Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-31
EXPENSIVE LUXURY.
Five Augusta Girls Have Fine Time
With Stolen Money.
Della sibIsy and Several Others Brought
Before Police Court, Yesterday.

Miss Della Sibley, whom the JoURNAr
mentioned, yesterday morning. as being
charged with stealing, was before the pc
lice court, Tuesday morning and after
noon. A. NJ. Goddard appeared as hel
counsel, and the girls mother was with her
The case began about 1870 and Miss Sib
leys counsel pleaded guilty for her and
waived the plea in order to have the case
thoroughly investigated.
Witnesses summoned were Josie Do.
Ian, Kitty Rice, Gertie Gilley. Lula Bow.
man. Emma Dunn and Sadie Clark. The
complainant was Miss Ida K. Smith, who
claimed that she lost 1920. Miss Sibley
finally acknowledged that she stole thi.
money, which she found on the bureau in
Miss Smiths room at the Nichol.
boarding house. Miss Sibley had a,
first told the girls, Misses Rice. ,Dolan
Sibley, Clark and Bowman, that she found
the money on Riue's hill, and not seeing ad
in the JOURNAL, considered that it was he,
property. She said she afterward told the
girls where the money was procured, but in
the police court yesterday they denied tina,
they knew that it had been obtained il
legally. .-.s. .5stt
Miss Emma Dunn, who lives at Mrs
Bowman's, IL Chapel street, missed 1927 sc
from her trunk the Tuesday after the false
fire alarm was rung in and this was before
the money was stolen from Miss Smith al
the Nichols boarding house. Miss
Sibley said in court that Miss
Bowman had given her q portion of this
money. That she was told by Miss Bow
man that che had stolen it and had given it
to Miss Sibley for the reason that the latter
would not be suspected, because she bad
not been at Mrs. Bowman's since the Satur-
day previous to the ringing in of the false
alarm and the money was not missed till
Tuesday and was taken Monday.
With this $2750 these two girls made
several purchases, Miss Sibley handling the
money. watch, costing $ll was bought
aud several rings, amounting to 50 each.
After Miss Sibley had taken this money
from the bureau in Miss Smiths room she
began to make Misses Dolan, Rice, and
Clark presents, and they testified in court
that they thought 1t was nothing strange
that she should have 50 much money to
lavish upon them, as she had found it and
they considered it hers. She bought hats
and scarfs for each and made three Of them
presents of rings. The jswelry and scarfs
were purchased in Augusta and the hats in
Hallowell. Miss Bowman denied that she
took the $27 80 from Miss Dunn's trunk,
but Miss Sibley says that she did and
that the pur.e had been placed in Miss
Cluk's hands one night for keeping. To
this the Clark girl testified. With this
money Miss Sibley had hired teams, and
these girls enjoyed the luxurious pleasure
provided them.
From the testimony the parents Of these
girls have in nearly every case been
deceived. When one was asked where
they got such an article, the reply was that
it belonged to one of the other girls, and
vice versa.
All had been to Gardiner and Hallowell,
teams had been hired and the money Miss
Sibley had was used to defray expenses
Candy and other luxuries were INDUCED in
and Miss Sibley paid the bills.
In ferreting out the various details
brought to light, yesterday, great amount
Of praise is justly due Deputy Marshal
Bachelor, who took hold of the case Fri
day and has earnestly followed it since.
He had difficulty in making discovery OF
the guilty ones, but at last accomplished it
by following every clue. The $3.50 and
the $780, have all been spent, and when
Miss Sibley left week ago Monday for
Passadumkeag she did not have funds
enough to buy ticket. The result of this
case will be awaited with interest. 1t wal
continued till Saturday forenoon.