The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-19
PRETTY ALICE is FREE.
The Jury Did Not Believe That
the Dancer Stole MorrisoD's
JeWelry.

Alice Arnold, reputed to be the pref
test young woman in Hoboken, but not
as good as she is pretty, was yesterday
tried for grand larceny IN the Court of
| General Sessions. Alice had been indict-
ed for stealing two gold watches, one
gold watch chain, one diamond stud, one
pair of eye glasses and So In cash from
William Morrison. formerly the manager
of the Bijou Theatre in Hoboken, and
later the leader of its orchestra. Nor
rison Is a married man and Alice says
she was married four years ago in
Brooklyn.
When the case was called the woman
seated herself comfortably beside Sen
ator Daily. her counsel. and at once be-
came the cynosure of all eyes in the
crowded court room.
Alice is above medium height. slender
and willowy. Her complexion is very
fair and white. would be too white We're
it not for the delicate pink tint that
constantly comes to her cheek when
conversing or smiling. Her light brown
hair yesterday was arranged in a
psyche knot, and diamond rings glisten-
ed in her shell-like ears. She was be-
! com:ngly attired in a gown of dark ma
terial and wore a brown straw hat.
MoRRISoN'S STORY.
Morrison testified that he and Alice
had lived together in a hotel IN Hoboken.
His eyes became sore and he went to
the Eye and Ear Infirmary in New
York City for treatment. He told Alice
to place the jewelry in his trunk and
take the trunk to No. 153 Second street.
where Alice had a furnished room. He
wanted her to take charge of his trunk
until he got we'll. While he was IN the
inirmary. his partner, Joseph Philips.
brought him three pawn tickets that
had been found in Alice's room and they
called for the two watches and the dia-
mond stud. The articles were pawned in
New York.
Detective Gallagher testified that after
Alice was arrested in Scranton. Pa, she
gave him a pawn tickle for a watch
chain. George EMehl, +. B. Lester, VIM
Mehl and Joseph Philips testified that
the trunk had been taken to No. 15s
Second street. and Jacob Herring, an ex-
pressman. told how he had taken a
trunk to the Delaware, L~ackaWann q
Western Railroad depot.
When ALICE was called in her defense
she said:-"I have known MT. Nor Morrison Sem
at the Bijoa Theatre. where I was a
chorus girl. attended him when ne
was sick and then ] went with q COM
bury, Conn, and told me that if l was
not getting my salary to come back to
Hoboken.. I returned;
saw me n a box at the Bijou and he
~ IouaRRELLED OVER MONEY,
quarrel over money matters and | went
away. We made up again three days
later, when went to the dining room Of
after. that: I took a room on Bloom
field e s street eta and M Mr., n M9rr; my e same 80
nursed him day and night, every few
mir ts;s putting 2s tin rs drops in his eyes, and
Alice cred bitterly at this point. She
related how Morrison told her to take
t the wsv articles II ! / sa allfged an 59 hate in 0e the t trnah.'
but to take the trunk, which had his
clothes also. When he was in the hos
Rf,fa paw sD the articles aa,hs to get motley to
She bought some fruit for Morrison and
gave him n dollar OF the money SO
Cross-examined by Prosecutor Winfield
Alice said she last saw her hnsbana
t three h and on naiaif. years ear and was vas then
forced to support herself. She went on
the stage. The day she pawned the
articles Sne Went WIFI AL. WOOdS, Hioi
ager of the Siddons Theatrical, Com
pany, to Easton. A man named Sam
was with them. She pad al expenses
out of the money got on the jewelry.
Alice said she went to Easton to get an
engagement to dance.
iWhat sort of a dancer asked the
Prosecutor.
sThe Turkish dance"
"Wbat is a Turkish dancer,
II don't know. 1t IS q dance some
Turkish people taught me-"
isn't It known as the wiggle dancer"
81 suppose So"
was closed and counseI summed up.