The New York herald., 1863-05-30
Interesting Case-Importantt 20 shopps
and shOpkeepcrs.
ISLANDER AND FALSE ARREST OF A LADY.
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ISLANDER AND FALSE ARREST or LADY.
SUPERIOR couRr,xrR:AL rKRx.
Before Hon. Judge Barbour and Jury.
MAY 2s.-Eh.a M. CVrier Charles Pierson.-This
has been on trial for two days, and has at
tracted great interest and large audiences among
them many fashionably dressed ladies'. The plain
tiT is vie Of wholesale boot and shoe dealer
in this city, and the defendant is a partner in
tho house OF Ubsdel Pierson l. Lake, Broadway
It appears that in May 1901, Mrs Currer, in company
with her niece called at the DEFENDANTS store and after
looking goods out into the adjoining store
The clerk who had waited them missed piece OF silk
and informed Mr. Pcrson that the two ladies' who just
left had taken piece OF silk. lie requested by his
employer TO call them back and he did so, saying that
Person asked the ladies TO step up stairs 10 private
Office and he there told them the charge that the clerk
silk ensued. The lady denied emphaticay the
imputstion and requested that her husband should be
sent for Defendant understanding the name said he
could not nnd It the Directory and sent for two police
detectives who on arriving, stated that they did not
ladies' searched; but nothing found on them
The ladies were however taken 70 the Police fleadquar
.ers against The % advice q the detectives A husband
at the Tombs. In the meantime some OF the plaintiffs
friends called at DEFENDANTS store and alter an inter
view with them Mr. Pierson became convinced that his
clerk lad made great mistake and that the ladies
innocent and directed his clerk "a man named Iee) 70
insisted upon the charge being Investigated, whch
done and she was honorably dismissed.
The action brought for sander and false inprson
mcnt-damages laid AZ 10000; e 900 for each offence
The plaintiff claimed that he made apology % the lady
FOR tho injury done and that she accepted IT, This was
denied.
The nature Of The action gave Mr. Jas T. Brady leading
counsel for Mrs. Currier, wide scope for that fow of
liquid eloquence which sympathy for the wrongs OF
fails 10 bring forth from him He painted 70
the jury the dangers Of permitting with mpunity these
acquisitions In the private o1ces Of large mercantile
stores, where the virtuous and honest wives
and daughters OF citizens searched and manpu
asd BY hands, and he called upon the Of law
90 ample justice 70 the injured otherwise they would
desperate rsvsoss BY husbands fshsrs and
Hr. D. Mcmahon psr,inaciously defended his cls.t,
coussodng that there wss jussnsbs cause snd u ao
judge Barbour obarssl the jury. and in doing % re-
marked that The ssarchlng tbs psrsgus q ehs Adiss
By The olnceu uas whsiy unauthorized. was gross
violation Of thelr rights. Their removal 70 the Police
Headquarters and detention there were Illegal and ell
parties ooncsrned, onccrs and eli, were liable 70 the
fns jury we're directed to bring ssalsd vssdict and
this nosnns on the assembling Of ths court, shsy saIA
Counsel iOr plaintiff, Msssu yaass +. Brady. ". Q.
rrsphasan end 8 c. Baiy fos dses.Aans, hssss D. "a
Il wss understood that ,hs jury we're al in favor q
damawes r. pAnkiG-shs daglee0sas beinG - 70 ~
amount-shs iowsst sun being 500 Some were for
Ss 500 juror held out for go damages 40 de-
tsrmlnsdly - dld an0ther for oo1y eSoo.
The cause VII ~ tried again n the Jsns term.