The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-06
MOTHER AND CHILD ON Trial.
A Little GIri's Then. In Mncy's-IIer Mothers
knowledge OF Them.

Tho General Sessions Is rarely so full az II
was yesterday. Mrs. Ellen VI ,Dnnogh. a widow,
md her daughter Mnry. aged 10. snt Mt the
bar. Mrs. MrDonogh was on trial on the
charge " receiving silk thr"ad and noodles
stolen from r. II. Macy & Co. Ivy her child
Mary who is under indictment for the strnns.
sat close beside her mother. Sh- is II benut-
ful child. Her fnro is oval. her complexion n
delicate shading Of white AMI pink. and her
large eyes are Of hazel hue. frnged with long
black ashes. Her wavy brown hair flows. I'M
restrained. far down her back Mother ana
daughter were clad in black. Their attire showed
all the taste that slender purse can justify.
Assistant District Attorney Bill said that he
preferred to try Mrs McDonogh FIRST
In his opening. Mr. Bell said that It was
almost incredible that the mother Of so atrac-
tive child could not only countenance hut
prompt her In stealing. yet be propose to show
that this was done by Mrs NJ Donogh. =,
Martha L. Toyr. u no'r walker i9r X. IL.
Macy 4 Co.. testified that she was called q tho
| desk OF the suprrintrnd"nt. Miss Bower, on
| the at"rn.9n ol the Eth INST. ana ln'orluel
! and that she must he Searched. Mary was
/ searched in the superintendenrs room. A bug
| made NJ white corduroy WIS found ,rrqstened to
! Marys waist under her prtiirpHt. There wre
! spoos., OF sowing AMI h,ss stlI IN the
! hlg More spoo- were found n Marys lunrh
/ basket Miss Tove called Officer Al'Nnuder
! smih. who is detailed to thr store and he ar
! rested Mary She Mary nnl Oni"rr Smith thin
/ went 10 Mnrv'- home nj 5jS Wost Forty-nnth
street. Miss Tove told Mrs. VI Douogh. IN en-
t.rlng that Mary wns undrr Hrr;sI i'r stli ny
| M'Dnnokh, M'ry mas brought home somu
/ things" Then Onirer Smith searched one ~
: the bedrooms. lie found some spno.s 81 SIX
| in a. trunk continuing "A doll belonging 10 Mury.
| On n shelf In the other bedroom. under awir
| o. lncr curtains. he found more spOolS. Mrs.
MrDonogh. who had been hq,d,ng the, lamp
hold il. Then Mrs. McDonolh .cnught NJ 4
| tundbox and handed 1t to on ser Smith saying
II guess / may ns well give you ih, r,st Of
! them" The bandhoX WIS nearly full OF spools
Of SIX and cases Of needles 49,, ~. -,
| Tenth avenue AMI F,rty.ninth street, thut II
would BE- best for her To- tell the truth. Tag1 h,
asked her who nude the bag and she SAID t'ia
her mother did. When he found TIE spool- ol
silk in Mary's home h. said TO Mrs. NJ Donogh
THIS IS very s"r'ons case. Ihis NJ l'1@-
ponSs spS sd: Mar g d't mSge tas s Gat
you didn't"
Mrs. Vi Donogh t.sttl d. in her own hehnlf
that she has wprkrd hard Tor years 10 suppor
her husband VINO WIS ron7umpt yri an tiir
o late she hus done washing. On Mouda
morning the 9th ut. ell" Set about givlns he
rooms a thorough cleaning. Under the bed II
IN one Of ihr BEDROOMS she found thr pando +!
! nearly full OF spnl.s Of SILK. So lut the band
box on shelf over the bed. and wien Mary re
turned in tue evening she asSel mr. whore "a
silk came from. Mary snid TINT she found j
among the swecpugs OF the store. Then Sh
cautioned Mary. us sue hud irequl ntly dom h'
! fore. not TO take home things tIWt she found 81
the store. and said that She intended tomuk
| further Inquiries about the silk. She Wa
pressed for time on Tu sday Wednesday, Hu
on Thursday morning. uud she could not NO 10
Mary MrDonugh testified THAI She WIS Tor
merry employed IN Ehri'hs store rs Gus
L RI, but was discharged ON account - The dui
ness. She entered the "mp oy o. r. II. M"y ,
CO. On the liih Ut. When she rra he'd Tent
avenue and For,y-ninth street. on that even
ing. II former s-hOplmutp. whom she know
only us Carrie" mex her and SAID: MARY
you're foolish 70 40 down 10 Fourteenth sire
Tor such low wages. Put "a pocket uuier you
: / dress. ana Urlu2 AWAY some spool silk.
make some purses. ana we can soil them. /
| meet you sunday evening aud take the SIX irni
, | y0u.' Mary did not meet " Carrie nor dad ~
[, steal any silk until the 18th ur Tim she 81
1 other cash girls stealing goods. and ST." thOa-l
: ! She mil;ht as well do 50. She HID IN" SuooI-
, | SILK and the needles TINT sh- stole. and ~.
, | mother did not SOC any OF them Until sir fOuH
: ! the tHudhoN. On the evening of IN" 2ith u
a while her mother was up stairs In n 'ishhor
, rooms. she made the CORDUROY tag out eff
"a / remnant Of q SUIT that she had worn. Size wO
a the Tag first on the day of her arrest.
= Mr. Boil said that h. iWn-ird he mad \ clue
a, some additional rVId nc. and asked for an u
a lOurnment until tn mornius.