Evening journal., 1899-07-17
A YOUNG GIRL THItF
Theresa Hopkins Steals $40
From Miss Wyatt.
HID MONEY UNDER The CARPET


REAU DRAWER AT THE RESI-
DENcE OF MRS. A. 7. HUMEs, ON
WEST EIGHTH STREET YEsTER-
DAY AFTERNOoN-OTHER CASES
BEFORE JUDGE BALL.
Seventeen -year-old Theresa Hopkins.
who is employed by Mrs. A. T. Humes,
has gotten herself into serious trouble
by the larceny Of $40 from Miss Lucy
Wyatt last evening.
Theresa was before Judge Ball this
morning to answer to the charge Of
theft and after hearing the evidence
his honor recommitted the girl to the
care of Chief Dolan for further dispo-
lsition. Miss Lucy Wyatt, who boards
with Mrs. Humes. at their residence,
No. 500 West Eighth street, testified
that she went out last evening shortly
after tea and did not return until about
| 10 o'clock Prior to going she had left
her purse, containing $40 in money, in
a bureau drawer in her room, and upon
coming home the pocketbook was hand
ed to her by Mrs. Humes, who stated
that her husband had found it on the
lawn at the rear of the house.
Upon opening the purse Miss Wyatt
found the money missing, and upon go
ling up to her room discovered that her
bureau drawers had been ransacked
and the contents scattered about. She
knew nothing Of Theresa's connection
with the theft.
A. T. Humes testified that shortly
after 8 o'clock last evening, after Miss
Wyatt had gone, Theresa, who was en-
lployed by his wife, and who had re-
tired, came downstairs and informed
him and his wife, who were sitting
upon the front porch, that she had
heard strange noises and was badly
frightened, as she was sure that there
were robbers in the house. Mr.. HumeR
lat once secured a light and started to
Investigate. The girl ran upstairs
ahead Of him in the dark. which he
Thought at the time was a strange pro
lceedure, inasmuch as she claimed to be
frightened. A search of the upstairs
rooms, with the exception OF Miss
Wyatt's. revealed no trace of burglars
land upon coming down he called a po
liceman who was passing. and Tho
two men made a search in the rear o.
his residence to ascertain if there wer,
traces OF anyone having climbed in the
window.
None was found, however, but lyinl
in the grass he discovered Miss Wyatti
, lpocketboot which he handed to Mrs
Humes, with the instructions not L
open it, but to return It to the owner
, Suspicion was at once directed towari
Theresa, and a search Of her room re
vealed the missing money, composed o
/, a IS bill, three 81 bills, a silver dollar
two half dollars and four pennies, con
- cealed under the carpet. The girl wa
at once arrested and brought to the po
lice station and locked up. She ha
only been employed by Mr.. Hume
. since Friday last.
Agent Stout stated that he ha
known the girl since childhood, an
never had any trouble with her before
although her whole family was, som
nine years ago. before the court.
Theresa is a pretty grl, and has non
of the appearances Of a thief. It is sur
y posed she took the money to bu
# clothes with.
"a Clinton Haines, the 17-year-old bo
.e who accidentally shot Samuel Venn Sal
n urday last, was brought before tn
a court for arraignment. DR.. Stubbs, {
A. the Delaware Hospital staff, state
If that the bullet had entered Venn's le
breast, near the tenth rib, and ha
IL come out of his back at a spot som'
IS what below the point of entrance. III
,s lcondition was critical, and he did NJ
leADeCL MN 10 live iii loh6h Nho N"
" Haines was held without bail. Assis
i ant City Solicitor Cahoon desired to il
K troduce a statement favorable to Il
prisoner, which had been made by Il
g. dying man to Dr. Stubbs, but as it WI
70 mot in the form Of a deposition and hs
" not been sworn to, Judge Ball REFUSE
ed to permit it. adding that he failed
es understand why, under the existing ci
.ir cumstances, that an ante-mortem d
position had not been taken, and su
gested it should be taken at once.
J. For violating the city ordinan
r.. relative to the removal of garbage fro
a, in front Of business places Leona
We Riccio, of No. sos King street, al
en- George John were fined S. and cos
,r- each. John had left eight and Rice
two barrels of garbage remain ov
Sunday on the sidewalk in front
their stores.
on Andrew Balberback and John Rhir
ve- lholtz were arrested by OFFICER Moran I