The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-16
MOTHERS MONEY.
Mrs. Schmorer is Scarcely
Cold When Her Son Has
His Sister Arrested.
ACCUSED OF STEALING THE WILL
Taken Out Of Bed at Night-Dis-
tressing Scene in the JUS
tice's Office.
cCUSED OF STEALING THE WILL

robert IL. Mcfarland, who conducts
stationery business at No 100 Newark
avenue, his wife Carrie and a colored
man and wife, by the name Of Garden,
who live on the top floor of No 29S New
ARK avenue, were arrested by Deputy
ConstabIes O'Brien and McCabe, at two
o'clock this morning, on charge Of
grand larceny. The charge was preferred
BY George Schmorer, a brother of Nc
Farland's wife. Mcfarland was held in
the sum of $1,000, to appear for further
examination next Tuesday evening. The
others were held in their own recogniza-
ances.
Schmorer's mother, Catharine Schmor-
er, an old lady who has conducted con-
fectionery business at No 29s Newark
avenue for some years, died suddenly at
i've o'clock yesterday afternoon. It app
pears that she had boarded together some
four hundred dollars, which, with some
valuable papers, supposed to be the deed
OF the property, a athree-stOry frame build
ing, and her supposed will, were kept in
tin box. George. the son, was in pos
session of the Key to this box. It was
supposed that the property would be
equally divided between George, the son,
and Carrie. the daughter. George made
a search for the box late last night. To
his amazement he found it was gone.
subsequently he AYERS tnat he discovered
Mcfarland and his wife examining the
sdeens on the top floor The will seems to
have disappeared and but eighty odd dol
lars were found in the box. George says
he had previously objected to examining
the contents Of the box at least until this
morning. He had been drinking during
a n q cnf NO fa n 6faan RI
that the papers and the bulk of the money
had disappeared, he swore out warrant
for the arrest of Mcfarland and his wife
and the Gardens.
DRAGGED FROM THEIR BEDS
The Gardens had retired when the con-
stables made their appearance, and OBJ
jected furiously at being dragged from
their beds at such an unseemly
hour, in a case in which they
both say they are not implicated
They have occupied the top floor OF
the building for ten years and were great
friends of Mrs. Schmorer. In a long ul-
ster and IN slippers Garden faced tine
front of the house while awaiting the
descent of his wife and Mrs. Mcfarland,
cursing his wife's stupidity for allowing
the officers to enter. Patrolmen Reilly,
Donovan and Murphy were on hand
TO assist in the arrest of the
quartette If necessary. Their SER
vices, however, were not required. Mrs.
Mcfarland. Garden amp his wife walked
quietly around TO Justice McCabe's Office
on Fourth street in charge of Constable
O'Brien. Here the old justice who had
been summoned &c his chilled eGice IL he
basement. paced the room, anathemAtiz-
ing children who could not wait until
their parents corpse is out of the house
before they begin to fight over the pro-
perty left.
I'm spend every cent I've got before
die, he excitedly exclaimed, as he con-
tinued pacing the flour. MY children
shan't fight over my dead body. Mrs.
Netherlands aristncratic face was stained
will. tears that flowed from beneath q
pair of DARK trimmed eye glasses.
There were dark rings beneath her eyes.
and as she pulled her garnet cloak close
about her shivering form, she piteously
sobbed:-"Oh, don't think Bob would
have done it if he was sober. / did only
what 1 thought was right There were
strangers in the house. so | thought I'd
send the box up stairs with the Gardens.
Mother always did this when she was
going out. /" Hundreds of times, p chimed !
in the stout Mrs. Gardeen Mothers
words have come true" continued Mrs. I
Mcfarland. ''She warned me against
Bob. To think should come to this. T.
have read of such scenes, but never
thought I'd be one of the actors"
GEORGE SAID TO BE DRUNK.
sWas George drunks" asked the JUS
tice. Eyes, he's been drinking all day.
The Judge then began to console Mrs.
Mcfarland He went into the rear room
and started to build fire. Garden in !
his long ulster shiveringly paced the floor.
But OBrien soon entered with Mr..
| Mcfarland. Schworer came in with
them. The Judge read the charge.
| pretty heavy, replied Mcfarland, but
guess can meet it easily" Mrs. McFar-
| land again burst into tears The Judge
was about to parole all hands until after
the funeral when Schworer objected.
He demanded that Mcfarland be put
under bonds This the Judge complied
with. but he himself became McFarland's
security. Schworer says he will put the
matter in the hands of a lawyer this
morning.