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HA It IlyS As 'll« H' I.IFI KUSl'irrn i i Ik h i 1'inl i lt;ili” iiir*and dodge • i * mill ii lifi”r-. ilu•' I III f ««l” ill ill ”f I IIII If I * W ”»t ■•fill “tun informed lli” wmivi recently \V» an acuuainteil vrnli tlin fiitjnrity ”f their methods, mill guard n“ fir u-i pos.ihh against thing* “urreptilmudy taken ft mi ii counter mill cuiiCmlcd Iteimatli u I.mini coat cupe, nr tr* inferred capociom wrnl pocket* in tho dres*. Wo urn alw obliged to view witb itinpicion 11 woman who oarikii'i a lukby dre**,«d m long clo tbi** while 011 u shopping excursion Fur on many occasions it. hns lieen pruviil that those lung clutlm* worn used to cover in »voiiienl« which ro*ulti“i in articles mysteriously disappearing frmn tin* i-oun ter.Tho latest baby dodgn, however, 1* mi” exceedingly di dicult to check ami ileal with Tim chihl i* not only used a* n oovnr at. time*, but i“ taught t-lt; 1I0 tin* actual stealing If tlolecUxI, the woman Immediately apdngi/c* for what aim call' her little ono* * mischievousness,1 replace* the article, ami pawma llm incident lt;lt;tT with tlm remark that 'baby alwava wanta whatever it see*,' at tlm aiium time chiding tlm child for being 'so naughty 'A snort turn* ago, however, ono of tlm *al”’iimn hi lt;mr millinery department enabled u* to *ecure tlm oonvictioii of n •kop lifter who adopted thia latter method of stealing. The woman, carrying a child a«out two y«vifs old in her arm*, and *.'Compaiii*d hy a little girl a f.-w year* older, asked fur some gloves. which noee* ■ilatad the salesman turning hi* back nil the counter in order toobtain them from a certain l*»x Ult;hind While doing *o he distinctly heard the woman »ay, in a rather low voice, • IMIv, pick up that fur mamma Tlm man i|uickly turnni round and «a» just in lime to *oe the woman taking a la-1” collar from the baby'* handTho aalit-mail immediately accu-ctl '.Im woman of trying to steal. Of course, the mdigiiunlly denied the aecii«ationNevertheless, a anarch »*» carried out in tho manager'* ofllco, which resulted in the finding of handkerchiefs, pocket hook, anti jewellery, which the woman had pur loinod with the child'll aid from other dnpaitmeiil* The moat nimai kablefeatuie about tin* caae wa* that the little girl, who wa* only alioul nine yearn of age, «cU*l a* a guard to tlm woman Wlionever there wa* an appearance of obaervation -lie would pull her mother’s skirt, and thu* «aru Imi that someone wi* watching.Home time ago a «lermaii woman w,i* caught ill another e»«abli*hnmnl. who mu I tiaifind her little girl to 'lift ' article* from tho counter in a veiv ingenious manner. Tlm child wa* su small that «lm could hardly put her farm over tlm edge of the counter ; but alio wa* nn adept at tlm art of thieving Both wore ultimately caught while trying to steal silk rem nmits. Thiwo remnant* are generally rolled up in what are known as lengths, mid usually contain enough material to make a hloUM or skirtThe little one's mother would indicate to Imr what she wanted, and would gradually work it to the cdgo of llm counter. The chihl would tlmn pull it over the edge uuickly. and as slm was so small she could not bo seen by tho sales man when sho took it from llm floor and slippod it under her coat When arresii*i, tho child was found to have ■even rorauauU of silk about Imr person
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Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent
Dubbo, New South Wales, AU
Sat, Jul 02, 1904
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