The Jersey City news., 1891-08-22
MORE GANG OUTRAGES
Poor Lizzie Bott and Her
Terrible Story.
IMPRISONED NEARLY TWO DAYS.
Now Let the Police Find Her
Assailants-Tramp High
waymen Speedily
Arrested.

Inc gang spirit once so rampant IN TINS
city, but recently supposed to be stamped
out by the thorough work OF the police.
has again cropped up. and organized
hoodluns are committing indescribable
outrages. The bestial crime reported
yesterday has been followed today by the
disclosure Of two more vicious out
breaks.
It will be remembered by readers Of the
JERSEY CITY NEWS that yesterday well
dressed and well appearing girl, who
gave her name as Lizzie Bott, Of New
York, was arraigned before Justice Kim
merly for being found in an unlet house
with several men. She appeared half
dazed, and Justice kimmerly attributed
her neglect to tell anything about her.
self to drink. She was committed to the
County Jail.
1t now appears that the girl was dazed
from her horrible experiences, which
were not known until this morning
when she recovered sufficiently to tell he T
story. Her statements are partly cor
roborated by a letter received from the
place where she is employed. On We'd
nesday last the girl went 10 the Volksfest
with her employer, Mrs. Colston, of No.
223 Third street. and family. The girl
her family in crush. and when Mrs.
Colston was able to exrricate herself she
could not find the girl.
THE GIRLS STORY.
Miss Bott says she could not find her
mistress and Went hunting through the
found herself more than ever astray
in the big Scnuetzen Park. She did not
know how to get home. The crowds were
leaving the park and she was becoming
very much frightened.
While she was undecided as to what
she ought to do, man whom she would
know il she saw him again accosted her
and offered to lead her out Of the
park. She accepted his offer, but
before they left he secured her
confidence sufficiently TO induce her to
drink a glass of beer. In a short time
she became dazed and sleepy.
She noticed now that more than
one man was with her though she could
not tell how many. She remembers that
the men led her a long distance nntil
they arrived at house which
they sought to enter. She was
sufficiently conscious to know
that no good was intended her. and sne
struggled in a dazed fashion to get away,
but in vain. She was forced into the
house. She was kept here all
dvy Thurday and subjected
to numerous indlgnities at the
tue hands of the cruel wretches who had
inveigled her. She had recovered from
the effects of the drug, but the repeated
-cruelries to which she was subjected left
her only half conscious.
HER RESCUE.
1t was IL p. N. Thursdaywhen Policeman
Rocheford was attracted to the house in
Leonard street by the noise or its in
mates. When he entered he found the
girl In an apparently drunken condition
aud saw mob Of men escape in
different directions. The girl
says there were ten in the gang.
This morning Henry Robertson, Of the
American Screw and Bottle Stopper Com
pany OF this city. had an interview with
Justice Kimmerly- he came from the
girls mistress, Mrs. Colston. Justice
Kimmerly discharged the girl when he
heard her story.
ANOTHER CRIME
The second crime or the gang kind is
a highway robbery at the west end of the
Erie tunnel last night. Switchman
Frank Mulligan was the victim. Multi
gan was on his way from work, and while
walking near some freight cars was
startled by the appearance Of three vile
looking tramps. The yard was deserted
and darK. The tramp told Mulligan to
halt. and then two of them produced pis-
tots and told him to elevate his hands
which he did promptly and unquestion-
ingly. The third highwayman went
through Mulligan and took gold watch
worth $50 and $23 in cash. The tramps then
told Mulligan TO stand where he was
until he was told to go. He waited and
waited. but finally rather timorously
started of and then ran TO the Oakland
avenue police station.
Captain Newton Immediately sent out
all the reserve police to scour the neigh
borhood of the Erie yard. Detective
keenan, went In one direction and Ser
geant Wade ia another. The
Sergeant heard that three tramps
had been seen to jump on a
freight and he telegraDhed along the line.
QUICKLY CAUGHT
He teck q passenger train. and while
on his Journey learned that four tramps
were held at a switch tower just outside
of Paterson. When he arrived there
he recognized the men by the descrip-
tions. Their names, they said, were Fred
erick White. John Grambes. Charles
King and Peter Grambes. The first three
were concerned in the attack on Multi
gan, the fourth man joined the trio
later. While on his way back Wade
found three other tramps in the Erie
ward and arrested them also.
They gave their names as William
Mara, Charles McMurray and Frank
Nelly.
All seven were arraigned before Justice
Kimmerly and remanded for examina-
tion. The last three are merely held as
disorderly persons superintendent
Smith, while he was Captain, had remark
able success in breaking up the gangs in
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