The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-22

Not every thief would be picked out as
one on sight. even by quite clever read
er OF character.
II is the slick well-dressed woman
the well -groomsd man who works sue
cessfully. undetected and fools the pub
lie not the low-bowed, hang-dog looking
individual.
one OF the real clever sort, truly
slick article. has been doing the New
England cities and towns. for fully
year. stealing right and left and f1naily
coming TO grief here.
About the first of the month the police
were In receipt OF numerous complaints OF
the loss OF money and tewelry which
disappeared from offices and residen-
ces.
The complalnants all recalled that just
before the property was missed young
woman who called TO take orders for a
superior line OF toilet soap, was on the
premises. and that after she left things
seemed 10 have vanished IKE mist DC
fore the suns rays.
For a while the reports ceased 10 come
in. then the Pawtucket police we're called
upon to find valuabies which this we'll
dressed. smart talking. young woman
had apparently annexed.
Last night Detectives Ahern and Tidd
found the young woman on Weybosset
For two hours she resisted all EFFORTS TO
induce her to commit herself.
AT last a break down came and Mar
sarst Reardon was fairly In the tolls.
This woman. 10 years old. belongs In
Hartford: but for year or so she has
been swinging around the circle In New
England
Her play was to visit an office, make
overtures for orders for toilet soap.
could safely be lifted II went and
quickly.
At Hifda Englunds Office on the second
floor OF the building at the corner OF
Westminster and Snow streets, she stole
Mrs. Englund's purse containing $50.
The property had been left on stand.
After taking out the money the thief
threw the purse into the lower hallway.
For this offense she was held for the
grand jury I'm $500. waving examination
when arraigned before Judge Sweetland
today.
From a millinery shop in tho Lcderer
building she stole silver watch from
Ethel T. johnson. which was the prop
erty OF the latters father. Henry II.
johnson.
The watch had just come In from
Jewellers where II had been repaired.
The watch was sold In this city by the
thief
Judge sweetland imposed a fine OF $50
and costs for that theft
Al the Union station two satchels were
recovered which belonged TO Miss Rear
don
In one was a ticket for a watch that
had been pawned at Worcester on Sept.
9th.
The detectives also found that Miss
Reardon had roomed I'm a house on South
Main street, In the cheap local hotels
and at the Harrington house, Bank
street. Fall River.
From one Of these places clue was
found which caused Capt. Cannon 20
send for Detective Henry % Pawtucket.
The latter appeared at headquarters
this morning and identified property
found In Miss Reardon's effects as some
that had been stolen IN Pawtucket
Mrs Frank whlttaker's room In the
Phillips block had been entered by the
use Of y duplicate key and a gold watch,
n gold bracelet. two fob chains and
cameo ring. ALI % the value OF 80 were
taken
The watch was pawned AZ Fall River.
Mrs Manda Sweets house. on Wolcott
street was entered by the use OF a key
and two silver handled knives. ono silver
match safe one gold ring and hve scarf
rins all Of tho value of SIS were taken.
Most ~ these articles we're recovered to-
Miss Re.rdon's plan was to stop not