Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-02-24
ROUND UP GANG
Of SHOPLIFTERS
"Dashing Dora Leader Of No
toriOus Band Of Fashionable
Berlin Robbers.
LOOT OVER MILLION DOLLARS
Every Step Of Police lnVestig atlon Of
Gang Results in Fresh Ssnsa-
tionai Disclosures - Eight
Are in Custody.

Berlin.-Mhite slave trafflc, the
morphia habit and the practice VI
blackmaIl were joined TO theft. fraud
and kleDtonania in the "Danse Alaca-
bre" of the band Of Berlin Sh0plifters
led BY "DaShing Dora"
Every step of the police investlga
ton of the activities of this gang.
eight of whom are in custody. re
suits in fresh sensational disclosures.
Several members of the band plead
that they are addicted To the drug
habit and are not responsible for their
acts. Mrs Forester. one .of poru'S
'la>hiner daughters. i in the hospital.
suffering from niorphia poison Her
husband WIS arrested ~ he WAS in
the act of conccaling stolen property
valdrd az several thousand pounds.
Louise MorviIiuS. her sister has
been released from custody in order
that Sh" may go To her sick child.
bul Not before she had confessed to
the p'lice that for wears she liaS been
- white. slave for her husband. Frank
MorviliuS who X director nf thS Ter
man disposal board
h,urllrr raids have been made by
the priivc un tho luxurious homes IF
"ia>lin. bora" and her acrompliceS.
and the enormous pile - stolen goods
at Chari"ttcnbrrg police station has
received considerable addition.
confscate Bank Accounts.
r Il
Which amuunt tn many thousands ~
pounds. have been r"nfiSratcd
MnryiluS has pleaded that his
m"iher-in-l law j. the victim 81 KEEP
t"uhania.
1t has been alleged against Murvil
iiiS that hp heavily hribed The police.
in order &" avoid arrest.
Members nf the gang who We're
caiight Will S3UO.UuI worth 81 stolen
goods in their possession. have ter
rnriZed the largest Berlin luxury
stores for many years and their dep
redatlCns are estimated 10 exceed 81
OUuUVJ in value. Most VI The prop
erty was disposed 81 IN Holland.
though u considerable quantity is be
lieved to have found it, way 10
I.iitain. France aud America
Charlai enburs police station re-
selnbled = great warehouse. There
were piles Of china and leather goods.
jewels and other valuable articles.
which were taken chiefly ff0m q lux
ur!ouS Six-room apartment occupied
by 'Dashing Dora THIS woman
now forty four. whu has been twice
divorced. Is married "a q youth 0f
twenty. -s-..c.. .,..
"l':lshing 'nora's;' home was raided
by policemen iRSt as the seven eriml-
mails were discussing II New Years
present for the firm" consisting OF
two limOusines With a liveried chauf-
feur and foOtmen To assist them in
their profession" Dora and her
woman accompliceS. who lived like
princesSeS. mixed in The highest So
ciety. she is considered the most
hrGzen and clevereSt Of lisht-fins-red
crooks tn record.
The list of booty carried of By
her gang includes priceless antique
porcelain set of It's pieces which was
lifted piecemeal from an Inter den
Linden shop in four visits. An easy
job for them was Il gold coffee set or
tliriy;iwo pieces valued At 5000.
This was carried of i'm one visit.
~ Special Belts Used
f1ora ANA her friends were equipped
with specially constructed leather
belts fitted with innumerahlc hooks
I" which they attached vaIu;,bleS aS
they passed through the shops
The incident which led To- the raid
"n Dora'S home Illustrates the gangs
;iudacity. They fell under the >u>pi-
cinn "f a salc>sirl at one Berlin lux
lry shop. hut they bIuiled the man
as"r into an humble analogy.
The next day the husbands of the
tw" women visited the shops indig-
nation per>nniiicd. and flashing 1.GD
mark notes i'm the f;ce of the manager,
iicy insisted ON written apology
fran the >ale>girl and the manager
himself This was given. hut the
iaauager was afterward struck with
ne youth IT the husbands as com
pared with their wives. He telephoned
for the police. and the gang We're ar
rested