The evening world., 1889-09-21
CRUEL MRS. M'CABE
Accused of Turning Her Little Boy
Into the Street.
She lie Recognized as the Woman
Who Shot George Coles.
Convicted Of Manslau 1htcr and Served
H"r Time.

Poor little George st. Clair!
He IL n mite of a boy, eight years old, but
small for that age. and there has been a deal
of trouble crowded into his little life.
Yesterday Policeman herman picked up
the little shaver in Fast Eleventh street. and
took him TO the First street station.
He was hungry and chilled to the marrow,
for he had on only a blue and White calico
waist, knce.breeches, shoes and n hat.
He told the policeman that he lived. or had
lived with his mother and step!ather. Henry
McCabe. at 2O72 Second avenue. and that his
mother had turned him out of doors.
He was turned over to Gerry's Society. and
this morning he was before Justice Duffy in
Essex Market Police Court. The Society
wanted him given into their custody, but Mr..
McCabe, a hard working stone sawyer, who
was there, sail: II am able and willing to
take care of George If / am permitted to cor
rect him when [ think he needs it,"
Kind hearted Justice Duffy looked AZ the
wee chap over his desk. The little fellow
said not n word, and finally the Judge said
home and punish HIM. That's ali right so
long rs You don't break any of the bones in
For once Judge DuTy's judgment was
wrong.
An EvEN1So Womb reporter found Mrs.
McCnbe washing in one of her three rear
rooms, up one fl ght of stairs, at 2072 Second
avenue.
She began to cry when the caller stated his
errRud.
turn him out Oh. that my boy should
say SO of his own darling mother" apostro-
phiZed the woman.
why, sir, be is a thief, and we can't do
anything with him. He lied. He was ten
years old last October. We never punish
him. Many II time Pve gone hungry to feed
him.
" Is it likely that l. who was a widow seven
years and went ont at service to take care of
him. would turn him out?
He went for buttermilk on Sunday and
he never returned.
Would l take him from the Juvenile
Asylum last May to turn him out now. He
was there fifteen months"
How did you get that black eye ?" asked
We'll, now I'll Just tell you. MY hus-
band was going TO punish hin and | said
: Don't and my husband said he'd strike me
if l interfered. and just then George kicked
me in the eye. never had any trouble with
any one in my life.
% What ais your knee that makes you
limp"
II was, coming up the stairs and 1
Now, Mrs. McCabe. you say you rever
had any trouble-what about the death of
George Coles 2"
Instantly the fearful mother was trans
IOTlleu lnVO u VerItabie IOu2n from fne owes.
Now, what's my shooting of George
Coles got TO do wild it?" she demanded, and
added s~ullcnly, II did time on the island for
that"
When was the shooting ?"
The same week that Garfield was shot
George was three months old. George
Coles ruined me-"
This woman was the same who on a July
night in 1881 sent II messenger to the box
office of Harry Miners Bowery Theatre for
Young George Coles, who was treasurer of
the theatre.
Coles went out to the corner OF Broome
street, and the woman drew n revolver and
shot him in the abdomen. from which he
died next day. She was tried by Judge
Davis. convicted OF manslaughter and SEN
fenced to four years imprisonment.
She lived with her three children and her
mother in CRtharine street at the time, and
her mother died of a broken heart. Two of
the chlldren died during the time she was in
prison.
II remember her" said Sergt. Dahlgreen,
of the + bridge street station. II was on
the desk that night. She as as cool as ice"
The neighborR OF the family say that there
is war in the NcCa'e fiat all the time, and
that Mrs. McCabe's besetting sin is q love for
whiskev.
And eisht-year-old George. whose father
was lost in the wreck OF the schoone EXcel-
sior, is turned over to the mercieS of such a