New-York tribune., 1907-08-14
ACT AS NURSES TO ROB.
Clerer JTOmsn There's Get Access
to Mann Homes.

c,o,,.- ,,on,en thieves. posing as trained nurses
gain entry to wealthy homes and steal 1eweiry
from the sick several prominent Physicians
said yesterday. The mysterious 'AeA'S 7OOA''i'S
remain unsOlved-
This, women are usually provided by honest phy-
sicians to whom they are recommended as bona
hde trained Naturally the ls.st person
TO be suspected of the theft is the quiet, synpa-
thetic nurse and unscrupulous woman Op-
nortrnitfss for pIfering are practically hmtless-
In sick rooms vaIuabes of all kinds are lett care
IessIy on toilet tables. and jewel cases. often
opened. may be found in dressing rooms. 70 WHICH
the nurses have access
In discussing the situation yesterday a pror1i-
nent physician said that the worst kind or a thief.
who would be the least suspected and trusted
in every room of fashionable house. was a fake
nurse. He said that recently he had an expert
ence with one OF these nurses. who was recon-
rnended to him by a clergyman This nurse. Re
said. was of the of her kind. as she
stole jewelry and bric-a-brac while his mother
lay dying.
:aThs nurse. said the physician was men,
Der of the church at which the minister
preached She had been a member for month
and made many friends in that time One Sun
day night after church services she went 70 the
clergyman. crying. and told him a pitiable story
of how she was out of employment and that
ing was her trade. She said that She nursed in
many prominent families
1.-The minister. knowing that my mother was sick
at the time, and knowing that she soon 20
undergo operation. suggested that engage her.
She stayed at the house for nearly month Short
" after I engaged her the family began TO miss
various small articles and when she left and after
we buried our. mother. an inventory was taken By
my sister We discovered that large quantity
of goods had been stolen, but could account
for the mysterious theft. Among the articles we
lost were half dozen silk dresses. with valuable
point lace and opera glasses and jewelry belong
ing TO mother. a burnt wood outfit was also
missing
The fact that the dresses gone made us
n he GlJfrSi he
the only person that had free access to the rooms
I got an old friend of sisters 70 visit this
nurse to see II she could recognize any OF the
stolen articles in the wOman's house. Sure enough
day my sisters friend called on the nurse she
saw the burnt wood outfit living her piano. Z
Immediately engaged a detective, who also called
on the nurse After putting her through the third
degree. the nurse finally confessed everything 10
the detective.
I've recovered most all of the plumber. which
was valued at 81 2Go9- When the woman learned
that she was about be arrested she begged 50
piteoUsly that we decided not 20 prosecute her.
She left the after that, and We haven't seen
her since. There is lots of this kind of work
going on every day by these bogus nurses
Several physicians said that they knew OF many
such cases that have occurred in families where
the theft mystery was never blamed the nurses.
got away with a 500 diamond brooch AthOugh IL
was missed while the nurse was still working
In the house the police. in questioning the ser
wants of the place. never gave her a IhOuSHI
One of the detectives mentioned her name 20 1ns
family and received a severe rebuke Tor doing 50.
The brooch was never found When the girl LETT.
hovIver The detectives decided 10 watch her. They
traced her her rooms. and. under the pretence
Of arresting her they forced a confession from
her She then went TO her trunk and produced
The brooch In this case the family refused to
prosecute her because of her good work in at
tending the patient