The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-19
BARON GETS BACK GEORGETTE,
CTRRY AGENTS DRIVE MOTHER
FROM LITTLE GIRL.
n,,b f., -ea,s az Nme de Ct. Mar, Is 40.
cused OF Teaching Her Daughter TO
Itr-Society wants TO Hold child as
NuneS-Parents InSulted In Court.

Coorre,te de St Start. the eleyen-year-
cid dsushte. OF Baron & de 81 Mart OF
.,s Fast Thirteenth street. who was held
s.a witness in the Gerry Jail for two nights
and day and was not allowed to see or
.,on receive q brief note from her parents
was ro4tored to them Yesterday IN the York
clio police court after the Gerry agents
had made stir fight to hold her prisoner
Tor some time to come
rut SrN Yesterday told little OF how
rho B7ron and his wife tried unsuccesstuily
10 visit their daughter in the Gerry society's
rooms but it didn't tell half OF the troubles
ina, the parents have had.
on Monday afternoon Mrs. st Mart sent
fine litle grl to the store OF Dominlck
C,Ieano. m 1871 First avenue. with jug OF
clare, 10 be exchanged. The claret wasn't OF
,borrade that had been ordered and Georg-
ere was told TO get better grade OF wine
end nav twenty-five cents, the difference
d, rr,ce The girl went TO the store. eS-
changed the wine and was nabbed 10y Agents
o,conneland O'Connor Of the Gerry society,
vhoa rege that complaints have been made
that Galeano has been selling liquor to
,,,,ors They arrested Galeano and took
ne girl "a the Gerry rooms
There she was held as a witness. but got
,,ectlv the same treatment az though she
were accused of crime.
when the girl did not return home Mrs.
& Mart became worried. but not for several
hours was she notified "a to what had be
rome Of her child In the evening tho
s,ents who she thought were detectives
vent 20 her apartment and told her that
Georgette was held by the Gerrys as
witness
Mrs de ST Mart hurried over to the Gerry
room, and said she wanted to see her
daughter. She was told that she couldn't.
she asked il the girl was accused Of crime,
and was told that she was not, but that
inc rule forbade visitors seeing any one
hold a. a witness. Then Mrs de 81 Mart
rantad 10 write a little note TO her daughter
10 tell her not TO he afraid and that she
wasn't abandoned or forgotten
No against the rules. said the Gerry
man.
We'll. will you please tell her for me
that have been here and let her know
that We haven't forgotten her, asked
Mira de st, Mart in desper iton.
The Gerry man said he would. but he
didn't: and Georgette. ignorant OF what
all the trouble was about and thinking
that her parents didn't know what had
become Of her, cried herself to sleep. she
mad oxpected all the evening TO I've sent
home at any moment. because the Gerry
,f,icers told her that as soon as the c'aret
had been tested she would be released.
The case against Gaeano. the delicates>en
dealer came up on Tuesday morning in
the Yorkville police court before Magis-
trate Whitman. Georgette was taken to
,~urt as a witness but the agents asked
for a postponement and got the case put
N until Yesterday Mrs de st. Mart APP
: reared in court on Tuesday and tried to
see her daughter. but the agents kept her
away from Georgette
Then she went home and told the Baron
what had happened He was mad clear
through and couldn't understand how the
laws OF state allowed such high handed
procedure He went to the Jefferson
Market police court to see the Magistrate
abon, H. He was told there that the case
was al the York Vile court. and up TO East
Fiffv-,eyen,h street he went. The court
was closed when he got there. but court
officer who remained told him that the case
would come up on Wednesday and that
then he could get the release Of his daugh-
ter on bail He advised the Baron that
ihere wa- little hope Of gaining anything
hy hucdng the Gcrrys SO the Baron went
home and said things in French His wife
cried
The Baron. who IS big Swapping six
iooter with a heavy military mustache,
and his wife who is a little woman and a
PAINTER OF miniatures were in the York
Il,
ing About o o'clock Gerry Agents O'Connor
and OConnell brought their prisoner and
Ucofgette 10 court and took the latter into
the room that j. reserved for agents OF the
TERRY society and their prisoners.
Mis-. de- St Mart ran into the room
\ grabbed her daughter and threw her arms
around the girls neck She wept little
and 20 did the girl Agent O'Connor was
acros, the room and didn't see MrS de st
Mart until she was with her daughter Then
he ran over and tore her arms away from
tseorgejte
-YouI have TO leave this child and 20
away from here he declared
She's my child and want to speak "a
her / want 10 tell her not TO be afraid
pleaded the woman.
You cam 90 H., declared the agent
Ihe =hiid " IN our custody aud you cait'
not tails TO her / won't have YOU teach
her 60 tell lies when she Is called as VII
ness
Mrs do ST Mart protested that she wa
a reputable woman and wouldn't think
of telling her daughter 10 lie, but he agent
was obdurate and led her ont into The
court room There she told the Baron
what had happened and he got good anc
mad He declared that he wanted 10 go
right in and punch that Gerry agent, bu
wnen he tried 10 do II the court officers
held him lip ~ tho gate and wouldn't lie
him pass
Tie Gerry agents were in no hurry t.
hnng up the case against Ca leano and foi
Two hours the prisoner and the Baron ah'
Nh, dc 81 Mart waited. Finally l.awye
Augeut for the prisoner, tired OF the delay
ana appealed 10 Magistrate Whitman.
i want 10 draw your attention 10 I'm
ease he said to the Magistrate, Thu
Gerry agents refuse Ia bring It up
Magistrate Whitman sent for Agen
Otonneil and Gaieano was soon arraigned
Geor-ette was taken 10 the bridge, and he
parents we're admitted to the enclosure
They tried TO edge up close to their daugh
ter uut Agents O'Connor and q Connel
kept close TO the girl and pushed then
sVav
ia Ike 10 have the girls parents eI
cgdrd while the child is examined as
wines said o Connell 10 the Magist rate
Lawyer Nugent bTistled up IN minute
Then ! demand that one a gent ne ex
Guided while the other testlhes, sald ne
The rule should work both ways.
Magistrate Whitman agreed with MN
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