New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-11
MRS. MSVYNY SUFFERS DEFEAT.
HER CHARGE AGAINST HER HUSBAND FALLS TO
THE GROUND.

HER CHARGE AGAINST HER HUSBAND FALLS ~
TIE GROUND.
The grievances of the McSwynys received another
airing Yesterday at the Tomb Police Court Mrs.
Rrvan G. McSwyny sat beside he- counsel. ex-senator
Iangbein while directly in front and facing her sat
her husband and Miss Bella MALONE. Mrs. McSwyny
charges her husband and the MALONE woman with con
spiracy Her husband she says induced her to go to
his shoe shop at No, 90 Broadway, where he forced
her to sign four blank deeds. With these deeds she
charges that McSwyny appeared before notary pub
lie with Miss Malone and the latter peTsonatng Mrs
Mcswyny transferred to McSwyny eight lots in New
Utrecht using the deeds which Mrs. McSwyny says
she was forced TO sign, for that purpose.
At the last hearing these deeds could not be pro-
duced they being on file in the County Clerk once
in Brooklyn These deeds were yesterday admitted ID
evidence.
Mrs McSwyny then took the stand She was asked
il she knew Thomas McAdam, the notary public who
swore the alleged Mrs. McSwyny to the deeds She
replied that she did not adding: saw him TO? the
first time on March % last, when with my lawyer. /
visited his office. He acknowledged at the time that
he had never seen me before. EX-Assistant Dstrct-
Attorney Golf, who appeared for the defence, then
crossexamined the witness. She is nervous little
woman and the lawyer firing question after question
at her soon had her thoroughly confused. several
times she broke down completely and burst into tears
She identified the four deeds only by her signatures
which she aiiexd in the shoe-store on Novembe= D.
The body of the papers, she said had been filled III
aterwaN by McSwyny.
"Do you know Miss Malone 2" asked Mr.. Gof'
al know nothing about such character, and never
met her until week ago in this court
She was then questioned about civil suit for
s. 675 which she had begun against her husband
AZ suffered for that money" said she. 81 had
been injured in an accident. l was run owe: by a
Broadway car. The case against the railroad was
compromised tor $4,000" McSwyny, she said took
this money from her hand as they were leaving the
bank, saying "Let me have it; somebody Will steal
il from YOU" and that she was the last she saw
Of IT, Here she became excited, and halfrsing from
her chair pointed McSwyny and then at Miss Maiohe
excaimng "There sits the thief, and there sits his
mistress !"
The couple moved about in their chairs uncom-
fcrtably and the Judge sought to check the witness
She then retOd the story OF her troubles with her
husband lie turned her out OF her home In July la>'
she said and failed TO contribute toward her support
since 1850. ,,., . A.,
notary pubIic before whom appeared tho womai WHO,
alleged TO be Mrs. McSwyny, acknowledged her SIS
nature and decided to McSwyny the lots IN New
Utrecht was then called to the stand Mr.. McAdam
was called as a witness fO- the people. The witness
NJ first said he believed that Mrs. McSwyny was the
woman who appeared before him and Acknowledged
the signatures 10 the deeds. lie was not sure OF TINS
When shown how important his answer was, and
what bearing ii had on the case. the witness then
swore that Mrs McSwyny was the woman. He was
Under the circumstances there was nothing left for
Justice TaintOr to do but dismiss the case