The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-20
LIZZIE BASS IS
NO HORSE Thief
Il Took the Jury Just Two Min
utes TO Reach Verdict.
SHE DRANK AND FORGOT
Was Simply on a Drunk and Had No Idea
Of Stealing a Horse, she
Declared.
SHE DRANK AND FORGOT

New York. May 20--It took the jury a
White Plains just two minutes yesterday
to acquit Miss Lizzie Bass of the charge
of horse stealing. for which she had beer
under indictment for the last year anc
a half The jurors couldn't get then
ballots into the hat quicly enough. AND
when the foreman examined them he
found each one bore the words mot
guilty
When the foreman pronounced the yer
dict OF mot guilty applause nahs
through the crowded court room. Miss
Bass was Immediately surrounded by con-
gratulatory friends. the papers releasing
her were quickly signed and she hastened
away.
Miss Bass. pretty. dark. of fine figure.
wore 81 light waist, black skirt and a
large black picture hat. DR. A. Il. Marsh
of Mount Vernon, who keeps a hVery sta
ble took the stand first and told how
Miss Bass and another young woman
had hired a fast trotter' for " for two
hours.
FUN WITH THE DOCTOR.
Then Mr. Hunt made DR. Marsh very
uncomfortable. for he wanted To know
all the details of the recovery OF the
horse. DR.. Marsh said that on the Fri
day following he and friend went 10
New York and saw Miss Bass ana a
young man driving the horse through
Central Park. He called mounted po-
ntefndn anu the klTl WAS SibEUth. III r.
Marsh then admitted that he had taken
Miss Bass 10 luncheon and bought some
thing 10 drink.
Mrs. Marsh was in court hdgeted a
good deal and shot angry glances az Mr.
Hunt. After the luncheon DR.. Marsh
said he drove his recovered horse back
TO Mount Vernon. and three days later
William Lynch. a Mount Vernon CON
hall in New York
The girl was released on bail and when
called for trial did not respond. II de-
veloped that she did not know her case
was TO come up, but she was accused OF
jumping her bail. and when re-arrested
a month ago was locked I'm the jail al
White Plains.
Mr.. Hunt now proceeded to have fun
with Constable w. Lynch. whom he
called a "hayseed cop" and made him
confess that he had entertained Miss Bass
at dinner al the countys expense.
And you wrote to her making ap-
pontments to meet her?'
Lynch explained that he had. so as
10 know where she was. but had lost
track of her before the day set for her
trial
TELLS HER OWN STORY.
Miss Bass then told her own story
She was particularly pretty when she
smiled. and some one may have told her
OF IT, for she fairly beamei on the Jury.
oHt sdlO tfle anu MISS IOTencP sem
wartz. each with about $40 earned as
Cloak models in New York stores, felt
so rich that just had to spend some
money" so they went 10 Mount Vernon
and hired DR. Marsh's horse
we had a drink. soon. and then an
other and another" Miss Bass testified
I'VE headed for West Farms, stopping
at various hotels on the way. We reached
a road-house at One Hundred and Tenth
street and Lenox avenue. New York.
about 10 o'clock at night. We drank
wine and forgot all about the horse
il wasn't TIL the next day that remem-
bered about the horse. and started 10
find him. A friend OK mine aided me.
ION the following Friday we found the
horse In a stable at Fifty-seventh street
and Lexington avenue and started 10
drive the rig back to DIR. Marsh When
he found US in Central park he did not
accuse me OF stealing the horse He
gave me the glad hand and took me 20
nice luncheon. When he drove away
with the horse / never expected any
trouble.
PAID HER COMPLIMENTS.
81 was surprised a few days later when
Constable Lynch arrested me. He was
very good to me though. He danced
with me and treated me TO many beers
He was all right. He told me 7 was n
nice little girl. the real thing. and a lot
OF stun like that. never thought Of
jumping my ball forgot all about the
old trial. and I did not get the notice
that IL was 10 come of so soon.
The story that I had jumped my bail
was believed. and no one would go on
my bond again, so have spent the last
thirty days IN jail All for a horse not
half as good as I usually drive
II was on a plain drunk, not n horse
stealing expedition"