The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-03
ANOTHER ARREST
IN DEPARTMENT
STORE AFFAIR

Mrs Mary Jenkins, forty-Hve years
old. until yesterday trusted en-
ploye of the Miller & Rhoads Com
pany, Inc. where she has for some
times been manager OF one Of the
ladies' furnishing departments, was
arrested yesterday afternoon by De-
tective Sergeants Wiley and Kellaln,
In connection with the charge against
two widows. who were arrested early
Sunday morning. charged with sys-
tematicaIly robbing many Broad
Street merchants. Mrs Jenkins. 1t is
said, was the inside party who aided
Mrs. II. &. Thomp5on, forty years old,
and Mrs. Ella Atkinson. twenty-six,
in their alleged numerous petty thefts
OF valuable ready-made garments.
These two women were arrested Sun
day morning In a raid on their fiat
at 2li1 East Broad STREET. where sew
eral hundred dollars worth OF ladies
wearing apparel is said to have been
found bearing marks of Miller &
Rhoads, Cohens and other Broad
Street merchants.
Detective Sergeants Wiley and KEEL
lam, who made the first arrests. had
been working on the case for only
three hours before rounding up the
alleged guilty pat!es, and recovering
much Of their alleged stolen goods
Yesterday they visited the home OF
Mrs. Jenkins. who was partially in
eliminated in a confession said &c
have been made by the two widows
In her rooms they state that they
found probably two, hundred dollars
worth of costly dress goods and wear
ing apparel. Mrs. Jenkins was bailed
before Magistrate =. j. Mccarthy for
her appearance in Police Court on
4 iSh daf snf frf
the hearing of the cases against the
two widows, following a continuance
Of their case in Police Court yester-
day morning. DIR. George Gay. OF
1920 East Broad Street. was Mrs.
jenkins bondsmau in the sum of
$500. The other two women had al
ready been hailed in the sames UNI
for their appearance to answer the
charges ON the date set for their
hearing.
IToorwalker Caught Them.
The first two women arrested are
said to have been caught in the act
made garment from Miller g. Rhoads'
Saturday night, A tioorwaiker took
the women back to a private Office in
the rear OF the store. and it is said,
there obtained from them confess
sior OF thei' guilt. Following this
they We're allowed TO leave
Because of an agreement which has
recently been entered into by members
of the Retail Merchants Association
to push all such cases. the manager
Of the department store. decided to no.
tify the police of what had occurred.
Detectives Wiley and Kellam worked
on the case Saturday night. and shortly
before O'Clock Sunday morning
walked into the women's fat on East
Broad Stree u~arresting them and tax
Ing them to the First Police Station
There to the detectives they are said
to have incriminated Mrs, Jenkins. The
women claim that they paid for goods
obtained from Mrs. Jenkins but that
/ she let them have them at reduced
prices Whether this plan was fol-
lowed out in all of their alleged opera
lions or not the police are not YET
certain. The detectives are still work.
ing on the case. and still other arrests
may follow, while additional evidence
4 II IS thought will be unearthed against
1 those already placed under arrest