The San Francisco call., 1898-03-15
Performed on the Piano and Worked Rooms
 of Guests.
Hotels Done Up by a Pretty but Dishonest Maiden With
 a Baby Face.
WANTED TO GET RICH.
Several Hundred Dollars Worth of Valuables Stolen From the Russ
 and the Lick.

There is young woman in the city whom the police are looking for, and when they find her, if they ever do, 1t Is more than likely that the lodgings she has been seeking so assiduously will be provided for her in nice country loca- tfon across the bay, where she will have the most careful attention for the next couple of years without costing her a cent.
 The particular graft of this young per son, who Is about IS years of age, wiht a pretty baby face and an innocent, in- genue manner, is sneak thievery Her field of operations is the large hotels, and her victims are the unsuspecting board CTS therein. She has already succeeded in doing up people living at the Russ and Lick and vanishing without leaving any trace behind her other than the dim re- membrance in the mind of the hotel clerk of pretty, youthful face and stylishly clothed, well proportioned figure.
 The young lady, who is supposed to have gotten away with several hundred dollars worth of clothing and jewelry, first made her appearance about a week ago at the Russ.
 She entered the house in an unobtrusive manner, and, going to the parlor, played on the piano for a while then oIietfy left She came the next day, and continued to come until she succeeded in making the acquaintance of Mrs. A. Scofeld. one of
 
 whom she contided the fact that she was a young music teacher trying to make her own way, and living at the Brooklyn, from which house she intended moving 8 the accommodations were not what she desired.
 l. Mrs Scofeld-who now has the utmost confidence in the young woman's ability to make that way of which she spoke became interested in her and invited her up to see her rooms. The girl went, and came several times atterward, and going upstairs knocked at Mrs. Scofield's room when that lady was out. She was watched-as her actions had by this time become suspicious, and on one occasion Mrs J. $. Young, the wife of Colonel Young, the proprietor of the Russ. who has rooms facing Bush street that are in direct alignment with the alley running off that thoroughfare, and passing behind the Lick between Sutter and Post streets, saw her go down the alley anC enter tho Lick frcnt the rear The strange young woman ceased her visits to the Russ on Friday last. and on Saturday Mrs. Scofield discovered she was minus a silk skirt a valuable lace neck wrap and two gold rings set with precious stones.
 She informed the management of her to confer with Manager K. B. Soule of that house, and arrived just in time to hear of the loss of a valuable mink cape reported by an idignant lady guest
 There he learned that the same young woman had been seen around the parlors and halls, and the supposition Is that she Is some expert room-worker, and, watch ing her opportunity entered the apart ments of the guests during their absence and carried off whatever she could lay under long cloak she always wore.
 The matter was reported to headquar- ters and Is now in the hands of the police, who have a clew, as usual.