The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-07
MUSCULAR ELIzABETH TULLY.
Henry Woidon's FIirts,ion which Ended In lis
Bcing Terrorized by - Womnn.

Elizabeth Tully, fashionably dressed
woman. was arrested yesterday and taken be-
fore Justice Walsh on a charge OF threatening
to shoot Henry Holden. carman OF 324 Dean
street who Is in tho employ OF a firm OF paper
dealers in this city. Immediately after Miss
Tully had pleaded not guilty 10 this charge. and
had boon put under 1900 bonds to keep tho
peace pending examination. Mr.. +. J. Barrett
a cracker baker. Of 500 Dean street. had her ar
rested on a charge Of assault and battery.
Misc Tully is 25 years of age. For three years
shc has bccn Keeping company with Holden.
Holden is married. has four children and is nm
attendant Of the Hanson Place Methodist
Church. Misc Tully wns living with her broth
er-in-law. George W. kccelcr. n savings bunk
clerk. ut 628 Pacific street. Brooklyn. where
Holden bocamo acquainted with her through n
street Irritation. He continued tho ncauani-
ancc. frequently taking her out driving Their
association was 30 public that It be-
came scandal in the ncichbor-
hood. and their meetings. which they sup
posed were clandestine. were freely decussed
in the street IN which they lived. Their CON
1ut ntirgrted SO, n,u h. attention that Mr..
kccsler called on Mr.. Holden and told him that
he. should cease keeping her company. lie
snid that he had told his ss,rr-in- INV Tint ahc
must give him mp or leave his house. Holden
rrpliod that he was willing to brcak of his con.
ne.tion with Miss T.lly. and that he was glad
To have an opportunity to do 30. Miss Tuy re-
fused To- give up Mr. Holden and. in conse-
quence, LEFT her brothers house nine months
ago. She $500 in asavinrs bank. which she
dr,uw olt and lifted NJ rooms n Atlantic street.
Mr.. Holden said last night that he Ind OK
hausted every effort to get rid OF Miss Tully. but
IN vain. She had complete control Of him. and
daring and desperate. and. being muscular, she
completely tcrrOrized him. Sho frequently
smnshcd IN his hat and torc his shirt at the
collar and cowed him into the most nbcct
obedience. One night she came to his house.
and when he refused to 40 away with her she
life So often that he wis forced TO go to a police
station, for an officer TO protect him, Once.
when he was visiting her. she backed him up
his head Threatened 10 blow his brains out.
She knew that was a married man when
never tried To- deceive her. was afraid that
she would go Ia my wife, who was in Ignorance
OF our relations; and cxposc all To- her. and
did not dare to thwart her in any Of her wishes.
She wrote me number of notes. making APP
pointmcnts. and 4 ! did not keep them she
would be in a terrihl" rage. and mako a scene
the next time we met She came to my house
one night and hammered at the doors and win
dows. threatening that II didn't como out she
would break in the windows"
Mr. Holden showed the reporter n number oi
his employers. his relatives his wife, and else
where. and expose him. They contained no
affeotionaie expressions hut were filled with
positive commands. He said that She told him
that she had formed an allianrr with lawyer,
who had told her to bother Holden all she could
on Friday last she wrote him threatening 70
shoot him. and he determined to resort to the
law 10 get rid Of her. and procured warrant
for her arrest. When she was served with the
warrant on Wednesday she went 10 H0llcn's
stables, which are next door To- his house 10 see
him. She there met Mr.. J.. J. Barrett. To- whom
and when Barrett applied an offensive rpithct
90 her she walked III t. him and slapped his
face and knorkci of his hat. Shn WIS bent on
following up the assault tut her hrnihcr-in. law
Mr. kceSler. held her pa,g. Mr. Barrett then
procured her arrest for assault
Mr. Holden severely regrets his street Il rta-
tion. and says that he j. determined now Ia
press his charge. bccause h" felt he could not
rd himself Of n life long annoyance any other
WAY.