The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-16
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TWO TAGHSPRUCK BOYS
Enticed Away From Home
by Their Teacher, a
Christian Brother.
PROF. MACKEY's FORESIGHT.
Suspicious of the Actor-Broiher's
True Character, He lnyes.i-
gates and Lands Him
in Jail.
PROF. MACKEY's FORESIGHT.

Prof. James Macksy of 9Ithsa High
School was instrumental Ia saving two
foolish boys from going to thesbad and
having a talented. honored, butadepraved
and mischievous fellow put behind the
bars for abduction. The distfnguis he'd
prisoner is Brother "Arminus." who was
employed as q tutor In the Christian
Brothers. school IN the Immaculate Con-
ception parish at Baltimore.
1t is a high grads school and is patron
lied by the prominent Catholic families.
Among the students were two fifteen
year old boys. Theodore Eschbach and
Thomas Martin. They are romantic
lads, ambitious to becoms actors.
Brother Arniuus, whose legal name is
Thomas Newland. secretly encouraged
the boys. aud in the ~parlance of the
street. "jollied" them. Their am
billions would DO satisfied as
he could place them. He spun a
pretty yarn about ibis influence with
theatrical managers, and represen ted
that he had for several years been the
manager of the Kats Claxton Company.
He would start them at once as stars
ard would orgauizs q company. He
Stained he was related to the Vre Stands
of this city, all mftIionaries who would
supply all the money required to back
the venture.
The boys Believed him and were per-
suaded to leave she Monumental City rem
days ago with Newland. 1t is presumed
they appropriated all the aysiia BILE cash
they could. 1t is known that Newland
lifted what did not belong to him, and
grand larceny may be added to the list of
complaints against him. The combined
capital WAS quickly expended in doing
the Metropolis.
CALLED ON PROF. IAcKEY.
Newland did not draw on the Vree-
lands, whose purses were all open to
him. but Young Escnbach called on Prof.
| Mackey at his home. No. $50 Fifth street.
The professor Is q friend of the Eschbach
Newlann and young Martha 2 were
with him. Esohbscn'sr story was
that they had come TO New York
to procure an engagement as footlight
tavorites, and insisted ne had the sane
ton of his parents. Prof. Mac9ey re-
call again. His suspicious were aroused.
and he promptly communicated with a
sister of young Eschbach, and consulted
Brother Gustavus4 of ST.. Mary's
parish. A reply was written by
the young woman in Baltimore
before conferrlug with her parents.
She was confident that her brother who is
wilful had not received his parents con
sent and his companion was the son of "A
man of influence and well known. She
asked hat the boys be detained. They
called again on Tuesday and Professor
Mackey supplied them with money aud
told them to call again yesterday. They
Shortly aft .r they left his lone the Pro-
fessor received q letter from Baltimore
requesting him to send the Martin hoy
home aud hold young Eschbach. Had
this letter arrived an hour earlier the
boys would not have fallen into the hands
of the New York Police.
NEWLAND AN IMPoST0R.
A communication from the provincial
of the Baltimore district arrived in the
same mail for Brother Gustavus. Nav
land had cleverly imposed upon them
and they desired thathe be a~pprehended
and punished. He had taken a consider
able sum of money ahd had raidsd the
wardrobe of the ,nonae. The Provincial
also charged him with abducting the boys
whose relatives had been prostrated by
grief and anxiety. Prof. Mackey and
Brother Gustavus had decided to take
action today. but the mother of young
Martin having learned from Prof.
Mackey's letter where her boys was.
communicated with the Nav York
police. Inspector McAvoy located News
land and the boys at THE boarding house,
No. 1913 West Twenty-first street and
arrested the srio. Newland had informed
the keeper or the house that he was an
actor, aud the boys his pupils. .Newland
na. an unsavory record. Prot. Mackey
sent . message last night TO Superinten~
dent Byrnes asking hat the prisoners
be detained until this afternoon,
when he aud Brother 1Gustavus will WISH
the Chief OF the New York police depart
ment about the disposition OF Newlan d
Prof. Mackey will take charge OF this
stage struck lads who will gladly g,
back.