The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-17
Marine Court.
Before Judge Sherman


MARCH l6-Ann Stappers (by her merit friend
Isaac Labash) %. Sophia Rodes Ann Stappers i
q mellow.eyed young Dutch girl, though from heI
"oaiid, fully qualified to pass in symetry with
any OF our splendid bellies of Broadway. She came
here, as appeared by the testimony, when she wa,
10 years OF age, accompanied BY her brother, who
10 year or two older, and an aged grand M other.
Ann first got place at Harlem, but Mrs Rodes,
VINO Keeps corset store in Division street, near
the Bowery, induced her brother to prevail upon
her to leave and take up her residence with said
Mrs. promising that she would not only learn
her 70 DO housswork, but to make eorsets, and
would give her $4a month. The brother thea
went OIL to New Orleans. Ann contrived a short
time with Mrs. r., when the latter continued to
have her bound, . guardian having sprung up for
that purpose, Time few; Ann grew in grace and
beauty, but she wss green and stubborn (at least
SO stated BY some lady witnesses), and would not
make corssts, nor was she, according to their tes.
timony, worth her vistuals and clothes for house.
work or anything else. Instead Of becoming more
willing, or more hardy, rs they assert, she grew
more pe,vsr's, and wa, hardly worth the keeping
fosr years absence, found that Ann knew nothing
about sewing, was wretchedly clad, and had been
bound By man that arrogated to himself, without
right, the title Of her guardian He learned, more
over, that Ana bad experienced discontentment on
more accounts than one, for a smart young fellow,
Hysars Of age, named Charles Rodes, a son Of de-
fsndast, looked upon her growing charms with
an improper desire, and had repeatedly attempted
room for that purpose; she complained, but with.
oat effect Charles went Of to New Orleans,
where young etaPpers mot him just before his
embarkaton to return, and had q fight with him
for what he said about his orphan sister The bro.
Their induced her TO leave Mrs. Rodes, when COM
plant entered against her At the police Office
az q runaway epprentice, she having been bound II
1886, the year after her arrival, till she was H.
Here il was found that the indenture could not de-
tain her, and she was discharged. The present
action was brought TO recover wages at the rate
Of 81 per month during the time she had been With
Mrs. Rodes. As an Offset the defendant produced
the testimony Of several ladies rs to how stubborn
and green Ann was; and, in addition, bill for
clothing. &c. furnished her, amounting to GIL.
same vessel with Ann, and 70 whose house she
went on leaving Mrs. Rodes, testified that she was
almost naked when she left Mrs. RS, that he had
out two worn-out calico gowns, tive old chemiscs,
two old petticoats, one OF which she brought from
Holland with her, scarcely any stockings, shoes,
&C., and her brother had to furnish her with
clothes. He went, accompanied by Ann, TO Mrs
Rodes, to get an old bonnet she left there, and it
was thrown out TO them on the sidewalk. She |
Afterwards got place, has given Subtraction, and
earned and received since from So TO SOL per |
month The Court rendered judgment in favor
plaintiff for o5l tea.I
For plaintiff, Mr. chas Dobbs; Mr.. II. P. Bar
Der for defendant.
SAVANNAH RAcEs.-Oglethorpe Course-Tues-
day, second day, Regular purse SIoo-estraoce
Mr.. Shelton's br. h. wRo. His competitor w
II Holmes c h. Robert Rowton, was Withdrawn |
IN the second heat. Time, m 80 g..
The purse for the second race, saddle horses, was
asilv taken by Mr. Hsckers e m. Maria Shelton.
She was opposed BY Mr. Lovelrsg g Achilles, and ]