The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-04
FIGHT WON WIFE.
S.P.C.A. Mccarthy Whipped
Divorce Lawyer and
Stopped Suit.
COUPLE NOW RECONCILED
Robinson Wants Counsel Fees
Which His Client Says
He Won't Get.

An assault upon a lawyer led to an
abandonment of divorce proceedings and
a reconciliation before Magistrate Meade
in jefferson Market Court, New York,
yesterday Everybody was happy except
the lawyer
George Mccarthy. Superintendent Of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals of this city, and his brother,
James w. Mccarthy, in the employ of the
Adams Express Company, We're defend
ants on complaint of Lawyer George Rob
inson. of No. SO Nassau street, who
charged them with attempted felonious
assault.
A year ago George Mccarthy married
handsome actress. They lived happily
until two months ago, when Mrs. Nc
Carthy left her husband, went to live
with her mother, Mrs. Kerr, at No. 5O9
West Twenty-fourth street, sent for Law
yer Robinson and requested him to begin
divorce proceedings. Before the papers
could be served the wife relented and
wrote letters to her husband asking for
reconciliation, and also telephoned to him.
Thus the matter stood between her and
Mccarthy when last Sunday George, ac-
cOmpdHl0u ny LIS DiotAAOAf "SAAN
York to meet his wife.
When the Mccarthy brothers passed the
house in West Twenty-fourth street they
looked up and saw man seated at the
window They did not know who he was
and thought they would wait until ne LETT
the house. as they wanted no outsider to
be present But the stranger did not go
away Then they took an airing around
Madison Square Park and when they got
back to the house found the lights turned
down and the shades drawn.
surely said George to his brother,
that fellow has gone now, and let's go
i'm
They raped at the door. Mrs. Nc
Carthy opened it. When she saw her
husband she gave a scream, exclaimed
george. is it your" and fell into his
arms. Then George and his brother
looked around To their astonishment
the stranger was stiil in the apartment;
Mrs Kerr was there also.
.sWho are your demanded the Nc
Carthy brothers, ''and what are you doing
here?"
.'Tm George Robinson said the man.
"and I'm the attorney for this lady,
you're a miserable, NEEDING busy
body, you are" said the husband, "and
I will proceed at this moment to render
public service by pulling your nose.
There are two versions as to what fol-
lowed. The husband says he took pair
of kid gloves from his pocket and drew
them across the lawyers face Robinson
says he is positive he saw a revolver in
the husbands hand. A crowd gathered in
the street. policemen appeared and the
result was the arraignment of the MIC
Carthy brothers in court yesterday.
Mrs. Mccarthy, while a witness for
Robinson did all in her power TO save
her husband. She was positive that she
saw no revolver. The husband swore he
had no revolver The brother swore
that there was no revolver, and then the
mother-in-iaw, Mrs. Kerr, stepped up,
Nov. madam" said Magistrate Meade.
was there a revolver in this case? AS
woman in fear of God, testify to the
TRUTH
"Well," remarked Mrs. Kerr, ''if you
mi If that way. Judge. I must certainly
say that George had revolver"
That settled 1t. George was held in
81 600 bail for General Sessions. The
brother was discharged.
"oh. Judge. pleaded Mrs. Mccarthy.
"please release George. He has been a
good and faithful husband"
ssRemember. you have divorce proceed
ings against him. expostulated Lawyer
Robinson.
II don't want any divorce sobbed the
woman. want my husband
Lawyer Mark Alter, who appeared for