The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-11
,wlCkERoUGHs QUEER wOoING'
Could Not Get Blond Pauline
So He Welded Another and
a Wanted His Presents
Back.
Strange Scenes Witnessed by a
"News" Reporter During a
Morning IN the Polish
Quarter.

The impression thrown out in the First
District Police Court Yesterday during
the hearing of the charges Of murder
against Frank Schwartz and Alexander
wickerough as accessory. that Mortgage
was murdered TO get him out Of the way
because he objected to Wickerough mar
rying his daughter Pauline may be erron-
eous
Ispent an hour yesterday afternoon in
the Polish quarters trying to ascertain
the source OF this impression l talked
with those whose testimony had
created it ana found but little of a
definite nature to warrant such a con-
cl-.slon. Not only this, but found that
Wickerough was married and had been
living happily with the woman he chose
for wife seven mouths ago. and THIS
woman was not Pauline Mortgage.
II is true that Wickerough had sought
Pauline's hand in marriage before he
married his present wife. Pauline, while
she accepted presents from MIN, refused
to marry him; but when he offered ner
money last Christmas IL she would be-
c0sae his wife, she threw the money in
his face
Wickerougb at that time was boarder.
Schwartz, who was also a boarder, had
brought him to the house, and introduced
Nun u I~dulut, duu UAtl to1l5btAe w AIhct-
ough in his suit for Pauline's hand. AT
ter Pauline refused him, and threw the
money In his face, he left the house In a
rage Several times he demanded pay
ment for his presents. and it appears
had quarreled with Pauline's father be-
cause he refused TO make good the
presents given to his daughter. Ii
Wickerough is implicated at all in con-
spiracy to murder Mortgage it is matter
of revenge.
n Pauline although reported too i'll to APP
tpear in Court yesterday. was not at home
fwhen called there yesterday
~ AT THE HOME OF DEATH.
n, Grape on the door post at No. 1856
Ks5teuben street announces there Is death
within. entered the hallway or the tall
#brlck tenement, but found no stairway.
The hallway led straight back to an open
court, on the opposite side of which
loofned up three-story frame
house. A line Of ragged carmen Is
was strung about the doorway. / lodged
under and enteFed the darkenen hallway.
The atmosphere was a tr1fie oppressive.
bur there was absence OF the filthy smell
usually encountered in Polish tenements.
On the second floor buzz of con-
versation led me to door at
which L raped. The next moment l
stood in the midst, of Jacob Mortgages
family and friends. The room was filled
with weeping people, plain coffin rested
upon trestles near the front windows
anticipated trouble in finding anyone
who spoke English, but a young woman
with fiaxen hair and gray eyes, informed
me in good English that Pauline was not
at home. She was Pauline's older sister.
Recognizing in her a good interpreter |
asked to see Mrs. Mortgage. l was led to
room on the floor above. The room was
but scantily furnished, and the floor was
greasy. There were several Polish women
In the room.
From the darkness of an adjoining
room came the sounds of hysterical sobs
and shrieks, and some one muttered in
broken English "She VIII not be long
after him." The voice ceased and a
moment later Mrs. Norgage with the
shawl she wore in court about her came
out OF the room. AS my eyes became
accustomed TO the gloom l recognized
also the bandaged face of the son-in-law
Joseph White, who gave hearsay testl-
lnony in the case yesterday, lying in bed
in the dark room from which Mrs Nor
gage had Just emerged. White soon fol-
lowed, and with both him and Pauline's
SISTER as interpreter had fair conversa-
tion with Mrs. Mortgage
She said both she aud her husband had
opposed Wickerough's suit. The girl,
Pauline, was scarcely seventeen, and had
scarcely reached her sixteenth birthday
when Wickerough commenced paying at
tentions to her. Pauline never recipro-
Gated She never accepted his presents.
When Wickerough offered her money to
marry MIN last Christmas she threw the
money in his face. Wickerough left the
house and had seldom visited
there since. Once or twice
he came to see Schwartz, and on one oc-
casion three weeks ago Whites wife.
Pauline's sister, overheard them say
"We'll fix him. Well get him out Of the
way" or words to that effect. Whites
wife did not appear in court yesterday;
but White himself gave this evidence.
Schwartz and Wick
CROUCH were both at the wake Tuesday
night, but were not seen together. Her
! husband had frequently complained that
both the accused had threatened him be-
cause he refused to make good the pres
ents given 10 Pauline.
wIcKERoUGH's WIFE.
had considerable difficulty in locating
Wickerough's wife, even after Mrs. Nor
gage had directed me. On the stoop of
No IA Steubeu street, in row OF dilapi-
dated tenements which lie we'll back in
yard. stood lean, lank Polish cobbler.
with streaks OF whiskers about his face
and shoe knife in his hand
Does Mrs Wickerough live herew
He shook mis- head
mo speaky Engieesh."
After an unsuccessful effort to find her
in an adjoining house, again sought the
cobbler Ia his shop Without a word he
led me to the top of the riekety stairway
aud opened door. The room was COM
IOflADly w W Oiuc4 dIOSc dt
my entrance. One was fai-
looking woman of about twenty
years. Neither could speak q word
OF English. The cobbler left
and returned q moment later with a well
dressed. intelligent looking young girl
With his girl as interpreter ascertained
that the youngest or the two women was
Wickerough's wife. She had never heard
of Pauline Mortgage. She and her hus-
band haa lived happily together for seven
months, six of them within a stones
throw of Pauline's home. Her husband
never gave her the slightest reason to be-
lieye he was in love with some other
woman; still she betrayed not the least
emotion at the information. She had
never heard her husband say anything
about Norgage.
All the witnesses havs been subpoerasd
and will appear In court tomorrow. Inc
girl Pauline Is said 10 be a pretty blonde
young woman and though poor, dresses
with much taste.
Mortgage was loved by his family