The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-02
STRONG'S WEAKNESS
He Condoned His Wife's
First Offense Only
To Be Betrayed
Again.
TEARS, TANGLEs AND THREATS.
The Queer Story Of the Woman
Who Was Arrested Yester-
day With a Paramour.


Mr.. Seth C. Strong, the alleged hus-
band Of the woman arrested at No. IS
Sussex street yesterday with ssDaniel
Mack with whom, according to MIR.
strong's afIiaarit, she was uniawfully
Mvingas man and vile. came over to TINS
city last night. and had an interview with
the imprisoned couple.
Mr.. Strong is evidently middIe-aged
man, witha high forehead and wears, his
hair parted well over on the side Of his
head and brushed smoothly over the top.
Whether from the overflow OF pentup ex-
element occasioned by the waywardness
of wife he claims TO have married twice
within the past fifteen years, or really
diseased imagination, Mr.. Strong's story
as told to a JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter
last night was somewhat disconnected.
and ne appeared somewhat hazy con-
corning dates
As remarked.in The NEWS of yesterday,
his alleged wife is woman of decidedly
pleasant appearance, pronounced
brunette When seen by the writer, she
dress.
The meeting between husband and wife
at the cell door last night was dramatic,
though the interview was short
And this is my wife," pathericaiIy re-
marked Mr.. Strong.
You have not supporter me these past
few years. frigidly remarked the Inn
prisoned woman.
"And the mani" exclaimed the unf or
tupate husband.
Come to the door, Mr.. Mack said
one OF the detectives.
& s'Mr. Mack came forward.
It's Dennis Mccarthy exclaimed Mr..
Stroug-
The prisoner said ne was simply board
ing with the woman.
Subsequently Mr.. Strong explained
that Dennis Mccarthy was the man he
had found on the street with his wife
after she had left him the second time.
It was on the occasion Of Barnum's par
ade in the spring before last. At the
point of 8 revolver Mr.. Strong said be Or
dered Mccarthy TO let go his wffe's arm
Strong was arrested and at the station
house his wife's escort gave his name as
Dennis Mccarthy.
ROMANTIC AND MIXED.
Mr.. Strong's story would MI good
sized novel. He eviHced a disposition 70
enter into minute details of the peculiar
events Of the fifteen years of domestic
bliss and bitterness. And as he did not
have his dates at hand to consult he got
bis story tangled up in several instances.
Summed up his story embraces the fol-
lowing
His wife's maiden name was Gussie
Bull He married her fifteen years ago
in Cochecton Centre, Sullivan county,
New York. A son, now fourteen years
old, blessed the union He had been mar
ried some years, and his wife was away
on an extended visit, when he received
communication from a friend warning
him OF her strange behavior. He sent
word back to the friend telling him 60
mind his own business. Subsequently
he secured divorce This was in 1885.
Leaving his son with his divorced wife's
folks in Sullivan county. he went West
and located in Centralia, Kansas. he
clerked in a store. but as ne already had
money, he accumulated more by SHAY
ing paper at SO per cent profit. Before
leaving, however, his wife chased him
through the fields near her fathers home
in Cochecton Centre with a loaded re-
volver. After be had been in the West
about year his divorced wife wrote him
pathetic letters.
REPENTANCE AND PARDON.
Mr. Strong quoted from one OF the
misslves:-"Oh, If you could only see nae
in this room as | now appear. l cannot
eat. / can think of nothing but our little
Harry"
Il wrote back said Mr. Strong con-
tinuing his story. :" If you really feel that
way, go back to your fathers nome and
take care of the poor boy She did 60
back and for year led the life of per-
feet lady. / returned In 1887. bought a
house in Sullivan county. fur
nished it, and we went through
sequentIy we moved to New York, first
to Ninth avenue and Twenty-third street.
where we stayed but week; then to No.
1G7 West Twenty-third street This didHi-
satisfy her and we took fiat in Sixty
third street at S45 q month. She wanted
more furniture. Within a few months
after our second marriage she locked the
doors of certain rooms and claimed them
as her own. She stayed out late ct nights
aud began TO drink. l demonstrated with
her one night. had but one shoulder
inside her room. She pushed the door
against me and blackened both Of my
eyes before I could. extricate myself.
About year ago she left me, and last
spring attempted to secure divorce and
alimony.n
AMATEUR DETECTIVE WORK.
Mr.. Strongs detective work in tracing
his wife TO this city would have been
creditable to q veteran detective though
he was arrested twice before he Gagged the
couple he was in search Of. He espied
his wife on crowded thoroughfare in
New York. Securing the. services of
boy for twenty-five cents. he instructed
the boy to follow the woman, ana he kept
some distance behind and Kept bis eye
on the boy. His wife reached the Cort-
laudt street ferry. Here he discharged
the boy and took seat in the gentle
mems cabin. Ga this side he secured the
services Of a newsboy for another quar-
ter he resumed his tactics of long dis
lance following, and traced the woman to
No IS Sussex street. This was over week
ago. In lodging about the house he
attracted the attention of policeman on
the beat ami WIS arrested as a suspicious
person. His story and appearance salts
fed the Sergeant 1at the desk, and Mr..
Strong was released. but was picked up
by the policeman on that beat. who went
out on the next patrol. As soon as he
was satisfied that his wife was living IN
lawfully with another man, he made am
davit to that effect before Justice Weed.
and Detectives Doyle and Dalton were
assigned by Chief Of Police Murphy to
the case Yesterday morning Clos and
Dalton arrested the woman and the man
found in her apartments. The man gave
his name as Daniel Mack. He Is said TO
be employed on the New York Re-
c0rdef
Both were held In 5000 for examination
ofthe charges tomorrow, in default OF
which they were locked up.
ONLY A NUaSEMAiD.
Facts Knock Spots out Of the rlainfieid