The evening world., 1894-06-22
TWO PRETTY THIEVES
Young Annie and Hannah Clev-
erly Rob Dressmakers.
One Poses as a Bride-EIect in
Search Of a Trousseau.
Jewels, Money and the Modest
Maiden Disappear.

Annie Cohen, nineteen years old, OF
1923 Clinton street, and Hannah Goldman.
aged eighteen, of 9S East Broadway.
were this morning arraigned as prisoners
before Justice Feltner, in the Yorkviile
Police Court They have both proven
themselves to be clever sneak thieves.
1T is said and have for some days been
operating in Capt. Strauss's precinct.
Their victims have been aressmakers,
principally. few OF whom reported their
loss to the police. Both girls are OF at
tractive appearance. Annie Is a stylish
looking little semi-blonde. with a very
modest demeanor, while her companion
is also blonde. with good figure,
Their mode Of operation was very
clever. BY advertisements in news
papers the girls would get the addresses
of dressmakers. Annie would then pay
one of them a visit and blushingly con-
fide that she was about to be married
and that she wanted a nice dress made
for the occasion. In the conversation
that generally followed she would say
that she left home with her mamma,
who separated from her to do a little
shopping, but whom she expected
shortly. She was so modest In her de.
meanor that she Invariably made a good
impression
This gave her the opportunity to wait,
and whenever she was left alone in a
room by the confiding dressmaker Annie
would appropriate some article OF yalue
and disappear. In some instances han
nah would figure as her sister and ac-
company her to the dressmaker's. AS a
general rule Annie would do the inside
work. while Hannah would wait out on
the street and take the stolen properly
from Annie.
Upon the departure of the girls, the
dressmaker would miss either some artl-
Gle OF jewelry or money: At about noon
time yesterday Detective Melier was
walking along Third avenue, when MS az,
tention was attracted by a young giri
coming down the avenue from sixty
eighth street followed by Mrs. Brunn,
an elderly woman; woman; VINO third Is street a Weiler
stopped the girl, who proved s, to ne ann,e; na :
He then learned that the fugitive was
thief r AG'SranS Sna stolen to tns
Containing sl9. The plan followed by
the girl sneak in robing Mrs; Bruner
led the detective to believe that she she
was the one he had been LOOKING Lor,
house. On being searched sl4 was found
in her possession. She had taken that
amount out of the pocketbook wh,,e he
pocketbook with the remaining So away.
Mrs. Bruner saw her throw IT IN tne
street. and after picking 1t UP followed
her OF, a run until Weller appeared.
The girl was soon persuaded TO con
fess, and she told the detective OF her
accomplice, Hannah Goldman. -
Last night Willer, accompanied oy
Annie, found Hannah promenading
along East Broadway. The latter no
sooner saw Annie with Willer than $ she e
"spotted' him as a detective, and IN a
reproachful tone of voice whispered
Annie. DID you Esae FIVE rnstoSS me aTay?H He then
nlaced both girls in the care OF the
inatron at the station-house. ,sna puTlns ansr
of 1881 Second avenue, complained o,
having been robbed Of a gold watch,
silver watch, a gold chain and pin
When When shown the girls last night ,s she
identified Annie as the thieI. tinIaS hntie
then admitte ed having taken the articles
court to-day Annss AItsnsT m9.hsr shs plead Mrs
cd TO Justice Feitner to let her girl
on She said that she was th.t the ser mosnsr bnsr
band, Bernard. had been sick ior Two we
Years. The evidence was mostly agains!!
Annie, however, and she was, was committeo com
for trial. Hannah was discharged.