The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-07
MOONS MISHAP.'
The Manager of the Hoboken
Western Union Office
Accused by a Pretty
Operator.

A-iH1aAoA VI tnc " cstcIu Culuu leleEIapu
Office on Hudson street. in Hoboken. was
arrested by Court Officer Stanton last
night, charged with making indecent
proposals to Lille Humphrey. a nine
teen-year-old telegraph operator.
after spending a few hours in a cell
Moon was released on BAIL He professed
great surprise at his arrest and said that
ne would make the girl prove the charge.
lie said further that bis arrest was
caused by spite and jealousy. Being
usked to explain what he meant he said
that -ival manager had induced the girl
TO make the charge.
l called at No. ii9 Bloomfield street, the
address given by Miss Humphreys. last
night. the house is a two story and base
ment one. and a sign outside informs
the public that boarders are desired My
ring al the bell was answered by a rather
bashful looking young woman, who
ADMITTED that her name was Lille
Humphreys.
Miss Humphreys, will you tell the cir
cumstances which led 10 your making a
charge against your manager?' asked.
The young woman held her mead down
and blushed and had to repeat the Ques-
tion before she deiRned to reply. Then
In trembling voice she said:-"On
Saturday night about nine O'Clock | was
sitting at my desk when Mr.. Moon came
IN. he looked at me for quite a while
and then he said something dreadful /
pretended not to hear him and he re-
peated IL and commenced TO curse. Inen
he said, on Lili what / said made you
blush, didn't IL little girlr l did not
know what TO do"
Was there anybody else in the Office at
the timer i asked.
'Oh, yes" she replied: there was a
gentleman writing out a telegram. do
ha4 hAa nar
would never have made this complaint
had not some OF nv friends told me tor"
This morning young Moon was ar
raigned in court. He wore a smile and
appeared confident of disproying the
charge. He was accompanied by Assem-
blyman DAILY. whom he has engaged as
counsel. Miss Humphreys was not in
court, and had Moon been so disposed he
could have escaped with probably a repri-
mand- But he says that he wants TO be
entirely cleared of the charge and nave a
chance TO show that his arrest was caused
by the jealousy q rival manager.
Asselnblyman Daily asked that the ex-
animation In the case be postponed until
Friday afternoon at two o'clock, and the
Court granted the request.
Manager Moon was recently married.
Post Office Clerk Arrested.
For some time past letters containing
money and vaiuables have been missed
from the Hoboken post Office. Postmaster
Kiel tried to catch the guilty party, but
was not successful. and finally he sent on
TO Washington aud informed the author
tiles there. Yesterday Busard II. Comb,
a United States inspector, was sent on,
and he at once planned to catch the thief
Yesterday afternoon three letters con-
tanning marked coin were dropped in the
general delivery box by Comb The let
Iers were traced through each depart
meat to the distributing department.
which Is in charge Of Richard b. Fosdick.
Outside Of the wooden p .rtiiion which
encloses this department Postmaster
Kiel and Inspector Comb listened. They
had reasons for believing that Fosdick
was the guilty man. There Was a batch
of letters including the decoy letters sent
in.
1t was Fosdick's duty TO stamp them
and get them ready for delivery. As the
Postmaster and Inspector listened they
heard the stamp working, when suddenly
il ceased. We've got him. calculated
the Postmaster, .'he has reached one of
the decoy letters" After a few moments
had elapsed the stamping was again re-
sumed and the letters turned out Tor de-
livery. the Postmaster and Inspector
examined them and found that one of the
decoy letters had been taken. They did
not interfere with Fosdick until he was
about TO 90 home, when he was brought
inside the office and searched
The decoy letter containing S2.5
was found in his possession. He was
brought to Police Headquar-
ters and locked up in cell charged with
robbing the mails.
Fosdick is thirty years old and lives
with his wife aud two children at No SO
Clinton street. He is well known in
and quite popular. This morn
ing he was visited by his wife in a cell
and there was an affecting scene. It is
said that Fordick will make no defense.
Postmaster kiel, in speaking of the
affair this morning said:-
''Fosdick was one Of the best men in
the Office. he was an expert distributor
and general utility man. Within month
his salary was 10 be increased $3.50 per
anuum. l am sorry he proved the thief,
rs it will be hard matter TO fill his
place"