The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-20
BUNCOBD A SOLDIER.
An Actor" and Actress"
Do the Act to the
Queens Taste.


be an actor. is locked up in Police Head
quarters charged with larceny from the
person Of Isaac H. Cox, who was FORM
erly a soldier In the United States army
stationed on Governors Island. Cox had
been in the service seven years. He was
discharged on the 18th inst. having be-
come permanently disabled on account OF
illness ana was given his back pay,
amounting to nearly $1,000. Cox
intended going to Oregon. where
he expected to remain the
rest Of his life, and on the
day OF his discharge from the govern
ment service he went to the Central Rail-
road depot at CommuniDaw with the in
tention of taking Baltimore and Ohio
train for the West. He got there some
hours before train time. He wandered
almlessly about the big building and
nnally wound up In the saloon adjoining
the restaurant in the depot waiting room
He had a glass of beer and in Offering
payment for it exhibited a big roll Of
bills.
He carefully put the roll back into his
vest pocket, and resumed his walk.
Shortly before train time Cox was accosted
Oy styllshiy dressed man who engaged
In conversation with him. The two men
became quite friendly aud the stranger
after learaing from Cox that Oregon was
his destination said he was going there
to.
I'VE may as well make the trip to-
gether." suggested the stranger, and Cox
approved of the suggestion. MY wife is
with me-" continued the stranger. 'and
10 make 1t pleasant all around l Will in
troduce her to you"
Cox went with the stranger to the
ladies' waiting room ana was Introduced
to one of the prettiest little women he
ever saw He considered himself lucky
to have fallen in with such nice peo-
pie. They made frequent trips to
the restaurant saloon. After the
Western train had been made up
neither suggested boarding it until it was
getting ready to leave the depot. The
he placed his wife aboard. He said he
would 90 after her aud Cox told him he
would 90 into the smoker.
81 may not be able to join you there
unth after we leave Philadelphia" re-
marked the stranger, 80 good-by until
see you again"
The stranger made the parting very af-
fectionate by throwing his arms around
the soldiers waist and embracing him as
though he were long lost relative. The
soldier boarded the train and the stranger
started on a run for the waiting room.
The train was then moving. When Phila-
delphia was reached Cox had occasion to
use some money. He put his hand in his
vest pocket, but his roll of bills, am cunt
ing in all to $500, was not there. He
turned all his pockets inside out, but no
money could be found. Then
Cox went through the train in
search of his newly made friends
but they, too, had disappeared. He con-
cluded he had been the victim of conf
dence operators, and he reported the case
to the Philadelphia police. and they re-
ferred him to the Jersey City authorities.
.
facts before Chief Murphy.
Detectives McNally and Kilcauley were
assigned to the case. They learned that
the man and woman whom Cox met in
the depot, did not board the train, but
went to New York. From hackman in
that city the detectives learned that the
couple had been driven to hotel on
Broadway. where they registered as John
Morey and wife, Chicago. New York de-
tectives were consulted and they learned
that the woman in the case was variety
performer. She was found and gave in
formation leading to Morey's arrest. He
had gone to Kingston, and Detective
McNally followed him.
The detective located him at the Clin-
ton Hotel in that place. Thursday night
Morey boarded West Shore train for
New York. The detective, of course, be-
came a passenger on the same train.
When the train reached the depot in
Weehawken, Morey was about to cross
over to New York when McNally nabbed
him and brought him to Jersey City. The
prisoner, who is fiashily dressed young
man, denies the charge. He will have an
e Examination tomorrow morning, when
Cox, who is now in New York, will be
present.
Detective McNally is credited with an
other good arrest. Three weeks ago a
young man named Ayers, who was en-
ployed by Dentist Cummings, of Jersey
avenue, disappeared, taking with him
quantity of valuable articles belonging to
his employer The police have been look
in for the young man.
While Detective McNally was in New
York Wednesday on the Morey-Cox case,
ne ran across Ayers on Broadway and
took him into custody. Ayers is locked
up in the Tombs awaiting requisition
papers.