The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-05
SHIRLEY DARE'S WOES
An Ungrateful Son Causes the
Popular Writer Much Sorrow.
Frequently Beaten by the Swift-Tem-
pered Youth, and Once Arrested on
Charge of Theft.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Shirley Dare, which
is the nom de plume of Mrs. 8. B. Power,
editor of the Housewife, accompanied her
son, Andrew ]. Power, to the Tombs Police
Court to-day. He had her arrested yester-
day on the charge of purloining manuscript
from the office of the Housewife, No. 81
Warren street.
Mrs. Power sat with her son and his at
torney, who kept bothering Justice Taintor
to hear the case early. She is fair-haired,
care-worn woman, with intellectual and
handsome countenance. Her son Is a pale
faced youth, with very small black eyes.
He wore red necktie and expressed his
intention of dominating the court. When
his mother started to tell her story to a
newspaper man, he said: I'm a newspa-
per myself; this must be kept out of
the papers," When the case was called
Judge Taintor looked curiously at the pack
axe Of MSS. and the two men. Young
Power and his lawyer asked at once for a
private hearing. ITS purely family mat
ter" said the red-necktied youth 'and 1t
ought not to get OUT
Mrs Power was not represented by coun-
sci. She said she only wished the truth to
be known and denied that in yesterdays
fracas she had called in a policeman. For
her son by her pen. She is extremely clever
and her stories have won her considerable
fame. She lives at the Broadway Central
Hotel, and the young man lives in Brook
lyn. While his mother was plainly and
even poorly dressed, he was attired in the
height of fashion The manuscript in dis
pute, Mrs. Power said, she took in order
to return it to the writer's. She was acting
within her authority as editor of the
Housewife
Last April she advanced money to her
to buy the Housewife and sine then
they have had frequent disputes. The young
man is twenty-five years old. and he is not
willing to believe that the mother who
reared him is judge of any matter 'Ie
has an ungovernable temper" she said
land I've been in dread of my life ever
was insane. He has abused me, beaten me
ana ao refuses to pay pay me my salary. DR..
amined him when he a mere lad, and
advised me to send him to an asylum, but
l thought and hoped he would outgrow the
disease. L have suffered anguish of mind
and body 1t is time now that I should
tell the story of the life my undutiful son
has led me-" The mother said that ever
since her son. had come of age she had
been compelled to grant all his demands
She owned house near Boston and the
deeds of this. she said. she had been forced
to make over to him. He lived there until
last April. Then he removed here and
took charge Of the Housewife.
After Judge Taintor came back on the
bench the mother, son and their efferves-
cent lawyer remained for a while When
they left the son said: IT'S all been ar
ranged in a friendly manner
1.-The proceedings have been stopped tenn
porarily," said Mrs. Power in trembling
voice, ''but not in a friendly manner"
Andrew Power remained behind a mo-
ment.
"Say. boys,'' said he, what's the use
saying a word about it? I'm a news
paper man myself"
He met with sympathy, however and
walked out of the court room with his hat
on until called to order by the officers
Subsequently Mrs. Power, accompanied
by lawyer Sayles. went to the office of the
Housewife and To her desk to secure some
private papers. The son entered and as
saulted the lawyer for which ne was ar
rested and taken before Judge Traintor
who put him under bail for his appear
to