Mount Justice Fursman
Item
- Title
- Mount Justice Fursman
- Source
- Evening World
- Date
- 12-Jan-00
- page
- 1
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030193/1900-01-12/ed-1/?sp=1&q=murder&r=0.502,0.663,0.77,0.358,0
- Crime
- Murder
- Subject
- Murder, homicide, wife
- Gender of alleged offender
- Male alleged murderer
- Gender of alleged victim
- Female alleged victim
- Stage of the Legal System
- Court
- Length of story
- 232 words
- Description
- Alfred Morrison was arrested in Mount Vernon this afternoon, charged with the murder of his wife, Alida. The arrest of the "dream-slayer" was upon a warrant issued by City Judge Schais upon evidence told in The Evening World and introduced by the District Attorney. The warrant was issued on a specific complaint, made by Chief Foley , charging Morrison with wilful murder. Although Judge Schatz issued the warrant before 4 o'clock. No effort was made to take the accused man into custody until half an hour later. Chief Foley had promised Judge Appell, counsel for the prisoner, not to arrest Morrison until Appell reached Mount Vernon, the lawyer having been summoned out of town on other business. A 4.20 Judge Appell arrived at Police Headquarteds. The warrant was handed to Detective Grant and the lawyer, went to Morrison's house. Morrison had been expecting them and although almost in a state of collapse from dread, he obeyed Judge Appell's directions to hold himself together. A great throng was in the street near the house, here was considerable amount of commotion and the prisoner looked about apprehensively, as though fearing an attack. The detectives hustled him along in lively fashion and soon had him at the City Court, where Judge Schats was waiting for his arraignment. The crowd pushed into the court room after Morrison and it was some time before order was restored.
