The sun., 1897-08-01
MRS. M'CABE SAID DAMN
MISS CoNKLIN RI UsHED WHEN SIZE
TOLD OF IT Nv COURT.
mrs. Rlrcsso was ForncriJ the win OF Frank
RTordaunt. the Aetor-sho Says Policeman
Harris struck Her ana Cut Her Lip--SIasis-
trnto hedges Let Her or with I,eprimand.

MRS. RHrCabs was Formerly the Vvife OF Frank
Nordaunt. the Aetor-sho Says Policeman
HARRIS struck Her ana Cut Her Lip-SIasis-
trato hedges Let Hcr or with n ncprimnnd.
Tho examination OF Mrs. Fannie McCabe Of
100 West Sixty ffth street, who was arrested
Friday under tho name OF Mrs. McKeag, on
the complaint Of Miss Catherine Conklin, who
lives at 142 West Sixty AFT h;street, tho same
block took place before Magistrate Hedges In
Yorkvie Court yesterday.
Miss Conkln took the stand, and hcr lawyer,
the Hon Jimmy Oliver, examined her.
"You have made statement Of the troubleto
the Magistratcf' he asked.
"Why, yes, did: but 1t would take mo
week to tell all this woman has done," tho
complainant answered.
1--WE can't spare q week, madam" broke In
Magistrate Hedges. Answer tho lawyers
questions and woli get st=tho source Of tho
TO be sure Judge, only want to say-," y,
please let your Counsel do tho talking" In
much more eoout this myself. and If you viii
vsreiy., you must, stop talking and give your
asks;Sd asked her II Mrs. MeCabo had threatened her
sYos; ever since March while. passing her
S ye been annoyed S her children dSi on
tho and point at and cry out Buck
not, pleasant. And then the mother, when
ehiIdrsn. s There she goes, the crazy thInr.,'
after me. l stood this as long as could, and
then made up my mind to hUs It a%n To- the
! events OF Thursday afternoon.
81 was passing the house about o'clock,
when tho children began to. shout at me. I
was talking to Policeman Harris on the side
walk when Mrs. MeCabe came out"
"she said-oh. It was awful Judge Must I
FITS a part of tho evidence" tho Magistrate
."sho. said damn; oh. my" and Miss Conklin
blushed as she let out the words.
did she refer to your
No; 10 ,he policeman. She said There's
Policeman James NJ. Harris OF tho West
Sixty eight street station testified that Mrs..
McCabe had abused him and he told her II she
II he laid a hand on her she would kill him. He
He admitted that be followed her, but no lid
Mrs McCabe testified that most of the chill
Miss Conklin nicknamos and her eldest dsugh
ter had joined the other children in doing SO
and ordePad her n to- sfop SSfhn her brats from in
su!tins her. She warned her children not to
| call the woman names. Knowing that she was
| crank. Policeman Harris she said. followed her
| into the house on Thursday and struck her in
| the mouth, cutting her lip.
Her testimony was confirmed by her daughter
Jacaueline, Miss Fassett, one Of her boarders,
| and a servant named Smith.
Lawyer Oliver asked Mrs, McCahe on cross.
examination II she was not the divorced wife rf
Frank Mordaunt the actor. Shc replied in the
affirmative just as her lawyer. Assemblyman
Joseph ]. Green, objected; Magistrate Hedges
to brine out the fact that in 1883, whi!o her
! proceeding against Mordaun' for "bnndonniun:
Was p.nling, she held for the Grand Jury
on a charge Of swapping pistol at his back in
front of the Tombs. No pistol was found and
| nothing came OF the case. This line OF qucs.
tionins was also ruled out. Magistrate Hedges
let Mrs. McCabe off with reprimand.
There Is no doubt that there has been much
trouble on that block" he said, "and the storm
centre seems to have been Mrs. McCabe >
house. Miss Conklin is no doubt nervous
| woman, and has been annoyed. II NJ Ts
Conklin is annoyed any more viii send for you
and put you under bonds"