The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-08
superior Court.


APRIL 7-Chester ct ais Madame Signetfe. This
was action of repevn for certain goods consisting
csrpeting rugs and oil cloths, alleged by plaintiffs to be
obtained from them under false pretences ia.r .i'
Mr. Bushnell conducted the plaintiffs case, and Mr. d.
Evans and Mr. Mulock appeared for Madame.
Mr. Bushnell stated that plaintiffs were extensively
concerned in the carpet trade and kept their establish.
ment in Broadway, at the corner of Dye street, that
Madame called on them in the month of Nav ls4s and
stated that of her male friends wished to take
house and have that they intend
ed to form club and meet there for socia PURPOSES
She then proposed to purchase carpetng, rugs and oil
CLOTH to furnish the house, and further proposed to give
them in payment two drafts, to be accepted by person
agent and in possession of property Of hers the
draft and finally referred to Payne. They accordingly
waited Payne, who said it fair business trans
action and added that he be member Of the club
Upon these representations the plaintiffs sold her goods
the value Of $osa for which she gave them two drafts
accepted by Payne, for that When the first draft be-
came able they presented it for payment, but they
then for the first tme found that Payne had cleared out
Counsel continued to say that that the plaintiffs then set
enquiries on loot, and they ascertained that q
spracy had been entered into between defendant and
Payne, not only to defraud plaintiffs but to defraud
which they actually succeeded in doing. The plaintiff
subsequently ascertained that Madame had sent part of
the property to auction store and that another part Of
remained in the house In Hudson they then is
sued writ ofreplevn to the Sheriff who the pro-
pery nj the auction store and in Hudson street. de-
vered il to plaintiffs. The whole of the property recov
cred amounted to the sum Of SAC and some cents.
To test the plaintiffs right to issue the repevin, the
present SUIT vas brought.
JOHN w CHESTER, clerk to plaintiffs, testified that
Maname called 10 pIalDtlrs IN the month Nav.
1912 and proposed to purchase carpeng rugs Sc fur
nish house, which she had then lately taken Hudson
street by the advice OF her friends that they intended to
paronize her and establish club ct her house. be
called the Alcbisdes Cub-that each member to pay
initiation fee OF $l0-thst it to be a club for social
purposesthat the members might smoke cigars dine,
sup, lunch and sleep there, they choosed The wit
testified to the representations made by Madame and
that he called Payne who told him that her represen-
ations we're true that the club to be established
that he Payne) was to be q member it-that it fair
business transsction-that he Payne) her agent
that he in possession Of her property in Brooklyn,
and that he to receive q Commission for
ceptng the drafts. The writ of replevn next read,
and several other witnesses examined support of
Mr.. BushnelPs statement One of the witnesses named
Low, Shers officer, that il generally repu-
ted that the house in Mercer street. kept for the
of single men and their wives Mr.. Mulock here stood
up and pledged himself to by the most respectable
Witnesses that there truth the testimony of the
witness About O'clock the plaintiffs closed their
case, and the Court adjourned to 10 o'clock
Madame Signette 10 the widow Of French of
great respectsbiiy She appears to be the wrong
side oil orty and although she is in the autumn of her
days the traces Of her former beauty still legibe
She is in that stage OF her widowhood, when her grefs
have worn themselves into a settled melancholy that
casts gloom her 0recian features, and shows that
she has become rcconced to her loss. Mr. Muock her
leading counsel in the crossexaminaton of PLAINTIFF
witnesses, exerted himself with than his usual
ability for the Of his fair client We noticed that
several OF the gravest members of the profession were
very attentive to Madame and seemed 10 feel lively ne
rest in the result Of the cause