The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-23
A FEMALE BURGLAR.
The Girl Who Lost Her
Trousseau Money Breaks
Into a House at Mid
night.
SMOKE ALARMS THE HOUSEHOLD.
She Wanted Good Clothes to Get
Married in and That's Why
She turned Thief.

Maria Rosie Baereg, who was reported
in last weeks papers as having been
robbed of several hundred dollars, which
she had just drawn from a New York
bank, wages which she had been saving
up to purchase trousseau, was arrested
by Detective Hottie this morning and
locked up in the Library Hall station
house on a double charge of arson and
burglary.
Saloon keeper Andrew Van Antwerp,
of No. 81 Monticello avenue, reported to
Chief Murphy this morning that his house
had been entered some time between two
and four o'clock this morning, and
clothing taken from his wife's wardrobe
ard the wardrobe fired.
When he awoke the house was hlled
with smoke and its six occupants were
nearly suffocated. He discovered the lire
in time to Qtlench the flames before they
got much headway, and afterward discov-
cred that several of his wife's silk, satin
and cloth dresses were missing.
SHE HAD WORKED THERE
Detective Hottie was sent by Chief
Murphy to make an investigation. After
ascertaining that Rosie Baereg. was
among those who had been previously
employed by the family he thought he
had struck clue. Rosie was to have
been married tonight.
He first went to see William Huffman.
Rosies affianced. He knew the wedding
had been postponed because Rosie had
been robbed of the money with which she
intended to purchase her trousseau. He
found Huffman, who is shoemaker, had
left his old stand and rented another
place on Montgomery street.
Thither he went, but did not find him,
but subsequently found Rosie and him
both at the corner of Grand and State
streets. He pretended that he wanted to
see Rosie on business in connection with
the recent robbery of her money in New
York. He noticed that Rosie had on a
dress which correspondent to piece of
goods he had brought away with him
from Van Antwerp's, and told her he was
going to telephone to New York, for the
authorities to hold the imaginary thief.
He hasrened to Van Antwerps and
induced them to stand inside Coles drug
store. near Library Hall and see If they
could identify the dress as Rosie passed
by. He then went back to Rosie's and
persuaded her to take walk, and pass
ing the drug store the dress was identi-
fed. The house of Mrs, Smith, who re-
sides in the near vicinity of Library Hall,
was searched, and dresses, which were
identified by Mrs. Van Antwerp, Were
found amounting in value to $125, which,
together with those damaged by IRE,
amounted to $500.
SHE CoNFEssEs.
When questioned at the station house
Rosie admitted her guilt. 'She said:-
1sI went to Van Anqwerp's house between
eleven and twelve o'clock last night. |
entered the alley leading to the back
yard, on the Monticello avenue side, and
staid there till after two o'clock this
morning, when Mr.. Antwerp closed his
saloon. I worked there sometime
ago and was acquainted with the prem
ises In the back kitchen door pane
of glass was broken and | put my arm,
through and showed the bolt back, and
went upstairs where the wardrobe is. II
took these dresses" pointing to the
bundle, which Detective Hottie had found
at Mrs. Smiths. 81 shut it down and
locked it and came away. did not notice
any fire."
When asked why she did this, she said
she was to be married tonight, and wanted
some good clothes to get married in.