Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-07
ADEs MONIES MYSTERY.
Young Woman Accused Of Being .
Clever Crook.

Clever Crook.
Des Moines, Sept. "A well-dressed,
prepossessing young woman whose
identity can not be discovered is under
arrest at the police station, having
confessed to taking diamond ring VAL
ued at 500 from tray in Crittenden's
jewelry store. She tells a conflicting
story and persistently refuses to reveal
her right name. She is hysterical much
of the time. 1t is believed from admis-
sions made by her that she has been a
resident of Glenwood, Iowa. A theory
that she had been in the institution for
the fe eble-minded children at that place
lis discredited by the fact that she Is "a
or % years old. while the Glenwood in
stitution cares for children only. Offs
GERS are uncertain whether she is a
clever and successful crook or a de-
mented wanderer from some good
home.
The women went to Crittenden's jew
|elry store on East Locust street yester-
|tsay morning and asked TO be shown
some diamond rings The clerk placed
i tray of rings before her. She devoted
about fifteen minutes to critical ex-
iamination Of them. During this time
tray and having inspected them. laid
them dawn on the glass Of the show
ease She was quite self possessed.
Having carefully examined and In
spscted the rings. she turned away With
the remark that she would come again.
After thanking the clerk for the courte-
sy shown her. she left the store. When
the clerk restored the rings to the case
he discovered one OF inferior value
among the lot. which did not belong to
the collection, while a ring valued at
| 500 was missing. Mr.. Grittenden. whose
lattention was called to the matter, saw
| at a glance that the woman had ef-
fected an exchange OF rings, and
promptly notified the police.
Detectives Johnson and Eckroot Sci
/ out tc look up the woman, of whom
Mr.. Crittendent gave them an accurate
description. They visited the Slavery
tJlirkNood and Iowa hotels At tht
| last named they secured a clue. This
icIerk told them 9 woman answering
1.-the description given had been at the
lhotel and remained over night two day!
! previous He understood she had gone
/ across the street to the Briggs house
Inquiry at the Briggs ELECTED the iEfor
lnation that such a woman had beer
There, but had gone away. The officer
were leaving the hotel when Johrstol
SAW woman who filed the description
i given near the Logan house. She wa
4 approached by the officers. who in
formed her she was wanted. She feigne,
4 indignation, but the little bluff did no
4 go, and she was taken to headquarters
4 The detectives resorted to many cleve
4 rus4s to induce her to recede from re
s|fusal to make her name known, bu
without success. AT intervals the WON
an lost her assumed air Of confidenc
and lapsed into tears and vehemen
\ protestations of innocence. At one tim
->fEhe told the detectives, in a seemin
burst of confidence, that her name wa
Ida Scott, but as she had registered a
the hotel under the name OF Mrs.
"A Carlisle. her statement was doubted, es
pecially as she declined to indicate hi
residence. On the collar she Wore. wa
stamped in ink the name OF l.. Bul
nett" but beyond this nothing wa
gotten from the woman to indicate HI
real Identity or her actual residenc
Chance admissions made during rapi
conversation suggested to the detet
tives that she had been at one time
resident of Glenwood, Iowa, perhaps a
inmate of the home for the feeble mint
ed, but there was nothing to corrobora
the suspicion.
She admitted to the officers. und,
stress of persistent inquiries, that 81
bad taken the ring from the tray 4
this admission she sought relief In tear
and nothing could persuade her to nal
any further disclosures. She was give
: in charge of Matron Collins who W.
detain her pending an investigation.