Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-24
WOMAN IS
JAILED AS
SHOPL|FT TER.
MabelIe Bishop and More
Youthful Companion Are
Blamed for Thefts.
BOTH ARE HOPHEADS
1T IS SOON FOUND
Woman Admits She Has Hus-
band in Portland But Has
Lived With Youth.
BOTH ARE HOPHEADS
1T IS SOON FOUND

Mabelle Bishop, 25 years old and mar
ried, and r. McMorries, 20 years Of age
and unmarried, were arrested at the in
tersection of Court and Commercial
streets last evening about 8 o'clock by
Officers Fisher and Stanton on tho
charge Of shoplifting, and thus does the
mystery surrounding the disappearance
Of many hundred dollars worth Of dry
goods and other articles from Salem
stores begin to clear up, and the local
merchants have the opportunity Of
knowing where their stocks have been
leaking out Of late.
Both the woman and her young male
companion are what is termed shop.
heads" In other words they were
well supplied with the necessary hypo
machines and other articles with which
they administered the deadly and
nerve-destrOying drug. The woman told
Police Matron Lynch this morning that
she had a husband in the Rose City,
and had brought young McMorries to
Salem on pleasure trip.
Steal Goods.
About a week ago the woman and
young man entered the j. L. Stockton
store on the corner of Court and Com.
mercial streets, and, after examining
several pieces of goods on the counter,
the young fellow picked up small bolt
Of cloth, slipped it under his coat and
walked out. One Of the women clerks
in the store saw the transaction, and
Immediately notified the manager, Fail
ing to find an officer, the store man
gave up the attempt to either recover
the goods or have the thief arrested
The couple were brave enough to
make another raid on the Stockton
store yesterday with the result that the
officers watched them, and arrests fol
lowed, After being taken to the police
station it developed, through question
ing the pair, that they had been practic.
ing shoplifting in this city for week
or more, and that they had been living
together as man and wife at the Kenil.
worth hotel on South Church street.
l1uear Pair
The Bishop woman is exceedingly
handsome, and appears to be well ed
ucated She frankly told the police
matron that she was a married woman,
and lived in Portland. She said that
the boy was an old friend Of hers, and
that they came to this city on little
pleasure trip, more than anything else.
The young man, however is Of diff
ferent stripe. He is ignorant Of the
law and, when questioned this morn.
ing, refused to make any admissions,
other than he lived in Portland and WAS
tho woman's companion.
Both OF the parties have the drug
habit strongly They had on their per.
sons fine instruments which are used TO
inject the drug into their systems, and
goodly amount Of the dreadful stuff
was also found secreted in little boxes.
According to Police Matron Lynch,
this morning an investigation will be
made concerning the harbodng Of the
couple in the Kenilworth hotel. Mrs.
Lynch states that the proprietors Of the
place have no authority TO harbor such
people and allow them to live in the
place as man and wis when they are
not
Don't Like Jail Grub.
Whom the police matrou presented
Mrs, Bishop with nice plate Of ham
sandwiches and bottle Of hot coffee the
woman turned up her nose at the food
and refused to touch It.
"Let her go hungry IL she won't ae-
ccpt our fare" said Judge Elgin, when
Mrs, Lynch reported that the woman
refused to eat
Young Memories was also extremely
delicate this morning concerning bis