Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-20
ROSES $ TORY.


1t Is Far More Plausible Than the OPP
posing One.
"Send me up something to cat. or I'll be
dead before two weeks"
So said Rose Anderson as she stepped into
the patrol wagon that was to take her to the
county jail on a 800 bond. Her case had
been called up before Judge Berka yesterday
afternoon, but the original bill of complaint
was found to be mysteriously missing. Who
was to blame for it was not satisfactorily eX-
planned, and another complaint was made
out and read. Then the evidence of Ed
Maurer and Attorney A, G. Davis was taken,
and related to the facts already published in
The ZEE.
But Rose herself had something to say, and
said 1t to the reporter. after she had been
bound over. Il can tell where every dollar
! got came FROM she said, land | will when
the time comes. | don't exactly know what
/ said when they came and frightened me
with that warrant, but | know | was willing
to say almost anything rather than get.
arrested, and get the newspapers to talk
about it. | would rather lose all my money
than let my friends think | should be accused
of stealing like that. But I'm going to tell
them all about it at the trial. Four years
ago my brother was burned to death in a
coal mine. He had $500, ana left that to me,
because | was the only relative he had near
him ut the time he was working there. Then
my mother died when | was a child, and my
father sent me money from the propertyAwhcn-
ever he got it. Once he sent me s. 70, once
$500, and once $50, besides smaller amounts
at other tunes. When Mr.. Maurer asked me
about the money | won at the lottery ! said
$75. | meant that was the last | won. The
first was S. and | spent 500 in getting my
self educated in the American language.
Then after that sometimes won small
amounts until the last time, | won SO. My
grandmother also left me $50 once, because
she thought | was slckly, and | got that. !
did not spend my money for dresses, as they
know by going through my room, and | never
went out saved my money. | worked for
Mr.. Maurer forty-siX weeks at S3 per week,
and he owes me Sl2 now. Mrs. Maurer gave
me - in gold once, and some times since
then she gave me small sums. fused to save
everything, and that is how ! got my money.
I'll prove it in court, and ] want to know how
can get back the money that Mr.. Maurer
took from the Judge. He's got some notes OF
think 1t will be due next April. And ! want
my gold watch, too. How can | get them.'
AS the reporter was not yersed in the ways
of the law, he could not give the desired in
formation and left just AS the patrol wagon
called on its daily trip to the county jail.
Rose requested the sheriff TO let her be
taken in the hoodlum conveyance TO her
former residence at Maurer's, and the re-
quest being granted she was driven there
with two bulky policemen sitting beside her.
At Maurer'S she was permitted TO gather up
the effects she had left there when first ar
rested, and these were taken with her back
to the county jail. The prisoners face was
hidden from the gaze of the curious by Il
closely drawn black veil.
MIR. Maurer maintained a close surveillance
over the girl while she was gathering to.
gether her personal effects, but the two held
10 communication concerning the alleged
robbery.