The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-02


I and men who want 10 dress up TO the
mark and haven't got the money 10 reach
I IT, Two girls were caught here not long
i ago just loaded up with ribbons and lace,
/ fancy pins. buckles, gloves, and such
I things. The way IN which they had
7 slowed away stun in their stockings and
I various other hiding places was eau
I ton Among the odd articles found in the
stocking OF one girl was bottle Of whisky.
I II was crammed in and then tied tight TO
I keep il from slipping. a bottle Of col
ogne was fixed in the same way. These
7 girls said they had stolen ribbon before,
and promised that II we would let them
I of they would tell us OF companions Of
/ theirs who they knew did the same thing
I They said that they belonged to respecta-
bic people I went 10 the address they gave
few days later, and found that the
family was respectable, and. after keep
| ing them in suspense awhile, we agreed
not 10 make a case against them
They were pretty girls and talked
/ lovelyr put in one OF the feminine detec-
tives. And that big. light-haired girl
that took the diamond pin that day she
was good-looking. too. we thought she
took the pin, but we were not certain
enough TO say anything We agreed to
look out for her, though, because in
yariably when shoplifters get Of with one
! thing they come back to try their luck
again. The very next evening, just as
the lights were turned on, she came in.
We saw her put some gloves into her
nun at the glove counter, and then she
got another pin and a ring; but we were
on 70 her that time and made her give
them up. The pin she took the evening be-
fore was sticking in her dress, and we
pulled it out and showed ii 10 her"
Did you ever see shoplifter's skirt?'
asked the male detective. and then he
showed the reporter a singular looking
u hfnh heaH kaav 4aI ~ a ah
litter, and which was kept by the firm to
be produced In court "The woman who
had this skirt-this kick as they call it,
on had forty-eight different articles in
her possession, stolen from this store.
She was walking in the street about two
blocks away when we overlook her. Here
Is list of the things she had managed
to secrete; Nine pairs of kid gloves. 6
pocketbooks, pairs of nitts, pairs Of
stockings, pins, pulley for a wash line,
lock, knife rests, plates, bells, ?
pairs Of scissors, I can opener. ! glass
pitcher, earrings.1 can opener, l glass
clock, mouse trap, and oil burners; SIC
worth in ALL"
The skirt was simply a black calico
walking skirt, with double lining fas-
tened firmly to the outside at the bottom,
and secured at the waist with two strong
belts. There were capaclous openings at
convenient points, and the skirt was worn
beneath an outside skirt, which had
long slit in the fun pleats to correspond
with the opening In the garment beneath"
What do men select to steal?" asked
the reporter.
Usually gloves. perfumery, neckties.
rings, silk haRdkerchiefs, Hosiery We
foundea fne-looking man one day getting
away with SIS worth of pocketbooks,
gloves and bottles of cologne. Men have
so many inside and outside pockets that
they can tuck away a great deal. A sim
gular case is that of an old man who
proved to be in the employ OF a railroad
company In New Jersey. He frequently
buys goods here, and yet he seems unable
to resist cabbaging things occasionally.
! He takes such articles as pills, corn cures,
potash troches, bottles of phosphates and
tonics. A faVorite trick of the woman
professional is to bring a baby with her
Under the baby's skirts no end OF things
can be concealed.
"A baby's clothes can hide more than
a shawl" said one Of the girl detectives.
"A woman got away with good-sized
| looking glass, a basket three blocks Of
ribbon and ever so many pairs of gloves
| S1050 worth of things tucked away be-
tween her and the baby and around the
/ baby's cloak. -
I'VE have to watch the people in the fit
tings rooms who have garments sent in to
/ be tried on" her companion said. Some
| times the men put on two pairs of trou-
sers, one over another and a woman will
| stuff an extra Jacket under the suit she
| has bought for her small boy. Some time
| ago a woman was found with four Jer>
seys in her muff. Muffs are made hol-
low fer isheplifters-,a
The Italian -sereamers, those who
! screech outrageously when detected in the
! hope of frightening US, and the pickpock-
cts keep us lively, too" said the man.
There are plenty of them around, men,
women and children. / could easily de-
eide as to a suspicious character by put
| ting a pocketbook in the outside pocket
of my coat and standing about for a mo-
ment, but it wouldn't do to have it said
| that the detectives put temptation in a
thief's way so I wait patiently and watch
sometimes for days, until I catch the sus-
pect in the very act. There is a certain
young fellow about 10 years old, who
regularly trains boys in this old-time pro-
fession. so the detectives in the down.
town stores have to be on the alert"
| The girl detective are well dressed,
bright, healthy looking women, whose ap-
pearance indicates that their employers
appreciate. their services and take good
care of them.
Her Hair Is Twenty Feet Long.