The Saint Paul globe., 1899-12-22

That Seemed to Be Miss Fuerst'a
Social Philosophy, EpitOmIzed,
and She Was Going to BE in Line
With the Best as Long as tho
Money Lasted, According to Her
Own story.
Mary Fuerst, a seventeen-year-old girl
living at 1880 James street, who has
caused her parents much anxiety by her
wild escapades, stole 81, $50 from her IA
ther yesterday morning and started out,
as she expressed 1t, to have "hot time"
When Mr.. Fuerst discovered the theft OF
the money he requested the police to ar
rest the girl, hoping to apprehend her
before she had dissipated the family saw
ings During the afternoon Officer Flynn.
who had been specially detailed to 10
cate the girl espied her on the porch of
house known as Dewey's Home, on
seventh street, near Chestnut, and took
her into custody. When searched at the
central station the girl was found to stin
have intact $1,011.4. She had the cur
rency in her stocking, while carrying $4O6
in gold in one Of her gloves
When arrested she was scarcely recoe.-
fed from her home a few hours before.
She had lavished jewelry and gorgeous
raiment Of every description upon herself
until she thought she looked like the
frondspiece of a fashion journal. She
had purchased a picture hat, ornamented
with ostrich plumes as sweeping as a
leaf-laden tree in spring time, and shone
respondent In a smart moleSkfn Jacket,
! topped off with a seal collarette, while
q robins egg blue silk waist and a black
SILK skirt completed her apparel. In her
ears the girl wore a pair of sunburst
earrings, with gaudy red stone in the
center, surrounded by imitation diamonds
and turquoise, while on her finger she
flashed new opal ring. Last but not
least among the girls newly acquired
possessions were two auburn switches,
Which she had annexed to her red hair.
Her hair is naturally short, but after
viewing herself in her fine raiment she
decided she did not like the style of her
hair and hied herself to a hairdresser,
where she had two large rolls of rather
startling auburn tresses wound artistical-
ly about her head. Thus gayIy bedecKed
the girl was preparing to go out and
blow" the rest Of her fathers money
when she was arrested.
What did I take the money for?"
queried the girl, in answer to a question
from reporter for the G e. as she
sat i'll all of her finery at the county jail
"Well, I'll tell you; 1t was this way. I
wanted some clothes. 1 could not get
the old man to get me what I wanted
and concluded to help myself. knew he
had a bundle Of money and just helped
myself. He kept it in a little bit of a
safe in a bureau drawer. The safe had
a knob that turned just like a big safe
I knew how to work it and unlocked it
yesterday morning while no one was
about and took the COIN I did not know
how much had when I started out, but
when [ found that there was over 81, 900
l saw chance for a rattling good time.
went to all the dry goods stores, where
I bought whatever I saw that I wanted
and put the things on as soon as they
were paid for. OF course, a real lady
has to have jewelry, so 1 bought my ear
rings and my ring. It was lots Of fun
to go shopping and to have all of the
dough you wanted, and when I pulled
out my roll the clerks eyes stuck out
so you could hang your hat on them.
guess they thought 1 was a millionaire
1 felt like one, anyway. After getting
my clothes l went to get my hair dressed.
never did like my hair because it is so
short, so I decided to get some switches.
1t was hard to match the color, because
my hair is red, but I finally got almost
the right shade. The switches are a lit
tie too dark but I guess no one would
notice the difference without being told.
Say, wouldn't it have been great If the
copper hadn't got me before night. 1
wouldn't have done a thing to the old
mans coin but bIowed 1t all in. GER
tainly would have shown my friends
good time and that's no lie" -
During her recital the girl laughed
heartily over her adventures, apparently
not realizing that she was charged with
an offense that is punishable by peniten-
tiary Imprisonment.
This is not the first time the girl has
been in the hands of the police. She re-
Gently served fifteen days at the work
house for disorderly conduct, having been
arrested with a crowd of youngsters and
not long ago she was under arrest on the
charge of stealing q skirt from an in
mate of Third street resort. While she
was in the workhouse complaint was
lodged against her charging the theft Of
jewelry valued at $12 from Martin Art
bauer, a saloonkeeper at Seventh and
Randolph streets, but this case was not
pressed.