Girl Admits Thefts
Item
- Title
- Girl Admits Thefts
- Source
- Evening Star (DC)
- Date
- 1920-06-11
- page
- 22
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1920-06-11/ed-1/?sp=22&q=theft&r=0.024,-0.004,0.452,0.163,0
- Crime
- Theft
- Subject
- theft; orphan; clothes; money
- Race of alleged offender
- black
- Gender of alleged offender
- female alleged offender
- Gender of alleged victim
- female alleged victim
- Law enforcement involved
- police
- Stage of the Legal System
- arrest
- Location
- In-state; DC
- Length of story
- 136
- Description
- GIRL ADMITS THEFTS. Cornelia Lee, Training School Fugitive, Takes Cash and Clothing. Cornelia Lee, colored, eighteen years old, several days ago escaped from the National Training School for Girls, and last night she was arrested by Detectives Bradley, Barbee and Keck on charges of theft. She is said to have admitted the thefts and assisted in the recovery of the loot. Instead of going among relatives when she escaped from the reformatory, Cornelia. appeared at the home of Julia Carter. 1009 2nd street northeast said she was an orphan and was taken in. It is charged that she stole wearing apparel and $55. Most of the wearing apparel was recovered, but Cornelia is said to have told the detectives she spent the money for clothing, going to the movies and treating her gentlemen friends to dinner.
