The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-08
NAMED HER EMPLOYERS son.
MISS KEEBLE DEAD: ALEXANDER
PERRY IN HIDING.
Son OF W. =. Perry, a Broker, COnfesses
to Procuring an Operation for the
WOman.-Father Thought She Was
AbrOadi-Dr. Thomas Leperti Arrested.


Abroad--Dr. Thomas LepertR Arrested
Miss Alice keeble. domestic, died last
night in the y. X. Smith Infirmary in New
Brighton, Staten Island, after an operation
performed on Sunday night to save hel
from the fatal effects of criminal treatment
administ cred by DIR. Thomas Leperdy OF
East Hath street.
In her ante-mortem statement. made to
Coroner George F. Schaefer OF Richmond
county, she accused her employers son
Alexander Perry, Of causing the trouble
which she sought to avoid by the fata
operation.
DIR. C. w. Townsend was called TO the
home of Miss Keeble's sister on Caroline
street, West Brighton, on Sunday night
He found Miss Keeble suffering from the
effects OF a criminal operation and ordered
her immediate removal to the infrmary
There 1t was thought that an operation
might save her life, She was told that
she was in danger Of death, and the Coroner
was called to receive her ante-mortem
statement.
Miss keeble was AZ years old. Alexander
Perry, whom she accuses of being the cause
Of her alleg visit TO the Harlem doctor.
s less than half her age. He is the son of
W. =. Perry, a broker, al a Broad street
whose home IL in Lenox Court, fashion
able settlement back of New Brighton
For about eighteen years Miss keeble
had been in the employ Of the Perrys,
and had, 1t ID said, been treated more as q
member OF the family than as domestic.
The youth she accuses had been in her
charge when he was little more than a baby,
and the other Perry children had also been
for years confded to her care.
W. s. Perry says that when he heard
OF the accusation against his son he ques-
toned him at length and the youth admitted
that in October last there had been trouble
some situation and that the woman was
taken to doctors Office. Mr.. Perry says
that Miss Feeble remained in his family
until February, when she left for visit
to her relatives in England. There are
letters from Miss Keeble in the Perry home
posted in England and dated as recently
as last March
More recently a photograph of Miss
Keeble was received by the family Mr..
Perry says his family did not know that
Miss Keeble had returned to this country
until word reached them that Alexander
was accused Mr. Perry says he will try
TO ascertain when she returned from Eng
land and feels satisfied that it can be shown
that she reached this country not long
before the operation.
Young Perry is missing and IL likely
so remain in hiding for some time. His
fathe says that at midnight on Sunday
detectives came to his home to see his son
but had no search warrant. They left
without entering. He says that on Mon
day while at business he was pestsred
by couple of detectives from Manhattan
precinct. These men, he Va vs., threatened
to arrest him on suspicion Of being the
Perry they wanted.
They hesitated when he was defiant and
invited them 10 make the arrest, promising
TO sue them and the city il he was arrested.
Finally, one OF them left, but the other re-
manned with him until called away by tele-
phone Mr.. Perry believes they were
bluffing. thinking to brighten him into tell
ing where he supposes his son to be.
DR.. Leferdy was arrested yesterday
and taken to Staten Island. The authori-
ties there refused 10 hold him because
the alleged crime was not committed there.
The police Of the lO4th street station re-
arrested DIR. Leferdy. He was arraigned
before Magistrate Baker in the Harlem
police court and released in $1,000 bail
FOR examination.
DIR. Leferdy refused to discuss the case
last night.