The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-30
Chat Aboaf
People.

Last Saturday night the hurry-up
wagon rolled under the archway lead
ing 10 the back area of the Central
police station and hauled mp at door
which opens upon the stairway pro-
vided for women prisoners.
Slowly there clamberei out of the
wagon an old woman who, with con-
siderable difficulty. was escorted up
the stairs. across the bridge which
leads TO the female ward and TO
cell door. Pausing a moment she took
off her bonnet and shawl and started
TO go into the cell just as composedly
as though she was about 10 enter her
own bedroom.
The old woman gave her name az
Rose Daley; but when Lieutenant
Lawrence was overhauling her traps In
the office a few minutes later. he dis
covered that he had taken In an old
acquaintance.
The prisoner proved to be Rose Allen
Of Pond street. person long familiar
TO detectives as well as shopk eepcrs
and floor walkers.
Rose has for years been a profession
al shoplifter. The moment she enters
a store the older clerks keep their
eyes peeled and the floor walkers fol-
low closely all her movements.
Nothing that Is not nailed or lashed
down is safe when Rose Is about.
This last visit to the police station
was due to thieving. Rose hac lifted
several packages OF jelly preparation
from one store. From another she
had taken two small stew pans, and
from others three lamp burners, IA
lot OF tacks. a small cold chisel and
several spools OF thread
Lieutenant Lawrence could not help
laughing as he recalled his own ex-
periences with Rose why" said
he, when 1 was first assigned 10 extra
duty among the shops at Christmas
time. Jim Swan pointed out Rose TO
me as the sharpest shoplifter In the
city. At that time she had the repu-
tation. OF taking things and without
detection. right from under watch
full clerks nose, and she has main
tained that record ever since"
often; and I guess that outside a few
scoops by Captain Parker, Jim Swan
and one by myself, Rose has success
fully run the gauntlet and evaded
detection. Rose is no ordinary klep-
tomaniac. She Is in the business for
what she can make out OF IL"
noticed when the Cheerful Idiot
upotted the entrance OF the Consum-
mate Liar this morning that the c. 1.
had a sort OF malignant look upon his
face Then I knew that he had put
up job on the G. l..
Presently the Idiot broke loose upon
the Liar as follows:
"A rich man had two nephews. He
also had two sleeping rooms. In one
OF these ne had two beds.
"In the smaller OF these two beds
he made his favorite nephew sleep.
while he occupied the other. In the
single room he put the other nephew.
zone night he was awakened by the
eating, found that his favorite nephew
had secretly acquired the habit OF
using cigarettes.
without uttering word OF re-
proach the uncle went TO his escritoire,
took out and tore up "A will and imme-
diately drafted new one in favor Of
the other nephew. Now why did he
do this?'
And the Cheerful Idiot chortled as
he watched the Consummate Liar
wrestle with the subject.
Because he didn't like tobacco
finally suggested the c. l..
Nope. He wanted TO change the
heir i'm his room"
As the Consummate liar slid out
OF the office door 7 heard the Cheerful
Idiot remark Now whose fire is
drawn"
Conductor Mullen OF the Providence
and Fall River electric line tells
strange story TO the police OF the
latter city, where he resides Accord
ing 10 Mr.. Mullen he was returning 10
his home about midnight on Friday
when he was set upon by four masked
scoundres. decked out I'm false whisk-
ers. who robbed him of his gold watch
and S42 I'm money, portion or which
belonged to the company. As nearly
as can be learned, two or three OF
these hlghwaymen We're on stilts At
least. they were nine or ten feet high,
carried several guns and small
cannon, and. having secured the booty.
mounted mustangs and galloped off in
to the Indian country. MIR. Mullen
gave them a fair chance To escape,
and he did not inform the authorities
OF his loss until the next morning.
The latter say that II there had been
two robbers. or even three, and fewer
pistols. and If Mr.. Mullen had been a
rich bank president instead OF a con-
ductor. their work would be easier.