The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-06


looking through the cases recorded, how
sone entries were made with great pro-
tessional pride. and others with deep re-
lucsance This will show for itself as sam
pies of the entries appear.
The first entry in this book is dated Nav
81, 1900, and the last June 6, 1891; and be-
tween those dates sighty-eight arrests are
recorded. That was years work. The
name of every prisoner is, of course, given
in the book, except when the prisoner re-
fused to give it and consequently appeared
As John Doe or Mary Doe; but as these are
names OF living persons, some OF whom were
driven 20 pilfering by want, it will be bet
ter not TO publish the full names here. Here
Is the first entry, and this is the general style
OF them ali:
Sarah -. Address refused. Arrested
Saturday, May 81, 1890 Goods stolen
valued at 50 TO-. Witnesses. Cults and
Levy"
The next arrest was not made until June
II. the third on June IA; then follow. as to
dates, June %, June 80, July 3, July 5, z,
10, -, 10, %, 20, 81. These dates will give
an idea OF the frequency of arrests. The
prisoners were not all New Workers; Pater-
son, Jersey City Heights, Detroit, Ho-
boken, Brooklyn. Saugerties, Peekskill, and
many other places figure in the record.
Mary -. Address refused. Arrested
L
bottle cologne. l scarf. fan, 2 handker-
chiefs. collars. / pair earrings. fancy
hairpins, breastpins, valued at SIP 63.
Witnesses. Quits, Levy, De Mund."
Evidently the Detroit man came on to
replenish his wardrobe. Here is his record:
Thomas -, Detroit, Mich. Arrested
Thursday, July 81, 1890. Goods stolen, 1
pair mems pants. 81. Witnesses. Cuts,
Zsttler."
uara a. eho rooo,d - bro ,,oroa,, x,ho
came over from New Jersey. evidently on a
theving expedition, and came 10 grief:
MRS. Mary - and daughter Annie,
No. - Washington street, Hoboken, N. j.
Arrested Saturday. Aug. 9, 1890. Goods
stolen, lady's Jersey, hat, apron, pair
drawers, silk handkerchief, 5 linen hand
kerohiefs, 2 cakes soap. l piece satin,
pieces ribbon. Value, S16 A. Witnesses,
Cults, Levy"
Evidently no pilferer. however small the
value OF the goods taken. is allowed to es-
cape IL detected. Jennie - Of Hester
street was arrested on Friday, Sept 10, for
stealing l lady's pin and 2 packages Of
needles. valued at As cents. On Dec. &c
Sarah - of Grand street came to grief
for stealing books and l rubber horse,
valued at So So Some Of the most i'm
possible articles appear in the lists-srticles
that could have been of no use and OF
bottles Of cologne, match boxes, dozen
pegs, l spoon, 2 can openers, bird,
3 flowers, 1 thimble, box powders. a but
ton-hook, string OF beads, dolls hat.
dolls dresses, 2 spiders, 6 collar buttons
are some OF the odd things taken. Mrs
- OF jackson street must have been Il
young housekeeper, for she was arrested for
taking washbosrd, iron, l salt box,
egg heater, screw driver, can opener
value So 90.
mamie -, - Varanda Place, Brook
lyn. Working with baby. Arrested Friday
Feb. 8, 1891. Goods stolen, pocketbooks,
l handkerchief. l vsst, 2 bibs. comb, Z
pieces braid, buckle, pin, spool cotton.
Value. Is 81.
johanna - Payonia avenue, Jer-
ssy City. and daughter, age 8 years, took q
paper Of taoks, q card, bunch Of flowers,
brush and comb, and various other small
articles, the whole valued q. % Sc.
Margaret -, alias Old Mother Hub
bard, pickpocket. Arrested Tuesday, June
5, 1891, while attempting to pick the pocket
of Mrs jerome. Witnesses, Cults, Mis-.
Sheridan. Picture No. III, Rogue's Gal
lery. Works with small basket with wire
hooks on handle. For a fake. very clever
Leon -. Ridge street. Piekpocket
Arrested Saturday, June 6, 1891, for pick
ing pocket Of Mrs. =. Caught him win
both went down. Had to knock him out
With my nippers. Excitement Witnesses
Cults, Koos, Mrs. Buckley"
This Is enough OF Newgate calendar 81
show how the shoplifters operate, and how
they are treated when caught. The news
paper clippings in the other end of tn,
book give the sequel TO many of the ar
rests. Held for trial is generally the re
suit but sometimes tender-hearted polics
La ~ h
opens his gun upon the detective. ''How
is IT," Justice Duffy asked him one day
"that you are always bringing pool
women here charged with stealing
few cents worth OF goodsH II
seems to me you are too off1cious. and are
making Unnecessary arrests merely 10 koer
your position. Ii your employers knew
your ways they would stop you" But i'm
| mediately following this is pasted printed
intervie with the employers, who up
hold their detective and say that he wa
right.
In another OF the newspaper clippings thu
detective gives some account of his work
| ~ have caused the arrest of more women,
| no says, ethan any man In New York
| There has not been a week in ten years thai
| have not hauled up q woman for shop
| lifting There are some very good cases
among shoplifters. l can recall many In
which the women were stealing TO provide
| children with bread. There are 100 women
shoplifters to one man. Women have mort
nerve and attract less attention than men
that is why they make the
best shoptifters" Oae of our de-
tective's prisoners made a moose Of hel
stocking and tried unsuccessfully 90 hang
| herself in her cell. Another was about 30 be
| discharged through the withdrawal OF the
complaint at the judges suggestion, when
| 1t appears that her freedom bad been offered
| to her ia the store IL she would sign q paper
! iustifyiug the firm in making the arrest,
| but she had refused to sign IT, Upon this
| she was sent TO prison. One little cir
testified that her mother was klepto-
maniac, and that when she came home with
new goods her father always went 10 the
store and paid for them.
The grouping Of a years cases together
gives an appearance OF a continual flood Of
shoplifters in the big stores. But this il
far FIR m being the case. Larcenies In the
great bazars are much less frequent than IL
most smaller establishments, considering
the number Of customers. IL the annua
loss by differing from the counters could bt
kept as il Is cow the owners would willingly
let every detected thief go free, for theJ
would save thousands Of dollars year By
Il. It costs ten times as much Il
detect and prosecute the petty thieves
as the recovered goods are worth
But IL ia only by prosecuting every thiel
caught that the owners can save themseve
from much greater losses. The year
record in this detective's note book show
H.