New-York tribune., 1894-04-22
HISS DEMPSEY WASTOOHASTY
SHE ACCUSED HER BROTHERS TYPE
WRITER OF THEFT.
VOW eur re nrrrNDASr IN A SUIT FOR HEAVY
pAMAGEs-IT SERVES HER RIGHT. SAY
BOTH MEssRS. DEMPSEY.

pAMAGEs-rr SERVES HER RIGHT. SAY
BOTH MEssRs. DEMPSEY
story which illustrates the proposition that
woman does not a.ways reflect matureiy oeiore
acting comes TO light in a suit which has )us'
been begun in the Court of Common peas. Inc
plaintiff Is Miss Emma c. Everson, ana she ue-
mands $4,000 from Miss Lavinia H. Dempsey ior
false inprisonment The story a.so shows how TWO
men dM not allow family prejudice to overcome
their sense OF right.
Miss Everson is a typewriter VINO mas o'sA RON,
In the law Offices In the Stewart Building occtPIeI
BY Guy C. Dempsey, John A. Dempsey ana
Assstan. Distrlct-Attorney Stephen !. - hare
]; has been her custom TO hang her mat
Jacket and tippet in Guy c. Dempsey piN"'e
once he having given her permission to DO So
On March z Miss Dempsey called 10 see her
brother Guy at his office. He was out ana MISS
Eyerson escorted her into the private ONCE MISS
Dempsey seeing the hat. Jacket and tppet. ordereu
The typewriter 10 remove them. There was O'Iei
dialogue, but Miss Everson did 50, pacing tne
offending garments in Mr. OHare's ONCE Shoruy
after this lawyer called Miss Everson out 70 TAKE
dlctation. She was thus occupied about an hou
and half As she returned she was met by hIs9
Dempsey, who, grabbing her. sapped her ls0e /, -
Claiming: you stole my pocke Dook' give i9 a
: NE al once. or ! shall have you arIesteu5 ,,,ss
crowd gathered around the two women an" ''i'o o
Everson burst into sobs. Miss Dempsey got pI po
Iesnan to have her arrested. Mr.. o. hare walnve ,n
Miss Dempsey that she was making heIIon'
enarse, and asked her II she might not De ma ma
nksn. She replied that she was POSITIVE, aa,i
called upon the officer to search the type~IhtedI'
Mss Everson said she was willing 10 be seaICneu,
The jacket and other garments were searcned' Dut
Ne lost pocketbOok was not found , -
Guy Dempsey crowded his way INTO tne ,oo,,t ,
seout this time. He became much wrousSht, up up
When he heard OF the affair and suggested tnnt dt
would be proper that his sister pd poCked,s snV ,bs
searched. Miss Dempsey was shocked Ut Ne Ne
sad called upon the officer TO protect ntr' al, ar.
Nnpsey then ordered his sister 20 leave MS oi"00
once and never 10 enter II again. a., /..
Mss Dempsey TO the Tombs Ponce N1 N9uie
rd got warrant for Miss Eversons arrest W nn men
Justice Martin had heard the case ne disnSh sd, ber
NE defendant Miss Dempsey declared una. htl
cash
Mss Dempsey's next step was 20 write 10 her
.oher that II he would dismiss his pret'y Npe
snter she would 20 no further In the nat.t'.
PISS Everson. however. has now lakeh up bns bne
rms where Miss Dempsey dropped them anu nus nus
ssun suit for $1,000 damages. And MI Dempsey
avs his typewriter did right too. - ,,,,,.
,wnen seen yesterday Miss Everson became nIsn,s @
rNous and referred the reporter to MI DenPney I2
ne said: Yes think my sister treated MISS Ever
Ia Ia most shsmefully IT WAS pure Vindlctivenes1 o
~ part and was without foundation IN iacI !,
"fe married man should understand her action