The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-11
A Sad Story.
A BRoTHER's VENDETTA FOR SISTERS
HoNoR-DRAMATIc SCENE IN THE ToMBs
POLICE COURT.
From the New York Times.

[From the New York Times.
A case possessing all the features of a mod
dern romance, but having stern reality for its
foundation, eliminated yesterday at the
Toombs Police Court. So thrilling in its de-
tails, and extraordinary in its unusual charac-
ter, was the case alluded to, that even the
officers of the Court, accustomed to the re-
cital Of strange stories of social life, were in
credulous of its truth until convinced beyond
all doubt by the disclosures which were made
in their presence.
On Friday evening officer Jefferson, of the
Fifth Precinct, while on post in Greenwich
street, heard woman's voice appealing for
help, apparently in the direction OF the Des-
brosses street Ferry. He at the same time
saw man rush through Greenwich street,
when he immed ately arrested him. A fash
ionably-dressed young lady then came up and
stated that the prisoner had drawn a pis' oil
and threatened to shoot her. The officer
brought the parties to the station house, and
Captain Petty locked up the man, who gave
his name as James Lennox, an engineer, le-
siding at Trenton, N. j., to answer the
charge of threatening to shoot. On search
ing the prisoner an ivory-mounted and loaded
revolver was found in his possession. Later
in the evening the girls brother came to the
station-house, and the story behind the arrest
became known.
EIVc yttIS ds3O LuC plioOhOl, OdllSo AIOhhOA
whose parents are wealthy residents OF Tren-
ton, paid his addresses to Miss Margaret Car
roll, Of Jersey City, who was then but six
teen years old. They decided to get married,
and one evening went to the residence of Fa-
ther Cassidy for that purpose. With Miss
Carroll were her sister, her mother and fa-
ther. Father Cassidy was unable to perform
the ceremony at the moment, and directed
them to come week later. They appointed
an evening and left. In che interim Miss Car
roll was dishonored by Lennox, and when the
evening appointed came it was discovered that
he had fled to Trenton. James Carroll, broth
er of the betrayed girl, who was clerk in
hotel, and who had never seen Lennox,
went to the residence of the latter in Tren-
ton, but Lennox escaped by rear window,
while Carroll entered at the street door.
Giving up his business, the brother followed
Lennox for three years and halt, visit ing
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, New
Orleans, Galveston, the Mississippi River
towns. Cuba, and even South America. cut
without finding the fugitive. In the mean
time a child was born, and given TO Lennox's
parents and the mother has not seen The boy
SINCE The poor girl, ostracised from the
sln society in which she had moved, never left
the house, and is now consumptive.
On Friday evening, some lady friends
asked her to go to the Theatre Comique in
this city, and after great deal of persuasion
she consented to do so. Just as she entered
the theatre she saw Lennox standing at the
door. On her speaking to him he said he
did not know her, but finally admitted that
he did. He walked with her to the Desbros-
ses street ferry, and there attempted to leave
her, when she caught him by the collar
He drew his pistol and said, ''If YOU do not
let me go will blow your brains OUT She
screamed, and Officer Jefferson caught Len
nox as he was running away.
As already described, when arraigned he
fore Judge Bowling yesterday, Lennox he
haved with the greatest indifference For
some unexplained reason, Judge Dowlinr
did no. sustain the complaint Of threatenss ha%s
nf ssdaf' % saGos' o4t Limited the charge to one
the offence, having been commtte i five wears ears
ago was barred by the statute of limitations,
ana was really out of the reach of the law.
Lennox was remanded, however, in order to
10 allow Miss Carroll time to procure war