The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-16
FAIqHLESS SPOUSES.
Au Epidemic of E1ope-
ments, It Seems--Dr.
Holcombe Caught.
NOT SAVED BY KINDNESS.
The Wife of a HobOken Man, Once
Forgiven, Again Betrays
Him.

Mrs. Mccartney, the handsome wife
Of Hoboken restaurant keeper is miss
ing. So is Walter Benton, good looking
young man who had been employed
as head waiter in the restaur-
rant. Incidentally. $3.50 Of the restaurant
keepers cash is also gone. The husband
of the woman does not hesitate to say
that his wife, Benton and the cash went
of simultaneously and in company, and
he hopes that his wife will never return.
Samuel Mccartney is the name of
the duped husband. Els is hearty.
conducts "The Model" restaurant at
No. l6 Newark street. He has been III
the business for some time in Brooklyn
and Jersey Citv, and has been fairly sue
cessful. His wife has jet blacS hair and
eyes that sparkle. She has a perfect form.
and might be called a very beautiful
woman. The couple had four children.
Mrs. McCarJnev, according to all the re-
ports one now hears from her neighDors,
had very lively disposition. She was
not adverse TO Irritation on the street or
at the theatre. The neigh bors have seen
her returning at unreasonable hours, and
Thought 1t strange that there had not been
rumpus in the McC rtney household, u
the husband could not have been blind to
what was going on.
AN OLD SCANDAL
But the husband was not blind. He
had many reasons for doubling his hand
some wife. He remembered how four
years ago, when he owned a restaurant in
Brooklyn, she had fed with Treasurer
Harmon of the Lyceum Theatre.
On that occasion Mccartney met
his wife and her paramour in
front of the theatre. and he pummeled
Harmon into insensibility. The case ap-
i,xt = tt,or OF h
created quite some excitement. After
her husband had pummeled Harmon,
Mrs. Mccartney begged to be taken hack.
and the good natured fellow could not re-
sst her fearful pleadtngs and promises to
reform.
1t was about two months ago that Nc
Cartney began to suspect his wife and
Walter Benton. The husband noticed
that on Benton's night off Mrs. Mccartney
was won't to stay out later than usual.
One night last week the husband caught
Benton aud his wife drinking together in
saloon uptown in Hoboken. There was
strong scene there.
THIS END OF 1T,
On Wednesday night about eight O'Clock
Mrs. Mccartney left the restaurant. Half
an hour later Benton left the restaurant
pretending he was i'll. 1t was almost day
break when Mrs. Mccartney returned.
Her husband questioned her as to
made evasive answers. Finally she
said she had been visiting some friends
In Jersey City. Mccartney said he did
not believe her, and putting on his hat
and coat, started for this city. He found
that his wife had deceived him and hur-
ried back to Hoboken.
Arriving a5 the restaurant he found
everything In confusion, showing that his
wife had fed, taking everything portable
with her. One of the children told her
father that Benton had been there during
his absence and the couple had gone
away together.
INHERITED SHAME.
The name of Emma Mccartney, the six
teen-year-old daughter of the couple. has
appeared In the newspapers several times
The daughter inherits the mothers beauty
and manv of her traits. She was ballet
girl at Eldorado, and figured in many es-
capades. About month ago she was ar
rested in notorious dive on Stanton
street, New York, and she is at present in
the custody OF MI. Gerry's society.