The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-13
A PRETTY BURGLAR.

Only Sixteen Years Old and Captured
While Trying TO Break Into House,
PHIlAnELPHIA, May IA neatly at
tired pretty girl, aged about sixteen,
who gave the name of Pauline Kurtz,
and claimed to reside at Kensington
and Lehigh avenues, was captured by
Sergeant shaffer and Officer Dunton, OF
the Twenty-sixth district while in the
act OF attempting to commit burglary
When arraigned before Magistrate
Kochersperger many astounding facts
were developed which beyond all doubt
proves that the girl has been guilty OF
many burglaries,
Walter Prlestly aud wife, OF No, S41
Letterly street, attended social gath
ering at the home OF q friend. They ar
rived home about 2 o'clock and were
preparing to retire, when Mrs, Priestly's
attention was attracted by strange
noise on the back porch. Suspectlng
that burglars were endeayoring TO effect
an entrance, she notified her husband
and then vent to the front door and
called Officer Dunbar TO the house, The
officer and Mr.. Priestly went to the rear,
and were just in time to sec q tall girl
bound lightly over the fence into an adj
joining yard,
The girl evidently thought that she
had escaped detection, Tor when the Of
6cer looked over the fence he saw her in
the act Of prying open ceitarwin OF
the next-door reaidence,
In trying to scale the fence the officer
alarmed the girl and she attempted to
make her escape by again jumping q
fence, Fearing that the girl would get
away, the officer drew his revolver and
pointed 1t Mt her when she reached the
top Of the fence and commanded her to
halt,
"Please don't shoot" begged the girl.
II won't run away"
AT this point Sergeant Shafier arrived,
and while Officer Dunbar covered the
girl with a revolver he went into the
yard and arrested her. To Lieutenant
McGarvey the girl said that her father
was dead and her mother resided in
Frankford.
About two weeks ago Mrs. Margaret
Robinson, Of No. 1878 Adams street, was
awakened by II noise in her bedroom
Looking up she beheld o girl moving
about, and thinking that it was her
daughter she asked why she had arisen
at so early an hour. Instead OF answer
ing the girl covered her face with her
hands aud walked swiftly from the
room.
At dGybreak Mrs. Robinson learned
that she had been conversing with q
female housebreaker. Nothing was
stolen, but number Of articles were
overturned in search OF valuables.
Mrs. Robinson notified the police. but
the matter was kept by them secret,
with the expectation OF making an ar.
rest. This morning Mrs. Roberts visit
ed the police station and positively
identified the girl prisoner as the same
person who was in her room two weeks
ago.
The residence of Louisa Bauldt, No.
1908 Letterly street, was broken into
threedays alter the Robinson affair, and
robbed Of a quantity OF jewelry and
clothing. Mira. Bauldt identified some
Of the clothing worn by the girl when
arrested, as having been stolen from
her house.
Pauline did not shed tear over her
capture, and refused to give the police
any information which would lead to
the finding OF her relatives. It ia
thought that she purposely gave a ficH-
tious name and address to keep her
identity secret.
Special officors have been detailed on
the case, and 1t ia expected that they
will soon gather evidence to convict the
girl Of more burglaries than those
named. She was committed to prison
to await further hearing.