The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-23
DID STEAL FOR BREAD.
Pathetic Scene at the Ar
r~aignment of Edward
Block This Morning.
HIS BRAVE YOUNG WIFE.
She Gets. Up From a Sick Bed 70
Offer Him Consolation In
bis Disgrace.
HIS BRAVE YOUNG WIFE

Edward Bio ok, the we'll dressed young
man who created so much excitement on
Exchange Place yesterday afternoon by
stealing a watch from John B. Cogswell
of Bay street, the full particulars OF which
We're published exclusively in The JERSEY
| CITY NEWS last evening. was arraigned
before Justice O'Donnell at the First
District Police Court this morning. On
the first bench in the court room sat Mrs.
Block, the accused mans young wife, and
Miss Block, his sister. Mrs. Block was
lying ill at home yesterday afternoon,
but as soon as she heard Of the arrest OF
her husband she determined to get up and
attendthe trial. Miss Block pleaded with
her to remain bed. as she was in no con-
dition to leave her home.
A BRAVE WIFE.
Her pleadings, however, were in vain,
and early this morning Mrs Brock rose
from her bed and came over to court. Her
sister inlaw accompanied her, and while
in court they attracted much attention.
Mrs. Brock is o very pretty woman, and
her neat brown dress and black lace hat
gave her q decidedly attractive appearance.
The pallor of her face plainly showed the
strain that her nerves, weakened by
sickness, were being subjected to. When
Court Officer Pearson opened the door of
the prisoners dock and called out the
name of her husband, she was unable to
retain the composure she was trying hard
to retain, broke down completely and her
eyes began to I'LL with tears When
Brock walked into the prisoners pen she
sobbed bitterly and not once during his
trial did she take her handkerchief from
her eyes. ~
Block plainly showed the disgrace he
felt, and with his head bowed he answered
the questions put to him by Judge
O'Dennell.
Block" said the Judge, lyon are
charged with larceny from the person.
What have you to say for yourself? Do
you wish an examination, or do you plead
guiltyw
81 PLEAD GUILTY"
"No," said Block in despair, Il don't
desire an examination. l know | am
guilty and desire to plead so.
I committed the act while l was
under the influence of liquor. which I had
taken to brace me up, as | had given up
all hope of ever again securing employ
ment. Iplead guilty."
This admission caused his wife to sob
all the more, and as he was taken back to
the prisoners dock, where there were a
dozen or more tramps awaiting trial for
drunkenness, she rose from her seat as ii
to stop him, and as the door was slammed
shut she dropped back into her seat and
gave vent to her feelings in sobs that
could be heard in any part of the court
room.
Judge O'Donne held Block in $500
bail to await the action of the Grand
Jury.
Adolph Swartz, of No. 314 Stanton
street, New York, who saw the robbery
committed, IN his testimony repeated the
feet published in yesterdays JERSEY
CITY NEWS.
THEIR HARD LOT.
Mrs. Block, when interviewed by a re-
porter of THE NEWS after the trial, said:
MY husband has been out of employ
/ ment for over six months. During that
time he has tried hard to secure work. but
luck was against us, and he met with no
success. He has always been a steady
man and a hard worker. l am at a loss to
know how he could have forgot himself
SO far as to disgrace himself by this act.
Since he has been out of work his mother
has kindly furnished us with funds
enough to allow us to barely get along,
In reply to a query, she said that they
had been married three years and have no
children.
Mrs. Block left the court room after the
trial In search of q bondsman.