The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-14
MISS BLAKE Is MISS BOLGER.
ACCUSED OF .sHoPLIFTIN6. SIZE WOW
ADMITS HER IDENTITY.

TIE Youns Irish wo,sn Arrested In stern,
| store Adds n Spice OF Romance 10 the
Fotrser Stories she Told Abont Herself
Either Mise Julia NJ. Bolger is the victim OF
| most unfortunate series OF accidents. or she
| IL clover at fiction. She says that she expected
| to marry Col. Frod Michnels. a wealthy mine
| owner OF California. who lie said to have large
interests In Denver. and was to have sailed with
| him for Europe on last Wednesday. She was
unable to go with him on that day and the
marriage was postponed. II she received some
money that abe expected she intended to sail
for Europe to-day and Join her lover in Eng
land. But. unfortunately. Miss BolGer is on
the records OF the Jefferson Market Police
| Court MS Miss Henrietta NJ. Blake. who was
arrested on Wednesday on tho charge Of steal
| ing a silver pencil valued at S2.Sl from the
counter at Stern Brothers store.
Miss Bolger is q brunette about 20 years
| old. and she speaks with a soft Irish accent
| She was educated In Dublin. she says. and be-
came telegraph operation She came to
America and worked In the business oflco Of
tho Irish World and later in the mail order
department OF a Grand street dry goods house.
Her employers give her In excellent reputa-
tion. The evidence against her however. is
strong. Special Of1cer Casey at Stern Broth
ers' store says Miss Bolger frequently came
into the store. and. after examining articles
| on the different counters. left without pur-
When she entered the store on Wednesday
sse up to the where nss
ssys tsa she % Bse
slip one Of these pencils under her glove. Miss
ps as 'h to
searched. Casey says that he saw Miss Bolger.
hand behind hor and throw Something away.
He picked IL UP and found that 1t was silver
pencil Policeman Kemp saw the pencil pick
M; Boss s tia. she heb had az spRo9
FSrty. second street had offered to, get a IS
ssgnposedi vas the, fill; and she diseOyeLed
looking around sterns counters for short
time she started to go out, when, she was ar
and sns Il al she xa9 TVS
name, OF Miss Blake in order to shield her
friends When this story ,, was presented at
Justice Koch received on 1f THURSDAY this let
ton Of Mr.. Xueustin Ford Of the irish World:
have learned that Miss Julia Boger is detained At
and ON aoeoaa. Of good
sns s IN baF eooo to
ruiz and
IN the and pi her dusss and
gave perfect satisfaction.
Yours truly. MARY FARRELL.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. p. Foley Of the Irish
World came to- the Jefferson Market Police
Court and gave bail In $500 for Miss Boger.
eaesment to Col Michaels: Il met him about
two years ago In the office Of man named
him was in the Post ONCE. where I met him
By chance. He is widower. and he makes
frequent trips to England. 1t was two weeks
ago that met him. Since then have met him
by appointment at the Morse building. in tho
Post ONCE. and at the Sub Treasury. for was
there, He asked me to marry him and con-
sented. We were to have been married in q
church on Sxtieth street, but he was forced to
sail for England on Wednesday. and this ne
cessitated q change In our plans was to re-
urday and meet him. We were going to be
married in England"