The sun., 1878-10-19
SlIRlEKS IN A POLICE COURT
A TERRIFIED WITNESS FAINTs WHILE
ON THE WITNESS STAND.
Children and Women Frightened-The Aston.
ishing story TO which Justice Morgan List
ened Il Adventures In Two Hemisphercs.

girl Of respectable parcntagc, who called her
self Daisy Bennett. whom he betrayed under
promise of marriage. In April. 1877. he took
her to the Black Hills. There he bought min
ing claims and invested In real estate The
girl persuaded him to marry her and their
affairs ran along very nicely: hut Lavcrgne's
spcculatons in the Black Hills turned ont un-
favorably. and he returned to this city and took
lodgings at 1Ol West Fourteenth street. which
he furnished very handsomely. lie lived well
n long as his money lasted
What followed is best told 10y Maggie Bennett
n younger sister Of his wife. She relates the
story OF her sisters sad experience and the
fears that herself and Mrs. Annie +. Perry. an
other sister. who dwclls at 30 West Twenty
seventh street. have suffered ON account II
lavcrgnos violent threats. Only short time
after returning from tho West. Daisy visited
her sister. and. with tears streaming down her
checks. made a revelation that made their blood
boil. She told them that Iavcrgne was COM
pclling her to support him 10y life OF shame
that he drove her into the streets 10y threaten
ing to take her life IL she refused TO do his bid
ding and that he followed horat little Il stance
TO soc that she obeycd him. and to urgr her on
with moro threats. Maggie went To- board with
tho couple. hoping that her presence might
make him more humane in his treatment of her
sister; hut he swore that he would kin her il
she intcricred. When Daisy was sent into the
s;roet ni night NInygio f,l,,yo1 hcr for fonr
that Lavcrgnc. who usually loitcrcd behind,
might rush upon her in moment OF anger and
murder her
one night in August. 1877. Lavcrgnc chased
| Maggie, who WIS screaming with fright, into
hnshtons drug store, At SiNih avenue nnd
| and shouted that lie would Kill her. but the
| clcrks drove him away.
lHversnc conceived the most bitter hatred II
ft Of Dc D.
| hls Vic describes an outbreak oi THIS jealousy
as .'vi,oYs; YsS;sho,d t,rhote me s,s,.r ,ho hou.o
| ana threatened IT, TAX. her lii'. heryusr hc say
! gaN" io her tAe Low" that heongel o. hil- oh
! the might oi the 2fth of September. ls!1. h'
! galn' hnmn un'Nl -tedly aud ionni M"fsiN
actually mad. lie locked all The. doors ami
! drawer and took out two pistols amt -N ~
polished dagger. lie laid thomon the table,. H'
| said to ue Daisy. you DO not l'v" me. \ IA
! love others better than me-. PROPOSE 90 end TO-
! IT, vukad over ptlls d..r uud drew n short
chalk marx down lt. II" wllh"d t1 tho iurtA -
ntllins 'it by th. ugini .n l'- n0scn b.. fayr t
! % tvs rl ami sent II lyir!. lkrn flash. Ietu's
chalk mark. S'e. how ur'utute um. D.. ~aid.
WIN p i.udsh -mil.; iWi am i",i"r VIII t'.'
/ pistol MHY hutrk kl.l'i tli.-,. iu Mozambique
AMI al oyer Africa kilgA snvn nisEef- 20
women To- me- How casv-a mD'Ion. o flash.
% swift bullet. and wh"r, are You :. VI sister
ana myself b".uur d.-ir! tci with f"ar We
tir-t through r|,Ur 4nl r- Al .
l"versne. ley mbiud. turned ite Msi0 '3
glanced and h Is ul.wt-, sierrt; ht p Jay iIr
| rany W""k 81 in %" N"w lnih Ho-p'Il. hul NJ
! Oh. time hls wife and l'r sisters VS. .t"d llm
often ani sat los . Is h",ls ior hours. After
lis Do. .ovrry hc returned g. his w.t.. an a.alu
forced her fo-uplott him.
\ short time U4.n Mr.. Perry nul " EgiN do-
tofminrd g. take th"r -.stor away from him.
Wh"rr .hr now is Whom lnvrrrnr Learned
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