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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-23
EMBRACED THE THIEF.

Miss Feirabsnd Held on to Him Until
the Policeman Arrived.
Miss Louisa Feirabend. one of the lead
ing bellies of Hoboken society. is young
woman of nerve. She fully demonstrated
this on Fourteenth street, New York,
Yesterday afternoon. when she grabbed
and held bold thief who had snatched
her purse. She grabbed the thief about
the neck and hung on until Policeman
Robert Stanton of the Mercer street
station came up and took the fellow into
custody.
MissF Feirabend had Just come out of one
of the numerous dry good stores on Four
teenth street. She held her purse In her
hand. Suddenly well-dressed Young
man pushed his way through the crowd.
snstcned her purse aud started Co run
He wasn't quick enough, and. before ne
could get even started, Mrs. Fetrabeund
grabbed the fellow about the neck, while,
some one set up cry of "PoliceW
Stanton took his prisoner to the station
house. where he gave the name Of Robert
Beach. aged tweuty-three years. Of Los
Angeles. Cal. The purse was found In
his left coat pocket.
Beach, in the Jefferson Market Court
today. told pitiful story. He said that
his parents were wealthy In California,
and that five mouths ago he started from
his home for the Worlds Fair.
In Chicago he was robbed Of most OF
York. He had looked for work until
fatigue ana hunger had compelle1 him
to steal. ''1e was either steal or jump
of the dock" he said this morning.
Police Justice Hogan held him in der
fault of $500 bail for trial.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-23
AS TO MARRYING.
The Modern Young woman's Two Alter.
natives.

The Modern Young Woman's Two Alter
natives.
There is no use In girls complaining
that men don'r marry. The complaint
Is threadbare; 1t was the pet grievance of
the mothers and the grandmotners Of the
present generation. yet comfortable
proportion OF the fair complainants be-
came wives W hen their turn came.
Almost every girl can marry IL she
chooses-only she must not reckon on
starting IN life where her mother left off .
II the daughter of rich man proposes
to enjoy, as a married woman. the com
forts and Injuries she had in her maiden
home, she must take middle aget man
for her spouse, one who has drunk the
cup OF romance to the dregs aud for
whom life has no illusions. She will
have her carriage and her servants and
her luxuries, but of such husband she
may fairly expect, some day. to be The
widow.
II she wants q partner in life with q
heart as fresh as her own and capacity
for appreciatinR the sweetness OF youth-
full love. she must take youth whose
buttons she will have to sew on. whose
dinner she will have to oversee. IL not
cook, and whose narrow Income shs will
have to exc out SO as to MAKE both ends
meet. In such case shs may possibly
never wear a widows weeds.
Which alternative offers the fairesr
prospect OF happiness girls must decide
tor themselves. London ARsDers,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-23
MISS NINA HARRINGTON ANGRY.
She Repudiates mr. Pfzer-A Scene
When They Meet.

She Repudiates mr. Pf1zer-A Scene
When They Meet.
By Gable to the United Press.
QUEENSTOWN. Nov. %, 1s93.-W hen the
steamer Britannia arrived here today
from New York, she was boarded by q
representative of the United Press who
interviewed Miss Nina Harrington,
formerly OF the Casino Theatre COMPANY
of New York In regard to the report that
she had come across the Atlantic to Join
Mr.. Augustus Pizer OF New York
who arrived at Liverpool on
the steamer Lucauia on Saturday last.
Miss Harrington declared that there was
not a word of truth in the reports. The
object Of her present visit was 20 see her
mother, who was In Loud On and who had
cabled to her that she was SICK. She ex-
pressed much indignation that New
Yorkers should circulate such scandalous
reports about her.
Miss Harrington added chat she had
made arrangements to return to New
York on the steamer Teutouic, saiiiug
from Liverpool December 6, to fulfill an
engagement at the Frsuch- American
Theatre beginning December 80. Sne
concluded by saying when informed OF
the statement made by Mr.. Pfzar yester
day:-"Since Mr.. Pfzer repudlates me
repudiate him.
Notwithstanding the denial of an
elopemeut by both the persous most in
Jerested a scene is expected when they
meet in Londoa. "a
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-23
MRS. REYNOLDS QUEER ACTIONS.

Unable to Explain Her Wanderings
About Greenviile Monday Night.
Mrs. Reynolds. .who was found lying
on grave in the New York Bay Ceme-
terry Tuesday afternoon, of which full
account was exclusively .pu blished in
last nights NEWS, was much better this
morn ing. Mrs. Reynolds. who is
subject to epil optic fits and
faintiug spells, had been Ill
for week previous TO her
wandering away, and had not a te any
thing to speak of for several days. She
felt little better Monday afternoon and
thought she would take walk. She had
not gone far when she began to feel
dazed. and that is the last thing she re-
members until she was found by PATROL
man Mackey on Tuesday at four P. NJ.
This is the first attack Mrs. Reynolds has
had since leaving London six months
ago. Mrs. Reynolds IL spoken of by the
neiEhbors rs being highly refined aud
educated woman. She tells many con-
1icting stories. aud it is hard to tell
which of them is the truth: but In all OF
her stories she says shs does not know
where she spent the night and morning,
and knows nothing until she was found
Tuesday afternoon. The doctors believe
she is slightIy demented, the result of
sickness.
Anumber OF stories have been told of
the lady's wanderinRs by gossip mongers.
but her husband believes it was all due
to her ailment. which is incurable.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-23
MUST DIE IN PRISON
Governor Flower Refuses To Par
don Annie Walden.

ALBANY, Nov. 23. 1S99.-Governor Flow
er has refused to interfere in the case of
Mrs. Annie Walden, who is dying in the
penitentiary in New YORK City. where
she is serving life sentence for the
murder of her husband.
The Rev. DR.. Hamilton and Charles
d. < Townsend waited upon the Gov
ernor this morning.
Judge lngraham mad written the Gov
ernor that the murder was deliberate
one. but If the girl was dying her rele ase
might be an act of mercy.
District Attorney Nicoll telegraphed
the Governor that il the crims had been
committed by a man he would have been
hung.
The Governor. In talking TO Messrs.
Hamilton and Townsend, saiu:-"The law
coptsmplatss that this woman should
die in prison. aud eau see
ground for extending clemency.
Human life must be protected and the
penalties cannot bs inflicted too severely
in the case Of wilful murder such as
this was.
"Ths girls parents aud relatives can
have every facility In the penitenLiary TO
make her last moments easy. There is
no one here to speak for the muir Tered
man aud feel that the law should take
its course"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-23
ACCIDENTALLY SROr BIS COMPANION.
In RemOrse he Wandered Away and
Killed Himself.
Special to the Jerssy City NetOs.

Special to the Jerssy City Netos.
TONS RIVER. Nov. %, 1S9S.-Ou Tuss-
day evening c. Harry KtttrldRe. young
man twenty>one years OF ags.and Chateau
Larnsn were together In the cottage OF
Mrs. Klttridge, at Barnegat Park, cl an-
ing their guns in preparation of q Run-
ming trip the next day.
A pistol in the hands of young Larned
was accidentally discharged. the ball en-
tering the side of young KittridRe just
above the heart, and making very dan
gerous wound.
Young Larned was so crazed by exciteS
meut that he ran coatless and hatless
through the heavy storm into the woods.
He did not return all day yesterday, and
searchsrs were unable to fnd him.
Last evening about eight o'clock he
came back to his moth9r's cottage op-
posite the Hotel Pines.
He went on the piazza, and before he
was discovered placed q 32-cRlibre pistol
to mis- head and flred, and killed himself
Instantly.
His body was at one discovered by hia
mother and sisters.
Young Kittridge was about twenty
years of age. His mother owned two COT
tages in Bsrnegat park.
Young Larped was about twenty-ous
years old. aud a son of General P. s.
Larned. an ex-paymaster in the United
States Regular Army.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-23
WOULDN'T PAY THE POLICY.
An Insurance Company Will Now be
Sued for the Money.

An Insurance Company Will Now be
Sued for the Money.
Mrs. Mary Hogan, living on the Pater-
son Plank Road. West Roboken, will
shortly in the Hobokeu District Court,
through her attorney. Leon ALBEIT, Jr,
bring suit against the Hoboken branch
OF the John Hancock Mutual Life Insur.
auce Company of Boston TO recover
moneys she alleges due on Insurance.
policies. Mrs. Hogan took out two poll
icies with the company on her life and
Two for her daughter. amounting 70 $294.
The premium she paid was i've cents per
week The agreement was that each
week the company's agent WAS to cali on
Mrs. Hogan ami collect the five cents on
each policy. When he called Mrs Hogan
advanced the pickles. After a while the
agent ceased coming aud Mrs. Hogan
was notified to bring The money to the
office. She objected, but was persuaded
10 do IT after much parleying. She paid
all the policy payments mp To a certain
lime required and on one OF her visits
was told that conditional receipt would
be given her thereafter; that Is. that If
the company thought everything WAS
right they would receive the payments
anc credit them. Mrs. Hogan's daughter
fell sick ABOUT that time and three days
after a medical examiner called He In
formed the company OF Miss Hogan's
Illness. Nothing was said at the time.
II Ae daughter died a week later.
When Mrs. Hogan appeared TO collect
o,Ihe policy the company positively re-
fused TO hand over the money. Mrs.
Hogan could not get any satisfactory
reasons from the company for their re-
fusal to pay The policy. Thsy merely
contended that the conditions OF the con-
tract were violated. Hence the suit.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-23
A SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL OPERATION.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Nov. %. 1s9s.-Dr. w.
B. Rogers. surgeon of this city. read a
paper before the Tri-State Medical So
ciety today that detailed an opera
tion remarkable on account OF
its success. Robert Harmon tell
some time ago, ana the jar caused
the descent Of u right inguinal heruia.
The iutestines became clogged, and an
incision was made over the site of the
appendix aud ten inches of the intestines
were drawn out. The peritoneum had
given way aud gaugrene was imminent.
Ten inches of the inrestines were cut out
and an eud TO end approximation was
made by newly discovered button. The
wound was fclossd with silk culture and
the man was taken eff the table in fair
condition. The button passed out on
the seventh day and the man is now we'll.
and was exhibited before the society
today. This is one of four cases when
removal of a section of the Intestine has
been successful aud the first successful
case of the kind in the South.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-23
DIR, CRONIs'S GRAVE.
The One His Murderers Had Planned to
Bury Him In.


Bury Him In.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Nov. 90, ls93.-A morning
paper says that the grave iu which ths
assassins of DR.. Patrick Cronln had
plsnned to bury their victim has been
discovered. The grave is just large
enough to admit the trunk In which the
murdered man was taken from the Carl
son cottage, andtt can be seen today.
The wind and weather have not yet
tiled up the hole dug in the earth. 1t was
visited yesterday. Connected with this
Gruesome spot IL o story never before
portant bearing on the trial of Daniel
Coughlin. now engaging the attention of
Judge Tuthill. Besides this the location
OF the grave clears up an important Incl
dent of the iearly morning drive of the
murdersrs in their frantic efforts 10 dis
pose OF the trunk and its awful contents.
The grave Is situated in dense and
lonesome wood near Northwestern
avenue and Graceland avenue, which
Is IN the extreme Western portion
OF Lakeview, the suburb In which the
corpse Of DIR. Cronin was found. The
cstch basin from which the corpse was
taken Is on Evanson avenue north of
North Fiftysninth street. considerably
nearer the city and the Carlson cottage
than the site of the grave, The discovery
not only corroborates the stories told oy
residents Of the neighborhood that
they saw the wagon contain
Ing the trunk and corpse In various
parts OF Lakeview west OF Ashland
avenue and furnishes the explanation
that the murderers were enroute to
the prepared grave in the wood wheu
seen. but either lost their way or were
frightened into turning back. Abous
two weeks before the trag-
edy a farmer living In the
northern suburb chanced to be
near the scene of the grave digging when
he saw buggy Containing woman and
e 81 lhe sa msa asGDpeif Jumped d fso@ sssi as ,Rs
vehicle with shovel In one hand
and bundle done up in a news
paper In the other. This scsl a. mden a
fence and disappeared In the
adjoining wood. An hour passed
and then the man reappeared
and the three drove away. The watcher
noticed the grave diggers features
aud his description satisfies the
police that the man was "Cooney.
the Fox" sthe uncaught conspiralor
The farmer searched the wood and dis
Lying near it was blue blouse and
pair of overalls. His testimoney
will be presented at Coughlin's trial as
well as other evidence 1t would have
| been given at the first trial, but
| the farmer did not associate what
he saw with the CronIn murder
| until months afterwards. when
ne saw in the city the woman
who had been in the buggy with the two
men and was told by friend that she
Was closely allied to the men charged
with the murder.