New-York tribune., 1911-03-19
MRS. MELBER At AUBURN
.,.ver Ruse Disappoints Thou
''. sands at Railroad Station.
PROTESTS HER Innocence
,.o.ber Makes Scene at SYRIA
cuse and Is Finally Allowed
TO Kiss Murderess.

,rr y. Y, March h.-Mrs Edith
o-riyed at Auburn prison tonight,
Ns che will probably spend the re-
"pe' of her life for numbering her four
ma'" "a 50, George on the outskirts of
year-old so'
Albany. -. ,,,,,-oas oo,hor.d
,he New York Central station here,
q clever ruse of Warden Benham
.s ,,;soner was smuggled into the prison
-.o,iced except by handful OF news
u'" non and few morbid women. The
Ps ,aH been decoyed TO the station by
-, presence of the warden's team and
ravance and clustered silently around
-. smptv vehicle while Mrs. Melber was
..rsn 10 the prison in mack.
So was accompanied from Albany by
n, and Mrs. William Gard. 10th of whom
=. connected with the prisoner. At SYRIA
.a.. tremendous crowd awaited the trio
-, Mr. Gard quietly slipped his prisoner
.s,oreb the station and out on TO Fayette
s,r.s, where an Auburn bound trolley was
.,si,ine Here a brother of Mrs. Melber
....,sd the little yelled woman. and she
30. nsrrnitted TO hold few minutes tear
%, conversation. The trolley started for
,ubu-n. and at Skaneateles another large
,,,one assembled and blocked the way for
several minutes.
Mrs Nelber sat next 10 Mrs. Gard and
.,a her face beneath a veil. In Auburn
,..nwhie Warden Benham's driver. John
poIock. maneuvred around the New York
c.r,ral station. where the curious had
s,,bered for the o'clock train. All recog-
r,,.8 the wardens high stepping cobs and
,,ovdsi around 10 secure positions in ex-
,..,s,ion Of the vcn1an's arrival. AS the
,,,,, nulled in and the throng sursed
,rn,rd the warden's empty carriage a
,,ssa hack drove by unnoticed and few
u,,u,es later stopped at the gate Of the
vomens prison
Mrs Mslbers male attendant stepped out.
.ouowed BY his wife. Then came the veiled
rurdsrer. She lifted her veil for a moment
and moaned. "Oh dear; oh. dear" while a
,urrkey came down TO open the gate. Then
sss ,remblingly followed Mrs. Gard to the
ma,ron's office.
NJ Gard said that on the way from AL
h.,v the woman sat silent most Of the
time refusing 70 answer questions.
Now and then she munbed, II am nno-
cent. am innocent" She will not be for
mallv entered in the prison books until
Monday.
svracuse. March lS-"If you don't let me
kiss my sister goodbv I'm going to kill
some one" cried Stephen GibeaU as the
guards were placing his sister Mrs. Edith
Melber the convicted murderess. on the
trolley car which was 70 take her TO Au-
burn.
The man fought his way 70 the prisoner.
where he lifted her veil and pressed his lips
70 hers
I'm going 20 my death. and / want you
10 avenge me-" cried the young woman,
weeping Historically.
Albany. March 1S'-C1ad in black from
head TO foot. her face hidden by heavy
veil Mrs Edith Melber, convicted Of nur-
dering her own child. was taken TO Au-
burn prison this afternoon 10 begin mini
nun sentence Of twenty years imprison-
msnt which may not end until her death.
prison guard and a matron, with Mrs.
Etlber in cnsrge. left Albany on the il5
tain. The prisoners face, pale and almost
expresSionless. was revealed for a moment
In the station as she lifted her veil. In her
Rand she carried prayerbook which the
chaplain Of tie Albany penitentiary gave
her to-day.
Hundreds gathered at the station to get a
glimpse of the woman, and platoon OF
police was necessary to force passageway
to the train for the prisoner and her guards
As they boarded the train there was "A yell
Of derisiOn from the crowd, but no further
demonstration vas made.