New-York tribune., 1885-02-23
A BABY HELD ON A HOT STOVE.
THE INHUMAN ACT OF A sTEPMoTHER

PkwNBROKER DREYER's DISsIPATED WIFE CRlPPLEs
HIS YOUNG CHILD WHILE HE is SICK.
The name of Rose Dreyer age twenty-six, OF NO.
2lO Madison-st. was on the returns from the
Seventh Precinct at Police Headquarters yesterday
charged with assault in the second degree. she
had been arrested on Saturday night by Ward DO
tectives Cornelius Leary and Creed. The woman
is the wife of Louis Dreycr, apawnbroker' VINO mas
for some time been doing business at No. 80 DiVl-
sion-st and they have been married for two years
For the greater portion of that time the husband
alleges, the conduct of Rose has been anything but
that of an exemplary wife, and on more
than one occasion he has been forced to demonstrate
with her. Several times she has left home, but
reconciliation has always been effected. At the
tine of the last separation Dreyer came home and
found that his wife bad had ali the furniture taken
away from the house and, with his six children by
a former wife, had gone to Brooklyn TO h'e'
Dryer succeeded i'll tracing her out and had her ar
rested for taxing the furniture and leaving hlm'
They became reconcilcd, however. the charge was
withdrawn and the family returned to Now ork o
live The woman's promises OF rciormaton were
not fulfilled however. She neglected her family.
frequently stayed away from home AL night ana
when she was at home made the
lives of her husband and step-children
miserable by her violent outbnrsts of temper
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most unbearabie.
About three weeks aeo she came home after hav-
ing been out all the previous night and went into
the room where the servant girl, Lena Cohen, was
washing and dressing Roses littlo stcpdaugh-
ter aye three wears and six months. For
some trifling msdeed of the child Mrs. Dreyer
snatched II from the arms oil the servant glfl ana
taking It to the stove. which was almost red not,
deliberately set the baby on II. The hcaFtrendmg
screams OF the tortured baby did not move Che IN
human woman. and the child was held Oh the stove
until its nodv was burned in horrible manner.
The chances are that It's injuries Will make 1t de-
formed for tc even if if does not die. The servant
girl and two little sons of Mr. Dreycr wer" present
when the atroclous act was committed. 3ut thcir
screams aud efforts unavailing for time 70
turn The woman from her internal pleasure. Ihey
have al three made aidNiis 20 the facts a. stated
above Al the time of the Outrage v r. brey or was
down IN bed with rheumatism. and has been con-
tined ever since. For this reason no actlon was
taken a. the time.
The conduct of the woman continued even worse
than ever. On last Friday night she was away
from home all night. When she returned saturday
morning her husband demonstrated with her. She
became cnTaccd and after pouring ont her wrath IL
n torrent of abusi We language She went to shelf
hlltd with crockcry and coinm"nced throw
ing some heavy tacups at HIM. iir
was he pcss. and though he lodged the
hyingmlssiles we'll as he could he was considera-
bly, cut around The head. After the crockcrE had
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ton DY breaking two platc-gidsS mlrloI, ana de-
strnyiug nearly AL the rest OF "a" iurnltiu" th1t
coufa easily lie destroyed. After she mad done all
the damage She could the woman left the house.
In the meantime her husband had seat one OF his
sons TO the seventh Precinct Station House FOR
help Detectives Leary and Creed were sent in
answer the call, bat arrived too late 10 secure
the woman. DIcyer told tie whole sad story "f
his troubles, aud the detectives began an active
search for the man. On Saturday night tAcy
succeeded III finding her III to house OF cousin at
No. ST NOriok-s When the officers told Ecr she Wa,
under arrest she At first made a show OF resistance
but then concluded to 20 pcaccably 10 the policc
station, where she was locked mp. The oilictIs
then began a search Tor the servant gil Lena
Cohen. VINO had left Drcyers employ after lI"
burning at the BABY. She was found YESTERDAY
afternoon aud eignIiicd her willingness 10 tc-tiy
against Mrs Drcycr. II was resolved 10 MAKE "a
charge of assault in the second degree against tho
woman for her brutal treatment Of the chile.
making no mention in the complaint OF t&c assault
on her husband
brewer las the reputation of beng n rcS?rctable,
harl-workinc man. and in his troubles with ms sec
ond wife has the warm sympathy Of his ncIEhboTs.
When be married Rose he was Md
over with FIX children. From the fist
the woman seemed to tahc dislike 10 the children
and was constantly beating them. Ihe case has
been report u the society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty 10 Children which will All III the pros"cu-
tion Of the inhuman mother. The woman VIII be
exam nIned in the Essex Market Police Court be-
fore Police Justice GOrnau on IhuT-d1 s. by which
time the ease against her will be thoroughly pre-
DaIcd.