The New York herald., 1879-08-07
THE LYNCH DIAMOND CASE.

MRS. HAsCY's IDENTITY EsTABLIsHED-swIN
LING CATHOLIC CLERGYMAN OUT OF
$1,000 UNDER ANOTHER NAME.
The examination IN the of John T. Lynch and
Mrs. Mary s. Hascy. alias schoonnaker was con-
tinued yesterday morning before Justice Morgan at
the jefferson Market Police Court. Messrs Rogers
Fay. the Fulton Market fish merchants. charge the
defendants with conspiracy in obtaining from
them $4,000 on a lot Of diamonds not worth more
than 81 500. but which at the time represented
to be worth $4,000. Major Noah, assisted by
exJudge Morris, Of Brooklyn. conducted the prose-
cution and Mr. Abe Hummel appeared for the de-
fence. Mrs. Hascy was produced by deputy sheriff
from Ludlow Street JAIL and spent most of the time
in holding her handkerchief to her eyes and per
haps) weeping. Only one witness called. the
Rev. Father fucker, Of Albany. Catholic priest.
who had been successfully swindled out of $4,000
by the same woman. then going under the name of
Schoonmaker. This Identification the principal
point the prosecution desired establish and after
the priest had concluded his testimony the was
adjourned until the 2lst inst, to allow further evil
dence to be collected against several parties not
brought into thecase.
Father Charles Fucker said Il reside in Mont
gomery county; first saw Mrs. Hascy the Goth
of last March. ut the Gilsey House; week ten
days before the interview saw an advertisement in
New York paper. under the name of ''Oleander,' %
stating that widow in distress and asking for
$1,000 loan, for which she could give ample Sc
curity and fve per cent on the amount interest
for three months; 1 answered the next day that
would take seven per cent legal interest. for twelve
months. provided that the security was unqucstion
able and that she would pay $50 for my travelling
expenses to and from New York and my hotel bill ;
three four days after ''Oleander'' answered my
letter by despatch to my residence:
Gratefully reesved, and expenses will be paid, bu.
ha aenpc iued ha alnrR thO nf Anrn Pl.Axo
On the 25th of March l answered her despatch,
saying that she might call me at the Gilsey House
handed me, with the key of my room, a telegraph
despatch. signed "Olesnder," which said
was sick. but will call between four and five
EFFICACY TEARS.
About five O'Clock / was reading in my room,
when the waiter brought me card with the name
MRS. Charles f.. Schoonnaker. No. 26S West Forty
first she hesitated talk. coughed and then said
that her brother in Philsdelphis the eve of
failing in business, and to save him from utter ruin
she had pledged her diamonds with Mr.. Lynch. a
jcweller and for which he paid her cash $1,000 with
the condition that she was to pay it back within
days aud 500 extra. II not, she would lose all.
.On hearing her story. took my hat and walked
out Then she cried and begged of me to assist her
in her great trouble and to get rid Of her said
would call at Mr.. Lynch's Office the next morning.
She insisted and begged hard Of me to go with her
then and there and look at the jewelry. In going
down stairs she called Mr.. Lynch 'Shylock and an
'unscrupulous extortioner.'
II went to Mr.. Lynch's the next morning at nine
o CLOCK ana met hcr there. Mr.. Tom Lynch brought
the diamonds, and gave him three thousand dol
lar draft from Albany savings bank, which he
sent TO be cashed. The boy was sway long time.
but got back about half-past eleven. went my way
and the lady went hers. / took the iewclry to the
express office at Broadway and Twenty second
"When the boy returned with the draft certified
Mrs. Schoonmaker gave Mr.. Lynch one hundred dol
lar bill and me a twenty dollar bill for my ravelling
expenses. BY his manner Mr.. Lynch pretended to be
unwilling to give mp the diamonds. took the lib
erty a Catholic clergyman aud seeing that ne had
fne Irish name to upbraid him. and he appeared
to submit a. a man who had received from clergy
man some advice l did not Mrs. SchoonInaker
again until visited her in Ludlow Street JAIL where
i at once recognized her.
''Have you received any communications from
ANYBODY threstening you In case You came here TO
testify?'
Objected to by Mr. Hummel; objection sustained
Counsel moved to strike out all the testimony ir
relevant to the present case Dec. reserved