The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-04
HARNHY'S SOFT HEART.
The Tale of Mrs. Coney's
Marital Woes Touched
Him Deeply.
TOUCHED HIM FOR $500, In FACT.
But He Had the Lady's Furniture
as Security for the Loan.

as Security for the Loan.
After everyone connected with the
Coney divorce case had refreshed the
inner man yesterday afternoon, Mrs.
Coney continued the story OF her wander
ings in company with Mrs. sdcDowen.
When they left Brooklyn they came
back to this city and tried to obtain q
boarding place, but no one would take
two such prepossessing young women
without references They visited New
ark, Plainfeld and Elizabeth, and took
rooms for while in the Sheridan House,
in the latter city, where Mr.. Harney Wis
tied them
Finally Mrs Coney obtained room on
Summit avenue, where she resided while
she studied the French system of dress
making in New York. During this time
she walked out one evening with Mr..
Harney, and one moonlight night she
and he sailed across the river and back.
After a while her room at the Summit
avenue house was wanted for relative,
and she went back to Taylor's, at Mr..
Harney's suggestion.
Then she went to Houston and
opened O dressmaking establishment, ON
the lines of the system she had learned in
New York. But discovering that she had
not mastered all the details of the method
she returned to New York to complete her
education and stayed week at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. Here she was visited by
Mr. Harney, who took her and Nine. Nc
Kenna, the unraveller OF the French sys-
tenn of dressmaking, to the Casino.
She told of colored man whom her
husband had engaged to shadow her and
with cute little smile said HE gave
himself away badly by watching me too
closely"
In reference to the ring which had been
given her by Mr., Harney- according to
Mrs. Whitman's evidence-Mrs. Coney
said that she bought 1t with a portion of
500 in gold which her husband had given
her to purchase necessary articles. She
absolutely denied all the allegations in
her husbands bill.
MIR HARNEY's LOAN
Under Mr.. Linn's cross-examination she
said that she had borrowed $500 from Mr..
Harney since she left her husband She
had expected to pay him out of the ali
mony she would receive, and had signed
over her furniture to him, said furniture
consisting of an Estey organ, two rocking
chairs and some bedding
She told how on one occasion at Taylor's
Hotel Mr.. Cowles, then her counsel, tried
to have her go back to her husband.
When she referred the matter to
Mr.. Harney he told her to do
what her heart dictated Somehow
or other her heart dictated not
was married and had two children. The
Court would not permit her reply to Mr..
Inns question whether she thought it
was proper for her to receive all these
visits at the various hotels from Mr.. Har-
ney, a man whom she knew to be married.
She said that she took Mrs. Mcdowell
around with her because she was in such
peculiar situation, and Mr.. Harvey
thought it would be best for her to have a
companion.
She also admitted that Mr.. Harney had
paid Mr. Newbold to represent her in the
suit, which drew from Mr., Linn the
observation that Mr.. Harney had dis
counsel. Mr.. Newbold smiled appro-
priately and the Master nodded approx
ingly.
On redirect examination Mrs. Coney
said her furniture was insured for s., 900.
MARRIED VERY MUCH.
Mr. Newbold then called Mr.. Harney to
the stand, who said he was forty-two
years old Mr.. Newbold asked him if he
was married and he replied, Eyes, sir;
very much" with such pathos and feeling
that everyone in the court room including
the Master, who, with the weight of the
dignity of the Court of Chancery upon his
shoulders, had not smiled once before
during the proceedings, was convulsed
with laughter.
When quiet was restored Mr. Harney
went on to give his version of the affair,
with a rapidity which caused look of
anguish to pass over the features of
Stenographer Lightfoot, and with
verbosity which provoked frequent pro-
tests from Mr. Linn. He first met Mrs.
visited with Mrs Mcdowell for the pur-
pose of lenting a house. They took the
house on York street, which required con-
siderable repairing. While that was GO
ing on he often saw Mrs Coney. Then
when the Coneys moved into the house
the heaters needed SO much fixing, the
gas was leaking to such an extent and the
sewer gas would make its way into the
house so persistently, that being an ex-
pert in such matters, if he did say it him
self, he was obliged to be there a great
deal. In this manner he became well
acquainted with Mrs. Coney, for he knows
lady when he sees one.
One day he said to Mrs. Coney:-'sYou
have nice home here and ought to be
happy woman" At this Mrs. Coney
burst into tears and poured into his SYM
pathetic ear q tale of woe. She was q
miserable, lonely woman Her friends,
she said were all miles away and Mr.
Conry would not permit her to make any
new ones.
II spoke to her such comforting words
as | could,n continued Mr. Harney, in a
self satisfied manner, ''as knew they
were young and inexperienced. +"
THE ROLE OF A COMFORTER.
One morning, in consequence of visit
Mr.. Harney had received from Mrs. Nc
Dowell the night before, he called on Mrs
Coney, who, upon his arrival, told him
that he had been so kind to her that she
thought she could trust him. She then
confided to him the story of Mr. Coney's
alleged shortcomings, and, in the language
of Mr.. Harney, she acted as if she was GO
ing frantic
Mr.. Harney told her that he had known
men that were wild to settle down and
become good husbands, but subsequently
expressed the opinion that she should con-
suit a lawyer. She replied that she had no
money or friends. He told her he thought
he could arrange that matter He was
doing an act of which his conscience APP
proved, he said, and at the same time he
felt secure in advancing her money, as the
furniture was valuable.
Not long after that he met Mrs Nc
Dowel1 one morning with her eyes all
swollen with weeping. She told him that
they had terrible time during the night.
Mr.. Coney had been chasing them all
about the house with loaded pistol
Then said Mr.. Harney, with great
unction, II thought the time had come for
me to help that little Woman.n
Consequently he "risked'' the 5000 Mrs.
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