The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-25
BAD, BOLD B0ARDER.
The Police Think They
Have Nabbed a Very
Troublesome
Thief.

The police are of opinion they have a
last captured the boarding house sneak
thief who has given them so much trouble
during the past several months This
morning a tall, raw boned. well dressed
man, with wicked eyes and the top of his
head plastered with a few struggling
strands of black hair, stood before Justice
Stilsing.
He was captured at the Erie depot yes
terday by Policeman Corliss. He had
b%eenpointed out by Mrs. Townsend ,daugn-
ter OF Mrs. Elizabeth Brimagion, of No.
1856 Fifth street, and both these estimable
ladies swore hat the prisoner Engaged
furnished rooms at No. 1856, on saturday.
He had no baggage but a large brown
vaIise. Yesterday morning Mrs. Brlma-
gion saw the new ledger start down the
Stairway. Something i'll his manner was
suspicious. Mrs. Brimagion Immediately
hurried into the room adjoining the one
she had rented to the stranger, as
covered that an ~oyercoat and TWO dress
suits belonging to her nephew, Samuei
Somerville, were missing along with
numerous other articles of clothing: she
called her daughter. Mrs. Townsend, VINO
hastily donning a cloak ard bonnet hur.
rjed I'D the street after the departed
lodcer. The lodger was also a dodger,
and lie gave Mrs. Townsend the slip
Something led her to believe he had made
for the Pavonia Ferry.
She Jumped on a car and reaching the
ferry house almost the first person she
espied was the artful dodger; but. alas,
the yalise was missing. However, she
directed Policeman Corliss to put the
man under arrest.
THE yALIsE FOUND.
The yalise was found by Policeman
nontou of tho nnrnnY nf SIKH and Hem
derson streets and carried to the station
house. The articles were all identified to
the satisfaction of the Court, but 1T
seemed there was no direct eylGence OF
the l-odger-dodger's guilt. This the
lodger-dodQer took advantage of. and
cross-exaniined the various witnesses in
a manner that opened the eyes OF Coun-
sellor Norman l.. Rowe, who CHANGED to
be present. The prisoner made only
bad break in his cross-questioning fusil-
ade, and that was when he got stuck,
aed excitedly blurted out:-"Can you
swear dot dat satchel is dot satchel?"
Justice StiIsing was about to discharge
the prisoner without further ceremony
when a respectfully dressed, old, gray
haired lady struggled through the rush
at the court room door.
FLOCK HIM UP.'
ssLock him up, Judge, lock him up.
He's d notorious thief, !" and the good old
lady hustled across the floor and, def.
antly shaking her fist under the nose of
The tall prisoner leaning on the pen rail,
(cried out:-"Now I've got you, you mis-
( cradle thief. You robbed my house and
took all my best boarder's best clothes,
and sven a lovely pair of homemade
shoes. He did it, Judge; lock him up"
And the old lady, whose breath vas we'll
nigh exhausted, was led by Court Officer
Pierson to the witness chair.
She was Mrs. Mary Farley, of No. 204
Grand street.
Judge, l don't know dis woman; l
never seedher bevore," said the prisoner.
she even took the key aloEg with
him.
sIs it among these keys?' asked the
Judge, handing her a p~rodigious bunch
that the prisoner had been relieved of.
Mrs. Farley selected what she thought
was her key.
g'he prisoner smiled sarcastically.
Il would like to say, your Honor" said
Detective Clark, that we have addition
al evidence Of this mans guilt in the first
charge in the fact that there are collars
in that valise marked X and the collar
or the prisoners neck is marked X"
The prisoner was remanded, and will
remain on exhibition for the inspection
of all boarding house keepers who may
be in search of the miScreant.
The prisoner gave his anne and adj
dress as Charles Schaeffer, OF Chicago.