The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-12
THEATRICAL SENSATION,
A Managers Wife Robbed in an As
signation Rouse.


On Tuesday, at the New York Tombs
Police Court, young man, gentlomanly
in appearance and respectfully attired,
named William C. Brandon, was
brought up, charged with grand larceny.
The circumstances under which the
charge is made are remarkable, and are
likely to lead to very strange develop
ments before the case is judicially dis
posed Of Mrs. Henrietta Freligh, re-
siding at "a Rutgers street, wife OF w.
B Freligh, lessee and manager OF the
Bowery Theatre, is the complainant,
and her story in relation TO this com
plant is another instance of the per
yersity and eccentricity Of woman. She
stated TO the Justice that q month ago
last Saturday she met man whom she
had rot known before, in the street,
whose name she understood to be Tied.
dy Ryan, he introduced himself to her,
and she was induced to accompany him
to an assignatisn house. She supposed
she was drugged while there for when
she came to herself she found that
"Teddy" was gone, and also the jewslry
which she says she had with her when
she went into the house with Teddy"
Mrs. Freligh described the iewelry she
had lost as follows: "a diamond brooch,
valued at $3.50; pair of earrings, worth
$3.50; five large diamond rings, worth
$3.50; a watch and chain, worth $50
Mr.. Freligh gave that for them; a neck
lace of pearl, worth $50; two stones,
worth S25. and a pccketbook. contain
ing coins and notes amounting to $50,
making in the aggregate Sl455. My
bracelets were left in my pocketbOok."
~ thought" said Mrs. Freligh, that
Ryan was gentleman, but be turned
cut to be thief. My husband and l
have been trying TO find him, but we
have not succeeded. Mr.. Freligh re-
quested me to offer reward of $500 for
the recovery of the property. 4 few
days ago hard that some of my jewelry
was exposed for sale in Broadway. l
went to No. 702, Broadway, and there /
identtie a cluster diamond ring as a
ring that had lost. saw Mr.. VIM. c.
Brandon, the defendant, whe occupies
the store. He told me he knew who he
had bought the ring from, and that he
could get the remainder of nay jewelry
fer a consideration. He said that if |
would give him Sl75 he could get my
earrings. / told him | would not give
any money until l got my property
back, and then would give the reward
that was offered"
Brandon denied saying that he could
restore her the jewelry. Mrs. Freligh-
l would not swear falsely for double the
amount. Brandon-The least you could
say about the matter the better it would
be, after being robbed in o bad house.
Mrs. Freligh looked very Indignantly
and fierceIy at Brandon when he said
this. Mr.. Brandon said: got the ring
in the regular way Of bus ness, and
there is an entry of the purchase on my
books, with the rame of the person sell
ing and the date of purchase. bought
it of sporting man we'll known in
Broadway.
Mrs. Freligh is lady of considerable
personal attractions, slightly above the
middle hight, a brunette, with piquant
features, rendered more piquaut in ap-
pearance by a saucy looking black
Alpine hat, with feather. She wore a
black silk dress, with black silk mantle,
and except when Mr. Brandon cast i'm.
putations upon her virtue, gave her
evidence with remarkable good temper,
smiling heartily at her own innocence
and simplicity in being taken in by the
stranger. Unfortunately for Mrs. Ere
ligh she is not quite q stranger in the
Toombs. A short time ago she was sent
to BlackwelPs Island by Judge Bowling,
on the complaint Of her husband, for
disorderly conduct. Her coDjugal life
lately has been very infelicitous, and
those who know best say that there are
taulrs on both sides. In any Case the
examination is likely to show up the
worst side of conjugal felicity.