The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-15
A VILLAINOUS FATHER.
Horrible Accusations Made
by a Thirteen-year-o1d
Girl.
A SISTERS PLEA FOR SECRECY.
Now That She Is Dead the Revolt
ing Story Is Told in the Police
Court.

One of the most inhuman wretches that
mas ever appeared in police court was
arraigned before Justice Stilsing this
morning. He was Samuel Monaghan, Of
No. l66 Morgan street, and his daughter
was the complainant against him.
Dr. Dougherty testified that about two
years ago Monaghan's married daughter
brought Annie. her thirteen-year-old sis
ter, to him for treatment. He easily sat
isfied himself that she was suffering from
the effects of an assault, and when he
questioned her closely she accused her
| father
The Doctor thought it was his dntv to
| lay the matter before the police, but the
married sister besought him not to do so.
She said that her father had attempted q
| similar assault upon her when she was
| fifteen years of age, but that she had sue
ceeded in escaping from him. She ran
away and married respectable young
man, with whom she lived happily. and
for his sake she wished to avoid the scan
dal which her fathers arrest would raise
The doctor needed her wishes, and he
saw nothing again of Annie until some
two weeks ago. In the meantime he
treated the elder sister for consumption
until her death, which occurred recently.
nnie came to him again for treatment.
He questioned the girl at length, but
could get nothing from her. She remained
mute, and refused to say anything about
her trouble.
ACCUSING HER FATHER.
Finally, after the physician had talked
to her kindly for some time. she broke
down and accused ner father of being the
cause of her trouble. This time DR..
Dougherty went to Police Headuuarters
and laid the matter before Chief Murphy.
The Chief Immediately took action, and
when Monaghan returned from his work
he was taken into custody
He is an undersized man, with keen
features, wild, restless gray eve and a
mustache and chin whiskers. He was
dressed in ordinary working clothes, and
during the examination had a worried
look.
The girl Annie was brought in from an
adjoining room. She is small in stature
for girl of her age, but well developed.
Her face, which is rather attractive
one, has an aged and worn look, which
denotes that the girl has undergone much
suffering. She had a general hstless air
about her and acted throughout as though
she cared not straw for what became Of
her.
THE GIRL TELLS HER STORY.
She said she was fifteen years of age
and that her mother had been dead nine
years. She detailed the circumstances OF
euc aSsduit, anu StIu CnAb alLer tnaC Sh6
lived with her father a little over q year,
and then ran away from him. She was
| gone about two months when she re-
turned to him and the old life.
| The only time when she showed any
feeling was when her father accused her
of drinking and earousing with the Young
men of the neighbOrhood
Her lip trembled and tears came into
her eyes as she admitted that that was so.
The inhunan father denied the charge,
and attempted to attribute his daughters
trouble to a young man in their neighbor-
hood, and declared, in high, piping
voice, that the charge was put up job.
Justice Stilsing committed him for
trial, and the police took care of the girl