Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-18
Bury Dorothy Arnold
in West Point Cellar.
Says Pr1son Inmate

Doe carried woman in his arms
; She was young. She was almost un-
conscious. and moaning like a child.
/ She wore earrings of diamonds and
pearls and a signct ring. 1t was pretty
dark. couldn't get a very close view
| OF her face.
| ".As matter of fact. | didn'; want
| to. I began 20 get cold feet told
| Louie that wanted 10 quit the party
| ] was afraid OF being made "A goat
| But Louie told me 10 shut up IL |
wanted to enjoy health. 50, with the
girl sprawicd out in The tonncau be-
tween the gentleman and me. and with
Louie and the Doe out in front we
| buried back in the machine 10 New
! York. It must have been about 10
o'clock.
IN WEST POINT WHEN
SPEED Is SLACKENED
/ The girl moaned all the way we
ran over Forty-ssconI Street to the
! North River and crossed the ferry.
We raced up the Wcs, Shore for two
! hours SO. When We slackcncd our
speed ! found that We were in West
! Point
we continued on for about ten
minutes We stopped in from, OF an
, other big hou.e--a house bigger and
! finer than the one near New Rochelic.
| The gentleman hoped out. held on
! 70 the girl. She seemed to revive a
I bit. thought thar once she tried 70
speak The gentleman let himself in
! the front door with key The doctor
carried the Girl inside. went with
| tncm. They laid the girl on couch.
She Was still moaning The stranger
! told Inc 10 get out. As was going
/ he slipped me 5000 more. Ten minutes
later we-Louic, ,he stranger and T.!
were on our way back 30 New York.
IL got home about i've or six in tho
morning had $3.50 and had done
nothinE the cops could grab ne for
50 ] did not worrr
The mex, nigh, went 10 Mat
, thicus saloon again Louie was there.
IIc said he'd been looking for ne lie
said that nc wanted me 20 60 back 10
! West Point again. wanted 10 know
who The Cirl was
You should worry Louie said
( You got your money
''Rut insisted. So Louie said:
! "'I don't know anything about her
condition. hu; she's Dorothy Arnold.
You have heard OF her. She's the Kid
that disarpca:rd fcw months ago"
MN t.t ItI.ib W ITO Wan
WHO HIRED HIM WAS
"W.N, asked Louie then who the
strange gentleman was Louie told
nc 80 shut up. that the gcntleman's
name was not "a rc known nj all. and
that ! vas TO forget Dorothy Arnold
That sounded reasonable 10 me, so
shut M. II Was none OF my business
we wen, hack to the Kniclserbocl>c,
, .t-i,a
car. Louie drove back To West Point.
We all went in. Tho girl was OH the
same couch. The Doc was there. lie
told us she was dea,
Near The couch stood :, fellow
knew as De Ponsc De Ponsc was "A
strong arm. He hung around the
French colony. and had several fights
that the police investigated
THE Doe ana the gentleman
picked up the girls body, and together
We all went down to the cellar. De
Fonse was in his shirt sleeves Hei
carried shovel. He told me tina, he
had dug the grave. They lowered the
body into the grave in the cellar floor
IT was about six or eight fee; deep
Then De Ponse shoveled in the dirt
There was no casket There was no
ceremony. 1t was almost pitch dark.
One lantern gave all the light,
"l wanted 10 get away
some job ! said to the gentleman
who hired me
" Better this way than any other
way he replied.
No. don't know what happencd 10
the girl | don't know how Louie and
De l'onse got in II. know that was
hired merely as guard. I was To help
do the fighting II anything wen; wrong.
SAW HIN LATER WHILE
ACTING AS WAITER IN CAFE
Il Went home never saw this gem
tleman again until January. 1919. when
! was waiter in Raub's cafe in
tirookiyn. He came in there with a
girl. never tried to blackma!l him.
But he called me aside. We went 10
the washroom. where he gave me sa5.
just 20 show that he was a good fol-
low. The other walters in the pIoco
knew him. some OF them are still
there.
Il met him on Broadway several
times later. Each time he gave nc
either SO or 500"
Auorncy-General Herbert A. Rice
VIII go TO the Cransion Jail to-mor-
row morning 10 take any further state
men' that Hinoures may care to make
He will communicate with the New
York police at once
Warden Davis says that Gi.iourcs *
absolutely sane. model prisoner and
u recent religious convert
The mans story is absolutely lcci
cal and straightforward.'' declared The
warden tonight.
II believe him implicitly am in
communication with the Attorney Cen
eral now"
For Additional Terms of Court.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-two odai