The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-16
He and the Other Men,
Raided on Sunday Morn
ing, Face the Bar.
JIMMY JAMES AND THE OTHER JAMES.
A List Of the Unfortunate Patrons
Who We're Caught in
Jacky's Place.

ING NEWS of yesterday, arrested in addi-
ton to the proprietor and his wife, these
parties who were enjoying themselves in
the saloon: MARY Barnes, aged IL, of No.
95 Hopkins avenue; Nellie Moogan, "a, OF
No. 70 Beacon avenue; Kate Rooney, II,
of No. 207 Brunswick street; Michael
Lyons, 20, No. Is Cliff street; John
Bruce, 90, No. $40 Fourth street;
Henry Fletcher, q, No. s3s Third
street; Martin Curren, 81, William street;
George Brady, 81, No 1876 Railroad ave-
nue.; John Hill, 81, No. 211 First street;
Peter Fitzsimmons, %, No. 267 Third
street. William Reman, %, No. 1S1 New
ark avenue; Patrick Mccarthy, 1S, No.
BAL Newark avenue; Edward Quinian, q,
No. 211 First street, Thomas Duane, "a,
No. 274 Grand street; John MCGOWAN, %.
No. 1873 Essex street; John Nolan, 81, No,
141 Pavonia avenue; William McDermott,
49, No. 1S1 Newark avenue; C. F. Benner
"A, No. BAT Third street; Michael Reilly,
"a, No. 30 Beach street; Charles Williams,
20, No. 220 Warren street; John jackson,
so, No. AL Third street. Charles Beatty.
%, No. SO Railroad avenue; John Lynch,
10, No. 338 Third street: George Booth,
20, No. Chestnut avenue, William Muir
tina, %, No. III Essex street.
At Jenny" James saloon, No. 361
Grove street, the police arrested the pro-
prietor and Matthew Kerrigan (recently
charged with stealing a valuable ring
from a drunken man), and George w.
Wayne.
Alfred NJ James dance hall is a notori-
Gus crib, and, as Captain Smith says, is
largely patronized by young hoodlums
of both sexes from the north part of
Jersey City" 1t is located on the top
floor of the building, corner of Grove and
little too late for haul of the younger
element. There were about forty men In
the place, but as the police had no accom-
mediation for prisoners, they contented
themselves with arresLing the proprietor
and Patrick McEnerny. Michael Connors
and James Meyers.
"JACKY" IN COURT.
"Jackyn Lynch was arraigned this
morning before Justice Stilsing on a
charge of keeping a disorderly house.
EX-Judge GarretSon appeared in his be-
half and waived an examination of the
case till Wednesday morning. "Jacky"
is out on bail.
Mary Barnes, of No. 95 Hopkins street;
Nellie Moogan, of No. 79 Beacon avenue,
and Kate Rooney, of No. 202 Brunswick
street. who were arrested as disorderly
characters during the raid, were also
arraigned. They were also bailed, and
will be obliged to act as witnesses at
Wednesdays examination. None of the
twenty-three persons who were "pulled
in, but for whom Captain Smith had no
room in the station house, answered the
call of their names this morning. They
have been paroled.
JIMMY JAMES STEPS UP.
Jimmy" James was also before JUS
tice Stilsing charged with keeping dis
orderly house on Grove street, between
First and Bay streets.
Datr0Innan Haprip urf00 taofjfia6 f1N of ha
entered the saloon at ten minutes past
twelve o'clock in citizens clothes and
asked for drink, which was served and
paid for The saloon was in full blast;
there were three men, Mathew Kerrigan,
of No. 1893 Morgan street; George w.
Wayne, of No. SO Montgomery street. and
another gentleman standing near the bar;
and a woman, who proved to be Lizzie
Whitman. married woman, living at
No. 241 Grand street, was in the "box''
apartment where drinks to women are
served.
The police testified that the place is a
resort for disreputable women, and a
number of complaints from citizens had
reached the police station.
James pleaded that his clock marked
the hour of twelve; that he had put out
the lights in one of his windows pre-
paratory to closing at twelve, and was
about to put out the other. He was not
responsible for the disorderly women who
congregate about the hall at the side OF
his saloon. He had nothing to do with
what was going on up stairs.
The police testified that their watches
were right by the station house clock,
which was set twice day, the time be-
ing sent to the station house from Head
quarters by telephone.
Justice Stilsing did not seem inclined
TO hold James on the charge of keeping q
disorderly house, but adjourned the case
till Thursday to make some further in
| yestigation as to the difference of time
| indicated between the saloon clock and
| the police time pieces.
| The evidence hardly warranted the
| Justice in holding James on the charge OF
| keeping q disorderly house. he ex
| animation will be held Thursday morn
| ing, mainly with view to ascertainine
| if he violated the Sunday law.
THE OTHER JAMES.
| Albert M. James, the proprietor of the
| dance hall at the corner of Fourteenth
and Grove streets, also raided Saturday
| night by Captain Smiths police, under
command of Sergeant Telly, was next
arraigned.
| CAPTAIN Smith said he had received sev
eral anonymous letters, supposed to bt
| from residents near by, calling his atten
| ton to the disorderly character of the
place. While he usually paid bul
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he was personally aware OF the
fact that crowds of disorderlJ
| men and women were often seen stagger
| ing through the streets late at might
| whom the policemen reported as being on
their way home from the dance han in
| question.
He had had the place under police
surveillance for some weeks and was
! satisfied that it was resort not only fol
| disreputable women, but even young
| girls of tender years.
Detective Clark visited the place some
| few Saturday nights ago and said on the
| stand this morning that the place was
thronged with young girls.
James said in his own defense that the
night singled out by Detective Clark was
| the occasion of the Erie Light Guard ex.
cursion, and many of the participants
| stopped in on their way home to dance.
! Sergeant Telly intimated thar there
were several small, suspicious looking
rooms connected with the main dance
hall. These, James claimed, were the
| ladies' and gentlemen's toilet and cloak
rooms.
The police also purchased fifteen cents
worth of whiskey in bottle at ten min
utes past twelve, and the Whlskey was
! submitted in evidence.
| James was held to answer the charge
of keeping a disorderly house and vio-
1 lating the Sunday license law.
| Patrick McInerney, of No 263 Twelfth
street, and Michael Connors, of Grove
street, were paroled as witnesses
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