The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-03
A Singular Story.
NEW Yopx Feb. IL

| NEW roRK, Feb. II.
A sad story Of parental peveSity ant
cruelty, growing out Of q mistake on th.
part OF the parent and the wickedness o.
a servant girl, was made public TO-DAY
through the Harlem Police Court.
Charles E. Crawford, clerk, lives al
l60 First street and Morris avenue. Hi.
family consistsofa wife and r. daughter
OF thirteen. On the LIST Of September las,
Mary Dooley, aged twenty, quiet look.
ing girl, was employed as house servant
She brought good references. a month
or 30 after her arrival various articles be.
gan to disappear, but inquiry threw nc
light on the matter. Jewelry and money
next were missed
a search was made, and pocketbook
containing $3.50, stolen from the desk of
D!r. Crawford, Has found wrapped in some
old clothes Of Annie Louisa, the daughter.
She was accused, but denied the theft.
Other stolen articles were discovered in
dolls trunk. The child vas severely
punished by the parents, who thought
her denial added untrutli TO the theft.
They desired her to confess, and. to this
end severely chastised her, and, 70 avoid
further punishment, the child acknowl.
edged she had stolen 1t. The property,
however, continued to disappear, and the
child was again accused. She denied it.
Dut.through fear punishment again con.
fessed. In reply to the question what
she done with the things she had taken
she said she had destroyed them. Her
parents began to think she was of un.
sound mind. Physicians put the matter
down as insanity on the subject of steal.
ing. The child was watched, but the
property continued to disappear. Inccn.
diarism was added to the robbcrics. and
the child, to avoid chastisemcnt for tell
ing and untrut., admitted her guilt.
The hands ofthc little girl were now
strapped toher side, but still the robber
les did not cease, and another fire nearly
destroyed tho house. Crawford, to pre-
vent his daughter injuring herself, had
a belt made, and, procuring n chain.
chained the child to the wall of the din.
ing room during the day, and ut night to
the post of the bed Of Mary Dooley.
The servant slept with the child to pre.
vent her doing herself injury.
One day in the early part Of the pres.
cnt month lady called 10 see Mrs. Craw.
lord. She placed aside her wraps. which
consisted OF valuable fur lined mantle
ana mum and bonnet, but when she looked
ior them again they were gone. A detec-
tive found the articles contained in the
garrct. That day Annie Louisa was un.
chained, but went about the house with
her arms bound to her side; being
threatened with punishment, she con-
iessed having placed the property where
it was found.
The father, for some reason, now had
cause TO suspect his servant, and neigh.
Dor Informed Mrs. Crawford that Mary
Dooley was dishonest. During her NIB.
ssence yesterday the place where she kept
her clothing was searched, and there.
carefully put away, was much of the miss.
ing, property. Wien Mary returned last
night, she was met by detective and
accused of the tlefts, and of having set
hre to the house on two occasions. She
confessed, and said the greater part of the
Jewelry and valuables she had stoled were
ut her home, and they were found.
To-day Mary was atraigned In tho Pc.
lice Court, where only the charge of in.
cendiarism was preferred against her.
She acknowledged the offense, and was
committed in default Of $4,000 bail to
await the action of the Grand jury.
THAT woman," said the detective, refer.
ring to Dooley, us tho most wicked being
lever saw. II brought tears to my eyes
when saw that child chained to the wall
like dog. don't see how abe could
have slept with the child and listened to
the clank Of her chain, knowing she was
the cause Of IL