The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-06
Confessions Extorted from
a Weak Woman by
Means of a Hobo
ken Warrant.
THEN NO PROSECUTION.
Shameful Result of William b
Timmoas' Pursuit of his
Wife Through De-
tectiyes.

William Edgerton, of No. 34S Union
street, and Mrs. Emily Louise Timmons,
of No. SO Jefferson avenue, Brooklyn
were arrested in Room "A, of Busch's
Hotel. Hoboken, last night. charged with
open lewdness. The arrest was made by
Detective Gallagher, on a warrant issued
by Acting Recorder Barck on complaint
of William Fl. Timmons, the husband OF
the woman.
Timmons was formerly a wellknowR
turf man. He was married TO his wife.
then Miss Emily Louise Wareing. at
Brooklyn. on October 81 1891. Timmons fit-
ted up his home at No. TAI Putnam avenue.
in grand style. A month after their mar
riage, Timmons became suspicious of his
wife and especially of George F. Ahrens.
Of the firm of Oyerton, Ahrens, Boyden
& Co., Newark shoe dealers.
This suspicion was only a sus-
pic1on till last March, when
charged him with being intimate with his
wife. This. Ahrens positively denied,
but the latter became convinced from
Ahrens' conduct that his charge was
true, so that night he returned to his
home in Brooklyn, and sent the wife TO
at No. 73 Clifton place. When he mar
ried his wife, he made her joint owner OF
his home at No. 741 Putnam avenue.
When he drove her from home, she went
to board with Mr.. Winton, VINO advised
her to engage the services OF George H.
Alexander, Counsellor-at-law, to defend
her rights in the property. The matter
was afterwards compromised by the hus-
band giving the wife $1,000, for which
she released all her rights and title To the
| property.
BAD. BUT SLY.
She afterwards led very loose life and
became Intimate with several men. The
husband was unable to secure positive
evidence, however, against her, though
| he hired private detectives.
Yesterday Private Detective Russell
saw Mrs. Timmons and two men leave
Mrs. Timmons' fathers house. No. 6S
Jefferson avenue. Brooklyn, together.
They crossed the bridge and then entered
a cab. They drove down Barclay street.
| then up TO Twenty-seoond street. between
Sixth and Seventh avenues. One OF the
| men entered a house there. but returned
| in few minutes and re-entered the cab.
They then drove down to Christopher
street, and over to Hoboken to Busch'S
Hotel. Here Russell and Timmons
saw them enter and register as w. c.
| johnson and wife of Chicago. Timmons
| hurried to the Recorders Court and
| Acting Recorder Barck issued the war
rant which was placed in the hanas of
| Detective Gallagher. Gallagher went to
| the hotel with Russell and found the man
and woman in room No. A, drinking
| champagne.
FORCED CONFESSIONS
They were surprised at their arrest.
| Timmons was sent for, but his wife said
| she didn't care for him, but instead was
| in love with Edgerton. For some four
| hours the detectives, Timmons. Edgerton
ana the woman remained together, the
husband trying TO get the wife TO confess
| her intimacy with several men. TiEs-
mons and his wife were left alone Tor
| half hour, and then all hands
| came together again, and Mrs.
| sions In the first she said she
| had been intimate with George Ahrens,
| OF Newark, whose residence is at No. IS
| Ross street, Brooklyn, on several occaS-
| ions, also with George H. Alexander. a
| lawyer, whose Office is in the Oriental
| Building, No.2,5S1 Atlantic street, Brook
| lyn.
When these affidavits were prepared
| the couple were arrested and arraigned
| before Acting Recorder Barck. Mrs.
| T!mmons signed the affidavit and Recor-
| der Barck as a Justice of the Peaco
| acknowledged them. She said the COM
| fessions were made at her own free will.
Edgerton and Mrs. Timmons were
| locked up all night, This morning they
were arrRigned before Acting Recorder
| Barck. He told them OF the complaint
| on which they were arrested and asked
| them il they were guilty or not guilty.
mot guilty." both answered.
rs the complainant presentW ne
asked.
Tlmmons was not present, and so the
Acting Recorder discharged both.
They left the court room smiling.