New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-01
ACCUSED or OUTRAGEOUS CRIMES.
JOSEPH IRVING ARRESTED UPON CHARGE MADE
BY A GIRL FOURTEEN YEARS OLD-CowHIDING
THE INsULTER OF A LITTLE GIRL.

JOSEPH IRVING ARRESTED UPON A CHARGE MADE
BYA GIRL FOURTEEN YEARS OLD-CowHIDING
THE INsULTER OF LITTLE GIRL
joseph Irving an old man of sixty
years, and partner in the firm of Risley. Irving q
Tucker, of Thirty and Broadway carriage
builders arraigned before Justice Murray yester
day. a charge OF bastardy. The complainant was
Emma T. Baker. girl OF pleasing and modest appear
ance who win be fourteen years Of age Oh October T.
Mr. Irving the father OF large family and has always
borne high character. He much excited. and ner-
Yous throughout the long examination which lasted
nearly four hours Tho girl accompanied by her
mother, who glared angrily at the accused man. and
could scarcely be restrained from attacking him.
The little girls story that in 1871 the Irving fam
lily lived No 116 Yarekst, and she and her mother
lived at No lis Yarck-s, and they became slightly ac
quainted In 1875 Mr. Irving and mis- family resid
ing at No IS yandan- ST. where she often ylsed. TO
play with a daughter who about her own age. She
says shat evening in May. 1879 she had supper
there aud out into the stable swing, expecting
the children to follow her Mr. Irving she asserts, en-
tered tho stable lifting her out OF the swing, COM
Iaited an geous assault her. She then out
the house, and would never visit there again, and
when Der mother asked her there she refused on
the ground that she was not as well dressed rs the lry
inE .ars She did Mr. Irving again until last
February when she met him IN UnVersy-place, and
he asked where her mother living. She told him
at No 221 Greene-st, the third floor and few days
afterward he came 10 their rooms while her mother was
out. On this occasion, also she claims he cruelty out
ragged her. and she is TO become mother. Her
mother discovered her condition early In May and then
she confessed the whole story TO her. She asserted that
she cried out and resisted Mr.. Irving but that he
smothered her and tore her clothes and aerward told
her it was harm, aud that there nothing wrong
In IL.
Mrs Emma Baker the girls mother in most dramatic
Mr. Irvl ag Ia desfTOyer OF her
child Pointing at him, she exclaimed "Oh, II this was
Christian land You would be burning in pot OF boiling
pitch instead OF sitting there talking with men, Perhaps
you thought you in Turkey when you ruined my
darling child the only hope and stay OF my HOP Turn
ing IN her child sbe exclaimrd "Oh my bright angel
would TO God yOu dead OF that he had put kne
through your heart instead Of being as you are to-day
am mere to-uhy' JuuSe' ~, M nJr anJ
murderer. dealt with for life so tnat VIII ne avenged
He can never give me back my child she and
demand that be be punished FOR life also"
Justice Murray tried 70 pacy the woman, hut without
avail aud she continued her wild Outburst OF inveeve
and ienuncIaliOn and finally embraced her child. both
weeping pteOuAy for nearly ten minutes Tue mother
then stated that about the middle OF May she went 10 Mr.
Irying's Office aud charged him with the ruin OF her
child He appeared 10 be confused and denied taat twas
bad boys, who he knew ruined her. Then she deted
him tell her who these boys were and he could not
ak Curtains ior Mr. irving out never had any dispute
with hun. She used occasionally 70 visit the family
when Mr. Irving lived near her own house. Mrs Baker
aud her child now live at No. 40 West Third-st
Mr.. Irving denied the trnth OF the girls statcmeF.
lie said she used In his garden frequently playing
with his little daughter, but about May 1876, his wife
thought the girl was too forward ana not proper play
mate his daughter aud she ordered her 10 home
and not again 10 visit the house Prom that day until
to-day" said Mr. Irving, have never seen or sponen
10 the child, and never Injured her IN my ne. uef
mother visited about the middle OF May and told me
money for doctors bills She then said that her daugh-
mad been ruined, and that the girl said was the man
that ruined her. asked the woman II she was crazy,
and she then began to abuse me, and SAID, We'll
thought would come and see you nrs TO mud out what
you would do In the matter, but now will make IL hot
Tor you Then ordered her out the Office. sly belief
Il that she there 10 try and backma the. am To-
and rsnect and never has there been the slightest blush
OF suspicion my character until now. am entirely
innocent VI this charge and believe 1t TO be aconspr-
Mr. Irving said that his family resided in Bridgeport,
Conn said that tho girl used TO be frequently at
their house prior 10 1876, aud the family was frequently
assisted with clothing and food by him and his wife.
until the first Monday IN August, aud meantime commit
ted Mr. Irving In ~. 900 bail TO appear at that time.
CowHIDRD AT a HOTEL TABLE
An exhibition OF an nal character astonshed the
guests who taking breakfast In tho diningroom OF
the Grand Central Hotel Saturday morning j. H. Tay-
or general superintendent No 800 Broadway OF the
ont OF town agencies OF the Brooklyn Life Insurance
Company, was eating his breakfast when two men
walked up behind him and inqurng he was Mr. Iay.
Tor pulled strong c0whidcs from under their coats and
heat him numerically. the other guests jumped TO
their feet and nterfered, but ono Of the Infatuated
explained In a voice quvering with passion that Mr.
Taylor had acted IN an outrageous manner before ms 1T
tie daughter hardly ten years OLD AT TINS the uni
versa sympathy turned in favor OF the father and the
insurance received another instalment of heavy
blows that left their marks his head and neck An
ofcer nterfered at last when the fathers cowhde was
broken in two, and the two assallants were removed
from Mr.. Taylor quietly finished his break
fast paid his bill and left the house. He denied that he
was guilty OF the offence charged and Threatened 10
her parent for the assault
The men who piled the coWhldes were father and son,
bOarders at the hotel the father being dry goods
chant city, and agent for large Western house,
Their story told by the other guests was That the
little girl, who Is pet In the hotel had been often
fOnded by Mr. Taylor They did not think this strange,
seeing that he old gray headed man. On Friday.
however the GIRL after unusually long absence,
crying 20 her mother told Mr. Taylor had
deceived her into bis room and had made proposals 10
which, In her innocence she did not understand.
After consultation with Captain Byrnes, OF the Mer
agreeable consequences OF law suit father and son de-
Glued take the law into their hands No notice
OF law suit had been served on them Saturday night
ALLEGED BRUTALITY IN THE PARK.
Mrs Mary Bracken was brutay assaulted, Friday
afternoon, in the Central Park. She had been visiting
in East y-seventh-st, and returning to her
home at Ninety fstst and the Boulevard She entered
the Park Ninety and Fifthave and had only
walked few rods when man spoke TO her concerning
the extreme heat without making any reply, she
walked on About midway between Fifth and Eighth
ayes. the rufaI seized her by the and violently
pushed her into shrubbery Her cries for help brought
ter Mrs BTacken told officer OF the occurrence, and
the two searched for the who had escaped by the
road, Captain Coreoran, OF the Park Police
arrested Thomas Winters Of No. 222 East One-hundred
and-fOurth-st about 3 O'Clock the same afternoon.
Mrs Braeken positively identified him OF her
saants. The prisoner denies all knowledge OF the deed
and says that he working that day until o'clock.
He admits, however returning home through the Park
deneo was strong against him that Justice Duffy yes
terday held him In default OF $1,000 ball Search Is b0
ing made for his companion.