New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-17
THE COURTS.
CHARGED WITH STEALING JEwELpY

CHARGED WITH STEALING JEWELpY
MRS. ELLEN T. PECK on TRIAL IN BROOKLYN
TWENTY-FIVE INDICTMENTS AGAINST HER.
The trial Of Mrs. Ellen T.. Peek on n charoe
OF grand larceny begun in the Kings County Cam
Of Sessions yesterday. sac is charged with stellpg
diamond stud worth $50 and a gold waoA worth $3.50
from Lyo1ce LANCER, ditmonI Orokss Of No. %
Fourghaye.. this city Mrs. Peek is the wife Of r
Peek, who was formerly connected with steamsaI,
line. and IS about foTty-Ayc Of age She came
into puDIic notice through her connection with the
Rabbit Beckwlth Mrs. PICK lived at No
307 Pntnam-aye.. Brooklyn, and had busInes.
transactions win LANCER throu gh John T. Grady s1e
SOLD several thousand dollars worth Of goods as Ian
GERS agent He claims thar she fraudulcnty obtained
from him properly worth $4,000 twenty-five indict
mems were found against her. The larceny for which
sue IL now on trial was committed December o. 1877
Asss; DstrctAftorney WerDosrs appeared for the
prosecution. aud James ". Riigway for the prisoner
Tho FIRST witness called john Z. Grady He testi-
fed that be 0rst met Mrs. Peck az her home In
April, 1877. The articles named IN the ndct.
ment. ne said, were delivered to her. and they
had never been returned or paid for. She told
him that she could sell the waich TO private customer
named Swan, and make $50 or 500. lie lad
sferward seen mo wateh IN TIE posessi@n OF kooert
Rhodes or CnuDeriand-sl., bIooNyh. h1eI cross
examined. Grady testified that Oh April 81 1877 he
Mrs. Peek pair OF diamond earrings, yaued at
81 400 and quantity OF otter ieweiry, yaued at
$4,000 Inc property was left with ner AMI she was 70
Ter any promise az 90 payment. On May Mfs. Peek
was gwen articles valued $3.50. aad on Nay Is
articles valued at $3.50. Tie 81 400 earrings were
tarred about March, 1873 The witness STATED that
valuable jewels were given 10 Mrs Peek az Yarons SUBJ
srqueni times. and she 20 sell them " possible Ito
continued delivering goods {" her until January, 1873.
IN All sue received $4,000 worth, q which $4,000 vas
returned Considerable payments Of money we're made
from time 10 The wltue-s admitted that lac had
once been e9nyictea of felony felony and hal served
II he had not spent large sum OF money getting
Jimmy" Hope, the burglar. OUT OF itchty In BAN
Nj. " Ina "A bank
He admitted that ne was connected with Hope that
he went wIth him from Bangor 10 Boston.
Robert Rhodes of No 2l0 CumOe fiand-st. BROOKLYN.
esthed that he had bought number or articles from
Mrs. Peck-among others the gold watch aud stud men
toned IN the Indictment lie pad 300 Tor the watcn,
which SAID 20 be worth 800 aud $40 Tor the stud
He also bought other articles AT le7s tDin ther Fane
The opened III the conri, and was found 10
have the inscription on tge inside scratched ont
Tue witness sad that Mrs Peck told him that II had
wjshedl not TO be known that IL had been sold. Mrs
Peck never Eold tue witness that the watch was
stolen
He testified that Mrs Peek TO him IN April or May
1877 and him chat She wished t. sell goods Tor gin
ON commission. she SAID that she had large number
OF wealthy trends TO whom she could sell damonds,
watches AM jewery that sDe owned properly IN hO-
cesteF Mass, Deep River, COun., and Br0OElyn and
that she owned lump OF god valued al sl,Ooo Inc
witness said tna he fully believed Der etSPments ana
allowed her 10 take articles valued at S3OOOO On me
eross-e ANIMATION LANCER asked II us place was
nor ssarohed after the Manhattan Bank Robbery
question objected 10, ana Judge Moore ruled 10
ont. lie was also asked AK r,d ms iud p ace
that n the police called Il fence p" that would
make one aud refused to ALLOW tue ques ion Further
SAID to snow that The witness was intimate win " JIM
my Hone. jim Brady and other well-kn0wn crlm-
mails but LANCER denied that he was acquainted with
these men. When his cross-eXaminau0n was concluded
49, adj