The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-26
INCORRIGIBLE SUSAN.

Arrested Eighty Times, Yet Tells the
Same Old Story.
Susan Trainor, who has had The pleas
ure of being arrested by the Hoboken
police some seventy or eighty times, was
again prisoner Saturday night. Susan
is a great character, ana it can be safely
said that every eleven months out OF
twelve for the past eight years she has
spent in Jail. Susan's age is an unknown
quantity. The past two years she has
been booked as thirty-five yesterday she
was put down as thirty-seven.
Susan WAS released from the Peuitentl=
arv Saturday afternoon. She was driven
into the Five Corners, and there left TO
get to Hoboken as best she could. Being
thirsty she had fine schooner OF mixed
ale in the first saloon she espled, Then
she started for Hoboken. AT every second
saloon she mad drink, so that by the
time she reached HobOken she was boil
iEg drunk. There she was taken In hand
by gang of roughs. and was dancing
naked wnen the officer arrested her. He
summoned the patrol wagon, aud dressed
as best the officers could dress her, she
was taken TO the lookup. AS soon as
placed in a cell. she lay down on the
hard plank and went to sleep.
Susan has gone through this routine
regularly for years. AS soon as she is let
out she begins drinking. and reaches Ho-
boken in a drunken state. Here she Is
generally taken in hand by drunken
set of roughs, and is generally arrested
before the night is over.
4 Despite her debauchery she is tolerably
good looking and intelligent. She always
insists on making her toilet before being
arraigned before Recorder McDonough.
Yesterday was no exception to the rule.
She asked for comb Eand brush. looking
oIass. water and towel. Janitor Ger
man let her have all. She fixed up in
great shape. so that when Captain
Aldoretta brought her before His Honor,
she looked anything but woman
anxious to dance in her nakedness.
'Well, well. well. back again, Susie.
You had to come to see me as soon as you
got out" said the Recorder.
.It's the officers fault. not mlne," re-
piled Susie.
But you were drunk, now weren'tyou.
Susies"
s.No. your Honor. had big bundle,
and in carrying it became overheated." !"
1.-The same ola story. Susie"
Let me go, your Honor"
mot Today, Susie.
LET me 60, your Honor. My sister
W as to see me in Jail and she has place
for me to go to in the morning."
..Oh, that's a chestnut, SUSIE" reptile d
the Recorder, and Susie was led back. aud
for the next sixty days will be the guest
OF Jaiior Davis.
When the Recorder told Susie she
would be sent TO the County Jail instead
of to- the Penitentiary. Susie objected.
"Don't send me there. your Homo r,''
she said. ''If you do, they'll rob me of
the few pennies I've got. They're ter
rible up there, your Honor
But the Recorder wouldn't change his
decision.
Susie came near teing killed some five
wears ago In Hoboken. She had, as usual.
| indulged after being let out, and reached
Hoboken pretty full. She was walking
across the Erie Tracks at the foot OF First
street, when she was struck by locomo-
tive aud hurled a hundred feet aside.
She was taken to the hospital horribly
mangled. She recovered. however, and
the first day out got drunk and was ar
rested.
At another time her sister persuaded
her to 20 out West with her, in The hope
of reforming her. She went, and Was
away six months. But she tired. and
returned to Hoboken, getting drunk and
arrested tue first day.
Susie is a magnificent cook. and is
handy about the Jail or Penitent!ary.
When sober she is as clean as can be.