, 1874-02-14

camo to the proprietor, first in the sLape Of IN
attack of typhoid fever. which kept him TO hls
bed for several weeks; then in the panic, which
cramped his means 80 that ne & was . nnao'e ~ ~ TO
removed his goods. Having no means OF re-
paying the money taken from bis employers nnd
put into the unsuccessful business, the dlscov.
cry Of this embezzlement WAS mere matter OF
time. The Company will no. lose anything by
the defalcation. as the defaulters bond Of 81 600
waa signed by John McLaren, Malcolm McDon-
aid, and William Mclean, any one OF vlom ia
good for more than its amount. The prisoner
Vas held in bonds of 81, 500 to appear At the
Criminal Court.
JEALOUSY n ETu10plA.
Some excitement has prevailed among the col
ored Inhabitants Of the First Precinct, for some
DAYS past, on account of the fact that notorious
filtration threatcned duly to be carried to the
courts. The excitement eliminated at the South
Side Police Court yesterday, wher Alexander
Jenkins was brought into court. having been
arrested on d warrant charging him with having
made love, though repeatedly warnod not to do
80, to the wife Of jeremiah Roberts, all colored
Tho parties had all been intimate friends. aud
would have remained 50 had not Jenkins
persisted in declaring Lis passion oh.t1s to the
thought ho could trust himself to see
that nothing went wrong so long IS Jenkins
confined bis loye-makinG to overt acts, but when
the latter took to sending his wife letters
through tho Post-Of1i CO, one Of which began
~ Ny harte's idollatre mud was filled with the
most passionate phrases and most vivid Oriental
imagery, he thought it was time to invoke the
oid Of the arm Of Justice. warrant was pro-
cured, and the result was scene in court which
has not been equaled in this city for rollckirg
fun OF the black description outside OF Myers
Opera-House. It was with the utmost difficulty
that Roberts could bo restrained from giving
Jenkins his mind in open court. wlllo the lady
in the case showered her smiles on hns-
band and admirer with charming impair.
tia'ity. It turned out in evidence that
the real anirnus ct the arrest was
O threc-corncred duel, participated in by hus-
band, wife, and lover, in which the former came
out third best. Tic Justice heard enough evi-
deuce to satisfy him tint there Was fault on all
Jenkins being mulcted in SIS; the too Jealous
Jeremiah il IS, aud his excessively impartial
wife in 80, termination of the case which, it Is
needless to Say, gaye intcnae dissatisfaction to
all three.
PARENTS AND CHILDREN
Justice Boydcn held an afternoon session yes
terdav ct which it was in order for parents to
claim tho custody OF their children who had vol
unfairly loft Or been rutblessly torn from the
parental roof The first case was that OF Mrs
of Ge'1 S:r *ne Son a0aSni Wis gam 'ns ssos
IS years Of age, who had left home
and pereistent1y staid away for & period
of ave weeks. The lad had had employment for
two ycarB in . Wholesale liquor store, nnd AaQ
recently expressed his intention OF retaining
from his salary OF - per week enough money to
purchase him clothes, of which he stood in need.
This did not please tho Deedys, father and
mother, who had been in the habit Of taking all
his weekly wages allowing him 50 couts pocket
money, a;,d clothing him. 4 fierce stugg1o en-
sued between the opposition lawyers in tho cane,
and, after hearing the testimony on both sides,
it was relief to know that tho Witnesses had
not been put under oath. The Justice finally
decided that tho boy WAS old enough and strong
enough to take care OF himself, and declined to
interfere in favor Of the parents, who, he
thought, were actuated by greed for the boys
money rather than anxiety for his spiritual vel
fare, which they lad quite recently found out
was endangered through his beng employed in
m establishment engaged in the liquor trade.
The other case was ono III which two fro~sy
old Italians sought to obtain possession Of three
children, who, harps, fddles, and all, had been
arrested the day before and, locked up in the
Armory aa yagrants. The men established
their claim to two Of the 1ads, but tina third, .
bright little fellow, Luigi G;a1igano by name,
nephew. Tho italian Consul, G. l.. Celia, WAS
present, and explained to the men that they
would have to keep, their children from tho
streets If they wished them to remain III this
country, and after their promising to do 30 they
were permitted to depart with them Little
Luigi, however, was seut to the Home Of
the Friendless, where he will be able
to make things lively with his fiddle, and pro-
vide music for any hops they get up in that cs-
tablishment.