New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
WHAT A LETTER LED TO.
cr-n1oUs CHAPTER FROM YESTERDAYS POLICE
coURT RECORDS.

Mrs John T. Terry. who lives at me StqrtSv,iin no
Uouse appeared i'm the Jefferson Market fOnc9
Court before Justice Smith, yesterday, ana charged
Venie A wood of No. 3i4 West FOrty-elghth-st,
with grand larceny. The examination was pr,
vae one but the facts OF the case were ascertahed
to be % follows:
On Thursday night Mrs. Terry saw her husband
reading letter, which she requested him to show
her Aftermuch persuasion he did so. saying thaI
IL was probab DIV Matchmaking scheme. he letter
was from Miss Atwood and stated that she had not
been bile to see Mr. Terry because she had been
i'll. and that she was soon going to Vernon TO see
the parents of one Hcrrick, who had deIrauded
her of 5000. Mrs. Terry pretended to burn
the letter at her husbands solicitation.
On Friday she had a letter written to Miss Atwood,
signed by her husbands name, and requesting a
meeting The letter was sent to Miss Atwood by
messenger boy, who returned without airy answer,
Miss Atwood, evidently having seen that 10 was
not in Terrys hand writing. IN the course
of the day Mrs Terry says she discovered
that she had put $1,000 which she had
inst drawn from the bank into the note
sent to Miss Atwood by mistake That night she
went to see Miss Atwood who lives IN flat with
her mother and n Younger sister and she says that
while waiting outside the door she heard voices
inside talking about the letter and the money. She
then went in anG accused MISS Atwood of stealing
her money. which was admitted. She also asked
why Miss Atwood writing notes TO Mrs. Terry,
whereupon Miss Atwood and her mot CT attacked
Mrs Terry and drove her out of the house. leSter-
day Mrs. Terry applied at the Twenty,nlnth Pre-
cinct Police alton and had Nenie Atwood ar
rested for grand larceny.
Vene Atwood says that Mrs. Terry appeared at
her home and began throwing books furniture ana
other OmestiC articles around, asking where he
81 300 was and why Miss Atwood dare write lettetS
To her husband. She finally became excited that
she seized big oil lamp 10 throw at Miss Atw Oh,
but the latters mother blew the light out, after
which they succeeded i'll putting Mrs. Terry out OF
the house.
In the court while the examination going on,
HnttIe Atwood, \ sister of Nenio. came into the
room. and when she saw Mrs. Terry she jumped at
her and was about to strike her with an umbrella.
When restrained she applied an OPprObiouS ep!thet
to Mrs. Terry. and said Your husband Is
thief and is now in State Prison" After much per-
suasion she was quictcd. On the cruss-eXaminatiOn
of Mrs. Terry, the following facts were brought to
light:
Mrs. Terry was formerly known as Kate Wells,
having been married in England To Charles Billiard
alias Wells the man who was tried and convicted in
this city for attempting to negotiate the bonds
stolen by Scott and Dunlap from the NOTthamptOB
Bank. hen Wells was sent 10 prison she became
acquainted with Alr. Terry, Wall Street stock
broker, 80 whom she says she was married by JUS
ice Parker ia the Second District Court She said
she had never secured - divorce from Wells because
came from England Ia this country; a woman
claimed Wells as her husband ana she lthe complain
anti told her she could have HIM # She wanted HIM
The man. iicTrlck, who Venue Atwood said in the
letter had dctrapded her Of 80 600 was a man with
whom she formerly lived. He got the money from
her promising To buy bonds with il. hu. he spcCu-
lated IN stocks instead, aud lost It. When asked
for the money hc away and left her. The pOlIce
say that the Atwoud sisters were some time ago
known rs the ElnOtt sisters ana Kept Il Glsicpul-
able house.
Justice smith dismissed the charge Of grand lar
ccny, but held thc prisoner charge OF assault
and battery.