The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-19
WRECKED BY WHISKEY.
Pretty Mrs. Dawson a Spec
tac1e for the Morbid at
HobOken's Morgue.

The body OF Mrs. Dawson, the hand
some but dissipated young married
woman who died after being on a pro-
tracted spree at her home at No. 165
Adams street, Hoboken. lay at Cranes
Morgue all day yesterday. A crowd Of
people who had read the account Of the
sad affair, which was exclusively pub
lished In the Sunday edition of THE JER-
sEY Cry NEWS. viewed the remains.
In the afternoon County Physician
Converse visited the morgue and made
superficial examination. He said that in
his opinion death was directly due to al
cohol and he decided that an inquest was
unnecessary.
This morning James Dawson, the hus-
band Of the dead woman. was taken from
his cell In the police station. When Mrs.
Dawson's body was discovered IL will be
remembered he was lying drunk on the
floor and was arrested. Dawson presented
sorry spectacle In court this morning.
He must have been a handsome fellow at
one time, but drink has given him a dis
siDated look. He was clothed in rags. He
did not appear the least bit concerned
about his wife.
There were two women In Court. They
were there for the purpose OF taking care
OF the two childfen Of the dead woman.
They told the Judge that they were Mrs.
static and Miss Emma Static. They are
sisters and live at No. 166 Adams street.
They had known the deceased woman
and did not speak in complimentary
terms of her. Dawson, who earns good
wages at the ID. L. & w. X. K depot,
agreed 10 pay the women $22 a month,
and they took the children with them.
The house No. 16S Adams street, in
which the Dawson family lived, beg0ars
description. The police say that it would
be better suited for a stable than human
hiatt In fots e.
slept the window panes were all smashed
during the frequent Quarrels between
man and wife. The neighbors say that
Mrs. Dawson's drinking habits caused her
husband to drink also. They speak
well OF the husband, and say that when
he did not drink he was steady and in
dustrious man. His employers also speak
well of him. Mrs. Dawson. on the con-
trary, had quite police court record.
Recorder McDonough says that he had
committed her several times for being
drunk.
1t is probable that the unfortunate wo-
man will be buried IN Potters Field to-
morrow.
Hudson Lodge Installation.
Odd Fellows Hall, Hoboken, was
crowded to its utmost capacity last night.
The installation of officers Of Hudson
Lodge. I. o. S. B.. was in progress, and
prominent Hebrews from all parts OF the
country attended. Coroner Levy, Of
New York. the grand master of
the order, delivered az address.
The following programme was render
ed:-Violin and piano solo, Messrs. Cohn
and Schweder; recitation, Mrs. Laddey;
solo, Mrs. b. Schiller: recitation, Miss
Ray Cohen; recitation. Robert Moore. pi-
ano solo, Miss z. Peavy; stereopticon
views. Or. TAYLOR and Prof hawkridge;
After this programme a banquet was held
and the hall cleared for dancing. which
was INDUCED in until the wee sHna' hours.
Kicked by Brute.
Bertha Bamster. sickly looking young
woman, twenty-three years DID,. went
into Hoboken Police Headquarters last
night and asked for physicians care and
shelter for the night She said that she
had been kicked oY a young man. She
refused to give her address or the
name of her assailant- Dr, Heller
examined her and ordered her sent
tiers refused to take her in, but finally
did so. This morning she was better.
Bertha is said to be a rather frivolous
girl. 1t is stated that she had a quarrel
in some boarding house near the ferry,
and that the boardinghouse keeper put
her out ana in doing SO kicked her.
Hoboken Notes.
The man who had both legs cut of by an
engine of the Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western road about twelve o'clock Satur-
day night near the Hoboken milk depot
has been identified as Henry Behrens,
steamship fireman.
1t was grand gala day at this favorite
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