a widow, was in court.
and mother and daughter were in tears. The
cir! told Justice Duffy that she gave all the
money she stole to her mother. Mrs. semmler
denied this.
II never dreamt that any child OF mine
would steal" she sohhed.
Otto Pollock said that Lizzie gave him the
money that she stole from Mrs. Birds pocket.
and that. after changing tho soverei.ns for
United States currency. he divided it among
nny: as she had, lots Of money. Justice Duffy
held the three children in 81 900 bail and COM
mitted them In the caro- Of the Gerry society.