The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-20
ANNIHHAMMILL'S ERROR.
She Was Seduced by Theo-
dore Wendt Under Prom
ise of Marriage.
He HAS SKIPPED TO CHICAGO.
a Hobcken Character Loses His
Pull and Gets Ninety
Days.
He HAS SKIPPED TO CHICAGO.


in Hobolen by the accusation of pretty
eighteen-year-old Annie Hammill, of No.
10 Grand street. She has had a warrant
issued for tine arrest of Theodore Wendt,
on charge Of seduction under promise OF
marriage. Miss Hammill formerly lived
in Jersey City, and her pretty face and
winning ways won for her many admir-
els. She has lived in Hoboken about
three years.
Miss Hammill met Wendt at social
gathering in Odd Fellows Hall in the
early part of last winter Wandt was
very attentive to her and escorted her
homea After that the couple met fire.
quently. They attended nearly all of the
affaiIs at Odd Fellows Hail and were re-
marked as being very handsome couple
1t was after leaving one Of the Sc festive
gathering that the young woman's s ruin
was accomplished. Wendt, she AYERS,
promised to marry her.
AS time wore on Miss HammilPs con-
dition became such that she demanded
Wendt to fulfill his promise. He said he
would keep his promise if she would wait.
Finally Miss Hammill could conceal her
condition from her parents no longer and
she told her father, who was formerly a
prosperous oyster dealer, the whole story.
Il
said he threatened to do bodily harm to
Wendt.
One day last week Miss Hamnill at
tended an excursion with Wendt, and
again demanded that he marry her. She
states that he promised to do so in a few
days. On Monday Miss Hammill, ac-
colnpanied by her father. went before
Judge Rusch, and had a warrant issued
for Wendt's arrest. The warrant was
placed in the hands Of Constable Reese,
who made diligent search for Wendt, but
could not locate him. The constable
says that he thinks Wendt was given the
tip to skip. and it is said he is now IN
Chicago. Nothing could be learned of
his whereabouts from MIR. Patterson, the
expressman by whom he was formerly
employed.
"Joshaway'' and the Judge.
Joshua Limerick is one of the charac-
ters of Hoboken. He is a Scotchman,
sixty years old, fairly well to do. and
keeps bachelors apartments at No. so
Seventh street. "Josh," as he is faniil-
iarly called, has one failing, however,
and that is ap ropensity for strong liquor.
He has been arrested several times for
being drunk and disorderly, but gener-
ally has been released through the inter
cession of politicians and personal lik-
ing which Judge McDonough had con-
coived for him. The last time Josh was
before the judicial bar, however, the
Judge stated that the intercession of
angels would not prevent him from send
lug him to the County Jail the next time
he was arrested.
Notwithstanding this warning, Josh"
got beastly full yesterday and was picked
up on Washington street late last night
by two policemen.
This morning he was arraigned in
court. he looked longingly about the
court room for his friends, the politicians,
but they were missing. He then made q
desparate play for the good graces of the
"Well, Joshaway," quoth his honor, ST
see you are here again. What have you
"Well, jedge,' said he, .Ill tell you the
truth. l made an engagement with a
young lady and brought $1.50 with me
to spend on her. She gave me the go-bye
and / blowed the 81. so in and got full
The answer threw the court room into
an uproar of laughter.
'"Thirty days., the Judge managed to
say, and Josh" was taken back to the
pen, and later, while he was being
marched up Newark street in the custody
Of d policeman on his way to the County
Jail, he received the salute of his numer-
GUS acquaintances.
A Clever Arrest.
clever capture of professional thief last
night. The policeman was standing at
the corner of Tenth and Hudson sUreets
about half past seven O'Clock. He was in
civilians clothes. He saw n well
dressed young fellow watching
the mansion of Charles Reiche
the well known animal importer. The
family is away iu the country and Nelson
kept his eye on the fellow. Finally the
stranger walked up to Nelson and in an
apparently careless manner asked ques-
tfons about the family and how long they
they expected TO remain in the country.
Nelson answered the questions as though
he suspected nothing. The fellow then
walked down Hudson street. Nelson
followed him. taxing the other side OF
the street.
A gentleman stepped out of the door
way Of ex-Mavor Timken's house, leaving
the door slightly ajar. Like flash the
fellow whom Nelson had been watching
darted in. Nelson was after him in u
moment. AS soon as he saw Nelson he
4 commenced to ask questions OF lady
5who lived i'll the house. Nelson ques-
2 toned him, and satisfied that the fellow
had some evil design, placed him under
arrest. On the way to the station house
the fellow put on an air of injured in
nocence. He was booked as William
Smith, twenty-nine years old, a waiter, of
No. 90 New Church street, New York.
He was committed to the County Jail for
ninety days on general principles.
Robolken Notes.
Joseph Gordon, aged sixteen years, of
Grand and Tenth streets, was arrested by
Policeman Walsh. He is charged with
completely in the burglary of James
Roarty's saloon. He was bailed.
John McNamafa bought canal boat
from William Donohue the Prohibition
list, some rime ago. The agreement was
for Mcnamara 10 pay 800 cash and Don
K ohue was to take a mortgage for the bal
once. Mcnamara paid 500 of the mort
gage. and attempted TO use the boat.
Donohue refused to deliver 1t, and placed
Chancemau Holtz in charge of it. Yes
terday McNamara's father attempted to
cut the boat loose and was arrested by
Holtz This morning Mcnamara was re-
leased, and the Judge awarded him the
custody of the boat on the payment of the
balance of 500.
Charles Moller, the son of the millio
airc sugar refiner of Hudson street, was
thrown from his buggy at the corner of
Hudson and Fourteenth streets laStnlght-
Mr.. Aloller had been driving with a
friend when his horse took fright at a
locomotive whistle. Mr. Moller's lnJur-
les are only trivial.
ANOTHER OCEAN RACE.