Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-31
NURSE TOOK POISON
BODY OF THE MISSING WOMAN
FOUND IN A FIELD.

WHITE PLAINS, December 31.-Alice
Maud Harvey, the trained nurse who
disappeared on Christmas afternoon
from the home of Mrs. ]. o. Hobby in
Prospect street, here, and who. it was
Thought at first. might prove to be the
girl found murdered in q pond in Har-
rison. N. j.. on Christmas night. was
found last night dead in q field be-
side the girl lay an empty bottle that
| had contained carbolic acid.
"A newspaper clipping found beside the
girls body. and events in her life that
came to the knowledge of the police
tonight, prove beyond doubt that the
Kirl killed herself because she feared
arrest ON q. charge of adultery under
| the New Jersey law.
The clipping. cut from a Newark news
paper OF recent date, told the story of the
arrest in Manhattan December Il OF Dr.
]. "A. Taff. whose wife, Nettie. charged
him with abandonment. The story told
| how the wife had traced DR. Tan to q
Newark, N. j., where she had found him
| living with a trained nurse, who was
| known to others in the house as his wife.
| On a piece Of white notepaper. to which
| this clipping was pinned, were scrubbed
the words In pencil:
II am this woman"
| The White Plains police communicated
With the police of Newark and learned
4 Inat MTS. All, mao applied ana re-
ceived warrant for the arrest Of Alice
Maud Harvey for adultery three weeks
| ago. The warrant was issued by Judge
Howell. but was never served. for within
a day or SO after its issue Miss Harvey
left New Jersey TO take the position with
| Mrs. Hobby.
Disappeared Christmas Day.
The girl remained with Mrs Hobby until
| Christmas Day, when. In the afternoon.
she announced that she was going for a
| walk. She was never seen again until
found dead last night Miss Harvey re-
eeived q letter by special delivery on
Christmas morning and 1t is now believed
| by. the police that this letter contained
| news Of the warrant having been Issued.
They believe that Miss Harvey left New
Jersey without knowing that there was a
warrant for her arrest.
| IT was remarked by members of the
| Hobby family that Miss Harvey appeared
alarmed after the receipt of the letter
| She became very nervous and depressed
| losing the spirits that had made her an
ideal rufse. When she announced that
| she was going for walk the girl was
| wearing her nurses costume, and this she
did not change. Mrs. Hobby believed tina,
she Intended to return shortly.
| Her failure to co so caused the Hob
bys to appeal to the police on Christmas
night, ana a general alarm was sent out
for her. On the following day the body
Harrison swamp. and that afternoon two
women who refused their names visited
Harrison in company with Manhattan
detective to try and identify the body
| All trace Of the girl was lost how
ever. until last night. when George Purdy
OF Rosedale. the small settlement be-
tween this place and Mamaroneck, came
Purdy's woods, about 300 feet from the
trolley line between this place and
Mamaroneck. A conductor OF this line
viewed the body and said he thought the
| Rfrl had ridden out on his car about 5:30
I O'clock Christmas Afternoon. 1t Is prob
liable that she killed herself op that day.