The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-24
"A ROSE And IT'S THORNS
Miss Corcoran Cleans the
Sidewalk and Fence.
MRS. MADDEN WAS TIE MOP.
Accused the Young Lady of Posing
Before a Mirror With
Maiden Immodesty.

There was lively set-to about nine
o'clock Sunday evening in Sixteenth
street between Mrs. Mary Madden of No,
255 Erie street and pretty Miss Rose Cor
coran, whose mamma Keeps a neat little
grocery in Sixteenth street. The elder
woman was badly beaten, and her mod
est but bran new sacque and bonnet
Jared even worse than she did. For Mrs.
Madden will likely recover from the
trouncing, but her sacque and bonnet
never will. Miss Corcoran is said to have
been assisted by her mother and sister
Mary Ellie. and to have almost fright
ened the life out of her opponent from the
start by flashing a silver-plated revolver
directly under Mrs. Madden's nose. The
revolver was snatched from her hand by
bystander who feared she meant mis-
chief.
Mrs. Madden is a widow Of matronly
mien, who, since her husband died, has
been employed at the Erie depot cleaning
and dusting the rooms of the various de-
partments. Miss Corcoran Is a pretty
plump. She is goOd-natured, but she has
look in her eyes that indicates ferocity
If her temper is once aroused. Her attack
upon Mrs. Madden was determined upon
after an hour and half spent in tears
over what Miss Corcoran considered a
very scandalous story which Mrs. Mad
den told Miss Corcoran's mother.
WHAT MADE ROSE MAD.
This story was to the effect that
the girl made habit OF admiring
her own fair proportions, unadorned,
She believed that this story
had been circulated among her neigh h
bors. The more she thought of 1t the
madder she grew, and the tiger once
aroused could not be appeased with any
thing short of blood. Mrs. Madden was
visiting neighbors whose house ad joins
the Corcoran store Sunday evening.
When the irate Rose learned the fact she
sent a challenge to her traducer. Mrs.
Madden suspected trouble and refused to
come out. An hour later she made her
appearance. Rose was in waiting at the
| door. She grabbed the widow, according
to the widows story, hurled her violently
against the fence, and then began to
punch her about the face. The widow
| defended herself as best she could, and it
| is alleged that Miss Corcoran was handed
| a revolver by one of her sisters, which
was taken away by one of the small
| crowd that had been attracted to the
scene. The nelghborhood is but sparsely
settled. Mrs. Madden says she was
| knocked down and kicked, and that Miss
Corcoran's mother and sisters helped in
1 N.
| issued for the arrest of Miss Corcoran by
| Justice Of the Peace Weed, aud it was
served by Constable O'Grady. The hear
| ing has not yet taken place.
| Mrs Madden was still suffering from
| the effects of her bruises when / calleu
there last evening to investigate the
story. She displayed a scar across the
/ bridge of her nose, and said her side and
back were covered with bruises.
| MRS. MADDEN DOUBLY A VICTIM.
II am poor womau," she added. "and
| this unfortunate affair has lost Inc my
| position at the Erie depot. have no
| other means of support. Since my hus-
bands death have been stopping here
| with my sister. never dreamed the
story let drop to Roses mother would
/ cause this trouble. 1t was Roses niece
that told me the story. don't suppose
| she ever thought it would cause any
trouble. My new sacque and bonnet are
covered with blood, and are ruined for
1 ever"
Miss Corcoran was surrounded by her
| mother and sisters in the store when I
! called for her We. sion of the story She
| good naturally refused to say anything at
| all about the affair, and apparently is not
at all proud of her display of temper and
| violence.