Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-07
STOLE $500 FOR BRIDAL OUTFIT
Young Wife Admits Theft, But Prom
ises to Make Restitution.

A girl accused Of stealing $500 to buy
her wedding outfit when she eioped TO
lkton, Md, with a musician IN the United
states Marine Band had q hearing before
Magistrate Carson at the Central sta
tion this morning. She is Mrs. Flora
Arndt, q years old. Prior to her mar
riage she was Miss Flora Slocum, 2i3i
North 5th street.
The girl was accused by Abel Laude,
boarder at the 5th street address, and at
the hearing she admitted the theft, but
said she would return tho money An
interesting feature Of the hearing was an
accusation by Mrs. Arndts lawyer that
Baude did not wish the money, but
wanted to marry the girl and that jeai-
ousy prompted him to accuse her. This
was denied by Laure. The girl was
turned over to Miss Bertha Freeman.
court aid officer. and will have n further
hearing next week.
Mrs. Margaret Devine a department
store detective, gained tho admiration
or large crowd In the subway station
at llth and Market streets when she held
and finally subdued an alleged thief after
he had struck her several times The
man gave his name as Morris Jenkins.
or 65th and De Lancey streets. He had
a hearing today
Charge Of theft brought by four per-
sons was sufficient grounds for holding
Stanley PatslS 3iS2 Mercer street. in hail
today. Among the articles Patsld ia al
legged TO have stolen from persons, all OF
whom live near his home, were n turkey
watch. s. and sweater.
Henry Link, Negro. 80 years old, 5000
Wallace street, died in the Bryn Mawr
Hospital today as the result of being hit
on the head with baseball bat at a
game in Morton on July g. The fight
started after an argument about a foul
ball. Link was spectator and attempted
TO Interfere when he saw one player was
being badly beaten by three others.
Prompt action of Policemen Masterson
and Derr, 4th and York streets station,
was the means OF saving the life of Mrs.
Ida Smith, SO years old, of 2327 North
orianna street, who, they say, attempted
suicide by inhaling gas early today.
Neighbors found Mrs. Smith with a gas
hose in her mouth. The policemen ad-
ministered artificial respiration and took
the woman to the Episcopal Hospital,
where pulmotor was applied. Physicians
say she is now out Of danger.
Quick action on the part Of Mrs. Mary
Gordon, 256 North Lawrence street, prob
ably saved the life of her S-year-old
daughter Alice, who fell backward into a
tub of scaldlng water early today Mrs.
Gordon, with the child in her arms, ran
six blocks to the Roosevelt Hospital The
child's condition is serious.
A fractured skull caused by fall when
ho attempted to board his ship last night
resulted in the death of Louis N. Curtis
S6 years old, 1916 Emily street, first officer
of the tugboat Wellington. He attempted
to go aboard at Grants dockyards, where
the tug was tied. He was taken to St
Mary's Hospital, but efforts to save his
life proved unavailing.
Henry Mellwig. IS years old, 2a5
Stephens street, Camden, is in the Cooper
Hospital in a serious condition with a
fractured skull, as the result, the police
say, of an alteration with his wife in
their home early this morning. According
to Mrs. Mellwig she struck her husband
over the head with five-pound iron
caullSing cleaver when he choked her
and threw her to the floor. She is under
arrest.
Mrs. Eleanor zarra, a bride of five
months, is in the Northwestern General
Hospital today, suffering from splinter
ed rib and general contuslons, as a re-
suit, according to the police, of quarrel
with her husband, William Zarra, at their
home, 1903 Marston street
David Bevan, 55 years old, 2O4 East
street, made five attempts to commit sui
side by gas before he was finally ar
rested by Policeman Saylor. of the
Manayunk police station, today Bevan's
daughter Rachel told Magistrate Grelis
that she had turned the gas off four
times early today; when her father made
his fifth attempt she appealed to the
police.