Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-22
SHE is a BABY mt Taper.
Nellie parcz, Though Only Eight Years Old, Is
Accused Of RObbng Many Cash Drawers.

New York Nov. 10.--Nollle Pnrez.
eight years old, Of No. "a East Seventy,
third street. waa in Y0rkvilln police court
yesterday charged with attempted theft
She was arrested on Monday evening by
we Enst Sifty,soycnth street police for
hrder Wue.hng, of No, Ia. - Second
avenue, The case against the child was
complete, and she was committed by
Justice Kllbreth to the care Of the So
ceN, OF the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Children.
Nellie, despite her youth, has a criminal
record. She has been arrested before and
the small housekcopers In the neiphbor-
hood of her home whose cash dtnyycrH
have been robbed recently are inclined
TO attribute the dcpredations to the dirty
faced little rlrl.
The child was first arrested on August
~ last. when u policeman led her into
tho horkulle police court ON the COM
plant Of Annie Miller clerk In a stn-
tiohcrv store Mt No li4t Third avenue
She had been detected by Miss Miller
IN nm attempt 10 steal $40 from the
cash drawer. The money was In her
hind whom she was caught rollce Jus.
uee laintor,, who was presiding In the
NorkNillc police court ut the time took
pity on the little one and discharged hcr.
after cnutioninF her mother aud roprl-
handing the child
HIS MONEY WAS STOLEN.
Nothing more was heard Of Nellie I'm.
I'll last Friday although In the mean
while the sturekcepers Of Second md
Third avenues In the Norkville district
suffered from the dopredatious OF a tin
Taper Among those who lost money
was Alcxander Wuellng, who keeps n
butter and egg store, He was robbed OF
50 two weeks ago. and his msnsions
rested on the son Of u ncighhor the re-.
suit being considerable mplcasantness.
Mr. Wuolbng was asserting eggs on
Friday last when dirty little child
entered hl5 store and asked for quar-
ter's worth OF eggs for mama"
Tin Nellie Rogan," replied the child.
~ live on the top floor, back, OF No.
81 East seyontythrd street"
II can't let you have the eggs" snid
Wuelhng, ~ don't know you Ten
your mother to come aroundN
Mamma can't come, she's tending
baby replied the child. who then won't
away She called again tho next day
and asked MIR WuclHng the time. he
answered the question aud then resumed
his occupation, which required him 10
60 hohind partition lio heard the
door open and close as he supposed.
When the child went out In few
moments, however, thcre was q suspl.
cious uoisN aud looking through poem.
hole he saw the ciulcy head OF Il child
behind the counter
Hpfrying forward Mr.. Muelflng can.
tured the Intruder, who had tightly clnsp.
I'd n her dirty palm SIS In bills.
man. '''
"a boy told me to get the money for
him. replied the child. She could not
name the boy nor tell where she was TO
Theu She told the shonkceper her name
was Nellie Paruz, not Hogan, and that
the lived on the first floor. and not the
top OF No. 22@ East Seventy,thirl strrct
Mrs- tarez was sent for aud whom She
arrived she lew into a rage with the
slheph,eSper. The latter asked to have
VIC slFis father sent 70 him and this the
woman nroiuised 10 do Mr. PareE did
not come, however, either on SnturdnV
or Monday. and 10 Mr.. Wuelanr ~.
berteg me case to the police and caused
the girls arrest
detective. long, OF the Sixty.seventh
street station, said yesterday that he
hau no uqHht the child WAS lndpcel 10
sleAi ~ some older person. 'ihn rin
however, will reveal nothing and tbere
y no direct evidence 70 bear oat the
Xr'vsuNeH oniniOu, though Il IL shared IN,
Wuclhng aud others. ~
IhwS l3-ycurod girls--Mnry Cur
Mary hrowp and Ellen Thompson. cei
ored-were taken 10 jefferson Market
ylnvv Veut yesterday by agents for the
Ss,,ly,,e,N ioI me treyentation Of Cruelty to
thlpiieN ior several years the urls Ind
hsen nmatcs nf tho home at peekskili
s..heir ngnaNior WAS such that y, stcr,iay
sisters Marie and leulalie. 81 fhs bons
hahdcu them over TO tho soeietv fThcr
were eon'uatsed TO the Catholic protec-