The Washington herald., 1907-09-16
GIRL LOSES MONEY
Fair Nebraska Visitor Drops
$256 and Tickets.
WOMAN SUSPECTED OF THEFT
Miss Lnnge, of Omaha, Leaves Vaiu-
abIcs ON Pennsylvania Avenue Car.
Another Picks Up Something, and
II Is Believed She Obtained Money.
Police ut wOrk-Other Losses.

The loss Of pocketbook containing SIS
in bills, while riding on a car Of the
Capital Traction line near the Pennsyl-
vania Bridge, and of a handkerchief con
tanning $S5 In bills, a draft for Sl5G, and
four round-trip tickets to jamestown, as
she was alighting from the same car, was
reported to the police last evening by
Miss Frieda LANCE Of Omaha. Nebr..
visitor TO this city.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Miss LANCE, accompanied by her sister,
Miss Margaret LANCE started for a ride
through the eastern section Of the city,
and left the car az the terminal, with the
intention Of walking across the bridge.
The car was transferred to the opposite
track and had just started back when
Miss LANCE discovered that her pocket
book was missing. Thinking that she
had left it on the seat OF the car, she inn
mediately rode to the car barn to report
her loss.
Woman Picks IL Up.
Her sister waited at the bridge for her
to return. and had been standing there
woman pick up something from the
pavement Thinking 10 might be the
pocketbook, Miss Margaret LANCE fol-
lowed her toward the Congressional
Cemetery. Miss LANCE told the police
that she had gone but a short distance
when the woman turned about quickly
and threw something 10 the pavement.
Miss LANCE went to the spot and picked
up what she found 10 be a handkerchief
bearing her sisters initials.
When the other Miss LANCE returned
from the car barn. having been unable 10
locate her pocketbook, she recognized
the handkerchief as one I'm which she had
placed the draft bills. and the tickets. \
pin which had secured the valuables
was still in the hem Of the handkerchief
Miss LANCE told the police she had carried
the handkerchief about her dress, and
that IN getting Of the car she must have
dropped H. BY the time she discovered
her loss tGe woman who had picked up
the handkerchief. accompanied by her
several companions. had left the vicinity
and was not 10 be found
The police are making efforts 10 find
the pocketb0ok and 20 locate the woman
who Is supposed 10 have removed the
valuables from the handkerchief before
throwing it away.
other Losses Reported.
A. F. Hickman. q visitor 10 the city
from Muncie Ind. reported 20 the police
yesterday that on Saturday he had been
robbed Of jewelry valued n $50 The
articles, he said, were taken from his
room at the oxford Hotel during his alb
sence
Richard Sims. Of 733 Fourth street
northwest informed the police authori-
ties yesterday that while asleep IN a Chi
nese laundry M 5-2 Pennsylvania avenue.
he had been robbed Of So in bills.
The theft OF a diamond ring valued az
So was reported yesterday by Mrs. sam
uel \. Banks, OF the Chevy Chase Col
lege. She said that the ring had been
taken from her room while she was away
from the place
y. r. Saunders, of Terre Haute. Ind.
visitor 20 the city, reported 90 the police
yesterday that on Saturday night he had
been robbed of So while In the Marshall
Hotel
Walter Weber. n conductor on the CO.
lumbia line. reported last night that some
one had stolen so worth Of street car
tickets from the platform Of his car some
time yesterday afternoon.