The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-09
GERT|E AND IKE.
The Strangest Story on
Record of Cruel Be
trayal.
PISTOLS, DRUGS
AND THREATS.
Miss Halleck's Version of Her Re-
lations with Young Edge--She
Spent Weeks with Him.
Z Mysterious Paper Which 1t Is
Said May Incriminate the
Girl with Otker Men.

If the story told by Mary G. Halleck,
familiarly known as Gertie Halleck. of
No. III Pine street. Lafayette, is true.
Isaac Edge, young man we'll known
among youthful gallants down town can
give points to the heavy william of the
modern drama. On the other hand if
Miss Halleck is not strictly truthful she
is very good imitation of the she SER
pet of sensational fiction.
As stated in The JERSEY CITY NEWS
yesterday, Miss Hallock. appeared before
Justice Davis on July 80, and swore out
warrant for the arrest of young Edge
charging him with forcing her at the
muzzle of loaded revolver to drink a
drug, after which he led her to an ad-
joining room where he assaulted her. In
the sworn statement she alleges that
Edge was aided by a companion who
mixed the drug. She has also sworn that
the pair first compelled her at the muzzle
Of revolver to sign paper, the contents
of which she is yet in ignorance OF. All
this occurred in the latter part of Feb
ruary.
Her lawyer claims to have run across
evidence corroboratfng Miss Hallock's
statement concerning the drug, while a
JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter, in investi-
eating the story last night, stumbled upon
some isolated facts which may possibly
give clew to the mystery of the paper
she was compelled to sign. This paper
will no doubt be produced by Edge in his
defense when the case is brought to trial.
MISS HALLECK'S FULL STORY.
But Miss Hallecks story has not yet
been published in full. A reporter of
The JERSEY CITY NEWS called at her res
idence last night. She lives with her
fof Afr Hal
ploye of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. on the first floor OF three-story
tenement house. The fathers step
mother, q gray-naired old lady, and Miss
Halleck's ten-year-old brother complete
the family. Her mother died two years
ago. The girl is a tall, fragile girl,
with a lily-like complexion and
prettily shaped throat. Her eyes have
wild gleam in them, not unlike that often
seen in the orbs of those verging upon in
sanity. She Is a bright girl, though she
told her story somewhat disconnectedly.
Strengthened out, it is about as follows
Miss Halleck was never introduced to
Edge. He and party of other young
fellows accompanied her and girl friend
home after meeting them on Jersey ave-
nue. one night in January last. They
stopped at her house and chatted for
few. moments, then left. 'Ike called
upon me several nights afterward," said
she, made himself agreeable, professed
love for me, and countenanced his fire.
quent visits thereafter. frequently he
called with other young men and women.
On the date of the assault, along with a
companion, he called after five
o'clock in the afternoon, after my
father had gone off to work.
His companion locked the door
and drawing paper from his pocket
Never mind, you sign it or I'll shoot
you, was the reply. 1t was folded SO
That could not see its contents. Half
frightened, yet not believing Ike would
do me any harm or see anyone else do me
any injury, scrawled my name. You
must write it palmer said the compan-
ion. / did so. Then Ike's companion
went over to the sink and poured some
thing into glass and told me to drink it.
] refused, but Ike held a pistol to me and
drank the contents of the glass. Both
then went out. l felt sick and dizzy-I
was half crazy. Shortly afterwark Ike
returned alone.
QUEER CIRCUMSTANCES.
"Why did you not order him out know
ing he had forced you to sign a paper at
the muzzle of a pistol?" Asked the re-
porter.
II only loved him all the more after
drank that stuff.
But days afterward did you encourage
his attentlpns?"
Eyes, thought it was the best thing I
promised from the first to marry me. |
went off with him to New York and
stayed several days at the ST. Denis
Hotel, where he registered me as his
wife. When came home my father sus-
pected something wrong and after cor
nering me / confessed what / had done.
He was very mad, and went off IN search
of Ike believe he met him, surrounded
by party of friends, and was about TO
assault him, but desiSted to avoid pub
licity of the scandal. Ike then left and
went TO Boston. carrying two friends
along with him. He returned about
a week afterward and sent me notes to
meet him, but / paid no attention to
them. But one night while on my way
to inform his brother in Third street that
Ike had returned, met him. He chided
me about not answering his notes, prom
ised to marry me and proposed trip to
Washington. / had no good clothes He
bought me some underwear and shoes.
We stopped at the Arno House, paying
S11 a day. He took me out carriage driv-
ing through the parks, and around to
view the sights, even to see the President.
We stayed in Washington nearly three
weeks, and returning stopped at the Cir
ard House in Philadelphia nearly week.
While here he suddenly began TO abuse
me. We quarrelled He choked me,
spat in my face and otherwise abused
me-"
IsosiE CoRRoBoRATIoN
After Miss Halleck had told this story
she casually remarked that Edge and his
companion had on another occasion sent
out twelve year old George Freeman to
purchase some kind of a drug at Foun-
tain's drug store. The boy returned and
said the clerk wouldn't let him have the
drug without name signed TO the note.
Miss Halleck alleges that one of them
signed the name Smith and secured the
drug The boy was seen and corrobor-
ated Miss Halleck's story. but Proprietor
Fountain declared that his records con-
tanned no such purchase. Nevertheless
it il said the lady with whom Edge
boarded recently has placed in Councillor
Chapman's hands portion of q pack kage
of cantharides which she found in Edges
room.
THAT PAPER.
= The paper which Miss Halleck alleges
she was compelled to sign at the muzzle
# a revolver is mysterious, and is deeply
exercising some OF the young men down
.own who claim acquaintanceship with
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