Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-25

Thieves Turn to Profit TheirK IA,
edge of Woman'x Nature

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edge of Woman's Nature
New York Tribune.
II am ready to believe" III \
manager of one OF the large On
stores in the city yesterday.
about ten persons out OF essJ 4
this city would steal II they d
ttfey would not be caught At Il 4
that about 1--WE out Of the 100 vii !.
any good chance to steal, and M
risk Of being caught"
Arrests by the detectives d
stores are frequent, but the maniI
do not want to have the patrol
the store think they are being vi|
by the detectives. and MANY sh1
ers who are caught with stolen prl
ty in their possession are LET 50 a
they say they are respectable pad
and that they took the things BY 1
take.
In nine cases out Of ten the I'd
makes some lame excuse, returns
stolen article and is allowed to 81
she has a "shoplifter's bag n
sent to the central office under N
because there is no reason y
that she is a professional ihitf
The "shopllfter's bag y Al =
skirt with a large compartmerl "
reception of stolen articles III +
under the ordinary dress dirt . n
conceals it from view, Aklhaa
was taken to the centralp1e
days ago from one Of the SIN y
stores had 200 yards OF ChlM
the compartment Of her extra ial
Just now" said q detective
of the stores yesterday I'VE ar
ing a great deal OF trouble On Y.
of the raids made by p0eA1
thieves. These thieves UNDER
human nature. and woman raluh
particular, and they propavl
women. They steal pocke'boo,,'
of pockets. out of saichels ana
the counters, and they % thtm
so quickly and so stllliuly VIZ
detectives have not peeh ao'
catch them. a woman VINO conn.
to the store with satchel am
yarlably carries her pocketpook y
satchel and, because she IS a WI
she carries the satchel 30 q ny
fancy device on the flap. Ihas =
mas the satchel In such a postum
II the clasp Is untasteneo
opens away from her ana ny. VI
her. A clever thief who m Meets n
the crowd can open her saiel.
take out her pooketbook wlsls
Knowledge. There have been
Der of such thefts In the sloIs =,
every case the thief has thlons
the pocketbook after taking "
In a few cases the THIEF ia
returned the pocketpooH, IN n
cash. to the satchel from Whi.s@.
stolen. II the women would wv
their satchels with flaps towsi.
there would be less danger "a <
speak to them about II W. =
sulted MANY women gan,
purses carelessly In the osN X =
cts of their jackets when
shopping, and thus oter ,A,si
tho thieves. II Is no WOMB. y IA
are robbed. other women VIZ III
carry their poclSethooks u .heot,
frequently lay the p.s Wine 4
counters in front OF sasn' tbsy q
are trying on hats. I1sSb hey v
hat a few feet away Wni scrrst al!
to look at, and they ~ w have
their pocketbooks until me .,rh 81
stolen by thieves on the r ~ 4 IN,
.tr,aa a 10 the satchel when y A
the counter. and a tlilei M M ND,
and takes the satchel ..artsd ia|
changing satchels Is RESI-
some of the thieves. NJ sagsn
The sidewalks in front y ne fa
the stores recently became snai
OF young thieves, WY wi n
satohels or pocketbooks ~ ss,edlI
hands OF women who wels ~ VI q I,
leaving the stores. Being l IN, n
he thieves managed q ~. 49, sl.srss +
sometimes running into ' nnroqsI,
losing themselves In the