The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-03
BALTIMORE GIRL
TEACHES T0SIEAL
CARRIED AS WORKER SHE OR,
GANlzEs AND DIRECTS BAND
OF JUVENILE THIEVES
PUPILS BETRAYED HE0
loWsd--Instructed Child Grim.
inals to Tap Tills and Work"
Big Stores.

Baltimore Md, Dec. 2.--Iocked III
in the Central police station is Lids
Erman, % years old tall, slender
with red hair In appearance she Is I;
working girl but Captain Pumphrey
! and Detectives Hogan and Manner
sla of headquarters. say that the gir
/ is veriable female "Fagin," anc
that for two months she has taught
organized, and directed the operations
| of a band of child thieves, who have
been literally raiding the large de
| partment stores on Lexington stree
and stealing fro memployers and Gus
! toners,
The arrest of the alleged female
"Fagin' was brought about by the re
cent capture Of three little girls who
were suspected of stealing in the
department stores. and who admitted
their thefets to Captain Pumphrey and
Detectives Hogan and Hammersla
CheId's Arrest Leads to clew.
Two weeks ago Annie Grund. IL
years old who lived with her parents
at li11 Stockholm street, was arrest,
ed while stealing a purse in the store
of Stewart & Co, at Lexington and
Howard strets. When taken TO head
quarters the child told Captain Pum-
phrey a story that made even that
experienced official open his eyes
She sad that she and three other
girls had been laugh to steal by
young woman. She gave descrip
ton fthe woman, of the other two
little girls who were members of the
gang, and evxen told the captain how
she stole the purses, what amount OF
money they COM aimed, and what
amount her instructor had given her
for doing the work.
The childs story was doubted at
first, but last Wednesday evening
Captain Pumphrey himself arrested
Rosa Fsieed, a Hebrew girl. s3 years
old, who answered the description Civ
en- by Annie GRIND Of one of her com
panions in the gang. Rosa Frieed told
4 similar story.
Child Aids Sesrchers.
Yesterday little Annie Grund accom-.
panied Detectives Hammersla and Ho-
gan to Hoch.child, Kohn & Co.'S dry
goods store, Howard and Lexington
streets
Detectives Hogan and Hammersla |
the child accompanying them. |
Fhey walked through the store Sud |
Ienly Annie Gund touched Detective |
fogans arm and VIII spered exsitedly: |
There she Is, on that landing! The |
.irl wit htho red hair!"
Seeiag that The child was accom-
Ianied by two men, the girl turned |
nd sarted to walk away. She had /
one a few feet. when the detectives 1
med up on each side of her. The
tOman seemed TO realize the official /
haracter OF the two men, for she |
urned quickly. and. pointing to Annie |
irund aid Il don't know that H. /
Ie girl"
Yes, you do" replied the child
I've stolea many a pocketbook for
or"
Anyhow. you are wanted at head.
uarters,' said Detective Hammer.
la.
And the girl with the red hair, with.
at uttering another word. left thet
tore in custody Of the detectives.
In Captain Humphreys office Annie
rund reiterated her story and identl-
cation Ida Ehman admitted then
nat she knew the Grund child. aad
rat she had met her at a moving
icture show on West Lexington
rect.
Tells Of Operations.
In the presence Of the alleged fe-
iale "Fagin" the child retold the
ory Il the operations of the gang Of
Ivenile thieves The rcd haired wo-
an. she asserted. had told the gang
meet her nthe department stores
] bargain days. Whenever she saw
pOckethOpA lald down on "A counter
le tried and in the mapor.ty Of
.ses succeeded in getting if. When
.e got out ide. she said she gave the
,ok or satchel 70 Ida Ehman and
. latter extracted the money. stuck /,
in her back hair. aud then threw the !.
'Ok into the nearest sever.
Lida Ehman lives with her paren
Govanstown. on Woodburn aveuue-
ar Pratt avenue Her father is
1nemason. Captain Pumphrey viii :
quest J-sfice Grammar 20 hold ibe .
isouer unt Monday. when he says. y
can proluce a. Eitnes q against !.
r -early an the members 4. her
ng of juvenile thieves.