Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-02
LARGE QUANTITY OF MERcAAN.
Disc FROM LOCAL AND DIES
MONIES STORES RECOVERED.
ARE HELD ON LARCENY
FROM BUILDING CHARGE
Woman Says She 10 Mrs. C. L. Britteii,
Wife Of Charlton Physician, and Her
Companion 10 Miss Emma Taylor,
Il Her Maid-Mrs. Hrittell confesses to
County Attorney and Constable.

Two women were held for shop lift
ing, and a large quantity of valuable
stolen merchandise was recovered,
when group of merchants, aided by
Constable A. E. Ward, searched the
n. P. Stevenson home. liz North Thir-
teenth street. about noon today. The
women held said they were Mrs. c. l..
Brittell and Miss Emma Taylor of
Charlton. Mrs. Brittell says she is the
wife OF practicing physician Of
Charlton, and that Miss Taylor is her
| maid.
They were taken to the office of Jus
tice B. l.. Burritt, where their suit
cases, when opened, contained large
quantity of merchandise, mostly wear
ing apparel. much of it with the tags
still on it belonging to no less than
eight stores of this city and Harris
Emery Company, Of Des Moines. One
suit case was entirely filled with mer-
chandise bearing the tags Of the Har-
ris emery store Among the other
merchandise were articles from the
following stores in this city: Weisman's
Woolworth & Co, Levin Dry Goods
Company. E. r. Lay, ]. d. Palmer &
Co., Sinclair Tea and Coffee Company,
Bakers and Simon's Style Shop.
Practically all of the articles from
the Harris Emery store were Of silk.
including silk hose and stockings,
mems silk shirts and shirt waists silk
petticoats, silk pajamas. handkerchiefs,
and silk lingerie. Many Of the articles
from the local stores were also of silk.
including a number of handkerchefs.
undergarments, both OF silk and other
fabrics. waists, garments for infants,
and cut glass and china
Mrs. BritteII confesses.
Mrs. Brittell confessed to County At
torney Scott, Constable Ward, ana
some of the merchants that she stole
the articles. She said it was her first
offense, but that she was seized with
an irresistible impulse to take them.
She said to Constable Ward that she
started for police headquarters this
forenoon to give herself up but her
nerve failed her.
When the group Of merchants and the
constable reached the Steveson home
they found that Mrs. Brittel and her
maid had their suit cases packed and
were preparing to leave the city on an
early afternoon train.
Stolen Hat Leads to Arrests.
The detection OF the theft came about
by, the stealing. of an $3.50 hat at the
Palmer store Friday afternoon. At
about the time this theft was discover
ed two wamen came into the Bene-
dict & Brintnall store Mr.. Brintnall
OF them and Instruct
ed a sclerk to watch them Stepping
outside the store he encountered J. y.
Palmer, who told Mr. Brintnall of the
theft Of the hat When Palmer de-
scribed the women he suspected Brint-
nall told him they were in the latter's
store From there they went to the
county rest room, where Miss Michael
son. of the Palmer store, was sent to
watch them, She found them wrapping
up packages
Officer. Trails Women.
Il Officer Starn was called into the
case and Officer F. c.. Buchanan was
put on the trail to follow them They
led him to the Stevenson home, where
it was learned the women had been
since Tuesday. j. D. Palmer, J. Levin
H. G. Brintnall. H. A. Welsman, J. B.
Loeffel, and Constable Ward made up
the party that went to the Stevenson
home today. They found that the wo-
men were at the soldiers home where
it is said Mrs. Brittells father, a Mr.
Smith is member.
At the Stevenson home It was said a
third compaion of the women left for
Joliet Friday with two suit cases. The
Harris Emery Company was notified
by telephone this afternoon and Man
ager Frankel said he would come at
once. A charge Of larceny from build
ing was filed against the women by E.
r. Lay.