Two Young Women Arraigned for Attempted Theft at Downtown Department Store

Pearl Harris and Margaret Wilbur appeared in police court after being arrested for attempting to steal two silk waists from a downtown department store in 1905.

Pretty Girls Jailed

Pearl Harris and Margaret Wilbur, two pretty girls, were arraigned in police court today, charged with stealing two silk waists from a downtown department store.

Both girls were arrested by Special Officer Forry, who watched their operations for some time and caught them as they tried to leave the store with the goods. They were accompanied by a third girl who escaped.

The police say they are novices and were merely trying to get a few Christmas presents. Their cases were continued until tomorrow.

Source: The Minneapolis journal. (Minneapolis, Minn.), 19 Dec. 1905.

Author: StrangeAgo

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