Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-31
Accused OfShODIIftiHg.


Accused dorShopIIftIng.
4 Long Branch correspondent Of the New
York Herald says
Miss Rebccca Crounce, lady from Albany,
who had been stopping at the Branch with
some friends for a lew days. visited q store or
shcp, commonly known as the 'florlda Curlos'
ity Shop" at an early hour on Monday last.
She was accompanied by little girl, about
eleven years old, for tho purpose or looking st
some Of the many curlostlcs usually kept IN the
store. She made soino small purchases 10 the
way 0: tropical shells and such things, after
which sne proceeded to the beach. took her
usual bath and returned to the cottage atwhloh
sho Was stopping io time for dinner. La the
meantime the little girl had been strolling along
tho shore gathering shells and showing those
procured in the forenoon to her friends. AS
Hiss Crcuoco was about to scat hcrsoIt at the
table constable arrived with warrant tor her
arrest on c charge Of having stolen $25 worth
of gold mOuGtcd Florida beans. Noswithstand
ing the earnest protests Of the lady she was
teI.an to the room where ustlcc IL metcd OUT
to those brought before tho police justice.
Witnesses were heard on both sides, and the
Judge decided tiat tho lady should either bo
locked up in one of the cells under The court
room or should give bail Tor her appearance 1t
@ further hearing on Tuesday afternoon Seve.
raj gentleman from Albany offered to furnish
money as a accurity for tho bail, but it was
refused. A resident trceholdcr then offered
bail, which IVES accepted.
The accused Vas 50 much overcome by the
charge against her that she had so attack CT
Mysteries ln the evening, remaining 10 q par.
TALLY UNCONSCIOUS state through the nlght. ht
the appointed time she was again present al TIC
court. After somo wrauging between tnc
couDsel, in which they clinchcd and threatened
to throm each other cut ct the second s'ory
window, tho casr was again adJ9urnou until
this afternoon.
Miss Urouucc was again taken With hySte!l'
cal spasms yesterday afternoon, and lay IN
precarious condition until the hour appointed
for the trial arrived. Sho was then once more
assisted into the court. After further hear.
ing sho WAS declared guilty Of tho charge and
committed TO the smoke house to await &C.
ton by the Grand Jury. A number OF ecn-
llcmcn from Albany and several ireeholdcrs
offered to give bonds for her. Her couGsc!
objected to this. lie made q motion for writ
Of habeas corpus. and, by tho earnest sollcita'
tons Of friends present, she was allowed to re-
turn home on parole, under tho charge ol
constable Strong sympathy is felt by those
knowing the accused. They declared that her
character il above rcprOach and consider the
decision an outrage upon society, as the az
cuscd was rightly searched and nothing to sus
tain the charge was found iu her possession.
IlIE CHARM OF NEWPORT. Newport oilers
a great ccntras; to Saratoga. II Is situated cn
the seaside, and is as quiet, exclusive and dig
nGcd as lis rival is noisy and essentially 'os'no'
potan. Thcrc arc only two prominent hotels
at Newport, for it is not considered good sty ylc
hero to live in a hotel. 'Cottages as the
villas arc called abound, and can be rented
from between 81 600 to $1,000 the season.
These cottages arc delightful. They nestle
in lovely gardens, full OF cxotlcs. amid huod
reds Of rOscg, and arc ovcrgrown with oema'l5
and honcysucklc. Lawns as smooth as velvet
sir,tch cut in front Of them, on which you will
Gee the pr9Lticst girls in society playlng Gro
nuet or lawn tennis There is oac long street.
lined, az usual, in this country, with superb
trees whui is the tavoritG promenade, espec''
aIiv IN The afternoon, when there Is thc hnest
dj3nlaV Of carl!arcs and horses in Amerlca---
Society appears to great advantage at Newport.
Il ia the creme de la creme oil American upper
tendon, and possesses much OF tho respect
ability Of the llogl!sh upper middle class, With
out ts etifacsi and formallty. Here you meet
with pcc,!2 IF great wealth aud culture, whose
manners arc perfect, and whose appearance is
siueularly elegant and arstocratlc; Tor It IL an
arknoyla,lccd fact that tho American climate
rcfnca The features aad figure, and even Paris
inn vo,ncn are bcginniog to yield the palm to
| tho dnuehtcrs Of tho New World for taste 10
dress The society at Newport, a few LOUD
cycep,iops apart, is delightful, and it is plac,
| English travellers to America should visit IN
| the season, if they wish to study the better
! class Of the people to advantage. ga.-LoHd0n
| World.
! P1cTuaE or 4 WOMAN SrAHDISG OK HER
| HEAp.--Far and away, beyond all the attrac'
,iops Of the exhibitlon--to the Paris!ans, at
least. gho, as body, regard tho Great Inter
national Dry Goods Store, Picture Show, ana
Fancy Bazaar in the Champ de Mars far less
in the l;sht Of an artistic and Industrial display
thap al a machine foC squeezing money ullecs'S
and Indirectly out o! loreIgnefs-9 al vi paln.
iny IN shop 10 The Rue Vlv!cnnc, represent
inc lady standing with some s'''h1 asS'S'ano0
from her hands, on her nca1.
The lady is life size; her reversed countenano'
| il i!radiatcd by an impudGnt ieet, auu hei
costume IS hts!c'iy t'"t y. ii"u1 S: -
! mermaid, that is to say, she has noaings oG'
All day long, and up to ten at nign1' .nls
CHARACTERISTIC pcr!ormance IS surveyed Dy d
crowd cnya dc composed not only of "Gugussc" and
"Laiio," but OF ladies and gentlemen. Tho
: manner in which tie Esgish and Americans
dodgc by the rcp1chcnslblo work OF art, al.
,Lcn dcdee back again is curious 10 view.
The staple Of the commentaries on the re
- vo-scd ady amounts generally to ITEMS, maj
e. 'est droIc The Intention Of the artist, how
ever, has been Of anything but u droll nature
30 | understand. He was dcslrous OF demon
r, strating the great advantage OF the study
Gymnastics to the female sex, and IN the pIctur
The lady's devotion to athletics ls denoted by
number of dumb bells, skipping ropes, az
"Indjan clubs" scattered about her pouuoN.
II. CyaRDIN ES. in pure olive oil Tor sale ~
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