The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-02
LOVERS And ROBBERS.
Both Sought the Sheltering
Shadows of Newark
Avenue Hill.
MISS KINELLY'S BITTER FATE
While Her Escort Fan For Help She
Was in Thieves Hands-A
Desperate Encounter.

The grassy banks of the Newark avenue
hill win not be so popular with Affection
ate couples in future. An occurrence
there last evening win have tendency
TO reveal the dangers which lurk 10 dark
ness aud solitude.
1t was ten o'clock when James Dundes,
of No. 23s Railroad avenue, tall, well
built young man Of about thirty, strolled
up the Newark avenue Mill with Cath
crime Kinelly, a rather delicate looking
young woman OF about twenty-five, who
lives on Fourteenth street.
On the hill side OF the Jersey City
cemetery there is large expause of un-
occupied land, grass grown, which rises
in soft fluctuations toward Magnolia
avenue, forming many banks which in
summer evenings are much In favor with
young couples. Into this lAud Dundee
aud Miss Kinelly turned and sat upon
one OF the banks.
The avenue was dark and deserted. The
lights in the vasinus houses and stores
had been extingui shed long since.
The solitary street lamp on Magnolia
avenue threw no light toward the couple,
but CLEANED on for itself only. throwing
out y small circle OF light, imprisoned by
the deep darkness.
Save for an occasional train which
rolled by at their feet, everything was as
quiet and dark as the cemetery, in which
even the white monuments were lndis-
tinct
DESERTED By HER ESCORT.
Suddenly large, poorly dressed man
came behind them and touching Dundes
on the shoulder, said to him;-"H Here,
am watchman. l want you TO come
with me-"
Dundes was startled and the young
lady considerably frightened.
raf1 nh fad
with the fellow. leaving the girl behind
While the two meu were on their way up
the hill Dundes said:-"Let me see yonr
badge" His captor said:-'1 haven't
any" Then it suddenly occurred TO
Dundes that the getting him away from
and he suddenly started back He
saw two men beside her and
as there was no one in sight, except the
three assailants, he know any struggle he
might make would be futile, and he went
on a run for the Oakland Avenue Police
Station.
Meantime the girl was struggling IN the
hands OF her three assailants. She begged
them to let her alone and fought all alone
In the darkness. but the men were only
after her money, and told her 10 keep
quiet or else she would be choked.
One searched her and took five dollars
and gold watch from her. Then she
partly grew hysterical and the highway
men lett her and ran over toward The cut
PURSUING THE VILLAINS.
When Duudes reached the station
house he told his story, and Policeman
Duffy was sent with him The two
started on u run and soon reached the
place of the assault. Tue girl was lying
unconscious on the hill. and the police
man and Dundes started In search OF her
assailants.
Not far off they saw a man walking
very rapidly, with his coat over his arm.
Dundes ran up to him aud shouted.
and held him while the policeman made
search for the other two
While the policeman was away the cap
tured man made an attempt to break
away from Dundes, and hard struggle
followed; both men rolled over aud over
down the HILL and the prisoner. bit Dun
des through the hand, but Dundes held
him fast.
Duffy returned unable to find the 9th er
three men and took the captured man to
the station house, when be said his name
WAS Morris Doran, and his residence No.
1e8 Wayne street.
The girl, who was hysterical with
fright, was taken care Of by Dundes.
This morning she at first refused to ap-
pear in court, but later changed her
mind.
DoRAN HELD FOR TRIAL.
DOrau Is neaylly Dulil. tail man. Win
a tough face. short, light bair and viii
famous looking hands. This morning in
Justice Davis court he was put In line
with a dozen other men and Miss Kin
ely could not ideatify him. but Dundes
did, and said he was the man who imper-
sonoted the watchman and arrested him.
The prisoners said:-"I dou't know
anything about it, Judge. | was just COM
ing from getting drink when this man
(Dointing at Dundes) knocked me down
and beat me.
what did you try to get away for"
asked Justice Davis.
Because he was pounding me-" said
Doran. Justice Davis by some exceed
ingly shrewd questioning confused the
prisoner and tangled him all up in n few
minutes. The justice committed him in
81, ,0O0 for examination
Miss Kinelly was so nervous and weak
when she appeared In court this morning
that Justice Davis thought it would be
better to postpone taking her testimony
until she had recovered from the shock.
The place where the attack occurred is
almost directly opposite Shin Fame Park.
where, as The JERSEY CITY NEWS has
more than ouce remarked, trainps and
growler gangs abound.
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