The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-28
A TERRIBLE CHARGE.
Charles Wolfson Arrested
on Complaint of Young
Mamie Blakeney.
SHE is BARELY SIXTEEN.
The Accused is Brother-in-Law OF
Mr.. Furst, in Whose Store The
Girl Was Employed.
SHE IS BARELY SIXTEEN.

/ goods merchant, and a salesman in his
dry goods store, was arrested this morn
ing by Detective Dalton on charge pre-
ferred by Mamie Blakeney, a mere child
in years.
Wolfson Is, or ought to be. locked up
at this moment in Police Headquarters.
Superintendent Smith has been busy the
greater part of the morning lodging re-
porters, and it cannot be positively ascer-
tanned whether the accused has been re-
leased or not, but as the crime with
which he is charged is not bailable, and
he .-scommitted without bail by Justice
O'Donnell, it is fair to presume th at he is
still safe in the lookup.
There was the usual batch of prisoners
and court hangers-on in Justice O'Don-
nell's court room this morning, when an
elderly man with a stern look on his face,
and accompanied by remarkably pretty
and youthful girl, entered the court room.
The girl was instantly the cynosure of all
eyes. She had dark hair, brown eyes and
| a pink and white complexion. 1t was
evident that she was stranger to court
proceedings, for she modestly hung her
head and endeavored to avoid the gaze of
the court loungerS. After all the prison.
ers had been disposed of, Justice O'Don-
nell asked the girls elderly companion il
he desired to see the Court on any
matter.
The old man advanced, his eyes filled
with tears. The girl followed behind
| and she buried her face in her handker-
chief.
THE WARRANT.
There was whispered conversation
| between the old man and Justice O'Don-
nell, and then the old man and the girl
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private office. They were in there some
time and the greatest secrecy was
observed. Finally they came out, and a
| warrant was drawn and placed in the
| hands Of Detective Dalton. The detective
glanced at the warrant. assumed an air
OF importance and hurried from the court
room. In the meantime, the reporters
| had a suspicion that there was something
! going on, and made a hunt for news.
| They were repelled at every point. This
| only made them all the more anxious to
| learn just what was going on. 1t did not
! take them long to lind out
When Detective Dalton left the Court
| room, he hustled up Newark avenue to
| the dry goods store of Charles S. Furst,
| the man with whom everybody has SYM
pathiZed so much on account of the
| burning out of his Newark avenue store
| last winter. There were few lady GUS
toners in the store when the detective
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Newark avenue with an abstract air.
Without much ado Detective Dalton
walked to the rear of the store and laying
his hand heavily on Charles Wolfson,
Furst's brother-in-law, who is employed
by him as salesman, said:-
Il wan you"
"What for?" asked the affrighted
prisoner.
You are charged with assaulting a
girl" said the detective, and his grip
frightened on the mans collar as he led
him toward the door.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
In the meantime the greatest excite
ment prevailed in the store: The few
customers left the rlace in alarm.
The saIeswomen all crowded around.
and Wolfson begged piteously
of his brother-in-law to save him
from arrest. But this Mr.. Furst
could not do. Detective Dalton had his
warrant, and without much ceremony he
hustled Wolfson out into the avenue and
brought him to Police Headquarters. He
was brought before Superintendent
Smith, and there all trace of HIM for a
time was lost; but he Is said to have fin
allv landed in one of the cells of the First
Precinct Station House.
Shortly after Wolfson had been locked
up Mr.. Furst arrived at the station house.
He acted like man half crazed. One
Court, and the next moment he was
clamoring at the door of Superintendes
Smiths Office. He Dragged that he
would keep his brother-in-law's shame
out of the newspapers. Furst
WIS treated rather cody by Justice
The Justice to, him that the charge
which had been preferred against his
brother-in-law was not a bailable one. and
it was necessary to go before Judge Lip
pincott to secure the prisoners release.
Furst Immediately started up Newark
avenue, presumably to appeal to the
Judge.
One of the prettiest salesgirls employed
in Furst's store was Mamie Blake
and. and she she llUsi'A ives with her her
father, Jacob Blakeney, a hard working
stone mason. and several brothers and
sisters in apartments at No. 219 Railroad
avenue. The family is not in af1uent
circumstances, and at fifteen years of
age Mamie event in search OF employ
ment In an unlucky moment she
entered Furst's store as a salesgirl.
While employed there, she met young
Wolfson. He was unmarried, and at
once, it is charged. paid the pretty child
Several of the saleswomen warned the
pretty child, it is said, but she believed
the intentions were innocent.
One night. about three week ago, &C
cording TO the story the child tells. Wolf
son met her aud, under some pretext or
other, succeeded in bringing her to Ew-
ing's Hotel, There, in a room, by threa Is
and force, she swears. he accomplished
her ruin. There is a further feature of
the charge which cannot be told in print.
That night, Mamie BlaReney went
home changed girl in manner. Her
father noticed the change in her de-
meanor and SO did her sister. She was
discharged from Furst's store few days
later Since then, she has sat for days in
her room. Finally her sister detected her
trouble.
When honest old Jacob Blaken ey heard
of his child's misfortune he was furious.
He swore he would be revenged. Only
the piteous entreatfes of his eldest
daughter, IL is said, prevented him from
going down TO Furst's store and killing
Wolfson. This morning the old man ap-
peared in Court as told above.
A SAD SCENE.
A JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter called at
the home of the Blakeneys this morning.
He found the old father seated with his
head bowed in his hands. His grief was
so apparent that for a few minutes the
reporter " as undecided whether to ques-
ton him or not. Finally he arose from
his chair with q sigh and confirmed the
story as told above.
It seems strange that Mamie Blakeney
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