The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-31
WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE.
Mrs. Julia Davis Sent to New York
by the Police.

by the Police.
The wife of the New York newspa-
per man who passed herself off in this
city as Mrs. Julia Davis, and who
lost $500 worth of diamonds which were
recovered by Detectives Murphy and
Wall, returned North last night on the
Kansas City. She was taken to the
vessel by Detective Wall and placed
in charge of one of the officers. Upon
her arrival in New York she will be
met by her husband.
There were no new developments in
the case yesterday andno arrests were
made by the detectives. A physician
who saw the woman during the day
stated that she had taken much more
intoxicating drink than the police inn
agined. Her condition during the day
was really pitiable, and at one time
it was believed she would have to be
sent to a hospital. The reaction from
a week of stupor made her really an
i'll woman. She called at police head
quarters during the morning and re-
manned there under a physicians care
until she was taken to the steamer.
| The woman stuck to her statement
!
men and had been given Knockout
drops. She remembered having gone
| to some restaurant and having there
| INDUCED in few small bottles. She
claims TO have been robbed at that
time, and says that the men did not
accompany her to the house in the
southern section of the city. Mrs.
Davis was extremely nervous, and
said that while her experience will re-
| mo in IN har hraiT li1xa p0alQ nf fire
she fears that 1t will get to the ears of
! her husband.
The woman admits that she pawned
two pieces of jewelry, but claims that
the tickets were stolen from her. She
was unable to state clearly just how
she spent the week, although she
claims that she was in a stupor until
she returned to the hotel. She told
the police that she took her first drink
of whisky just after recovering from
an attack of malarial fever. 1t was
| stated that at one time she was a
member of the Una Clayton Company,
a popular price theatrical organization.
! Although her weeks experience left
| her in a frightful physical condition
she has the manners of a lady.
A negro cabman told a different story
of the affair. He said that he car
ried the woman to the house where she
|
she was alone. The negro said he was
accosted by the woman, and was told
to drive to some house in the south
ern section of the city. She had just
left the Marshall House and was alone.
The negro took her to a house Of his
liking and he claims she staid there
of her own volition. After he got
Mrs. Davis to the house he noticed that
she had been drinking. According to
HI ctr oh him that q a would
much prefer to remain with colored
people until she got ready to return
home. She wanted to pawn two of her
diamonds, but the cabman said ne re-
| fused to dispose of them, and drove her
down town. She pledged the stones,
the negro claims, and gave .him the
| tickets. According to the cabman she
stated that she was going to New York
and would sooner let the people at the
house have the gems than the pawn
shop proprietor. The cabman claims
| that he went to a bank and drew
enough money to get the jewelry out.
| He stated that the diamonds had been
taken from his, and he was seeking an
attorney with the intention of getting
his money back.
The woman stoutly denies that she
gave the pawn tickets away and
charges that they were stolen from her
in the house where she was stopping.
Some of her jewelry she hid in her
hair. Mrs. Davis stated that she would
| not remain in the city to prosecute
those whom she charges robbed her,
but insists that her story is true. Be
cause the woman refused to remain to
prosecute, the detectives made no ar
rests. 1t was stated at headquarters
that Mrs. Davis did not desire any no.
toriety, and that the officers could do
no more than recover her property and
| turn il over to her.