, 1870-08-10
Examination OF Lydia Thon1p-
sons Female Lover,
History OF Inc Nondcscripl'k
Pursuit OF the Fair One
with tho Golden
Hair.
Statements Of Miss Thompson and Miss
Grifdn-Letters Of the Latter
to Lydia,
The 1lud Woman Shipped 70
Her Eastern Friends,


n Ac.., through the medium Of Justice Summer
rtelA, " rla friend Of herx, with whom sae be~
.on. :.ld...ttly, 1hrsugh another medium. ''
TIE way IN which this singular lore affair has
!,stp l,r;:fht tc crisis Is verr peculiar one,
MIS-. rsrr,,sou committed trutzl a1s1alr uis,n
vs.; - X uld man, Kapst cfAF hairs ought to
lave protected t.m axHinsl the wrath Ut vigorous
sa1 .t,;ys younc s'ouau. Il viii be remembered
;;sf .te .lipls I'm rrry severely with coWhi,,e
U;sSn :ha: .ccaaosi- AID that his ci!-tuowa coQa-
;tralltr c,rfte,i The wrl!~kr5Tn marks Of ,lla1
..,,:ar out ei iet riiF als5GctEeE.
Mtti. L..lla went Ae1 O1a way, and shook her
,s:,as::c tax. in the faces Of many an Eastern au-
N, ace. and lnr cnwuiae* were cut ur tneo me-
tI&r-, and thr pubic hsre forgot ali au1ut II.
wheh :. ~ rr.EnIrl Its se1ent and pctent sueee.
Iii; t.c t.e1iory Of that ece:.: on Wht.sh aerJ.
which fIsul>htd laughter, had excitemeEt anu
.rAh.Ec u.a:tet f"r ~.t. to the comnualty,
..,uii nrs lie 81 c1<tlE washrSl out Lyda rrtufned
:, tae >ceat OF i: t.Trrcr trihuation and she At
rrc. lrsau TO te~l1e lLat trutn tuuncate.l by The
Prince IT lutn-.:n tnEnHucr, that =" the uen IN
r.tghats iEao tEe oWhlle-"
Mis- atl; s II was ..nSse.l to re.s city by he,
saaJ~, :lr f<@'f II ntettd srEAtute who has fol-
:"x.-i htE 10 e'r15 t'tncr city. End who onght
tave bt-eh secured in lunatlc xsYluul long aco
She sought a1miss.nn u the pslrale apartments
VI ttt tAnce, Us She hal often s1one be-
fstr, srd VA repuised, as usual An
lars. aetlix ul.ier private Instructions or whs
Au1lanS l.! Ssne l..ur-eIptciAd ptDMOuonr tn-
E.rll2teIy uu-!rd himself N the eustueas, and
Ina lie lhe >nrr'~S ct the poor ts5d creature his
own HOw he hunted up Justice, and with
wt2t Success and the Consiahixs 'aborel to
invulye Miss l,':t. in fresh r"u5!e, has already
been ra,te liuwa- The Affair naturally created
! crea: 1T ! u talk thfoaEhs at tae city, end as
The 1Gts;ecse..t tie dsfn. ut. as postponed till
Seeie.day, .aske crowd app q rhc A7noty
it The upIr: < ~ STE the u,zttef adjusted,
F:on T. Strange e1citemc7t which tlis lit:tc
affair cre.:el IN r~r2ln circles II Is TO h. tnit1cl
that the p;>1f Gr.ltla Is not the c1lE dcnente'i
creature III ins rAE. TIE Armory i GrneEalls de-
eereL a,ut this quiet season, }ctt WAS surprising
Io nnl huw many Aldermen had important t1s:ness
to attend Ia 1hrr- yesterlAs morning, and now
wtut! ctEt raltv xrxlu TO aAtead such cuuri a.
lie A,l;-ry Tht history OF the a11!T will bes.
.hc~n II SIN Ie rsco1d of the proceedings be-
uENp-..oS ASn LrE.4 At TUE ARMoEg.
Twas Evnrsas supposed iha1 Miss Thompson
wcr,i have hearing before Justice B2nyo1i, at
Ills private o,,iet, IN the charge Of assau!tag aud
',1tter1:g Miss Grimm; but tho latter having been
a:ytsIe,i fpr tlAorieIis Conduct, and the case
r.nAhS Hp fr disposition ii sle Almory at
w. cyit;.1.eJ unI 10 O'Clock tbs M moruIns. s Nj,
Tktmpss,:- 81, >1,p%uied i.y Mr.. Henderson and
ME. Ia. aecor':sagly drove to the Armnrf
II h;st.Irsss r. t,,,s "'eiock. and as lae,
nsrra;,,y pieseht stretched his neck nj l,.a,t
1.-t tu get a slct; of tntnL TheS xere proyiie,l
viii clara lusl.is Of 1he cucl,.sEse Wherein the
seated III the u the benches 10 the left
" Ntrn tar clerk called tue name OF Miss Grimm,
-se ram" forward. aud wns requested 10 walk iuto
l,t, l.:l-otlt1s dock Sue SEEMED little arr
pr'sth, I'D not f!rSt feaze that She was 10
H. tE,tL 1;.e audience we're nnupluSsed at this
;,r'rs!!nc. ihe impression a1u"ls then being
t''71iu TIT .si:llIthant TIL. bec4ale Convinced,
l.. ~rver, u! tar LAietAke when Justice Summer.
tl asStss MI-s GI11n what she l.,i to say 10 tAt.
,haSg u .l's..Eles.. She rerl:e', "Not guilty !"
IT, y decidedly.
TESTIMONY OF FRED cozsy.
Fr-: Cull'r WAS Then EwotA: IL: tcsrficl rha.
tT''1;u e..ut him win lcttcr TO Miss Tnpflp. ~ :
ty.'lA. Mhrh she gave It 10 t!m she WAS Id ru,1c
NJ. ~. ~hsh vas The one she occapsesl sac hal
% ~re ~ III ne nn'st %st hrs s s !ssa., is,x pl H.:
i'',ler TO Mns TEumpsus, and sh, ,t,"i
Ain the wHuM not read II lie re,n-nu,i
her nllai Miss Thompson hal said. She sati to
litn IL co t'afk aud say II khe {.:ss T0omnsnnl
aid not seai IL she w"uid mase her. Hc Dc.
l1vrscti tile use.age Miss t. an the iatter ,nif
Luz NIT to LIT the wouHu cotne u ~tltra: Tia, a.
vas not all right, aud hal s-eu following hsr All
hstt thr rt';:httS. lie Went aEa.u to the Nona,
shd gave her the letter, atlc remarked ,.,ti
E3 hcr; Th'. ~. Mi hr kucw u the case
m .E'tIct t'o the pf,s'llrr1. .. No you wap, IN
aA Li!.l aas qnett,0tis - -
The ltr.s4',.rr. ..Su; i,s of no consequence
1ErlHnsr Az Nh. HALL
Jnhn l. liaL a@"E: nm ruuuectel with Ntsz
s*Ns III 1n-he iEnuIH'- Am stopping II thr
AT,'rs'n, h'n>c sir1 "as present dur1ng din.
.'fy letNtcn Miss 1t, mrson AMI, The nisoner
MAJ ln ny ron. and Ileard Ecrcams for h,.in
rls1i tut, and raw tnl4 !Ady (tae prtsoae1, =.
h.li Of Mtss .onieun 'y both urtsts, AMI nan.
They we,t near her .l,+o.. Miss grimm 80 son
Abusive IN her language. xnd opeareri to - s
r'ltl sft vas WY violent tunard Aias Thomp
serrls.le ttl:e u fright harc n..en .hs rT a :.
tiarc- H.. 1rst place ntisrtycd her VII INinf
ii Kcun 4 vade Sext NV hrr m thr rsr, ~ cHu ~.
# kkt t1s&Fi "a
! .Aw iii >. Atm IL, O,uxn did n0t tntt. norie
t1 her c"1r ct toward M!-s Thompson: no fnr
thtr than That khr va. ntWayK in thu. cars nottn
II icf. ! n-xt saw tier ia chicaxu i ia M
knnN EIytllnx sts,ut her atfertht1nc m trn,
iTsu 4 uIiu, further tnan tha: Mr. Cahiil M
vrls1eu hc-.
TE>11Noxr OF TIE FAM LYDIA
Miss Lydia THOMPSON Maa then s.y0ro: I hare
known this lady si,ice last January, anl nrst be.
came negu2!t:tct! with her wheu she eent mo
k61r tasketk vi Flowers. while Playing at Sjl,lo.s
l ll"l,eve she re.itirs III New YotI. Her mv,tsr
tplA Me 10. She encEetd IN q nHre, which cams
In kust uucriiS nftr,n+.ti IN, m ~ the r,t- 80
family relic ant, tiat she had told her trtcn,,s
tass fnt had n+t It She begged me 10 keen It n
os1t isy, saying that l did no: want 70 keen Il
nut.rr Itt- circumstances aud cuuld not siv hi.
.s!,l Y she would cali uIon ME l would re.
~rtks aferwu.,2 aud INTO mel mr mar sh. ~
II, The .,alt Ut ,!ttsslnv herself In bars rin;h,
and going INTO The cailury ifIIrin. ffc nrrinr+n4
sncts. She lad auvthss i1nx msds f.r M an;
:.,ls:cd upon nv keefi,0 il VERY earne,tiT AMI M
..uli Iet r,,u.e il While aci,nr one n;1ht ut' =
w:.,ir,i, iii ,u do uor takr tha: sina INN r,n,
,i:,, sister, nurxr t,y i,,ar.ns Iii tnn,n ,nw yUua
a.h An.tch 1t utl" T1e ncxt t1sY / r:trTi,t.I fhe
ring apd trnoutt-uoldcr Thict, rh. nan wr.g r.e
nt as1h r1s,,t her riyc me wr4tfrn rnct,1st ~,
:Aci1 fcn,tnx she t.,,yLt ctnrye INC win sfesJ,nn
I'll. u. EJuu tbst tiIne H.. ina u,,nftnnsiir xr3f
sr ft,il,1 I'd MI. ia S.w t1r,esns ana :, n;s
;,I al ur, tt,t cpu,,ty tscriyesi lctt,r fraan
i rcu,ien,aa rrs.dins III .n,ca:o, whs i tS,i n nv
thai htt. As lift t,,,t,, and frrr,lS r, ocs,rt ~
hc1 na,: tauaion IL, me- s,,1 fsst u .nn o
saf an,.f,tr tn hrr she " rt,t fatc W. aH..
-, ,hn.ht Wo",,, I'a ~. sase ~ ~, aaTies:
nu,l I-u :,r +, r,, bnma .na ro, r,ii,u s ~. ta.!5
al dill ,i wish hrr .sst..tr ~ ,,n.,.an,s
tsha,, d ~. =; rIfra,,r,narI,tt ~ ~, h,ai -, ~
ST. I0utS-s nublM nnn-aii 1brrr fhr ,ta n,nn,; q;
~ss sent f., mr. nan cn..,,,,st -, " I.s. ". ~
:,ctn,Ii ,.r,,J ,,ait 1.y,.,s t-,n, h..r "4fe
MI. 1,m,..y. ,n., 'ees ..,. .!s,. .su,n UT ny
,,, i,,,,t. m ,5ir ~ .hn.s w.. n.[ ..oia ses-
,fI,tr cnnr..n, rts son ,s, .ss soh W; lse na.u1e
,..,wJ t's'e efeues VIII oe 1oahd
,hS NJ ~ .nf'7rs'n I'M ~ eons.nusd: She wooli not sign
~u.lt in lI,tc wh, a., ~ ain ~, nv nne* hae
tpinm. r,ynr !, tnr fn;., ~, ne y; ~ sue came
nayta IN srn ,ia.ns n.rrS ~ - ~. aoa b..
10 ra fnr rG1,sr IN .i.f ht MA. ~ e = snllReA
f:ta,, nn ans ns, s a .1 ran am down stain.
h.r ,nn,h,r ,uf',.,f -. r. . on, ~.s. = .ss" 'HA
MI, 1,;c ~. ,,amnnas r.r 49, ~ - ~ ne,- sne
in The t;her rtrr n,F5nr h...n r,.s", II II =.
n,,,,,r, haid thr mi ,ucnstms III
fn.1n h1mr nni f.1rnas ent n1nssL ~;
IN r.,x ,xnr }aIA,dur h,n, 80 ,hot ~, 49,.
Wr-r rntt xn,i n ahr E,nin 1Y,i,ct xurselas,r -
ns.ee IS r 1trnnrnf,1 c,rMirfinn ~ ner 1,,n
shr Er,ttf s,-n1f Ter r. an tnsanr rsyinn IN "a.
1.o ~ ta, ,s ~ 1..i,s nE,tts ~ u ~" ,
s,T. Wi thr 81 i1ns 1.a n..rs .tsn ,nrntiorc.
Err Esr t,,sn,r.i NJ. IN s.o E,Vnc,..,o .n,y :.
I-.+,, ~ ~-oss rna ~. Tns+ .rt-s nrSi,,o-,s
' ''|~ ~''~ "1oo - '@s
H,sk f,.,r,rzc, ,hsv nrfcrrttrtt m rpaa the lot
~, .n,i osi,,v IN the xr,T,i Il ti.t~ heritane,1
s,t ADJ sh. ca1,i ntt rad Il. hut tn:,natea ,hs
t1Issfr .ax.nu - Mi
Thr 1'ns.r,cr. tSsrrasucslt,, " No. .k< nevc
,rr.rs
Niss T7u,urxor continual. She h,a a trre,
e,Nc ,r.intf Nr lt,r,1rr1 an and rnila him q ii
in,1.r ~. t:,rnf Tn.r- IL cun:her IcTfcr sh,
tA"HoNs - s'A - S~ee~. t-|HSA -