The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-08
THEY TOOK A RIDE.
Aud Later Mrs. Frelsche Caused
MinardO's Arrest.

A decided sensation was created in Ho
boken last night when Albert Minardo.
a wealthy contractor and married man,
was arreeted on the complaint of pretty
young married woman, who charged him
with indecent assault. Immediately
after being arrested Minardo was admit
ted to bail in the sum of $500. He says it
is case of blackmail and he has engaged
Judge Daily to defend him.
Minardo has received more contracts
from the Hoboken Council than all other
contractors combined, and is reputed to
be we'll to do, although some of his con-
tracts are tied up in litigation. He lives
In good STYLE with his family at No. AL
Garden street. His friends say that he is
passionately fond of adventure.
At No. $40 Bloomfield street, John
Frelsche operates saloon. He has wife,
named Mart ha, who is remarkably pretty.
She occasionally acts in the capacity of
barmaid. In this saloon Minardo spent
great deal of his time and dollars. :.
On Saturday morning Minardo entered
the saloon and asked Frelsche TO take q
ride in his buggy. Frelsche agreed to do
so, but when Mlnardo orove around with
his team in the afternoon, Frelsche said
he was too busy to go. Then Minardo
asked Mrs. Frelsche to accompany him,
and she did SO with the consent of her
husband,
THE SEQUEL
About ten O'Clock that night Mrs.
Frelsche returned. Her hair was dis
heveled and she was in fainting con-
dition. She told her husband a story
which made him lose all faith in Minardo.
The following morning Mrs. Frelsche
and her husband visited Recorder Nc
Donough, and this is the story Mrs.
Frelsche told:-
"Mr. Minardo drove to Weitkamp's
saloon on the boundary line between
Jersey City and Hoboken, and had
glass of soda water although he tried to
prevail on me to drink wine. Then he
drove to Union Hill when we entered
saloon, On the road l had complained
of feeling chilled, and Minardo, without
consulting me, ordered two hot whiskeys
refused to drink it, Then he ordered
wine, but / would not drink that either.
Finally, drank about half the glass of
hot whskey. Then Minardo drove along
the road for about five miles.
AT ROAD HOUSE.
'It was growing dark and l asked him
to drive me home. He said he would us
soon as we had visited road house kept
by a friend of his.
"We entered the place, and although l
did not like its appearance l had implicit
confidence in Minardo, as he had always
conducted himself as a gentleman. We
entered a room off the barroom. A
woman ran the place and waited on us.
While in this room Minardo made an in
sulting proposition, and l started to
leave the room when he detained me. My
screams brought the woman in, and l
asked her to procure some conveyance to
take me to Hoboken, and / promised to
reward her literally. She said IL was i'm
possible.
FEIGNED REPENTANCE.
"Then Minardo expressed great peni-
tence for what he had done. He ap-
peared so sincere, and as l had no other
way of reaching Hoboken l ventured in
the buggy again. When we reached
lonely portion of the boulevard Minardo
again attempted liberties with me, but l
successfully resisted him. When the out
skirts of Hoboken were reached Jumped
from the buggy and walked home"
Minardo was taken into custody by
Detective Nelson yesterday afternoon.