The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-16
BOUNDING A YOUNG WOMAN.
A RETIRED MERCHANTS CONFESSIONS AS PLAIN
TIFT IN CIVIL SUIT.

RETIRED MERCHANTS CONFESSIONS AS PLAIN
TIFF IN CIVIL SUIT.
Window ". Lloyd sued Mary Frey in the First Dis
trict Court for SIPS. which claimed he had lent
In various sums at different times within pc
Rod Of several monshA The plaintiff was
OF very respectable appearance and soms-
where between nny sixty years OF age
The defendant vas young and comeiy woman,
OF lady-lixe bearing and manners. tastefuily and
quietly dressed and evidently distressed BY the
publicity into which she had been dragged Her
husband accompanied her 10 court and sat BY her
side. Judge Gedpsy Dreaded
Nj. Lloyd tosk The witness stand with confidence
ana, when sxaminsd. said that he was retired mer
chant He had beea in business In Nov York m tns
fruit trade aud several years ago IN she sewing
machine business 10 Montreal Between Ave and AK
years ago mary Frey had boon employed BY him
years old and was wmh him . year. He
ale not know whether Mary had had any money II
drawn money tom such q bank and aeposited il with
ham ~ 20 Forwarded to ner IN Now YORK when dc.
sired. He u resident OF shis city sud has wits
aud 2rown up daughters lvinQ here.
TnRRArs OF EXPOSURE
The examination was about as follows, Mr.. Francis
c. Reed acting ~ counsel tor the defence:-
Counsel-Ar. Lloyd, did you not threaten to do
s,soy .hs Young aays character. 70 drive her from
her present posis.es and soc nor In this c0urtfs
M Lsoyd-i dad, II she wouldn't do = certain
thing
Couusel-Dfd you not say that unless she granted
you m 'sntsrvsew" you would expose her
Mr. Aoyd-I may have SAID 50.
Couusoi-Dsd you nst tell her that you had exposed
her character 10 the woman With whom she boardedf
Counsoi-And did you NO, threaten TO separate her
brosbei In New York;
Mr.. Lloyd-N0, SIR.
Eight letters, which Mr.. Lloyd admitted having
written and ssoi put evidence. Que these,
dated "Msy TO-" contained following hnss:- ali
you anu 1 know where you 20, VIII show you
up In your true co!ors every VINE. unless you
tell the truth about three or four things " htch
wish 10 and ought 10 know. When yoo do that,
once toad You, wsii never say word 10 injare
you You know never give up"
THE pEYEHCK
In opening tho defence Mr.. Reed said that tho de.
fsndanS had had deposit In the Montreal Bank,
which she withdrew and placed Tor COW oDience In
the hanus OF Lloyd, whom she believed be hor
frlend. She came 70 New York, o0tained employ mcnt
ano gained the confidence Of her employers
be promoted responsible and lucrative position
happily MI ssr prosecutor appeared When placed
on the stand Mrs. Frey said that she born
brother; she lett Canada in 1875; had account
Montreal District Savings Bank; Mr. LLOYD had
never ssnt her any money but her own. He was IN
the habit, she said. OF following her and oil waiting
outside the store wnere she was employed, IN this
city, and sending letters TO her by mcu or boys
IRON tho sidewalk. telling them TO wait until she
gave az answer or he would cxoose In the store
told HIM that didn't want 70 have anything moro
20 do WIN him shat only wanted TO make my living
live psacesby with my husband he said he would
allow me 10 40 that
Counssl-You met him tho street because Of mis-
Witness-Yes, SIR.
Counsei-Your husband found you on the street
with MIN, and then you gavc your husband these
lsttersf
Witnsss-Yes, sir
rho husband testified that about four weeks ago tho
plaintn's attorney presented oil for $25; owed
nothing and asked Tor the particuiars Lhe attorney
u tor professional services. but dldpt
what those services were; when he homo
asked hrs vile about Il; she said had boon TO
tho store whore she and made u similar demand
she did know what " was Tor.
nm GOING WHOLE rHixo.n
Mr. Lloyd was recalled, but instead VI answering the
questions put 10 him cxc,aimcd ss5hc TOOK money
out OF the bank 1873 and came New York with
me on a spree I'm gong TO toll The whole thing now
gwen her over 81 900 altogether. am diA-
advantage. You don't Know my story. l have hun
dred letters from this giri.n
Judge Gedney SAID that this was OF the mean
est phases OF human dspravliy he had ever encoun-
tered u disclosed traits Of character
and scoupdrelIy as anything ne had ever met with.
al dont know" he said TO tne plunt "whether this
money Is due you or not doubt II the law would
permit las recovery after your own Testimony AZ to
what you have done. Why. man would be jnsiined
In ~ ing rather than aamit the things you adj
mitsed. don't know hew you could sleep with the
thought In your mind Of dragging this woman uown
TO destruction, no matter what her antecedents
might have been.o