The evening world., 1894-09-12
KATIE MOR|ARTY, NOT BROWN.
Left at the Chambers Street Hos
pital with Her Hand Gashcd.
Nreeland Drove on In the Cab,
Hoping to Escape Identity.

The beautiful young woman who was
driven In cab to Chambers Street Hos
pital shortly before midnight last night
and now lies there with three great
gashes across her cheek, forehead and
| chin, was not correctly identified In the
police reports
Her name was given last night as Katie
Brown, OF 32S Grand street, Jersey City,
but an Evening World' reporter to-day
learned that she Is Katie Moriarty. a
typewriter. employed In a Broadway
store, and that she lives with her parents
at 1856 Henry street. this city.
About ll30 o'clock last night a cab
drove up to the Chambers Street Hos
ptal and well-dressed young woman
stepped out. She staggered across the
sidewalk and would have fallen had not
the driver assisted her. The young wo-
mans face was coverd with blood which
trickled down and stained the front OF her
stylishly-cut gown.
She was helped up the hospital steps
by the driver of the cab. and when the
latter mounted to his seat again a
voice from inside the vehicle called out
| Drive to Liberty street ferry
The attention of Policemen kearney
and Qurk was called to the cab by
some one who saw the episode at the
hospital entrance. The sab was stopped
and it's occupant. a well-dressed young
man. was placed under arrest. He said
ne vas ghar9s sr M OF 4sS Gar
At the Church street station Nreeland
said that his companion was Miss Katie
Brown. OF 32s Grand street, Jersey City
They had met with an accident. ht
wrist to prove the ruth Of his words.
Nreeland was somewhat intoxicated
but told the Sergeant that he was rel
County, and was in the advertising bus
mess. He was locked up.
1t was learned that Vreeland and tn,
y0ung nis ,6 had ws gone to Blende
II o'clock last night, They went up
stairs, too-the ladies' cafe, and Vree
land ordered drinks. A half hour latel
OF the stairs. and the man and woman
were found in heap on the DOR near tn,
door.
The. young .woman's face was covered
coming downstairs, Miss Browns boa fel
from her neck and, tripping over t, sh,
fell headlong down the stairs. Vreelanr
said he tried to save her, and fell also
of plate-glass door at the foot OF tn
stairs, shattering the glass into frag
ments. Her face was frightfully cut.
Vreeland said he called the cab anC
drove to Chambers Street Hospital
where he lett his friend. and then triec
to get away before his identity wa
discovered.
At 1856 Henry street, Dennis Moriarty
the young womans father, was fount
this morning. He had just read para
graph in a morning paper which told o
Katie Browns" mishap. Although hi
own daughter Katie had not been hom
since last evening, he did not suspec
that the injured woman was his child.
When told that this was so, Moriart
at once started for the Hospital.
Katie's mother and sister. were almos
FRUSTRATED by the news. Mrs. Moriart
said that she thought that Katie ha
remained all night with a friend name
Ada. 1t was, however, the first tim
the girl had ever been out all night. TIL
mother knew that Katie was acquainte
with Vreeland. She had met him Will
visiting at her uncles, Bernard Brown
1926 Grand street, Jersey City.
Last evening Katie was in hurry
get out and left home after eating
hurried supper. She did not say wher
she was going.
The girl was celebrated in the neigh
borhood of her home for her beauty G
face and figure. Her beauty will b
forever marred as the result of las
nights accident
Young Vreeland was taken to tn
Tombs Court this morning and was dis
charged from custody.