The sun., 1903-12-27
HEAPS OF STOLEN THINGS.
TWO NEGRO WOMEN SAID TO HAVE
ROBRED EMPLOYERS.
The Williams sisters and the White Man
with whom They Lived Arrested
-StuH Recovered Filled Two Trunks
and Big BOX-SOme Not Identified.

The Williams sisters and the white Man
with Whom They Lived Arrested
-StuH Recovered Filled Two Trunks
and a Big BOx-SOme Not Identified.
Three thieves who had stored away in
their room nearly $4,000 worth Of stolen
property were arraigned before Magist rat e
Flammer In the jefferson Market police
court yesterday by Detective Sergeants
Frazee and O'Rourke. They were held in
81 900 bail each for examinat ion tomorrow,
Two of the prisoners are negro women
who have worked as servants in well
to do families and who, the detectives
say, have robbed their employers. The
clothing, slverware, silks and jewelry
which were found in the room occupied by
the prisoners filled two trunks and a pack
ing case.
The prisoners were Annie Williams,
Frances Williams, her sister, and Joseph
Williams. alias Burnstein, white man
who is alleged to have received the stolen
goods All three lived together at 20l
East Ninety seventh street.
The police tell this story of the method
the three used: Frances would first get
employment and after a short time Annie
would apply for place under different
name, Each would take something when
she left. The police say that the two women
must have robbed over a dozen different
houses.
Frances Williams worked for Mrs. Thomas
M. DAILY OF 40 West Seventy-eighth street
In November and part Of December. unit il
been employed by Mrs. Thomas H. Bopp OF
453 West l4sth street and by Mrs. Olivia
B. Halsey Of 939 Madison avenue.
Annie Williams also secured work with
Mrs. DAILY through an employment agency,
| and was working there at the time Of her
arrest. She had also been employed by a
Mrs Cadieux Of 154 West Seventy second
street and Mrs Furr Of 100 West Sixty
! first street.
The police were first notified Of the affair
by Mrs. DAILY, who complained of the loss
of $l,GOO pair Of earrings, and $40O
diamond bracelet.
Frazee and O'Rourke discovered a Mrs
| Park, colored woman, of 23O West Sixty
first street, of whom Burnsten and Annie
| Williams had rented a furnished room
| told the detectives that Burnstein and
Annie had looted the fiat before they left
| The detectives traced the three prisoners
to the East Ninety seventh street room.
Burnstein was found there last Wednes.
day afternoon, and was arrested. The
| arrest OF the two women followed.
| A number of women called at Police
Headquarters yesterday to identify their
property.
Mrs. DAILY failed to find her earrings
! and bracelet. but identified some shirts
collars, ties and handkerchiefs belonging
| to her husband. Some of these Burnster
was wearing at the time Of his arrest Mrs
| Bopp identified some silverware and table
linen, and Mrs Cadieux recognized heI
SIS diamond brooch. Mrs. Furr laiC
claim to some bed linen. dishes and silver
while Mrs. Park was delighted to see agar
$50 worth Of her linen, finger rings and 4
| gold watch and chain
| All the women expressed their complete
| surprise that the two prisoners were
| thieves, and some went so far as to say tha
there must be some mistake Mrs. Ware
| of 1874 West Seventieth street sent her hus
band to court yesterday morning to tel
Magistrate Flammer that both women hat
been in her employ and that they botl
were strictly honest.
Among the things still at Police Head
| quarters are gold breastpin with three
| pearls and nine rubies and a gold dollal
as pendant, marked &C. s., Jan. /, 1884 "
a silver locket for stamps in the shape O
an envelope, marked "Dorie. months
f. D." gold diamond shaped PIN with
black enamel, marked A. +. X" on tn,
face. and &C. d. Mlliken, 81" on the re
verse; a gold ring with four pearls and on,
| ruby, and a gold fleur- lis pin.