The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-20
TOO READY TO oBLIGE.

HOW YOUNG MAN GOT INTO TROUBLE BIZ
KEEPING AN APPOINTMENT FoR A xRIEND-A
COMEDY OF ERRORS IN COURT
Eugene p. Lynch certainly did not look the Lo.
thario no charged with being whom arraigned
in the Fftyseventh Street Police Court yesterday.
There meekness in his face and manner, en-
HANGED by an obsolete coat and general favor Of
seedness. which belied the suspicion that he had
been aiming to destroy the domestic peace OF the
Maloy family who abide at No. $50 East Twenty.
eighth street, and to win the affections Of Mrs. NAL
10y herself, who appeared a complainant In =
lengthy affidavit Eugene was charged with sonding
through the mails letters Of immoral purport and
with essaying meeting with the lady for unlawful
purposes. He seemed utterly confoundod By the Al
legations. aud vowed his innocence 80 warmly thst
the magistrate deemed tho matter worthy OF rigid
investigation. According to Mrs. Mslloy letter
to her house time since written In An I'M
familiar hand. The writer solicited meeting with
her. The letter was signed "P. Il. Duffy" Mrs.
Maloy discreetiy declined according the inter-
view. The correspondent. however. seems TO have
been laDoring under visual inhrmity for IN =
letter she after he announced his hav-
ing her ut the place Of meeting and Expressed
his contrition for having failed to join her. An
intermeddling friend ho wrote, had como along
and prevented him from doing SO. Ho appointed
another place of meeting though asked that the lady
would be punctual aud vowed his own resolve "a
keep the engagement at cost. On receiving this
communication MRS. Mauoy went to her. nanooAkob
Detective Maloy. of the Twenty first precinct. He
advised her to answer the unknown, signifying her
intention Of being ut the TRUSTING place and decoy
him into the hands OF the police. She accordingly
made an appointment for the corner OF Lexington
avenue ard Twenty-irst street on Thursday evenr
Ing letter came in reply to this.
AT THE rnysrINo PLACE.
On tho occasion agreed upon the detective and
Mrs. Maoy repaired to the corner of Twenty.nrsl
street and Lexington avenue, but while the woman
advanced alone to the curbsone and stopped In the
iull glare OF tho street lamp tho policeman slipped
along IN the shadow OF the houses and awaited de-
velopments. lilo was not delayed long. young man
lettering along the other side OF tho way crossed
over aud accosted Mrs. Malloy, there moments
conversation between them and then the woman
raised her hand and gave the signal to
arrest. At once Mal.oy swooped down upon the
stranger who seemed quite taken aback at the turn
the affair had taken.
Yesterday morning no was conducted before Jus
tice smith. There he said that he had
Mrs. MLloy before. He had never written to hor
nor had he borne tho namc Of Up. II. Duffy"
Ho had friend, though, known Phil Duly,
with whom he had slight intimacy. and this person
had come to him on Thursday and begged him TO
moet u lady no had an appointment with and toll
her that another engagement prevented his keep
ing II. 1t ia fulhlmont of this request that he
accosted Mrs. Maoy. and he fatty denied her state-
CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGRl