The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
WOMAN ACCUSED
 IF TAKING RINGS Said to Have Worked a Smooth
 Scheme. JEWELLERS LOSE DIAMONDS Mrs. Sadie Driver of Atlanta Now In Jail-Lowlnsohn Maloney and
 Jaffe Minus Small Part
 of Their Stock.
JEWELLERS LOSE DIAMONDS

Mrs Sadie Driver, or Mrs. w. T. Oglesby, from Atlanta, has been arrested by the police on charges of grand larceny of rings from three jewellers of Birming- ham. Her method of procuring these rings was unique and her scheme worked per fecty.
 She went to the place of business of J. Lowinsohn, on Second avenue, near Twen- tieth street, accompanied by her younger sister and asked to see tray of diamond rings. She was wearing a very large hat with a wide brim in front While Mir. Lowinsohn was showing her the rings. she leaned over suddenly, thrust her hat in his face and cut off his view of the tray. While this was being done the wom- an, it seems, skillfully slipped the ring from the tray, and when MT. Lowinsohn again saw the tray the ring was missing.
 Found the Woman.
 MT. Lowinsohn discovered at once that the ring was missing, but thought that probably one of the clerks had sold it to another customer He hesitated about saying anything until the women had left the store when he ascertained that none of the clerks had sold the ring. Then ne went out and tried to find the woman who looked over his tray, but failed. Later he found her on First avenue between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, and had her arrested. This all happened Tues day afternoon, and the woman was de- taired until yesterday morning, when she was lodged in jail. The police say, how ever, that they did not lock her up until they had given her every opportunity 10 adjust the trouble. I he diamond missing from Lowinsohns is worth about $35.
 Visited M. MaIoney.
 At M. Maloney's store on First avenue between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets the same woman worked an even smooth CT scheme. She had a small diamond worth several dollars in her pocketbook. When the clerk was showing her the tray of diamonds she substituted the small stone for larger one worth about $50. Jewellers protect themselves against theft by keeping their trays full of rings all the time. In this way they quickly detect a theft. Evidently knowing this. Mrs Driver sub stituted the smaller diamond so that the tray would still be full
 At Maloneys she used her younger sister, who was with her. The clerk moved the tray back on the counter nearly out of reach. Mrs. Driver told her younger sister to hand her stone, which she did. The younger sister placed the smaller stone from the pocket book In the tray. The sister was arrested yesterday afternoon, but she told straight story to Chief Wer and said she did not know there was anything going on, and he released her. She also told that she tried to get her older sister to return the ring which she took from Lowinsohns.
 A small ring was procured loom M. Jaffe, a jeweler on Second avenue, by practically the same plan that worked on Lowinsohn.
 One Ring Recovered.
 At the office of Chief Wier yesterday morning one of the rings was recovered but the other one disappeared mysteri- ously. Mrs. Driver has only recently come to Birmingham from Atlanta Her husband is said to be w. T. Oglesby. They are said to be separated. She has a married sister living in North Birming- ham, with whom she has been staying o,d oIeo tho vounPer sister who was