The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-20

Says She Was in 80 Worcester, High
school, and EIoped-Everybod
Trusted Her.
From the New York Sun.

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school, and EIoped-Everyb ody
Trusted Her.
From the New York Sun.
A girl Of IS, who was registered at the
Hotel Lincoln as M L. Richards, Rich
mond, Va" was arrested there yesterday
on complaint of Thomas j. Morris, man
ager Of the Gerard who said she had
stolen from guest of his hotel, Mrs
w. D. Wooley. clothing and personal prop
erty to the value of $500 At the West
torty-seventh street police station the girl
confessed
On June she registered at the st. Denis
Al the end of the week. when the clerk
mad her pill ready, she had disappeared.
Inc small bag she had brought with her
fed.
oh.the morning of June 10 m. c. Rich
ardS appeared at the Gerard without
baggage and took a suite of rooms The
Motel people say she was one of the most
innocent appearing young women they
nave ever seen.
Have you a barn attached to the ho-
tel?' she asked
me, but there's a good livery stable
near, she was told.
We'll, l have a booded saddle horse
coming from fathers old plantation In
virginia, and want to keep il near the
note! My trunk viii be here Tonight"
Inc trunk did not come, and the girl
scolded the porter. Mrs. Wooley had the
suite opposite the girls. Coming in 40
borrow thread and needles Miss Rich
ards told Mrs. Wooley of her fathers
with her
ards appeared in the office
have You box that / can use to
carry my riding habit 10 the academy
n H. she h asked The clerk had none.
Would it be perfectly proper for lady
70 c5aii,ty her riding habit in a dress suit
Perfectly proper" said the clerk
one went upstairs for a time and soon
walked smiingly out of the hotel with
two dress suit cases
Mrs. Wooley had spent the afternoon
WIN trends in Brooklyn When she got
gaSh az Q clock her apartment was in
ois9raer valuable gowns, toilet articles
and clothing We're gone. Another woman
tod how she had lent Miss Richards a
afess suit case to take her riding habit
70 the academy in. chambermaid con-
fessed TO having lent MISS Richards the
pass Keys of the whole floor
sure and she was so soft with her
tongue, after telling me tnat She had lost
| the whole BUNCH
The Gerard telephoned descriptions of
lhe young woman TO the principal hotels
ana found her at the Lincoln. Yesterday
Mr.. Morris went TO the Lincoln with De-
tectives Lockwood and Sneehan and sent
up to Miss Richards the card of a guest
whom she had known at the Gerard She
came down all smiles 10 be arrested
/ At the police station she told the sar-
geant that she was Madriel Richards, IS
years Old no occupation and no home
She was dressed in a brown tailor-made
gown and had IS cents. Once in the cell.
the girl broke down. and confessed to
Matron Reynolds that she was Fanny
Mcpherson. daughter of James McPher-
son of 1872 Austin street, Worcester, Mass.
She was a high school girl, she said, and
would have been graduated this June
She left home with a man named Davis
for New York. On the way they had a
quarrel and he deserted her In the Grand
Central station. She went 70 the St Denis
first. While here she sold her clothing in
a Canal street slop shop. When it came
to the end of the week she went to the
Gerard. She didn't know why she had
stolen. She had hoped before ii came to
that to have the courage to write to her
mother. Al the suggestion Of the matron
she wrote note TO her mother in Worces-
ter, begging forgiveness and asking for
help.
Mrs Wooley called at the station house
and identified the dress the girl was wear
ing as one Of those stolen from her.
Yes" admitted the girl, everything
l have on is yours"
The rest of the property was found in
the Young womans room at the Lincoln,
together with letters from her school
friends in Worcester and from young
men