Year: 1879

THE DOMESTIC TROUBLES OF NEW YORK 20"


LIcEMAN-A BADLY USED WIFE


The usual calm Of police life in the city OF HOBO
ken suddenly disturbed soon after daylight yes
terday by the unexpected appearance of Miss Mary
Post in the station house. she wore no
hat and was dressed in wrapper. 1t was
evident she had been disturbed in her slum-
bers and she seemed to have all the way from
homo Roundsman Hays in much CONSERVATION.
asked her for the of the excitement She
wanted policeman Immediately she told him. at
the house which the corner of Fifth and
Bloomfield streets. Officer Murray ordered ia
accompany Miss Post to the place. and in the
of an hour he returned and explained that all had
been amcaby arranged. and neither of the parties
who had created the disturbance would make
paint against the other. Later the day Mrs Ade-
line Lally wife OF Officer William Lay, of the
Twenty-seventh precinct police. in this city.
tered the station house in Hoboken and told
the authorities there that she had been married to
children and that for year past he had refused
support her his children. She had been informed
he living in Mrs. Hasbrouck's house. at the
of Fifth and Bloomfield streets. in
Hoboken. ana she went there this morning, accom-
panied by her daughter Francis. early hour,
and found him in the room with the woman who
had to the station for policeman to put her


This wlfe) out Oh the street. saiu that went
to the house to some property that her hus
ban Il had taken from her. and that instead Of re-
turning it to her he beat and abused her.


THE DAUGHrER's STATEMENT.


Frances Golden. a daughter OF Mrs. Lally by
former husband. told reporter Of the HERALD
that Lally much in debt in Harlem
he compelled to move away from
there When he got dow down town m he. ne became sia
Post in Lexington avenue. They were servants In o
private house and Laly was for time very attentive
to them. Maria know he was married. said
she. .she knew us. and yet, weat to
live with my stepfather She is fell SICK and
Post. p"s and ner went t'o to visit her as .Mr
Post My mother went to the hospital and exposed
them both and she had to leave. That was about
thirteen months ago After that they went to live
in South street. and week ago he buried her as Mrs.
Maria Lally. in Newfoundland n J.. where she came
sisters went to live in three rooms in bloomfield
street. We didn't know anything about it then.
We were living at Mrs Wakefieds, in Greenwich
street. but she put out because he refused to give
my mother any money or pay for anything, My
for her. He said he would send in some groceries
and left a note with Mrs. Wakefield pretending it
order on the grocery man in Cortlandt street.
near Church. where he gets his sandwiches Invent
to Mrs. Wakefeld's to get the order. and took
it was only about taking day off. He knew
nothing about groceries. Officer Lally had said
nothing to n aDDa' TIN ,me naa nc unt ~ hivo h
on post and told him what, the groceryman
said. and he arrested me and my sister and
took to the station house. He made a
charge against of disorderly conduct. and
locked called us all sorts of names on the
way to the cells and did Doorman Michael
Cullen who hit me and dragged me about in
shameful manner.


'He went to Hobokcn last night at haf-past
twev4 and as soon as he got into the house Mrs.
Hash asE told hmm if he aid NOT want to get into


as possible. He took the next boat. But
Miss Post. who is not in condition to
ha nrt


followed him. We had been there. and il
was to avoamy mother he ran away; but Miss , Post
wanted my mother to get little rest. Soon after
four o'clock went over again to Hoboken. went
up their room and caught item. He beat and
abused my mother drcadfully. but I'll make him
pay for 1t before get through with him. He has
arrested my mother and tried to send us all to tho
Island He complains it is because she drinks. but
she don't. And II she did once In awhile sha
has had trouble enough 20 ovor drise ,o Snw nsy


York this afternoon and we going to make con-


plant against him to the Police Commissioners to-


morrow. The day he took of he went to Newfound-


land to bury Miss Post Her sister ana he were the
| only at the funeral.


Mr.. Hasbrouck. the landlord of tho house in which
the two Misses Post and Lallv lived. said:-"Laly
came here about three months ago and hired the
in delicate health. and wanted to live in
Hoboken. We gave him the rooms. and the
well conducted people they appeared to be. neve.
knew which the wife. One sick good
deal that's the one who was buried last week. aud





the other one well she is i'll trouble now. poor
thing. All the il she has no hus-
band. That lady from New York came
hero this morning and raised fresh
rumpus. and they were rushing all over the place
and making snch noise. But didn't know any.
thing of the way they were living until then.
thought 1t was queer how policeman from New
York was living in Hobokcn and asked him once.
He said the authorities didn't always look so close
as that. He used to ride up in the wagon with me
| from the ferry sometimes"


Mrs Wakefeld the landlady in Greenwich street,
said :-'.Hangin's good for him-with nice wife
and two OF the hardest working girls evci
| knew. But them policemen will do anything.
| / have had three of em in my house.
but l don't want any more. They
don't want TO pay for anything" The reporter OF
the HERALD who had all the other parties con-
cerned and to whom they mado the several state
ments given above called on Lally at the Twenty
seventh precinct station house last night for tho
purpose obtaining his version or the affair. put
he refused to be disturbed His superior officers
knew all about the story now told ot his domestic
affairs and expressed hope that he would soon DO
| removed to another locality.