The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-19
MnS. ALMESLEY,s MISTAKE


On Thursday afternoon tall woman In
black silk with morocco belt round her whist
and faded cashmere shawl thrown over her
shoulder. entered the Jefferson Market Police
Court and asked Justice Wandcll for warrant
against her husband. who. she said had aban-
donod her. Her story was. in brief. that she
had married John Alneslcy in Charlcstown In
1865. and they had lived together TIL about two
years ago. Then he loft her, and she had not
seen him from that time to this. Recently. how
ever she had asccrtaincd that he was living in
the city. Justice Wandcll tod her to make "a
formal demand upon her husband for support /;
IL he refused, the law would deal with him.
A Lite later in the afternoon. Swedc named
August Jansen. porter Of n silk house at Az
Broomc street was confronted in Broadway,
near Grand street by Mrs. Almeslcy, who
straightway addressed him IA her husband.
In vain Jansen who IN. u wife and family liv-
ing in the upper story OF his employers prem
isrs. protested. Mrs. Alncslcy examined his
t., tn. and De Jared that lc und dyed his red
hnir brown She followed him Ia his EMPLOYERS
store on BrOome street and demanded that he
should forthwith pay her l2OQuO 1t required
the t'rrors Of II policeman to induce her to 70
away.
Yesterday morning she returned and again
claimed Jansen az her hcEe ivrd. Thus time
/ She was arrested and tiken to the court which
she had visited ne Complainant the day before.
When Mrs Alnesley and the dininutvc Mr..
! lanscn. pras'ntad themselves before just 20
Aimrslev. in a business like way. retold her
story and assured tie Justice that Jansen was
-" LOOK whers he lost his teeth a-bting cart
rdges IA the war Jndsc.' she sa!i. He's
dy Vi hrs hair. because it WIS red Mr.. Jansen
HIS mirth changed to perpleli,y when Mrs.
Margaret Scott cafne fo-wHrd carrying her
baby ia her arms aud testified that he was her
/ s'oich friend Ain esiey. Hs had died his red
ilir. 10 hc slr0 and spoke differently but hat
very morning she had heard him say two words
sp lkinr with n strong accent Jansen gave
hi- name. H. WAS Swedc. he sud. and 10" had
never .a.i cy ON Mrs Almesl"y beioro she
s,lrlci l.m IA the street pn Ihursday
" on JOHN e&ciaimed Mrs Aim 'slev, re-
ptouah'u'y.' how an you SAY 80. when can
~ a doi y inesscs 10 swear ua' you are my
Where are your dozen witnesses ?" asked
Mrs. jenkins. right around here on Eleventh
/ street. IL one. III 20 and get her
Snr r't4rued VITA q hui" girl who said that
81 yas Mrs. Jenkins's niece. aud knew Al
Point him out" said the Justice.
Tn" girl looked around I'll" i1om Tor mo-
/ who had seated himself among ting audi nee:
/ Whom they were confronted. all '4ns"h had
/ spol IN to her she stll insisted that hc was the
/ man, although tnc color 81 his hair was ill
/ telrnt
/ man with gray mous'ache and imperial
tsrii fed that hr WAS ~ clerk 20 tie importing
/ house AZ Az Brnome street. Jansen had been
! in their employ seven y'ar-. ana nab lived on
/ ihr'i ptem SIS WIN MS WIG anu nanny lor tha'
/ len .tl IT time.
n" Justice told Mrs Aliros"v TINT she must
7 ht mistaken. She had been deceived by a
/ chance resemblance.
/ Lori have mercy on poor woman" said
! Mr. Aunr-lny, thr t'ars rolling down her
/ cos. ks. Oh. lu 20, have mercy on me. and
/ CIV. mr my husband"
/ "a your husband arrested and III give him
j. a. rAl4 l.Is Justice.
" lo else can | arrest but YOU. John Almes
/ lev
I Irviua out May tho Lord have mercy. Oh
d what la,o done To Dee thus used Nj Alines-
/ lly hurried from The loon.