The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-08
WANT A BACHELOR COOK.
Did the Havers officers Conspire
Against this Lover?

An application for a writ OF habeas cor
pus will be made by Counsellor Gsorg'
X yerson to Judge Knapp tomorrow in 1
case that, to say the least, is a very singu
lar one, and smacks strongly Of gross in
justice.
As soon as the steamship Havel arrived
at Hoboken from Germany. Sunday. the
officers OF the vessel sent for two police
men and caused Louis Fester. of Bremen
haven employed as a cook on the ship. tc
be arrested and taken before Recorder
McDonough. The ships officers charged
Fester with being drunk and disorder y
aud mutinous while on shipboard, and
they asked that Fester be detained in the
County jail until Tuesday next
Recorder McDonough, who has ever
been very accommodating official, at once
complied with the request of the officers.
and Fester was sent to jail. He protested
that the arrest was an outrage. and de-
manded hearing, but. in a Hoboken Po-
lice court, hearings are only held when the
Recorder wills. and he did not will ia this
case. He held what he considered an ex-
animation and satisfied himself, and that
was enough. Fester went 10 Jail.
IRIS LOVE STORY.
The curious part of the story has since
developed. Fester lived at Bremerhaven
and filled a clerical position there. He
several years ago became acquainted
with Miss Ella Tatjes. of Hague,
and was smitten With her charms.
She Is now a very pret-
tv brunette, twenty-one years old,
and he Is a stalwart fellow four years her
senior. Louis and Eta became engaged
TO be married, but for some reason the
parents OF the girl objected and
the young couple decided on an
elopement Neither of them had any con-
siderable sum OF money, and after the
affair was thoroughly discussed Fester
agreed 20 apply for position as cook on
the Havel and Eta was TO engage
steerage passage on the same vessel.
The desire Of both was to reach this coun-
try and be married, and seek their for
tune.
When Fester was engaged as a cook he
signed an agreement to make the round
trip. He intended to break
ed Hoboken, and the ships
officers learned Of it. During the voyage
the steerage passengers noticed the affec-
tion of Louis and Eta for each other, and
they asked the girl questions. She told
them that che and Louis were TO be mar
ried in Hoboken. IL is claimed by
Fester that some OF the subordinate OFF,
GERS learned Of this plan and reported it
to their snperiors, who concluded that
the ship did not want a cook with a wife.
and the best way to avoid it was to pre-
vent the marriage.
For this reason. Fester claims, he was
arrested, and for nothing else. II he
could be kept In the County Jail without
seeing his bethrothed until the day the
ship sailed. and then taken on board by
the police, the marriage could not take
place. This Is the story Fester tells.
THE CONSPIRACY FoILED.
Eta was not permitted TO land in Ho-
boken until Monday. She did not know
OF the arrest Of her sweetheart until she
sought for him. After much difficulty,
she learned that her lover awaited
her In Jail. She went there
yesterday and found him Louis
was oyerjoyed to see her. After mutual
explanations Louis suggested that the
scheme Of the ships officers be defeated
by the marriage taking place in
Jail. The girl readily consented aud
Justice Aldridge was sent for. he
was placed in possession Of the facts by
Fester. and after declaring the ARE st to
be an outrage, the Justice mar ried
the couple. Eta then soug ht
Counsellor George Rverson. and he will
endeavor 10 release her husband tomo r