The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-27
PRETTY BAD ALL AROUND.
Exposure Follows Pretty Widows
Nfidntcht Chargo

Midnight Charge.
At half past two o'clock this morning a
very pretty young woman. wearing
mourning garments and hatless, with
her jet black hair all dishevelled. rushed
rushed into the Sixth precinct police
station.
"For Gods sake" said she to the Ser
geant at the desk, "send policeman
drunken man broke into my apartments
and attempted TO assault me-"
The Sergeant Immediately despatched
Policeman Gehring to the scene. The
woman accompanied the policeman, but
as the scene of the disturbance was ap-
preached, she showed disposition to
turn the policeman away, but, Ike
woman, she again changed her mind. and
with determined voice she said, NO,
will have him arrested" and hurried
along with the policeman.
Arriving at No. 80 Hutton street, the
policeman found strange state OF a1fa1rs.
The entire neighborhood had been
aroused by the woman's screams and
there were heads poked from all the win
dows in the vicinity. On The sidewalk In
front of the house there were two men
arguing in loud tone OF voice. As the
policeman and the woman approached
they stopped their loud talk and attempt
ed to move away, but the policeman in
tercepted and questioned them.
It's ell right officer" said one OF the
men, whom tile policemen recognized as
William Blum, a weH-known character
of the Heights. "We had little quarrel,
but it's all right now.'
"May be it is," said the policeman, "but
I want to find out what the troHble is"-
and he caught firmer grip on Doth OF
the men.
ST want that man arrested said the
woman, pointing to Blum. HE broke
In NV door ana attempted to enter my
bed room."
"You are not going to have me arrest
ed, Anna?" whined Blum.
"Yes, am, ~ said the woman.
''Oh, don't do it. Annie; think OF the
disgrace" pleaded Blum
Annie was about to reient, but the po-
liceman decided to bring all the parties
10 The police station. There the woman
said she was Mrs. Annie Sannwaldt. q
widow, of No. 81 Hutton street. The man
whom she accused of attempting to as
sault her said he was William FL. Blum, a
carpenter. of No. 80 Hutton street, and
the other fellow said he was Charles II.
McGregor.
On the complaint of the pretty widow,
Blum was locked up on charge of
breaking and entering. and this morning
the trio appeared in Court and the whole
story came out.
According to the testimony adduced be-
fore Justice Birdsall this morning. Blum
has been paying attention to the fair
widow since the death of her husband.
The woman did not deny the relations
existing between them. She said that
Blum had ruined her at picnic last
summer and that he has threatened to
kill her If she did not yield to him since
that time.
1t appears that this morning about a
quarter past two o'clock, Blum, who was
slightly Intoxicated, knocked at the door
of Mrs. Sannwaldt's apartments and she
refused to admit him. Blum heard a
mans voice within and became
furious. He pounded at the
door with his foot until he
broke the panel. As Mrs. Sannwaldt
dashed past him screaming at the top Of
her voice. he grabbed her, but by des-
perate struggle she freed herself and ran
to the police station. Blum then walked
into the WIDOWS apartments and found
McGregor. McGregor is a tenant in the
house, and 1t was apparent that the
widow had been entertaining him. The
rivals glared at each other, talked loudly
but did not come to blows.
Blum furnished bail for examination
tomorrow morning. The pretty widow
says she will not reient, and will prosecute
Blum to the full extent OF tine law.