The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-18
A GIRL ASSAULTED
Dragged Into An Empty
Brooklyn Basement By
Two Roughs.
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH THEM
Her Screams Attracted Watchmen
and a Policeman to the Scene
Men Escaped.

BROOKLYN, April is, 1894 Sergeant Nc
Carthy, Policeman Dean and the reserves of
the Second police precinct, are securing that
part of the city this morning for two row.
dies, who made daring attempt about mid
night to commit an assault on Miss Edna
Hamilton, eighteen years old, of Orange,
near New Haven, Conn. They have already
arrested seven roughs on suspicion.
These men will be held on technical
charge of vagrancy till Miss Hamilton, who
is prostrate to the verge of Mysteries, re-
covers enough to attempt to identify her as
sailants The men arrested gave their names
as Richard Mccarthy, twenty years
Pat Murray, twenty three years; Ed: M.
Feeley, thirty-one years; John Reilly thirty
one years; William Foley, twenty-eight
years; Bernard Mcbride, forty years, and
John Corrigan, twety eight years. All the
men said they lived at No. 253 Plymouth
street, except Corrigan, who said his home
| is at No. Bridge street.
Police Superintendent Campbell has sent
| out command to Captain Eason to scour
the saloons of the precinct, and to arrest all
loafers and to hold them until M iss Hamil-
ton sees them.
Miss Hamilton came from her home in
Connecticut four days ago to visit friend
at NO. 30 monroe SUTeSU uulS Guy. iouo alSO
had friend in Brooklyn. This friend came
to No. 96 Monroe street yesterday to see Miss
Hamilton.
She insisted on her going to Brooklyn
with her to dinner Miss Hamilton, while
consenting. promised her host at No. SO
Monroe street that she would be sure to re-
turn last evening. After dinner some young
folks came in.
The time slipped by more rapidly than was
supposed. 1t was nearly midnight before
Miss Hamilton remembered her promise to
return to New York.
INSISTED ON GOING HOME.
She insisted, despite the entreaties of her
friends. in keeping her promise She left
the house to go to New York Not being
well acquainted she did not know the char
acter of the neighborhood about the foot of
jaw street, through which she passed
She had heard low voices and footsteps be-
hind her for several blocks before she ar
rived at John street and Jay, but she was
not frightened. At that corner, however,
two men seized her from behind
Before she could give an outcry-one Of
the men had clutched her about the throat
they had dragged her down into vacant
basement not over ten feet away. Going
down one of the rowdies lost his grip on her
throat SO she began to scream loudly.
They tried to choke her off. She fought
and kicked and screamed more loudly than
ever Meanwhile the men had got hold of
her handkerchief and tried to ram it down
her throat.
Her cries were heard by two watchmen in
the block. They ran up, but seemed to be
afraid of the woman's assailants Though
armed with clubs and pistols, they only
Yelled
Leave that woman alone"
The men, seeing the watchmen were afraid,
went on in their attempt to overcome Miss
Hamilton.
RowDIEs ESCAPED.
AS last resort, one of the watchmen fired
his pistol off three times. Policeman Dean
was two blocks away. He fastened up. The
Iowdies ran.
Dean could not pursue them, as Miss
Hamilton needed protection. He called for
help summoned a patrol wagon, and took
the woman to the station. There the matron
took care of her. Miss Hamilton was bruised
and hysterical. Her clothing was torn and
dusty.
Captain Eason at once started out all the
policemen he could get together to arrest
suspicious characters. Within two hours
the men named above were locked up in the
station.
Miss Hamilton will get well, but she is
now sick woman. She asked Captain
Eason this morning to telegraph to her
mother at Orange, Conn.,, and to notify her
friends at No. 96 Monroe street.
Captain Eason sent the dispatch, and this
morning sent policeman to tell her friends
in New York.
ARRESTED HIS OWN BROTHER.
At noon today Policeman William Murray
of the Second precinct walked into the sta
tion house with his own brother, Thomas
Murray, in custody He turned Thomas
over to Captain Eason and asked that he be
held on suspicion of being one Of the men
who made the assault on Miss Hamilton.
Thomas stoutly denied the charge.
Captain Eason took the prisoner before
Miss Hamilton and she positively identified
him as one of her assailants. The other men
who had been arrested on suspicion were
also brought before her. She said the other
man was not one of them and they were all
discharged. Policeman Murray was com
plimented by Captain Eason for his fidelity
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