The morning call., 1891-06-06
WAS IT INHERITED?
A Girl of Tender Years Proves
to Be a FOrger and Thief.

Twelve-year-old Mary Andrews, whose
right name is Mary McCaully, and who
lives at 80 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn, was
arraigned yesterday before Police Justice
Walsh in the Adams-street Police Court on
technical charge of larceny, although
graver crimes are charged against her, says
the New York Herald.
Marked money was found in Mary's pos
session and the testimony proved her guilt
beyond doubt, but. Justice Walsh. disllk-
Ing 20 send so young girl to an lnstitu-
ton for criminals. turned Mary over to the
Braoklyn Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children. The society sent her
to st. JOseph's Home.
Mrs. Andrews married her present hus-
band nine years ago. about year after the
death of Mr. McCaully, Mary's father.
The officers of the Society for the Proven
ton OF Cruelty to Children ascribe the
ehlld's waywardness in a considerable de-
gree to tue influence of her Stepbrothers,
the children of Mr.. Andrews by a former
marriage. With the Andrews boys the socl-
ETY. has had much to do, and the name An
dreus appears on the records seven times
since 1888.
When Mr. Andrews married Mrs. Nc
Caully, Mary stayed around home. and ex-
cent tor her willfulneSs was considered a
good girl. After Mr.. Andrews started a
shoe-store at 80 Atlantic avenue, Mary
helped little, but when Mrs. Jackson, a
dressmaker, of 80 Livingston street. offered
to give her place in her establishment,
Mrs. Andrews consented gladly and the girl
went to work.
Mary is tall for her age. with big brown
eyes, dark hair and an expression indicating
unusual brightness. After she had worked
for Mrs. Jackson little while she became
favOrite aud was given the run of the
place. Then the girrs cupidlty got the bet
ter Of her principles and she began to steal
money.
Mrs. Jackson was in the habit of paying
her bills with checks, and often Mary would
take check to neighboring grocer to pay
debt, bringing back any change that might
be due. Once or twice she took checks to
have them csshed.
Mrs. jackson went to Europe three weeks
ago, leaving her business 10 the hands OF
Miss Annie PretZ. On several occasions
Miss Prelz missed small sums and questioned
Mary. but the girl always denied fatty hav-
ing anything To do with the stolen money.
Miss PretZ one day found nine One-dollar
bills where she had left one ten-dollar bill.
Then she marked bill. This was stolen.
| and Detective Parrett of the Adams-street
Station was called in. The marked dollar
was found in Mary's possession. Then
| Butcher Schildwatcher appeared with a
| Mary, and which the bank had refused.
| The check bore Mrs. Jackson'S name, but
! 1t had been written by the little girl
! When questioned Mary admitted every
thing, and said she had seen Mrs. Jackson
| signing checks and concluded to get some
money that way herself. She had spent the
money for candy and books and some, she
said, she had lost. When told she was to
| be sent to ST. JOseph's Home, Mary said
| she had been there before for four years
and that her mother had stolen her from the
| Home.
Miss Pretz, acting for Mrs Jackson, would
not press the forgery charge, so the child
was committed for the theft Of the marked
| dollar bill
She will remain in st. Joseph's Home
until she is Of age