The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-31
''DODE' MORRIS CAUGHT
With His Usual Nerve He
Promenades Montgomery
Street With Mrs. Green
On His Arm.

Theodore, or 'Dode," Morris, as he is
better known throughout the city, is IN
the tolls again. He was committed to the
! County Jail this morning by Justice
] Macs, who is sitting In Justice Doug
lass court, on a complaint made by
| Moses King, a liveryman of Hoboken
avenue, charging him with the theft of
a horse and buggy. Morris is wanted by
the United States Government. He is
a deserter, to begin with. and he is also
wanted for larceny. Morris absented
himself from the city for about one
year. He %announced his return by forg-
| ing the name of Constable Joe Locke to
an order. procuring Locke's horse and
| decamping. TIT horse was recovered a
few days ago, and Morris, evidently be-
Nieving that the matter had blown over,
returned last night to see some of his
old friends.
THE NERVIEST MAN.
He is, perhaps. one of the nerviest
men that the police of this city have
| ever had to deal with. Last night at
nine O'Clock, when Montgomery street
was crowded. Morris. accompanied by
Mrs. Jessie Green. who was. leaning
lightly on his arm. marched down the
tho~roughfare.
AT Washington street Detectives Dali
ton and Doyle stood waiting for suspl-
cious characters. AS they spied Morris
under arrest. Mrs. Green accompanied
him to Police Headquarters, and kissed
him affectionately as he was being placed
in a cell.
Morris for the past eight years has
been doing pretty much as he pleases.
He has been a lucky fellow, managing
years ago he created a sensation by
clipping with Mrs. Jessie Green. Mrs.
Green returned to Jersey City a few
weeks later at his dictation and caused
much talk by ho~rsewhipping a grocery
man of Jackson avenue named Burke.
She then rejoined Morris in New York.
They then began to give the New York
police trouble by swindling many of the
largest hotels in the city. AS hotel life
became too hot for them, they began
to float bogus checks.
ENTERS THE ARMY.
The police were on Morris tracks and
he fooled them by enlisting in the array.
He was detailed to 40 duty at Fort
Wadsworth: He was unpopular with the
He remained there several months and
then began plotting to desert. Early in
May last the officials at the Fort We're
thrown into a state of excitement by
he report of Morris escape. He chose a
rainy night. In some way he managed
to secure a civilians suit. He made his
way out into the darkness, surprised and
disarmed q sentry, managed to evade a
second sentinel. scaled the outer walls
of the works and sought refuge in the
woods. He ran four miles through the
groves and made his escape sure by
jumping from a bridge on a moving
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad
train.
Inspector I.ange this morning notified
the commandant of Fort Wadsworth Of
his arrest. He will probably be deliv-
cred to the Government authorities.
AItfeAIGNED IN COURT.
Morris was arraigned before acting
Judge Macs in the Second District Po-
lice Court this morning. and committed
fer trial in default of $1,000 bail. When
the judge asked him If he had anything
to say, he replied he had not until he
had consulted his counselor.
When Morris was seen by a Jersey
City News reporter this morning, he was
very reticent, and merely said that u
mistake had been made somewhere, and
if he could only get out, he would make
everything satisfactory. Constable Locke
says he has several letters from well
known citizens, which he will not di-
vulge at present, all relating to Morris
The authorities at Fort Wadsworth, from
which Norris deserted, have informed
the police that they have no use for such
a man as Morris, and Jersey City can
keep him..