The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-02
POISONED With RUN.
A Nine-Year-O1d Boy Dies
from the Effects of
a CaTouSe.
HE MADENEw YEARS CALLS
Sad Scenes in a Hoboken Home
Mother and Sisters Weeping
Over a Tiny Corpse.
WHO GAVE hin THE LIQUORS

In dingy bedroom IN rickety tene-
men. house at No. 222 First street. Ho
boken. this morning, there lay the dead
body Of nine-year-old Jimmie Hailoran.
His death was caused by too much liquor.
The dead boys mother is frantic with
grief and the sad affair is the talk Of the
entire neighborhood. The public VIII
make a thorough investigation and will
try to find who gave the lad the liquor
that caused his death.
Yesterday morning there was not
happier household than that OF the Hal
10 ran family. After Mrs. HaIloran had
returned from early mass she was met at
the door by her children. Her boy Jim
ME was the first TO greet her with "A
Happy New Year, ma NINA" Then the
little fellow asked her permission 70 20
with some other boys and make few
calls The mother. never thinking any
harm would come from such a course.
laughingiy gave her consent.
SHOCKING HOME COMING
Jimmie and two companions started
out Where they went is not known. bus
about half-past one o'clock in the after
noon they were seen on Adams street.
Jimmie Halleron was drunk and was
being supported ky his two Companions
About a quarter OF an hour later the
little fellow tottered into his home. He
was deathly pale and fell on the floor
His mother and his eleven year old sister
Sarah picked him up and carried him
into bedroom. Then the mother wept
as though her heart would break 20 thin K
that her little one should come home In
such a condition
About Q o'clock Mrs. Halloran and her
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visit 70 a friend Before leaving. one Of
the daughters, Sarah, who was greatly
attached 10 her brother. went in 10 see
how he was. She found him sleeping
profoundly and snoring His face was
deathly pale Sarah was the last one to
see the little fellow alive.
About ten O'Clock Mrs. HalIoran re-
turned She and her daughter went into
the kitchen and talked for a while.
Then Mrs. Halloran said. Sarah, you
had better go in and take Jimmie's shoes
off"
DEAD AND COLD
The daughter went into the room. She
took of one of the shoes and was taking
of the stocking when she noticed that the
limb was stiff and cold. The child.
scarcely knowing what TO do. looked at
her brothers face Ii was deathly pale
and the eyes were open and had CLASSY
stare.
Then she felt his hands They were
icy cold too. With cry that could be
heard for blocks, my brother is dead"
the girl tainted, and when the mother
went in she found her lying across the
body Of her desd brother. The mother
began 70 weep pireously. and soon
the house was crowded with sympathiz-
ing neighbors. IL was plainly evident
that the little fellow had been dead for
hours Some one called Policeman Fen
ton, and report was made Of the case at
low was noriTied
SAD SCENE.
A reporter for The JERSEY CITY NEWS
called at the house Of mourning today
and witnessed a most heartrending scene
Several little fellows who had been com
panions of the dead boy were crowded
around the entrance Up one flight OF
stairs the reporter j0urneyed and his
knock at the door was answered by girl
whose eyes were red from weeping. In
| the room were the mother OF the dead boy,
another woman and the dead boys
| two sisters. The mother could not con-
tain herself. She was in q terrible state.
The little girl. VINO said her name was
Sarah, asked the reporter II ne would
look at her dead brother, and led the way
into a bedroom. Airs. Halloran wanted
TO 90 in also, but tie daughter, in de-
cided tone, said:-'M Mother, you shall not
20 in. You cannot bear it. "
Several of the little companions .of the
dead boy crowded into the ROOM The
body had not yet been taken from the
bed in which he breathed his last, as the
Coroner had not viewed the remains
The little girl lifted a white towel which
concealed her dead brothers features.
Then with despairing cry she fell in a
swoon. She was carried out by some OF
the neighbors and revived after long
time When the reporter left everybody
in the house was crying.
Il had not been HAPPY New Year for
these DOOR people.