The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10


for Their Appearance at Court.
Eldest Girl Spent the Night in the
Police Station.
a wagon load of plunder was recov-
cred by the police yesterday morning
at the home on Taylor avenue of Ethel
and Maggie Barrett. the two girls who
were arrested Monday night for steal
ing a clothes basket filled with Chief
of Police Robling's and others linen.
The goods recovered were distribut-
ed about the floor in the assembly room
at police headquarters for the convent
erce of dozen or so residents OF
the hill who called yesterday after
noon and identified their property. The
place looked like a department store.
Articles of every description, from a
baby carriage to a fiat iron, were on
exhibition. Costly rugs which covered
almost every foot of floor with porch
chairs to the number of seven, butter
sauce, eggs. fruit and can of kero-
sene oil made a very domestic appear
ance.
Chief RoblinE, as he was the first
To discover his loss, was the first to
take home his property. This was ear
ly yesterday morning before the crowds
were on the street. At $50 o'clock the
chief and Detective John Moir went
to the Barrett home, accompanied by
Ethel, on a searching expedition. 1t
was suspected that the capture of the
two girls would go a great way toward
explaining the wholesale robberies on
the hill
FATHER DID NOT KNOW.
When the two officers entered the
house they were met by a little girl,
a sister to the two who were arrest
ed. Mrs. Barrett, the mother. is dead,
and in an inside room Patrick Barrett,
the father, an aged and infrm
man was sitting by his bed. He is
suffering from a disease from which he
cannot recover.
The old man when he learned the
mission Of the police invited them to
search his house. He knew nothing of
his daughters petty thievery. In the
garrett, cellar and every room in the
small house the goods were found stor-
&c away in careless confusion.
: dray wagon was sent for and the
goods taken to the police station at
noon. At 230 o'clock Mayor Bailey
began the hearing of the Barrett girls.
1t lasted ten minutes The prisoners
were brought before his honor by Chief
Roblng. Ethel, the eldest. is a very
chic looking young woman with blue
eyes, fair complexion. a trim figure.
She wore a neat shirt waist Of light
blue plaid and a dark skirt. A small
velvet trimmed hat rested jauntily on
her head. She smiled with an almost
infantil9 expression when she entered
the police court and took her place on
the front seat with her younger sister.
The little girl, Maggie, is better looking
even than Ethel.
Present in the court room at the
time We're: A number of spectators,
Chief Roblng, Detective Moir and At
torney George S. Horn, the latter haV-
ing been retained as council by the
defense.
AT THE HEARING.
Mayor Bailey asked the girls ages.
Ethel said she was twenty-five.
Occupation" asked the mayor.
"A servant" she answered with a
blush.
The younger girl said she was IL
years old and a school girl.
You are charged with larceny
stealing" said his honor
Before the defendants could answer
Attorney Horn interposed with
produce your evidence; you may be
seated girls"
CHIEF RObling was sworn and testi-
fled to the arrest and the confession
of the prisoners.
Il hold you In $500 each to appear at
he
After a consultation Thomas Collins,
a brother-in-law of the prisoners, was
sworn as bondsman for the younger
girl.
Ethel was taken back to her cell in
the womans' ward and remained alone
over last night. The younger sister
rebelled against deserting the young
woman but she was finally persuaded
to leave the station house. Bail for
Ethel Barrett will be secured today.
A complete list of the goods recov-
cred is as follows:
GOODS RECOVERED.
Seven rocking chairs. childs chair.
l wringer, / baby carriage, l veIoci-
pede, fiat irons, 1 foot rest, l ladies'
coat, l kerosene can, 3 Turkish rugs.
l goat rug, 2 pieces carpet, 2 crooks
butter, > table spreads, ladies' wrap-
pers, l bottle table sauce, baking
pan, lace curtains, bed spreads, 3
bed blankets ] jardiniere ~ towels
pillow sham, 3 pairs of drawers,
skirts, > undershirts, / night dress, |
apron, Is pairs stockings, / bake pan,
jars, l mixing bowl, ! cream cup,
butter dish, l silver milk jar. all of
which weAa secured yesterday, and
added to this is what was stolen and
afterward found in the clothes basket
Monday night, as follows:
From Mrs. NJ. W. Collins, 6l2 Wash;.c
Ion avenue, sheets, shirt, rowclc,
pal" drawers, l night dress. childs
waists, / clothes basket From Mrs.
Fred Stone, GIG Washington avenue.
three sheets, pillow cases. . night
dresses, night dress, half dozen nap
kins, towels handkerchiefs. From
Mrs. Macquan, 707 Adams avenue, one
counterpane, 2 wrappers, 1 skirt. Mrs.
Clark Ridgway, l skirt.
Others who called yesterday and
claimed property were: DR.. II. h.
Ware, 6l5 Clay avenue, Turkish rug.
valued at 500; Mrs. l.. r. Payne, Wash
ingtou avenue, one ladies' coat. valued
al $25; Mrs. Dreyer, 526 Gibson street.
pair hose, l skirt underwear; Will
liam Siebecker, 623 Washington ave-
nue.. hall Garnet $40. Melvin / Cnrhatt