New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
"LITTLE LOU" IN THE TOLLS.
THE QUEEN OF sHOPLIFTERs" CAPTURED
BY BROOKLYN DETECTIVES.

By BROOKLYN DETECTIVES.
Little Lou has fallen into the hands Of the po-
lice She is Louise Jourdan. delights in aliases, and
is known here and abroad the Queen Of Shop
filters" She has talent and wit dresses well and
says that she has a comfortable home-"some-
where" but just where according 10 her ideas, Is
of absolutely concern 10 anybody In the worI7'
The police know her a thief Scotland Yard, in
London and Mulberry-st.. In Manhattan. as well ~
the Police Headquarters in Brooklyn have photo
graphs Of this woman. with description OF her-
SET and her criminal record. James Reynolds son
Of the captain OF the local Detective Bureau whose
details take in the drygoods store OF Abraham
Straus saw Little Lou" few days ago getting
too close to the pocket OF womans dress. Little
Lou also saw Reynolds bought paper OF pins
and demurely left the place. Reynolds followed her
through other Futon-st. stores across the br'use
and into the shopping districts Of Manhattan unHI
ne finally decided that the woman was 100 shIe"u
TO be caught in a criminal action, and thal she re-
allied that the Jaw had an open eye on her iioNe
,nents RevnoIds returned to Brooklyn and told
Detectives Weiser and Ruddy about ms quarry
They and Reynolds met her again YESTERDAY morn
ing IN the Fulton-st shopping district she was
kind ~ them recognized young Reynolds ana
smiled. He did not The detectives decided 10
arrest her as a suspicious person ana 'ooA "e' ~
the office Of Captain Reynolds.
my name captain; did you ask me my name
Wbv I'm Mrs. Thompson; just from canada
picious character! PshawE ,, .
"rtttI. Lou" said Captain Reynolds 'ahihe d
n,ctrre from one Of the stats In the hosueS "A'-
iarv cabinet. docs this look like you?
strange, very strange indeed salu INC -.
"tbat nv picture should be here. Dear captain
,au ma how and where and when you got II! Is my
80 1ouise Jourdan? Sure. Just as surrey az
you're Captain Reynolds. .,
"your pedigree is here said the captain $3.50.
"Ntv old ped" laughed Little Lou = pe1.y
fr+a T-T0
well known Cap. Indeed sir II mas an III
-or,,ta,,on They know me in London. nave
aoa,o,,tance with Paris and Berlin has
ao 90 remember me. As for New-York' you
lro.,, I'm q widow you know. My occupation
uousekeeper Ny age? All, now captain! On. you
insist, Well the old gallery has it-hity 10 ua'
This woman takes as much pride in her criminal
work as an author IN the creation ana deveiopinTm'
% his characters Nobody knows her right na name
She has called herself Jourdan, Bigelow, ilas -,
Poche and Dartgan. a fancy reseImSlaI r. ~
u Artagnan the dashing figure IN Inc lHiee
Little Lou" was born In England In her ieatn
wear she was arrested as a thief she marri1G t,
burglar seven years later got r ,5G wormed
her way into the good graces Of wealthy woman
from Brazil crossed the ocean as the mala Oh me
Latter and accompanied her 10 the Old sthnp!ns
ground of Dom Pedro. Louise got the Jay OF the
Eouse. she SAYS ana IN heT PFC ar high tide
and Brazil taking nap. she GePaii 'fu w" ~
cnnaSinF mistress She was followed, arrested. i'm
prisoned dashed and mutlated Inc lo3e OF heI
TO lead an honest lie. Little LOUIS" only concern
was about that missing LOBE. since then sne mas
worn her hair after the fashion OF Cleo de Merode
she went back to England to her burglar HUSBAND mo
became the wife OF big Tom" Bigelow, prince OF
sneak thieves and king OF burglars who at ms ms
death left an estate valued at $1,000; Lille t ,6
got a part OF the estate dissipated II ana tnen
returned to England. Diamond dealers in Mlncing
Lane London. reported to Scotland Yard that their
gems were disappearing She eluded the detectives
crossed the ocean and made dying trip 10 Canada
In the old NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. town OF Hamilton on
tario she stole diamonds worth $1,000 from Jew
eler and quietly slipped across the border ILL.,
Little Lou Is a short pudgy woman, and prides
herself on the fact that In facial appearance she
bears a striking resem blance to queen victoria.
In wonanly virtues she certainly does not resemble
the venerable ruler OF Great Britain. Louise was
al one time the wife 'pardner' OF Tim
Mcguire alias Captain Roche. who after crack
ing" the safe OF the Union Depot ticket office in
Detroit fed Australia