The evening world., 1912-02-28
WOMAN PLANNED
HIS BURGLARY, BOY
RAFFLESA ASSERTS
James StearnS, Sixteen Years
Old, Accuses Mrs. Kersllaw
of Being Feminine 'Fagin.'
MORPHINE PLOT Fooled
Detective Traps Woman Pass
ing Fatal Drug to Accused
Sister in Court.
MORPHINE PLOT FOlLED

0uflcient morphine TO cause death
vas handed to Mrs. Ida Kershaw in
Gates Avenue Poiico Court to-day by
her sister, Mrs. Jessie Duryea. after
MSs. Kershaw had been held for the
Grand Jury without bail by Magistrate
Hylan. on a charge of burglary. Both
women denied the poison was to be used
In a suicide plot. however. declaring
Mrs. kershaw. a drug victim. would
have died without It.
James Stcarns, q sixteen-year-old
youth. who declared he had been IN
Spdsed TO burglary by Mrs. Kershaw.
also was hold for tho Grand Jury with
out bail on the same charge.
The charge against Mrs. Kershaw
and Steariis was made by Mrs. Harriet
Scott OF No. 5i3A lIalsey street, Brook
lyn, with whom Mrs. kershaw formerly
rooned. Mrs. Scott swore tina a short
time before the burglary Airs. Kershaw
visited her and learned she was TO at-
. a theatre the following FRIDAY
night. The burglary was committed
that night. Mrs. Scott said the jewclry
stolen had been returned to her by
nourteen-year-old Harry Gauler Of No.
III Flushing avenue. Brooklyn.
81 io IVY tNl1Illtttu the DurEl1rY
on the witness stand and declared he
was inspired TO 1t by Mrs. Kershaw.
After ] broke into the house. I went
to Mrs. Kershaw's house. at No. lll3
Herkimer street. and showed Mrs.
Duryca. Mrs. Kershaw's sister. the stun
/ had stolen. II you will get me some
cloth goods III pay you as we'll as any.
body she told me.
"Then Mrs. kcrshaw came in and Z
gave her We bracelets, a diamond ring.
the pearl opera glasses and some OF the
other stun. Before / broke into the
house ] had been to see Mrs. Kershay
and she had given me keys by which
I could get in and told me to go TO Mrs..
SCOTS house on Friday night, and had
told me where the jewelry was to he
found. ] o the keys she gave me and
used them In the burglary. The little
Gauler boy IS innocent; he only took the
stuff back to Mrs. SCOTS for me when
] heard the detectives were after me"
Mrs. KershAw denied the boys story.
She declared when she left Mrs. SCOTS
home sho had returned to the landlady
all the keys she had to the house. She
said she Knew the Stearns boy only as
. messenger. but admitted he had given
her some OF the stolen jewelry.
"He told me 1t was old stuff given him
by his aunt" she said.
Mrs. Duryea, a stout blonde. attired
IN rich black silks and adorned with
many diamonds. told a dramatic story
Of what she said were her efforts to
save the boy from "a life OF crime"
she referred to him as Little Jimmie"
THE boy showed me the tewelry."
she said. land said he wanted to sell 1t.
He told me his aun had given it to
him.
1T I could get a job robbing houses
At s. a week / never would work. jim
mis said TO me.
For Gods sake, Jimmie. don't talk
likothat.' l replied. Take off your coat
atdeollar n earn an honest living for
YOUR mother"
As Mrs. Kershaw, apparently on the
verge Of n collapse, was led back to the
''pen," Mrs. Duryea called to her.
Take this handkerchief" she said,
and tried to pass a package of NOR
phine, wrapped in the linen. to her
sister. Detective Cavanagh and Cour:
Offdcer Alcot seized the package.
Magistrate Hylan dismissed Mrs. Dur
yea with a reprimand. DIR. Robert OF
1t. Johns Hospital. treated Mrs. Kerr
shaw and she was sent to the Ray
Nond street Jail.