The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-13
STOLEN OR SWAMPHD?
The Mysterious Disappearance of
a Little Hoboken Girl.


The parents of little Mamie Nathan,
the deformed and crippled child who dis
appeared from her home, No. 20 Jefferson
street, Hoboken, several days ago, are
filed with alarm for her safety. So many
little ones have been lost in the swamps
on the west side of the city that the po-
lice are of the belief that she too has met
her fate there. But her parents do not
credit the theory.
81 do not think my little girl is dead"
said the heart broken mother yesterday,
although every person tells me she must
have wandered into the meadows |
know that she could not have wandered
that far. She was only out of my sight q
few minutes when missed her. asked
all the little children on the street, but
none of them saw her. Ihave not had a
good nights rest since she disappeared,
and my husband is also worried. He has
searched all over Jersey City and New
York, but cannot find her. and he has
also been with some of the policemen
while they were dragging the meadows.
l think by little baby has been Kidnapped
by some of the people who live in our
block. have heard so much about TAX
ing little children who are deformed 20
use them for begging purposes that fear
my child WAS stolen. have been nearly
crazy, not knowing what to do. l even
and she told me that one of my neighbors
stole the child. do not know what to
think or how to act. If we only knew
that she was dead and her body was
found, it would satisfy me more than to
be in this terrible suspense"
A Dive Raided.
Another notorious den was raided by
the Hoboken police last night and four
arrests made. About two months ago
Kate Connolly, who is well known to the
police courts, hired apartments in the
house No. POI Ferry street. She soon be-
came notorious in the neighborhood
She consorted with fellow called
''Nigger Ben" and was in the
habit of inviting young women to
her domicile. The young women
invited the young men and several of the
respectable tenants complained OF late
their actions became SO disgraceful that
John McDermott, Of No 1917 Ferry street.
went before the Recorder yesterday and
had a warrant issued.
Last night the warrant was placed in
the hands of the police and the raid
planned. Policemen DAWN, Goode, Nc
Aleer c. Stanton, Porter and Mulcahey
about eight o'clock. They went to the
house immediately and demanded admit
tance. The women inside shrieked and
some of them attempted to go out the
rear door. They were all caught. how
ever, and were marched to the station
house. The prisoners gave their names as
Maggie Healey, aged nineteen years. of
No. 253 Newark street; Hannah Streckley,
married, aged twenty-five years, of No
201 Ferry street, and Kate Connolly. aged
fifty-three years. of No. POI Ferry street
The fourth prisoner was a young man of
eminently respectable parentage in this
city. He gave his name as Frank Funk
x,1 hi odd rs nd OF 11f1t
this is fictitious.
This morning his grav-haired father was
in court, and with tears in his eyes, beg
ging the reporters to refrain from pub
fishing his sons name. This prisoner
was fined $40. The inmates were each
tentiary. The police are TO be commended
for their activity of late in wedding out
these dens of iniquity.
The NonpareiI's Picnic.
Whenever the boys of the Nonpareil
Club of Hoboken undertake to do any
thing, they do not do it by halves. Their
affairs have always been shining sue
cesses, but their second annual picnic at
Pohlman's Pavilion on the Heights last
night surpassed all their previous eff
forts.
Shortly after ten O'Clock the grand
| march was inaugurated. 1t was led by
flOOT MdudSGI W. II. DtuueIt huu u
charming young lady. There were fully
one hundred couples in the march.
Some of them were: Charles
Russell and Miss Barbara Beck
Albert Meister and Mrs. Meister,
| Joseph Drillson and Miss Nellie Jen-
| nings, A NJ. Stadler and Mrs Stadler, the
Misses Alberts, Paul Sellman and Miss
Kuenlein, Henry f. Katenhamp and Mrs.
Katenkamp, Francis L. Bahr and Miss
| Cullen, NJ. J. Cannon and Miss Cullen.
| Some of the gentlemen present were
Assemblyman Pagan, Con. Donovan,
| School Trustee Darcy, Eugene Sullivan.
! William Wright, Nit Buell. and Captain
| McNulty and Maurice }. Stack. The
| following are the officers of the
club: President, Sew. l. Jacob; vice
president, Charles Valleau; recording
| secretary, W. r. Bennett; financial secre-
| tary, Edward Phaton; treasurer, A. Bur-
| feind; sergeant-at-arms, Charles Russell
| John H. Bruning was chairman of the
| following efficient Reception Commit
tee.--L. Alces, j. A. Entrup, w. III.
Pritchard. j. Pearson, M. T. Besson. Max
| Stern, Charles Zang, Jr., Fred. Zang,
| James Baird j. Mansfield Capt. I. Atkin,
| j. Vallean, G. Rosenbaum and II. Guer-
| ber.