The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-03
is MALONEY INSANE?
He Stands Now Between an Asylum an,
Prison.

He Stands Now Between an Asylum and
Prison.
He is insane and must go to the Lunatic
Asylum or he is stupid forger and must
go to State Prison.
The action of the county officials will
settle these question: regarding ex-Coun-
Gilman, now Janitor Patrick Maloney, of
Hoboken
He has been formally committed and is
now in the custody of the County Court.
He was consigned to the County Jail
yesterday as forger, but the commit
ment was accompanied by an application
to County Physician Converse to examine
the accused to determine his mental con-
dition
The decision Of DR.. Conyerse will settle
1t. II he believes the patient is sane
Maloney will go to prison. If he is con
vinced that he is not, then Maloney will
go to the asylum.
A fact that was not developed yester-
day is that the rubber stamp of the City
treasurer was new one.
1t had been made for the occasion. Yet
insane men are cunning in some respects,
but the fact that the stamp was made in
block letters and not to initiate the
Trcasurer's signature proves that 1t was
not a scoundrel with his wits about him
who had it made.
Maloney had ample opportunity to have
the Treasurer's name copied. In fact he
has had chances to have all the signatures
OF the city officers perfectly initiated on
stamps.
The fact that Maloney declared himself
| much pleased that he had been arrested,
as 1t would enable him to vindicate him
self, is in keeping with his past peculiar
conduct.
The Mayor called special meeting
last night and sent in q long COM
munication in explaining the case.
He. suggested a thorough enquiry,
and that Malone be suspended
and his wife appointed as janitress. The
Council accepted his suggestions. They
appointed Councilmen Timken, Snyder
and Kelly as the Investigating Committee.
Came to Hoboken to Take Poison.
Joseph Ulrich, forty three years old,
| living at No 10 Jefferson street, Hoboken'
tried to end his life this morning by tax
| ing dose of Rough on Rats" He was
| in the employ of Joseph Anders, and was
| found in a stable in the rear of Mr..
Anders' house, suffering from the
poison he had taken. Police
| he placed the would-be suicide under ar
rest. DR.. Heller visited the station house
| and prescribed for Ulrich. The latter is
now out of danger and is the occupant of
a cell in the Hoboken Prison.
Ulrich came from Sacramento, Cal,
| about six weeks ago, and secured employ
ment with Mr.. Anders to whom he is re-
lated. He is a married man, but did not
live happily and sought refuge in
Hoboken.
He was not satisfied there and he sought
another refuge, but DR.. Heller prevented
him from reaching it. Ulrich would not
discuss the nature of his marital difficult
ties.
Grocery Groggeries Must Close.
The Hoboken Innkeepers' Association
met yesterday. 1t was decided to admit
no one to membership except Hoboken
saloon keepers Several resolutions were
submitted, but no definite action was
taken. Among the resolutions was one
relating to the sale of hard stuff" by
grocers who have not obtained license
Only four in the city have secured
licenses and hundred or two more have
not refrained from selling. The saloon
keepers pay a fee of $3.50 annually and
they objected.
President Schlatter had consultation
regarding the unlicensed grocers with
Mayor Grassman and Police Commis-
sioner Kaufman. The result was when
the policemen went out on night duty last
night they were instructed to arrest all
grocers violating the law and directed to
require the grocers to close their places at
nine o'clock Sunday morning.
Hoboken Notes.
The Nonpareil Club is completing ar
rangements for picnic this month.
Major Cook and Major Philibert have
returned after delightful visit to the
Sea Girt Range.
Captain Boyle had the little darkies, the
mascots for the Scottish-American Ath-
letic Club, photographed this morning in
fighting costume They have been stars
at Boyle's this week.
Any stranger who roams up in the dis
tricts patrolled by Special Policemen Koop
and Mcnamara is locked up as a suspic-
ious character. Michael Fahey and John
Wilhelm, two Pennsylvania cigar makers
out of work, were arrested last night on
suspicion of being burglars. They were
discharged.
Mary Dolan was given fifteen days in
the County Jail. She was drunk and dis
orderly last night.
John Struck a saloonkeeper at No. 1856
Newark street was sent to Jail this morn
ing He partook of too much of his own
stuff and lost his head. He was arrested
few days ago, but friends interceded.
They surrendered him today.
George L. Ahrens, the insurance beat,
was sent to jail today. His bondsman,
Erpast Milf surrandarad him vaStpr-