New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
WOMAN HELD
As GEM THIEF
Miss SIieke, Blond Beauty,
Wanted in Many Cities.
Taken at Martinique.

4 blonde young woman OF remarkapIe
beauty, richly dressed and wearing
many diamonds. was arrested in the
Hotel Martinique last night on the
charge of being a fugitive from justice
from Newburgh. y. Y. The arrest wac
made by Detective James Brenick after
The uolice had received telegram from
Chief Of Police Brown Of Newburgh
saving that the woman, who gave her
name as Miss Agnes Sicke and her
home A. Cleveland. ONO, was wanted
Tor diamond robberies in that and other
cities. NO..
The woman was arrested as she was
about to step into the elevator 1or 'he
room she had engaged last THURSDAY
There was no demonstration as the de-
tectives announced she was under al
rest. She merely smiled and SAID:
80 il seems.
Miss Slcke. who IS also known as
Miss Flick, is wanted IN Ne"oureh OF,
a charge Of grand larceny. Chlei OF
Police Brown said last night that the
woman has been operating I'm many
cities along the Hudson River and that
her ALLEGED activities extended as lar
AS Washington and New HamDsnlre. -.
The Newburgh police first heard OF
her on September 10. According 10
Chief Brown. Miss Shcke posed as
dressmaker. and was constantly COX
ing for d Mrs. Clark. Her method OF
operation. said the chief, was to enter
homes where there was the least chance
of occupants. and, if unprecedented by
some person. 10 claim that she was
looking for the alleged fictitious Mrs
CLARK 90,
The specific charge against Mss
Slicke is the result Of an alleged rob
berry of a diamond ring from a Mrs.
Wickmack. Of Newburgh. According TO
Chief Brown. Miss Slicke entered the
Wickmack home, found no one IN the
room where the family valuables we're
kent. and helped herself 70 the ring;
When member of the family entered
a little later he found Miss Shcke' VINO
asked. Does Mrs Clark live here
She aroused 70 suspIclor at the time
ovplaincd Brown. but a little later.
when the Nickmack family learned OF
their loss thcy notified the police;
Since then the town authorities had
been trailing the woman
Through kilograms 20 the locaI eA-
nress company the Newburgh police
learned that Miss Slicke was at one
time in Hanover. y. H., and q week
later in Washington The express com
panv officials explained 70 Chief Brown
that they were holding package that
had been delivered 20 them. and Brow;
ordered :hem 20 hold on TO the parcel.
Miss Shcke. according 70 the New
burgh police. left that town on Sep
TENDER TO- the day after she had ar
rived. They notified the New YORK
police. but with no results. Following
up the clews permitted by the for
wardir, addresses which Miss Shcke
sent III, express company. the New
burgh police trailed the woman until
they learned early yesterday hat she
had registered AZ the Hotel Martl-
nique.
According to the manager OF the
hotel Miss Sicke paid her bill ~ adj
vance on Thursday She failed TO pay
for her lodging on Friday. and when
she reached the hotel yesterday alter
noon the management ordered the de-
tectives 10 wait until they had collect
ed their bill A considerable sum Of
money was found i'm her purse, and
She admitted that she had been shop
ping extensively during the day. She
refused TO say anything beyond giving
her name and pedigree.