The New York herald., 1877-08-31
iNGERSOLL AND WIFE.


LxAMHArIoS BEFORE JUSTICE wAxpELL
YEsrERDAy-- MUTUAL REcErNnNAIIox
The exain aat.on IN the Ingersoh case came up be-
fore Jusuce waniell yesterday afternoon and botu
husband aud vile had full oppor unity to vent their
respective grievances When hs magistrate called out
whlinm r Irgersoli, Mary lagersoL tall, 1ne look.
Ing woman, forty years OF age, comfortably,
r,chy, dressed, made her way up TO the JUSTICES
bench, aud O0icer Hanlop, OF the Broadway squad,
at the same time led forward dark -compiexionsi
man, with long, thin features, aud Wild. proirudins
ewes. The had all the appearance OF person
CON npletely broken down IRON NJ health and want Of
proper noursnmcnt, and when bo spoke IL was 10
wheezy tone made difficult to hear him at apy
distance
''You have complaint 10 make against this man."
said the Justice TO Mrs IpgersoiL 'Plesss stale ~
briefly as possible what IL is.
Mrs lugersoll then recited how she got out Of the
al Clinton place Wednesday night with another
lady ana immediately on her reaching the sidewalk
her husband confronted her and said in a hsrce man
uer:-"You - want TO talk 10 you" Knowing
his character and remembering the threats be had
made against her 'iie she called officer TO take
charge OF MIN.
THE rELL-rALE KxIFE.
ON his way 10 tho station house he threw away soma
thing IN an area way which the oGccr picked
up and winch proved to be large knife
The knife produced and examined by Tue Court
IL was sailors sheath knife about SIX inches long,
ibtey sNaFpeueu HsOuuu une That IL WOu0
cut like IL
"D'd he take ou. this knife before yous" asked the
justice.
mo, but while ne was talking TO me on the corner
Of Eighth stree, he put his hand on his hip and
Mrs IngersolL "Ho has threat ened my lie several
times." continued the lady "and he told my son
me before the I.aves would iali have sui
Tered u persistent persecution from h'm ever
me from one Loardins house 70 another aud sssaiis
my character IN such manner that am obliged to
the Hudson week ago lie came ther. S Ssassy ~.
tcxlcated ana he had TO be locked up In room for
! Judge eau | speak" asked William y. Iugersou
''certainIy, We win hear you. OF course''
here very young man stepped up and said that
! Mr lnecrsors lawyer Mr.. Thomas Carey, able
put ss.w sD M hs's U M m
lngorsoii; II gsvo him money TO look afier my
'eres, but Mr. inserso' has noash' him over 70 his
Well = said the Justice, Tho cannot certainly ap-
STORY or THE pgrEsp.yr
Mr. lnsersol! then spoke for hiulself:-"I am per.
secuted man. Your Honor. dd not speak 10 my wifs
hrs last uish; IL was she spoke to IL was eli by
chancs met her, and snc said 81 want 10 you
and then hnndcd mo over TO rho Officer. l don't
her That knife, Your Honor ] carried about
mo for sell protection ever since the 5th Of July.
She met me then in my iawcr's oalce In Broadway.
She scratched my lace and snatchod some papers
out Of nv hand Then, coming M to mo and. shaking
nor ast in my face, said, 'rake care, you WON'T
have a bead you in three montha - NY friends
advised me TO protect myself, aud carried that kue
Judge, " broke In Mrs. Ingorson. "hs says he met
mo by chance. Why, he was At my boarding house
three times that DAY aud he was told | was out. he
meant mischief with that knife. thing something
ought 10 be done for my protection had him here
last, and you discharged him on q promise that he
would nossl any more, but he came TO my
boarding house that very night aud disgraeed me-"
Judge" wheczed out lngersoi, ''cvery person
that knew when We lived IN Bedford street will say
tnat was as kind husband ever lived, ba, she
used to receive dresses and money from supervisor
Hayes and objected No, lcug ago he gave her $500
You were kind to me SO long MS supported you"
Judge ior nearly seven years; paid So a month foi
his oarbers bill alone When got reduced circum.
stances and could not keep him any longer, and was
Obliged 10 separate from him, then he commenced To
threaten my life. As to getting dresses money from
Mr. Hayes that is deliberate falsehood never took
dresses money from any man to my knowledge
lngersoll--Your Honor know she received money
position In the Post ONCE. When the boy came Ioms
IRON Texas Hayes met him IN California and took him
nd the city treating him ice cream and trying
OF the I'd Of july, Your Honor saw my vile and Mr.
No. II Charlton street. Ny wif., when sue saw me-
ran into tho house ! watched for hall MI hour and
and my wife out and ran steps up stoop.
Mrs. lngcrsoll-lt was not me who was with Mr.
Hayes; IL was his foster sister, Mss Hsllock.
, Mr. 'ingersoll--Weli Judge, I have been married
eighteen years, snd think would know my wife,
Besides. II was u summer evening and quite hight
The "a OF July was tho night on which James Hayci
was stabbed 10 tho cheek ny William \. lugcrsol and
among The things found ingersolIs person wcdncs
stabbed nm. Whom Justice wandcI mold them ur
yesterday afternoon Mrs. Ingersol Immediately cx-
claimed ''Ihats the scissors with which he stabbed
Mr.. Hayes.
"'s sIND DIsORDkRED.
Justice Wandei, xftor hearing both husband aud
wife, reflected time before made up his mind
as TO what complaint he should lake against the
prisoner Al last he said, ''lngcr OIL II to
that your mind has become morbid ana is not
normal condition You have evidently been brooding
your troubles and have let your jealous feelings
get mplete control oil you. You are not healthy
either, and | think IL is better that you should
bo placed under bonds for good behavior You
nncd $40 anu required to furnish 600 bail ~ Keep
the peace Tor months, in default OF bail to
comnitle ed three mouths
Tho Justice evidently thought that IRON previous
manifestations oi lngersols temper, snd the Tact OF
his carrying such deadly weapon nd with
him "Wednesday, II was necessary that he should bo
taken OF for IA short time.
suit for SjU, 900 WAS commenced some time ago ny
Ingcrso against Hayes Tor alternating his wiies alec
ton, but nothing has been heard OF VI lately Mrs
lngersoli has commenced suit IN Philadelphia for
divorce and taken residence there Tor that pur
pose She lett Yesterday satisfied that shc would
be from her husbands persistent annoyanccs for
some time least, though IL Is said be can
easily get bail
A. Tor Ingersoll himself lie seemed very much
detected aud down hearted when be found he had to
90 TO the roinbs night and the tears coursng
rapidly down his cheeks when lie enerod the prison
evening as lett the Jefferson Market Court
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