New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
Wealthy St. Louis Woman
Insists to Last in Court
That Girl Protegee She
Met Abroad Was Thief
Many Witnesses Aid De
fence.

Albertne NARROW was acquitted last
night of the charge made by Mrs. ROD
ert Nolker. wife of the president OF
the St. Louis Aero Club. that she had
stolen s. coo in bills from the latter's
gold me- bag while the two were IN
a hairo ing parlor last Saturday
Judge Mao. in the Children's Court
had listened 10 witnesses SINCE the
third DAYS session of the trial began
at noon Yesterday, and gave his deer
sion at 1907.
lie agreed with the contention put
forward b. James A. Turley. OF the
girls counsel. that the evidence had
NOT been strong enough TO prove the
girl had taken the money. lsidor j.
Kresel. attorney for Mrs. Nolker. IN
sisted that Alberine had concealed the
money on her person after taking IT
from the bag, until her mother arrived
al the store. Then. he alleged, the girl
had given it 20 her.
At the end of the trial Miss Mar
lows relatives swarmed around her
and hurried her to waiting taXicab.
They quickly stepped III. refusing TO
discuss the decision. Mrs. Nolker.
when questioned. said she, too. had
nothing to say.
Both of the principals were on the
stand Yesterday. Miss MARROW being
recalled in the evening. Mrs. Nolker.
called second time, maintained that
she had not shouted Lock the doors.
stop that woman. Telephone 10 the
police" after she discovered her loss.
Marie Meier. hairdresscr employed
where the robbery is alleged TO have
taken place, testified, however. that she
had heard Mrs. Nolkcr make the state
ment after a woman had left the shop
just before the theft.
Girl. a Good Witness.
The NARROW girl was on the stand
for more than two hours and half
Yesterday and proved a most conylnc-
/ ing witness. Isidor J. Kresel, Mrs.
Nolkcrs counsel. endeavored TO show
that her reputation for integrity was
not rs good rs several other persons
had testified. But Albertine. IN n cen
Tie voice. assured the court that when
over she had been out late AZ night
she had always been properly chap
orCncd. and had also told ner mother
of the visits.
Although she admitted that she could
not be expected to do as much think
ing as mature woman, the hfteen-
vear-old girl conducted herself well on
much AZ variance with the story Mrs.
Nolker had told.
Albertine said that after Mrs. MOL
kcr's 81 900 was reported missing at
the hairdressinC parlor AT 901 Seventh
Avenue, she. as well as employees OF
the place. was searched.
Mrs. Page, the manicure at the
establishment. searched me- she testi-
fed. That was after Detective Daw
son came there The ohiropodist held
nv coat and went into the pockets, and
Mrs. Page felt around my waist and In
nv stockings. took off my collar.
II never saw the black purse. sup
posed TO have contained Mrs. Nolker's
money" she declared, after she hand
ed me a So bill TO pay for my shampoo
Did YOU extract the black purse
from the gold mesh bag and conceal it
on Your person or hide it?' she was
asked.
Without a falter she replied: Most
certainly pot
Mrs. Ntlker was recalled late last
night and denied there was possibility
OF her having dropped the bills on the
floor Of the hairsdresSing parlor. In
addition she maintained that BABY"
Miss MARROW, had not been examined
by any one al the store.
The story told by ;he manicure, Mrs.
Lena 4. Page. was TO the effect that
she conducted a search OF the girl,
while the chiropodist examined the coat
pockets. All she found was a lip stick
and a box of cough pills, too small
10 have contaiped the roll Of bills.
Grand Opera Testimony.
When Guido Ciccolini a lyric tenor
formerly connected with the Boston
Grand Opera Company, was called TO
the stand, lively tilt took place be-
tween Mr. kresel and James A. Tur.
ley. Mss Marlow's counsel
After few questions. Mr.. Cicco-
lini's answers in broken English caus-
ing a laugh among the spectators,
counsel for the complainant said:
Mr.. TGr!ey has thrown 50 much