The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-10
MURDERED BY 4 LOVER
A Polish Romance That
Ended In a Tragedy.
DROPPED A LOG ON HIS HEAD
Because he Would Not Md q Suitor
to Win His Pretty Daughter.

Frank Schwartz, No.136 Steuben street,
was arraigred in the First District Police
Court this morning on a charge Of muir
der. The victim was Jacob Mortgage, Al
old man with whom Schwartz boarded
Alexander Wicklow, OF No. ia Steuben
street, was arraigned also as an accessory.
The widow Of the dead man preferred the
charges, and attributes the murder to an
effort to get her husband out Of the way
because he objected to Wickow's marry
ing his seyenteen-year-old dasghter Pam
line.
LET A TIMBER FALL ON HIM.
The police authorities have not yet sue
ceeded in establishing clear case against
the accused. Mortgage, with Schwartx
and Wicklow was employed az laborer
IN the Central Railroad yards. loading
freight cars. On Monday afternoon last
they were loading flats with lumber. A
call was received at Police Headquarters
for the ambulance, and on its arrival at
the yards it was ascertained the Mortgage
mad been struck upon the head by q fall
ing piece of timber. bis skull was frac-
tured He was taken TO the City Hospital
unconscious, and died shortly nine O'clock
tie same night.
Early last evening, while Patrolman
Quinn was patrolling his beat. he Was
accosted by two men In search Of Police
and Michael Moulet, two sons-in-law Of
the dead Mortgage They told the patrol
man they wanted TWO men arrested on q
charge Of murder. Quinn accompanied
them to the Office of Police Captain Far
rier. where they told the captain that a
conversation had been overheard be-
tween Schwartz and wicklow that indi-
Gated that Schwartz had murdered Nor
gage by dropping the heavy piece Of lu1n-
Der on mis- head.
PAUL1NE's LOVER AND HIS FRIEND.
A wake was in progress over Mortgages
body. Quinn was dispatched 10 the
house No. 1876 Steuben street and arrested
both men. Schwartz offered no assistance,
but burst into tears, and when a-raIgned
in the First District Court this morning
wept continually while In the pris oner'1
pen. He is quite a prepos sing looking
man Of the laDoring class. about thirty
five years Of age Wicklow, arrested as an
accessory. and who desired to marry the
fair Pauline. is far from being handsome
dis face is clean shayen wr1nkIed
slightly. with prominent CHEEK bones
and square set jaws.
Mrs. Mortgage, the aecuser, Is q round
little woman OF some fifty years, and In
court wore \ shawl about her head after
the fashion Of European peasants. She
cannot speak word OF English, but
through an interpreter she explained that
her husband opposed the marriage be-
tween Wicklow and the daughter Pauline.
Both men were her boarders- Wicklow had
been brought TO her house by Schwartz
and introduced to Pauline When ner
husband opposed the marriage Wicklow
became angry. The father and Wicklow
Quarrelled frequently and Wicklow left
the house some weeks ago.
CONFESSIONS AT THE WAKE
Pauline, it appears. was willing to
marry Wicklow. Hus net EisAcs. A-<
fathers consent. Mrs. Mortgage said she
heard Wicklow threaten her husbands
life some three weeks ago 5chmartx it
appears. too, was angry because Nor
gage opposed the marriage. Mrs. Nor
gage could not remember the ex-
act language Wicklow used when
he threatened her husband. So far as
could be ascertained from the testimony
given this morning the conversation over
heard between Schwartz and Wickom at
the wake was merely TO the effect that
Schwartz told Wickom that now the old
man was out of the way he would have
no trouble in wedding Pauline.
But there is an ugly rumor afoat that
Schwartz was paid for removing the old
man out of the way. The police are in
vestigating this rumor. and refuse 70
source for the present
Pauline is prostrated with grief at the
death Of her father and the charges
pear in court this morning. Further hear
ing was postponed until Friday morning,
when all necessary witnesses viii %
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