The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-03
BOY ACTORS LOVE
Due HUM D LUYE
Harry Breen Arrested on
Complaint Of Alice Fer
guson's Mother.
SHE IS SWEET FIFTEEN
Escaped a Rawhide, But Was
Overtaken by One Of Me-
Donough's Warrants.

William Barry's theatrical company.
playing The Rising Generation has
IN its cast several boys ranging from
FOURTEEN to eighteen years old. When the
company played at the Lyric Theatre
Hoboken. three or four weeks ago. one
OF the boys. Henry J. Breen. who, acted
the part of Mr.. Barry's son in the first
act and during the rest of the play one
or de gang" which played the Irish Al
herman for a good thing, met pretty If
leen-year old Alice Ferguson, of No. II
street. Hoboken. AS a love
maker upon the stage young Breen was
not a success. as the object of his af-
1ect1ons die not reciprocate his passion.
But in real life he was an artist, and
arier ne had seen Alice twice She was,
won BY his Establishments. When the
company left Hoboken he exacted a pro-
mise from her that she would answer his
letters and whenever he sent for her She
would come Immediately to him. The
couple correspondent for a few weeks and
from Mrs. Ferguson, the mother of Al
ice, it was learned that Breen's letters
OVERLOOKED with all kinds of silly boyish
gusn.
About the time the company left Ho-
boken Alice disappeared from home a
day and a night. When she returned she
said she had been to a friends house. II
has been learned since, however, that
she was with the young actor. This was
only discovered when one of Harry's
letters fell into Mamma Ferguson,s
hands.
Mrs. Ferguson gave the girl a severe
lecture. but she said nothing would keep
her away from her young sweetheart.
Mrs. Ferguson c~onfiscated all Breen's
letters. and at last one came outlining a
plan for Alice to meet him at the Pater-
son Opera House after the performance
on Saturday night and they would get
married.
Mrs. Ferguson went to Recorder Me-
Donough and had a warrant issued for
breenss arrest upon two serious charges.
Armed with the paper she went home,
got her son to accompany her and went
to Paterson. AT that city she called
upon Recorder SENIOR and asked him to
honor the warrant.
Whose going to serve it, madame?'
the Recorder asked.
Il am" she replied, and IN see that
he does not escape either"
The magistrate explained to her that
she could not legally serve the paper
and that it was useless unless an officer
from Hoboken accompanied it.
Wei. then let it CO., Mrs. Ferguson
said. and she left the office with an
angry look.
From the Recorders office she went to
q harness store and purchased a raw
hlde. Then she proceeded to the Pater-
son Opera House, where the sRising
Generation with the rising actor. was
playing, and lay in wait for Breen.
But somehow or other Breen got wind
OF the rawhide, the irate lady and the
angry brother, and he escaped from the
house to the Erie Railroad by a back way
and went to New York.
When the company arrived in Jersey
City yesterday morning young Ferguson,
the warrant, Detective Mike FalIon of
Hoboken and a Jersey City policeman.
ferguson scanned the members of the
p very closely and when Henry
Watson, another boy in the company,
came by. Ferguson pointed him out as
Breen. Watson was arrested, but upon
proving his identity was discharged. In
the meantime Breen was enjoying an
oyster stew in the depot restaurant.
lerehing at his friend Watson's predfca-
Detective Fallon went to Philadelphia
this morning and arrested Breen, the
having gone there last night.
Breen will be held in Philadelphia
awaiting extraditiOn DanerS