The sun., 1872-04-26
noRRoR NJrRsEr CITY.

\ widow mud Inrrnt Dead IN Filthy Teue-
mrnt-M " rsfrhrdness pnraIieled Only by
that of the Slum- of New NorlS-Thc Art-
less TATE Of Little Child-Rum Agnin.
Mpiran street Is the Baxter street Of Jer-
sey city. 1t Is full OF tencments, Inhabited W
the poorer classes, and In many cases by dis
reputable pcrsous. Tlth nbounds In the street
and houses, and the stencil In some Of them IL
positively sickenng. Poverty and crime hold
about equal sway, ana the police Of Jersey city
are Obliged to keep constant watch.
About month ago woman hired the rear
basement Of No l00. She was very good look
inr, though poorly dressed. She was Of a dark
complexion, had very black, long hair, and
seemed to be - or 3j years old. She was accom-
panied by little girl, six years Of ace, bright,
Intelligent looking little thing. The house Is
owned Ly Patrick Hogan Of New York, and has
-ls families in II. The woman paid 81 to Mr.
uoeans agent and has not been seen 10y him
since.
Sh. entered tho basement and seems 20 have
az once begun llfc Of seci"aton. Many Of the
families in the house say they never saw her
Others saw her whom she fret took possession,
hut know nothing of her subsequent actions
Her name was Theresa Welsh.
VETERAN orFIcEu's BLOOD cURpLED.
Yesterday morning. at half past :, oflccr T.
Eaton was patrulling his beat IN Newark avenue.
\ gentleman, whose name Il kept secret, ap-
Nls 7
Morgan street he would hnd dead woman. He
would give no particulars, but persisted In ms
assertion that there wa dead woman IN tho
rear basement OF that house. Ihe ouicer hur-
rcd to the scene
Arrived at the house, he entered the basement.
II is lower than the sidewalk, and reached 10y a
flight OF stone steps. Passing under the st""p'
a lou- hallway Is entered which runs directly u
the rear II l. "a miserable looking place, the
ceiling overhead and on the sides being caNed in
and broken Ia many places Doors open ON Doth
Ollccr Eaton -topped at the last door on the
rirhi hand SIDE. ile tu'd IT, it w's locked
horrible stencil came fr m the inside, hut all
was dark and nothing could be seen. He liz
match and gafcd around. In one corner 81 the
hi. blood.
~ have boon thirteen months t. the front in
our war said Oflcer Baton to the SuN man,
"and seen many horrible sights, but never re-
ceiycd such "a shock In my life ~ when nay eye
lr.' rested on that ghnStly sight ~ ne Inn
light thrown 10y the mai H. IL was frighuul.'
sQUALOR AND DEATH.
In The rear corner. near the hallway, was an
| old straw pallet. IL was drawn about ai9ot
woman. The head was Of the mattress resting
| ou tire floor Tho arm, were lifted above the
head and The hands Wghtiy elasged. Ihe l'gs
the mattress. The mouth was stretched wide
! opcn, displaying a he4uttul set OF teeth, The
! eyes wcr' turned Ia the sockets, and the long,
! black hl.r dropped In confused mass ABOUT
Om.er Eaton procured u-ht and began a
! thorough search ~ the ru. 900. Near the ire-
! place he noticed q ln,se basket of the Kind in
! which peache 4le brought tp market ~ ihls
! h3-bct was the huty'f st'Ceu,lv horn child a
| boy. The body was wrapped in cloth and placed
! IN The basket, head down, the feet prouudins
| from one side.
All the Surroundings were evidence OF utter
| suualur. The room. which is some fifteen feet
| square, was rcekiug with nth. \ whiskcy bot
| tie stood ON the martel piece, and soda bottle,
! with small quantity ut gin, was In the cup
! board. There was no furniture, not even a
chair The window panes were broken, and the
| heavy wooden shutters were closed, evidently
| to protect the woman from the cold. How long
| she had lain there and suffered, without a
friend To help, her no, one can say. The In,
| her condition.
THAT'S MY MAMA"
Onicer Eaton passed into the back yard and
| there, In the retiring ruom found the little girl
| Sarah. She, too. was covered with hlth; 81
| much that the people ia the house thought
she had smallpox and advised the omcer not
TO touch her lie took her hy the hand and led
her to the room. Pointing TO the woman he
who Is thatf"
THAT Is my mamma" was the simple answer
Little Sarah could not tel much. She said hel
father had been dead long while. She ais,
said she had given her mother drink tha
her unclc's house, a Nr McKcnna. on SECOND
street, and that Mrs Welsh had n son ten year
old who had abandoned her, and was living witt
one Ryan, "A stone-hagger, in Newark avenue
Thc child was bewildered, and could not tel
where she had passed the night.
Coroner Burns took charge of the two bodies
and arrested IA IA witness Mr.. W NNkcr, VILE
| lived Ia the house, aud seemed To- know NOR
than she would tell. OMcor Eaton took httl
| Sarah t. the police station, whence she was sen
having gained ground that she had small-ppN
She was sent back with On" announce lltIt Ina
! dirt and not smallpox was the trouble. III
| kind hearted utlDcr took her To llS own nous
and had her washed and dressed, after Whicl
he found her a temporary home in South Elghtl
| street. lie says If he can hud no one else Il
take an Interest IN her, lac Will rear her as one %