New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-19
THE COURTS.
A SHAMELESS HUSBANDS BRUTALITY.
A WIFE DRIVEN TO DISHONOR-1HE LIVES OF HER
SISTERS TnREATENED.

A WIFE DRIVEN 10 DlShONOR-lHE LIVES VI
SISTERS THREATENED.
Albert Lavergnc, a tall and rather cookbook
ing Frenchman abou, thirty five. arrasncd be
fore Justice Morgan al the Jefferson Market Police
Court Yesterday the compaI q: Mrs Annie Perry,
of No $50 West Thirtyithst. and her sister young
and pretty ri Of about sixteen who charged INN WIN
threatening their lives. IL was affirmed mat ne had on
several occasions drawn a dagger ana revolver
upon them; they were constant fear that he
would do them bodily harm. Mrs. Perry, the elder
sister tall handsome woman, who carried blue-2yed
baby in her arms said the Court that LIycrgne repre-
scented himself diamond hunter possessed Oh crea
wealth and induced their sister Carrie Sr OF nneicch
a. marry him; that not long after their marriage he
forced her into life OF prostitution even taking away
from ner the price OF her shame In vain the young
wife protestcd Livtrgne WAS not - be swerved from
his course Mrs. Perry further said 1t was some Time
before and other sister heard O the treatment I"
which Carrie subiected they immediately cohsn e"
together how stop it, Ii was finally deIermed inai
the younger sister should 20 and 1--we WIN ah
his WE in hopes that her resence ml-6t R'tp Ia" man
from driving Carrie INTO "t -tItc,'. n| t" liz ng
proved uldNdu- oI iie .'. Jun va ,-,'r az '
il, wife the sister, 100. N case the former u 10"
comply WI;h mis- wishes. Nr' Lay rS e lAcu ird H'ih
her hushaiis nous tnt ,''l C." - , 49, ~, 49,,
pr.d herself under nt protection ui some illChis, WIN
under tnc belief mat sHc Ead s|ii'cd the Young "ic
away, or bad dGc.d Ter to oaVe Nor husband avers|e
ago drew rcyONCr ahd dagger upoh her ssicr ano
hcreI ana threatened 20 XII them both la terror jhcy
"a
During tac testimony Llvergnc looked eurag,d. He
il It sWdrthy hide FrcuChiEdu, and thou-h scndcriy
built. seemed possessed OF Ctt-kc agility and Ld.cn
strength lS long, thin hugels twltcncd nclNouS, ana
rs nOStr!s seemed alive with motion HIS ryclds also
tWitchcd, and the pupils seemed To contract an'
expand. As the Younger sister was about l.
MAKE her statement 10 tine Judge she caugH SGi OF TEE
lna.IciuuS eyes OF LNcT@nc, and tcci!uE OF terror
seeming her, She Slrlekcd ana lelt to ne nnOr IL
al In tblS condition she was borne 10 TIE
j slccs private room. There she had three fantnE
fl and II WAS before she suilCCntlb r.
<o,crtd To be taken home. Justice Morgan held L.
Nptguc II 900 BAN 10 keep the peace, ana IN default
o. bal sent INN 10 prison
Wien visited prison Lavergne gave long story OF
l. lie ana adventures. "BUIu III Lorraine" lie said,
''rSeuty-oght years ago, went to Pans wGen hoy
and hVcd there untI! the FraucO-Pussau War; when /
C.terti the French Army and served volunteer Tor
months. Then went TO Brazil ana WAS engaged IN
diamond business; thence 10 AFRICA IN the same
trade, landing IN Zanzibar when Stanley, III
1873, preparing To 20 IN search OF Lvi g>Iont.
Was Successful IN diamond spcCulailonS lh"Ir, ana
when I.It Africa for America IN lS,G brought Wilh
Int $4,000 cash Soon after my arrival IA NcN-I"ih
made the acquaintance OF gIr called Hazel Barton,
III a mouse OF ll-fane she consented to I'VE Win me
and IN 1877 accom- panied the Black Hills, Wher.
We were married by the Rev. l.. y. Nor
cross. Previous to Ims | learned that IA!
bride, rea! name was Arabeila Bennett aud that size
was the sister Oi Mis-. Perry and Emma benuett. Ny
spceuatuus IN the Black MS tUIued Gu dsdNIou>t
rctuIucdt To NOW-l OH ten months aSO WIN io
money rem aiming ..
Laytrgne ACKNOWLEDGED that ne had lived hy Bis Wits
Shame. bat denied ne had forced her 10 hshoor