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ton News.SEQUEL TO HOTEL THEFTSWoman Alleged to Have Playet Dr. Jekyll-Mr.. Hyde Role.Secured Position at St. Regis on Her Owi Recommendation—Linen Disappear-e4 and Woman Was Arreated.Special io The Washington Post.Now York, Feb. 27.—On the last da? of December a woman of medium, height with red hair, and well dressed, but fc: from being; beautiful, applied for a placlt; as chambermaid in the St. Regis Hotel She had the most laudatory kind of let.tc: from a Mrs. Caroline M. Flower, who 11v ed at 22S West Eighty-third street. 8)n gave her name as Thelma Paulsen. Oi the strength of the letter of recommenda lion she was hired and went to work. Shlt; seemed accustomed tocher duties and clilt; not attract, any especial notice among thlt; employes of the hotel, but she was in £ way unsatisfactory In the place, and aiz days after she had been hired Walter H Young, who had general charge of tha part of the help, paid her off and she leftThe fact that the SI, Regis has abou G.000 pieces of linen constantly in. us* causes a continual loss. In spite of th« well-developed checking system. So tin house detective is always on the watcl for its appearance outside. Word reachec him a short time ago that some Xinei with the name “St. Regis worked in it* texture was used in an apartment house of Mrs. Caroline M. Flower, who rentec apartments furnished to her tenants ai 223 West Eighty-third street. The name and address was the same as that of the woman who had recommended Thelma Paulsen.The detective bureau was notified yesterday evening, and Detective Sergts. Op-Pdnheimer and Dowling were sent to the address on Eighty-third street with Mr. Youhg to identify the goods. They were greeted by a little woman, who said she was Mrs. Caroline Fowler, and who, while the detectives were talking to her tlitted around from apartment to apartment seeking for the linen which bore the St. ltegis mark. Altogether they found some linen sheets, a table scarf, a towel, some pillow slips, a table cloth, arid a napkin. Mr. Young waited outside. When the linen had been found he ivas called in to identiry It.Instead he looked at Mrs. Flower for a moment, and said; “Why, that is Thelma Paulsen/*The detectives and Mr. Young say that she admitted this identity a.s well as that of Mrs. Flower. Mrs. Flower, owner ofthe apartments at 223 West Eighty-third street, had written a recommendation for Thelma Paulsen to work as chambermaid at the St. Regis Hotel, A quantity of jewelry, amounting in value to nearly $J,000, was found, as well us other linen marked with the names of other hotels. She said that she had bought the Jfnen at an auction in a salesroom on Thirty-fourth street. In the list was that marked with the monograms of the Edgemeie, vendome, Grand, and others.She was taken to police headquarters, all the time protesting volubly.EX-POLICE dHlEF ON TRIAL.Secures Order from Court Enjoining
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Washington Post
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Wed, Feb 28, 1906
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