The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-17
BOUGHT DRESS GOODS
Young Lady Is Accused OF
Swindiing Stores.
HAD THEM SENT TO HOUSES
Was a Runaway Girl From
Winfield,
HAD THEM SENT TO HOUSES

4 young lady vas arrested yesterday
by Detective Park Massey. charged with
attempting to swindle several dry goods
stores. Last Saturday the police DEPART
nent received a telegram from the on
GERS Al Winfield, asking then 70 look for
& young -ady from that city. The depart
nent Eere failed to locate her, as she had
probably changed her clothing Yester-
day Walter lines. OF the firm OF lines 6.
Co, notified the police department that
they had reason 10 believe that q young
lady was trying 10 swindle them Mr.
Massey was detailed o. The case and
when he began The work ard got a de-
scrpG1n Of the girl he found that this
young lady had ordered S. worth OF
goods al Walker Bros store. and said
that they should be sent &c residence
on North Water street The goods were
ID be sent c. O. D.
Nhcn the detective made the rounds 70
the IE1cs store and found that the same
girl had ordered 34 worth Of goods
from that store, 70 be sent C. o. j. TO
an9thsr house on North water street.
Thought that II was getting rather SER
ious. 80 rhs officer went TO cash Hender-
so1's store and found the lady he vas
looking for FL the store buying some
goods SIR Massey ted the store peo-
PIE not 10 deliver the goods and then
watched the girl ard finally when she
had purchased go05s 10 the value OF Ss0S9
there. she went across The street 70 the
store of 1[0rsman. lanes & Co.. oud be-
gan looking at goods. Then the detective
thought u time 20 cali q hsLr. so he ar
rested her ana took her 70 the station.
The girl denied al knowledge OF the
snair and gave her name as Gertrude
Stevens. which was an assumed name
She vas told to stay at the station and
1Ir. Massey went our To look around and
see If any more goods had been ordered
the same way. he found that goods to
the amount OF se7 had been ordered
from the Boston store on Thursday and
THAI lhey were TO be taken % a house
ca North Ohio avenue. The detective
went u that address and found nothing
there and then went TO the store again
and found thar the girl had taken the
goods On approval Mr.. Massey went to
the SRI and asked her where the goods
were. but she refused 70 tell She was
nut n the sWeat-o0X and finally said the
goods were az another mouse on North
Ohio avenue. The Eirl was taken 70 the
mouse ana the goods were found there
Sne had worn one piece out the Others
were never used
Wh1n the slrl and dr Massey were
gone - tae house, telegram vas re-
ceived Fl the station sowing that giri
was staying at the last named North
ta-o avenue house. ana was the Elr-
wanted az Ml11eld when CONFRONTED
"'tn ,-is the srl denied that she had
ever been n Fin1el1- She finally owned
Up -o her name and s7id she lved st
Wln1e-d and Their tod the Officers all
about ner purchases.
The s-r-. AFTER 1sr confession to-a the
orncers -hat sae HFed WIZ her srand-
parents IN Vi1-leia aHd the people were
notHed that the slTl was acre The stores
which hsd oeea made victims q the girl.
aeci-9- not 10 prosecute the Eiri as the
goods 7aa oesn returned I'D as Seoa shape
as ever iAe lrleAs OK me SRI came
90 lA's cry i's1 n'sl-l ana t2oA AeF nome
me S ran away from ner nome at
" ilae.a last fHaay evening ana caTae
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