The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-22
MRS. CASSELNAN IN COURT.
SHE rs COMvIrTED 10 THT fOMBS
ON HRfT or LJNICf.
seems mud incidents az the Hon wing Humane |
Mrs. liuuarri0rd - WHAT Justice BiNby |
-nid-An Interview with the Prisoner.

scenes mud incidents az the UcarinG Humane
Mrs. Iiunarriord - WHAT Jus,ice BiNJy
-aid-An Interview with the Prisoner.
There was great crowd at the Washing
ton Place Police Court yesterday morning to SEQ
a poor woman, who had been so weak as to step
aside from the straight path Of honesty, In the
vain endeavor to live without means or YORK.
brought to Judgment. Tue sidewalk W. lined,
the hallway was thrungsd, and the court room
jimmed. As Capt. ksnnt dy, with his prisoner,
Mrs Cassolnan, appeared i1 Washington SOU re,
the bootrlack dropped his brush with JOB half
cOnitleted aud even the iistloss mon who sleep
away half their time upon the benches exhibited
signs Of life.
Mrs Casselm1n wac dressed In a black CASH
mere, trimmed with black .ilk II was the same
dress she had ON when at Mrs Bishops. Thea APP
pearance Of the sleeyes,which were then consid-
erahly worn. his been much i'm rOved by the
addit of Grape trimmings. A heavy Widows
vel, hid her face. As she pressed through the
hallway, and the crowd jostled against her, she
exhibited nervousness foreign to her general
department since her arrest on Monday night.
on the back bench in the court sat Mrs. Hun
gcrford, the lady with whom Ms. Casselmsn
was boarding when arrested. Her fearful eyes
showed her feeling. Eycn the hardened detcc-
tive felt the good Of her presence as he couSden-
TALLY whispered to I reporter: " That wOman's
got heart in hcr a. big ns an OK
when hrrlicncd before Justice NiXhy, Mrs.
ca selnlan ACKNOWLEDGED to owing several per-
sons Tor BOARD. hut denied having committed
any criminal offence. 81 have been unfoftu-
nate. sue aud "matital troubles h We brought
me 20 THIS. IL IL true r. resented " ltd
property. but when any one saws ! took that
which dld not belong to II q, they tell false
hood
Judge BixLy asked who were the complain
ans aud what was the complaint Just then
Mr.. Wilder Appeared and claimed tn { Mrs.
taaselman had not paid hun "a iii contracted
ftF ftr .ff4f lf
" ELL said the Jnuge. " | dout see what |
have TO do with that n vou are a lawyer you
cecd"d AZ inst Grimm lly Oh an action winch
IS purely civil
Al this time Mrs. c sselman was standing at
tho end 4 the inncr railing on TIE Judgc's right.
Not an officer ia the room - :le courtc-, to
deserted ny ever one. Her Ne.l was draNn over
her face and her mead was bowed. The only
motion prrceptble was au occasional short,
1uick gaSn aud the spAsmodic ulu.chins Of her
thin, delicate lnCrtS.
After paiirntl, listening to the rambling story
| Of Mr.. Wilder, Judge liixby turning To Can't.
| kennedv, said. II dOn't see how c II Diet In
TINS " man unless there 1, some Oh rye made
| within my jurisdiction" At IN I moment Mrs.
Putnam. OF l2i fiith avenu p, entered the ro IN.
She told IN det.il the stnrS arcauy familiar tn
| 10 td, r. Of iUE SuN. " Dountless this is tru.."
said JudgC liiNly. "tuf you must nnd your
| remedy IA "A eva and not a criminal court -
| Mrs Cas-eluau was then cIllcd before the
Judge. IA she apuroAChed tbs II nd she raised
1
looked lis honor ga eh ~ the ice
" liav. YOU any objection to going TO the
Tombsf asked JIdge iilxDy.
" None, Whatever, sir.
Capt. kenncd, stated tina, Mrs Bishop was
sick, aud asked That tue cast Ice continued.
" hat time viii Yuu require = -Ned the
Judge suppose l set II down for FRIDAY
! moruiugf"
Int will do" said Capt Kennedy. land
will tndeay, 10 have Mrs bsnop here by tuat
ee that yon d." said Judge BiHoy. "In
! the me IN time. the cierN VIII make out a COM
nj ment Ut Mrs ta-scl.nan 20 the lumu- on a
| wr.t at luna turn bile 80 this court on FRI
A. Ms C,ss.lman LETT the room accom-.
| plr.od bS Ctut Kennedy, Hho WIS met IA the
| hall ty Mr.. Hum rt,rd. Where re y on Eolug
To ke ntr, Niit ny, sked the Lady
J." the I9.,oa' ne iiiru nnt nr,t' !
with curl ct her tain upper lip. Nrs. Casscl-
man -nin. dnnt want snsihiug to eat after
/ wnaf nave Just gone through, u would Clohe
| me-
Mrs. Hunreriord PIT her hand on Mrs. Casscl-
! something; II YOU me, you VIII be SICK. | I'M
SO sorry. 80 sorry. Cap.Un. YOU get her what she
" u ana VIII nav To- a."
Win heartfelt "God oless YOU" the two
women nWtei, the orc for her luxurious nome,
! thr other tur be luwb..
Tine husband Of Mr-. Cafseln IS \ book
ketner . fhe Cu4ut 90 Auu ani William sire us.
II, q tined To max" fny "a ttmcnf. Ills tu-
/ uioyer. however, s.ti tnat Air. Nas-eim II htd
! been deceive int iuarAluG lu thH s. .ule waN ia
| which Vie Uo.fGing houses mad been lnred into
Nr- C,s.elman was visited In the Tomh- Inst
, tYtNlpa hN a rruO ter ~ uh sun. Shp declined
| to give any detailed history OF hor life Tor the
| reason that ~ would involve in her disgrace her
| fher ana her son. she sa's She was a widow
| at the time sne married Nr. tasscluan. Her son
| was then student At Bellevue hospital; ne las
| since ~ tdunted. Her love Tor INN II been one
! cause 4 her difference with sir. CI-,elmau. but
the primal cause was IN ne only rnt $1,000 Nv
! marrying hcr, instead of the ksIUOO whIch she
had fei resented "a. belonging to ner.
what could do" she said. latter my hus-
band teft mrf ! h We never been aCcus once
| to work. aud when applied for situation per
Sons looked gu me with suspicion. | could not
! CLERK because l knew nothing ahOut business.
| lived along as best l could Til had sold aud
| wned ever thing. T. ! was bad woman.
b ut YOU know that Tho worst | have ever
done - to owe Tor my board, and then IL was
ouly because could n help myself. Yet there
l. no one to whom l am inde nted VINO Is not
,ble to stand IL. | have nVv run mo e tnau
ouv week IN dent. and frequently not more than
Two or three days.
In reply to q question as 10 how her com fort
had uecn looked after sue + al " Not II All, |
am trcated here 90 If was the lowest Of felons.
have not eat mOuthIul tu-daY.
| When went to dinner, the horrible crowd took
away api elite. | 3. We "A terrible headache
nov, an | know u - from lack OF food, tut
could not sw tllow II trici have written to
ny son, and know he viii he here tefOre Fri
dav. Dr Deems sent a gentlem ~ t. mo tod ~
Offering assistance, legal aud otherwise. To-
morrow VIII nave a attorney. may he u .,
but don't tank that am. NfrCt my nus
band t. come to me now. | feel That ought
rather to have sacrificed my pride ana demand
ed asuppOft from him thin to have Uuisued
the course have. TIE statements made as to
Gunther are simpH fu~o. | never used either
gru.leM fu's name, and would not know IL etu