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

The beautiful young woman who was
driven in a 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 1928 Grand street, Jersey City,
but an Evening World" reporter to-day
learned that she is Katie Moriarty, a
typewriter, employed In Broadway
store, and that she lives with her parents
at 1876 Henry street, this city.
About ll.90 o'clock last night cab
drove up to the Chambers Street Hos
pital 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 Quirk was called to the cab by
some one who saw the episode at the
hospital entrance. The LAB was stopped
and Its occupant, a well-dressed young
man. was placed under arrest He said
he was Charles w. Vreeland, of 49S Gar
field avenue, Jersey City.
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, he
said. Vreeland showed badly cut
N riSt to fhn of
Vreeland was somewhat intoxicated,
but told the Sergeant that he was rel
alive Of Prosecutor Winfield, Of Hudson
mess. He was locked up.
| 1t was learned that Vreeland and the
young woman had gone to Blende.
manns Hotel 100 West n street .rs about
stairs, too-the ladies' cafe. and Vree.
land ordered drinks: A half hour later
there was crash of glass at the bottom
of the stairs, and the man and woman
were found in a heap on the DOR near the
door
The young woman's face was covered
with blood. Nreeland explained that II
from her neck and, tripping over t., she
fell headlong down the stairs. Vreeland
said he tried to save her, and fell also
His companions head struck the centre
stairs, shattering the glass into frag'
ments., Her face was frightfully cut.
Nreeland said he called the cab anC
drove to Chambers Street Hospital
where he lett his friend. and then tried
to get away before his Identity was
discovered.
At 1856 Henry street. Dennis Moriarty
the young woman's father, was found
this morning. He had just read a para
graph In morning paper which told Of
katie Browns" mishap. Although hi,
own daughter. Katie had not been HON,
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. Tn
mother knew that Katie was acquainte
with Vreeland. She had met him Will
visiting at her uncle's. Bernard Brown
325 Grand street, Jersey City.
Last evening Katie was in a hurry I
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 O
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.