The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-13
T0MBS POLICE COURT.
An Ovcr-persistent Lover-He Attempts
to Stab the Object OF His Affections and
Instead Slabs Her Friend.

An Ovcr-persistent Lover-He Attempts
to Stab the Object OF His Affections and
Instead Slabs Her Friend.
Before Judge Bowling.
About four years ago Mary McCabe bright,
fresh looking girl arrived at Castle Garden. She
was then about sixteen years OF age and just
blooming into womanhOod. Not finding any Occu-
patton suitable in New York she made her way to
Boston. There she remained for long time, in
different situations always maintaining her good
character as well as her natural good health and
beauty. While in Boston she became acquainted
with young man named John Holland John
a native OF Boston and about twenty-five years Of
age. He became desperately in love with
Mary, and alter very short time proposed mar
rage. she refused HIM. John stu persisted IN his
attentions and followed her from place to place.
Although the girl was adverse to any matrimonial
connection she was somewhat fattered by his per-
kindly. A few weeks since Miss McCabe came to
New York and went to the house OF friend Of
John Holland followed her to this city a few days
afterward. He obtained employment as truckman
and took lodgings at u washington street On Fri
house He followed her to her apartments on the
third floor. He entered the room in which she
aud her friend, Mrs. Kelly, q lady, about sixty
years of age, with whom she boarded, was sitting.
Thereupon ensued scene. John Holland, in a
boisterous and excited way. walked up and down
the back room on the third floor of 10 Washington
street. told his tale OF love, and for the nineteenth
Mary McCabe. Mary, the cold.hearted responded
only by ringing peal of laughter, and then sud-
denly sOtenng down said "John, you are a dissi-
pated young man, and my friends are ag ainst 1t.
SO go out quickly and leave me alone. Decency
Tor ids me to say any more before strangers"
Hardly had the girl got through speaking when
Holland pulled out a knife ana made violent
thrust at her. Mrs Kelly ran between them and
caught the blow on her lett arm, and suffered
severe wound thereby the blood moving profusely
for a long time. An Ontcry was at once raised
throughout the house, and Holland was arrested
and locked up in the Twentyseventh precinct.
He was brought before Judge bowling yesterday
and held In 81, 900 to answer.
Discharge OF the Supposed Brandy
Thieves.
Lawrence Emerson, Charles Richards Louisa
Pearl and Henrietta Harris who were arrested by
Oicer Quigley, OF the Fourteenth precinct charged
with being concerned in the robbery OF six
cases Of brandy, were brought up for examination
yesterday before Judge Bowling. Emerson and
Richards were charged with stealing the brandy and
Louisa Pearl and Henrietta as being receivers. The
officer saw the goods taken from the sidewalk and
brought to Harris' house, where they were seized.
They were unable, up to three O'Clock, to find any
claimant for the property. Counsellor Abe Hum
nell, who appeared for the prisoners, told the
Court that the brandy In question was spurious
article, worth about SIS dozen, and IL was the
custom OF the people selling 1t to assert in conf
dental manner that 1t was stolen, TO more readily
effect its sale. Two experts, importers, were eX-
.amined. who testified that they would not give
twenty-five cents bottle Tor IL. The prisoners were
discharged