The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-11
Her DEADLY CURSE.
John Pascoe Carried to His
Home Para1yzed:;and
Dying.
THEN MRS. MACK SANG.
a Woman Who Terrorized a Neigh
borhood Has Wierd Revenge
on Her Prosecutor.

Jonn Pasooe was hard working me-
cnanlc, who lived with bis wife and five
Gntioren IN apartments on the second
noor Oh the tenement house, No. 129 Hop
Klns avenue. The Pascoe household was
a happy one until some few mouths AGO.
Then ii was that Mrs. Mack, a middle.
aged woman, with jet black hair and
piercing eyes of the same color. who lived
on the ground floor of the tenement bes
came terror to all the tens ants. Mrs,
MACK was possessed of vindictive nature
ana annoyed all the people in the house.
one beat the children, called everybody vile
names and made herself so obnoxious
Ghae the tenants complained to Mr.. Hut.
Ton, the landlord OF the premises. and
although Mrs. Mack paid her rent regu,
lariy, he was compelled to order her out
OF lose his other tenants Accordingly
Mr.. Hutton served the notice.
Inc notlceswas the cause of Mrs Mack
becoming more vindictive than ever. She
cursed all she tenants, beat their children
and did everything in her power to make
things disagreeable. One day last week.
Twelve year old Emily Pascoe, a pretty
child. was going up stairs when
Mrs. Mark, who seemed to cherish a
special hatred for the Pasooe family
caught hold of her. beat her with her fist
and pulled her hair,I until the child
screamed with pain. This was more
IMAM the ch1ld's parents could bear,
aud they visited Justice Davis's court
on Thursday and had a warrant issued for
Mrs. Mack's arrest and their action was
iapplauded by all the tenants in the
house.
THE CURSE.
On Friday morning. Mrs. Mack was ar
raigned before Justice Davis. There was
big crowd of women in the court
room to hear the proceedings. 1t
was the first time that Mrs. Pas
coe, a pale. brown eyed woman, subject
TO heaRc disease, was ever in court
and tremblingiy she told how Mrs. Mack
had annoyed her and beaten her child
Little Emily told STRAIGHTFORWARD story
which showed there was not the slightest
provocatlon for the assault. Mrs. Mack
boldly took the stand and denied every
thing. Several witnesses testified 10 the
vicious disposition of Mrs. Mack. and
Justice Davis made her furnish bail to
keep the peace.
AS the women were filing out of the
court room, Mrs. Mack turned on the
stairs and waited for Mrs. Pascoe. When
Mrs. Pascee came out, Mrs. Mack con-
fronted her. Mrs. Maek's eyes were
ablaze with anger land when Mrs. Pascoe
saw them. her faced paled.
You will rue this" Mrs. Mack hissed,
as she caught Mrs. Pascoe by the arm
II cursed your husband this morning.
and he will never return TO you alive.
A1ark WQaG say.
The words and the manner in which
they were spoken. shocked Mrs. Pascee so
that she reeied and would have fallen
had not some neighbors caught her, and
brought her home. Fo these neigh bors
Mrs. Pascoe told what Mrs. Mack had
said and they laughed and tried to cheer
Mrs. Pascoe, but the werds of the woman
rang in her ears.
While all this was happening, John
Pascoe was at work az his trade as a
blacksmith in Untoa Hill neer the Schuet-
zen Park. He had left the house in the
best of spirits after kissing his wife and
children,
THE FULFILLMENT.
About a quarter past six a carriage
drove up to No. l99 HOPKINS avenue, and
the driver asked the tenants on which
noor Mrs. Pascoe lived. The tenants, be-
lieviDg that something was wrong.
gathered on the sidewalk. Mrs. Pascoe
was told that her husband was unweN,
and with q despafring CRY she sank
to the sidewalk and was carried
up stairs in q fainting condition and a
few minutes later John Pascoe, who had
left the house well and sound and who
had never known days sickness was
carried upstairs in dying con-
dition- DR.. Mclean was hastily
summoned. He diagnosed the
overworked. The aecJer tried hard TO
save the mans life but his efforts were IN
vain, and at half past nine O'Clock John
Pascoe died. without rsgaining conscious
ness.
While Mr.. Pascee was dying, according
to che stories chat were told me by HRS.
Pascoe and the nejshbors this morning.
Mrs. Mack acted nxorelike Aend than q
human being. Shespraneed tp and down
the hallway, singing loudly, One would
think that the mRh'S deaSh might cause
the woman to cease, but it seemed to
make her worse.
'Good for him." she cried at the top of
her voice
Il told yeu my curse would kill him."
she screamed.
Yesterday afternoon John Psseoe was
buried. On the second floor of the house
there was a sad scene. Clustered
about the coffln were the
widow and her 6ve little
ones, some of whom happily were not old
enough to realize what was going on.
The pastor OF the Summi5 avenue G6rrnan
Church conducted a simple burial service.
Even while the burial service was going
on. 1t is said, Mrs. Mack went throuEh
the hallway singing ana making all the
noise possible and she laughed hysteri-
cally when the body was being placed in
the hsarse.
Mrs. Maok's door was locked when I
was at the house this morning. All tAe
neighhors dread her ana win be glad
when she rovts away.
DIED.