The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-29
Wife LEFT TO FREEZE
Heartless Conduct Of a Motor
mantle Woman's Sad
Story.

A woman entered the Seventh pre-
cinct police station shortly after eight
O'Clock last night and asked for q nights
lodging for herself and the four weeks
old baby she carried in her. arms.
She. said she was married a year ago
and lived in Philadelphia. Some three
months ago her husband left his home.
taking all the money he possessed, about
$40, with him. He had been gone about
week when he wrote to his wife from
Jersey City, telling her that he had Sc
cured position as a motorman, and
asking her to send him some underwear
and money to keep him while he was
being broken in" Instead of sending
she came to Jersey City and brought all
his clothes with her. She saw him and
gave him $13 she had saved. Then she
returned to Philadelphia.
HE CLAMORS FOR MONEY.
He wrote her several letters and to
each one was appended request for
money She sent it to him in sums of
50 and s. on several occasions. At last
he wrote her saying that if he could get
$40 For deposit he could secure place
as conductor and would have more
chance of earning money. She scraped
made up the $780, at the same time M
forming him that her store was exhaust
ed. After he had received all the money
he could from her he neglected to write.
She was in delicate health and her sister
who lives at Holmesburg took her in
and cared for her. Eer sisters family
consisted of five children, and as her
husband was a laboring man it was hard
for her to care for outsiders.
She stayed there for ten weeks and it
was there, four weeks ago, that her baby
was born. 1t was only few days after
the birth of the child that the head of
the household lost his employment, and
the poor mother was informed that there
was no longer a place for her beneath
his roof She was obliged to stay, how
ever, until she gained strength. Yester-
day morning her sister gave her So to
pay her fare and she came to Jersey City
to hunt UP her husband She wrote to
him last week and received an answer
dated from the Boulevard. Hotel on
Montgomery street. In his letter he sent
his love and told her to cheer up.but sent
no money and gave her no hope of receiv-
ing any support from him.
REFUSED BY HER HUSBAND.
On reaching Jersey City the woman
went to the Boulevard Hotel only to
find that her husband was not staying
there. She waited for him at the stand
at Bergen avenue and Montgomery street
and at four o'clock he arrived. She con-
fronted him and demanded that he take
care of her. He showed her a IS bill and
got her out of sight of the other men.
There he abused her for coming to Jer-
sey City after him. She replied that
she was destitute and unable to work,
owing to the baby. She said
IF you will provide for my baby I
am able to take care of myself"
What would / do with the kid? he
angrily demanded.
She asked him if he would not give
her the money he had held out to her
before his companions. He told her it
would be a long while before she would
catch sight Of any of his money and
second he slipped around the corner
and ran away from her. She wandered
about the streets all the afternoon
searching fer him. 5so,r but wth1nt aGa snG
not go much further she applied 10 the
police. Captain Cox sent Detective Lark
ms to try and find the husband but he
was unsuccessful, the man not hav-
Boulevard Hotel and tried to secure ac-
conmodation for the woman and child,
but the hotel was crowded. He tele-
phoned the facts TO Mrs. Warden Os-
bornf at the City Hospital and she said
she Fould take care of them Captain
Cox sent them with an officer to the
HosAAtal. He is looking for the hus-
band and will arrest him on sight