The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-11
MISSING IVY ROCHE FOUND,
AND 7HOSE VINO SPIRITED HER AWAIT
ARE UNDER ARRESE
Aceosdin: 10 the Girls story I. Was Her
Fr'-rd Mrs. I-cks Who Aided Her Ruin
and Enabled Her to Eiude Her Relatives.

aud Enabled Her to Eiudc Her Relatives.
Ivy Roche Is found. She Is tho girl who dis
appeared on Oct. IL from the house OF Lawyer
John j. Stephens at 1914 West 1881 street.
wheIo she was employed as u nurse. Two
weeks later her brother. Jesse Roche. q bar
tender living at 3Ut West Thirty.nrst street.
reported the case to tho Gerry society and told
u singular story. His sister. he said. while
shopping last February. was accosted by
woman. who introduced herself az Mrs. Lecks.
The acquaintance continued until Ivy went to
live with the woman Ms her companion at ia
West Twenty eighth street.
violent attachment sfrnng up between tho
woman and the girl. Mrs Lecks is n rather
tall woman. % years old, and n pronounced
blonde. Ivy Roche is n girl who would be
called handsome rather than pretty. She Is
very dark. with curly black hair. restless dark
eyes. and great rvacity OF manner She Is
rather small and Jump. with well.roundoI
figure. which makes her appear at least three
years older than her actual age. which Is Is
years. Tho girls father tried to separate her
from Mrs. Lecks, but Ivy refused to leave until
he secured place for her as nurse in the
Stephens family. Tho girl stiii insisted on
visiting Mrs. Lerks frequently.
During the Columbus celebration Ivy ask ell
for day of to see the naval parade. She did
not return. On learning this Jesse went to
Mrs Leckss house. hut was told that Ivy had
not been there. lie then went to the head
quarters o! tho Gerry society. where Agents
Schu:es and schmidt were detailed 10 work
UP the case. The agents first went to Mrs
They had already learned that Mrs. .ecks's So
called husband Is a gambler knownas Fred
l.oche went to live with her Agent schultes
told Mrs. Lecks that he knew ali tins, but she
insisted in herlenial Of ever having knownthe
"a "a u hnn IN ri 81 ~.
they found that n sill answering TO- her de-
Getty House in lonEers as May Mansfield. nm
actress. and that she had leen visited by two
W0sn ,a w h aud by %Sn
went to Mcuuades road house on Myerdale
her there. The proprietor said TINT a young
man had brought her there three or four days
Ha o NV sonrd IL ah IN
New York. the young mnn said 81 want my
vile to live hero quietly FOR iew days; until
came frequently 20 visit her ut the hotel. The
agents went to the ElrHs room. and arrested
was held in $500 bail On charge Of vagrapcy.
In tho mean tine she made a inii confession
She said that after leaving Mr.. stenhens's
house she went directly to Mrs l.eckss: hat
one OF whom was Harry Lawrence. They gave
her S:.5. She Kent $40 herself, un,, gave tho
rest T. Mrs. Lerks lwo Gays l"te' Mrs. Lceks
-" Don't you think you ought to 90 back, Ivy?
foonrle1ns VII be cominE after You again
girl. " don't want ever to cave YOU again"
Well. you needn't 60 back" said the other.
to nrt In afraid can't keep you here rlltr'
That evening Lawrence came to the house
with Mr. mite. who said she lived at 1891
agents uttprwnrd discovered. was in tho Hotel
Royal on the night it was burned, Shy and I.
We Jh isa Mr. VAS then Vas I'm IN
and she moved to this city it was through
Mrs.Lcgks. Mrs. i."cks and Mrs. Wife tried 10
rHrsurle Ivy ,hoche taat she ought to leave
yanssrs sa1ss S Sm' i've s
there a. the hotel and VOW WI have rlensy Of
arm s s Mrs LEXIS No no. 9I can't I leave
You 20 with M.. Lawrence. and will come
often t" SEQ YOU" sa;l Mrs. Leeks Finally
|" tia enes oio in ae nsy
girls mother. On tho following day Lawrence
c5 to Sfa! oad Tna
young man gaya Ivy plenty Of money and a
slight dark. aud very we'll dressed. and said
tina, he had Very peculiar nose. rather Hat.
ana nOOk ed At the end
WITH this maaEre information Agents
Schutes and schmidt started to look for Law
renee They hoard that there was young
man Of ,hat name living on Wnrburton avenue
i'll lonkers. Schult.s was walking up War
burton avenue Yesterday afternoon trying 10
1!nd tho house where the Lawrences lived,
when lie met young man with dark hair and
q peculiar nose. The agent gazed intently at
tho young mar. who returned his stare with
some surprise and anger. Suddenly the agent
broke out That's the nose. sure enough"
ho cried. Tho young man stopped in amaze
Men'
How ara you. Mr.. Lawrence" continued
Agent Schutes.
I'm all night. thank YOU" was tho reply.
do look ~ II had cholera You seem to
seq something queer about me- II I'm not
mistaken YOU seem to take peculiar interest
in my nose.
Vol | do It looks like tho nose of Il man
That's Iust what it is. It's my nose and
that's my name.
The agent then arrested Lawrence. who on
! eirg told the charges against him made con-
frssIon. Mrs. l.>rks told me the cir! was her
sis,ar nnd WAS ~ years old" he said " | was
fond Of her and gave Mrs. Lacks 5000 to per-
shade her to 20 with me. ! had no idea the
gill was younger than rs years old"
Lawrence Is hOokkenrnr in large manu-
featuring concern n lonkcgs. he Is said to
belong to II prominent family. He was ar
raicnod at Jefferson Mnrknt Court yesterday
charged with abduction, and was held IN
White wer. arrested Yesterday afternoon.
They were taken 10 Police Headquarters. Ivy
Roche is now in tho care OF tho Gerry society.