The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-04
MADE LOVE TO THE OFFICE BOY.
Then She Learned the Combination OF
the Safe and Robbed 1t.


BOSTON. Nov. 3.-Miss Letha Day, an
accomplished and most fascinating girl Of
twenty-one years, is in the Tombs. She
was caught yesterday afternoon at the safe
in the Office of the Sewall & Day Cordage
Company, where she is employed, and at
police headquarters she confessed to hav-
ing systematically robbed the safe for the
past six months.
The amounts were not large, but it was
the mysterious manner in which the thefts
were committed which baffied the firm and
the police. No one in the office but the
cashier and the Office boy knew the COM
bination to the safe. and they were both
above suspicion. For weeks an inspector
watched the safe through a hole in the
wall, but though in this time the cashier
twice reported sums missing no trace of the
thief was found.
Miss Day went to the office yesterday
afternoon, opened the safe and the strong
box and was surprised by the inspector.
Il only came to look at the railway
guide she said, coolly. when asked to ex-
plain her presence there.
AT police headquarters, however, shs
broke down and told everything; how she
had MADE love to the office boy and, with
out his knowing it. had wormed the COM
plnatlon out of him; how she had found
an old and forgotten key to the strong box
and borrowed a key to the building from
the Janitor, and had made her little visits
Tor the purpose of peculation. Miss Day is
a clerk in the office She had not taken
more than $500 altogether, and she had
spe a 81 II al IN pretty clothing and bon bons.
ana IN entertaining the feilow-members OF
her Sunday-sehool class.
The first temptation came to me one
day last spring" said Letha between her
sobS, after Chief Inspector Watts had near
ly frightened the life out of her and threat
ened her with all the terrors of the law.
Il didn't need the money, for have q fair
salary and a pleasant home with my par
ents in Everett. No. Mr. Day, of the Sewall
& Day Cordage Company. is not relative
of mine. | used to see the money in the
strong box. and wanted nicer clothes than
/ was able to buy. i knew the Office boy
had the combination, and so l was just as
How amiable that was no one who has
not seen Letha's lovely eyes, sweet face
and Id b De, smile can IMAGINE. .
boy came to the office late and was afraid
or a scollding or, perhaps. even discharge.
tbat Pe ABOUT , ms Gb b ana susgesleSq
and learned the combination in that way.
Then found that there was key to the
left in the drawer. which everyone else had
forgotten. / got that key. and then / told
the janitcr that had to come to the office
one evening after hours, and he gave me
his key. / never returned It.
Il haven't taken so much as they think
l have; only once in while, few dollars.
ana naun.t taken any money this AFTER
noon when the policeman came in-I wasn't
going to take any either-I have spent all
that. took. 1 can't remember just how
times. evenings and Sundays"
Are you Inarried?" the chief inspector
asked.
mo- and ! never shall be- now" said
Letha, as she realized the consequences OF
her folly. She is not a kleptomaniac and
there has never been a breath OF suspicion
against her among her associates in Ever
EFT, and the members of her church. She
was immensely popular in church society.
1t is thought that the members of the big
cordage firm will not prosecute her