The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-18
THE GIRL BURGLAR,
When Caught She Tries To End Her
Life with Acid.


The Philadelphia Times relates the fol-
lowing:
Genita Sarah Hanna Is very far indeed
from being beauty. nor does she look al
all clever But as "a burglar she was a
great success-that il. until yesterday.
In criminal language Genita is a Servant
girl thief" but she Is far above the aver
age. who are content TO steal few trifies
easy 10 carry OF. In getting away
with her plumber Genita required
The aid of an express company. for she
took altogether about $1,000 worth of
goods And now, after trying TO kill
herself when arrested. she is behind bars
vowiug that she will yet end her life.
When the wife Of G. W. Shock. of Hunt
ingdon Valley. near Jenkintown. Mont
gOmery county became convalescent from
a severe illness early last winter 1t was
decided that they should rent their pref
~ home and GO TO California until early
In the summer. They accordingly placed
the property in charge OF Hibberd
j. Worrel leaving the house furnished,
but storing in the attic their silverware.
bric-a-brac and clothing that they would
not need 10 take with them.
Soon after they had gone. William An
derson rented the property and moved
their servants She had lived with them
a year and they had only had two faults
10 find with her-she was rather too fond
Of entertaining male cousins In the
kitchen and OF reading dogeared. yellow
covered tales of fair heiresses and bold.
bad Williams But as a rule, Genita was
good servant
After they moved into the Shock house
the young woman apparently became
head-over-heeis In love with cookbook
ing young farm hand. The youth was
evidently devoted TO her, and when on
February 1lth she asked him to take
box TO the station for her she found
him as ever her devoted slave The box
weighed flfteen pounds and contained
half of the Shock silverware and Mrs.
Shocks wedding dress-a fact unknown
10 the youthful farm hand as he drove
Genita and her baggage TO the station
house that crisp winter morning.
The young woman bade him an az
fectionate farewell after having her box
shipped by express. and saying she was
cOmine TO town 20 see her sick sister.
She returned next day. but little over
a week later she told her young lover
that she had decided 20 leave Hunting
don Valley and return 20 town 20 nurse
her sister. There was another trip 10 the
ful farewell That was the last the en-
bryo farmer saw Of his sweetheart.
Much 20 his surprise he found that she
had neglected 10 tell her employers who
found the attic door broken open. that
she was going Il was Z shock 10
lovers faith in human nature.
A warrant was issued FOR her arrest,
but although dilieent search was made
for her she could not be found, although
the boxes could be traced from the ex-
press ONCE here 20 several addresses
AT last Detectives Ulrich and Whitcomb
found her last evening In a house on
Tenth street. below Lombard. They
found that young man had been living
with her there and passing as her hus-
band Both were out when they called
and they got a look at the room. They
rccoenized the bric-a-brac by description.
and a little search revealed among other
things Mrs. Shock white silk wedding
dress
While Ulr.ch waited In the room Whit
comb stayed on the street 10 make sure
she was not given a private tip 10 stay
away. ESlf an hour later she came in,
neatly dressed In one OF Mrs. Shocks
winter gowns. When she got In the room
Ulrich showed her the warrant
II knew 49," she declared Il knew II
was a-comin'. an ! got ready for you"
She was near the bed ana quickly putting
her hand under one OF the pillows she
drew forth little bottle. pulled out the
stopper and put II 10 her lips
ulricn sprang forward and pulled the
bottle away. the contents spilling over
his clothes. his hands and the floor. II
was carbolic acid and the detective gave
an exclamation Of pain that wouldn't
look well here. for hiss hands felt as n
they were ahre.
Genita uttered a cry OF rage and sprang
towards the door. But Whitcomb who
had followed her up stood there-a very
7sortly obstruction 70 her flight. Then
she saw her game was up and she gave
.n with We'll. I'll kill myself yet; see
~ I don't"
she made the threat frequently after