The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-27
EN.Ggx-EIaAxTRY.

The Pcriis Of Scraping Acquaintance ON Rock
away Beach-L0vo n Roof and Revenge
In "a Police Court--A High Old Time ut the
TOmbs.
Yesterday morning at the Tombs Police Court.
before Judge bowling, . respectfully dressed and
respectfully connected young man named Nelson J.
Bradley, residing at No. 13 summit street, Brooklyn
where no has boot and shoe store was charged
with stealing gold watch and chain and appen
dages. and q pocKetbook containing about eight
doars the property OF Mrs. Knight. OF No. al First
avenue. The circumstances under which this rob-
berry was committed are blended with all the
elements needed for sensational narrative, namely,
love, jealousy and revenge. Mir. Charles Spencer
appeared for Mrs. Knight Er. w. 4. Howe Tor taa
prisoner.
Mrs. Hattie s. Knight stated that on Monday night
week the prisoner VINO was In che habit OF Calling
at her house, called to see her. and before she left
the room in which she and the prisoner were she
took from her neck her gold watch, chain and ap-
penda ges and placed them on the bureau, with a
pocketbook containing eight dollars; on her re- urn
sne found that tne prisoner was gone and on look.
ing round she Sal that her watch and pocsetbook
were gone aIso. she mad been acquainted with tue
prisoner ABOUT five mouths.
in CROSS EXAMINATION, BY Mr.. Howe, she said--I
am married; the name OF my husband is Henry M
Knight; have known Bradley since the btn of Julv
last net INN ut an excursion at Rocaaway ON tne
sunday following met nlm; we were strangers when
we met at RockaWay; we met az the table OF the
h0te; we met Without an inLrOduclion IL was
through waiting on each other at table; we met on
the SUNDAY after; 1t was not Dy appointment but IL
dld not introduce MN 70 mg husband as reiaa,ya
OF m.ne told my husband thai ca ne to the no lse
TO see my sister; na 9 met nun on the roof of No.
l08 Allen street; nave renamed there vita him
unt ABOUT ten O'Clock; he mas been to my house
several tunes since; my husband was away from
home then; have VISITED the prisoner In Brook yn
a. ms house; IL was week 30 last Saturday; iid
not see any one tuere but lazy who he said was
his aunt: 1 know the Westminster House corner on
Broome street; nave never been 10 the westminster
House WIN any man; never told the defendant To
register has name at tne Wesschester House W
Edwards.
MIR. Hugo SDyder--I reside at o. Second street,
have known the prisoner three months; last SUNDAY
nisht week went ouC waIknS nc tod me he was
| gong 10 rob tots lazy, and II ne lid not he would
hire woman 70 play the game; went to Phl,a e.-
pna with tne detectiye tod me ne had got pocAet.
book, but ne had deoLroied u, but nc wound take
dying oath tnat ne knew nOtnInf about 1t; he tod
me thai Mr.. KNIGHT aro he were mp cated IN steal
ing the properly. taf. nnieht and nalnbeg OF ma
ireJus were IN the rom uuring tue eAamiDatl0n.)
| Gross exaiDiueu-i am Trend VI Mrs. hnighl:
becalie acquainted wlsn Biad ~ In mrs knights
! house; nave met lim PROBABLY eight or ten times
there; there were Two other ad.es here very ire
| qnenty; knew Bradley was u friend ol Mrs.
knght dId not go ~ tiiilaielnhll az tbc request
OF srs. KNIGHT but volunteered 10 90; nave Liiown
/ Mrs. hni9ht about thlee months; go there ~ a
/ Trend prety frequently.
Mr. Howe SAID that no proposed 10 place Bradley
| on the stand.
dudge lowing said that he hoped counsel would
not enueavor 10 draw iron Bradley confession u ns
own shane ana proudly he indiscrelDn vi a iaay
that might DO useful IN divorce SUIT rnat evidences
which concerned tue larceny ~ tho aaly OF .ae
Court TO hear.
MIR. love replied that his obIcct IN giving Grad.
ley'S evidence was 10 show now Tic tsstInou,
o. Mrs. Knight was rGllab.c.
during these observations Mrs. knight fen into
faintaB Il She WAS taGei ilto tie Jua 1efs mn.
vate room aud lev festolatvcs Administered ai,ar
which SIZE returded.
Bradley, tue prisoner, was then sworn. lie saI II
met mrs. knight On tue beach ac Sockaaav. lene,n
Der " was the Jtl Of Jny, aDOut hali-past ihles IA
the afternoon; think sue gave me her name. 4
visited Mrs. knight subscq Iently; cid 50 al Ter
request she toi4 e sue sh0ua 80 glad 10 see iae sc
any lnei aD0Jt the ION Of October she introduced
me 70 her husband az her Iutufe DI0tne..in.ltw;
unt LBeu dld n0t know snn vas married. have
oDy seen h9r auOIttrce Times SINCE tpcn sbe can
over 70 BrboAyn 10 nv st0ie TN saturday mat
week, ABOUT halipast ten, she tod mo aot uuaer
anv circumstance TO allow her brother 10 zee
me, sad would not, agu proul,sed 10 meet l.er
20 VI half-past six tho following nighs, on tne New
lorA sac " VI on lerry we tooK tho cara 10 her
mousse at tirsL avenue. and there met nr. Snyder
hho hr Th0mas 4. DunnAm; We spent the evs mug
together there, she aDd then went togetaer " tnc
corner OF Ahen aDl LroO.ns streets AMI khc walcncu
On the STOOD o. q house 10 SEQ " her brutes 20
gone Out, about tea minutes aftnI ten sho went VI
me to tho Weslcapster House; on the rnesdn morn.
House, and II was from that house TOOK tns prop.
$1,000 bali. to the Tou1bs. 70 apswar a8nG