The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-22
HER VAR OF nFAcniyo PLUMBER.
Annie Davis - Clever Sneak Thief who
Had m Isge.ioss Way OF Working.

Annie Davis - . Clever Sneak THIEF who
Had m Iose-ioss Way OF werkiss.
An exceptionally clever sneak thief in tho
person Of young colored woman was . pris-
oner In the West Thirtieth street police sta
ton last night Her name IL Annie Davis. She
says she is single. although she has three chill
dren. that she is 70 years old. and lives in
Brooklyn.
Tho police have been receiving complaints
OF her work In the TeIderloin precinct for
three weeks. The descriptions given In each
case and the method in which the thefts were
committed were always the same.
Detectives Hash and Mcdonald were detail
cd specially to hunt up the sneak thief and
they have heen endeavoring to catch sight Of
her since Saturday.
The places visited By the young woman were
nearly all boarding houses. as she found these
the best field for her operations. She visited
the houses on the pretenee that she had been
sent by her employer. who was dressmaker.
to get the dress Of one OF the boarders. She
would also pretend TO have forgotten the name
OF the particular boarder. but declare that the
woman lived on the third floor. The servant
who opened the door generally came
to her res Ieseus o, y .usRssstinE a name name:
and thus gain sdmittanee to the house. once
inside she wandered around until che found a
thing Of value in sight. She would iS then wali
out with her bundle In plain sight OF the
ternoon at Tssnty, Nth street. s and Madison
avenue. They felt sure she was the woman
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houses. but did not enter any until she visited
= West Thirty-seeond street. where Mrs f.
A colored man answered the door when she
rang rang, t cs,s. she told him her usual st0r5
not remember the name, and he supplied that
OF Mrs l. l. Cady. who lived on the third
The Davis woman went up stairs and soon
ssPpeared on the street with the best dress In
her Immediately. she appeared highly indig-
nant and densd the officers TO take her back to
IN house eSuS NOT tell sSs
Eas thief or not and were very much In
Then the Detectives took her to tho house Of
street; Mira Winass's house wa" visited on
by the woman. Annie was readily recognized
there. and when she realized that she was
Although small she 10 very powerful She
turned on Hash like q tiGress. and getting
the bone. She was finally overpowered and
After she had been locked up for q while she
grew mider. and sent word by the mAtron
that she was sorry for what she had done and
expressed her intention OF eoniessinS every
was fesponsibIs Tor many fobberies which
they had on the blottor.
She admitted to having robbed the house OF
Mrs. Agnes Ogden OF 10 Fast Twenty eighth
street on Feb I, OF 500 worth OF JsWslTy and
clothing. On the following day she visited the
home OF John slAyin, an actor. at 81 West
twenty seventh street. and got away with
5000 worth Of clothing and iewelry.
The next robbery that she admitted was the
thsit OF 500 worth OF clothing. JewslTy and
s!rinksts from Mrs; Mary Z. rockwell q IS East
Twenty second street on Feb. ~ She stole
40 worth Of clothing from q house in West
ThtTty-siRhth street.
On saturday che visited the home Of Alder
man samuel.Nesley Smith at ~ West Thir-
tieth street and got hold OF diAmonds IaUelrJ
and clothing valued at SijOti.
she said she paEned all the iewelry aud tore
uD the tickets. The clothing she sold TO A
secondhand dealer In Brooklyn who used TO
meet her ia the street and take the stun.
She said she had formerly been employed As
. servant in Hattie Adamss house. which was
10 Ii.
When all the dlsordsrly hodses we're closed
she VAS lett without means OF livelihood
and she determined to steal 10 support her
children aud herself