The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-12
MRS. TATE'S HIDDEN TREASURE
A YOUNG GIRL ACCUSES HER MOTHERS WASHER
WOMAN OF STEALING THREE HUNDRED DOL

A YOUNG GIRL ACCUSES HER MOTHERS WASHER
WOMAN OF STEALING THREE HUNDRED Doll
LARs-rRYING TO TURN THE TABLES
Mrs. Thomas Tate, who lives in East Eighty ninth
street. between First avenue and avenue A. is in
great tribulation robbery that took place in
her house about fortnight ago. She kept some
$500 in bank notes concealed las she .thought in
trunk in her bedroom on the second floor Of her
residence. Mrs. Tate has been in the habit Of ex-
aiming the trunk every week to see II her treasure
safe. On the last inspection she found the money
was gone. Amazed at this discovery the lady. who
supposed but herself of the exist
ence Of the fund, consulted her daughter Jennie .
girl of perhaps sixteen The latter told her mother
that few days previous the woman employed to do
the family washing left her work for q short time
in the afternoon. and by her Miss
Jennie) coming down the stairs with an en-
velope in her hand. Miss Tate questioned the
woman as to her errand. and the latter
making . plausible answer. she let the matter
pass from her mind. Mrs. Tate, hearing this, at
caused the arrest of the washerwoman. Mary
Haley of East Ninetieth street and Madison avenue.
The latter arraigned before Justice Wheeler In
the Harlem Police Court and. in spite Of the poor
woman's protestations OF innocence, she was COM
mittcd tor trial at the Court OF General Sessions.
Counsellor John M. Conan, who appeared to dc.
fend Mrs. Haley had his suspicious turned toward
Miss Jennie late, upon whose evidence MIS- haIcy
was held. He at once communicated with Detective
Joseph Sawyer Of the Eighty eighth street police
station.
DAMAGING DOCUMENT.
His affidavit made yesterday before Justice
Wheeler reads as follows
Joseph sawyer policeman of Twenty third precinct,
being duy deposes aud that on the 9th day OF
rs . aS
hamp informed him that the evening of the sth OF
October Jennie Tate Thomas Tate her father Thomas
of said Roggenhamp and that said Roggen-
the girl TO whom he RorgenSsmpS sold gold watch on
the th day OF september ast that deponent has seen
which deponent Jennie cIaims to
ceived present from lady named Gilbert aud that
the watch sold by said Roggenhamp to said Jcmnie
appears by tho sale book OF Roggenhsmp which de-
ss CLARK salesman c Employ
Lord Taylor that about the 3oth day of september
that he csr has since idsnsihsd Miss jennie late q
Eighty ninth street, between aud n. being
poncnt Informed by Robert Cue OF No 7o Broadway
That on tho Sd day of October 1879 he sold trunk TO
Eighty street nth house from avenue AZ and that
she gave him fifty cents to to deliver
said trunk.
In addition to the above, has purchased from various
storekeepors silver watch worth SO. necklace
worth 80 90 two gold rings valued ut 50 3d. two SILK
sacques worth STA 90. bonnet worth Sl5. and other
articles of less value Miss Tate preserves runark-
able composurc under the trying situation.in which
sho Is placed, and positively denies having robbed
her mother. She admits having in her possession
number of the articles above enumerated. but says
they were presented to her by elderly lady with
whose deceased daughter she formerly attended
school, and who imas,inos she bears rcsemblsnce
to hor dead playmate On the strength OF DetcctiNe
Sawyers affidavit Counsellor Conan. 1t - reporteu.
will make application to the District Attorney 10
have the complaint against Mrs. Haley "nolled anu
the prisoner discharged.