The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-11
MISSING CHILDREN.
Four of Them Have Mys-
terious1y Disappeared
in Hoboken.

Within the past week four children
have mysteriously disappeared from Ho-
boken and there is the greatest excite
ment prevailing among the parents OF
children in that city. The police have
been notified of each disappearance and
are at complete loss to understand what
has become of the missing ones.
Acting Chief Edmonston says that in
all his police experience he has not met
with any similar cases.
As is usual when child is los the
parents Immediately notify the police,
and almost invariably the children are
brought TO the station house in a few
hours, having been picked up by police
man or some citizen. Therefore whe n
four missing children are reported and
each has been missing for periods of
from two days to a week, the police
naturally are surprised.
The first disappearance was reported
on last Wednesday, Morris Nathan, aged
three years, was playing on the sidewalk
in front OF his parents house, No. 1853
First street. The child is a cripple and is
not capable of walking more than a
block. At about five o'clock the child
was missed. The parents searched high
and low, but were unable TO learn
anything of the child's whereabouts.
At eight o'clock the police were
notified and the parents went home with
the assurance, given by the police. that
the child would be found The next day
the parents were at the police station
again, but learned that no trace of their
missing one had been discovered. Since
that time the parents of the children have
visited the station house daily and their
grief has been pitiable to witness.
The father of the missing child is Nor
ris Nathan, prosperous crockery dealer.
He is inclined to believe that the child
had been kidnapped, and Roundsmon
Jacobus, who is thoroughly familiar with
the case, said he had also formed this
opinion, although what object the kid
nappers had in view 1s not apparent
On Friday John Merkels, aged four
years. of No. SO Eleventh street, was re-
ported missing by his parents and since
that time no tidings have been learned Of
him.
Yesterday morning little Johnnie
Kenney, the three-year son of Policeman
John Kenney. and Michael Meehan, aged
four years, were on the sidewalk in front
of their residence, No. 1877 Wilton ave-
nue.. At noon time the bows were missed
and have not since been found.
The police are at q loss to understand
what has become of the missing children.
The parents are guarding their little ones
closely and will not let them out of theil
sight.
The Carriage Landed Him In jail.
George Curtis is q bright nineteen-year
old youth, living in Bloomfield street, be
tween Sixth and Seventh streets, in Ho
boken. Yesterday George thought ht
would take his girl carriage riding
George did not have any funds
but he determined to have
a carriage ride nevertheless. He pro
cured business card of +. d. jackson
the milk dealer of No. 514 Garden street,
and wrote an order for horse and car
riage on the back OF the card. He ther
went to livery stable in this city where
Mr.. Jackson is known and presented the
order The liveryman refused to fill ths
order. The young man put on an all
of great indignation, and left saying tha
he would have Mr.. Jackson telephone tha
the order was all right.
Sure enough, in half an hour tele
phone message purporting to be frou
jackson, but which was sent by tn,
young man who wanted the rig, stateC
that everything was all right and th'
| young man called again and procured tn,
| rig. The proprietor of the stable Learned
of the deception late last night, and OF
the complaint of Jackson, Curtis was ar
| rested by Policeman Nelson and charged
with forgery. This morning he wa
bailed.