Evening journal., 1890-03-10
PARTED BY PRISON BARS
An Innocent Woman Impris-
& oned for Another's Crime.
HER HUSBAND BROKEN HEARTED

The Mistake Was Discovered and She
Left the Prison walls. but Reached
Home Only to Find Her Husband Dead.
A Victim of Circumstantial Evidence.
NEW YoRK, March 1O-The release Of
Helen Davis alias Annie Allen, from state
prison by the New Jersey court CT pardons
few days ago reveals a sad romance OF real
life. One evening in May, 1881, as Mrs
LAWS was returning TO her home in Hoboken
from shopping tour to this city she met on
the feIryboat party Of acquaintance who
had been to the races During the trip
across the Hudson one Of this party picked
woman's pocket. A few minute later, when
the victim discovered her loss, she made
great outcry, and diligent search was made
for the missing pocketbook and the thief
without avail AS the boat was entering the
slip the woman ran toward the party that
Mrs Davis was with and charged that one
OF them had hor property. Suddenly she
darted at Mrs, Davis and drew the pocket
book from the end Of a bundle that the lat
ter was carrying
Mrs Davis protested her innocence, and
turning to appeal to her acquaintance she
found that they had rushed from the boat,
which by this time had been fastened to the
slip and had disappeared. Mrs. Davis was
explaining how the pocketbook must have
been showed into her bundle when Chief Of
Police Donovan appeared upon the scene and
arrested her.
A Heartbroken Husband.
TO shield her family from disgrace Mrs
Davis gave the name of Annie Allen, to-
gether with a wrong address She was tried
and convicted, and Judge Lippincott son
tenced her to the state prison for two years
and six months Mr. Davis was nearly heart
broken when he heard of the trouble that
had befallen his wife, and for a time his
reason was threatened. Whom questioned a.
70 his wife's whereabouts he would reply
that she had gone to Europe on business
Mr.. Davis took his three little girls TO the
residence Of his old friend, Alfred w Rob
inson at No. I'll Sackett street, Brooklyn
where they have ever since remained. Grief
finally began to tell upon the body andm
Of Mr. Davis, and physicians pronounced
him In decline. He was induced TO enter
Roosevelt hospital
Freed, but Too Late.
Realizing that his end was approaching
Mr.. DAVIS one day last month wrote about
his condition 10 Charles Norton Of Newark,
and asked h:n to secure counsel and lay the
facts concerning his wife before Governor
Albeit. The lawyer satisfied himself that
Mrs. Davis was innocent Of the crime with
which she was charged, and went to Cover
nor Albeit early last week and told him the
story. The governor convened a special SEES
sion Of the court Of pardons, and that body
ordered Mrs Davis release II was des
tined, however, that Mrs. Davis was not to
look again upon her husbands face ia life,
for on the very night that she WINS pardoned
Dir. Davis died at Roosevelt hospital.
She Fell in a swoon.
The poor woman was overjoyod at her
release, and she begged 30 be sent 10 her hus.
band and children as quickly as possible.
She had not yet learned Of her husbands
death, end to break the sad news was "a deli
cate task indeed. Before the train reached
Jersey City the lawyer mustered up courage
and told her that Mr. Davis was dead She
half rose from her seat clasped her hands
together and fell back without a word in
swoon that was like death itself Even after
she was restored to consciousness her nervous
condition was such as TO give much cause
for alarm. She was conveyed TO Mr.. Robin
sons residence in Brooklyn, and the next
day was able to come to this city and attend
her husbands funeral, which took place
from the residence Of a friend on Fifty-ninth
street
With her three little girls around her and
in the presence Of the dead she expressed her
gratitude for being allowed TO once more see
the dear face, even though the eyes could
not see her nor the lips speak her name
The Family History.
Mr. Davis lived in Fifty-ninth street, in
this city, about 1877, and was considered
very wealthy. He followed tho horses with
ill luck for several years, and finally became
very poor. II is said that he lost more than
$4,000 in betting on horses. He removed
to Union Hill, near Hobolien, in 1886, where
he and his wife opdhed a fancy goods store
and did we'll Mrs. Davis, who was con-
sidered an expert judge Of diamonds, was
employed for time by large New York
establishment TO purchase diamonds and
other gems in Europe. She made a great
deal Of money and they again became pros
porous.
Cigurmakers Meet.
NEW YoRK, March lO-An important
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