The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-18
The Black Mail Casa.

New YORK, Nov. lin the Jefferson
Market Police Court to-day the examina
ton in the suit brought by Miss Emily
Hindes, an attractive and accomplished
dressmaker, of No. go, West Twenty fifth
street, against Richard Austin Springs !
lawyer, residing at No. IS irving place, fol
betrayal under promise of marriage, wa.
resumed.
The complainant testified that she first
became acquainted with Mr.. Springs on
December ~, ISIS, at her residence, No. 5
West Fourteenth street, and be subsequent
ly engaged to marry her on April s. 1879
she resided with Mr.. Springs at No. 35
East Ninth street, from September, 1879,
until January, 1886, when she left him ;
she was subsequently advised by her physi-
clans 10 force Mr.. Springs to marry her.
She went South to find him. but ascer
tanned that he had left Charlotte on the
night of her arrival She caused the ar
rest of MIR. Springs brother for assault and
battery. he having knocked her down when
she visited the Springs residence. The
case went against her, and she was COMPEL
ed to pay the costs. She believed at the
time that Springs was in concealment on the
plantation. She then returned to New
FORK, and by the advice OF a friend inserted
the following personal IN a morning news
paper:
$500 reward for information as to the
whereabouts Of Richard Austin Springs.
Charlotte, N. c. and Philadelphia papers
please copy. Details and portrait in New
York illustrated papers this week.
II. A. HALsTEAD.
Witness said she did not intend to put
her own portrait IN the paper, mot quite.
She 'cas truce ina Police Court before the
present case came up, once as q complainant
md once rs u defendunt.
The witness said | decline to say who
my adviser was the Ii alstcad referred TO in
the newspaper advertisement was my Own
brother after | became a mother my child
was taken away from me When + was two
hours old bv Mr. Springs and the nurse |
protested against the action, but Mr.. Spring
told me that he had enough of my nonsense,
and that if | made any fuss he would make
short work of me the child was brought
back to me two days atterward, dead.
Miss HindeS then went on to make many
voluntary and contradictory statements un-
til her counsel interposed and said that she
vas simply crazy" Counsellor knitting
called upon his Honor to remember this i'm
portant announcement She produced a
| picture Mr. Springs had given her, and
turning round IN her chair exhibited it to all
IA tiC looIh, u 1 cDiiCiuiS L Az
not have that chimpanzee arrangement on
his face then referring to Mr.. Springs
iuxuriant whiskers. Justice Waniell then
discharged the prisoner, saying that the
evidence of the complainant was of such a
contradictory nature that he ,oouH be doing
any citizen a Wrong by holding him on the
strength Of 1t.
While the testimony was being given De
%tective Hogan, noticed Miss Hindes' broth
er, Henry, nervously placing his hand to his
hip pocket. AS the Judge gave his decision
Hindes quickly stepped out of the side
door. The detective followed, anticipated a
design on his part to shoot Mr.. Springs, and
brought him back into court. In the mean
time Miss Hindes vas making attempts to
got near Mr.. Springs, but wa, held back by
her counsel. to whom she finally handed a
loaded six-chamber silver-plated Harrington
revolver of thirty-two callibre. Her broth
er was searched, and several cartridges, the
same as those in the revolver, were found in
his pockets. The pistol was given to JUS
tice Wandell, and Hindes and his sister were
arraigned before him. He warned then
against any violence, and babe hem 90
home peaceably. Miss Hindes stood silent
ly gazing at his Honor. Her countenance
was extremely pale, and there was a danger
Gus sparkle in her eyes. Her brother, over
come by Ills lcelluSs, dToppcu MS ncdu vi
her shoulders and wept. They left Court
together. -Phila. Record.
An associated press dispatch hrinrs the
intelligence Of the arrest in New York city
lay before yesterday, of r. A. Springs, for
merly of this city, on complaint of a youn.
woman named Emily Kinds, charging bin
with betrayal under promise of marriage.
The despatch says that Mr.. Springs f-iend.
claimed inthe mos: positive manner that
the charge is an attempt to blackmail
Yesterday Mr.. Springs's family here receiv
Ell a despatch from his attorney stating
that he had been honorably discharged by
the court on the woman's own testimony.
showing that it was a genuine case of Dllck-
mail. The woman, WHO'S a tall brunette,
we'll educated and smart, came to Charlotte
some months ago and endeavored in every
way to get some hold on the defendant in
the above suit, bat falling returned to New
j York about three weeks since. She was
very persistent and was frequently seen on
the street. La addition to the decisive &C
ton OF the court, Mr.. Springs family claim
to have the mos: positive proofs of a deep
ly laid plot to levy blackmail. 1t is pre-
sumed that the case is now etfectnally dis
posed Of. Charlotte Observer.