The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-22
GIRLS DEATH MAY FREE Him.
INA WILLIAMS, DROWNED, TO
HAVE BEEN IN COURT TO-DAY.
Tr, ing 10 Swim TO Freedom From
Island, Perishes companion or
Two Way ard Rose Taubs. Gets Clear
Away and Police Are Looking for Her.

AWAY and Police Are looking for Her.
The Bronx and uppe Manhattan we're
combed yesterday by Patrolman Bokeli OF
the East l22d street police station in an I'M
successful effort to ind some trace of thir-
~teen-year-old Rose Taub. who, with Ina
Williams, Is years old, climbed down the
fire escape Of the Children's Hospital on
Randal's Isl land on Tuesday night and
plunged into the East River for a win for
freedom. The body Of Ina Williams, who
was carried around the north side OF the
island and was drowned in the Bronx Kills
near the foot of st. AIMS avenue. was
claimed at 0 o'clock last night by her father,
Anew Haven policeman.
The night swim of the two young girls
brought to light an odd coincidence that
at first caused the police to doubt whether
the girl who swan to the Bronx shore in
safety was really Rose Taub. The girl
who has escaped is entered on the books
at Randal's Island az Rose Taub. parents
Jews, age 10 years, and sent to the island
on complaint Of the Gerry society because
OF waywardness.
When the police began TO work on the
case they learned that down in the House
of the Good Shepherd in Ninetieth street
there is also a girl who is on the records az
Rose Taub, a Jewess, and who had come
TO grief before the Gerry people, also be-
cause of waywardness. Her age was given
as Is years and she answered TO the general
description Of the m er.
They are two quite distinct persons,
however" said Supt. jenkins OF the Gerry
society last night, and we noted the CO.
incidence here some time ago. There can
be no mistake in the matter. The Rose
Taub who swan way from Randall's
Island last might is the daughter OF Charles
Taub, who lives up in the Eighties. We've
had her up in the Children's Court two or
three times and there seems to be no hope
of her reformation. Many Jewesses who
trv TO do something for the children brought
before the Children's Court have made
efforts TO reclaim her, but have been I'M
successful. Besides her own misdoings We
have caught her leading other little girls
astray. She was only 10 years old in July
last.
-Now the Rose Taub who is in the House
of the Good Shepherd hasn't 80 bad a record.
She ia in her sixteenth year. She figured
in a court proceeding only last week when
an effort was made TO have her released.
The Mother Superior said that this Rose
had not vet earned her release and that she
shouldn't be taken away from the sisters,
nj least Until January. This ones father is
BENEDICT Taub, a widower, who boards
with q family living on Delaney street. l
have the home addresses OF both girls here,
but do not think it would be well to give
them out for publication. The Rose Taub
Low with the sisters has not been out OF
their charge for over a year.
The dauntless Rose Tsub who jump ped
ten feet from the lowest rung of the hos
nital fire escape and then swan north be-
tween Randalls Island and Manhattan and
across the Bronx Kills safely has a reputa- !
ton az q swimmer around the foot OF Eigh-
tieth street Her rowes enabled her 10
make the long swim over 10 the New Haven
railroad yards, where a switohman named
John Cordial lived up to his name and pulled
her out OF the chilly water. Ina Williams
really swan further than Rose, but when
within a few feet Of the Bronx shore she
became tangled in some weeds and EVIL
IDENTIFY was TOO exhausted TO loosen herself. |
Both girls probably had intended TO swim
directly across she narrow stretch OF the
East River that separates the island from
Manhattan, but were carried up to the
kills by the strong food tide As their /,
strength began TO ebb they screamed for
help.
The only news learned Of the Course taken
by Rose Taub after the switchman pulled
her cut Of the water was that she was seen
somo time later walking up st. n ave
nue., accompanied by a young man. August
Schmidt and George Hatner, two youths
Of the neighborhoOd, noted the girl near
the Southern Boulevard because of the
water that dripped from her clothing. She
had her arm around the young mans neck
and seemed to have difficulty in walking.
That Ia the last that has been seen Of her.
Ina Williams. who was drowned, was
to have appeared in court to-day as the
principal witness before Judge Rosalsky
against Joseph King, a theatrical agent. !
King has been in the Tombs since Septem- |
Der Is. He had an Office along the Rialto and |
advertised that.he would secure theatrical
positions for young women. The Williams |
girl. who still wore short dresses. answered |
one OF these advertisements and came 10 !
New Y ork from New Haven. Not Iona after