The evening times., 1896-10-08
CLASS TOOK PlACE9F GEMS
Young Ohio Dressmaker Sole
Her Customers Diamonds.
EXPERT AT THE BUSINESS
While Employed in the Homes OF
Wealthy People She Would Take IA
Costly Piece of Jcwelry, Remove
the Settings With the Scissors and
Iut In Paste Instead.

Columbus, Ohio, Oct. S.-Miss Dora Hub
bard, u fashionable dressmake., aged about
tewniy-fUur years, and apparently quite
Intelligent, has been arrested here, charged
with several diamond robberies. size was
discharged Oh the first coca sion OF Eer ar
rest and brought back. later.
The attention OF tie police department:
was first directed to the case SIN weeks
ago by a complaint from Mrs. Edward
Beck, of East Main street. to the effect uat
she had missed from her residence dia-
moud ring nd mum erous articlesOf wearing
apparel valued in all at something like
500. About the same time Mrs Charles F.
Meyers, of 7S East Rich street, notified the
police that she had missed diamond pin
and some costly articles of household orna-
In ent.
DORA WORE THE DIAMONDS.
Detective Murphy noticed Miss hubbard
on uiSh street one afternoon recently wear
ing diamonds which answered the descrili-
tion Of those stolen. He ascettained. who
she was, and also that She had Teen EN-
ployed to do fine sewing by both Mrs.
Meyers and Mrs Beck. ma.
In the mea ntine complaints as to missing
diamonds and other articles reached The
police from several residences from which
Hubbard had been employed. All the peo-
pie who employed her, however, knew ner
well, and declared that she would never
have taken them.
The detective called at the residence Of
Miss uubbard and accused her Of the thefts
She told conflicting stories and was finally
placed under arrest. She confessed to
~ft i'll,
the persons from whom they had been
stolen were summoned to police headquar-
tcrs.
Upon her agreeing to return the 81 Glen ar
tiCles her victims said they would not
prosecute her. Accordingly. she was re-
leased and taken TO her home by the de
tectIves TO procure the Jewels etc. Sne gave
up everything which she had promised to
return, with the exception of the diamond
pin belonging to Mrs Meyers.
WOULDN'T GIVE UP THE PIN.
She refused to give up the pin, nor would
she give any explanation of is< refusal.
Accordingly Mrs Meyers went to the po-
lice headquarters and filed an affidavit
against her. While the detective aud pris-
oner were sim at the house numerous peo-
PIE ny WHClD MISS flubDdru HsAu irs'.D eilt-
pie yed and who had heard OF the charges
against her, called to ascertain whether
she did not have articles taken from them
The detectives searched the house and TO und
stolen articles galore.
\ dozen or more persons went away with
their arms loaded with articles taken from
their residences.
An extraordinary feature of the affairs
is the manner IN which Mis- Hubbard would
conceal her guilt i'll many instances. 1t
was found that while she was Sc r-ing at
residences she would grab up a diamond
ornament, take ont the stone, reDlace IT
with phoney sparkler and then leave the
articles, minus the good diamond, where
she found them, She has made a oonr,-s-
sion to the detectives. stating that she
carried with her glass brilliants of various
sizes, and that she made the transfer of
the diamonds with the use of simply q pair
OF scissors, used in dressmaking.
She has marvellous skill In this operation,
being able To turn the trick SO neatly that
none OF her victims suspected their loss
until they noticed that their diamonds
upcn being placed in water, took on a pc
cliiar hue. The young prisoner has been
carrying on her strange thefts for several
years. 1t is believed there is man in the
case. who has been assisting Miss Hubbard
in disposing OF stolen Jewels.