The New York herald., 1877-11-22
ALLEGED BLAoKMAIL.

THE DAUGHTER OF MRS. MARY GIBSON, ALIAS
HANSEN, SUES ron SEDUCTION AND BREACH
OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
young Jersey girl, by name Amelia Hansen, has,
through her guardian ad litem, John Leon, CON-
mcnced y SUIT In the Marine Court recover from
George W. Gibson $40. 900 damages FOR alleged seduc
and breach OF promise 10 marry. Tho defendant
was arrested and held in default Of $4,000 bail The
case came up Chambers Of tho Court yesterday, be-
fore Judge McAdam, on motion TO vacate the order
OF arrest or else reduce the amount Of bail In his
affidavit. made in support Of the motion and read to
the Court the defendant denies absolutely the truth
fulness OF the plaintiffs charges against HIM, and al
eges on the contrary that the OF arrest OBJ
tanned only Tor the purpose OF cxtorting money from
him that he has compelled to lay out large
money support the plaintiff aud hor mother, Mary
Hansen, alias Myers; that he believes himself 10 be
the victim of the Vaccinations of the said Mary Han
sen ana her daughter, tho plaintiff that he unable
TO give the amount OF bail required OF him, and that
the same oppressive, AS he s poor man. having
means, money or property, anu entirely depende
on nas ae1. os sup a. naa m u n,s
purpose oi extorting money from HIM defenuant sub
mted to the Court note, written IN pencil whicn no
alleged he received from the plaintiff II verbatim
ocroBKR 81. 1877
DEAR GEoRGE-whati ~ the rsas do not treat me
rgat you know would not offer to you 10 Marry me DO
yos can exp.cs 10 hide from me- always You Know s
how am treated at home II Is worst than dogs ie tue
mail 70 give SOME satisfaction that ut
least know that It comes from II what right
noDody will Moiest you in My Love
you Believe your true friend Amelia
By way OF Identifying the mother Of the plaintiff,
10 whose macnnations ne attributes his present
troubles the defendant attached to his papers used
the motion slip which he alleges he cut from the
Police Gazette and which purports TO give likeness
OF Mrs Mary Gibson, alias Hansen, together WITH
history OF alleged exploits as aconhuence woman.
This woman and her alleged Jersey transactions are
already familiar to the readers VI tho HERALD through
reports Of several trials which recently took
there when she Was charged Win having uDtaincd
money uy means false pretcnces from NJ. Farricr
ana uthers the chief pretencc being, acgeu, that
she had been left fortune VI 0oO vOO ny her uncle In
Germany. "Francls Zdver WUof archbishop of FREE
burp.n which lorlune she to receive through
Archbishop McCloskey, oil New YORK. rhe report vi
the last oil these Trials, AS submitted the motion
yesterday, says, CIT resulted us those preceding IN
an acquitta, and al Its end Mrs Hansen swept out ot
the her diamonds and slk giving Detective
Murphy coutemptuous laugh winch ho has ronem-
bered this day.. 10 the foregoing papers addcd
an affidavit made by John f. Burke, IN which ho
swcars that the Atm Of tho present month. IN Jer
the plainIii, the former told him that her daughter
never should marry George W. Gibson the defendant)
that all she wanted for him u settle It.
forward and DO what was right, ana he (deponcnt)
distinctly understood that all tney wanted money.
on the argument It asserted and not denied that
plsiutlT and defendant bore t0 other the com
plcated relationship Of tho plaintiff being the daugh
ter by another father OF the defendants stepmotneE
Ii was also claimed on the argument, the part ot
defendant that plaintH as well her mother referred
to in the papers was confidence woman, but this
charge Indignantly denied on the part Of plantn.
At the CONCLUSION VI tho argument Judge McAaam
said did not feel authorized 20 vacate the order Of
arrest but would reduce Tho ball He thercupon fixed
the amount OF bail at 81 900 instead Of $3 000 and
directed the pay ment OF SlU costs OF motion the
prevailing party on the trial OF the Cause.