The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15
BARONESS ARRESTED
AS A SHOPLIFTER
Wife Of Ex-German Consul Of
Boston Held in $3.50 Bail
in Night Court.
THREATENS TO END LIFE
Mrs. Reincke Said to Have
Stolen Trifling Articles
Lives in New Jersey.

woman who said she was Mrs. Mona
Reincke. wife OF Wilhelm Thecdor
Re'ncke. until the FIRST Of the year Ger
mon Consul at Boston. was arrested IN a
Broadway department store yesterday
afternoon charged with shopiift!ns
At first sire threatened vengeance upon
the store and cited her relatives to prove
her power. Later she became fearful ind
appealed for sympathy. saying ;1at she
would have to commit suicide II Ter hus-
band found her out
Subsequent events In her case tended to
prove that she Is the wife OF the former
German Consul at Boston. and IL a MEM
Der Of the German aristocracy. the daugh-
ter OF a high official at the Kaisers
court, and a Baroness In her own ia ne.
She was released late at night In the
women's night court. after her husband
had put UP $3.50 cash bail.
Miss Flora Porter. the store detective
who caused her arrest believes that the
woman is a kleptomsniac. After the de-
lection. when tears had supplanted threat
Mrs. Reincke IL said to have admitted
that she had stolen In the same store ten
days ago. That time sne was content to
take half dozen shoe laces the toll
value OF the articles she took yesterds y
was $si6
Seen to Take Corset Lace.
Miss Porter said she noticed Mrs. Reincke
saunter from counter to counter. leaning
heavily against displays OF small articles.
and at last saw her put a corset lace in
her big mum Then she sauntered on TO
the glove counter. Miss Porter saw her
stun pair OF gloves in her mum. The
next counter visited contained a display
OF inexpensive pin cushions. Mrs. Reincke
helped herself to one Of these and then
walked casually out Of the store.
Miss Porter followed her to the street
and nudged her elbow. Mrs Reincke be.
came ind gnant. but Miss Porter soon
convinced Mrs Reincke that II was best
to 70 to the once Of the store in company
with Detectives Marky and Murray OF
the Mercer street station.
Miss Porter looked into Mrs. Reincke's
mum. and these are the articles she says
she found slowed away In secret
pocket: six shoe laces. four collars and
cuffs. one pin cushion. a pair of gloves.
two pairs Of stockinss one corset lace and
six toothbrushes.
Then Mrs. Reincke broke down, It ia
said. and declared that she couldn't helT
taking these things. that she didn't need
them. as she had plenty OF them and
could easily pay for all she wanted.
my husband will shoot me II ne ever
hears OF this" she Is quoted. 1T would
be better to commit suicide"
Lives In New jersey.
She was very we'll dressed and looked
much younger than the forty years which
she said was her age. She said she lives
at l75 Springfield avenue. Summit. N. J.
She was taken to the Mercer street sta
ton and kept there until the night court
for women opened.
She looked completely out Of place In
the pen while she WAS waiting for Magis-
trate Barlow to hear her case. She wore
brown suit Of modlsh cut. a green silk
waist, brown spats on her patent leather
shoes and a smart hat. Before arraign-
ment she sent note to Magistrate Bar
low In which she asked that her case
be postponed.
When she was finally led before tn,
bar Magistrate Barlow explained her
rights. and Mrs. Reincke said she woult
prefer not to have her case heard then
Magistrate Barlow suggested that It b
postponed until Monday evening at
o'clock. and she assented. The Magistrat,
then nxed bail at $500 and Mrs. Reinck,
was taken back to the pen.
A'few minutes larer her husband. a tai
blond German. hurried into the court room
He said he only had $3.50 with him an'
Magistrate Barlow finally reduced the bal
TO $3.50. which Mr. Reincke put up. an,
he and his wife left the court Both o
them refused to make any statement 4
the reporters.
SUMMIT, N. j.. March l<.-Wilheln
TheodOr Reincke took a three year leas
on a good house at ITS Springfield avenue
on January and has been occupying |
with his family since then. There ar
four children.
He gave letter of reference from tn
German Consui-General to prove his finan
cial responsibility,