Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-11-04
GIRLS ARREST
FREES MAN HELD
FOR ONE THEFT
Joseph Mackentchie Awaiting
Grand Jury Action for
Their Act.
oEPREDATloNS ARE rs
IN THREE-MoNTH PERIOD
Had Covered a Wide Territory
and Even Stole from
Each Other.
oEPREDATloNs ARE rs
IN THREE-MoNTH PERIOD

detective George Izaass capture of
the three bunco schoolgirls, whose ac-
knowledged thefts in the past three
months number twenty-five and net
ted more than $3.50. means the release
Oh Joseph Mackentchie, a young man
awaiting the action of the grand jury
on a charge of grand larceny.
Mackentchie boarded with the fam
lily OF Joseph Maursnik at 81 BOYD
street until September 0 last, when
MRS. Maursnik accused him of steal
ing the contents of her purse, s4.07.
he denied all knowledge of the theft
ana the only reason for suspecting
him was that he had opportunity to
take the money.
The three girls mad called at Mrs.
Maursnik's home that afternoon and
one of them had induced the woman
to go to a neighbor's on the pretext
that she had been sent for. When
she found the girls had not told the
truth the woman decided they had
played joke on her, and would not
suspect them even after she found
her purse had been emptied.
Yesterday the two older of the girls,
one thirteen and the other eleven
years. made tour around the HIP
section with Detective Kaas, pointing
out the places they robbed. When 81
Boyd street was reached the older Of
the girls said: 1--WE got something in
there"
The detective and the girls called
upon Mrs. Maursnilx, who remem-
ibered the girls at once. and said: 20,
that poor fellow What can / say to
him, after having him arrested? He
en- IA "a orfr le he 4 \
said %, no; they were such pretty,
nice-looling children, they wouldn't
steal"
Both the girls greatly enjoyed their
trip yesterday AFTERNOON and almost
continuously laughed at the remem-
brance Of incidents of their successful
attempts at deception Their first haul
was at the home of Mrs. Henry
Ma1ourk, s07 Norfolk street, on
August rs, where they took $3.50 in
money and a gold ring,
After talking matters over, the
girls decided not to take any more
jewelry, and although several chances
ssney nag els ;nas any IS soes ZEN 0fs fss
sequence OF their Visits. but fenfsn-
bered we'll whether the visit was
worth while, and In most instances
knew just the amount they got in
each.
One diverting incident came when
the older girl who did most of the
talking, said: "Oh, well, we were not
the only ones taking money. We
were In q theater at q show one
afternoon and I fell asleep When
woke up I found a man, who was
sitting beside me. had stolen $40 from
me- He was there when / fell asleep,
and when woke up ne was gone"
The other girl commenced to laugh,
and after some questioning said to
the detectives: They can't do any
thing to us for what we did. to each
other, can they?" When satisfied
that one partner cannot steal from
another, she said:
II took that $40 and I'll tell you
why. The day before we went up to
Maplewood, Lena had as much money
as I did, but she wouldn't spend a
cent. She made me spend everything
and got mad. said I'd get square
with her and so. when she fell asleep
in the theater, took the money"
When one house was Re ched on
Eighteenth avenue the gin said they
had been there, but added: Don't
bother with that; It did not amount
to anything. All we got was TWEEN
ty-two cents Inquiry proved their
recollection correct to cent. In an
other place they got only twenty five
cents, in a third forty-six cents and
at still another ffty-nine cents.
When all these places were reached
the girls said: Don't bother with
that; II don't amount to anything"
Soon after they started out on their
career they got $2315 in a house in
Fifteenth avenue. and for weeks after
that were anxiously seeking another
rich haul It did not materialize for
FIVE or six weeks, but one day i'll a
house in Walnut street they got STAT
and admit that spoiled" them After
that cheap candy had no appeal for
them.
They were turned over to police
raigned later in the Juvenile Court