New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-13
BOTH FINED BY MAGISTRATE CORNELL.
HE DECIDES THAT MRS. LOCKWOOD AND Mr..
sToNNHAM WERE GUILTY OF. DANc-
mo TILE pOIrI EyARn
ING IN THE BOULEvA

ING IN THE BOULEVARD.
The much discussed case OF Mrs. Nellie Lockwood
Of No 1873 West Eighty ninth-st. and Ernest Stonn
ham. n bank clerk of No. 50 Wall-st.. who were
arrested a little after midnight on March 81 last at
Seventy -frst-st. and the Boulevard at last
heard and disposed OF by Magistrate Cornell
In the West Side Police Court yesterday after
noon. Magistrate Pool. who originally heard the
case. dismissed Mrs. lockwood. and then reopened
the case. not the bench.
Mrs. lockwood appeared with her husband.
Frank Lockwood.
Policeman Newman. OF the West Sixty-eighth-st.
station, who made the arrest, was the first wit
ness called. He then detailed the circumstances
attending the arrest. little after midnight on
March 81 he was standing at Seventeth-st. and
the Boulevard. when he noticed a man and a
woman block away. They were dancing. He
watched them awhile. and as they continued their
antics he went toward them and asked them to
take "a car that was coming along or to move on.
The man then began to abuse him In the most Wig
orous manner. A crowd gathered. and the Rev.
Madison c. Peters ordered the witness to arrest
the couple. and he would stand by him.
On the way to the station he thought he would
give the couple another chance. and told them TO
go about their business. but both the woman and
the man began to abuse him. and the woman in
sisted on going to the police station.
Stonnham, the bank clerk. was the next witness.
He stated that he and Mrs. Lockwood had at
tended dinner party. He admitted that they had
drunk little and In high spirits He be-
came indignant because the policeman spoke rough,
ly to his companion. and he merely expostulated
with him for this conduct. The Rev. Madison c.
Peters came up and ordered the policeman TO ar
rest them. saying: I'VE will give these Britishers a
lesson. You go and I'll stand by you"
Mrs. Lockwood then called to testify: she
stated that she had attended dinner with Mr.
Stonnham. who a friend of the family, They
were waiting for car TO come along and were
laughing when the policeman came up
The Rev. Madison c. Peters was then called he
stated dancing
ward, and he went up to Policeman Newman. and
told him that II such a thing happened in the
Bowery the couple would have been arrested long
before this The policeman remarked to him that
he was afraid Of making arrests In these cases. De-
cause they were discharged in court, and unless
he had to stand by him he would not
make the arrest. DR.. Peters then stated that he
went the couple with the policeman and
heard the policeman abused by Stonnham Then
he ordered the policeman to make the arrest. He
said that at he station after long talk with
the sergeant he (Dr Peters, went on the bail
OF the woman. DR.. Peters denied that he said:
We will make an example Of these Brtishers
IT think I've heard enough OF this" said the Mag
istrate. II believe the story the policeman has told
/ intend to uphold him There Is no question that
these defendants were acting in disorderly man.
ner. They fined s. each"
Mr. Stonnham paid both fines.