The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-13
Restaurant Keeper Living
ston's Child Stepdaugn-
ter Accuses Him
Of Assault.
DOCTORS SAY 1T IS UNTRUE.
And Neighbors Are Oddly Mixed
Up in It's II Con-
spiracy?

Charles 5. Livingston. who keeps .
restaurant at No. 10s Green street. was
held in the sum Of 81 1.000 By Justice Weed
this morning. charged with an assauit
upon Georgiana Decker, frail, fourteen
year-old child, his s;eDdaughter.
Mr.. Livingston claimed that the charRs
was the result Of conspiracy.
Mrs. Georgiana Smith, an aunt of the
child, who lives at Port Richmond, S. L,
preferred the charge mainly upon the
strength Of an anony nous letter received
by Mrs. Danly, relative Of tine child,
who is employed at Furst's dry goods
store on Newark avenue. Here Is the
letter which she received a few days
ago.
MARcH 10. ~
Mr. Livingston has committed an assault upon
the person OF your neice eriminaiiy. The matter
has bsen hushed up. Enquire into this and SAT-
isfy yourself FkIksD.
Complaint was lodged at Police Head
quarters and Detectives Clos and Dalton
were assigned TO the case.
THE GIRLS STORY.
The young girl bore 0Ht the charge in
slnuated in the anonymous letter. She
could not remember the exact date, put
said the assault was made ne night dur
ing the early part OF February. Her
mother was out. she said, with Miss An
derson, who roomed with the Livingston
family. Drs. PeIrle and Gray maae an
examination and reported adversely as
regards the charges made. Yet the
relatives of tine girl backed
BY Miss Anderson, 50 strongly
true, that Chief Murphy, although abous
TO dismiss the matter, advised that the
charge be made to Justice OF the Peace
and a hearing be held Mrs Smith went
before Justice Weed and lodged COM
plaint, Chief Murphy said this morning
thai 1t was easy to make such charges,
but difficult 10 prove them.
CURRENT GOSSIP.
The rumors Of the assault leaked out,
and were flying thick and fast about Mr..
Llvingston's ears. Among those who
talked was Mr.. Livingston's next door
neighber, Samuel Kallmann. the barber
Mr. Livingston heard that Mr.. kallmann
was talking openly and insin1aring
strongly that he was guilty OF the charge
made against him. Mr.. Livingston i'm
mediately sought MIR. Kallmann aud
smashed him IN the jaw. Mr. Kallmann
had Mr.. Livingston arrested and held for
assault and battery BY Justice Lock-
wood.
Livingston retaliated, and had war
rant issued by Justice Douglas on coun-
ter charge. and Kallman was held Also
In the testimony given BY Mrs smith
this morning she said that Barber Kali
mana had acknowledged that he wrote
the anonymous letter.
KALLMAy's VERSION
Mr.. Kallman was seen by JERSEY CITY
NEws reporter and asked If this was true
ssI neither deny nor AFFIRM" he an
swered. Il can give you no information
upon this subject. except 70 say am IN
the fight as q matter Of decency, and wish
TO see Justice done. II Livingston secures
bail for 81 600 will have him immed1a tety
arrested on charge OF perjury.
IIvINGsToN's DENIAL
Mr.. Livingston had been seen by tha re-
porter before Mr. Kallmann was ap-
preached Mr.. Livingston had denied
the charge of assault, and said further
more in connection with the light he had
with Kallmann, that kallmann had
threatened to get even with him for an
alteration they had some months ago
Miss Anderson" he said, has been
living in the same house with my family
for sometime. Ny wife, By right Of in-
neritance owns the restaurant property
but have built mp the trade Miss Anaer-
son has tried to induce my wife 10 sell
out the restaurant business TO her. have
my own ideas as to why Miss Anderson Is
mixing up in this matter. II Is ali defrs-
mental to my business"
When the matter was dropped al Rollc5
Headquarters the girl went back 10 i've
with Livingston. She was sent 10 school.
Mrs. Smith. her aunt, took her away
from the school aud took her home to her
house, and when the hearing was con-
cluded this morning took the girl home
with her