The herald., 1893-10-11
YOUNG, PRETTY AND NAUGHTY
Clara Warner Arrested for
Petty Larceny.
She is Only Fifteen, But the Police
Speak Ill of Her.
she 10 Charged with Stealing . Watch
That She Pawned-It fs III oped
That She viii Be Sent
to whittier.

Clara Warner, I5-year cd member
of the demi-monde, is an inmate of the
city Jail, where she will remain until
her trial upon charge of petty larceny.
Clara is pretty, and her good looks
and bright wits were very nearly too
much for the entire detective force, but
Clara was rather unprepared for her ar
rest, and che consequently failed to
escape detection.
A year ago Clara Warner was quite
prominent young person and obtained
the entree into several respectable
families.
Then she fell from grace, and was
often to be seen in the lower part OF
town, in the company Of fast men and
speedier women.
Two months ago she visited respect
able family who were ignorant of her
lapses, and during the absence of the
mistress OF the house. it is alleged, stole
some little trinkets, pair OF silk stock
ings which struck her fancy, and a
shawl. Clara was arrested and owned
up, and as she ehed many tears and
promised much, she WAS let off with
severe scolding by the chief of police.
But the effect was not lasting and oi
late, the girl has heen known to the de-
tectives as a habitue of every sort oi
disreputable house.
Two weeks ago she paid visit to one
of her former friends, Miss Havens oi
Pasadena. The Havens are people oi
excellent standing and were entirely
unaware of their visitors real character.
After her visit, Miss Havens missed a
valuable watch and chain, and informed
the police of her loss.
Yesterday Miss Warner was arrested
and charged with the theft, the watch
having been found in a pawnbroker's,
where Clara had pawned it for Si5.
But the girl was game and resolutely
denied everything.
She told Detective Benson that Miss
Havens had given her the watch tc
pawn for her. and that she had obtained
money order at the postoffice which
she had mailed Miss Havens.
Benson believed the girl whose face il
a model of candour and innocence, but
Secretary Moffatt was not SO easily con
vinced and walked the innocent young
thing down to the postoffice.
Clara saw she was at the end of hel
rope and by the time the postoffice was
reached had formulated another story.
"Oh, you mistook my meaning, she
said sweetly, II meant bought bank
note and sent that, not money order. u
Then Clara was marched back to Jail
and the matron made her appearance
who searched her, after which this
promising young woman was locked up.
AS an instance of her smoothness the
following instance is noteworthy.
The day before her arrest Miss Clara
who had been questioned concerning
the loss of Miss Havens' watch, met De
tective Auble and inquired if the los
timepiece had been found.
She was told no, upon which sh,
begged the officer to make real gooC
hunt for it. as Mics Havens was her bes
friend, and she wouldn't have her los'
anything for the world.
The girl will probably be gent to the
reformatory, as she is not yet 49,
Clara begged hard not to be locked uy
30 she was allowed to remain with thl
matron at the latter's residence. Blu
on the road the girl escaped, and beinl
feet OF foot outdistanced her guardian
Detective Goodman, however, re cap
tured her again last night and this tim
Miss Warner went behind the bars.