The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-20
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Judge MeGrath Will Have to
Decide Whether a Bride
Is Worth $10O.

A very unique and rather amusing case
will be tried in the Second District
Court, before Judge McGrath, Wednes-
day morning, in which prominent He
brew of Hoboken will appear as defen-
dant. He is Abraham Hoffman. shoe
dealer, at FIRST and Bloomfield streets.
and is we'll known throughout the corn-
ty in the numerous Hebrew societies. of
which he is member He IS quite
wealthy and owns considerable property
in the lower end of Hoboken.
Six months ago his wife died, leaving
no relatives. According to the Jewish
religion, when a person dies, their chill
dren or relatives must pray for their
souls for a certain number of days,
and If they have no relatives the per-
sons friends generally call in ra2p1
and pay him to pray for the period OF
ten days. 1t was this sway in Hoffman's $
case. Outside of himself his wife left no
relatives
SECURES A RABBITS SERVICES.
Therefore Hoffman went to New YORK
and secured the services of Baxter
street rabbi with an unpronounceable
name. The reverend gentleman came
over to Hoboken regularly every day
and upon his bended knees prayed for
the preservation of the deceased wires
soul. He was accompanied to Hoffman's s
house during those ten days of prayer
hv a nrettv woman about twenty-five
wears old. Hoffman admired her greatly
and determined in his mind to make ner
scouaintance. He did not dare ask the
rabbi. so he began flirting with her. This
the young woman objected to and gently
repulsed the gay widower. Hoffman,
nothing daunted, was more anxious than
ever to know her. He knew that a
friend of his, Charles Susnitzky, a
clothier, at No. "a Canal street. New
York. was well acquainted with her
and to him Hoffman went and begged
susnitzky to introduce him to her.
Hoffman told Susnitzky to tell the
Young lady that his intentions were mat
rimonial, and that he was rich. Sus-
nitzkv promised Hoffman that he would
..fx it, all right, providing that ne
would give him $100 if the meeting turned
out satisfactory. This. Susnitzky says,
Hoffman agreed to do. Accordingly
Hoffman met the young lady and two
months later was engaged to her. They
are to be married the latter part of the
month.
THE sCHATSCHEN BRINGS SUIT.
Since they have become engaged, Hon-
man has given his prospective bride all
the late Mrs. Hoffman's diamonds, pc
side handsome gold watch.
A month ago Susnitzky called upon
Hoffman and demanded the $500. Hoff-
man refused to give him the hundred
but offered him $50. Susnitzky in turn
refused the fifty, and threatened to sue
Hoffman for the entire amount, claiming
that the introduction more than turned
out satisfactory. Hoffman says tna2
that is a question for the Judge to de-
eide, and the many friends of the plain
tiff and defendant are wondering
whether His Honor thinks marriage IS
a failure" or not.
The case has caused considerable gos-
sip among the Hebrews of Hoboken,
and they look forward to the result with
great interest. The question to be de-
cided by Judge McGrath is, whether
the introduction proved satisfactory or
not.
The friends of Susnitzky claim that 1t
has. while Hoffmans friends claim that
it will be impossible to tell until after
thew have been married several years