The Washington times., 1921-11-13
lihood by other means.

lihood by other means.
So clever an actress in her own
line was the Queen Of Perjurers, as
she afterwards came to be called.
that time and again she deceived
the cleverest Judges on the bench.
Is well as the most expert law
yers. who were beaten by her.
though many of them were old
enough to be her father, and had
far more experience OF the world
than she had. Even policemen.
from inspectors to the ordinary po-
lice officer. hardened as they were
to. specious tales OF criminals Of
all kinds, were hopelessly defeated
by Alice Grey.
AT the age of fourteen Alice
Grey. then a wide-eyed, pretty, in
nocent-looking girl was sent by
one of the Liverpool magistrates to
q .reformatory for q series of clever
thefts from friends and relatives
of her father and mother. Even
at that age Alice had that wonder
full look of demure innocence which
was SO effective in deceiving all
with whom she came in contact.
"Tn never stop there!' she said
to one of the wardesses when she
was committed to the reformatory.
TITS cruel! Everybody's saying
things against me because they
want me out Of tho wayr'
ALICE ESCAPES.
She was led away passionately
sobbing as II her very heart would
break. though never the slightest
appeal for mercy or another chance
came from her trembling lips.
At the reformatory. however.
Alice Grey's innocent looks. her
quiet demeanor, and tho way she
obeyed all the rules and tried to
do her best won her golden opin-
ions from the wardesses. and she
was soon allowed a number Of lit
tie privileges. for which she APP
peared Overwhelmingly grateful.
She had only been in the reforma-
tory a few weeks before she made
her escape. taking with her all
the spare cash she could lay her
hands on belonging to the ward
esses. as we'll az a number of small
ornaments. which she afterwards
converted into money for her own
use.
For seven years Alice Grey
managed to steer clear of the police
but she received her first and last
term Of penal servitude at the age
Of twenty-five. in fact. that the whole
story Of tho Queen OF Perjurers
came to light.
A CRYING GAME.
One october evening 4 pretty
young woman walked timidly into
the central police station at VOL
northampton. For some minutes she
was unable to speak. sobs shaking
her frame as the kindly inspector
tried to get her to tell him what
the trouble was. .'...
Come, come. Miss. tell me what
In wrong" he said.
I've. Two been robbedr sobbed
the other.
IL came from Liverpool only
yesterday. My name is Alice Grey,
and I'm a governess. I saw an ad-
vertisement in the paper for a gov
erness in wolverhampton. and I
came here to sec IL I would suit.
] don't know Wolverhampton at all,
and tho advertisement said call at
s o'clock.
Il stopped and asked two boys.
to direct me. took the piece of
paper with the address on II out of
my handbag to show them, when
one OF them suddenly snatched my
bag, and they both ran away"
Would you know them IL you
saw them again?" asked the in
spector alphabetically.
'oh, yes, sir" replied Alice Grey,
wiping her eyes with a
pocket handkerchief. IT
would recognize them anywhere"
Alice Grey gave a very clear i'm
preston Of the two boys who had
robbed her.
"CULPRITS" ARRESTED.
To his surprise Alice Grey's sobs
broke out afresh.
1T contained all my savings,
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