The sun., 1894-01-04
HAS HIS MOTHER ARRESTED.
PUBLIsHER POWELL ACCUSES sHIR-
LEY Dare or STEALING MSS.
Have seunie. and Both Pot
Unaer Rosds-Sbs says Hs - Is.-ne.

On Her Disobnrae, lie and Her Lawyer
Have seunie. and Bots are Pat
Unssr Rosds-sss says us - Is.-ns.
Twice yesterday within two hours. Mra. s. b.
powell editor OF the House,cJr, a monthly
publication with Offices at 81 Warren street
and her son. Andrew !. Powell. - years old.
publisher Of the magazine. were before Justice
Talntor In the Tombs Police Court, and each
time the Justice had to use his utmost en-.
deavors to restrain violent language between
mother and son.
She is a vlndictive woman" said the son.
lie Is an unnatural. cruel SON." said the
mother, glaring at the blond.haited young
man.
The examination OF the mother and son was
held behind closed doors at their first appear.
ance before Justice Taiator. This much Of
the proceedings Justice Taintor told when he
came out from the private room:
1t ls a horrible affair" said the Justice e to
see mother nnd son thus arsAyed against one
another. and had hard time to keep down
thoir violent tempers. The trouble between
them has been peaceably settled. and think
1t would do no good 10 expose this family
ak eloton to the public. That Is why | excluded
the reporters"
But Mrs Powell was In no humor to let the
matter drop. She 10 well known as q writer
over the nom de plume Of Shirley Dare. One
Of her best known books is entitled "Behav-
Ing" 1t Is a treatise for the purpose Of teach
Ing mothers how to rear their children.
Whom Mrs. Powell came out Of tho examina-
tion room she told the story OF her trouble
with her son. although her lawyer. ". o.
Sayles OF l40 Nassau street ordered her not
to. She said that. until Christmas Dav. she
had been editor Of the Housewife, of which her
son was publisher. Tuesday afternoon she
IN.
aud took some rejected manuscripts.
which she Intended TO return to the writer's.
Her son met her as she was going out and told
her to leave them benind. she refused. and
she says. he began to abuse her. lie finally
sent for policeman and told him to arrest his
policeman escorted both mother and son to
the church street station house. At tho sta
tion Capt, 9.9nnor took charge Of the manu-
IN tho Tombs l'olice Court Yesterday.
:, Justice Fainter decided that the son as pub
scripts. but refused to entertain a charge Of
larceny against tho mother Both then lett
court. accompanied by LAWYER sayles. Mrs.
Powell says her soL asked her and her lawyer
to 90 with him to his 81 ilice and take away
Sebind Thav s ali thrss prDpef m Sse hn1 ,e
Mrs. Powell 6und ed up lot OF books. which
objection TO her taking them away and, she
says. struck at her. Lawyer sayles Jumped
face Ills iaco shows signs VI several bruises.
Young Powell continued his assault on Lawyer
sayles & and md after, after striking him several times.
and the lawyer In the room
lie sent for y policeman. and when one ar
rived. he ordered him to arrest the lawyer Tor
assault and hts mother for robbery. The
policeman said all hands had better come
minutes Justice Tainlor was surprised to sso
his cSmbatants OF two hours before again be-
Three hundred dollars bonds for both of
you men 10 Keep the peace said the Justice.
Bondsmen were not forthcoming on the In
slant and both men were locked up. Later
bondsmen appeared. and they were released.
Mrs. Powell; who was In court during these
An this trouble between my son and my
sof." she said. has been brought 10y a young
woman whom he married In Massachusetts,
Just week ago. Ever since he was an infant
have known he Tas va, partially insane, His
son ana suffered everything at his hands even
blows. knowing his mind was not right. This
young girl whom he has married knows how
bitterly opposed his marriage, chiefly on ac-
count oi his mental aliictlon. and during his
courtship she used all her influence to set him
against me- and has told HIM many false
stories about me. 1t wrinGs my heart TO see
him against me- when | remember how often
4 have held him lying face downward on my
for him and myself. have no harsh feelings
1T is not he who Ia doing this. 1t IL his
wife. lie ~ ine business man, but any one
who lives with him a week vii! find out his in-
sanity. When he was boy was advised to
place him In an asylum. hut ] would not
There has not one week passed since he was
10 years old that ! have not been struck by
him, but bore II all in silence. aud now hs has
me arrested for larceny
Mrs. Powell lives at the broadway Central
Hotel where her son lived with her until short
Is before his marriage. Ho now lives at the
St. George Hotel Brooklyn.
counsellor O'lteilly. the sons lawyer. said
that the mother was not Of sound mind, and
that the son was compelled to gat rid OF her
services as editor OF the Ho.srtciJr lie said
that her charges against her son were untrue
and that she was Jealous Of his wife.