The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-24
DIAMONDS AND WHIPS
Mother and Daughter
Thrash Sport Robinson
in Hoboken Police
Headquarters.
ALL FOR A VARIETY GIRL.
The cowhiding Pair Arrested In
Turn on Charge Of Stealing
Pearl Inman's Effects.

Two women, well dressed AID wearing
diamonds, accompanied by a policeman
from Ceney Island, called at Police
Headquarters ii Hoboken yesterday
afternoon. The policeman told Acting
Chief Edmonston that he wanted Ia
arrest James Robinson. a well known
sporting man and proprietor of concert
garden at the Island. Robinson was
accused Of having abducted Pearl Inrnan.
the Youngest and prettiest Of tbs human
sisters, who have made cutie !
reputation On the variety stage Robin-
SCH left the Island on SUNDAY night. and
brought Miss Inman to Meyers Hotel ii.
Hoboken, where they are now stopping.
Detective Gallagher went TO the hotel IN
mediately He found that the couple had
been registered as man and wife The
young actress WAS alone, and said that
her husband was at the Gutenberg
race track. When told of Eallagher's
mission she was much ineensea and said
that she was eighteen years Of ara
and was free to do as she chose. shesaid
that she had been married 20 Robinson,
put could not produce any marriage cer1
tlHcate. Gallagher waited around the
hotel, and about o'clock he arrested Rob
lAs0n as ne WIS about to enter the nptel
THE MOTHER PRODUCES eoWHI8E.
Al the station house Mrs. Inman ard Nei-
lie Innan we're seated. When Robinson
entered There was scene. Mrs Inrnan
took cowhiie. which she had conceal lad
and inside lunge tor Robinson YDa
have stolen my daughter she Kissed.
and You viii suffer for it. On, If could
oaly sfrangle you. Two policemen had
considerable trouble ia restraining the
infuriated mother Robinson was then
given hearing. He said that he had
been married = the girl, and that tbs
mother was tryin# 20 kiGuap her back IL
the fslaad, whsre she was a great draw
ing card. The loss Of her services. be
Chained, was the cause OF the mothers
anxiety Robinson was detained Ct the
police station, aud the mother and
daughter left the station house Thev
vent direct to Meyers Hotel, expecting
10 ind the young wife. but she had Left
TIE TABLES TURNED.
They then packed up all OF her wearing
apparel, and taking her gold watch.
started 70 leave the hotel. when the pro.
prietor detected them and calling Police
man McAleer had them breasted.
Al the station house the hotel proprietor
refused to make charge The women
gave up what they had taken and after i
long talk with Robinson the women left
for Brooklyn and Robinson WAS released
1Aoe @AA4t-e+4As % -ts~l<s@l fd1k &uQlIt<li4<
was seen BIZ q SUNDAY MORNING MEMS
reporter last night SIC is re1narknisify
pretty girl, and has graceful carriage
and winning smile.
This scheme of my mcther's. = said
she, was nothing less than an attempt to
kidnap me- AEy sister and myself nnye
two engagements Wfich VIII pay rs Sf25
week Ny husband does not want ine
10 go back on the stage and / viii not do
so y
Robinson said that be had LEFT Coney
Island on Sunday night. He installed his
wife &C Meyers Hotel and slept st Ever
erts' that night The following day he
said he was married in New York by i
Presbyterian minister He could not re-
member the name of the church or the