The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-27
ONE Wife TOO MANY
A Girl Who Married in
Haste to Repent at
Leisure.
SOCIAL SENSATION IN HoBOKEE.
The Charge Made by the Daughter
Of One Of the City's Promin-
ent Residents.

Joseph Broubach. a well known citizen
Of Hoboken. was arrested By Detectives
Kivlon and Nelson late last night and
locked up at Police Headquarters charged
with bigamy. When arrsigned IN court
this morning Broubach did not deny the
charge. and he was taken to the County
Jail. The affair has created quite SEN
sation In Hoboksn.
It was about fourteen years ago that
Broubach came to Hoboksn from Ber-
gen county where he is very respectfully
connected. He secured employment as
head hostler at Hexamer's Riding Acad-
emY. He had been in Hoboken about q
year when he met Theresa Lauger. a
pretty girl. Miss Lauger was well con-
nected, her father holding a position of
trust with the HoDoken Land and Im-
provement Company. After O brief
were married and went 70 live m nicely
furnished apartments on Hudson street.
There they lived for years and
three children wera born TO them, two
girls and boy, and nothing occurred 70
mar their happiness until about year
ago Broubach had left his JOB at the
riding academy and was employed as day
watchman by the Hudson Electric Light
Company on Newark street. Snouly
after he had been employed the company
discovered that they were being sys-
tematicaliy robbed. but no one suspected
Br0uback AZ the time
Finally the company enlisted the SER
vices Of the police. and Court OfIice stan
ton was pus on the case. In . few days
he reported to the company that Brow
bach was the thief. The officers could
scarcely believe such to be the case. but
as the proof was conclusive Broubach
was arrested His arrest created quite
sensation, and his wife was Frustrated.
Broubaeh's wealthy relatives came on
fromt Bergen county, paid Assemblyman
Daily liberal fee To defend the prisoner,
and Broubaeh was released on payment
Of SO fine and costs Of court.
Immediately after be went TO his home
He found it deserted and the neighbors
told him that his wife had gone to live
with her parents Brown had sought an
interview with his wife at her parents
home, but was rebuffed- His wife told
him that she would never live with
thief. Then Broubsch began to drink
heavily and threatened suicide. he
spent all his time In barrooms and sank
lower and lower. One day a policeman
arrested him on complaint Of his wife.
who charged him with failing 10 provide
Tor her.
When the case came up in Court, the
couple agreed TO separate and Broubaeh
promised TO pay his wife a weekly allow
ance- This he did until about three
months ago, when he left Hob0Ken and
bis wife lost all trace OF hfu. Broubach
went TO Jersey City. and al picnic held
in-Caledonian Park one night met a mod
est looking young woman he soughf
an Introduction and learned that tns
young woman was Minnie Plot Of No.
lS2 Eleventh street, Jersey City. She
invited him to call on her, not knowing
he was married. Broubach did SO, and
in due course of time proposed marriage
and was accepted Before going TO the
minister Broubach told Miss Pilot that he
had wife and three children in Hoboken.
but that he had been divorced
The young woman said she did
not care and a minister, whose
pane Broubach refuses TO reveal. mar
We'd the couple, and Broubach hsd the
assurance TO take Mrs. Broubach No 2
70 live IN apartments at No. 96 Jackson
street within a few blocks OF the home of
Mrs Broubach No L II did not take the
latter long to learn what had occurred.
and last night she entered Re-
eorder McDonough,s court in
state of great excitement and
told her story. Recorder McDon0uEh
Immediately issued warrant and Detec-
tives Nelson and kivlon were sent TO
serve it. About eleven O'Clock they
caught Broubach as he was about to
enter the house He took his arrest
coolly and said that he did not think his
former wife would put him 10 so much
trouble. Mrs. Broubach No. 2 has gone
back 10 her parents IN Jersey City.