The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-24
MRS. MONTAGUE'S STORY
She Let's Some Light in on
the Employment Agency
Business.
HER HUSBAND A FIGUREHEAB.
A Man Named Ellis Was the Chief
HE Has a New York Record.

A. q. Montague, the proprietor Of the
Commercial Employment Agency On
Washington street, who was arr
rested yesterday upon charge Of
obtaining money under false pretences,
was arraigned before Justice Stilsing this
morning
The Justice began the proceedings by
stating that he could not see that there il
any crime in conducting an employ
ment agency, and asked what proof
he police had that he did
not obtain employment for those from
whom he received money. The defend-
ant here interrupted the Justice to re-
mark that the place to which he sent
Policeman Smith, who made the COM
plaint, was q bona fide one. and IL Smith
should go there he would find the place.
Smith said he did go to Jackson's
mourning store on Broadway, the place
designated, and was told by the superin-
tendent that there was no such vacancy
there. He further said, according to the
policeman, that he did not know Montague
and did not authorize him to send appli-
cants to the store
RATHER IN MONTAGUE's FAVOR.
Smith did not produce the superinten-
dent, nor did he show that Montague did
not fulfill his agreement with him, which
was to obtain him place on Monday.
Moreover, the Justice thought that
Montague's declaration to Smith that he
thought he ought to have something even
if he didn't succeed in getting him place,
implied that he did not guarantee to pro-
vide him with situation. However, he
permitted the examination to go on.
The detectives produced middle aged
gentleman, who said that he was Charles
e. Ockerson, of No. 81 Norfolk street,
New York. Mr.. Ockerson testified that
on last Monday he saw an advertisements
in New York newspaper for middle
aged drug clerk. He applied at the adj
dress given, No. 256 Washington street,
this city, and met Montague. Montague
took his references, also his s. fee, and told
him that he would write to Buffalo when
Mr.. Ockerson's references came, and If
everything was all right he would give
him place within ten days.
The same trouble manifested itself in
Mr.. Ockerson's as in Smiths case. The
ten days were not up yet and Mr.. Ocker-
son could not swear whether he was
going to get his position or not.
Detective Dalton then told the Justice
that Montague's wife, who was in court,
wanted to make statement. As woman
cannot testify against her husband the
Justice hesitated minute, but consented
that she should make statement with
out being sworn.
MRS MoNTAGUE's STORY.
This decision had a visible effect on
Montague He flushed slightly and swal-
lowed a big lump in his throat He told
the Justice that he could tell what his
wife was going to say. Justice Stilsing,
however, told her to go ahead.
She is rather pleasant appearing
woman, and was evidently laboring un-
der excitement, which she suppressed
with an effort. She said that her husband
.I,-o abaa hot q rpal
proprietor of the agency was man
named Ellis. Ellis had persuaded her
husband to go in with him and run the
place in his name.
They had been in the business in Jersey
City since Monday, during which time
her husband has had but $4.55 out OF the
proceeds of the business, while he has
turned at least sos over to Ellis.
Ellis, she said, left on Wednesday, and
they have not seen him since. He became
alarmed on that day because New York
paper refused his lads" and so he cleared
out.
right and warned her husband not to
have anything to do with him. She knew
this because she and her husband had
worked for him on Clinton place, New
York, when he ran similar agency
which the police closed up.
She explained that the way they did
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they guaranteed to obtain a person em-
ployment within sixty, thirty, fifteen or
any other number of days they could per-
suade the applicant to wait.
| When she reached this stage OF her
| narrative Mrs Montague stopped short.
"And then you skip out before the
| time expires, don't you?" asked the
| Justice.
The woman smiled, changed color and
stammered a little, but did not admit
that the Justice was correct in his sur
mise.
She said that her husband had worked
| in a lock factory in Connecticut, and was
| obliged to give up the work ION account
| of the brass getting into his SYSTEM"
| Whether this was what fitted him for
his present occupation was not stated.
Detective Clos said that on Wednesday
| when he visited the place Mrs. Montague
was in charge. The Justice held the pris-
oner and will consider what disposition
| to make of him.