The New York herald., 1879-02-07
TWO VERY INNOCENT MEN.

While Michael Tobin, of Mount Vernon was slieht-
ing from q Third avenue car ut Third street. tho
1lth ult. he jostled by two who stood on
the platform. Suspecting something he felt his
pockets and ascertaned that had relieved Of
his pocketbook. containing $l32 in money and .
check for SIS. He Immediately after tho and
at Fifth street saw the two strangcrs, who had
brushed against him. getting off, They proceeded
rapidly through Fifth street to Second avenue and
thence to Tompkns Market in q roundabout way
Mr.. Tobin. however, kept them in Wow and
finally succeeded in having them overhauled by
Officers Keatng and Haas Of the Seventeenth pre-
cinct. The prisoners gave their names James
Timothy Clark, of No. $50 Forsyth street. The
Grand Jury indicted them for larceny from the per-
prisoners endeavored TO compromise matters by re-
storing to Mr.. Tobin the money stolen FROM him. 1t
intimated to him that in he declined to
prosecute he would receive his money from Morson
Morris. propretors OF lager beer saloon at No. 13
Rvington street. in whose custody had been placed
Tobin not having much confidence in this suggestion
said that IL the friends of the prisoner really meant
to return the money they could show evidence of
their good faith by depositing in tho hand OF his
shop on Second avenue. This proposition was finally
agreed to, and the money lodged with Mr.. Dur
ken. together with the following characcrstc docu-
ment which Tobin was to sign and send to the Dis
trict Attorney
Those they that robod of my money and
like the that took my money than them. would
10 nosent men to prison l have thourht
the matter over and think am mistaken
Tobin. who really needed the money ut once con-
suited Assistant District Attorney Bell to course
to be pursued. Durken immediately sent for and
handed the money To Mr.. Clark. the chief clerk
to DO held by him until the matter should be disposed
of. In Part OF the Court OF General Sessions the
prisoners arraigncd for trial by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Lyon. pleaded guilty Judge Cow
ing sentenced them years each in the Penien-
tiary. Tobin subsequently went to the clorks Office
and received his money.
LIVING TOGETHER AND APART.
John Paisley. who keeps tho shoe store ut the
corner Of Twenty-scventh street aud Sixth avenue
and In the of the Paisley House at the corner
of Twenty-eighth street and Sixth avenue has
brought suit for divorce against his wife. Hannah
Paisley. The parties married May 81. 1sGO and
have fvo childrcn. two Of whom arc dead. The
divorce s asked for on the ground of alleged adul-
terry. he avcrring that. although living under the
Same roof. they have not lived together as man and
wife since July. 1872. and consequently that a
child born some two years ago is the fruit
of Illicit intercourse. The trial Of the case
W. WAS tSc cour G s@as s,n
scented by Messrs William a. Beach and John McKcon
counsel. aud the defendant by Messrs. Sosson n
Norwood. The plaintiff In man about forty-hve
years of ago and his wife evidently some ten years
younger. Her appearance refined and l,dylike.
class OF cases the court room was dcnscly thronged.
The testimony thus far sdducod. II worthy of
credit. went to show that the defendant has been
In the habit Of visiting house In West Thrty-sxth
street in company with strange gentleman. A por.
ton of the testimony affidavit Of q man
living in Montreal to tho effect, who of course
could not be cross-examined whereas the cross ex-
amnations of witnesses who gave their verbal tsti.
mony not favorable to themselves most of them
concoding that they had been undcr arrest upon
criminal charges Some of the details were unit for
publication. The trial will probably occupy seyerai
days.
SUMMARY OF LAW CASES.
Charles Hesse. Joseph Kahn and william d. Nichols
discharged in bankruptcy yesterday by order of
Judge Choate. Of the United States District Court
In the Court of Oyer and Termincr yesterdav. be-