The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-15
new VICTIMS TURN Up.
Mrs. Pook's Ready Tongue and
Eye Gulled Many
ing Interview With
Hubby"

LIS WomenS PRISON, IN the Oakland
avenue police station, was besieged this
morning by a number of merchants,
money lenders and other people, all anx-
ious to get a look at Mrs. Pook, to see
If she was the woman who had swindled
them. They all identified her as the same
person.
One of the interested parties was Cor
don, the installment man, who sells any
thing, from a nanny goat to a marble
palace, or weekly or monthly payments.
About a year ago a Mrs. Turner, of No.
50 Palisade avenue, introduced Gordon
to Mrs. Pook. Mrs. Pook wanted a new
winter coat, but she was just a little
short of money. and would not have any
for a few weeks. That was all right.
however, as Gordon could get her any
thing she wanted. He took her to a New
York house. where she was fitted out
with a handsome So cloak, which Gordon
paid for. She paid Gordon 81 of the SO,
and then moved away. Gordon renewed
her acquaintance this morning.
Another party she swindled was Bob,
Troll, who keeps a shoe store on Pali-
a avenue. A few months ago Mrs.
Pook entered Trolls store and said to
him that she was told that he kept the
best shoe store in the city.
Q course 1 do, madam replied
Bob"
Wei, I want to get a pair of kid
shoes for about So or 81. Have you got
any as fine as that?'
The shoe dealer had just such a pair,
and he fitted them upon her. She then
told him that her husband would have
to see them first before she could take
them, and asked if she could show them
to him. She gave an addresssin a fash
ionable part of Palisade avenue, and talk
ed in such q refined manner that unsus-
pecting Bob" was easily fooled and al
lowed her to take them away. And
she never came back any more" Neither
did the shoes. Mr.. Troll sent to her
house, but she always "steered' him of.
until one day she finally disappeared.
"A ladies' tailor on Gregory street, by
the name Of Eckstein. claims that he
is also a loser by the woman to the
amount of a few dollars.
These are only a few of her many VIC
TINS besides the undertakers whom she
swindled.
A Jersey City News reporter had an
interview with her this morning, and she
denied the charges of s~windling. She
said that Eckstein had two silk skirts
belonging to her, worth S35 a piece. The
pair OF shoes she bought from Troll. she
said, We're too small for her and that
she offered to compromise with him for
s.; while Gordon, she claimed. owed her
money for music lessons she gave his
daughters.
os I a0n lss DEM that have q few
many people are there who don't owe a
dollar or two. Oh, I'm Ia a little trouble
now over a paltry $50; but you mark my
words, III get out of it all right, or I'll
do some tall squealing when my trial
comes M"
The woman then told a story in which
she implicated a number of men. While
she was telling the story, her husband,
the man whose body she has used to
dupe the tender-hearted ~obsequitors. put
telling Of her story, and advised her hus-
band not to say a word, as a reporter
was present.
| Pook is a short, thick set Englishman.
with a pleasant face. He did not heed
her advice to keep quiet, however, and
in angry tones called his wife every
thing that was bad. He accused her Of
many undue intimacies and advised her
to look to those friends for help. He
| concluded by telling her that if he could
he was going to send her to Trenton.
"What did you come here for. any
how?' h asked him, when he stopped
for breath.
For my children, and I'm going to
piled.
No if l know It," she answered.
You've got to prove that Tn not able
to support them properly, and youH never
Then stamping her foot she almost
cried, Get out of here. and, Miss Wy
| att, never let that man in here again.
Pook left n the reporter followed
him.
"a hate her now as much as I loved her
| before Pook said, and then almost in
the same breath added, Say, do you
think o could get her out2 l don't
1 want to do it,
1 The reporter told him that he was
/ positive that he could not, and Pook
went away to get the Court to allow him
the custody of his children.