The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-05
A CHASTITY Find
The Body of an Infant Dis
covered ON a Hobo
ken Ferryboat.
ITS SKULL CRUSHED In.
Two Mysterious Women Who Stood
in the Storm Thought to
Have Left 1t.

A ghastly find was made on Hoboken
ferryboat this morning. The body of =
male infant, with its skull crushed IN.
was found on the guard rail outside OF
the fore part Of the ladies' cabin on the
fsrryboat Hackensack. Of the Fourteenth
street line. The body was found By
Deckhand Charles Maize. aud was removed
to Cranes morgue. 1t is supposed that
two styIishly attirea young women. who
were noticed in the vicinity, ara coanect-
ed with the affair. Evidently one Of
them. trying to hide the evidences OF her
shame. attempted TO throw the body
overheard, but only succeeded in throw
ing IL on the ont er guard rail.
Among the passengers on the 5 o'clock
trip from New York were these two wo-
men, They walked hurriedly through the
ladies' cabin, and stood on the outside Of
the boat They were noticed By one Of the
deckhands, particularly as they were the
only passengers who braved the biting
winds BY standing in the front OF the
boat. One Of them Is described as being
of medium build. dark hair and eyes, and
wearing seal skin sacque. She was APP
pareutly about eighteen years OF age.
uAS1CE@4
much older. The women got on the boat
al Fourteenth street.
The boat then went back to New York
and again left the New York side al hall
past eight O'clock When this side was
reached Deckhand Charles Nade COM
menced to clean up the ladies' cabin
When he was on the front Of the boat on
the ladies' cabin side he opened one OF the
windows TO throw ont some RUBBISH. As
be did so he noticed what appeared TO be
a small bag OF meal He was about 70
throw 1t into the river when he detected
q peculiar odor about It. He pulled the
bag inside the window and started ID
tear the covering of. Passengers
we're pouring into the boat and some Of
them watched the 6ecknand- A cry Of
horror arose when crushed and bleed
ing human head was exposed Maize did
not attempt any further research Tax
ing the bag gingerly he hurried 70 Cap-
once began an investigation, The infant
was handed over to Policeman Walsh
and brought TO Cranes morgue and the
police notIfied.
| tried to learn some facts OF the case
from the ferry employees, but they would
not talk. One OF the deckhands. how
ever. who asked that his name be with
held, stated that he believed the two
women who were on the eight O'clock
trip of the boat were connected with the
affair.
The body of the infant is lying at thu
morgue- The babe could not have been
over two days old The skull was badly
crushed. The police are trying to locate
the two women who were seen on the
boat.
The Eiks, stag Racket
Hoboken Lodge OF Elks held stag
social session at Philibert g. Geyer's As
sembly Rooms In that city last night
There were good things galore and sell
dom has happier crowd been seen to-
gether. The ball was started rolling by
Assemblyman Mike Mullone- He was
chairman and right well did he MI the
bill He was aided by the following SER
geants-at-arms: - Police Commissioners
Kaufman, Frank Flynn and Charley
Bartz. There was no resisting this for
midaple committee. The chairman spied
Eddie Mcdonald and fined him
for being Congressman Eddie
Stanton was fined for being
chairman of the Council and again dned
for not being Mayor of Hob0ken- Mayor
Grassman was fined for being Mayor
A mother gentleman was fined for smok-
in 2. and another lined for not smoking.
Charley Darcy's bouquet subjected him
to fine. Two policemen were noticed
in the rear OF the hall and fined for doing
duty.
When the chairman was not busy Inn
posing fines the talent was doing / Is pret-
Iiest. Ned Harrigan and his company
were there and kept the company in rozrs
of laughter. All OF Cronheim's speciality
artists were there and contributed 10 the
amusement. Taking everything fnro
consideration the stag session was the
finest that has yet been held. IL WAS .
novel entertainment and was splendidly
managed.
Among the many there were:-Coa-
gresham Mcdonald. Surrogate O'Seil.
Mayor Grassman, Councilman Stanton,
James Laverry. John 4. 0'Mealia, AS
semblyman Mulione, Coroner Parslow,
Librarian Hatfield, Police Commissioners
Kaufman and Daab. Director Brngge-
mann. Chief Donovan, Cornelius j.
Tahen, Water Commissioner Murray aad
Joseph Kettell.
The Camera Club Entsrt2ins
The Hoboken Camera Club held an
entertainment aud reception at Odd
Fellows Hall in that city last night
There was q fashionable assemblags
present and the affair was a gratifying
success. After the entertainments pro-
gramme had been concluded dancing
was started and kept up until
the morning hours. A. c. Rupracht. w.
Sachs and f. Childs formed an efficient
Arrangement COMMITTEES. The following
gentlemen received the guesss:--F. Asche-
more, c. Sudhaus. w. Allen. g. E Mott
and C. AdolphL The following gentle-
men formed the Floor Committee:-E- e
NVoolley, G. Steljes, f. A. Muench, h
WHEEL and L Trickle.