New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-27
GIRLS ACCUSED OF BURGLARY.
ONE OF THEM is ONLY TWELVE YEARS
OLD.
THEY LIVE N 4 GOOD RESIDENCE NEIGHBOR-
HooD-MoRE THAN $1,000 WORTH OF vALU-
ABLE LACEs AND DRESSES REcov-
Erred BY DETECTIVES.
Erred by DETECTIVES.

HooD-MORE THAN 5000 WORTH OF vALU-
ABLE LACEs AND DRESSES RECov-
Erred by DETECTIVES.
As.on,shment was caused at the YorivI;e Court
yesterday by the arragnment there Of two girls who
accused OF burglary. The prisoners were For
ence Brock weve years old. and her older sister.
George who live in the house No 339 West Seventy
frst-st. In a good residence neghborhood. The po-
lice accused the girls Of stealing dresses and aces
worth 5000 from Mrs. s. Breck Parkman Trow-
bridge or Nc Ss1 West Seventy-irst-st.. and Mrs.
Muser a widow of No. Si3 West Seventyhrst-st. and
the sister. were held 81 600 ball each to await the
action OF the Grand jury. Bail was given and the
girls released.
Mr.. Trowbridge. who is architect. went to the
police station in West Sixty-eghth-st. on Monday
and told the police that his wlfes wedding dress and
other articles Of hnery worth over SoOo had been
stolen from his house. and II evident that the
thief had entered the house through a rear window
Acting Captain Nredenburgh sent Detectives Nc
Naught and Lang to the house with Mr.. Trowbridge.
Upon making examination Of the top floor they
discovered footprints bed in the front room
The footprints were dainty and small. and showed on
the floor in a few places. Cautioning Mr.. Trow-
bridge not to allow the marks to be disturbed Nc
Naugh and Lang traced the footprints TO the rear OF
the house and to The roof OF the extension. four
stories high
Lang and McNaught followed the prints until
they led 10 a window In the rear OF Henry
Brooks apartments AZ No. S39 West Seventy-nrst-st
They then went back through Mr. Trowbridges
and thence 10 the Brock house. The detectives told
Mr.. Brock. who answered their ring. tina. MT
Trowbrdges house had been entered and that foot
prints led from his house TO the Brock rear win
dows. Mrs. Brock tod the men to examine her
house II they wished Lang and Mcknight ascend
ed the servants room and gathering quantity
of shoes. returned to Mr. Trowbridge's where they
tried to NJ the shoes to the prints on the bed. but
the shoes too large for the marks. The de-
tectives then went back again "a the Brock house.
This time they found that exactly similar prints to
those ir Mr. Trowbrdges house were 10 be seen
in an upper bedroom OF the Brock apartments. AS
the detectives examining The marks. Miss
George Brock entered the room She pair
Of high-h -hee!cd shoes. McNaught asked her TO let
him see one of them. She was not at all discon-
certed when he fitted the sho to one Of the marks.
II correspond-d exactly lie about TO ask
question when Mr.. Trowbrdge. who was standing
by a window. exclaimed;
"Hello McNaughr There's a trunk being taken
out OF the house. Don't hurry! It's Wes;cott
Express wagon. No. 81"
HUNTING Up THE TRUNK.
The detective ran 10 the street. but The wagon
had turned a corner and McNaught couldn't catch
Il. lie ,e.ephonei 20 the Wesicott Express Company
Office but the men there refused 10 give iniorma-
ton regarding the destination OK the trunk NC
Naught and Lang then made another search IN
both houses hut discovered nothing new. In
oul-.cs IN houses on West Seyen;y-second-st
showed ,ha, no one had any persons walking
on the extension roofs back of the sevrniy-hrsi-st
houses IN the course OF the day
The detectives ana Mr. Trowbridge yesierIay
morning went 20 the ofic- o: the Wcstoo;t Express
Company and learned that the trunks removed
from the Brock House had been taken to the Ce!um-
bla siorare Warehouse, at Colunfus-avc. and
sixtv-eeventh-st There Mr.. Trowbrilge and the
detectives found Mr. Saul. the manager. WHO sara
to them. when they explained their bue'ness' i
am not surprised 20 sec you. The people who
brought tina; trunk very peculiar They have
been bringing trunks here for over a month some
times In the name Of Brock sometimes for the es-
tate OF T. ". Robinson ani then again for MT.
f. W Robinson" lie also said that young girl
who callei herself Robinson had been there the
night before and had asked tha; the trunk. which
had been sent m the name Of Brock. should be
marked down 70 Robinson.
GEORGIE BROOKS STORY.
While the four men were talking together. Miss
George Brock entered the warehouse She WAS
smiling. and. stepping up 10 Mr. Tfo~bridgr asked
II she might have few minutes' conycTsation with
him. The two stepped to one side and held about
fifteen minutes converaiion. \, The end Of the
talk Mr. Trowbrldsc said that the young woman
had statement 10 make The girl stepped for
ward and said to the detectives The goods you
want. which ! brought here last night I'm that
trunk" She pointed to the trunk. which stood
near by. and taking key from her pocket. offered
It TO McNaught The detective told her 20 opca
the trunk. sne IA so. and showed that It WAS
flied with dresses and lacea all carefully packed
away Mr. Trowbr!dge AT once recognized his
wifes property but the remainder he dd not recol-
lect ever having seen before. The grl also s1id
that her sister. Florence had taken the things 80
that she might play circus" She said she had
told her sister to take them back again and that
she herself had become frightened and had come
10 the warehouse TO get the trunk and send l. back
again TO Mr. Trowbridge. Cross-qucstlonlng by the
detectives confused the girl and she tod several
conflicting stories. At times she stouily asserted
that she knew nothing Of the articles In the trunk
Then she would half admit having packed tho
trunk and sent II away. Tais she afterwari said
she had really done. At last she broke down alto
gether and said that her nance. f. ". Robinson. OF
Elmira would give Ler money enough to reiuhd
any lost goods. and to pay Mr.. Trowbrdse for his
trouble She was then arrested The trunk was
nIaced on top OF Mr.. Trowbridses carriage ana
he the girl and the detectives were driven TO the
West sixty-eighth-st station.
CONTENTS OF THE TRUNK.
When the trunk was opened astonishing
amount Of goods was taken from It. Every chair
table desk and article Of furniture In Acting cap
tain Vreedenburgh's room was piled M with laces
dresses cloaks capes. lace scarfs. handkerchiefs.
etc the greater part consisting OF valuable DIS
OF lace from a half TO six yards In length
Ceorgie Brock was detained In custody at the
station while the detectives went TO the Brock house
N learn something OF Florence. When they entered
the house McNaught told Mr.. Brock OF the rob
her,es which had taken place. Mr. Brock said calm
10 tha, he was sorry and hoped the lost goods would
- recovered McNaught then told him that his
daughters were implicated In the robbery Florence
brock then came IN and was arrested and taken TO
H. s,ation house. In the afternoon they were
,aken TO court where Florence confessed mat she
Mr ,Trowbrldge were the properly OF MIS- Richard
Sfsar ", she said The girls were bailed by a man.
MuseI' nnme coud moi be learned and who said
WI rs the owner OF the Hotel Endicot at Colum,
bus-ave and Elghty-fourth-st. ,"hich ne valued
~ s950 ON His bail was accepted
Mrs Muser went to the station ana recognizes ogaha
~. SI..sh ayed their nnenesS ana varlety