The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-07
COMBED HIS WHISPERS.
The Lively Struggle Of a Wife With
Ber Husband and His Lawyer
in H0bOken.

There was decidedly lively scrimmaRe
between a robust well dressed middle
aged woman and a short man with
Hebraic features in front Of Hoboken
Police Headquarters this morning. The
man had a flowing gray mustache and
when he attempted to leave the woman
she grabbed his mustache and pulled 1t
until he howled with pain. All the time
the woman was screaming at the top of
her voice and the man haa a scared to
death look on his countenance. The
couple landed in the station house fol-
lowed BY a great crowd.
The woman was Mrs. Joseph Boxser
and the man was her husband, and this
was not the first time that they had fig
ured In scene on the street. Boxser,
until few weeks ago. lived with his wife
at No 50 Essex street. New York. The
couple had three children, but, according
TO Mrs. Boxser's story, he was heartless
fellow and contributed little or nothing
to the support Of his family. One morn
ing her husband suddenly left New York
and disappeared as II the earth had
swallowed him. On Saturday Mrs. Box
ser learned that be was working
az No. 1872 Bergenhne avenue and
thither she went. She found her hus-
band there and threatened him with ar
rest IL he did not accompany her to New
York The husband went along all right
until the Hoboken Elevated Station was
reached, when he strenuouslY objected
to crossing the ferry. Mrs. Boxser is a
muscular woman and attempted to drag
him along. he did not like to be dragged
aud commenced to yell. Chanceman
Meeban brought the couple to the station
house and Boxser was held on a charge
of disorderly conduct, while his wife ar
ranged the preliminaries for suit for
non-support
HAD THE LAUGH on HER.
This morning before Recorder McDon-
ough the suit was brought. Boxser sat
in n chair trembling like a leaf. Mrs.
Boxser had o look on her cOuntenance
that BODIED III for her husband Boxser
was laughing inwardly. however. He had
engaged lawyer who told him that he
could not be held on charge Of non-sup-
port, as the court had no Jurisdiction.
Several witnesses testified, and Recorder
MeDonough, although convinced that
Boxser was going to abandon his wife,
was compelled to dismiss the case for
want of jurisdiction. Boxser left the
court room with his lawyer Mr.. Franz
bach and several of his friends Mrs.
Boxser and several OF her friends fol-
! lowed. There was look IN Mrs. Boxser's
eye that made the reporters and several
detectives follow the couple out into New
ark street.
dEAf llhN OJIclOE-
As soon as the parties got outside, Mrs
B0xser ran toward her husband. Law
yer Frambach attempted to intercept her.
Tossing a cloak and parasol into the arms
of one OF her male companions, Mrs. Box
ser sailed Into Lawyer Frambach. Franz
bach has a beautiful pair Of whiskers
which he dotes on Into the innermost
recesses of these did Mrs. Boxser thrust
her hands, all the time screaming so
that she could be heard for blocks Franz
bach extricated himself with difficulty
and hea. Q nasty retreat. Having van
quished one of her foes Mrs. Boxser set
sail tor her husband. She begged of him
to accompany her to New York. Lawyer
Frambach yelled for the husband to go to
Union Hill. A Union Hill car was pass
ing and Boxser attemptedito board it. His
wife grabbed him by the coat collar and
almost tore it of. One OF Boxser's
friends attempted 10 drag him away from
her when she hauled off with her left
hand and dealt him a stunning blow on
the forehead.
Over three hundred people had been at
tracted by this time, and Detectives Gal
lagher and Nelson pushed their way
through the throng. They tried to induce
Mrs. Boxer 10 allow her husband 10 20 TO
Union Hill and then to follow him and
lodge complaint in that town She
would not listen to reason, and finally the
detectives brought the coupe back TO
court. The Judge after considerable per-
suasion succeeded in holding Mrs. Boxser
while her husband went to Union Hill.