The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-26
ALICE WHITE GUILTY.
SENTENCE POSTPONED UNTIL THE
TRIAL OF HER COMPANIONS.

The Jury Found a Verdict In Less Than
an Hour, But Was Unable to Report
Until the Court Convened-The story
ofthe Prisoners Career.
Alice White, as was predicted in yester-
days MORNING NEWS, was convicted OF
abducting Ella Holmes. The jury brought
in a verdict as soon as court convened at 8
o'clock.
1t was reached thres-quartcrs Of an hour
after the retirement of the jury, but, as
Judge Falligant had adjourned court, the
jurymen were compelled to remain under
lock and key until 8 o'clock.
The Jury could have arrived at a verdict
in five minutes If one OF the jurors had not
decided to have little sport with bis eleven
companions by voting mot guilty" few
times. His sport cost himself aud the others
their liberty for about nine hours. The
young juryman said he had no doubt OF the
prisoners guilt at any time, but he hadn't
any idea Judge Faligant Yves going to adj
journ court for at least an hour.
There we're only few spectators in the
court room besides the officers when the jury
filed in. Alice didn't have the jaunty air
about her which she displayed in such
marked degree during her trial The smile
was gone from her face when she walked
Into the room and sat in the prisoners chair.
10 its place there was a serious and rather
sad expression as she faced the twelve men
who had her liberty in their hands.
REALIZED HER FATE.
The prisoner seemed to at last realize
in its true import the old axiom. 1.-The way
OF the transgressor is hard" Evidently
she feared the worst. as she drew her lips
d
while Judge Falligant was putting the usual
questions to the jury.
When Clerk Carr took the indictment
from the foreman's hand Alice's eyes closely
followed him. and as he began reading she
leaned slightly forward to catch every
word. When she heard her condemnation
she tried to smile, but it was sickly at
tempt, followed quickly by what looked to
be au expression Of pain.
There was no swa9ger about her walk
when she turned to retrace her steps to the
sheriffs office. 1t was humble, and indi-
Gated palmer than any words she could have
uttered that all her talk about not caring
whether she was acquitted or convicted
was all on the surface. She didn't care to
talk going back to the Jail.
THE SENTENCE DEFERRED.
Judge Falligant postponed the sentence
until after the trial of her coconspirators,
Pearl Prendergast, Stella Mosely and Percy
Sibley. The penalty Is not less than four
years or more than seven.
Alice Whites downward career has been
one of unusually rapidity. AT IA she was
sent away from school because of her bad
tendencies and despite the efforts Of her
parents to check her she got worse. Her
innocent attractive face got her a position
in a well-knowp dry goods store, but the
proprietors soon had TO get rid OF her on ao-
count of misconduct. The next thing heard
OF her sne duped young man
into marriage, but soon tir-
ing of the restraint Of married
life took up her abode with Pearl Prem
dergast. Here she met DeLaughter. Turner
and Perkins, and with two other female
companions, went to live with them. Then
came the plot to rob the Southern express
car. Alice made the masks for the men,
and helped TO hide the spoils. Arrest fol.
lowed and Alice went on the witness stand
and helped to send the robbers to the mines.
TREATED LENIENTLY.
The case against her as an accomplish of
the robbers was dismissed by Solicitor Gem
eral Fraser, and he released her from Jail
with the hope that she would reform.
Alice's father and mother took her back
home, and for few weeks she led a quiet
life. She was too wicked, however, to res
main good long. Ella Holmes attracted her
and she decided that the young girl would
prove an attraction for the house Of her
friend, Pearl Prendergast. A note with a
promise Of 81 for its delivery. made a pris-
Oner of the child. The mothers long search.
winding up with the arrest of Alice White
by Detective Wetherhorn aud the unearth-
ing OF the kidnapping conspiracy, is fresh In
the minds Of the public.
At 10 Alice run to the end of her rope,
and she is now convicted felon, awaiting
the judgment of the court to consign her to
the penItentiary for long term, The career
of Alice White is, to say the least, remarks
able. and probably it has few equals any
where. It Is a story of depravity worthy Of
the slums of London.