The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-12
DHLUSION OR MURDER.
Mrs. Hollands Queer Story
of a Year Old BabY's
Death.

There is woman locked up in Hobo
ken Police Headquarters named Annie
Holland. She was arrested on a warrant,
yesterday, on a charge of being drunk
ana disorderly. She created seems at
the funeral of a child and would not
allow Undertaken O'Hara to bury the
body until an inquest was held. The
child was buried. but the woman told
such a straightforward story to re.
porter for The JERSEY CITY NEWS, who
saw her In a cell at the police station,
last night, that the police are making an
investigation, and the little body may DO
d1sinterred. The woman tells a strange
story, indeed.
Twelve years ago Annie McKeever was
one OF the prettiest girls In the Eighth
ward OF New York. She met Joe Hol-
land OF Hoboken and fell in love with
him. They were married aud lived in
New York for six years. during which
time the couple had three children. Acc
cording to the story told by Mrs. Holland.
last night, Holland then began to beat
and neglect her and finally deserted her
and her three children. She lost all trace
Of MIN until about two years ago. and
then she learned that her husband had
married another girl in Hoboken named
Tessie Howard, aud that after she had
Mrs. Holland sought her, recreant hus.
baud out and about three months ago
came TO live with MIN in apartments at
No. SO Clinton street. Her children she
left IN New YORK, but the two children
by the Howard woman remained with
| the couple.
Holland and his wife, according to the
| neighbors, led cat and dog life. One
night last week according TO the story
| told by the woma2 to the reporter for
The JERSEY CITY NEWS. they had q
serious quarrel. Mrs. Holland
held year old baby in
her arms and she says that
her, that she avoided it, but the blow
struck the child on the head. Mrs. Hel-
| land say that the blood spurted from the
ears and nose of the baby and the child
| was taken with spasnls. On Monday the
| child died without medical attendance.
| Undertaken o. Hara was called in TO take
| charge OF the funeral arrRngements, and
| then Mrs. Holland created the scene
| which led to her arrest. She declared
! that the child had been murdered and
| that she would see that the body would
| not be buried until the County Physician
had seen it. All the efforts of the under
taker TO pacify the woman were unaVail-
ing.
Undertaken O'Hara is a very careful
| and conscientious man and he declared
that although there was bruise on the
| ohild's face. iE was not sufficient to cause
death. But the woman would not be
hushed. She went about among the
| neigh bors and declared that the child
had been murdered. Finally Under.
taker 0'Hara appealed to Policeman Nc
Guinness aud Lizzie Carr, a tenant n the
| house, copipialnedi to Recorder Nc
Dopengh ana ou her statement that Mrs.
Holland was drunk and disoFderly, q
WartanJ was issued and Policeman Nc.
Guinness arrested Mrs. Holland at noon,
The funeral was to have taken place aI
that iioar But it had TO be postponed
until three O'Clock.
Tie police say that Mrs. Holland is
drnnkard and they do not attach much
credence to the story. Nevertheless an
investigation is beiug made.