The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-31
MRS. JONES IN CUSTODY,
But the New York and Not
the Jersey City Police
Capture Her
FOR RoBBERIES IN BROOKLYN.
A Decoy Letter That Paved the
Way for Burglary----The
Story of a Diamond Ring.

Gl0ry OF u DldUl0nu hlHS.
If Police Captain Christopher P. Smith
wants Mrs. Annie Jones, a late resident
of Fifth street, he can find her in cell at
the Second Precinct Station House, IN
Brooklyn. She is there charged with
having been On agent for some burglars.
A few weeks ago decoy letter was sent
to Mrs. Ferguson, OF No. 247 High street,
Hoboken, which induced that lady to go
up into Westchester county. During her
absence her house was robbed OF JeWels
and money to the amount of 5000.
SHAKING A DIAMOND RING.
Yesterday afternoon, quite late, Detec-
tives Savercool and o. Brien, of the Eighth
precinct, New York city, were walking
Charlton street, and when near the corner
of McDougal, they met her. They had
been instructed to arrest the woman at
the first opportunity, and they did so as
soon as they recognized her.
When Savercool politely but pointedly
said to her.
Mrs Jones, you are a prisoner!" she
without any apparent embarrass,,
ment asked for what reason. AS she did
this she covered her hand with hand
kerchief and took from her finger a dla-
mond ring, which she placed in 1t.
Detective Savercool, noticing this, bor-
extracted the ring and returned the linen
to her.
She became angry at this and threat
ened to have the detective arrested for
larceny.
O'Brien in sarcastic tone of voice
said he would perform the service with
ever so much pleasure If she insisted on
it and concluded that she had better go to
the station house to make the complaint.
REVEALING HER IDENTITY.
It was with reluctant steps that she did
so and when the Sergeant asked her
name she answered.
"Annie Desmond"
Before he could write it down she
added
"Oh. what's the use OF lying? l am
Mrs. Jones, of Fifth street, Jersey City,"
The sergeant thanked her for the infor
nation took from her Tor safe keeping
the diamond ring, gold watch and chain,
gold earring from which the diamond
had been extracted and several other ar
ticles and then locked her in a cell.
She was taken to Jefferson Market Po-
lice Court this morning, and on the re-
quest of two Brooklyn detectives she was
sent to that city.
DALToN's ABSURD DEMAND.
Detective Dalton of this city, made 8
demand for her, and If sufficient evidence
is not produced at the examination this
afternoon OF tomorrow morning to hold
over to Dalton, although it is said a
requisition for an offence such as hers can
not be procured.
time OF her arrest has not yet been iden-
titled by Mrs. Ferguson but it answers the
description of the missing jewelry.
She is accused of having written the
decoy letter.
SHE ELoPED WITH HORTON.
Detective Savercool said to me today
that when Mrs. Jones left Jersey City she
fed with man known as Horton, who a
leg while engaged in burglary:
He was taken to the hospital
and there identified as one of the men
wanted for the Ferguson burglary, and
placed under arrest. He gave the detec-
tives information about the affair that
completely in writing the decoy letter.
The authorship of this letter has, ever
since the burglary took place. been mys-
tery. and the police, who had about given
up the case, were overjoyed at the unex-
pected capture
INJURED INNOCENCE.
Mrs. Jones refused positively to say
ANYTHING except that she was an injured
woman. She did, however, tell Saver
cool that while she was hiding from the
Jersey City police, she one night went to
the Casino. While there she saw Police
enter. She did not hesitate an instant,
but Jumped from window to the ground
and fed around the corner.
She has, since she and Horton departed
from this city, occupied furnished rooms
in three or four different places in the
tion Of Houston, Wooster, Green and
Prince streets, especial localities that de-
mand price scrutiny.
Chief Murphy this morning refused to
talk about the matter, although he was
in full possession of the facts. He said
it might defeat the ends OF justice, but
New York police officials thought differ
entity.
CHIEF MURPHY's STORY.
Knowing that having learned of the ar
rest THE JERSEY CITY NEWS would get
the details Independently OF him, he
wrote this account OF the arrest and hung
it on the hook in Police Headquarters:-.
sHThe police of this city and the police of
BROOKLYN and New York city have been
looking for Mrs. Annie Jones, of Fifth
street, for some weeks back. She is
wanted in this city for keeping dis
orderly house, and in Brooklyn, for COM
plicity in house robberies with Horton
and his gang of Young thieves, who had
been robbing houses in Brooklyn.
sThe woman has avoided arrest by con-
stantly moving from place to place in
New York. Last evening Detective
Savercool, of the Eighth precincu, New
York. saw her on Broome street and
arrested her She was arraigned this
morning in the Tombs and turned over to
Detectives Kearney and Noonan, of the
Second precinct of Brooklyn.
Detective Dalton was in court and told
the Justice that she was wanted in this
city, but as requisition was necessary
for her removal to this State, it was
thought better to let her go to Brooklyn
for the present"
No Flies on This Boy.
Conrad Salz cigar maker, keeping a
store at No. ssh Cole street, this morning
made charge against eleyen-year- old