The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-19
VICTIM OR TIXEN.
A Police Station Romance With
One "Hero" and Two Heroines.

Sergeant McGinnass, of the Second
Precinct. was condohngswith reporter
about eleven o'clock fass evening, upon
the apparent dsarsh of news items when
the material for q story, in the shape of
three persons, was ranged before the desk
by Policeman Gonneli
The party comprised two girls, both
youHg and good looking. andea neatly
dressed Young fellow about twentv-four
years old. All hands began talking at
the same time. Sergeant MeGinness, for.
getting his. usual chtTalry towards women.
commanded the yonng man, as the least
angry OF the trio. 70 tell has story first
Nothing leath. the yorng felsow,, who
gave his name as Ge0rEe Massey, and his
address as No 2l2 Fifth street, began by
demanding that the tallest Of the girls be
locked up.
t5hc has been annoying me constantly
for several months, bot5 here ana ia New
York, 2 he said, and want it stopped.
/ was walking on the&treet this evening
when sne made a scene. and refused to 20
away from ne"
why does she annoy your" asked the
Sergeant
ed sharply BY "Qh, what Hep from the
girl he desired placed under arrest.
After several similar Interruptions Cap
tain Kelly came out of his den and en-
forced order while Massey finished his
tale.
USED 70 KNOW HER.
81 used to know the girl intimately =
continued Massey. A few months ago
she had me arTessed IN New York as the
father of her child; but when I was ar
xaignea before BEFORE Recorder Smith
She coutd not produce the child, and failed
TO appear herself"
s'That was because you begged me not
to-" interrupted the angry young wo-
man.
After threat 20 eject all hands had
stilled the wordv war that followed this
remark, Massey added that Recorder
Smyth had discharged him, and thRt tae
woman had no claim whatever upon
him.
Now, them said Sergeant McGinness,
tell your side OF the story. Have ven
any claim on this manN
We'll. / should say SO, replied the
girl. He is the father OF nay child ana
am his wife"
This provoked another STERN Of words
and the second girl, who had been re-
straining herself with evident difficulty
WIS about TO Interfere by Shaping the
tall girls face, when Captain Kelly
warned her to stop. Massey denied the
girls clains, but she persisted, giving her
name as Mamie Kemp of No. 544 West
Forty eighth street. New York
One SalQ SktsrW&5 lU&EI4e0 10 MASSEY By
q down town Justice Of the Peace whose
name she could not recall, and that
Massey had destroyed the marriage GER
tificate after obtaining it from her by a
subterfuge.
II met him and this girl, y said the wo-
man who claimed to be Mrs. Massey,
pointing to Maesey's companion, son
Barclay street, New YORK, tonight The
other girl attempted aggressive measures
again but was suppressed.
MILDLY PROVOKING.
Massey wouldn't recognize me. and
followed him to Hobokeu, and to his
bouee. That woman is sylvia Toggart.
Ny husband picked her up one night
near the ferry. She lives next door 20
him. When 7 got in front Of his house
tonight l saw him st her window, thug
ging and kissing her, and when they
came out I demanded that he do some
thing for his child. He has never paid q
cent towards its support. The child is
living with nay mother, while work
out
Massey denied this story, and the entire
party was ordered out of the station
house. Mrs Massey, or Kemp, was ad-
yised. If she had any grievance, TO have
Massey arrested, and was warned not TO
annoy him en- the street.
AS the party moved down Grove street,
followed by Officer Council, the woman.
who claimed to De Mrs. Massey. insisted
on walking between the other two. AT
the corner of Fifth street they stopped
and INDUCED in another wrangle. The
Kemp girl demanded money of Massey,
who refused TO give her anything more
than a single ferry ticket, TO take her
back to New York. She asked fnaliy for
ear fares, but Massey said she might get
lack as best she could.
AS Massey ana his companion sailed no
Fifth street the woman attempted TO fol-
low, but thought better OF 1t when Officer
Connell wafaed her that 20 do so would
render her liable to ARREST
She stood on the corner glaring after
them for about ten minutes, apparently
down Grove street smiling indignantly
at the gaping crowd.