The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-29
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rsou. caIisnr-Ths cIo-e vs<teA of the
storv Deteetsse-
Schools for shoplifters e-e nct adver-
tised. bat they thrive. Female Fagins
are no longer regarded as phenOmenal
criuinals-they are considered well es-
talIished enemies 70 the police Vigil
ancs versus shopiifterS. though Is =
contest IN which the store thieves are
invariably brought 10 grief
Asawonan leading little girl pass
ed frum counter 20 counter IN sixth
avenue store one day last week another
woman closely followed and never took
her ewes Of her The woman with The
hrtle girl walked and talked rapidly
They asked for nothing: their eyes
sought much Their stops at various
counters seldom lasted more than
second WheE they had reached she
jexelry department., their pace slack
ened As they passed counter where
q sale Of gold mounted combs was
in urozress the wOman's arm few
ont from beneath black cape and back
again. With the arm on its return trip
had gone one of the most handsome and
expensive combs
On the woman and the little girl
passed until they came opposite tray
OF earrings. The clerk was about 70 re-
turn the tray 70 it, case
What pretty stones. mammal ex-
claimed the child
'fYes, my dear, - responded the wom-
an. "but we won't look at them today "
"Oh, yes Let's stop You know you
promised 70 buy me some earrings for
my birthday"
Il know, but your birthday is still
far away"
why, mamma, you know that it is
next Tuesday.
my goodnessl The child tells the
truth. How time does fly! Well. Wen
look at them, bat III not promise you
TO buy them today
Then begins the examination Of chill
dren's earrings Mother and daughter
look at them critically-they admire
most of them This goes on for several
minutes. the mother protesting to the
child that the purchase should not be
made today. Diamond earrings Of all
sizes are in the tray.
A customer stees up 70 make an in
quiry. The clerk Turns her eyes for an
instant toward her questiOner. One Of
the largest Of the diamond earrings
gives a fash and il gone. The little girl
comes between her mother and the
counter. When the customer is gone,
the little girl has two small earrings IN
her hand and says:
"Won't You get mamma to buy me
this pairs''
While the clerk smiles and the moth
er is saying they will call again in a
day or two the large diamond earring
is being fastened inside the cape. The
mother thanks the clerk, then they
hurry from the store
They are scarcely out on the sidewalk
before a command is whispered in the
woman ; ear;
Return that stolen property"
The girl takes to her heels A man
follows and catches her.
Tie woman calls it an outrage. She
protests; says she'll make them pay for
the insult She grows hystericaL They
lead the two back to side door. They
take them into the searcher's ROOM
Then the woman detective carefully ex-
amines all their clothing. The child
cries. The woman becomes silent. She
sees it's all up. What's the use Of go
ing TO the trouble of making another
scene. The child is II years old and has
been but week under instruction Be
ing arrested is new 10 her.
4 society takes the child Her teacher
in crime. the woman who posed as her
mother, is held for trial
This is bat a sample case. In the
same store last week there were IS ar
rests for shoplifting. Those of the pris-
oners who had never been in such
scrapes before were released. This par
ticular store tries TO avoid the courts as
much as possible.
One woman who was arrested wore a
shOplifter's skirt This skirt consists
chiefly Of pockets There are pockets Of
all widths and depths. This skirt is
usually worn as an underskirt. An
opening is provided in the overskirt.
through which the pocket filed skirt is
easily accessible.
In the concealed pockets Of the wom-
an mentioned were found two pieces Of
embroidery. several rolls of silk braid,
six remnants of silk, several pieces Of
jewelry and a pair of shoes. Two Of the
store detectives, man and n woman.
had watched the purloining of all these
articles
Ii is the rule Of most stores that no
shOplifters are to be arrested until they
reach the street Scenes caused by ar
rests are very undesirable in place Of
business. Besides this, those placed un-
fense that they did not intend to take
the goods away-they simply desired to
examine them in a good light.
One shoplifter, arrested last week,
and one on whom the stolen goods were
found. had six children at home. The
youngest was months old. The wom-
ans husband has a good business He
furnished bail for her. When the pro-
prietors Of the store learned that the
woman had 6-mOnths-od child at
home they withdrew the complaint
against her. The woman's husband said
he could not understand why she should
wish to steal
Store detectives deny that there is
any such thing as kleptOrlania-
''Kleptomania is mistaken notion
that some women have that stores are
easily victimized. " is the definition that
the detectives give--New York Tele-
gram
Spiders Web silk.
It would appear from all accounts
that NJ. Chacot's enterprise Of the man