The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-18
LUCY LAWRENCE'S THEFTS.
YET ONE MORE STRANGE ROMANCE
EhOM the CRY PRISON
London Girls Unhappy Marringc-A For
ger Husband WHO wns Bieami-t Ills
Tragic Death, ind what FolIswed.

ger Husband who wns n Bieami-t Ills
Tragic Death, ind what Followed.
Lucy Lawrence, tall, attractive young
English woman, who sohbed convulsively as sho
acknowledged her guilt was sent to the city
prison yesterday by Justice K,snire 10 await
trial for stealing from her employer. David
Kisch, a lace merchant, IL p Greene street. over
whose seamstresscs sho had been futewoman,
made the complaint. 81 FIRST know Lucy Law
renee" he said. "when had charge of factory.
shc was an operator, and poor. She was so
needy, and, withal, so beautiful, accomplished,
Intelligent and apparently Trustworthy, that
when went into business for myself | made
her my forewoman, 1even introduced her at my
home, and she became frequent visitor She
played chess, played the piano, and behaved in
every way Ike a most superior person. She
brought from England husband who was dis
soute and dishonest. He abused her a long
while. but after she became my forewoman he
committed suicide Then one Henry Lewis APP
peared. lie had been a friend OF Lawrence, the
suicide. He used to write To the about her
tbetts from my Establishments I trusted her
implicitly aud often showed the letters to
her. Lewis annoyed her so much by his
threats and abuse that she had him
sent to Blackwcll's Island for six months
j thought he was acttntod simply by malice,
that she employed and DISCHARGED the hands,
and paid them OF on Saturdays. often missed
pieces Of lace and embroidery, but Miss Law
renee always dis armed suspicion by going 70 any
extreme To discover the culprts. She even
Searched the hands for the missing goods. BY
and by went To- her md promised TO overlook
AL that hnd been done II she would confess.
But she denied that she had ever Injured mo or
mine. then set watch upon her. md lesrned
that every day she took home some little thing
On saturday my toy followed her to her home
at 81 Watts street. and followed with two de-
tectiyes Oitus aud McConncID, who crested
hor She confessed all. aud told q Q where She
had disposed OF my goods. found some lace
and EN- oroidery w her rooin-a hundred dollars
worth. perhaps. Sue declared that her fu.r o Z
LOWS had made her steal, and that he had
always profted by her thefts. believe that
nrst her husband AMI then this Lewis led ner to
with mortal terror"
MIR. kisch thinks that In all, Mrs Lawrepco
an not stenl more than Sl,0p worth Of goods.
In tue court room N nv white, who lived aui
worked with Lucy lawrence, Identified some "
Mr hischs pf9pery That Mts. lawrence had
stked r. To sell. She added tn Henry Lewis
had told her he kneN that al the property he
got from Mrs. Lawrence was stolen from Mr..
ktsch. He told the witness this to get revenge
upon Mrs. Law enoe for sending him to prison.
Lucy Lawrence, having been asked what she
had to say, pleaded guilty. but said tnnt she md
been coerced ov Lewis, and that lie sold all the
stolen goods and kept the pro reeds.
Lewis pleaded not guilty. Mrs Lawrence and
Lewis were committed IN default OF bail
Last evening Lucy Lawrence. croucned in a
snid:
-" was born Of a good London family. and At
IL was married TO Mr. Lawrence, VINO was q
commercial traveller FOR great London house.
lie cnmmitied a forgery and lied. knew not
where. ! loved him madly, aud sold every
thing l had and turned over all the money |
could get from my relatives to pay tho pmOunt
that he mad stolen, Then. when lie rned that
ne was IN America, followed him aud Joined
him In this city. The few dollars We nad soon
went, aud although had never done any labor.
| secured position as a worker upon scarfs,
"a MI aplr
woman came with enid and said
she was the true wife Of my husblnd
u cannot call him ANYTHING else, loved him -
deeply She proved herself his wife aud he
confessed that she was. She said she did not
support her. Ali our little money went to her,
nd when we could not provide enough for hrr
L,wrence from me, but 10 accuse MIN publicly
OF bigamy. Finally. my husband got work and l
care OF Yourself and your family Tor need.
cd all NV money TO buy necessary things. had
to appear well whore worked. Ny husband
soon lost his situation. lie was accused Of steal
ing, but the charge WAS not proved. Az In /
mad 70 SUPPORT him and his wife and child, and
my liitle extras Of ornament and dress, wera
taken to the pawnshops.
My husband had become acquainted with
the nan Henry Il. Lewis, man who talked vel,
and insidiously ctept into place In our nome,
and tempted me crafty and perth ,ciuusly. /
was str NJ enough to repuise him. Finally
Lewis threatened TO disclose all nv husbands
furg ~ ana my wrong relation witch hm-if /
did not weld to hun. kept him IN but when
my ma band said that a few hundred pounds
would buy his rue WIFE OH, So that she would
never trouble US again, and when Lewis heard
Of 10 ana offered me fJlO, tguntug me mean
while as a mistress to tue man had believed TO
be my husband, went to live with Lewis. aud
hterMard, In December last, nv husoan dung
himself from the roof Of The house ~ which lie
had been living
Mrs. Lawrence sad further, that Lewis clung
o. her-so fr as living upon her income went
and Kept her inundated by threats that he
would ui-close all to her employers. He stole
everything she Ia ID but what she stood in, and
Il
night. lie beat and abused her because she
would not do more than support him, and under
his threats Of exposure she stole from her en-
plpyer. Finally, tue neighbour aud the police
intertered, ana four separate times Lewis was
and finally, for a grHvor charge, for six months.
But LOWS had done his worst, and when the
charges he made against her were followed
closely, and Few oi the thefts were discovered,
she confessed.
"ril tell sou what she s," said Henry Lewis,
from behind the grated door OF his cell In the
male prison. shes the d laughter Of IA wealthy,
highly respectable Londoner she married
man who turned out to be a forRer, aud she
helped linn at his work. she forged her own
fattrr's name for flOtO. Her name was Cook
before she married, and his name was REYNOLDS
They botn went oy the name OF Lawrence in
this country. He had a wife and child that fol-
lowed him and gave him trouble. lived with
himself on her account. Before this happened
she went to DeyliD, the clothier. and Hurst, tho
agent OF the National Line Of British steamships,
and got character for him, so that be got a
situation with L. $. Jafray X Co. He was
caught stealing, and discharged. She used 10
tell me she got only SSper week whom size should
be paid sis, and all the things sne brought homo
she said were gwen her in lieu Of that amount.
One day Ia u arch last saw her taking things
from under her crinoline, and said. You did
not come honestly by them tell me the truth
Then she confessed all. Afraid that | would
disclose this knowledge, she mad me arrested
four times. AM waiting for money from Eng
land wnerewith do defend myself. / am OF
great family. and have been an oihcer In Her
MaJestNs service, sir and heretofore not one
scintllia even Oi suspicion ever rested ON my
name"