The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-10
SHE WHIPPED 4 GIANT
A Plucky Amazon Makes
Her Landlord Run-Her
Tale in Court.

The pedestrians who were on Commu
nipaw avenue, near me Fou tn precinct
police station, shortly after ten o'clock
this morning. witnessed Il lively scrap, IN
which Thomas McGuiness, the well
known art. counoiseur ana member Oh
the Jersey City Athletic Club, played q
leading part. His assistant was MIS-.
Mary Caldwell, who keeps u small 2roc-
cry store at No. 100 Grand %:street. Mrs.
Caldwell met McGutness At Madison ave-
nue. and Immediately started To wipe up
Der of -right-hanGers which wou,d
have dazed Champion Corbett.
McGuiness. who Is over SIX
feet tall, and built in proportion
was unable to make any defence, uud ne
rau to tue Fourth precinct station mouse
for protection. IA he ran across the
street, the Infatuated woman hurled the
boJtls of milk, which she carried, at his
head. 1t grazed his right ear, ana leii
with q crash TO the sidewalk.
Constable Meyer just then hove INTO
sight and he took Mrs. Caldwell to the
Third Criminal Court. where Justice
kimDerly was trying u number OF cases
She rushed into the court room pansang !
like a steam engine aud nearly causen a
panic as she ran up to the desk and began
TO yell at the Judge:-
MR.. M'GUINESS'S STORY.
After several vain attempts Detective
Hottie managed TO secure order aud NC
Guinness was placed Oh the witness stand.
He said;that he was the owner Oh thelouse
in which Mrs. Caldwell's store is located,
and that she assaulted him because ne
pressed her for the rent which he Claimed
she owed him.
ION Monday night" said he, when l
called at the store and asKed FOR the
rent, she said she would kill me II l ala
not leave the premises. | left, fearing tna5
she would carry out the threat. This
morning as I came walking up The street,
| found her waiting for me at Madison
avenue. AS approached her. she began
abusing me. She hit me several times
with her fist. aud this lump that l now
have on my right temple. was raised ny
her fist. I ran to the police station for
protection. She threw the bottle Oh milk
at me-"
"a coNTEMPTIBLE CUR"
The fun began when Mrs. Caldweii "aS
placed on the stand.
"This contemplate cur" said sne'
poinJiug to McGuiness, VINO was crouch
ing in a corner of the court room, mas
bounded me until l am nearly mad. he
got NV husband to take his store by send
ing decoy letters from supposed friends In
which he told what a lucrative susinsss
could be established III his rattletrap
house, My husband was inveigled into
taking the store, and as a
result he has lost hundreds OF
dollars and had to give a cnattel mort
gage on his goods. We sold on an aver
age of forty cents worth OF goods a day
aud now this shameless old dog IS
bounding US for the SIS which we still
owe hiIn. :,
He ought to sell out and go west. |
thraateoed 10 lick him aud it is only out
of respect to the court that | restrain
myself from keeping my threat right
now"
WANTS MORE RE VENICE.
'I'm not through with him yet, and l
will make him SICK IL ever again lay my
hands OH him."
While his assailaut was heaping this
abuse on him McGuiness turned pale.
and crouched still farther into his corner.
A few minutes later he became very i'll,
and Captain McKaig t~elephoned for city
physiciau Everitt. When the doctor ar
rived he found the art connoisseur
seriously i'll with nervous excitement.
He was taken home In \ carriage.
Judge Kimmerlv held Mira. Caldwell in
$500 bail to keep the peace.
HAD ANOTHER FIGHT.
: Mr.. D. Van Wrinkle. the well known
real estate dealer. who acts as an agent
for Mr.. McGuiness, also had a lively tilt
with Mrs, Cald we'll on Monday night. Van
Wipkle was instructed by McGuiness to
get the rent due him and Van Wrinkle,
who was attired IN his best, went TO carry
out the order AS soon as Mrs. Caldwell
learned his mission she grabbed a bucket
of water and before the real estate agent
could get out of the way he received the
entire contents full i'll the face. Van
Wrinkle tried to keep the story quiet, but
the fact leaked out this morning.