The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-04
HOBOKBN JUSTICE.
Recorder McDonough Dis
penSes a Lot Of 1t in
Two Days.

The Hoboken police had lively time
in that city yesterday, and as conse-
quence Recorder McDonough was busy
yesterday and this morning dispensing
justice.
Among the first to be arraigned before
the judicial bar yesterday morning were
five women. Three of them were young
ara pretty. They gave their names as
Minnie Iredeman, aged nineteen years,
Caroline Focht, aged twenty-four years,
and Adeline Burger, aged nineteen years,
all of No. Court street. The other two
women arraigned were of more advanced
age and seemed to take their arrest
lightly. One of the women was named
Meta Grundstein, aged thirty years. and
the other possessed the euphonious name
of Marie Sauerkraut and gave her age as
forty years.
The three pretty young women were
inmates of disorderly house kept by the
two Iother women at No. Court street.
and all of them were arrested BY Detec-
tives Kivlon and Gallagher and Police
man DAWN early Sunday morning. The
evidence against the house had been pro-
cured by DAWN.
Adeline Burger was first arraigned.
She was the youngest of the prisoners
and her eyes were wet from weeping. 1t
is said that she entered on her career of
vice about week ago and was led on by
one of her companions. Previous to be-
ing an inmate of the house she had been
a servant at No. 40 Bowers street. Jersey
City Heights.
ssWell, Adeiine, what have you to say
for yourself ~ asked the Judge.
Adeline did not reply. She leaned her
head on the railing and commenced to
cry. Several young fellows in the Court
thought the girl would be fined, and ap-
peared willing to pay it, but the Judge
committed her TO the County Jail for
sixty days. The other two girls received
the same sentence.
The two women who kept the house
were held for trial Meta Grundstein
Immediately procured bail and she is now
looking for bail for Marie Sauerkraut.
The next prisoner arraigned was
Michael O'Connor.
Michael. you are accused of insulting
ladies on Washington street on Saturday
night" said the Judge.
s'Wel, yer honor" quoth Michael, 81
was little full and friend of mine told
me that there were nice ladies in Hobo
ken and spoke to one of them, when the
officer came along and arrested me-"
Michael was fined S3, which he prompt
ly paid.
Timothy Mcmahon, halter, of No. 40
River street, Newark, and Michael Nc
Carthy, boatinan, of No. 40 Pearl street,
New York, were next arraigned. They
were fighting in the ferry house on SAT
urday night and were arrested. 1t devel-
oped that Timothy was the aggressor and
he was committed for trial.
David Warren, a suspicious character
arrested by Chaneeman Mcnamara, was
discharged for want of evidence.
Lawrence Dempsey, of No. 115 Green
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raigned. He was found with can of
milk under his arm by Aide Rathjen
early Sunday morning. Lawrence said
he found the milk ON the River Walk,
but the Judge evidently thought other
wise, as he committed him for trial
This morning Reidy Reihardt, aged
sixteen years, of No. 153 Washington
street, and Charles Gerken. aged sixteen
years, of No. 165 Washington street, were
arralgned charged by Policeman Nelson
with lighting on the street Gerken was
fined and Reihardt was discharged.
Margaret McCloskey, aged forty years.
was next arraigned. Margaret lives at
No. 81 Willow avenue. Yesterday she
drank too much beer and drove her hus-
band from the house. The husband went
for policeman and Margaret clambered
out of a twO-Story window. sustaining
severe injuries. The husband and wife
were arrested by Policemen Guinan and
and counter charges of assault and bat
terry were preferred. The judge thought
the charges did not hold and paroled the
couple.
Sarah McCready, aged forty-fve years,
was the next before the Judge. Sarah
had remarkable experience last night.
She was overcome by whisky at the cor
ner of jackson and First streets. Police
man Guinan tried to take her to the sta
ton house but found he had JOB. At
the corner of First and Adams streets the
policeman picked Sarah up and hurled
her into pedler's wagon which was near
by, and a crowd of about one hundred
gamins took hold of the shafts and wheels
and went yelling through First street.
BY the time the station house was
reached the crowd had increased to at
least five hundred and blocked the
streets. Sarah was too full for utterance
and was carried back to cell. On the
police blotter she was registered as
s'Woman in Cell No. ~ This morning
her name was learned. She told the
Judge that she was servant and had
been visiting friends. She partook OF
several drinks and lost control of herself.
The Judge sent Sarah to the County Jail
for ten days.