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Show HOUSE5 . Takes Advantage of Position Po-sition as Cook While . .Owner Is in Europe New York. April 9. Sadie Boyd, a 1 negro cook, la held hy the police charged charg-ed with tho theft of upptoxlmntelvlu.. f0ii worth of rus, oil paintings, silver- ware, brie-a-braek and works of art from the home of Mrs. Julia Scbmldt in the BiiSnx. while the latter was sojourning so-journing in Europe laxt January. The negress wa arrested last nU;ht while attempting to escape with ber four-year-old son. Sammy, by running down h lire escape In the rear of the five-story five-story negro tenement house. Chi . searching hor rooms, the police found thousands of dollars worth of linon?, lares, tapestry, silverware, paintings, etc. The case is not. without Its humor-j humor-j ous Incident William D. Quaile. a , nephew uf Mrs. Schmidt, who occupied ' ; and watched over the house during her absence, but who, nevertheless, failed to note that the house was being be-ing looted until too late, received the ' following htor from the cook after ' she had disappeared-. It said in part; "I thank you for the opportunities of , steading this stuff. You have Lots of : I money, so hire your detectives o ' j catch me. But I am not fool enough to j let them catch me. I will scnJtyou the I pawn tickets, and you can get the stuff nut before Mrs. Schmidt gets back. She will have flts on account of my boy scratching her piano. Well, let her die, and I will send her some southern flowers to put on her grave. Come on If you can catch me. From your cook Sadie Boyd." Another letter, addressed to Mrs, Schmidt and mailed the day aftor her yet urn from Europe, reads a.s follows: "To Mrs. Schmidt: I am very sorry you are so determined to catch me.- I cannot leave my boy.. Thank you for the chances you gave me to steal this stuff. "Yours tnihvSadlo Boyd." |