Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-07
COULDN'T KEEP COOL.
The Plaintiff in the COrneliuS-Ham-
boy Case Loses His Temper,
JUMPING ON HAMBOY IN COURT,
Edward Abbott on Trial for the Murder Of
Thomas N. Garrison.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO LITIGANTS

There was a very exciting time for little
while yesterday in Common Pleas No. 1,
during the trial of the damage case OF Cor
nehus against Hamboy, for alleged alien
alton of the formers wife's affections. Miss
Josie Cornelius was on the stand, and dur
ing her testimony Mr.. Cornelius lost control
of his temper, and rushing over to where
Mr.. Hamboy was taking notes at table, he
struck him several times. The tipstaves
and spectators interfered and dragged Cor
nelius away before he had done any injury
He struggled hard, crying: LET me at
him, and I'll repay him; he'll get lesson. -
Judge Stowe at once committed Cornelius
for contempt OF court, but at 4 o'clock, after
the case had gone 10 the jury, he ordered
his release. Cornelius is the smaller man
of the two.
Miss Cornelius testified to having gone to
the theater with her mother several times,
when Mr.. Hamboy met them. She would go
home on the car. and her mother and Mr.. Ham
boy would walk home. Mr.. Hamboy had called
to see her mother and they had been in room
alone. She had also seen them IN the parks
Il was at this point that the assault occurred
While it was going on, Miss Cornelius called
out, '1ook out, he's crazy" Both the witness
and her mother were greatly excited oy the
after.
STAND OF THE DEFENSE.
W. d. Moore, in opening the case for the de-
fense said Mr.. Cornelius was almost a mono
maniac through jealousy that was unfounded-
Mr.. Hamboy had only taken charitable inter
est in the Cornelius family, and had given Mr..
Cornelius employment
Mrs Cornelius was placed on the stand. She
said her husband was the slowest man she ever
saw. She told of several places she had gotten
for him, finally one at the Westinghouse Elec-
trio Works, under Mr.. Hamboy. He started at
SIS month and she got the pay increased to
SIS She had not opposed his petition for
divorce on account of his jealousy. He had
accused her several times of indiscreet actions
with different men. She denied that she had
ever been guilty. She related several in
stances Of violent conduct on her husbands
part Once he had pistol in his hand She
struck it and the ball went through his hand.
She denied that she went to the theater with
Hamboy, that he was ever at her house, or that
she ever met him in the parks. The notes her
daughter had referred to as having carried to
Mr.. Hamboy for her mother were offered in
evidence. They were in relation to situation
for Mr.. Cornelius.
the stand. and told story which corresponded
with that of Mrs. Cornelius He was cross
examined at length, but was unshaken in his
statements.
Thomas NJ. Marshall then argued the case for
the defense. He derided the idea of mislead-
ing a married woman of the age OF Mrs. Cor
nelius and denounced the case as one of black
mail. He asserted that Cornelius motives
were mereenary. He wanted to make money,
and that by trading on the affections of his
wife.
A DISINTERESTED FRIEND.
Mr Marshall diated on the kindness Mr..
Hamboy had shown to Cornelius and his fam
lily, in getting Cornelius a situation when he
wanted one, and showing disinterested friend
ship for the family. His reward was the ridi-
culous suit that had been brought. In conclu-
sion. he asked for verdict for the defendant.
MI RObb, arguing for the plaintiff, SAID that
it was not a case to be laughed out of court
He pictured Cornelius loss of wife and
family through the Vaccinations of
the miscreant, Hamboy. compelling him to
live apart from them and asserting that Ham
boy could not claim as a set-of the fact that he
got Cornelius situation where he made more
money than before. Touching on Cornelius
jealousy, he said 1t was due to bis eXci'able
disposition, of which they had seen sample in
court, but il was no excuse for Hamboy's mis-
conduct in entering the family and breaking
il up.
Judge Stowe followed, making q short and
impartial charge, and reviewing the evidence.
He submitted the case on its merits and the
Jury retired. They were out about an hour,
and returned a sealed verdict, which will be
received this morning.