The daily gazette., 1881-02-16
New York World, Tuesday.
A SERVANT GIRLS CRIMES.

lived at the northwestern corner Of
| One Hundred and Sixty-first street
and Morris avenue, was taken yes
terday morning to the Harlem Pc
lice Court, where she was charged
with incendiarism. The charge was
made by her employer, who alleged
that she had set fire on January lS
TO a quantity of wearing apparel
about TO be washed. On this charge
Justice Powers held the girl in SO :
900 bail to await the action OF the
Grand Jury.
Mr.. Crawford is a clerk EMPLOYED
by E. M. Crawford & Co., dealers
ia tobacco at No. l68 Water street.
Ills family consists of himself, his
wife and daughter eleven years
old named Anna Louisa. Mrs.
Crawford hired Mary last Septem-
Der. She had been brought up in
Morrisania and is well known there.
She showed to Mrs. Crawford good
recommendations, it is said, from
former employers, but she had not
been long in the house before sever
al articles of little valued were
missed-lost, 1t was supposed. At
length an article of jewelry dlsap-
peared and search was made for it
unsuccessfully. When that matter
began to be forgotten some money
was missed from Mr.. Crawford's
desk. Through Mary Dooley's in
strumentality pockeL-book with
Sl.50 in IL was found rolled up in
some doll's clothing belonging to
Mr.. Crawiord's daughter. The
child was accused OF having stolen
1t, but this she stoutly denied. She
was, nevertheless, punished for the
theft. Shortly afterwards certain of
the articles missed previously were
found by Mary Dooley in the child's
dolPs trunk. Again the child was
punished, and this time after being
punished she said she had stolen
the things. The child was watched,
but the petty thefts continued. One
evening nearly two months ago Mr..
Crawford called at the Morrisania
Police Station with his little daugh- |
ter, whose wrists were bound to- |
gether with strap. He told Cap
tain Killalea and Sergeant Ten
Eyck that the child was addicted to
and he wanted them to
talk to her to frighten her.
Said Sergeant Ten Eyck: "The
child was so pretty, bright and ill.,
,elligent l could not believe what
her father said, so 1 asked him for
"When he stated the case" broke in
captain killalea, 81 asked him what
sind of a servant girl he had. He was
almost indignant, and said she was the
,esl girl they had ever had. told him
le had better watch the servan. girl and
ct bis daughter 60, but he wouldn't lis
ell TO me-"
Captain Klllalea said that after that
he pllterings continued, and the child
phen accused and threatened with pun
shment admitted stealing the articles
ost, saying she had thrown them away.
the child was of unsound mind
ir. Crawford called in physician who.
tier being told of the thefts and the
hild's admissions, decided that sue was
insane on that point and needed careful
estraint. She accordingly had her arms
trapped to her side, in which condition
he went about the house. Still the
etty plfering was carried on and then.
he Captain said, she was chained to
vail with a light dog chain aud was
nade to sleep at night with the servant
irl, Mary Dooley.
On January fire was discovered in
lr. Crawford's bedroom and was not
xtlngnished until quantity of bed
lothing had been destroyed. Some
men was missed aud was supposed to : !,
ave been burned. This was the oc-
aston Of the child being chained TO the 9 :
rail-. On January IS fire broke out :
4 the laundry. II was found to have !.
riginated in basket of clothing :
bout to be washed, which had been =
prinkled with kerosene. This was q
lso charged to the child's insanity. II
Three weeks ago Mrs. Fromback, a 1
visited Mrs. Crawford and
ft her fur sack, mutf and hat in the
all. When she was about to 90 they
ere missed. She reported the mat
I to Captain Killalea aud Detective
lcob Wilkins was detailed to make ~
/ investigation. He decided at once a.
at the thief was a member of the In
mily, as no footsteps were to be seen N
the snow around tho house. The h.
,or aud window were found open, q,
le articles were subsequently, dis. m
yered by Mary Dooley hidden in the
rret, and the child admitted having to
1 them there. Nearly all this time eo
y and night, Mary Dooley vas the r.,
stodian of the child. Last Sunday sb
,rning Mrs. Crawford accidentally di,
md handkerchief that was sup ba
sed to have been burned in the fire, oh
the laundry among the articles pre- ed
red TO be washed. Yesterday, at 81,
, advice of Captain Kilialea, Detec- in,
. Wilkins and others, Mrs. Craw- tb,
d decided to search the closet in n,
ieh the servant girl kept her cloth
/. 1t was broken open and in pill
: case was found much of the stolen
'perty. Detective Wilkins arrested
ny, accusing her of the systematic Ma
ewing and also with attempting to "
iite to the house. She con fessed n
'ing stolen the property, the great a
part of which was found in her dir,
set, some articles of jewelry being eng
nd at her mothers s house at Elton foo
nue. and One Hundred and Fifty sire
hth street. She expressed regret ia.
laying caused Mr.. Crawford child al al
lishment. ssY,i
,esterday morning, while Mr.. Craw- aga
n Tho Harlan pnIfnn lsn,,,t ron