The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-18
TOPICS On THIN 7INES.
Items Of All Sorts Photographed
BY the Pen and Pencil
PuSherS.
MYSTERIOUS GIRL BURGLAR
SHE HAS HAD FULL SWING FOR
SEVERAL MONTHS WITHOUT
BEING DETECTED.
Last Night She Entered The Lloyd Street
School Building and Was Seen,
But Got Out Again and ES-
capped Arrest

A crowd of about three hundred men,
wo men and children gathered in front OF
the school building at the corner of Lloyd
and West streets at about eight o'clock
last night and kept the neiRhborhood in
an uproar for about an hour. The assemb
lage was caused by report that 6 little
girl was seen in the school building at
the hour stated, Stories of all kinds flew
about. Some said child had been un-
ing during the afternoon, and others
spread the report that the girl had entered
the building to steal. The latter story
proved he correct one.
Word was sent to Janitor Cook and he
sent for the police. Thomas Lee re.
sponded and subsequently School Director
Davenport, Chief of Police Tosh and a
HERALD reporter made their appearance.
The janitor stated that since last Christ
mas the several rooms OF the building
have been entered and robbed of petty
articles. but the thefts have always been
of a mysterious character. Once the
janitor remained on guard until hall
past one o'clock in the morning, but was
unable to get any clew to the guilty
party, or see anyone attempt to get into
the building The building was also
mysteriously entered on Thursday night.
Several children added their stories to
that OF the janitor. They said shortly
before eight O'clock last night they saw
girl crawl into the school room on the
Gro Of . ha Of ha
building. The girl WIS apparently eleven
years of age. The oily description given
of her was that she wore an old apron
WI apped about her waist.
After hearing these stories the police
and others decided to make a search OF
the building. Every room, closet and
corner in the place was carefully inspected
with the aid of light from lantern
and a lamp, but no one found.
Upon entering the room indicated
by the children who had given informa
tion traces of a previous visit by some
body were discovered. One of the lower
window sashes facing on the alley west
of the building was released from the
catches inside and slightly raised above
the sill Tho lock of a drawer of the
desk of Miss Lee, the school teacher, was
broken and the drawer was partly open
The contents were missing, but they were
of no value.
A second careful inspection Of the
| building Was made from cellar to roof
but still no person was found and, as il
was impossible for anybody to escape
from the building without detection after
the crowd assem- bled, it was concluded
that the myster GUS visitor must have
taken flight through the window during
the first excitement occasioned by the
children and while the janitor was being
sent for. The window found open was
the same through which the children say
they saw the girl enter. Several adults
! confirmed the stories, but no one could
give a description of the mysterious
visitor by which an Identification could
be made.
The general opinion is that the child
thief must have an accomplice in an
adult. If not, she must have wonderful
courage to enter and search the large
lonely building at night. Janitor Cook
is most anxious to have the mystery
solved and the police are doing all in
their power to do it.