Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-29
BECKY The BURGLAR.
a LITTLE NE0REss WHO CAN'T
HELP STEALING.
Three Times She Has Been Be-
fricnded When Arrcsted-Topsy-
Like, She Acknowledges
Her wickcdncss.


Denver Republican.
Rcbecca Hendricks, the 1Gyear-old col
ored female burglar, Is in trouble again.
Becky was arrested about six weeks ago
on charge Of breaking into the Fair ware
house, in the Basement Of 1929 Chamna
street. and stealing about $40 worth Of
goods This time She is accused OF steal-
ing a toy bauk, aud caudldly owned up
10 having committed the hciuous crime
No, faint no ufliy use. Missy, aulkn'
10 me- Laws, Ise got TO sieal," was the
way Aliss Hendricks doleflly announced
to Police Matron nwyer hor to,ai dc.
payiy yesterday, whom that lady under
took TO lecture her "Goliy, amt l
wicked sac shook her head sadly until
the black kinks b5bbed all over &C.
Becky enjoys the unique anu uudeslrl'
BILE distinction OF being the hrst female
burglar arrested iu Colorado. Sho Is a
product Of 1oNas.
-Four years ago Mrs John Farrell me
lady whose mother raised tho Commune
craftsman, moved to Denver nhd Drought
Becky With her Soon after cnmNB mere
the Texas lopsy took TO staying out
nights, pltering and doing o,her things
That were naughty. Failing To maze
hrcca's argest, but releuted and got nor
ont again This did not help matters
and kshccca continued to grow wicked
TO she grew older
About three months ago she TOOK To
cumming with professional burglars
AMI soon learned their business, How
many tricks she turned In their company
before the law got her can only DO
guessed.
one night about ak week ago the Fair
warehouse was robbed. The loci, had
been broken open and $40 worth Of
different goods taken. Next day Becky
came out hraNely, In un array OF ribbons
and trinkcts that were among the stuff
stolen, and this drew suspicion on her.
A search ol her room resulted In the dis
coycy of trunks hlled with the Fairs
property.
Becky was arrested and at police head.
/ quarters She confessed that She anu two
/ male burglars robbed the warehouse.
| But she was loyal 10 her brother cracks
| mon aud would not tell their nantes.
/ Mrs, FARRELL iuiercclcd for her again and
/ procured her release couple Of weeks
/ after Mis- Hendricks took Frcnch leave
/ of her mistwss, presumably io take M
permanent quarters witt, her beloved
/ burglars Busncss got dun few days
/ ago, so she went 10 work for James
| Thorn ON South Fourteenth street
! Yesterday the wife Of Fireman Chpp
! borrowed Becky for n couple Of hours IA
help clean up her residence at 5t3 South
Fourteenth street The girl burglar wnt
, left alone for few minutes IN one Of The
rooms and wlcn Mrs Clapp returned
| there she was gone. 80 was toy bank
containing over $40 the joint property OF
little Earnest and Lille Clapp.
Mrs, Clnpp SUSPECTED her temporary
hnnd.mf leu Of the theft, and notidei
the police. Half an hour later pctectivc'
! Sanders and Cranberry urt4s4tpu Hp
hecca on the street. In the polic,
nairon's office the stolen bank aud cnsl
were found in her possession. Becky
had pricl open the savings institution
with big razor that she always carries
thrust down her stocking.