The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-09
BEAUTr TAXES A COURT BIZ STORM.
A Bevy OF Pretty Seamstresses Make IL
Lively for Police Justice Grady.

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A crowd OF young and pretty girls employed
In the fashionable dressmaking establishment
| OF Albert Guerln. ut II East Thirty-second
street came to jefferson Market Court yestor-
day to SEQ their employer nrraigne cd on charges
| preferred by three OF their fellow employees.
| The complainants were Lizzie and Jenny
Lyons. 10 and II years old. and Maggie Tur-
| per. 20 years old. They said that Guerin ac-
cused them OF stealing So worth OF chiffon.
| which disappeared on Saturday. aud that
when they denied Il he called them names He
then called the Lyons girls into his office. 1t Is
| charged. and. failing In his attempt to make
them confess the theft locked them in for two
| hours, afterward sending them back to work
| until U o'clock, when he discharged them.
| Maggie Carter says that Guerin charged her
| with the theft. called her a thief. ard when
] abe denied it pushed her down stairs. Before
the case was called the delegation OF girls
came to court They marched straight down
| to the gate. which Court olllcer John Foley
| was guarding.
Are you the Judgo?" they demanded in a
BREATH
| Astonish ment not unmingled with alarm
stood out In patches all over Officer Foley's
face Wha-wha-wha that2" he Rasped.
| do you want to SEQ"
| because II you are" calmly continued a
pretty brunette. leaning over the gate and
looking up into the officers face with bescech-
| Ing. bewtching brown eyes. we want you to
| give 1t to old Guerin right where tho chicken
got the axe"
"Oh. yes, please do" He Amt 1T to be
| alive" "States prisons too easy for him."
chorused the others.
" But I'm not tho Judge" said Foley. when
| he got his breath. Judge Grady will be here
| In o minute. and you'll sec him sit right up
| there behind that bench"
'Oh. all right. Well come right inside and
wait" returned the girls directing a perfect
| troadside OF smiles upon the gate guardian.
| who nearly gave way under them. But with q
| stern devotion to duty he sadly motioned them
I'D like to let you in, young ladies. but it's
against the rules. SAID he' hrmly. but mourn
:oh. all right. Well sit down right here
benches. oiieer Foley called oflicer Barney
Connolly over 70 the gate e eid him. ~ those
to be a noise in this court room. and it's going
which prophecy was literally fulfilled in the
". When jassSe Grady came 10 and took hs
tGs eats i that b LOOK h ncs
tell HIN what S,a, We know" Can't We go up and
"So. Sh- sh- sh- sh-sh.sh! For Heaven'ssak
keep quiet! Don't ask questions. Sit down."
returned the two officers.
Well, think, you're real mean, any way"
retortcd a little blue:eyed beauty. directing
tear su NV got spSmethine to say f1 GUESS
and and we're going to say 1t before we get out"
telling her story. She told how Mr.. Guerln
had heard that piece of cloth was missing.
had ssed thsm The eSorn
the benches corroborated this Testimony , p He
old PISS 81 sfiGn t Ssw out The TlndeS
SAID toPd les ns s"?a fhpRHd
reached his ears Justice Grady. raised his
Eayel. with stera Glance: But that glance
shsd 0 With an n'es1
bright eyes flashing with excitement. that the
he aa ss says With
had intended to Guel! the disorder. But ON
rGsy % IN
s:s-s-s.s:h! Hush-sh. sh- sh-sh!"' they Inn
' Please g. sf sa9d
TIE threat n,.houEh uttered in GGe,sseshine
told their stories, Justice Grady held !Guerin
500 in each e case The Charges on WITCH he
was held were IoeklnS the Lyons girls IN his
When the other girls heard the decision there |
Vas a ps,an Of icy fIom rem the front benches.
prison ; H serves him rlgh 1t nay! fd ike to
60 right up and hug the Judge" Say. ie it |
any morea ?" Can we come inside the rail- |
now"
Offlcers Foley and Connolly assured the girls |
more to see. but that they could stay as long
az they Wanted sS and Il they You'd
thusiasm that the girls, although they decided |
not to remain. all stopped as they passed the |
ia ta." they said. so long" well |
come back some time to see you again" |
'Tell the Judge we think he's awtully nice" |
"Good-by." and with q flutter OF dressesl the |
girs were gone. and the court room resumed |
lts wonted aspect OF dull and unbroken |