The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-21
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MAJ Fisher, y detective In . Twenty
thitl stfr-t department store aawa woman
acting suspiciously among the shoppers
on Saturday and followed her, The
woman aaw abe vas being watched and
hurried from tho store. Fisher let her 90
sone dis,auce. then sllpped across the
street and tsaileh her down Sixth avenus
into another btR store. She didn't stay
long In tho second store. but went across
tho street TO third and got down to busl.
neas at once.
FISHER notified Daniel Kash. a detective
Of the store, and Rash. In turn, pointed
out tho stranger Co his woman colleague,
Miss Rosa Ioghry. Then the latter took
up the trail.
The stranger went TO the glove counter
aud began to look over a lot Of elbow length
gloves. Suddenly she bent over and
apparently fixed her stocking. Then che
went to the jewelry counter and began 10
toy with some bracelets and stickpins.
Again she reached for her stocking, and
then made for the aides parlor.
Miss Loghry followed and saw the stranger
take from her stocking a pair Of gloves,
several stickpins, a bracelet and other
small pieces of ~jewelry. These the woman
wrapped UP neatly in a piece OF brown
paper, tucked them in her handbag and
again strolled forth.
This time she went to the ioor where
women's ready made dresses are sold.
She examined a number of skirts. None
suited her apparently. While the clerk
was putting back those she had taken down
to exhibit the woman slipped into one OF
the dressing rooms, where women try on
clothing. inside was a skirt that had just
been laid down by a customer. In a
twinkling the woman. slipped 1t over her
own, adjusted her belt and strolled away
unconcernedly.
cloak department, tt woman went
through much the same process again, and
this time got away with a hong silk coat,
that went very nicely with the skirt.
Her outfit wasn't complete yet; She
Miss Loghry followed her to the millinery
department, With the long flowing silk
cloak the rest was easy. In a jify the
woman had flched a hat fully two feet
wide and adorned with "A whole garden OF
posies and tucked it under the coat. Then
followed another trip to the ladies' parlor,
where the new hat was donned and the old
one thrust out OF sight behind some fur
niture. Miss Loghry thought it was about
time to make an arrest, blu as the woman
showed no intention Of leaving the store,
the detective let her go unmolested. Just
to see what else she would take. She
hadn't long to wait. The woman made
her way TO the counter where feather boas
are solds She found a beauty that went
charmingly with her new silk clothes and
inya twinkling had made it hers. Then she
sought the door with a satisfied smile,
She was placed under arrest and taken
to a private room, where a search OF her
person revealed a number of articles taken
from other stores. She said her name was
Blanche Golden and that she was % years
old, She came originally from Philndel-
phia. she said, but refused to give her New
York address.
The woman was arraigned in the Jefferson
Market court yesterday by Detective Kash
and Miss Loghry, was on hand ready to
tell her story, The woman asked for an
adjournment, however, and Magistrate
Whitman held her in $500 bail for examina-
ton on Tuesday or a charge Of grand lar
Ceny,