The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-02
MRS. HAR7Y'S FRIEND
A SeVenteen-Y Year-O1d Wife
Missing. and Michael
McGrath Has Her
Ring.
A SOUTH BEACH INCIDENT.
They Met by Chance and Parted in
the Dance-Young Hus-
bind Glares.

There is young man locked in cell
at the Third precinct police station since
yesterday noon charged with disorderly
conduct. This morning he had hearing
before Justice Davis and was remanded
for further examination. The case is a
mysterious one and may furnish sensa-
tion.
Yesterday, about noon, Detective Clay
Keenan,, who has been on the lookout for
suspicious characters noticed a young
man lettering in the rear of the Court
House. The young man was pacing up
and down and appeared greatly worried,
Detective Keenan, told Policeman Briody
to look out for the fellow. The policeman.
after watching him for time concluded
that he.was either not all right mentally
or was up to some crooked work and
placed him md e. arrest.
A PRETTY GOLD RING.
AT the police station the prisoner said
he was Michael McGrath of No. 302 Sixth
street. Upon being searched a pretty
possession. McGrath did his utmost to
hide it but the police secured it.
The prisoner was questioned closely as to
when and where he had secured the
ring, but for long time he refused to
divulge the source from which he got
it. Finally, when the police ex-
pressed the belief that he was a sneak
thief and had stolen the ring he busted
OUT
"rbat ring belongs to married wo-
man, whom had down to South Beach
on Tuesday night"
The prisoner was further questioned,
and finally he said that the ring was
LII I1.x
seventeen-year-old married woman who
lived somewhere on Sixth street. Nc
Grath was locked up while the police
started to investigate his story.
MRS. MAMIE's HUSBAND.
That the prisoners was partially true
was proven this morning when Mamie
Harty's young husband appeared in court
since last Tuesday morning. He identi-
fed the ring taken from the
prisoner as the ring which he
had given to his wife when they
were married year and half ago. The
husband glared at the prisoner. He told
before. McGrath did not appear to be
able 10 give a good account of himself
and was again locked up.
THE PRIsoNER's STORY.
Through the courtesy of The sergeant
in charge. was allowed to talk with the
prisoner in his cell this morning. He
was poorly attired. but talked Intelligent
" enough.
I'd like. Co get out of heFe,"- he said.
"I don't know what was arrested for.
II Mrs. Harty is missing, don't know
where she is."
"When did you see her last?" I asked.
eat South Beach at half-past eleven
o'clock, on Tuesday night" he replied.
''She was on one of the dancing plat
forms and refused to come home with
me-"
"Did you know Mrs. Harty before Tues
day nightr"
eyes, / knew her by sight. having met
her once or twice at Mitcnells boat house
at the foot of Sixth street. On Tuesday
was walking, through Hamilton
Park when met Mamie Ken
nedy. Mamie is my best girl.
Mrs. Harty was with Mamie. Mamie
said she did not like to go home and
would like TO go to South Beach. Mrs.
Harty appeared willing to go too.
agreed to take them, and we went
and took the train for the beach.
We all had good time there, and about
half past eleven O'Clock | asked the girls
to go home. Mrs. Harty was dancing ana
said she intended to stay. Then asked
her to meet me again. She said she would
anu gave ING uer ring. que
said could give her the ring when we
met again. When left her gave her
fifteen cents to pay her way home. That
was the last saw of her."
Mrs. Harty is described as being a
pretty young woman, only seventeen
years old. The police are inclined to dis
credit the theory that she met with foul
play. They think. that on account of re-
manning away from home so long she
breads the wrath Of her husband.