New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-28
NO MOTIVE FOR CRIME.
THE SINGULAR CONDUCT OF MRS DAVIS
A POLICE COURT HEARING PosTPoNED-AN HEIR Tt
GREAT WEALTH.

THE SINGULAR CONDUCT OF MRS. DAVIS
A POLICE COURT HEARING PosTPoNED-AN HEIR TO
GREAT WEALTH.
Mrs Caroline G. Davis, of Albany, who was ar
rested at the Foley House in Saratoga on Friday
last for attempting by forgery to obtain valuable
dress from James McCrecry a. Co., dry-gOods mer-
chants at No. Sol Broadway, was taken to the
Tombs from Police Headquarters yesterday after
noon in carriage by Detective-SergeantM cLough-
lin. The carriage stopped in front OF the IomDs .:
and the detective started to enter the Police Court
with his prisoner by the regular entrance. AS soon
as the two were in the room friends OF Mrs DAVIS
intercepted them and short consultation TOOK
place. Then Mrs. Davis was taken around the cor
ner of tie building and INTO the Jastice's private
room by way of the City Prison entrance and PR.
yate stairway. In the private room were Justlce
Herman aud his clerk, and number, OF Mrs.
Davs's relatives and friends among whom were
her brother Alexander Greer Of APes ra asI
and Stephen III. Parsons. OF Albany;, Il; W.
Sterry, Of No. "a Cedar-st.. and James W. Glllles'
cotfee merchant at No. ESQ Was1ingson GS;etly in
an armchair near the Justices desk "l.nous ap
pearing to take much interest In what was eoihs
on about her. She is short and slender ana net race
looks thin and delicate. Yesterday she wore hand
some black silk dress and a wnite cnlp nsI VIII u
trimmings of crushed strawberry ana wlhe-c11iorso
velvet and a crushed-strawberry ostr1cn-piuhe;
heavy veil covered her face. Her eyes showed
the effects of proracted weeping. In answer 10 tue
yeSrs old and that she was born and
had always lived IN bany Il. ii. Grandln APP
peared as Mrs Davlss counsel Ill place OF ira
Shafer, of No. 10 Broadway. he asked that the
case he adiourned until September 81, as by that
time witnesses could be brought to the city VINO
would give important testimony IN regard 10 MIS-
I)avs's mental condition. Justice Herman granted
the adionrnment and accepted bail in $500 for
Mrs Dsvis's appearance. Her bondsman was James
Alexander W. Jackson. the manager, of their
store. who stated that the dress which Mrs. DAVIS
tried to secure was valued at $lOO.
Stephen H. Parsons, one OF the prisoners broth
-, -l.,y IN rRIRIfNE rpnOrtar that there
could be no motive for Mrs. Davis to resort to such
methods of getting wearing apparel as she had
plenty of property Ill her own right; The estate oil
her father. amounting to $2000,000. was still in
tact and on her mothers death she would get her
share of it. About two years ago Mrs: Davis was
ill for long time, and was given morphine 10 large
the drug since her recovery ana otten acted errat-
ically when under its influence.
A dispatch received from Albany last night states
inquiries among Mrs. Days's friends in that city
have discovered that two years ago she was SICK AT
her mothers house. No. % Tenbroeck-st. when Drs
Balch aud Haskins declared that she was insane
habits to which, 1t is said, she was addicted before
she was married. X. G. Davis, prominent clothing
s Of RoSland Z. DAVIS the divorced hus-
band of the woman. sald yesterday " My SOD mar
ried her when she was about twenty-five. ten years
ago. She was then pretty and engaging and we
thought tue match reasonable one. We had not
heard of her drinking habit though we have heard
of il since. NV son was steady, industrious
little wild like other BOYS. | know he became an
expert amateur billiard player here and probably
that led him into associations that started him IN
gambling. Now he is q dealer in gambling con-
Germ in New York City. / think that bis wife was
perfectly correct young lady in her general de-
meanor never heard word against her before
her marriage and since have heard only rumors
Numerous friends and neighbors of Mrs. Davis
and the Greer family say that although the
young woman tppled, she was entirely without
reproach otherwise. aud beng aware of her fault,
had tried to amend her ways time and again.