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Show ' i ' . . . . , - - " ' T j. j.. ' J..' i. ..... ' JtL ..lit oJwJ Eallticrc T;:: ::n r.r.J D:;::I:tcr cf Fi:: Family . XL:rcJ uilli Extensive Talis. - . . . . . i BALTIMOE, Jan. L The arrest of Mrs. Amelia. Schmidt and her daughter Amelia In their pretty home in Itldgewood avenue, "West Arlington, on the charge of shoplifting has set that pretentious suburb almost beside Itself with excitement. excite-ment. ' ': - ' ; The fact that the detective found In the Schmidt houBe a quantity of valuable valua-ble dress goods, which have been Identified by J. Edward Bird & Co., a dry goods house that first made complaint of large losses, seems to Indicate the guilt of the women, and reveals a pathetic effort to maintain apparent ease of circumstances, while the elder woman was really poor. Besides, Mrs. Schmidt claims she had to provide for a sick child, and that goods known to have been pawned, by her, and Identified by J. Edward Bird & Co. as their property, "were pledged to obtain money with which to buy medicine. f ;, i The Schmidts have lived in Rldgewood avenue for a number of years. The husband and father died about three years ago, and left his family In comfortable" circumstances. 'Mrs. Schmidt declares she; has lost all she had through bad investments. in-vestments. . ' ; I . . |