The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-10
JITDGE MGRATH ARRESTED.
Kept in a Cell in New orb forr Three
HOurs.

Kept in q Cell i'm New York Three
Hours.
Judge John A. McCsrath of the Second
District Civil Court in this city was arrested
last night and locked up in the Mercer street
police station. He was there several hours
before a friend came to his rescue and gave.
bail for his appearance before Police Justice
| McMahonof Jefferson Market this morning
at half-past eight O'clock.
Judge McGrath last night went to New
York for the purpose of taking a Turkish
bath on Irving place. When he reached
Fourteenth street and Sixth avenue he de-
cided to go into the Columbia restaurant and
! nave a table d'hote dinner. After ordering
his dinner the Judge told the waiter to bring
him a bottle of Margaux wine, the price or
which was fifty cents. The wine was fur
| nished and when the waiter drew the cork
| Judge McGrath noticed that the WIN was OF
| a domestic brand. He tasted it and told the
waiter that the wine was not a Burgundy
wine, and he did not want It: Fhe waiter
| then recommended a brand of st. Julien, the
price of which was seyenty-five cents.
Judge McGrath told him to bring the st.
Julien, but if it was not all imported Bur-
gundy, he would not accept it. Tn wine was
brought as before, and the Judge tested it
and refused to accept it. He told the waiter
that the wine was domestic. The Judge then
ordered a bottle of Chianti Vecchio, an
Italian wine. After waiting a considerable
time for the waiter to serve it, the Judge
asked him to hurry. The waiter soon re-
turned and brought with him the wine that
| Judge McGrath had rejected. He said that
the proprietor had ordered him to tell the
| Judge that he must accept the wine he had
| ordered before. This the Judge refused to
| do, and the waiter handed him a dinner
check for $1.50. OF this amount s~eventy-ive
cents was charged for wine.
T,,I~o MnCrafb ,.af,,ca1 10 no " tho hill and
told the waiter to go with him to the desk.
The Judge then explained to the female
cashier that he had ordered a certain brand
of wine and had not received it, but that he
had been charged for it in his bill. He laid
seventy-five cents on'the desk in payment for
the dinner but he refused to pay for the
wine.
Proprietor Smith at this moment told the
Judge that he must pay for the wine and
McGrath said he wouldn't. The Judge
started to descend the stairs and Smith acted
as if he would prevent him. Judge McGrath
warned him not to interfere with his pro-
gress and Smith needed the warning, but
when the first floor was reached he told a
private detective to arrest him. The detec-
tive was cautioned by Judge McGrath not to
do so, and he did not, but he called a police
man and ordered him to take the Judge into
custody. Thu policeman, before doing SO,
advised Judge McGrath to settle for the
wine, but the Judge told him to mind his
W business. The policeman then arrested
his honor and forcibly took him to the Mer-
Ger street station.
Here he was permitted to send messenger
to Police Headquarters, this city, and also to
| Joseph M. Carrahan of Fourteenth street, a
| friend. Mr.. Carrahan hastened to the sta
ton as soon as he received the message and
became surety in $500 for Judge McGrath's
appearance in Jefferson Market Police
Court.
This morning Judge McGrath was ar
raigned before Justice Mcmahon who, as
soon as he heard the story, discharged the
prisoner from custody. Judge McGrath
Immediately came to this city. He told me
when I saw him that he would bring a suit
for damages against Proprietor Smith.