New-York tribune., 1878-06-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CHARGED WITH AN UNNATURAL CRIME.

CHARGED WITH AN UNNATURAL CRIME.
A WOMAN CLAIMING TO BE THE DAUGHTER OF
GEORGE W. LAKE, CHARGES HIM WITH BEING
THE FATHER OF HER CHILDREN-HIs DENIAL
information was received, yesterday, Dy
Captain Cafrey of the First Precinct that Nelhe LAKE,
living at No 9la states insane, and had at'epe
10 commit suicide by jumping from thiruS'ory y
window. An officer went 10 the house ana IOunu
n Young woman with infant eight days oiu Inc
woman appeared very weak and partially deranged' not
having had any medical attendance or care IN her
illness When she became calm, she said that she
was the daughter OF George wilkins Lake, an
impOrter Of teas and Japan goods, at NO Ceoa-'"'
and that he was also the father OF her TWO chdreh'
girl two years and the newborn infant Lake went
10 the police station and agreed to bear all necessary
expense of removing the woman to the hospital ana OF
securing good attendance. He much excited ana ms
stories we're at first ineOherent and conflicting de su
TO Sergeant Woodruff that Nellie Lake was the dauger
Of his divorced wife, but not his own ehild 9uoIe be
quently he stated that She was h,,,s - % thor
rad educated and permitted 70 cihl mn tstri, tf
lie was Locked u up Pho oh chd The Woman was taken
first TO the Chambers street and tnon 10 lhe dd
Hospital at 4otn o. rTed home again and then taken
10 Bellevue Hospital, where she now iS' III S'"'i-
ente was taken before Justice wandell at the Tombs
where the charge of incest was not entertained pc
sSaSe eause in his oresenCe He was committed until
This morning, with instructions TO have MN con
frOUfed ~
Belevue Hospital, yesterday afternoon Nellie Wax, LaNe
violently assaulted one OF the police oeerS. "nod d
Ioke ca1ne into the ward she fell back IN silence, anu
5he physjcans did not deem 1t prudent 10 ta&, her
Strength any more, and Lake was taken Daek "
Sbc Now Street station. The police state tnat
Iake and this girl boarded at the Washington
Hotel No Broadway, about two years ago ana regis
tered as George W. Lake and daughter Atter remain,
inc there sew raj months 1t discovered that te g
was abOut 10 become mother, and theY were Or1erc
"a leave the house. They next went 10 hOtel
at Broadway and BeayeT-st: ana suDselueht!S
moved 10 their present home ON state-st.'
where they have lived man ana VIE.
The story of the girl to the policeman yesterday is hat
lake is her father that when he returned from
busneSs trip TO Japan three years ago. ne look he O
Boston, and that he mas since Neu
with her a husband. .-,... ,,T,t,
lake said TO a TRIBUNE reporter last night; rms
charge of incest Is false In 1870 married Lucy Jane
Wilkins at Tops1ed, Mass. she had two chllIrth'
fbe maternity Of which / deny, ! secured Otan
divoTce from Ter and she sued me Tor divorce on NJ
sround Of desertiOn. She lives win her IRlBer III
Niddleton Mass. In $50 met Nellie Towns, daug-
wears old took an interest in her, as she was desefed
Nv her father, who claimed that she was lueglu-
1,ate l nut her I'm a boarding school at Boston.
/ went 10 Japan and on my return IN loI2 my tOuOes
began with my wife. / adopted Nellie. a leW years
SC9 brought her to this city and she mas
6een nv mistress The elder child IS nine
iTbe one recently born do not believe 70
be mine as while / sick Nellie was IN the
habit of assOciatine too freely with other men, Ltke
thew have killed number OF his best friends He claims
10 have studied medicine and TO have eheeted many re-
markaD cures Nellie also has strong antpalhy 10