The New York herald., 1869-09-17
COURT or SPECIAL SESSIONS.
A Jealous Woman misunderstanding Watch
Repaired ON Commission.

A Jealous Woman JustiHed-Getting n Watch
Repaired on Commission.
Before Judge Downing
Margaret Mcdonald, q good looking and very
respectable and evidently well educated woman,
yesterday charged Bella Clarke blonde beauty
OF meek and mild exterior, evidently got up in
neat and quiet dress to excite the sympathy OF the
Court with striking her In the public streets, and
also with using violent and abusive language TO-
wards her.
Mrs. McDonald's story was short, and put before
the court with considerable camness and modera-
tion OF statement but 1t revealed world OF misery
and care, She said that about twelve mQQths ago
her husband had left her, leaving her With three
children, ana mad 'taken up and gone to live with
the prisoner, Bella Clarke; that ne had left her in
destitute circumstances. ana shortly after that he
had stolen away her three children. She had traced
her children to Wooster street, where her husband
had put them 10 board with some colored people.
She ultimately got ner children away, and she had
found out then that her husband and the prisoner
street talking with Mr.. John Murray, wnen she
latter W came up TO her and Struck her in the face
Mr.. Murray told her to go away, but she refused,
and she was apprehended and taken to head
Mr.. Harnel, who appeared for the defendant
asked Mrs. Mcdonald If she was not very jealous
Judge-Tn answer that. OF course she ls. She
has right to be jealous. Her husband has gone
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the woman jealous, should think (To complain
ant)-Why don't you have him arrested:
Mrs. McDOnald-I have had him arrested and took
him before Judge Dodge, and he promised to maiD-
tain me- and he was let or with light punishment.
Judge.-Well, young woman, what did you DO this
Defendant was not in company Of her husband.
Judge-Well, but you live with him.
OF her three children for she can't take care of them:
she drinks 80.
Judge, to prisoner-We ell, shall remand you for
The miid.eyed young lady was then taken to the
Judge Dowfng advised Mrs. Mcdonald to bring
her husband up for not MAINTAINING her and her
family. He has been in the State Prison; he has
seems to have done him no good.
AN INGENIOUS NODE OF GETTING WATCH.
minded young man. named William Mahoney, with
robbing him Of his watch under the following CIR
cumstances:-Mahoney and Noon were acquainted.
and ne happened to mention, In conversation, that
his watch wanted repairing, upon when Moon,
with an eye to business said he knew place where
second street. near Eighth avenue. Mahoney gave
him his watch, and with some prudence suggested
his accompanying Moon; but as tins did not quite
that that would prevent him getting the watch done
SO cheaply, for If they knew 1t was not Moons they
would charge him considerably more. A few days
afterwards MahOney met Moon, who told him that
the watch ready and that the cleaning of 1t was
elgnty ceuts MaHouey, Will CruStlul commence
entrusted Moon with the eighty cents and. finding
he did not get his watch or his cents. gave Moon
into custody, and for this ingenious little swindle
he was sent TO the Pententiary for two months.
MISCELLANEOUS CASES.
Charles Harrlng for stealing rope from pier "a
East river, was sent to the Penitentary for SIX
months. Catharine Smith, for rObbIng boarding
house, two months Penitentiary. Aston Endred, for
striking william c. Medhon, ut lS5 Hester street. in
tenement house In this street. by which complain
ants eye was greatly innamed. was fined twenty
dresses in boarding house, at Al Essex street. two
months Pententary. Robert Mo1att, charged with
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson (Rip Van Wlnkle) The quarrel
arose from Brown who was going down Washington
street, with basket his arm. knocking against a
lady whom M0fiatt was speaking TO. The latter re-
monstrated and an alteration ensued. Both parties
seemed 10 be In the wrong and the case was dis
charged.