The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-28
A Queer Question Of Iden-
tity Puzzles Justice
0'Donne11.
TRAGEDY QUEENS TESTIFY
Mrs. ellis Watch Is Gone, but 1t Is
Doubtful IL Either Of the Kess-
Ter Brothers Took 1t.

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Court this morning as 10 what disposition
to make Of charge against the first
named brother Of breaking. entering and
larceny.
The two brothers, with buttoned over
coats aud Derby hats. are veritabie
Dromios. George is just wee Bit stouter
in the face than Edward, but their light
mustaches are alike. Both have thin,
light hair. cut short. but that which
covers Georges head is 5ast about al
eighth Of an inch longer than that which
partially covers Edwards Uranium In
fact Edward is slightly bald. The differ
ence is hardly observable with hats on
Both board with their sister. Mrs. Edge.
wife OF Letter Carrier Edge. The Edges
live In apartments on one side OF the nall
way on the second floor of the fat house,
No. 235 Third street. The family OF I'd
ward I. Gil live on the opposite side OF
the hallway.
Mrs GIL accuses Edward OF entering
her apartments at noon on Wednesday
and stealing gold watch and chain. SO
in money and gold collar button. Mr.
Gill had that morning. unknown 70 her,
taken 500 from the box which WAS sub
=
Mrs. Gill Is a rather prepossessinx
woman. She is slender and graceful in
figure, with a thin, spirituei face. but
there is fash in her eyes that denotes an
exceedingly lively temperament when
aroused. Beneath dark cloak with mill
taire trimmings a bodice with broad red
and white stripes lent dramatic tone 70
her appearance as she faced the accused
aud gave the Judge an account OF the
robbery.
she said that she locked the doors Of
her apartments on Wednesday and
started with her children on visit 20
friends in the city. Before she had gone
far il looked so much like rain she de-
cided TO return. She stopped in the hall
wav a few moments to adjust the
cushions of her BABY carriage and then
unlocked her kitchen door, Just then
her four year old child, whom she hrd
missed. came rushing from the bedroom
screaming. 'On, mamma. . man Is stsal
ing your watch"
THE ROBBERY.
The child had found the psrlor door un-
| locked and stumbled upon the thief
while Mrs. GIL was fixing the baby car
ria1e in the hallway. She rushed through
/ the bedroom, discovered the watch was
| gone. and that Lhs bureau drawer where
kent her money had been rausacked-
| Then she rushed into the hallway and
| saw a man leaning his arm on The DAu4s-
! ter rail sliding down stairs sne rushed
after him Into the street she followed
| him. and got close enough to scream out.
lyon stole my watchTi As he turned
| iuuo Jersey avenue she saw him open aud
give a tug to mis- coat, and she saw ne naa
on a white shirt Suddely she stopped
/ and exclaimed
ssNy Godl What am ! dolngf This Is
Mrs. Edges brother l am chasing"
She Immediately went to police head
quarters and reported the theft Derec-
| tiyes KilcauIey and Mcbride were as
1 signed TO the case. When she returned
| home the prisoner was sitting near the
window. He had on white shirt, aud
| was in his shirt sleeves. When the prls-
/ ouer saw Detective Kilcauley on the OPP
posite side Of The street he got mp aud LETT
the window
Mrs. Gill asked the Judge to make the
prisoner put on his hat, turn his Dack 70
/ her and then turn around suddenly, In
order tnat she might catch the same view
| she got of him as hen ne bolred out OF ths
| door after the robbery. The prisoner
gracefully accommodated Mrs Gill. But
no sooner had she obtained the giauee
/ than she bounced clear out OF the cAalr,
and skipping over TO the prisoners pea
| with eyes flashing dramatically, ex-
elaimed;-
! "You are the man who stole my watcn
and money. | positively swear ne's tns
man, your Honor.
.sWen. you sit down." said the Judge,
sand reserve your dramatics- They're
1 out of place here"
| "But. Judge, know him, too, because
he had on a white shirt.
/ The prisoner smiled as be unbuttoned
his coat and exposed a light flannel shirt:
| "If you'll permit me, your Honor. said
the prisoner, 81 will prove that did NOT
| wear a white shirt Wednesday. Ny bro
3 -. frfa utad nv
| all here and I'd ike TO have them called
MORE DRAMATIcs-
| II Mrs Gill was dramatic, Mrs Edge.
| frail but intelligent brunette. In biack,
| was actually tragic. She took the ehali
and kissed the book with the dignity OF q
queen on some state occasion or on 1ht
| stage.
Her eyes flashed fire.
Il will positively swear, Your Honor,
said she, that my brother Edward hasn't
had a white shirt on since Sunday night.
| I Will also positively swear that he did
| not go outside of our front room from
| eleven O'Clock until twelve on Wedues
day. / was not in the room myself al
the time but was in the next one to itant
| the door was open and could see my
| brother. Mrs. McGill can easily be mis-
taken. 1t is a common remark OF ID.
neighbors that my brohters Edward ans
| George are so much alike and that tnes
can never tell them apart with with thei
hats on Both however We're IN the room
together, and neither went outside.
"Call the other brother" said the juags
quietly.
George was summoned. Both brother'
were compelled TO put on their hats ans
go through the operation prescribed ul
Mrs. McGili With the exceptions aboy'
mentioned, there was scarcely hair
breath difference in their looks Bn
| Mrs. McGili could not be shaken IRON be
belief And to do her justice she had oe
fore told Detective McCauley that IN
| man she followed ont of doors after IN
| robbery was not the stouter OF the w
| brothers
But the white shirt business botherel
the Judge slightly
Mrs. NcGiii, +" he said, ''swears pos!
lively that Edward is the mar, and there
nothing left for this Court 10 do but I
hold the prisoner for the Grand jury 4
the sum of $500.
When Edward was arrested. bunch
KEYS was found in bis pocket, one G
which fltted the locks OF the N I'll
apartments. But It fitted the locks {
the Edge apartments also Mrs. AcGt
tald the detectives that no one but Mr:
Edge knew where she kept her money
such q Luxury
Father. what is luxury - asked Il