The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-10
POOR LITTLE CHILDREN
Turned Into the Street at
Midnight by a Drunken
Father.
A STORY OF HOBoKES LIFE.
Sergeant Ratbjen Took Them In
Out Of the Storm, and the Poor
master Will Seek Their Parents
Today.

AZ about one o'clock this morning
girl nf about ten years Of age entered Ho-
boken Police Headquarters. leading boy
few years her junior by the hand The
children's features were pfnched with
hunger and their clothing was ragged
The little girl walked timidly toward
the desk. and her presence was not made
known to Sergeant Rathjen until she
burst into tears. The Sergeant looked in
amazement at the spectacle Of children
out at such an unseemly hour.
What Is the matter. childg.' he asked
gently. Where have you been until
this hourf Why are you not At homeW
..Oh. Mr.. Officer" sobbed the utfle
girl. I'VE have no home. Our father is
drunk and he chased US from the house
We have walked all over the city sincs
nine O'Clock"
Your father put you ont Of the house.
That Is almost Incredible Come inside,
little girl. aud tell me your story"
A SAD TALE
Reassured by the sergeant's kind words
the two children walked behind the rail-
ing aud the little girl told story which
than human The children were bertha
and James Cheesebrough, and they livo
at No. 81 Willow avenue. The mother Of
the children Is oead.
According to the story told BY the chill
dren their father neglects them awfully.
He earns good wages, but Is hard
drinker. He has neglected TO provide
clothing for them, and at times, they
said, they were actually starving.
Last night their father came homo
beastly drunk The children were
preparing TO retire when the inhumau
brute ordered them from the house. En-
treaties were in vain, and at nine o'clock
they were turned adrift on the streets not
knowing where to go.
PLEADING FOR A BRUTAL FATHER
They wandered through the city until
after midnight when footsore and weary
and their little hearts almost breaking
they turned their steps as last resources
towards the station house
And now, Sergeant said the little
girl when she finished her story, 1--WE do
not want you TO arrest our papa All we
want is place 70 sleep tonight aud Nhen
for what he has done"
You shall have good place 70 Sleep
little one" said the sergeant -and ! will
see that you are well taken care of. =
Janitor German was then called and
the children were handed over TO his
one Of the lanitor's rooms, and scarcely
had their heads touched the pillow when
they were asleep. This morning the
poormaster was notified. and he will look
into the case
His Nose Broken by HoodIums-
Louis Olsen. thirty-nine years old. Of
No. IS Newark street, Hoboken, waz
found bleeding and cut. at the corner OF
Henderson and Ferry streets early yesIsr-
day morning BY Policemen Whalen and
Walsh.
He told the policemen that he had been
set upon By gane Of young ruflians and
beaten without any provocation- Olsen
was taken 10 the police station and Dr.
Heller was summoned.
1t was found that his nose was broken
and he had a severe cut under the left
eye He was also suffering from internal
injuries
ants.
Hoboken Notes
Hamilton County would be q splendid
thing for this city. Hoboken> would be
the county seat.
The nineteen months old daughter -
Freeholder Coyle died early this morning.
The Freeh0lder has the sympathy Of
everyone in his sad bereavement
Ine annual benent rendered by Slgfr{e1
Cronheim to the Board Of Trustees of the
Fire Department Widows and Orphans
Fund will take place at Cronheims thea
tire next Wednesday evening.
An enormous crowd was disappointed
at not being able to attend Jacobs theatre
yesterday. The fact Of there being no
performance was no fault of the manage
ment.
The Board of Education meets tonight.
So does the Police Board
Councilman Erlenkoetter viii have no
opposition to a denomination in the Sec
ond ward.
Isaac Ingleson would make someons
hustle If he decides to run for Aldermax
in the Fourth ward.
Mary Mulvey. an angel OF Eas
Thirty eighth street. New York, was ac9
ing very gaily on First street yesterday
morning and she was arrested by Chance
man MeDermott. She is held
Cronheim has splendid variety show
this week