The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-19
STOLE His OWN BABY.
Its Mother Was Living
With a Red Hairded
Man in Hoboken.
A KNOCK DOWN BLOW FOR HER.
But Sympathetic People Interfered
Tables Turned in the
Recorders Court.

Shortly before seven o'clock last night
when the neighborhood OF the Hoboken
Ferry House was crowded with persons
hurrying homeward from New York. an
exciting scene occurred which attracted
hundreds of people.
A tall, well dressed and good looking
young man was seen harrying through
the crowd holding a pretty little girl by
the hand. The little girl was crying and
the young man was endeavoring to stif1e
her cries with handkerchief. AS the
young man, pale and breathless, made
way through the crowd and everybody
wondered what it all meant, a woman's
voice was heard crying:-
stop him! Stop him, for Gods sakel
He is kidnapping my child"
The next moment a handsome young
WON an. with her dark hair all dis
evelled, rushed up. The young man,
when he caught sight of the woman. in
creased his speed, and the little girl cried
all the louder.
'Will somebody stop himS" the woman
begged pite ously, as the young man and
his companions started to enter the ferry
house.
KNOCKED HER DOWN.
A pie of men caught hold of the
young mans arm. The young man
wrenched himself free just as the woman
came up She grabbed him by the hair
and he dealt her a fearful blow in the
face, telling her to the ground. The
crowd then gathered around the Young
man and would have done him bodily
harm had not Policeman joseph Kenny
come up and inquired what the trouble
was.
THAT man is trying to steal my child"
said the woman.
THE child is as much mine as her's,0
said the young man.
''Oh papaI oh mammal cried the little
girl.
Policeman Kenny decided to bring the
Grio to the police station. A crowd of
about 800 people followed the party. At
the station house the young man said he
was Joseph +. Thompson, twenty-four
years old, of No. "a Roosevelt street, New
York, and that the woman was his wife.
He would not say anything further and
was locked up on charge Of assault and
battery preferred by his wifa. The child
was allowed to depart with the mother.
TABLES TURNED IN COURT.
This morning at the examination be-
fore Acting Recorder Rusch spicy story
developed. When Thompson was ar
raigned before the Recorder he hung his
head. AS Mrs. Thompson was about to
be sworn she asked:-
(which name will give, Judge, Mrs.
Thompson or my other name?"
What do you mean" asked the Re-
corder in surprise.
81 will tell you what she Means
judge" said Thompson bursting into
tears 81 married this woman three years
ago in Catholic church IN New York
| We lived together two years and had one
child, the little girl l tried TO get last
| night One day my wife and child dis
| appeared. searched high and low for
them. l did not care for nay wife after
the way she had treated nae, but wanted
| my child. A couple of days ago friend
of mine told me thas my wife was living
with man named William Dempsey at
| No. 20 Hudson street, Hoboken. Last
night came over here for the sole pur-
pose of getting my child. l waited out
side the house until my little girl came
out and she came with me willingly
During Thompson's recital, his wife
maintained brazen front and the little
girl was sobbing. The woman admitted
| the truth of the story, but said that
Thompson would not provide for her.
Ih1le the woman was talking, q red-
haired uncouth looking fellow poked his
head in the court room door.
"Where is Dempsey now." said Thomp-
son to the Court
Dempsey Withdrew.
Catch that fellow and bring him be-
| fore me-" said the Recorder
Doormen Breen and Aldoretta started
out. Dempsey was making lively tracks
up Newark street but was soon over
| hauled by the policemen and brought
into Court He had nothing to say, ahd
| the Recorder decided 10 hof1 all three
pending further examination.