The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-14
IT WAS A DARING Deed
Miss Mary Moran R9bOai W. A, GallaShGr'S
Residence in Day Time.
ARRESTED At WILKES-BARRE

with Her-Two Watches Pawned in
a Shop in This CiY-They Were
Recovered Girl Held in ST.
900 Bail for Her Appearance at
Court Why She Fell
Miss Mary Moran. the South Side
Young lady who was arrested nj |
Wilkes Barre Monday for having rob
bed tho rosidence Of w. A. Gallagher
at 3ll Mulberry street last Thnreday,
was givon II hearing before Alderman
Fuller yesterday afternoon. She was
asked to give 49, 600 bail for her np
pearanco ut court, and in default WAS
committed to tho county jail to await
trial.
The robbery was Of the most daring
character and shows that Miss Moran
Is yOung woman Of unusual daring
and not little shrewdness. She is 10
years of ago and has somo claims TO
beauty
She waa never servant Mt tho Gala
CHER residence contrary to many pub
lished reports TO that eilsCt. EARLY IN
December her mother was employed by
Mrs. Gallagher to do some scrnbbin8
and cleaning about tho house, the
daughter accompanied her. and In that
way became familiar with the lay Of
the house. Mrs. Gallagher's niece. II
blind girl. ia member Of the house
hold, aud with her Miss Moran be-
came acquainted.
MISS MORAN MAKES A CALL
Last Thursday afternoon Miss Moran
decided to visit the Gallagher resi-
demce having devised n plan for
despoiling it. She boldly rang the door
bell and discovering that there was no
one in the house but tho blind girl
coniid0d to her II touching story of
poverty that elected warm hearted
sympathy
The blind girl is a musician, and,
after playing and singing ut the re-
quest Of her visitor, shs told Miss
Moran to 90 to the dining room and
have dinner. The caller dined with
relish aud then on II prstext made an
examination of the rooms on the second
floor She took Mr. Gallaghers alliga-
tor skin travelling bag, anu in it packed
three watches and all the articles of
jewelry she could find in the house,
She next attacked Mrs. Gallagher's
wsrdroba aud selected the best dresses
and most dainty articles Of lingerie.
Being unable to fore, all of them into
the bag she wrapped the balance in II
newspaper, kissed the blind girl an af-
fac,ionata adieu AMI departed. asking
about $3.50 worth of property with her.
WENT TO DUNMORE.
Sne passed down Wyoming avenue
to Spruce street with ner satchel and
parcel aud boarded Car for Dunmore.
At that place she shove few of the
articles of jswelry to relatives and said
they had hsen given to her Where
she spent Thursldy night is not known,
but on Friday she went to Wilkes
Barre and entered house of question
able character conducted by Alice
Phillips.
Sunday Miss Phillips took her new
boarder out driving to show her points
of interest in and about Wilkes Barre.
A young man from Scranton saw and
recognized Miss Moran and thai led to
her arrest. Mr.. Gallagher WAS in.
formed that the girl was in Wilkes
Barre and Officer David Roche was di.
rected to 90 there and place her under
arrest The greater part of the stolen
property she had with her and Officer
Roche recovered it. Miss Moran con-
| fessed that two of the stolen watches
mad been pawned in this city, one by
herself and the other by young man
named Anthony O'BJyle. These were
also recovered.
THE HEARING YESTERDAY.
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon Miss
Moran aud O'Boyle were arraigued be-
fore Alderman Fuller Mr. Gallagher
was convinced that O'Boyle was inno-
cent of any intentional wrong doing
and the charge against him was with
drawn. He assured those present that
he had pawned ths watch in perfect
good faith for Miss Moran, believing
that it was her property The young
lady was asked to give 81 900 bail for
her appearance at court and in default
was committed to Jail.
IlNI IltlieI was liChcHb NJ WIS utHI
ing She was bowed down with grief
and cried continually. Miss Moran was
some time ago engaged to be married
toa South Side young man, but hsr
conduct led to the breaking Off of the
engagement She WAS fond Of gaiety
aud admiration aud was frequently
seen at the public bnlls of tho city.
AT one of these balls she met young
man who resides on tho West Side. He
accomplished her ruin. Some time
later she attended ball at Turner
hall and after 1t was over accompanied
one of "her gentleman friends to l6
LaCkawanua avenue, where she spent
the night
THE PACE THAT KILLS.
Fairly launched on n vicious career
she made repeated visits TO that and
other places on lower Lackawannn
avenue. She cloaked all knowledge OF
her conduct from hor mother and step
father, hut becoming weary of her
double life abe determined TO become a
denizsn OF tho half world where folly
and unavailing regrets go hand In
hand As n prelude to her entrance on
her shady career she committed the
robbery to obtain clothing, iewelry