Arrest of Alice Holmes

A MAIDA-VALE LADY ROBBED.

At West London Police-court yesterday, a respectably dressed woman, giving the name of Alice Holmes, was finally examined in respect of several cases of larceny.
Mrs. Alice Protopazze, a lady residing at Maida-vale, said on the 8th of September she was called to the drawing-room, where she saw the prisoner, who was seeking the situation of cook. She engaged her, subject to her character being satisfactory. The prisoner gave a reference to an address in Walthamstow, and asked for her expenses. Witness gave her 2s., which she accepted and went away. A communication was made to her by her servant, and on examining a cabinet she missed a silver mug, and other articles.
The prisoner told the magistrate that she was in Brighton at the time.
Detective-sergeant Dew, of the F Division, said the lady picked the prisoner out from a number of other women. The prisoner said she was in Regency-square, Brighton, at the time, which she could prove by calling witnesses.
Mr. Curtis-Bennet committed the prisoner for trial in three cases.
On the prisoner being removed, Sergeant Dew said if she would give him the names of the witnesses, he would communicate with them for her.
The Prisoner (smiling): I can do that myself.
(Laughter.)

Source: The Echo, Saturday October 14, 1896