The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
ARREST WON A N
AS SHOP-L IF Re R
Her Husband and Ills Conpan-
ion Seized Later With Guam
tity Of Goods.
JUST READY TO DEPART
Mrs. Charles Caught in Store
and Formally Charged
With Theft.

with several pairs of glove alleged
to have been stolen, in her possession,
Mrs David Charles, of 1000 East Main
Street, was arrested in the store oil
Miller & Rhoads by Acting Detective
g, w. Atkinson yesterday, and q search
of her house later revealed that nor
alleged shophftirs operations had cen
as large as they had, apparently been
previously successful.
Tn woman was caught In the act of
taking the gloves, and a call brought
Atkinson to the scne. III woman
was led from the store, placed on a
street car, and taken to police head
quarters. On the way down she saw
and conversed with Max Calman, OF
SIG East Main street, and evidently
talked in language the officer could
not understand. nor could he close the
womans mouth. Calman slipped away,
but as soon as he had disposed Of his
prisoner, the officer followed, and he
arrived Just In time.
Seize Big Bundle.
He met David Charles cming out OF
the house with a tremendous bundle
wrapped in q quilt on his shoulders.
Calman was talking to him, but lie had
been too late. and the game was up.
Atkinson placed both uadcr arrest.
The bundle disclosed goods OF every
sort, enough to stock small store.
Both men. with the bundle, were taken
to headquarters. and examined 1t was
enough. and they were locked up as
suspicious characters. suspected of
felony The woman was charged
with theft.
With operatives from the store. the
officer searched the house, and found
all the stuff he could carry Every
thing, from spools of cotton. baby rib
bon and hairpins up to silk dress
We're found. The floor of the chief OF
policies office was literally covered
with plumber. In the lot were several
bottles of cologne and cheap jewelry.
little tin cooking pans, picture postals
by the dozen, fancy embroidery, silks
of all description, bolts of cloth. but
tons, infant garments. drinking cups.
toys. and. in fact, nearly everything
else necessary to carry ON small
size department store.
a plausible reason for the alleged
theft of so many varying and different
articles was discovered. according to
the police, in the fact that Charles
runs a furniture store But every
mark of Identification had been rubbed.
or scratched, off. and it will be difficult
for merchants TO identity their prop
erty Several clerks from Miller Il
Rhoads came down to headquarters
and picked out some of the stuff, but
there was left a tremendous lot which
the detectives believe belongs to other
Broad Street merchants Represen-
tativs of all stores VIII be permitted
To examine the Loot.
Later the three prisoners were baiIod by
Judge Witt w. II. Ward aud Louis Hirsch-
berg went bond for Calman in the sum OF
$500 and Pincus Gra2eck went bond for
Charles and his wife in the sum OF $1,000
each. Calman asserted his Innocence OF any
Intentional wrougdoing by declaring that
Mrs. Charles asked him merely to notify
her husband that she was under arrest,
which he made haste to do. He claims 10
be from Philadelphia, and says ne had no
idea OF their alleged shoplftns operations.