The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-01
EMMA BAKERS CONFESSION.
The Story That Shocked a
Sunday Police Court.
WHAT | WANT IS REVENGE !


years and family duties, could be responsible
Tor an obscure l,tle girrs ruin. The case had been
brought before him by Mrs. Emma Baker, who, act
Ing BY advice Of the Com missioners Of Charities and
Correction, called Joseph Irving. carriage manufac-
turcr, sixty years old, to account tor outragng her
daughter Emma, a school girl Of thirteen Irving's
factory once South Filth avenue and now IN
conjunction with couple OF partners, he manuiac-
lures carriages No. 1881 Broadway, the firm OF
Rsley, Irving & Tucker. He bears the reputation OF
being close and attentive man Of business, scrupu-
iously exact In all his transactions In society he has
generally been looked upon u man OF principle.
II was strange sight, then, yesterday, to this
genteei appearing sexagenarian confronted with the
Innocent looking girlish creature whom he ac-
cussd Of treating SO shameiuliy Irving is straight
~ an arrow, with shrewd face, dark penetrating
eyes and hair Of peculiar yellowish gray. He was
caim self.possessed aud, except for moments in
terval, remained through the examination entirely
COOL Emma Baker Is thirteen years old, but her
figure has now become mature and womanly that
happears quite variance with the gentle, childish
face shaded by dark hair beneath whon pair of
brown eyes look out. She accompanied by nor
mother and bore herself with more composure ,h an
might be looked for in one OF her age undcr circum
stances so trying: Irving had a couple of friends
animation room Judge N urray began 10 hear tho com
planant's testimony. Emma Baker had stored
herself capable OF descending into the mnutest de-
mil Her memory OF dates was simply marvellous.
BESIDES she gave her evidence slowly and distinctly,
and with an appearance OF rankness that carried
viction r a.,b t4t
THE GIRLS STORY.
81 was thirteen years old on 7th OF October last
she said In answer 10 the usual queries 'and live
VIII VIII. my mother a. NO AZ Wess third street, good
irving lived next door, and It was there saw him
tfst; my mamma sometimes visited at his house, and
es his daughter Emna and went school log Their
wo became great friends; moved away alter a
while anu MI Ir<ing's family soon went 70 live ut
play with Emma alter school was over and
often spent several hours in the house; one
went there and stayed till toatime; when was over
MIS- Irving said. Nov, girls, you can run out In the
house and was inside it the soup was hung: had
been there two or three before, anu now whom
We were told 10 60 there started out at run
20 reach hrst; Emma, thought, was coming alter
me, 50 did not mind her Tor few minutes
ND, ma | was swinging myself when Mr..
be saw me he SAID, "Emma that Is not a
rice way TO SOUP" The witness then on 20 de-
scribe how she had been outraged, replying to tho
Judges delicate queries with some dinidenco, but
always firmly. ~ tried to scream" she SAID "but
Tor came; then when Mr.. Irving let me 20 and
found mo crying. he told me not 10 mind that,
not 10 tell my mamma; he SAID. III you tell her
she'll get mad and whipyou; .hon she III kill me aud
slough, aud whom got my hat ran away home;
was afraid 70 tel. my mamma and never said any thing
ABOUT IL; after That would not Mr.. Irviug's
any more, and ono day when my mamma, who was
sowing curtain fringe for him, asked me to run an
errand there. told her aid not iiko 10, a Emma
Irving and were not good friends; she was rich
did NOT ABOUT being with poor girl Ike mo that
could not dress SO woi. ahnit
CRIME REPEATED.
From that never saw anything OF Mr. Irving till
mot him in University place, near Etehteent IN street,
during last February he stopped me ana askcd here
my mamma was living. had work for her 10
DO; told him we were ~ No 22l Greene street. and
went away; IL was only little alter that-some time
around Valentines Day. think-that mamma is: rn
alone In the house, Is was about three o'clock
NJ the door and Mr.. Irving IN; he saw
thero was no one IN but me, ana he said no did not
believe there was any one IN the house. as he had
oetved no answer; did not like way no talked.
aud l got up, not knowing what TO do; he said,
"Emma, you are not afraid OF me. you ?" and
when said was he told me to mind what he
had done, as II made no matter; he then caught me
into detailed description OF what she had suffered at
defendants hands. - i
Tho circumstances were OF a shocking nature, and
they were all strictly adhered to by her WHOM reex-
ahmed uboua thcm. Suffice It to say that she repre-
ssnied Irving, alter accomplishing his purpose in
spite oil her cries, as gong on hurredy but
getting 10 urge her to secrecy again. Then followed
narrative OF her fsars, her anxiety the appear
nncs Of symptoms premonitory of motherhood.
Child as sno was, she continued to Withhold
hor secret till The quick eye Of mother
sbovc~was furced from III would not tell H."
she said. .'ior was afraid II would break my
shoulders and looked into nv face so r,,y, yoG
could not keep anything from her aud told all about
Tue defendant had remsined SITTING bolt upright as
tho girl kept speaking, with hrs eyss fixed upon her
When she stopped nc cssayed II question, winch he
was putting IN u strongly Affirmative form when the
Court requested an in,errosstory WORDING OF IT.
irving did not repeat H. however, but turning upon
the girl ha angriIy demarded:-
"who, besides your mother, told you to mako
money by tel'ing such a story about mcs Tell me
that" r,,-~t ste f
Tue young witness did not vince Bit ono one,n
Iad she slowly aud emph asizing every word al told
my mamma whenl could nut help IT.; but am sorry
Tor Il; would never, never have told IL " knew IL
would cause her so much grief"
Irving was beaten. He eazed scarchipgy at the
speaker out there was nothing In The calm
" show foar or hesitation. So no shook his head
b,ously and gave up The sting his question had
missed lite marx, but falling on girl naa touched
the mother and lent new bitterness to her feelings
when she Was called TO testify.
.'ihe rufanf" she muttered, betwoon her teeth
"Ihs rumanl IN never forgive myself for not shoot
Ing down my chilc' destroyer" sho this OK.
cited frame Of mind when the Court began question
Ing her. She only able say that She mad done
occasional work Tor Mr.. Irving; that Emma was her
only child and that she widow, when nor feel
ant like q ugrcss.
''How can spcakSn sue cried, "with that man
slting there-that brute, who has ruined my beauty
Gentlemen, sne was my only child; toiled for her
she Sas 20 , s hss lady,
now. MY darling's ruined. an, my God ruined for
Judge Murray attempted TO calm bsr. bu, n, was i'm.
possible 10 arrest the impsuous outburst Of feeling
wRoNGKD DESPAIR
"Be caIm she said "how can DO calm when he
speaks to US OF money! What Is money 20 nes will
sil buy back my chiidg innocence: will It mako nor
what she was boore7 What want Is revenge, ~ ana
as she Missed out tho about 10 ny at
Irving che knew my child was poor" she went on,
pointing AT MIN; she knew she had no father pro-
tec her; that sho was only poor toiling mothers
pet and he could do as he pleased. what justice
can get from Jour NY Cool ths villain should be
boiled IN pitch WHAT are years or lifetime OF suner-
Ing TO tho wrong he has done my little girl7"
No moro painful spectacle was ever presented In the
Jefferson Market Court than mat got this mother
with streaming eyes aud upliitcd hands invoking
justice the wronger OF her child. Tho girl had
burst into tears and sobbing as1 her heart would
break, and both Judge and onookers were sensibIy
Affected. OF all the people In the room but
NAMED composed His lace may have paed little,
but Irving kept up his steadfsst glance without NOV
Ing MUSCLE Mra Baker, on recovering herself, pro-
cceded 10 corroborato her uaughter's story 80 tar
mo- kosu MI ksor SHa ALT ma ..d h.c,