The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-06
A THIEF At 4 l!Ia|
LADY NENnEns
SUMMIT 10 sEA.r.
Sensational Seen.
Literary Society
". OF Forty Ne~s.-, q
e" pisrebe.-No Ca.
Money.

~S several days ths
zen osta throwing cus mystsrss.s.'s ssesa b.
N''' Gus carvings on in - ''.sa M
toned ~9snan's literary e,,'s. ks
apoiAS, says the ChicaSn 49, isen
ths 80 49, ,e oeea ilioaessly rsfsr,,.s =
- - .s'e HFaia Social and ,.s,a.ss
i mace up or forty Young mar "a
1le Gsan IS four years old ana WA
i''S'iloeFs are some Of thu bee. ssasas
V4ety women of the city :,
the habit OF meeting ixsn. ass sse
tae nome Of some neuher - ax&
Ih4s nave been taken s.n - - N
music and such other ,hlny. A esa
go MIN 4 eiue Of the eharse,.,
Vas never 3 shadow Of any IN ~
cruz until about six month"; INA
members began 10 complais = ~ y
bands OF the loss Of money ans ~N
al cruz meetings. FINALLY ms.s
gan 60 compare notes ara -. -
was made that nearly ever 49,
some time during tho az .s..
lost money. .
one day there was qui<s u..s..
SIX or the members and It VA -.
catch the thief. The thought !, ~.
was that some servant vas evsAs-s
Ing the stealing. and 30 ia 80
whose house the next MEETING
held was taken into the sscrsf 49,
agreed 10 set II watch over ~.
the guests. Nothing was ~"
that meeting. At the uexs -.
watch was set and the msuber,
pairing notes after the esssys ~ M
read. discovered that - had ~, ~
Nearly every pocketbeok In tn -
been riiied No servant haa -
the wraps. and the member AZ a. -
settled down TO the belief thsa ~,
a thief belonging to the club n
terious. thieving. two months 5.
came the leading topic oe cuav,s~s.
at every club meeting. II VA -.
that the thief was In the cluh "A -
member had her private cp;s.o. !. y
the guilty one. The meetings wan =.
so well attended. AS soon a. Al -
bers OF the club became aware th,s ~
was a thief on the membershlp MI =.
one deemed II wise 10 appear innocrs :
attending every meeting.
Developments were bound 10 CO. Z
week the club met at the home q 4 -
Der In Capitol avenue. north. -
seven women were present, and Nm.
talks as to the probability Of efsf -
out who had been stealing, several sss
We're read. There was good IA, q J.
pressed excitement during tAe Rxx
because several of the members knts
a trap that had been set 70 eatsA
thief. At secret conferences heid q
day previous II had been asrsed ty
women that each would mart Z E
with small piece Of court piastsr n
leave the money in her wrap
After the programme had ben Sspes
of the secret committee hurried b
room in which the wraps had hem
posted and booked for the money. M
all disappeared. The alarm was snsa2
and Immediately there was great sSsa
ton. Women who had not ben 4, 4
habit of saying much AZ thu club I'D
ings INDUCED In loud and boisteroas u
ing. The hostess was equal to iks
casion. AS soon as she could ct 81
she said:
Ladies. l have locked the doors rs
one will be permitted to leave tn hss
until she has been searched. AN
propose that II may be said that pc.s
some one connected with this hooA n
the money that is missing"
Members OF the club say thai H. ~
which followed this annoanfsmNt q
remarkable. Women began cfyhx
some OF them were soon IN hrHN
But the hostess was firm~ She tod y
that IL was not worth while to cossa
she proposed that every woman ass
should be searched. Between sah
members told her that she Sas ~
right. Finally. two members ven
pointed 70 do the searching. On
the members were taken to foen
compelled to relieve themselves
clothing. Each one was reQdised
down her hair and to submit 70 -
search. The hostess 500
while the members were being pus tsfs
the ordeal. After every other -
had been searched she suomitiel
last act was to search the sxascnen
the entire scene ended withoM "
having been unmasked.
While the members were DISCUSSES
result of the search one OF thea
bered that two women had ssfiFsa
the search had been ordered. Ins
portant incident had been ovefioet~
10 that moment. The president losss'
called TIA members 10 order and 'nsas
ed them that nothing should Dc sao
the affair Of the afternoon. VA
cd out that II the story OF me
got out the two women who hae
would naturally be suspec'ea s'A
sides. II was desirable TO set ane'aa
at the next meeting. when pc eas
be permitted to go away unsh ~ Wv
release should be issued.
II was long after dark tna1 nsI
some of the club members Ntufn
They arrived with red eyes szJ ~ =
hair. Husbands more inas'au
the others insisted on knovtsx -
meant. and that Is the VA W
leaked out. .,rA !
earded With much sollesIu~
I'VE will no, disband fof svais
o,e ~ tha members to the Reccsa
s,r,ndent ..ana / imagine thai -
be a large attendance AZ es1 q. 2
for II any woman drops oos
10 be suspected|
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