New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-11
MR. SHEPHERD IN TWO ROLES.
ACTING AS DEFENDANT AND COUNSEL.
THE WOMAN WHO Is SUING HIM GIVES BIN SOME
LIVELY ANSWERS.

THE WOMAN WHO Is SUING HIM GIVES him SOME
LIVELY ANSWERS.
An action begun by Mrs. Amanda Dolphin
against Jacob r. shipherd and the Washington Coal
Company brought to trial yesterday before Justice
Van Brunt In the Special Term oil
the Supreme Court. She seeks for an IN
junction TO restrain him and the company
(Which she declares is his creatur from using certain
papers which she says she was induced
by him to sign under false representa-
TONS She sets forth IN her complaint that she owns
valuable coal property Paint Creek kanawha county
W. Va which she authorized him to negotiae her
loan Of OOO and that subsequently he induced her.
while ILL., to sign two papers declaring that she employed
him as her attorney, and had given him full au-
thority over her property. She repudiated this,
and he declined to return the papers. In an
swer to this Mr.. Shpherd declares that she
employed him her general attorney that all his acts
have done with her sanction. that Nelson g. Green
and Arthur L Wood have Influenced her to bring Iris
action and that he refuses to the papers to her.
The grievance of Green and Wood he says is that the
coal company failed provide for the payment of money
to them.
Mrs. Dolphin testified to the truth OF her allegations
and then Mr. shipherd her. She braced
herself I'm her chair to receive his attack and looked de-
family at him.
Mr.. shlpherd-Dd you not tell me that to 20 on
with tho negotiations as to the ieus upon the property
in West Virginia Al told you that would not open
my lips to you till you brought back to Inc the power Of
attorney and papers you stole
Q.-Whst did say to that A.-You kept on talking
all the same, aud had to tell you three times to shut up
told you did not want to be annoyed any fnr her by
snlvelled and then again ordered you to leave
At this point Mrs Dolphin became faint aud was led
han was called TO the stand lie said that he lad done
odd chores for Mrs. Dolphin While she was sick In her
house I'm seyenteent-st. shipherd went into the
where she lay in bed, took two papers IRON under
her. raised her by ono arm and placing tho handle OF
pen between her thumb and finger guided her hand
while she wrote her the papers. Her head was
bandaged and she could see nothing. His actions
Mr.. shlpnerd-You said you knew my actions were
not square. What made you think sol "A man with
half an eye could see t-take sick woman IN That way
force her 10 sign papers and then YOU made move to
kick me, but II sou had done so
he witness-But he would have minded all the same
II he had kicked me once. Laughter
70 resume her seat on tho witness-stand ana
lie asked what no said to her when he first saw her
She answered: "You called me your dear darling
daughter and played the papa dodge ON me and asked
me to let you save me rom 'Hat cnra fon ''i9 Tor
mer lawyer OF mlno was a perfect old devil SAID
preferred old deyis TO new devils used TO recitea
pretty veil up In the subject Nou said that you were
married nineteen year. TO your hr't VIE ana II was
nineteen years IN he'll You SAID your sscohd Wlie was
dear go0d ttle woman like me Ion said you wanted she
should be mother to me and you would be fIther 70
me. told you was not looking for father or moth
but a real estate agent. You said you would pay
me 500 month and pay my hotel bills II would leave
Q-For WHAT A.-To save my property in West Viz
Tluia.
Q.-Why should pay you 500 n month and offer to
pay your hoicl bisi A.--1hAt's what scared me.
Q-Muuli you allow man to make such a proposition
10 Youl A.-NO, sir and boxed your ears for making
the proposition 10 me. wish htd knocked your head
OF.
Q-And what othor ladylike attentions did you show 10
ne. A-Iuu tusulfci me. NOu attempted TO Kiss iBe,
You nasty snail You threw your aF'ns around me ana
had Ia get pistol
GLOW ala possession OF the map aud pamphlet
A.-Iou stole them.
Odd ever tell sou stole them A.-Men that
steal don't up. - You said: " Ny dear daughter
allow your papa TO take the reus and drive and get IN
the coach. You Roman Catholic; let mo be your
father cOnfc-s0T."
Odd yOu ever apply to mo for a loan OF money
No. sir: yoI told Dr the second day saw 5On lha
tie Peruvian matter had rillcd yOu aId that you bad
bank account. All / wanted was the &5oOOoy you
10 p1Y ne I asked You FOR it after trcniy-iour
hour, Aa cApred at the end o which time yoJ ssld you
would 1--WE o. - didn't know bat you might nave
-ot TIE money bud were gong io skip out.
Tao hearing Adjourned al, 900 OeiocA t-s morn
In.