Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-08
THAT sEALsKIN DOIlMAN AGAIN
Counsellor Shipherd Makes an Explana-
tiOn and Is sharply CrOss-QuestiOned.

Counsellor ShtpherQ MAKES an Expi&n n
tiOn and Is sharply CrOss-QuestiOnsd.
From the Neao York World.
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Belt, the pretty GeOr-
gia girl who has recommendations from
United States Senator Brown and Thur
low Weed, appeared at the Tombs re-
Gently to answer the complaint of grand
larceny against her by Alfred Post, an
insurs ace adiuster of the Barrett house.
Post said Il was short Of money last
summer and gave to Miss Belt my wife's
seaiekin dolman, trimmed with beaver
and fur, valued at $500 to pawn. My
wife wants the d0lman returned 10 her,
but Miss Belt, who has the pawn lieket.
refuses to give it up. She had obtained
$75 on 1t at Sim ps0n's, but had given nae
only $50, saying that was all that she re-
ceived. She claims that l owe her money
and refuses to give up the ticket until
pay her"
Ibid you ever borrow any money from
Miss Belt?" her lawyer, James T.. Elliott,
asked.
''WeH, she borrowed from me and /
from her." Post replied. "Counting it all
up, we are about even"
Miss Belt said that Post knew that she
had received SIS on the Imam, but this
the latter denied. IL Miss Belts story
pawn office recently and try TO have the
amount on the ticket changed from S15 10
$50 and was very willing to pay the SIS
difference.
Ibid YOU do thatY' Miss Belt was
asked by her other lawyer, Jacob r..
Shipherd, OF Peruvian fame.
Yes, | did," she replied, greatly
| frightened.
ell that doesn't amount to any
Hfs Ghfnharn haafiIy uggnlpad har
Then lawyer Shipherd testified:
Post gave TO Miss Belt note for $500
| to be negotiated, and she bad Il cashed
through Mr.. Steers, broker, at
No. 70 Nassau street, giving mortgage on
her household furniture as security. The
greater part oil the money she gave to
Post. who failed to pay the note when it
matured and Mr.. Steers threatened fore
closure proceedings. He WAS prevailed
upon not to be in hurry, and / had Post
come 90 my office. He admitted that be
owed Miss Belt the money, and was will
ing to pay if his wife's dolman was re-
turned TO him. That we promised and
gave him an itemized bill of his debts,
charging him $50 for my trouble In the
transaction. and Miss Belt TO receive 500
from him for her trouble. Post got ang-
nv at that and left the house a shouting:
"'Keep the dOlman! Keep the dOlmanl
Pll buy my wife another
III ne had paid Miss Belt what was due
me, he would have received the pawn
ticket. This was only business trans
action, and a civil suit at the most.
don't see exactly where the larceny
comes in"
POSTS lawyer began cross-examinIng
Mr.. Shlpherd by asking:
Chow long have you been a lawyer,
STRIP
"ThaVs none OF your business, :" replied
Mr.. Shipherd.
"I ask that he be compelled 10 answer
my question:" said the lawyer.
"1hat hasn't anything TO do with the
case,0 remarked Justice 0'Reilly.
sWas not your testimony rejected once
IN Court OF JusticeH" was the next
question hurled &C Mr.. Shipherd.
''You needn't answer that" said the
Justice.
"Were you ever minister Of the
GospelY finally asked the exasperated
lawyer.
Mr.. shlpherd looked at the lawyer as if
he did not know what 70 make OF him,
but Justice VReilly came 10 his rescue
once more and the question RENAME d
unanswered.
Then the case was then adjourned for
further bearing. Shells typewriter At No.
Union square.