Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1910 — “JIMMIE” WAS A YOUNG GIRL [ARTICLE]

“JIMMIE” WAS A YOUNG GIRL

Newark Barber’s Pretty Assistant Told Why She Was Masquerading in Boy’s Clothing. The patrons of Salvatore Salano, a barber Of Newark, N. J., who noticed that new assistant was smooth of hand and feminine of manner, were enlightened when It was disclosed In the second criminal court that the supposed youth was a young woman of twenty-one, who had been masquerading under circumstances that were not of her pwn creation. It was Pdliceman Kaas who made the discovery that “Jimmie,” the barber’s assistant was a girl, although her hair was cut short and she wore male attire. Kaas’ investigations led to the appearance before Judge Yulll of Salano, Albert Rosso, who keeps another barber shop and “Jimmie,” who confessed to the court that her real name was Mary De Marco and her home was in Irvington. She said she was Introduced by Salano, whose sweetheart she was, to Rosso. On July 10 she went to an amusement resort in Hilton with Rosso. She drank several glasses of beer and next morning she awoke In Rosso’s shop to find her hair had been shorn off close and she was dressed in boy’s clothing. The girl admitted she made no attempt to return to her home but she ran away to Salano’s shop where she remained until arrested. JHss De Marco informed the court that she and Salano were both willing to be .married, but sanction for a ceremony was withheld for the-time being. Rosso and Salano were both held and the girl detained as a witness.