The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
All to Face
of
Shoplifting
Maiden Swings Dainty Foot,
Flecks Ash from Cigaret
as She Relates
Gay Life.
Easy to Cash Bad Checks

Margaret Antoine. 1s, attractive in
her fur trimmed coat and a green
turban cooked modishly low over one
eye. sat in the office Of Chief of De-
tectives Van Deusen at central sta
ton yesterday afternoon and told Of
the gay life OF shoplifting and forgery
which she said she and four other
girls led.
The five were arrested yesterday,
Margaret and her chun1, Edith Ben
nett. Is. at the Millard hotel. and
Belle Lynn. Lillian Hall and Jessie
Garten in Lincoln. Police say they
will be charged with forgery and lar
eeny.
I'VE lived TO dance and danced 10
live. l guess" mused Margaret as shs
necked the ashes from her cigaret
and swung one foot, clad IN silk
stocking and grey suede pump.
Riding the "Rattlers.-
She laughed as though, for the mo-
ment. she had forgotten the detec-
tives and newspaper men gathered
around. and was living again the ex-
citing life OF feminine Raffies. rid
ing the "rattlers" between Omaha.
Des Moines. Lincoln and Kansas City.
and stopping occa sionally at Creston,'
Ia. her home town, 10 show the folks
how well the world wa. treating her.
"Oh. don't have 70 do this" she
resumed. I've got a friend that viii
H. 1t Il L.
DIR. J. ". Mcdonald IN C-eston. Hs
treated me once for nervousness
you wouldn't think WIS ever
troubled with nerves, but I was-and
ne has bought me some clothes.
hope he won't be dragged into this.
because he's decent chap.
How did I get started n this
game? Well. I guess = was sust lo-s
for the bright lights and disregard
OF good advice. I and Edith Bennett
woke up one morning in the Hotel
Castle with Just four sinnoieons be
tween us. We discussed how 70 get
some LrS=D. pounds-shillings- gs-penee.
IN short. some cash. Checks, That
looked the easiest to me. We got soms
blanks and wrote one. It's wonderful
how quick a man will cash check
for q good-looking girl"
Flecks Fag Again.
And Margaret laughed again IN
refniniseenee as che fiecked the ashes
from her cigaret
The FIVE girls are alleged to have
stolen 35 dresses IN the last three
months from stores in the five cities
where they worked" and danced
Police and store Detectives have been
seeking them all this time. but 90
cleverly did they move that they
were not taken until yesterday.
The arrests were made by City De-
tectives Gurnett and Palmtas and
Special Agents Ray Coady Of the
Burgess.Nash store and Larry Finn
Of the Brandeis store.
Margaret Antoine told the where
abouts Of the other three girls. Cur
nett and Coady viii bring ;hem from
Lincoln today.
Wrapped in Silence.
Belle Lynn is Is. her hosns = a.
ley Junction. Ia. and shs = Sc
known as Dorothy King, LII an
Hall. who goes by the nan -fStsA
Hendricks also. Is 20. Jessie Carte
Is said to be married TO Ted rank.
Lincoln. She is 20.
Edith Bennett. unlike her 1AHT
Margaret. was not falkative. % ths
contrary. she wrapped hers = q
silence and assumed hard saiest 4
titude. which didn't coincide wlEA tef
Innocent looking face and tbs ~tr 3
quiet refinement IN nar dress.
Miss Bennetf's slsses Ethel = ssia
by police 20 be sszslssS . term n th~
Rockwell City, IA. r4forrnstagy. Sns
was known ps the stedar chest girl"
from her qua3nt hAht ot ''li,tins'
lingerie and prefsntinS 1t to her girl
friends n sm1ii ce..ar chests az
showers Sc for wedding presents,
We'll. Ia IKE to be hanging on
some shiek's neck fex trotting 10 ths
tune of The Back Porch in some
nice dance palaee tonight" nnused
Margaret as a detective escorted her
10 her tan quarters. 'But l guess I
don't care 10 so TO a dance tonight.
guess III set some sleep" she
added with a smile.