The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-12
COURT Or GENERAL SesslOHs-pART 2.

Trial for Forgery-Mr. Taylor's Troubles.
Before Recorder Hackett.
Alexander H. Reavy and George H. Thomas were
placed on trial before Recorder Hackett yesterday
morning. for forgery in the first degree, on the COM
plant of Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor.
Mr.. Reavy Is an attorney, and was arrested while
in the General Sessions Court on this charge, and
Mr.. Thomas had rooms in Mrs. Taylor's house, and
was considered In the light OF an adopted son.
lei q. Taylor is eighty four years Of age The COM
plainant stated that she lives at and owns the
house and lot 32e West Forty-third street; on the
18th Of January Mr.. Ness, a mason who did repairs
on the house, called and served her with me-
chanic's lien on the property; she was alarmed
trouble, motherqi she said, ut Is a mechanics
len;' he said, "You had better let me consult Mr..
Reavy, an Attorney" he went and brought back
Mr.. Reavy, who presented her with blank to sign,
per on record that day to present the
ea he and sa Doesn't Il Strange that
this paper is already on recordSr she said, t does
seem strange If they can do these things by proxy"
then he told her to get her husband to sign, and she
asked him; he refused, but she urged him and he
signed; after this Mr.. Reavy came back with an
was something wrong and that he was notary
public and would swear her, and that 1t was un-
necessary for her husband to sign, as he observed
the property was registered in her name; she
signed: some days after she began inquring for a
copy of the paper from Mr.. Thomas; at last he said
Mother you tease me every time come in;'' she
said, Il wouldn't tease you If you got me the
paper;" when he said, "Mr. Reavy has lost a
child and can't attend to it;" one day she
spoke about the paper and he said, ''Why
mother, don't you know you have decided
your property to me ~ she expressed great
surprise, and he said, "Why, mother, what differ.
ence does 1t make whether 1t stands in your name
or mine-it is all a matter OF pride ?" then he got
her copy OF the deeds and she showed 1t to her
nephew, saying, .sWhat do you think of 1t, Char
ley" but he shook his head and told her to tell her
troubles to Judge Edm0nds, and she did so she
hadn't heard word about giving away her prop
erty until Thomas told her, and would as soon
think OF selling her Souls Mr.. Thomas Is plumber
and had frequently done work for her, and she
asked him for his bill, but he never presented It,
and once he told her It was about seven hundred
dollars.
THE DEFENCE.
Cross-examned by Chauncey Scha6er-Q. Excuse
me, madam, II | ask you disagreeable questions
Is Mr.. Taylor your first husbandS A. He is my
second
o. Is your first husband livlngs A. He is living
in heaven. ULaughterJ
O. When did he leave this country for thatp A.
Over forty years ago he died.
q. When you married Mr.. Taylor did you know
your first husband was deady A. Indignantly
know-did I know / was a widow four years
when married him.
q. Pardon me, madam, for asking the question.
A. II is quite pardonable, sir.
The witness was then cross-examlned AT great
length to whether she ever told Mr. Ness or any
one else that the house was Mr.. Thomas, and that
he would pay them, which she denied. She was
the house by Mr.. Thomas, and whether he hadn't
paid out large sums for her. She admitted that Mr..
Ness lien was an honest 0ne and the reason she
signed the injunction paper was to get time 10 pay.
There was some money OF hers In Judge Edmonds
hands at the time. The case still on.