Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01
Valuable Silks Are
Recovered from
Apartment
Man, Wife, Two Beautiful
Daughters Taken
Into Custody
Rich Furs and Fabrics and Mems
Clothing Worth $4,000 Said to
Have Been Stolen from
Los Angeles Stores

Five thousand dollars worth of
silks, furs. women's finery and mems
clothing are said by the police to have
been stolen by Mr.. and Mrs. Pedro
Sanchez and their two daughters, Mer-
ced, aged 16 years, and Diego. aged
"a years, from the leading department
stores in Los Angeles since their ar
rival Monday. 1t is claimed that bolts
of silk valued at $3.50 were stolen from
the Vile de Paris yesterday morning
The four persons were arrested at
the Hoffman house at $3.50 yesterday
afternoon by Detectives Rich, Roberds
ard Ialamantes They were taken to
the / Iclice station, where they are said
to have confessed to following shop
lifting as a business.
A wagon-load of silks and furs was
taken from their rooms and to the
police station, where it was identified
by the managers of different stores
as having been stolen from their es-
tablishments Eight bolts of silk
valued at 81 a yard, was identified by
the manager of the Vile de Paris as
having been stolen from his store
while six other bolts were identified
as having been stolen from Hambur-
gers and two others from Blackstone's.
1t is thought the Broadway and Coul-
ter's also suffered at their hands.
All OF the four are well dressed and
have the appearance of refinement,
The two girls are exceptionally good
looking and are garbed in the latest
style. They and the mother wear long
capes reaching nearly to the floor and
of the make usually worn by shop
lifters.
Recognized on the Street
Since Monday the number of reports
of shop-lifting received at the police
station has greatly increased and de-
tectives were sent out with instruc-
tlons to find the ones who were doing
the work. In several instances clerks
in the stores described the three women
and the man, and the officers were thus
able to get a clew to the thieves.
Yesterday a report of the amount of
goods stolen from the Vile de Paris
was received at the station and de-
tectives were at once put on the trail
While passing down Broadway. the
Officers nOllceQ Cne JIree women and
the man and their description tailed
with the one given by the clerks of
the family which had been at the
stores when robberies were committed.
The detectives followed the suspects
until they went to their room at the
Hoffman house and the officers at
once went to- the door and demanded
admission. 1t was gained after some
discussion and the policemen stood in
astonishment gazing at the wealth of
silks and valuables they saw scattered
about.
According to the police the family
has probably operated in many of the
large cities of this country, Mexico
and Europe. They carry with them a
large trunk with stamps of leading
hotels in Paris, Madrid and London
on it. They stated they came to Los
Angeles from the City of Mexico by
way of Ell Paso. but the officers be-
lieve they operated in New York pre-
vious to that time and the police of
that city have been communicated with
in an effort to learn If they are wanted
there 1t is stated their intention was
probably to return with the plunder
they got in the United States to Mex
leo and dispose of it there. They were
booked on Il charge of grand larceny
and will be held at the station until
word is received from New York and
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