The New York herald., 1875-10-16
A LADY'S WARDROBE.

A GARDENERS PRETTY DAUGHTER SUES FOR
THE POSSESSION OF HER wARDRoBE-A STORY
COVERING TWO CONTAMINATION PRINCE
TON TO BRAZIL.
A rather novel case came before the Mercer county
IN J Circuit of the Supreme Court at Trenton ycster-
day. Chief Justice Beasey presiding, in which PALE
sickly y-looking lady of about twentycight years
of age, named Alice Noice was the
plaintiff and middle-agcd rough looking
man. with large mustache and wearing spectacles was
the defendant Another case for breach of promise of
marriage between these parties is pending in the
Supreme Court of the State damages being laid at
100000 The plaintiff was once known throughout
Mercer county, and more particularly at her homo in
Princeton, "a pretty gardeners daughter"
Mr. ". " johnson, Of Trenton, stated the case for
the plaintiff. He said the action was one of trover
brought goods and chatte the property of
the plaintiff which forcibly taken from her by the
defendant the 18th OF December 1873 on February
last demand was made the defendant to recover
the value OF the property, and he replied IF have
got you'll have hard work prove H." The value of
the property is between 81, 500 and 50 ooo
Alice Noce the plaintiff was then called On being
she took her seat in an easy chair she being
weak and i'll take the witness stand She testified
that she lived at Princeton; the last time the
fendant December II, 1873 when the
goods were taken from me by him. The following
is an inventory of the property:-Two diamond
rings worth $780, watch, chain and locket,
$780, six gold buttons, Sc; ladies' workbox,
&c, $25; necklace ana bracelets, S25; pin cushion,
81 braid Of hair, $25; photograph 81; three bottles
Of pomade, 81; rife, $50; pair Of slippers,
81 90; veil, 81; trunk, $50; two flowers,
81 so; SKIRT SS corset $5; gold specie $50;
four chemses $l6 one underskrrt $5; two
,lrsrtu chi
white suit and rufle, $15 hood, SO;
silk wrapper, SEQ; one dark grenadine suit $50;
one silk popln suit, $50 two sashes SO; pair OF
shoes $10 hair net SO. There another lot of
goods in trunk, not included in the foregoing, which
valued At 500; the whole value q the property was
about ST. S44 25. all Of which taken from me-
cept few articles valued at about $175; the property
taken from me by iorce threats and acts Of
The plaintiff was crossexamined by Mr.. Hageman,
counsel Tor the defendant, when she stated that the
goods taken Liverpool, at the Northwestern
Hotel; they were in my exclusive possession at the
time in trunk in the room occupied; had been
there about one week. carried the key OF the trunk
whenever wished; the defendant put some OF his
things in my trunk with my permission; the trunk
was given TO me by the defendant at Princeton re
ceved "constructed possession OF IL there and actual
possession when got on board the steamer Merrimac
bound from New York to Brazil the trunk was filed
by the defendant and put on board the steamers part Of
its contents consisted Of my articles the defend
ant came 10 my house in Princeton before started
for Brazil and carried my things away a clothes
basket and in bundles al night time; he gave
the $50 in gold board the steamer; he gavo
mo 100000 IN bonds also; started for Brazil in
April 1873: had possession Of the goods from April
until December 1878: fred the rifle mentioned in the
inventory while in Brazil; the defendant paid my way
from Liverpool 70 New York, accompanied me to The
steamer and said he would send my trunk after me;
the reason he did not let the trunk 20 along
with me, he SAID, was that it was
too large TO 90 IN my stateroom, that should be put in
the hold and il would be very unpleasant Tor be
looking after II; he provided me with small trunk
and put few OF my articles in IT. which he said
might the steamer; he forced me to consent TO
all ths did not wish TO CO. but he compelled me- somo
Of the goods wero bought at Stewards in New York;
the bin amounted 70 about $780, he had the diamond
rings made expressly for me, and gave them 10 in
Princoton he said he gave them to that II
ever in need Of money could get their values $500
George W. Vanatta Deputy Sheriff. testified that he
served notice OF the suit the defendant February
g. who said that he did not know anything about them
and if he did, the goods belonged TO him.
The plaintiffs then closed.
Mr.. Hageman arose and asked for a nonsuit, on the
general grounds that there cause Of action;
there conversion of property proven. After
cidcd that the case should go 10 the jury
The defendant Albert D. Brown, then took the stand
If he believed IN God If he believed he had
soul IL he believed in future rewards
and punlshmentsg To all Of these questions he
replied in the Affirmative lie testified that the goods
demanded Of him last winter, and he denied all
knowledge Of them; he never took any OF the plaintiffs
property; never gave her any diamond rings or gold
watch lcn my mothers watch with her at times but
gave II 10 her; packed all the things belonging
TO her in two trunks she was present and did not assist
on account Of headache; | furnished the plaintiff
with $50 $40 in Liverpool, put herself and her
trunk on cab. bought her ticket Tor
New York and sent her away; there was no difficulty
about her gong home; did not tell her that | would
bring the things TO New York; did not go TO the
steamer with her; arrived home IN May, 1874; went
TO St Thomas early In January, 1874; she made
any demand for the things; never gave her 100000 in
bonds
The plaintiff was recalled and contradictcd several
portions OF the evidence Of the defendant
Both sides then rested and the Court adjourned until
this morning al ten o'clock.