New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-14
EVuIYOR GLEISON FREES TIrO GOMEN
MRS DUBOIS. or SEA CLIFF. ARRESTED on \
sTRIOr- large.

MRS. DUBOIS. or SEA CLIFF. ARRESTED on \
sTRIOrs CHARGE.
Considerable commofion WAS caused in Glen
Cove. H. l.. last evening. when il becam" known
that Mrs. Martha H. Dubois, a wealthy widow. and
her granddaughtcr Lillian A. Treadwel. of Sea
Cliff had been arrested. The women had many
fricnds both in Glen Cove and in Sea CHI.
The charge upon which they were arrested was
made bv Mrs Margaret Cooney, of Glen Cove.
who was formerly a servant in the Dubois holls'
hold Her husband il an innat" of an Insane
nsylum where he WAS sent som" time ago, for
hcinr n habitual drurkard The warrant was
issued bv Justice Noble of Long Island City. as
Mrs Coonry says that no Justice III Glen Gov"
would entertain complaint. owipg TO tine III
furncc Of Mrs Dubois and her friends
In a sworn complaint Mrs. Cooney charges tha'
on JULY II, 1892. Mrs Dubois ana Miss lr''-
we'll presented her with pot of coh'r, con
tanning Paris green in cnongh quantity TO kll'
twenty people Mrs. Cooney'S Youngest chiid,
after drinking half a cup OF II, was taN"h III
with convuls.ons As there was no doctor con-
vcnent, Mrs Coonry cav" the child some luxe
warm water and oil. which made the child vont.
IL was dangerously i'll, however. for week
The complainant then took the remainder oi IN"
coffee 10 "A phy ian in Bellevue. who after
careful analysis said that il contained lars"
ouantity of Paris green Mrs. CooD"y applied
10 the local police justice for warrant Tor the
arrest of Mrs Dubois and her granddaughter, nut
il was refused She next applied TO Pole" jus
tie. Daniel Noble, but the Long Island city
magistrate refused also to i-Sne a warrant nnt
he had made thorough investigation of the
ca,r Mrs Cooney presented herself in the Long
Island Police Court carry yesterday. and insisted
that the Justice should issue a warrant Ih'
rapcrs were given 10 Detective Kavanagh and AT
seven o'clock Mrs. Dubois and her 2iahd-
daughter were placed under arrest at their home
Mrs Dubois then telesraphed for Mr.. Cloyd,
a lawyer of No. 40 Broadway, in this city. TO
meet her AZ the station-hous". After tho COM
plant was recorded th" police blotte' Mrs.
Dubois hired a cab and sent for cN-Alayor Gleason
and Justice Noble. The eA-Mayor greeted the
ladies' cordially. and said he would 10 ball III
any amount for their appearance. Justice Noble
then admitted them to bail in the sum OF $l,ooo
each, which was furnished by Mr. Gleason
To "A reporter Mrs. Dubois said For the lie
of M. I cannot see what induced Mrs Cooney 20
make this charge. | am perfectly innocent of H.
LAST year when her husband was sent TO the
asylum. | gave her permission TO sleep in my car
riage ge-house, and fitted il up, nicely Tor
At last, because of her filthy habits
From other sources it was learned that bad
blood has existed between Mrs. Dubois and the
Cooney woman since the latter was disposs.ss,d
When her goods were put out OF the carriage
house, Mrs. Cooney said she had lost S325. and
accused Mrs. Dubois Of having taken it. After
IA search, however, she found the poney sewed up
Mrs Dubois for $4,000 for dispossessine her with
ont sufficient notice. The suit il still pending
Mrs Dubois and her grand d-danghter will have
hearing before Justice Noble to-day.