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Embezzlement in the Evening Star, 1880 & 1900

Trained Nurse Accused of Theft

Item

Title
Trained Nurse Accused of Theft
Source
Evening Star (DC)
Date
1900-01-02
page
8
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1900-01-02/ed-1/?sp=8&q=theft&r=0.112,1.01,0.92,0.333,0
Crime
Theft
Subject
Elderly; theft; satin waist; gold ring
Gender of alleged offender
Female alleged offender
Gender of alleged victim
Female alleged victim
Law enforcement involved
Detective
Stage of the Legal System
arraignment
Location
In-state; Georgetown, DC
Length of story
105
Description
Trained Nurse Accused of Theft. Geraldine Conney, a trained nurse, thirty years old, was arrested 'this afternoon by Detectives Hartigan and McNamee and at the sixth precinct station on a charge of housebreaking. The charge was preferred against her by Mrs. Ellen Hall of No. 1008 32d street, Georgetown. It is alleged that while living in the house with Mrs. Hall the door and entered the former's room. A satin waist and a gold ring are alleged to have been taken. Mrs. Hall claimed that the defendant was wearing the waist at the time the arrest was made. Judge Kimball will hear the case tomorrow