The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-29
A BAYONNE FATHERS RUSE.
To Capture the Dandy Who Had As
sauIted His Child.

ssu1ted His Child.
One Of the cells of the Bayonne police
station contained a most exquisite speci-
men OF the genus homo last night. In
fact, it Is very doubtful if ever it on
tanned a handsomer, so far as clothes go.
1t looked as if it had stepped out Of the
latest fashion book.
1t had on a fine perfect fitting black
coat and vest. The pants were Of the
Iatest cut-exceedingly wide, and of gray
and black striped material. Its bosom
was covered with a spotless white shirt
and high collar. A white muslin scarf,
OF dainty pattern, chung to its neck. On
its feet were a parrot patent leather shoes,
and its head was covered with q white
straw hat. Its hair was of the most ap-
proved %pompadour cut. and a sweetly (as
the girls might say twisted hirsute orna-
ment graced its upper lip.
1t didn't lave a cane In it's mouth, but
it carried a gripsack containing a variety
of medicines.
This distinguished creature represents
the firm of Fraser e Company, of No. 20S
Fifth avenue, New York, and had been in
Bayonne for a dayor two soliciting orders.
To Acting Sergeant Cavenagh it said it's
name was Charles Mugle, aged thirty
| years, drug salesman, and born in New
castle, Pa.
1t had only sixty cents in it's pockets,
a return ticket to New York, a gold
badge with the letters p. C. P, q. L. O.,
other a monogram c. w. NJ, Il miniature
of a handsome young lady and q lot of
other things.
Perhaps it may not be believed, but 1t
is q fact that this exquisite was arrested
to answer a vile charge. 1t is alleged that
( An 0crar,1+ol I1s.I0kI H. G-.-. - =
half year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Winterer, of No. 5 East Thirty.
first street, Bayonne.
For nearly an hour previous to the al
legged assault Mrs. Charles l. Roake, says
he walked up and down the sidewalk op-
posite her home on Avenue E. Then he
went inside of Winterer'S carriage house,
where the assault is said to have taken
place. Elizabeth and her elder sister
were running round playing when
the dude spoke to them. The elder
sister says he gave her some money and
told her to go and buy some candy.
Sh returned very soon, and he gave
her more money and sent her away for
more candy. During this time the assault
Is supposed to lave been committed.
The children in their eagerness told
their mother about the stranger and the
candy. The mother suspecting a motive
a motive began to question the child.
py uhlO Jill y AoOfbld tilIINCu LII Has
wagon. After hearing the story and
getting a description of the brute he drove
off in the direction taken by the scoun-
drel.
On Avenue D he met the fellow.
Winterer, pretending to be in good
humor, asked him if he was going to
New York. Mugle replied in the affirm
alive.
Jump into the wagon and let's have a
good time" said Mr. Winterer.
Mugle did SO, unsuspectingly. Win
terer said he had a call to make and drove
rapidly up the avenue and stopped in
front of the City Hall.
Just hold the reins for flew minutes .
requested Me-. Winterer as he jumped out
apd walked into Police Headquarters.
He began to relate the story of the as
sauit to Chief of Police Mcneil. Both
went forward to the window to look at
the dude, but he was gone. Winterer,
with Policeman Russell, found him
hiding in some u~nderbrush near by. He
is held for examination.
Jacksonian Democrats Elect Officers.
The recently organized Fourth Ward
(Bayonne1 Jacksonian Democratic Asso-
citation has elected the following officers
President, Thomas Doyle; first vice presi-
dent, Michael Shanahan: second vice
president, Michael Landrigan; recording
secretary, Daniel Moran; financial secre-
tary, Edward Wirth; treasurer, John
Crowley; sergeant-at-arms, James
Shanahan. The Organization Com
mittee is composed as follows:-
John Connolly, Patrick Nlgent, Phillip
Holland, Bernard lilly, John Heating,
Robert Chambers, John Shanahan,
Patrick Coughlin, Patrick .McGrath and
Thomas Kavanagh. The association will
meet in Brady's Hall. Cottage street, Ber-
gen Point, this evening.