The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-05
TALKING ACROSS A FENCE.
nov a MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
WERE FORCED TO COMMUNICATES

It Is This, tits Said. that Led to tho Al
legged Choking OF Young Mrs. OIcott by
Her Husband and His Father on Sunday.
The assault alleged to have been committed
by the late Lillian Olcott's father and brother
the wife OF the latter 10 said to have occurred
last Sunday. According 10 the story told to
Justice Senior OF Paterson by John T. Kirby,
the younger Mrs. Olcott's brother when he APP
piled on Wednesday for warrants for the ar
rest Of the Olcotts, the assault grew out OF
visit OF his mother to her daughter. Mrs
Kirby. her SOD said psed to live with the OIL
colts, but they got her to quit the house by
serving paper on her obtained from
Greenwood Lake Justice which prohibited
her under pains and penalties from continuing
to live there any longer. 1t also declared that
she must not oven enter tho yard. Mrs. Kirby
got board In the neiRhborhood, and when she
wanted to see her daughter the latter would
come to the front fence while she remained In
the public highway. Apparently on Sunday
the younger Mrs. Olcott was not we'll enough
to 30 out OF DOORS so Mrs. Kirby. in defiance
OF the prohibiting paper. entered the Olcotts
house. Whom tho younger Mr. Olcott found
his mother-in-law with his wife he took the
latter by the throat and choked her. The elder
Olcott contented himself with words until his
daughter-in-ls although trembling with
Then he. too, 1t is alleged. choked her. Father
and son then by threats forced Mrs. Kirby to
quit the house.
The assault on the younger Mrs. Ocott is
eaid by her brother to be the climax OF long
course OF i'll treatment by her husband and his
mother. She was deprived Of her servant, as
baby was born three months ago. The shop
keepers we're forbidden TO trust her, Y Is said.
M se her S o 6 her cs
Another accusation is that the conduct re-
ferred to is in pursuance OF design to force
her TO apply for divorce. When Constable
Cox served the warrants on Thursday he
put both father and son on their parole
The younger Oicott took his two elder children
away AVA from their mother and eonve y them to
Wood Take When Mr. ocot VA and s' The e6Sren
them Mr. Kirby net him with the
When arraigned before Justice Senior on
sault with Indignation. They declared the
charges were trumped up by the kirbys in Or
SHr sf
more liberal one. According to their version
Of the matter; Mrs; Kirby insisted on managing
put her out She abused the elder Ocott
shametully, they said, when this elnedy was re-
continued to make trouble between husband
and wife by her talks with her daughter over
she
road In front oil HIS house in order to talk to her
daughter. and the Justice told him that she not
only had a right to the public highway; but
also to enter his premises TO see her daughter.
The .!olcotts declare that the reason their
two children were taken to Brooklyn by their
father was that they were not properly cared
for by their mother aud tina, he wanted to got
clean clothing for them. Justice Senior advised
the younger Mr.. Olcott, to, drink less rum and
take better care of his family" At this his
father said whiskey had been prescribed by q
physician az a cure for consumption. with
which he was afflicted Justice Senior put each
prisoner under $500 bail to appear for trial
the last Tuesday in September. and also to
keep the peace toward Mrs. Kirby. Peter Fl;
Hopper. an ice dealer. furnished the bail. and
the Justice warned him that he was RESPONSE
BILE for the Olcotts keeping the peace as we'll as
for their appearance for trial.
Mr.. Kirby wanted Mrs. Olcott. senior, also
put under bonds to KEEP the peace toward Mrs. |
Olcott Jr., and the Justice said Il there proved
to be any occasion for 1t he would comply with
the request. The Kirbys agree With the Oh
colts In considering the case one OF too much !
mother-in- law. but Mrs. Oloott senior Is the |
mother-tn- law they moan. The Greenwood |
Lake people are said to take the young Mrs. |
Qlcotts part Mr.. Kirby will gotto Paterson to- |
day to take measures to got O writ OF habeas |
corpus for his sisters children, In order to re-
store them to their mother. and also 10 bring |
suit for the proper maintenance OF his sister.