The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-20
FHN7ON WASN'T THERE
Neither was Mrs. Jones, in
Whose House He Says
That He Lost His
Timepiece.
THE WATCH COMES WEIRDLY BACK
And Captain Christopher P. Smith
Says He Will Get Fenton and
Mrs. Jones.

George Fenton, the New York sport
who caused the arrest of Nellie Dugan
and Georgia Ellis for larceny, failed to
appear against the girls this morning and
their examination was adjourned to Mon
day morning.
Fenton met the girls, he says, on a train
coming from the Monmouth Park races
Thursday afternoon, and accompanied
| them to No. 31256 Fifth street. While he
was in the house in company with the
Dugan girl, his vest, containing a gold
watch and chain and 81 in money, was
stolen. He complained to the police and
| the girls were arrested Their examine
ton was set down for today and they
were locked up.
| Some time afterward Mrs. Annie Jones,
| VINO Keeps the house No. 3l219 Fifth
street, came to the City Prison to see the
girls. She brought them some clothing
more fitting for prison cell than the
| light, fluffy gowns the women wore
when arrested
| Chief Murphy ordered Mrs. jones'
arrest upon a charge of keeping dis
orderly house. She was taken into Gus
tody. She complained of feeling i'll, and
| begged SO piteously to be permitted to 90
home to her three little children that the
hearts of the authorities were melted and
she was paroled in charge of Captain
4 L.
| this morning.
Captain Christopher P. Smith was on
| hand early this morning, but Mrs. Jones
| failed to appear. The usual routine of the
| Court was gone through with and then
Mrs Jones case was called again. Mrs.
| Jones did not appear, but Captain Chris
| topher z. Smith stepped blithely up to
the Justice and informed him that he had
| sent for her and that she would be there
| in short time.
But MRS. JONES WAS NOT THERE.
The stereotyped recess for half hour
was taken and the loungers filed out.
When the recess was over Justice Stilsing
called the Jones case again, and as here
tofore Captain Christopher P. Smith was
the only one to respond.
This time he had something a little
more definite to communicate to the
Court The discovery had been made
that Mrs. Jones was too i'll to leave her
house and consequently could not appear
The Dugan and Ellis women were then
brought to the bar and the Justice asked
for the. complaint. Again Captain
Christopher P. Smith stepped forward
and solemnly informed the Court that
Mr.. Fenton was not there. Quite true; so
he wasn't; nobody supposed that he was.
Then with the air of a man who feels as
though he has been imposed upon, Cap
tain Christopher p Smith added that
Mr.. Fenton had promised him faithfully
ito be present Mr. Fenton evidently is
safe in New York, whittier the scoop
net of the courts of the State Of New Jer-
sey runneth not. Mr.. Fenton can come
over here and prosecute the girls or not,
just as it suits his sweet will.
Captain Christopher p. Smith declared
that he would have both Mrs. Jones and
Mr.. Fenton before the Court on Monday,
and the examination was accordingly put
off until then.
When the young women were informed
of this, together with the fact that they
were held in the sum of $500 bail, Miss
Dugan complained that she could obtain
no messengers by whom to send word Of
her need to friends who could secure bail
for her.
THE MISSING WATCH COMES BACK.
Another curious phase of this case ia
the fact that Fenton's watch and chain
were returned to the police last evening
in rather curious manner.
Shortly after dark messenger boy
rang the door bell of Detective Dalton's
home and handed the person who
answered the ring small package done
up in newspaper.
The package had no directions, and the
boy said that it was for Detective Dalton
He then disappeared before he could be
questioned as to where he obtained the
package.
When it was opened it was found to
consist of small segar box, containing
the missing watch and chain. The money
was not recovered.