The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-09-01
GENTLE ANNIE" JONES.
The Jersey City Police Has
ten to Claim Credit for
Her Arrest.
HER PREVIOUS CAREER.
What 1t Was Possible 10 Learn
Concerning Her Among Her
Friends and Relatives, Yester-
day.


day.
Mrs. Annie Jones, whom the New York
police arrested Friday night for crime
in Brooklyn. after Captain Christopher
Prettyman Smith, of our local police
force, had permitted her to escape, did
not have an examination In the Brooklyn
Police Court yesterday afternoon.
AS reported 10 THE JERSEY CITY News
OF yesterday, she was arrested for having
called Mrs. Ferguson. of Brooklyn, away
from her home by decoy telegram in
order that her confederate, Horton, might
rob the house of jewelry worth 81 200.
When she was arrested she tried to Sc
crete diamond ring she had upon her
finger The police believe that it, with a
gold watch she wore and other vaiuables,
are the proceeds of that robbery
THE JEwELRY UNIDENTIFIED.
When called at the Second precinc {
station in Brooklyn, where she is impris-
oned, last evening, was informed by the
police that the Fergusons had not yet
called to examine the jewelry taken from
her, and 1t is not known yet whether they
can identify the property. Ii they can
Mrs. Jones is hopelessly connected with
the robbery. II they cannot, the police
claim to have other evidence showing her
guilt Sergeant Carrougher. who was in
charge OF the precinct, refused to make
the nature of this evidence known.
When asked for permission to inter
view her as to the circumstances attend
ing her escape from Captain CHRISTOPHER
Prettyman Smiths custody, it was re-
fused me. Sergeant Carrougher said,
however, that Mrs. Jones' mother had
just had long talk with her, and that
she might tell me what had been said
He pointed me to an elderly lady, who
was waiting in the station house, and
said she was Mrs. Jones' mother.
MRS. JONES MOTHER.
She said to me that she was Annie
Dugan, a widow, of No 131 Newark street,
Hoboken. She was much distressed bv
the trouble her daughter had got in. and
declared that it was unjust She was
very positive when she said that Mrs
Jones had never before been arrested und
Syhen speaking of the broken up home
said the three children were being cared
for by their father now, and that they
were living at his mothers in Hoboken.
Mrs, Dugan was positive that her 1.-the
some daughter was innocent of any crime
or wrong doing.
She admitted however, that her sister.
who lived with her, took to her house two
girls that were not as good as they should
be and had bad reputation, but claimed
that Mrs. Jones knew nothing about this
The sister imposed on her or otherwise
the girls would not have been furnished
with rooms in the house.
Mrs. Dugan said she is herself hard
working woman, and went out washing
for living.
DENYING THE ELOPEMENT.
She denied. however, that Mrs. Jones
had run away with Houghton, or Horton,
the broken legged thief who is said to be
her confederate.
Mrs. Dugan said that thus far no law
yer had been employed to defend Mrs.
Jones, and she positively refused to say
what transpired between them at their in
terview.
GENT1E ANNIE.
1t was not possible to learn much about
the antecedents and career of the woman
yesterday. The Brooklyn Eagle alleged
last night that Mrs. Jones is a we'll
known crook, who has been arrested
three or four times before for similar
offences, but that she had succeeded in
,evading the law till now. The sporting
fraternity knew her, the Eagle said, as
Gentle Annie"
The Brooklyn police were not able to
either affirm or deny this story, but one of
them said yesterday that She is one of the
brightest women OF her size and age he
ever met.
In the hope of learning something
about her, called on her mother-in-law
Mrs Jones, of No. 100 Park avenue,
Hoboken, last evening. Mrs. Jones said
that she knew nothing of the career of
her daughter-in-law previous to the mar
rage to her to her son.
HER EARLY MARRIED LIFE.
"a short time after their marriage"
she stated s'both of them came to this
city (doboken) and lived in jefferson
street with me. They only stayed two
months with me then. I could not stand
her any longer.
'She has violent temper and on one
occasion tried to pour kettle of boiling
water over me.
''My son went to New York yesterday
and brought back one of his children that
Mrs. Jones had her sister steal away from
me. am glad to say that | have their
three children living with me.
UEHEEDED WARNINGS.
II often warned my daughter-in-law to
keep away from bad company, but she
was headstrong and would not take my
advice She never went out much at
night.
'sShe used to have her fun with these
other women in the daytime, and, of
course, her husband, being at work, did
not know what was going on.
sMrs. JONES'" continued the mother,
''is well educated. Ican't say she is ac-
complished; but she has common, every
day education, as people say"
PICNIC GIRL
IL is Sa1Q Dy OllleI lleulUtTS Ol but luIil-
lily that Jones first met his wife at q
picnic in New York, and that the proof of
their marriage is furnished by a marriage
certificate which hangs on the wall OF
their residence.
POLICE CLAIMS.
CHOW that the woman is in custody,
the police of this city are quick to set up
claims of having sbeen instrumental in
capturing her. :,
Ever since Mrs. Jones left this city,"
said Chief Murphy last night, 1--WE have
been after her, but she always managed
to evade us.
when the Ferguson robbery was COM
mitted Smething which | am not at
liberty I'd state led the Brooklyn detec-
tiyes to call upon me. Some people who
saw three men lettering about the Fer
guson house furnished the Brooklyn
police with description of the men. AS
soon as | heard the description / told
Detective Kearney that the man they
wanted for that job was a young Jersey
Cityfthlef named Horton and two OF his
COMPANIONS whose names l cannot now
make public.
A WOMAN WITH HORTON.
81 then said, by the way, that there was
woman with Horton named Jones who
was wanted in this city.
stWhen the story of the attempt to rob
= Mr.. Brown, of Brooklyn, and the mishap
Of the thief who broke his leg in attempt
ing 10 escape, was published. Detective
Mcbride and myself Immediately con-
cluded frcm the description published
that the thief was Horton.