The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-19
A BAY0NNE MISCREANT.
Ladies' and Children Insulted While
Picnicking in the Woods.

One Of the favorite picnic grounds in
Bayonne is in the woods just beyond the
Jersey City line across the canal. scores
of children unaccompanied by any guard
ian wander through the woods gathering
wild flowers in the spring months, and
seldom until lately were they annoyed
in any way. During the past two weeks.
however. a scoundrel has repeatedly in
suited young ladies by his actions and
language.
The wife Of one of the drivers on the
horse car line of the Jersey City and Ber-
gen Railroad Company with her children
and a lady from Bergen Point were gath
erlug flowers a few days & when the
ruf1ian made his appearance. He Is de-
scribed as about twenty-three years OF
age slim built and smooth faced. He used
shocking language to the women and sub
jected them to gross ~indignities.
Parents whose children frequent the
woods have received many complaints.
| Through vacancies on the police force no
| officer patrols that district, and while the
| Chief of police has made every effort to
have the city properly patroled. that sec.
ton Is almost totally ungarded.
Notes.
Americas Engine Company No. Q has
| elected the following NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
J. Ddhls NCOhS 30 Az eso oohh obal
low, Frank Halliday, Samuel Goodman,
| Henry Newman, Louis F.. Minton and
James II. Selover.
Charles c. Wheeler of No. 70 West
Eighth street, son of School Trustee
| Henry A. Wheeler, has left town for q
pleasure trip to San Francisco, Cal.
Having served the requisite number of
wears as an active member of Americus
| Engine Company No. 2, Michael Ryan
has received his exempt certificate.
Constable Cook, Of the Third ward, the
veteran County Court official. will cele-
brate his seventy-third birthday on
Saturday, June 4.
James NJ. Cummings. of West First
street has been appointed to position In
the Brooklyn City Hall.
Several changes have again been made
in the time table of the Central Rail-
road,
Mir. and Mrs. John S. Drewsen of Indi.
apolis, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry A. Anderson of Avenue b.
Newsdealer Siiinsky of East Twenty
first street made q complaint againt
Joseph Lockmaker, q siXteen-year-old
boy who carried papers for him. before
Judge Besher this morning, charging
him with collecting and letaining S13. Ga.
The boy said he had paid Silinsky the
money. He was held for examination.
Ira Beebe's yacht Mascot and Thomas
Reynolds new yacht Alpha were
launched yesterday at Bergen Point.
The latter is one of Designer Burgess
handsome style and will be about the
swiftest yacht on Newark Bay this sea-
sou. MIR. Reynolds friends were out in
force to witness the launching. Elk
School Trustee Hugh H.. Mara, John Il.
Dempsey and Harry Leonard will accom-
pany the owner OF q trip of three days.
duration along the Jersey coast. The
The parties leave Bergen Point Saturday.
The handsome new building of ex-
Coroner Daniel Dempsey on avenue d ard
days ago and yesterday Mr.. Dempsey
took possession.
The residence of W.. S. Daniels on West
Thirty-tifth street was entered by sneak
thieves Friday night and several articles
CT jeWelry were stolen.