The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-29
SHE WAS CRUELTY DECEIVED.
Mrs. Lutz Waited in Vain for Presents
from Switzerland.

from Switzerland.
Mrs. Lutz, of No. 90 jackson street, was
swindled last Wednesday, but she did not
realize that she had been duped until this
morning, when she informed the police.
She is native of Switzerland.
On Wednesday strange man called
upon her, and said that his wife had Just
returned from visit to Switzerland. She
was born. The latter'S relatives had sent
by her number of gifts. The callers
wife was III at her home in BROOKLYN, but
would be over in few days.
He left, but returned in an hour and
stated that he had purchased some coal,
but did not have money enough to pay
the bill. He asked for loan, saying as
he had paid the duty on Mrs. Lutz's pre-
sents they would settle when the gifts
were delivered Mrs. Lutz had only a
twenty franc piece. He preferred Uncle
Sans coin, but as she had nothing else
he took the foreign piece.
He has not been seen since. She waited
patiently for the souvenirs from loved
ones at home. 1t did not strike her that
she had been yictimized by petty conf
dence swihdler until she recited the facts
to neighbor this morning. Then she
consulted the police.
Thomas Kline, three-year-old boy,
was killed yesterday afternoon. While play
ing at a window of his parents apart
ments on the third floor of the tenement,
No. 9S Clinton street, he lost his balance
and pitched headlong from the window to
the sidewalk. His skull was crushed, and
death was instantaneous. DIR. Headman,
who was called, reported the fatal acci-
dent to the police.
Con. Ferdon Says He's Not Guilty.
Con. Ferdon was captured late last
night. The police have been working for
him since February 4, the night that the
stable of Colonel Hart was raided and
some butter and lard stolen. Ferdon is
accused of being one of the gang that
raided the stable. He declares that he
has not been away, but has visited his
usual haunts.
He denies that he was implicated, but
had heard who the thieves were and
where they had disposed of the stuff. He
gave the names of those he heard were
implicated and the alleged receivers of
the booty.
One of the receivers mentioned was the
man who was tried and acquitted in the
County Court, as two of the jurors OBJ
jected to conviction as it would ruin the
defendants business. Ferdon was re-
mandeQ. lie lives at NO. 2OO thirteenth
street, Jersey City, but spends his time
with bad gang in Hoboken.
The Tug They Longed for Never Came
There are still some fish in the bay,
because the party that was to have
hooked everything from whale to min
now did not have an opportunity of
executing its fell design yesterday.
The fishermen emDlOyed CaDtain .TIIr-
gensen TO charter tug for them, and to
the number of twenty-five they assem-
bled at the Hamburg dock yesterday
morning; but the tug came not. They
were as mad as the dog that was
executed at the same dock today
Probably Captain Jurgensen, with
a regad for the enjoyment of other fish
ermen, had detained the Hoboken dele
CATION at home. 1t is whispered that few
of the fishers were not wholly disap-
pointed. They caught no game fish, but
did hook onto good sized skate.