New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
Wife
Held With Son
In Gem Theft
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on $4,000 bail in the CUNNINGHAM af-
1a'r and that in all probability other
charges would be preferred against
him.
Magistrate Simpson declined to de-
crease the amount of the surety in
the sons case and continued the bail
of Mrs. Adams, despite the plea of
her lawyer that she was the wife of
a reputable physician, vino was pres
ent in court as a spectator.
The mother characterized her arrest
as police persecution, asserting that
she was charged with receiving stolen
property because she had done what
every mother would do--take the side
of her boy.
Mrs. Elwood Cox Adams, who for
merly was Miss Carmen Roth, of AL
toona, Pa, presented pathetic figure
when she called at the Seventh Dis
trict prison last evening and secured
the consent of the doorkeepers to have
a note OF encouragement taken to her
husband. While waiting for an an
swer she reluctantly consented to dis
cuss the case.
"This news of Miss Tannehill is all
surprise to me-" she said, tears fill
ing her eyes. 81 never heard him
mention any girl by the name Of
Myrtle, and l know he is innocent be :
cause we have been together constantly
since the early part of January, before
the robbery is supposed to have been
committed.
'He was going with a girl friend of
mine at the time, but from the day we
met we have been inseparable. We
were married in Philadelphia June IS
We went to my home in Pennsylvania
on the honeymoon and then returned
to New York, where we made our home
with his parents He was formerly a
dental student, but of late has been in
poor health and has remained at home.
Believed 1t Jealousy
~ thought this was another case of
jealousy on the part of Jean Cunning
ham. When the officers came to our
house on Saturday and arrested my
mother in-law they took her jewelry
away from her and took it to Belle
vue Hospital to the Cunningham wom-
an, am told, to see if she could iden-
fifty it. She could not do SO and it was
returned to Mrs. Adams.
Naturally, my belief was that the
servant girl was jealous of me. She
told Mrs. Adams that she was twenty
nine years old when she came to work
for her, and you can imagine what On
could have had over my husband, who
was then only twenty-one. Yet |
know he never did anything wrong.
GAS far as my husband ever having
any considerable sums of money /
/ never saw large sums with him. He
obtained all the money he ever got
from his mother. His parents fur
nished Us the money which was used
on our honeymoon. On several occa-
sions when l have been out with him
he has been obliged to call his mother
up and ask her for funds and she al
ways sent them to him.
I'VE are all in the dark regarding
this last affair. Mrs. Adams never re-
ceived any jewelry from my husband
The jewels she wore in cou1t to-day
were her engagement ring, her wedding
ring, a solitaire ring and some pearls
that were worth about $50, bat all OF
which were her own property. 1t is an
outrage to accuse her cf receiving
stolen property and she is in a serious
condition due to her son being locked
up, unable to obtain bail because it 10
Sunday, as we'll as to the keen dis
grace she feels over being arrested
herself
OR Blake had begged her to go to
place of amusement with him tonight,
but she said she could not do so with
her boy in prison. She even refused to
go home until it is time Cor her to
retire. as she cannot stay in the house
without Eddie.
Il know that my husband is innocent
and that he has never been with an
other woman since he met me. | can
swear to that, because we have been
together constantly since our first
meeting. He has never missed night
that he did not see me. Knowing him
to be innocent, / intend to stick to
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