The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-10
JENNIE NOT HIS WIFE
Sad Story of the McLaren
Murder Repeated to the
Coroner.
He JUST WALKED AWAY.
Visited His Sister After the Shoot
ing-Drink and Frenzied
Love.

Jennie McLaren by her husband at No. %
Garden street, Hoboken, last Wednesday,
was begun last night at the Amstel Hotel,
Hudson street, Hoboken, and was adjourned
to a later date.
Coroner Vollr and a jury of Hobokenites
examined many persons on the stand, and
ELECTED points in confederation of the
stories published in The JERSEY CRY News
of the murder
Samuel H. Mulvaney, in whose flat the
murder occurred, said the murdered woman
and McLaren had lived in a fat in the same
house with him for eighteen months, and
everything had been peaceful and serene. He
thought they were married but was not
sure. McLaren was half drunk when he
met him ON the night preceding the murder,
but was sober on the day it occurred.
'sWhen / met him on the day before the
murder, 7" said the witness, "he asked If l
had seen Jennie. I answered no. and he
seemed to act strangely. / told Jennie when
| got home that she had better get out. If
he comes in the morning and commences m
funny work, she said, sIll have him arrested,
l did not see the shooting as | went to a ball
game"
MRS. MULvANY's sToRY
Mrs. Mulvany, the wife of the former wit
ness, said Jennie came to her house and
wanted to sew on Monday. She allowed her
to. At half-past two o'clock, McLaren came
in, and there was a dispute over the boy.
McLaren went home and returned the next
day at eleven O'Clock. Jennie said he might
keep the boy over night as she had to go to
New York. She told him to return at one
o'clock. He came at 2, and as the boy was
not ready Jennie said to return by 4. he
came thensand said:-"Jen, may l see you
for a few momentsY
ssIsn't it the same old thing, Tom~ she
asked.
Yes. can't live without you," he said.
Mrs. Mulvaney continued:-"I was in the
kitchen washing glasses. and they went into
the parlor. I heard loud voices and she
cried, Don't. Tom Then / heard a shot.
dropped my towel and ran for the door. |
saw Jennie stagger as the second shot was
fred. l ran into the hall and shouted Muir
DER He had hold of her after the first shot.
A man answered my call and | asked him to
put the fire out that was on Jennies dress.
The police came in a few moments. The
McLarens moved out of our house some time
last December"
WALKED QUIETLY OUT
William HOLSTER, fifteen years old, went
that day from his home at No. 175 Fourth
street, this city, to play with Mulvaney's
children. He ran for the police, who re-
sponded within five minutes after the last
shot. He saw McLaren walk out quietly
through the front door. Harvey Recka
lives in the house where the murder &C.
CURED, and when he heard Mrs. Mulvaney
scream he went down and put the fire out.
Jennie moaned, ''Tom did itp Mrs. Recka
went down stairs as McLaren passed, after
the shooting. HE merely pulled his coat
over his shoulder she said. Mrs. Silkofski
lived in the same house, and when she heard
the shot and went down stairs she saw Nc
Laren going easily towards Ferry street.
HIS SISTERS story.
Mrs. Mary Williams of No. SO Washington
street, the murderer's sister, said Tom was
low-spirited Monday night, and told a pathe-
tic tale of his actions. When she went to
his house he was chasing around in lis night
clothes. He did not say anything when she
scolded. him. Wednesday morning he did
not go to see his little girl at his sisters as
usual. She said.-
81 asked him about it when | met him on
the street. with a friend, and he said:-1'm
going far away. Goodbye l told him to
behave, and he said he couldn't stand it. He
and his friend said they must
have q drink, and / begged
him not to do it. He went n ] have not
seen him since. She cane one night in May
last to his house. She had a revolver and
Tom said, Go out, for Gods sake don't kill
the baby Let me in, / want revenge said
Jennie, fiercely. She went away then. Tom
claims others broke up his home. | hear he
is in Binghamton. They were not married.
One day I got a minister on her promise to
marry him. She didn't show up and after
ward said. DO you think I'd marry such a
dying-looking fellow as himp Tom acted
very strangely on the day of the murder"
AFTER THE MURDER
Mrs. Rebecca Jameson, another of Nc
-Laren's sisters, of No. 81 Park avenue, said
~. I1o% Il =, ~ ~ boz hrafInr Tof,a yuoc IN
July 4 at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon. This
was after the murder.
"He seemed cool and asked if all were
asleep. l didn't notice he was agitated.
Do you want meg I asked. oh. no. he
answered, and turned on his heel and walked
off. That's the last | saw of him.. He acted
peculiarly in the morning when he came
around and persisted in buying a pair of
shoes for his daughter Jennie. / told him
he acted funny. Pm crazy he answered.
'Jennie's at Mulvaney's. 1 love her. They
drove me away
NAV, NAwi
stHave you located the murderer, Tom Nc
JERSEY Cry NEWS. of Detective Nelson in
Hoboken today.
"Naw,'' answered the hawkshaw.
"No trace of ,iin2' was asked.
Nav" again, and the detective turned
away to do more wondering where McLaren
could be.
At the rate the Hoboken detectives are
progressing, McLaren will be allowed free
dom until the bugle blows on Judgment Day.
Even then the Hoboken detective will prob
ably sit on a stool in front of Hoboken Police
Headquarters and wait for an introduction.
The body of Jennie McLaren will be
shipped to Lehighton, Pa, today fer burial.
under instructions of her brother, Samuel
Knittle, of Ringgold, Pa. Knittle made an
effort to secure possession of his sisters two
children. but Mrs. Williams, McLaren's sis
ter, refused to deliver them, claiming she
was appointed guardian. Knittle said his
sister was married to McLaren.
~ saw the marriage certificate" he said.
(which McLaren destroyed for a purpose. If
he is captured / shall see that he is dealt
with by law in the manner that he dealt
with my sister. He showed US no mercy
when he shot her down and no mercy shall
be extended to him. | shall MAKE further
attempts to get the children. / do not think
Mrs. Williams was appointed guardian"
TAYLOR'S IDI0TTO JOKE.
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