suit ▁against ▁Mrs . ▁Fin lay ▁of ▁St aten ▁Island . ▁They ▁had ▁an ▁apparent ▁agreement ▁to ▁exchange ▁the ▁brown stone ▁houses ▁owned ▁by ▁Charles ▁Good rich ▁for ▁the ▁cli pper ▁brig ▁H att ie ▁H ask ett ▁owned ▁by ▁Fin lay . ▁The ▁suit ▁was ▁denied ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁Fin lay ' s ▁husband , ▁who ▁" had ▁not ▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁author ized ▁agent ▁for ▁his ▁wife ". ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁Hand ley ▁had ▁made ▁an ▁application ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁reward ▁offered ▁by ▁Brook lyn ▁Common ▁Council ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁After ▁the ▁Law ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁heard ▁testim ony ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁from ▁Hand ley , ▁and ▁cor ro bor ation ▁from ▁Patrick ▁Campbell ▁and ▁General ▁J ourd an , ▁it ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁recomm ending ▁the ▁payment ▁of ▁that ▁reward ; ▁the ▁committee ▁would ▁present ▁the ▁resolution ▁to ▁council ▁when ▁it ▁next ▁conven ed . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁book ▁Women ▁Who ▁Kill , ▁Ann ▁Jones ▁arg ues ▁that ▁women ▁like ▁L iz zie ▁Lloyd ▁King , ▁who ▁are ▁sub j ug ated ▁from ▁child hood ▁and ▁then ▁abandoned ▁by ▁their ▁m ates , ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁eng aging ▁in ▁cr imes ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁otherwise ▁commit ▁to ▁prevent ▁their ▁own ▁dest itution . ▁ ▁Rec ol lections ▁A ▁newspaper ▁report ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁about ▁Charles ▁Mc El va ine