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Show IcktimitP Refuses to Permit Any Action 10 Be Taken Against Woman Who Stole Securities. GIVES LETTER TO PUBLIC Looks Forward to Life of Usefulness Useful-ness and Kindness for the Erring One. KA.VSAS CfTV, April 7. The value of the stocks and bonds stolon recently from Mrs. S. B. Armour was 50,000 Instead of cJOo.OUO. as originally reported, report-ed, it developed today. Mrs. Armour's loss will not be any larger than it was reported to be when the story first became publii'. however. The $45,000 worth of securities, the theft of which has just come to light, were never sold. The thief (old of their hiding; place and they wore ro- ; covered. ; Thus far Mrs. Arnmnr has recovered about $120.1)1)0 iu cash and securities. What, the coeds in storage, .jewelry, works of art. rugs and silverware will bring is not known. It would apiu-ar from figures now available that Mrs. Armour will not lose more than $10,000 or $20,000. Kriends of the woman who stole the fcC'Curitics recalled today that the first theft was committed within a few weeks after she had recovered from a iflfl severe case of typhoid fover. Iler ill-Mm ill-Mm nets was recorded as dangerous, she 9j being delirious much of the. time she Bjn Mrs, Armour still steadfastly refuses MM to permit any action tn be taken Wt against the guill.V person. ffi Tonight Mrs. Armour gave out for i publication the following letter regard-MA regard-MA "To tho public: I profoundly regret j that so much publicity has been given W to an unfortunate matter connected wm with my private affairs. I would have UttMil prevented it if J could. Mnttf "The person involved has been tr'-yKg tr'-yKg ing to make am'uds for . past errors, y(Jg j and she and I are. looking forward for Hi her to a life of much usefulness and Qjjj kindness in tho future. She has done 9 much good in the past; she can do much Ufa good in the future. These things should 11, stronely speak for her. jjf ''They who do not know the faults N in the minds of others who have erred, DBfflit or tn-- .temptations presented, cannot alii ill safely them. SbI "All the laws, human and divine. IM 1 command not only that we should mmm highly consider those who have erred, HHifi to give to Hie erring a chance to nil obliterate what has been mistaken iu Mu the past by good works in the future. Kill 'We should not seek their destruc-tion: destruc-tion: vp should save them. " Respect-nil Respect-nil ulIv MRGARKT E. A71MOUK." M'Em Attorney X. H. Hani, who presented : IU the letter (or Mrs. Armour, said it was Bvl ler l'os're toa; ,ne matter be closed. |
