New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-10
THE COURTS.
ACCUSED OF REVOLVING CRIMES.
THE CHARGES MADE AGAINST CHARLES GRYNER
HIS nAnGnTERS


THE CHARGES MADE AGAINST CHARLES GRYNEh BY
HIS DAUGHTERS.
Charles Gryner, q German tailor, OF No.
35 West Thrtyhtth ST., tried in the Court OF Gen
era Sessions for Incest educing his three daughters
The testimony was of revolving character The prin-
cpal witness against tho prisoner was Amelia Gryner
his daughter girl OF fourteen. She has an attractive
face but small that she does not appear TO De more
than eleven twelve years Of age Wearing clothes OF
child OF that age her still more that appearance
With evident reluctance and often in tears she told her
story Her mother she said. sent to the Lunatic
Asylum eight years ago. and since that time her seven
sisters and herself had lived In three rooms OF tene-
ment-house in West Thirty-hfth-st. Her father had
often used bad language to her. and tried to persuade
her TO enter life OF shame. About the middle OF last
June he seduced her while sleeping with two OF
her Younger sisters After that he compelled her
to enter a house of prostitution In Twenty
eighth-st, and when she begged to be al
lowed to stay away he beat her. When she
brought money home. he would punish her sometimes
because IL was not enough. When she finally declared
that she would longer lead this life and was Joined IN
this determination by her elder sister, whom he had also
seduced he turned them ont OF doors. Theu," said
the girl weeping, didn't know where we were 70 go
and we afraid father would have us arrested ior
plant against him. She said she couldn't turn against
do and went to the Police Court and had MIN ar
rested"
The prisoner denied the WnOlo SOfY tOlu ny
He Ia German, Of respectable appearance and looked
careworn and haggard He said that u mad been impOs
sbe for him to properly for his children since MS
wife insane. The girls began 70 run upon the
streets and he could not keep them out OF houses OF pros
utOn. IL their desire to get rid OF him that ed
them to make the complaint against him. Recoruer
Hackett will charge the jury this morning.
ACCUSATION AGAINST A BRoTHER-IN-LAw.
Michael Leonard, alabOrer, ago thiry-one, living In
Nneteenth-st., near FOurth-ave, Brooklyn, was ar
ragned before Justice Ferry yesterday, the charge
OF incest. The examination was postponed for
week, and Leonard was committed to Raymond
Street Jail, in default Of $1,000 bail The
complainant Richard Willis, who charges the prisoner
with being improperly intimate with his wife, who is
Leonard sister, Willis and his wife reside in the third
story OF the tenement house at No. go Pacihcst He
has regular employment, except that on Sundays
no blows the bellows OF the organ in the
Rev. Dr. Van Dykes church. at Clinton and
Remsrn-sfs. On Saturday he obtained warrant
from Justice Ferry for the arrest OF his brOhernaw on
the charge mentioned. Leonard Wac taken into custody
Sunday morning. He seemed greatly surprised when
told for what he wanted. but he kissed MS
VITO aud children, and quietly went with the
officer TO the Butter Street Station, where
he was locked up until yesterday. Wills
could be fOuud last night but his vile earfuly as
serted her innocence OF the crime charged She said
that she married FIVE years and her husband had
victim Of Jealousy, she declared, aud had made this
charge In order to humIliae and disgrace her Both
Mrs. Willis and Leonard's family are IN destitute circun-
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