The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-03
ONE ARREST MADE
A Tramp Caught, Thought
to Be Miss BarroWCliff'S
ASsai1ant.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
The Young Lady Still Unconscious,
But Doctors Report
Slightly Improved.

quarters SGOuU, SlnOOUn laced, uafk HdI eu
young man whom the police suspect of as
saulting Miss May Barrowcliff. She is now
lying at the City Hospital slowly recovering
from the murderous attack This suspect
is George Ennis, whose reputation is any
thing but respectable He staggered up to
the door of the Almshouse at Snake Hill
on Friday evening about nine o'clock
and asked for shelter. The people in the
institution knew him, as he had been there
before many time. Ennis was too drunk
to give satisfactory account of himself,
but stammered out that he had some money.
On the following day, when the news of
Miss Barrowcliff's assault reached the insti-
tuition the officials at once remembered En-
MIS- arrival, and the suspicious fact of his
having money. The police were at once in
formed of the fact and Detective Vim. Dali
ton startep out for the man.
Yesterday afternoon Ennis was smuggled
into Police Headquarters and the fact kept a
profound secret. Ennis's record was then
looked up and it was found that he had
''done time for larceny" and generally
might be termed ssbum.S Besides, he had
lived in the district around Marion and was
thoroughly acquainted with every foot of
the district in which the assault had oc-
Cured.
NO SIGN ON HIS CLOTHES.
The first thing to be done was to get the
clothes he Wore when he knocked for admit
tance at the Almshouse. This was done, but
although they were muddy and torn, yet
there was no evidence that he had engaged
in struggle. The second step was to see if
Louis Klemm could recognize him.
Klemm, it viii be remembered, met man
on the night of the assault running down
West Side avenue, and his description tallies
accurately with the appearance of Ennis. 1t
was intended by the police to dress the pris-
oner this morning in the clothes he wore on
Friday evening, and placed in a line with a
dozen men. Klemm was to be brought to
identify, if he could, the man who asked him
what he had left in his satchel. As
Klemm claimed he had good look at the
fellow, it was hoped he would be able to
detect the real villain. But unfortunately
Klemm couldn't be found today He had
gone to New York last night and was mar
ried.
CoLORED MAN ARRESTED.
Later in the day than the arrival of Ennis
the police had another man in the tolls This
was negro tramp arrested by Officer Bruen
in Exchange place. When he was searched
at the station house an iron bolt foot long
was found on him. He gave his name as
George Williams He said he came from
Cincinnati, stealing rides on railroad trains
| part of the way and walking the other part.
He reached Newark Friday morning and
then walked to this city He thinks he did
| but he is not sure about that. Superintend-
ent Smith asked what he carried the iron
| bolt for, and he said he carried it in case of
| accident.
Afterward he said he intended coming to
| this city, and if he couldn't get anything to
eat or any work he would break window
and get locked up. The wound in Miss Bar
| rowcliff's head might have been inflicted
with such weapon as the negro carried
ANOTHER SUSPECT.
While the police were busy with these two
men report came to headquarters that w.
c. Harding of No. 202 Dey street, and Louis
Theobald of No. IL Lewis street, met on Sat
the railroad switch yard at Marion. As this
spot is only frequented by employees of the
| Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Harding
and Theobald's attention was particularly
directed to him. He entered from st.
Paul's avenue and was dressed in tweed
suit, a short overcoat of dark cloth and a
black derby hat.
stWhat's that fellow doing here at this
timew asked Harding; let's go and see, =
and, picking up lantern, the men walked
towards the stranger. When he saw them
coming he ran off down the avenue.
Now Captain Lange has list of male ac-
quaintances of Miss Barrywcliff, and this
description of the stranger in the Marion
freight yard fitted one of these acquaint-
ances But when that young man was
brought before the captain yesterday he
satisfactorily accounted for his time on Fri
day night and precluded all possibility Of his
being implicated in the crime.
In the meantime Miss Barrowclif is pro-
crossing. DR.. Varick again spoke to her yes
ofo
proof that she understood what the physician
said to her.
SUPERINTENDENT SMITHS OPINION.
"There is nothing in the arrest of Ennis
which will throw any light on the mysterious
case of Miss May Barrowcliff," said Super
| intendent Smith this morning. Ennis is still
detained at Headquarters and will be held
| until Klemm is located in New York and
| brought to Jersey City to identify Ennis
perhaps the only reason for holding
| Ennis" /" said the Superintendent, lis that he
| has just served two years and a half in State
| Prison. He is a hard character and a
| .growler worker His hang out has always
| been the locality where Miss Barrowclif was
so murderously assaulted
The only new fact in the possession of the
police this morning, is that aresident of the
vicinity where the assault took place, has re-
ported young lady and gentleman were
seen conversing earnestly on the corner
| of Logan street and West Side
avenue at twenty minutes after six o'clock
on the evening the assault was committed.
Logan street is one block north of Sip
avenue, and extends northerly to the Hack
| ensack River. Miss Barrowclif in going to
| Wylie street might pass Logan street. This
new clue is being thoroughly investigated
| by three detectives. Superintendent Smith
still chngs to the theory that the assailant
was an acquaintance of Miss Barrow
| cliffs 81 will not depart from
| this belief, said the Superintendent until
| Miss Barrowcliff enlightens us. Some of her
| friends contend that she was not intimate
with gentlemen On the other hand, Mrs.
| Smith states that, on more than one occasion,
| Miss Barrowcliff was accompanied to her
| house by gentleman friend, and frequently
met him after she had given her music
! lesson"
John Williams the colored man from Phila-
| delphia, who was arrested as a suspect, was
committed to Snake Hill this morning by
| Justice O'Donnell for thirty days.
Williams knows nothing of this assault, =
| said the Superintendent. ssToo many peo-
pie are theorizing. What news of an
authentic source there is the police will dis
close at the proper timen
MISS BARROWCLIFF'S CONDITION.
| Miss Barrowclif at one O'Clock this after
noon was still unconscious OF her surround
| ings At eleven O'clock DR.. w. w. Varick
visited her. Drs Law and Bones dressed
her wounds He said, on leaving, that she
| is slowly, but surely gaining strength.
Twice this morning she took q little Cruel,
| thinned with little milk. Yesterday she
| took in all quart Of milk, it being fed to her
! whenever she would take it. The doctors
and attendant are all hopeful and are in
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