The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-04-25
A JEALOUS WIFES RAGE.
PULLING TIE HAIR OF HER HUg-
BANDS LADY EMPLOYEES.


The Domestic Misery Former PTeeen-
tor I'm DR.. FenchSs Church IL OblIgsa
90 sufEer-A Lively street Scens-A
Family known I'm Church Circles.
@. s. Van NortWick, one of the most
prosperous of our local merchants, carried
on the business Of selling ladies, wrappers
on Grove street for some time. Recently
he moved to the newly erected building at
the junction of Newark and Railroad ave-
nues. He finds it impossible to get along
without assistance and has q number of
ladies in his employ. Sixteen years ago he
married Hiss Nettie Crane, the blonde
daughter of the late Rev. ]. Townley
Crane, who was during his life well known
in Methodist circles throughout the State.
The husband is equally veil known ia
musical CIRCLES, and was for years Precen-
tor in DR.. FreHch's Presbyterian Church on
Bergen Heights. Mrs. Van Nortwick has
looked with no favor upon the ladies en-
ployed by her husband, and was particu-
larly jealous and suspicious of these whom
her husband regarded as his most valuable
business aids. One after another, Il is
said, her jealousy has forced him TO dis
charge. Finally he took into the store as
his assistant Lottie Cooley, q trim looking
brunette, who lives on Seventh street. This
lady is a madam, but her husband is of on
little jaunt just now. It was not long
before Mrs. Nan Nortwick insisted on her
discharge, and the fact that her husband
refused to obey her bidding in that respect
drove her to madness A few days ago
Mrs. Van Nortwick visited her husbands
store. Mrs. Cooley was then drawing her
gloves over her hands preparing to 60
home. While Mrs. Van Nortwick was
there, Mrs. Cooley sought Van Northwick's
side, and talked in q low, confidential man
ner with him. Once, Mrs. Van Nortwick
says she glared at her and curled her lip
contemptuously. There was a clash
in an instant The wife demanded
the womans discharge and Mrs. Cooley,
according to the wife's story, made face
at her. Then Mrs. Van NortWick went for
her. Mrs. Cooley's Easter bonnet was
spoiled. Her hair was pulled down and
her clothing was torn. The struggle be-
tween the two was kept up for little dis
lance down Newark avenue, and great
crowd of spectators egged them on. Mrs.
Cooley was pretty well broken up and
torn up, too, when Mrs Van Nortwick was
taken from her.
There was war between husband aud
wife for severa days after that; and then
all of sudden Mrs. Cooley appeared in
Police Justice Stilsing's court and swore
out warrant against the Jealous wife for
assault. Mrs. Van NortWick was notified
to appear In court She was Thoroughly
unstrung and unneryed. She was taken
into Chief of Police Murphys room, and
lay there as one dead for some time. Her
prostration may have been due to excite
ment, but it was iRtimated that in fit Of
despair she had taken 9 dose of laudanum.
Its effects, if she did take any, passed on
quickly. Police Justice Stising saw that
the affair was an unhappy family row, and
tried to make an unpubhc settlement of the
court last Wednesday. and when Mrs
Cooley put in an appearance Mr.. Van
Nortwick showed his sympathy for his
employee. Mrs. Van Nortwick was put
under $10e bail to answer whatever charge
Mrs. Cooley may see fit to make against
her before the Grand Jury. Then abe
went to her mothers house In Asbury
Park.
Mr.. Van Nortwick, when sought by the
TATTLRR yesterday for his version Of the
unhappy affair, refused to talk. ''You
can paint me" said he, Gas black as you
please" He did say, however, that he
approved of all that Mrs. Cooley had
done. He insisted that Mrs. Van Nortwick
Ii no" At NOME, Dut gave Inc IcpOrto1 W
understand that preparations are being
made for a separation.
Mrs. Van Nortwick insists that her sus-
picions against Mrs. Cooley are not
wholly the outcome Of jealous DISPOSE
ton. She says that persons living in the
neighborhood of Mr.. Van Nortwick's Grove
street store had seen him and Mrs. Cooley
hugging and kissing each other in the
rear of the store, after the front lights had
been turned down.