The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-14
THE ELLIsoNs' AsSAILANTs.
The Accuse Each Ofher-The Old
Couples PitiabIe Appearance.

Justice Douglass in the Oakland avenue
court this morning continued the exami-
nation of Martin Feeney, Edward Green
Owen Smith and Michael Fallon, the four
men who assaulted and attempted to
rob Joseph Ellison and his wife early
last Tuesday morning in the Glendale
woods, about one hundred yards from
the park
When the prisoners were arraigned last
Friday, Feeney and Farrell accused Green
Of having committed the assault They
SAID that Green struck Mr.. Ellison with
beer glass twice and that they only
son and his wife were unable to appear
IN court Friday. but they were both on
hand this morning They presented a
most pitiable appearance Mrs. Ellison $
head was banfaged up until only her
eyes were visible. while Elison's head
was copered with bruises.
He was called to the stand and testi-
fed that as he was walking on the Plank
Road towards Newark about ore o'clock
last Tuesday morning a young fellow,
who he said was Green came up to
him and asked him if he was going to
Newark He said yes The fellow
same time asking her to go with him.
Ellison told him to go about his business,
and as they neared the pump in front of
the saloon by Glendale Park the fellow
picked UP a thick beer glass, which was
near. and struck him over the head.
Ellison lodged another blow which was
aimed at him and in doing so lost hold
of his wife. AS he did so the fellow
pulled her away. Ellison followed him,
but had not gone more than a few feet
when he was confronted by another man
whom he identified as Feeney. Feeney,
he said, blocked his way and when he
stt went to S, 60 - towards IVA bis wife FeeRey
surrounded by four men who beat him
about the head. He saidl that Green went
through his pockets whila Smith held him.
The others were trying to drag his wife
into the woods. 1t was then that he
cried for help.
When Justice Douglass asked Ellison
to identity the prisoners he picked out one
man who was not identified with the case
at all. But the man whom Ellison took
for one of his assailants looked so much
like Smith that it was hard to distinguish
them apart. He said that about s1.10
was taken from him, besides a quantity
of charms, earrings and other cheap
trinkets.
Mrs. Ellison then took the stand and
practically told the same story as her
husbands She added, however. that there
were five men instead of four AS soon
as she finished her testimony the police
took her and her husband back to the
hospital. She was in very weak state
and came near fainting several times
stand Farrell repeated the story which
ne told last Friday. He said that he
merely went to the assistance of the
woman, and that was how they got to
fighting among themselves He accused
Green Of having committed the assault
Green stated that he was at the picnic
and got drunk. On his way home he
met Smith. They walked down the road
a few yards when they met Farrell walk
ing with Mrs. Ellison. They stopped and
spoke to Farrell, he said, when Ellison
came up and hit him over the head with
some dull instrument knocking him
down. He remembered nothing after that
until ne regained consciousness and then
the men were all fighting.
Smith and Feeney also accused Green
of having assaulted the old couple. They
said that Green and Ellison had an arsu-
ment at the pump and that Green struck
Ellison with the glass.
The examination was adjourned until
Wednesday morning
Feeney and Farrell were held in $1,000
bail each and Smith and Green in s., 600