The San Francisco call., 1906-06-26

Nh. tAtttE B3sENptAI
fIfNK DRY GOODS DEAIER

BERKELEY, June 25.-yiolently pro-
testing to the police against what she
termed "frightful outrage" Mrs.
Fanny Rosenthal, wealthy woman,
who for many years has been a noted
character in San Francisco, was ar
rested TO-DAY upon a charge Of shop
lifting preferred by the firm OF j. F.
Hink & Son. Mrs. Rosenthaf purchased
goods today in the Hink firms store at
Shattuck avenue and Kittredge street.
and during her tour of the counters she
is said to have slowed away in her hand
satchel quantity of lace trimming.
Eula Holland saleswoman, notified
Mr.. Hink of the occurrence. He at
once notified the police. Mrs. Rosenthal
was kept engaged IN conversation. for
several minutes by the store people
until Detective Jamison arrived. The
woman was asked to open her satchel
and did so. revealing the goods, which
the store people swore had been stolen
Mrs, Rosenthal was at once taken to-
the station and held on a charge or
larceny.
Detective Jamison and Mr. Hink then
made trip to Mrs. Rosenthals apart
ments at, 2216 Fifth street, where she
lived with Mrs. r. Carbone There a
great quantity Of flne dry goods was
found, including silk waists. lace, rib
bons and gloves, aggregating in value
about $1,000, in the opinion of Chief. OF
Police Vollmer. The stuff was packed
in trunk and brought TO police head
quarters
Mr.. Hink identified some of the dry
goods as stuff that had come from his
store. He declared that 1t had not been
purchased, but must have been stolen,
as he and HIS clerks had been noting
n nf
believing that a thieI was at work in
the store They were unable to charge
the thefts to any one person before to-
day, although Mr.. Hink said this after
noon that Mrs. Rosenthal had been sus-
pected, and so watch was put upon
her when she arrived at the Hink store
to shop this morning. Her arrest was
a consequence of that watch.
RARE JEWELS ON PERSON.
The police are Inclined to think that
Oakland and San Francisco stores have
contributed a major portion of the dry
goods found in Mrs. Rosenthals apart
ments. Mrs. Rosenthal explains the
presence of the stuff In her rooms by
saying that her wardrobe was burned
in the fire in San Francisco and that
she had replenished 1t by the purchase
Of hundreds of dollsrs worth of goods
from Oakland, Berkeley and San Fran
cisco stores.
Mrs Rosenthal had on her person
when arrested this morning jewelry |
valued at about $4,000 Pearl ear
rings she wore and diamond rings on
her fingers, In her purse were Jewels
rare and very valuable. One of the
bits of jewelry she carried is diamond
locket, engraved with a crest of some
Russian nobleman, and this is under
stood to have been gift to her from
Russian, Count Miroski, from whom she
was divorced in 1904.
Fanny Rosehthal is one of the best
known women in San Francisco, with
friends and acquaintances in large
numbers among the eluhmen, the jurists
and the "swells" of the old San Fran
cisco She conducted two cigar stores
In the city, one at 23s Powell street and
another at i1s Montgomery street. Her
patrons included the Bohemian Club
men, lawyers by the score, bankers and
others of the rich, who were accustomed
to depend upon Fanny Rosenthal for
their tobacco She manufactured hne
Turkish and Russian cigarettes Her
business career had lasted for thirty
years.
She made friends with such men as
United States Commissioner Heacock,
and 1t was to him that she sent a fer
vid appeal for assistance this afternoon
in telegram. saying. II am in trouble.
Can you help me?"
MARRIED THREE TIMES.
Judge Kerrigan she claims as one
of her best friends. 1t was he who
married her to Robert Miroski.
Fanny Rosenthafs marriage to Count
Miroski provided a sensation for the
woman's acquaintances and the entire
town as well when the nuptials were
celebrated. Miroski was a handsome
Polish nobleman, but comparatively
poor. Failure to provide" she alleged.
and Judge Kerrigan also united the
knot granting Mrs Rosenthal divorce.
Count Miroski disappeared.
A year ago Mrs. Rosenthal, then about
so years old, with a matrimonial career
dating back to her fifteenth year. when
she was welded to j. Rosenthal, again
essayed a trial of married life, wedding
Richard Welch. a travelling salesman
for the Standard Soap Company of West
BERKELEY. She was divorced from Welch
four months ago.
Mrs. Rosenthal showed Chief Vollmer
today pawn tickets for $1,000, represent
ing transaction she consummated in
March. before the fire, when she Sc
cured money on her jewels with which
to open a new cigar store. She invest
ed this money and then was without
funds. She declares that the money