The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-09

and work hard. and | guess | can do the
same as she did
II don't want any help--only let me
alone with my spool and needle and ma
chine, and don't fire me.
But I'll not be kissed-not while |
have scissors and an iron spool handy"
Jennie katz
Jennie Katz the 10 year-old sewing girl
who stabbed Abraham Entzway I'm the
workroom Of Max Brenner's tailor shop,
1882 Delaney street, on Wednesday
last, because he tried 10 kiss her who
was dragged from her bench a prisoner,
locked up, then bailed out and finally
discharged by Magistrate Joseph Moss in
Essex Market court, was back Monday at
work
As her fellow-toilers spoke 10 her in
sympathy the girls pale face lighted
up
~ am ashamed she said. Ito be in
the newspap pers. b.. / am not afraid.
All my little sisters kissed me and cried
when | came home from the court. and
Mr. Brenner said no matter what hap
pened he would keep my place for me-
mo man I'm the 4y~. ID shall lay a
finger on me until | am married 10 him. ."
But more than all else I'm the way Of
sympathy that came to the girl yes
terday was a crumpled note from a big
butcher boy IN Avenue A The note
was IN Russian. and asked her TO leave
her sewing table and marry him. Jen-
ME sent a reply that she was not old
enough 10 be married.
rs THE BREAD WINNER.
Jennie Katz IS one of the many tene-
ment dwellers OF the east side. She lives
at SO First street with a widowed moth
er and three younger sisters. The girl
I'm the shop where she is the only girl
employed among 30 men. For three years
she has been the mainstay Of the fam
ily.
Tho rough men she met daily respected
her, but soon got used 10 the tired little
fgure among them.
Then came Abe Entzway. a big. husky
stitcher, who lived AT l6l First avenue.
Entzway laid siege 10 the lone girl In
the shop. She laughed at him at first;
then protested
At last. wearied by his attentions. Jen-
ME told him II he did not let her alone
she would hurt him" Entzway threw
his great arms about the girl and tried
10 kiss her. Like a fash she struck him
on the jaw with a heavy iron spool. He
relaxed his hold and fell. In her ex-
citement she picked up pair OF scissors
and plunged the sharp points into his
leg She went home weeping. When
Entzway recovered his senses he. too
went home. Next day a policeman came
for Jennie.
The policeman was promptly thrown out
OF the shop He got assistance and took
the struggling girl 10 the Delaney Street
station and thence 10 Essex Market
court. Max Brenner closed mp shop and
went with her.
When the case was called before Mag
istrate Moss on Saturday every man from
the Brenner shop began 10 talk for the
brave girl.
Magistrate Moss listened 10 the evil
dence and then said:
Little girl II YOU lose your place
through this. come TO me and I'll get
you another. I'm glad YOU cut this ruff
fan, and II YOU will make "A charge
against him tn lock him up
Jennie wept and asked only TO be al
lowed 10 go home Magistrate Moss then
discharged her.
Entzway went back 20 his bench. The
men threw him out. tools and all. and
ne has not been seen since. He has not
been home. At no shop on the East Side
whore his story is known could he get
employment yesterday