New-York tribune., 1910-07-26
GET WOMAN BURGLAR.
THE POLICE SAY
BuIging Pillow Reveals ''the
Goods" After Search Had
Failed.
SAY SHE is DRUG FIEND
Three Robberies So Much Alike
That ALI Are Thought to Have
Been Work of the
Same Person.
SAY SHE Is DRUG FIEND
SENATOR CHARLES F. Die

Mrs. Anna Wilson, a young woman, of
No. 115 East 10Th street. was locked UP
at Police Headquarters last night by
Central Office Detectives Hickson Lock
man and McConegly, charged by Miss
Elizabeth King, who lives at the same
address and conducts a woman's shor
at No 15J East 23d street, of having
robbed her apartment on July 20 and
stolen wearing apparel and trinkets
valued at S40S-
Mrs Wilson was arrested last night
after the detectives had made a search
of her apartment and had recovered a
part of the loot. In the course of the
search they also found number OF
articles that had been reported missing
in two other instances.
The first complaint was made by
Thomas j Leonard. of No. 115 East
18th street who reported about four
weeks ago that his rooms had been en-
tered, the door having been forced with
a Jimmy and wearing apparel valued
at $50 had been stolen Two weeks later
A complaint was received from William
C Burne, a clerk at the New Amster-
dam Hotel. at Fourth avenue and 21st
street, who lives at No. 2O4 East 18th
street. He said some one had forced the
door to his rooms while he was at work
and that toilet articles and wearing aP-
narel had been stolen which he said he
valued at $40.
These complaints were followed on
JULY 90 by that of Miss King. On Sun
dav afternoon the detectives went to
Miss Kings apartment and on compar-
ing the method used to force an en-
trance became convinced that all three
robberies had been committed by the
same person.
Then followed a search Of the house,
with the assistance OF Miss Mary Star
rick. who is the housckeeper. In the eel
lar thew found several letters addressed
70 Mrs. Wilson ard a silk umbrella
hanger which bore the initials Of Miss
Kine and which she had reported as
stolen.
Yesterday afternoon the police and
Miss King went TO Mrs Wilson's rooms
She at first refused them adnittance.
She then threatened the city of New
york with legal proceedings for daring
to suspect her. and told them they might
enter.
They searched the rooms without find
ing the stolen articles, and were about
to leave when one of the pillows on the
bed caught the attention of McConeshy
He ripped open an end Of the pillow,
and found a number of articles which.
the nol;ce say. Miss King identified as
having been stolen from her. The other
piIlowJ and the mattress were stuffed
with wearing apparel. which was also
identified.
In the drawers OF q bureau they found
a glass vase, and paper patterns which
Miss King said were hers. In another
drawer they found e sterling silver
.,o+bes h-Dsh with Leonard's initials on
=, and a silver mirror which bore the
initials of Burne
They then placed Mrs Wilson under
arrest and took her to Police Headquar-
ters
After her pedigree had been taken she
was transferred 10 the Elizabeth street
no1,ce station and was locked UP. Later
an ambulance was called from Bellevue
HOSPITAL. and she was removed to the
prison ward there.
Physicians who examined the prisoner
at the hospital informed the police that
she was morphine ''flend-'
No IS Irving Place, which was given
by Mrs. Wilson as place where she
had lived. was found TO be boarding
house.
Mrs Knickerbocker, the landlady. said
she remembered Mrs. Wilson. who had
lived there with a man who said he was
,Ier husband