The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-21
TEE WASHER MASHED
About To Wed A Pretty
Widow When His Identity
Was Made Known.
SIZE WAS REPUTED RICH.
A Woman's Whisper Broke Up the
Marriage CeremonY-The Groom
Sent 10 Jail.

Mrs. Annie Wildenor Is a buxom wild
ow living at No. SO Garden street. Hobo.
ken. She has one child, and on the death
Of her husband, a short time ago. came
Into considerable property and means.
She was much sought after by impe-
cunious young men. but until about two
weeks ago she did not appear to cara for
any Of the young suitors.
Then it was that she met William
Schutzer at a picnic at Pohimann's Pa
vilion. Schutzsr was dressed in the
heighth OF fashion and danced exceed
ingly well. He appeared to bs well sup.
piled with money and spent it freely. He
mads himself very agrssabls to the
young widow aud she was y infatuated
with him. lie toll her that he was y
~bookkeeper earning SIS a week, q
when he escorted her lone after the
picnic he received permission to call upon
her at her home. Schutzer must nave been
aware of the young widows comforts
ole circumstances for he at once paid her
marked attention inc finally proposed
marriage The widow pleaded for time
TO consider. but the young man begged
her TO marry him as speedily as possible.
He said he could not bear TO live without
her.
H WIDOW CONSENTED.
The widow Was completely won by the
young mans ardor aud agreed to marry
MIN. Last night WAS set for the csre-
mony and Pastor Freund was called in to
sf1ciate.
AT nine O'Clock. the hour set for the
marriage to take place Mrs. Wildenor's
apartments We're crowded with guests. A
large table laden with food and delica-
ciaa Ind tsoAn anraud paQr0r Hronnd
had arrived aud everything WAS in readi-
ness FOR the ceremony to procesd. but the
groom did not put in an appearance.
Finally. at halt-past nine o'clock, when
the guests had almost tired OF waiting,
Sch utzar arrived. He WAS attire6 IN
evening dress, aud when the widow saw
him she blushed to the ears. Suddenly
there vas u commotion among the
guests. One OF the women present
rushed up to the widow u WHISPERED
in her ear that Schutzsn was a long
shoresman was on tho Bremer dock aud
that ne seldom earned more than IS per
week. The woman also coufided to the
widow that he was a great "masher. "
and was rsputed to be married To y Ssr-
want girl.
The widow promptly tainted aud the
room was coon III an uproar. Pastor
Freund and several of the guests revived
the widow. but she refused 10 be COM
forted.
"YoU WRETCH" SHE CRIED
Turning to Scnutzsr. who appeared
stupified, she sereetcned.
You wretch. you have deceived me.
l will have nothing more to do with you.
You are a common longshoreman."
Schutzen attempted to expostulate in
vain. The widow WAS angry aud ordered
HIM from the premises. He refused to
go and there were excellent prospects for
a free fight. as several Of the widows
male friends signtfied their Willingness
to assist hur III ejscting Scnustzer.
Word was ssnt to police headquarters
and Detective ksrrigan and Policeman
Whitlock went to the house. Srhutzeu
was very ostreperous and WAS threaten
Ffug the widow when the police arrived.
He resisted arrest. He was finally landed
at the police station where he gave his
residence as No. 107 Hudson street. This
morning Recorder McDonough commit
tea MIN to the County jail for thirty
days as a disorderly person.