, 1870-12-28
An Accuse q millionaire.

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Afstr numncr RI rusall c4scs Lad hesn dis
rcxtd Of in the Comrt OF General Sessions.
tldEy. tho caro- II 'he "pe,rle CT. Mrs
Fl'rlps came up for h-sr.nr- I lis ie one Of
fhe most reu11rkah ahfe chaes taAt rtot,ablveTsr
came up before this cert; o. Tnesa1y a.,
East TUentT-tltssd ttlces. tho wife OF one Of
tho richest residents IN New York, and Win
haz leen terutcd for htr wealth ~ we'll AZ f0t
her he1cvoltncc. and charitable inclinationa.
entered Macy'e rto'r. in E.uEteeuth street
zpd Sixth avenue. Al This line the store ar-
pears to have been crowded ,lmost to cxcssa.
Nhile in here ehe ~aa charged by Margaret
Grptty With ttealirr 4 tluact,ty of candy OF
the value Of sbous thirty ccnts. Mrs. rhelpa.
ar slc wife Of = mill ~sro, as might nat'r.
ail5 DO supposed. r.; ;nt1',tcd tue ra'unlnioas
cltarce. but desrtt. shE che WAS compelled to
appear before Jnet"o Coz, At tlle Jcncreon
Ma.ktt Police Court, beforo ele could obtain
release from cns ;oiy. as already stase, III
if,e-e columns.
Mr. David Dudley Firll and hi. scp at-
tended on bchAtf Of Mt-. Phelps. more as
fIisu6s than in the c.pa-i'y OF her legal aa-
xitczs. slr-- Macy being represented By a1F.
kuuk.
Ths fret uitrct- .eorn WAS Margaret
Gtnsty, a handsome, intcllisent looking l,ru-
ne':e. who +tated 'hst Mrs. Phelps came into
the store in the department in ~hi.ll shc WAS
engaged and took np quautisy--tso packets
of candy, a, j. AFTER drct placing it on the
counter before her, thn c,vered it up with
coniinntd tic witness. Mrs Phelps toaI i1o
horizon boxes and asked the pr7ca Of them
after they we'll fl1rd. and. while she
,was pnlting up the bon-bons into
tho boxes she saw MFs. Phelps ttoor
do~a. pick up 1 piecc Of vshits paper aud
w1ap the candy in il I; rhe NEXT came to Ms.
Phelps and told h.r that sbc had taken the
candy In question bn this the other denied.
sfter = thost time, .he usiutsine3, she SAW
Mrs rhelps drop The rackaGe Of candy from
hrr peszon. whare the hid tecresed it it
dIn-ped three feet frnnl the cou1ter she
went to the superintendent and told hsr thst
4 Indy h1a stolen ao:ne candy aud requested
her TO see to tho matter. Mr.. Field nov put
this witness hronsh = most eevere cross-
ard length of the coun'er, the time the trans
actien occupied. the distance Of the counters
from each other. AID numerous ether details.
NJ, Field. 1e it ttuo that you receive rec
ofnpense il any one Is convicted through
ycur viEilanca2
reets are frequent, perhaps, bat not in NV
rretence: do no. get Apy Increase OF ssl2ry
fer eueh shiuEs my talaty tt 81 week.
Mr. Field. AoR do 5ou know Nrs. Phelps
toni the candt7
Mttncss. Because saw il 1t the end Of the
corp.es asst, and thin immediately After
"tsds nitsed it; did not see IN what part Of
ner retron ehe had secretea it, but raw it
a1op rpm her rer-on; after accused her Of
tafanE II, ehe said: .tThc1e is seme mistake
ao. nt this, my ch,ld"
MIS-. LaforIe, Of M. zoo Sixth arenue,
ststeo fnAt she Eas superintendent for Mr..
MscE. She s8ad that on In. a.}av ut ebe was
In htE otice in The bu,d,nr. vheu messcn-
ger frm Mics Grotty tnsorne1 hcr that that
tsdr had taken BONE hi-e: nrrscntlv Miss
Giotty came down with Mrs. phrins nd ,ld
tho detectiss. or shopw.lker. nf what f,sd
occurred. Mrs Phelps ezNl there ~. .nme
Escrs mistake somewhere. and des;ra5 ~ saa
air. Nscy. The witness told her Nj stsce ~
=wculsi not DO in until after O'clock j., ~.
evening. She Raid aI1e Phelps was vetv in.
6lsrart, and told her elio rho wa and wheTs
she Tired On contut:irg the directory she
fcuud That this information WAS correct
N1:utse tugSczsed to send for eom,
ore, and Mr.. Phelps mentioned seysya
Lsmet, but Afterwards said rhe would prefer
to 50 before I Police Justice, which nhe did
In cso+e-exsminAs,on this witness admitted
that great Eanv ladies' were sent to the 20
l:ce station on charges ut theft. and that i
wsg .Le practice in lIr. MAcy'e business to II
rssl any one found ntea1ing Eoo1s che had
crrfair intcrsrt in The hustrcts; mas not
partner, bnt had comn'istlon from the fit1
Sko ~cu1d rot swear that tue store vas nc
crowded at tie time, or that the catIi2gc
. ~tEo Lot three deep outside tho STORE o
TIC whole, considering the extent OF the e1
am:naticn conducted hv Mr. Field. ST.. fo
rea,ly la1f Tn hour. Mrs LafotEa u1ainsaine
.,c1 ee't-roessstioD, ana nhde hnt 10" rn1f
Mr.. Phslrs was nezt placed uponsle stand