The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-02
DEMURE LITTLE 'MERRY
 WIDOW'' PLAYS HAVOC WITH DEPARTMENT STORES
Doll Faced Irma Screeder Kill roy, Only IS, Already Sep arated From Husband, is in Trouble
This Time the Romantic School Girl Bride is Charged With Having F1eeced Department Stores in Obtaining All Sorts of Emery by Fraud

Vl rlHeIy Dy rTaud
 Pretty -Irma Screeder Kilroy, the
 de years old bride of Frank J. Kilroy.
 whose romantic elopement and sub-
 fsequent marriage brought the child
 wife into much prominence this
 spring. re-appeared in the city court
 room today, the central figure of sur
 iroundings that have now become
 familiar to her despite her tender
 age.
 Pouting like a child who has been l deprived of cherished toy, the child wife listened to Prosecutor Redden'ss S
 brief outline of her latest escapade Esgainst the peace and contrary to the Istatutes. This consists in fleecing the IHowland Dry Goods GO. of choice iwearing apparel. Further than this, the police say that Irma has been a generous pat ron of the other big stores-generous in the amount of her purchases and not especially particular as to wheth- \ CT these stores get the right name and address for the credit-purchaser. iAt Howland's Irma practiced a Escheme that the big stores often fall Fvjctim to-the use of the name of kanother who has a, credit account. in
 
 I this is fraud, obtaining goods by false Representation, and there is a severe l penalty. Irma may have to go to ' jail this time, sfor she hes already l given the authorities much trouble. Detective Sergeant Hall arrested l the girl at the home of Mrs. J. w. l Reilly in North Washington avenue, l { last evening. He had a warrant | charging her with only two offences. l but today through the aid of Attor- ney John S. Pullman, representing the Howland Dry Goods Co. two more | counts, each more substantial than either of the originals, were added to the complaint
 1t developed today that on July IS | Irma visited Howland's, and much E the same nlanners secured eoodsi worth ss9.sO- At that time the prop erty was traced to her. and then on her ingenious child like manner, the officials of the company couldn't bring themselves to have her prosc-I cuted. A settlement was effected.
 Yesterday Irma returned to the store with all the assurance in the world. ordered right and left, and had everything charged to Mrs. Reil-I ". The police say she had no au- thority to use the name of Mrs. Reilly.
 From May Hennessey she bought a pair of gloves worth $2.75. From Ethel Wallace she bought at $1.85 parasol From Josephine Mccarthy she bought sf pair of silk hosiery. worth $12.50; waist worth $7.50; pumps, s4o0; skirt, $50; gown, 1.50; veil. e1 GO: suit, 81oo; corset, $1 50; chemise, e2.00: and stfll other articles of ap- parel
 She took along the gloves, stockings would have sent. The flood of checks from all parts of the store into the office, bearing the name of Mrs. | Reilly, excited suspicion and led to an investigation among the clerks. Then 1t was found that the doll faced little now masquerading under the name of { Mrs Reilly" {
 Detective Sergeant Hall was soon on , her trail. The girl, through her elope- :, 1ment with Kilroy, is we'll known He ' had no trouble in locating her. h
 Only last Saturday Hall had brought l 2 her to police headquarters on com I plaint of a married sister It was z charged that Irma had made away | I with a quantity of her sisters clothes I Irma squared herself with the author I ities and her family by returning the s stuff, and was liberated. Last night C she was led into the matron's room and. locked up in default of bail of 1 . $200 for a long time until finally her mother and sisters, excited to pity, furnished bail for her appearance in court this morning.
 Judge Foster appointed Court Officer Finnegan guardian of the girl for the trial of the case. Guardian Finne- gan explained the nature of the chargel to his charming little ward. She pursed up her lips with annoyance, for the legal phraseology of the case wasI a little too deep for her. Nestlingl close to the policeman she whispered | 4 that she would like a chance to get f a lawyer The court acceded to her r wish and continued the case until to- n morrow
 Irma has not been living with her < mother of late. Shortly after her elopement with the young soda clerk, h she and her young admirer took up = their residence with Irma's mother. h But the pair quarreled, separated, and d lrma left home to. take up her abode |. with relatives. Latter1y she has been o boarding with Mrs Reilly.
 The little prisoner was attired in h part of the stuff she had bought at h dowland's when she appeared irfs court n 'oday- She had the parasol, and her ir iainty little feet were shod in the - latty pumps, and the shapely ankles |, n the expensive silken hosiery peeped N ,eneath chic suit of white and black hat she had bought at the depart nent store only a few weeks ago.
 No other stores have complained to he police, though it is genejalIy el Inown that Irma has been a very ex- D; ensfve shopper of late. M ! lA.~l~~ Tn>1 nf te