The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-12
STUDIES IN BLACK AND TAN.
A Colored EIopement and a Lady
VINO Carries a Revolver.

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The arrangement of Jacob Walford, an
unusually good looking mulatto, in JUS
tice Potts court today, disclosed the cir
cumstances of an elopement which a
snort time ago agitated the colored
circles of Chester County, Pa.
The formal charge against Walford is
for having forged the name of Joseph
Cope to an order for a suit of clothes.
The Chester County Grand Jury does
not meet until next month, and in order
to hold him until he is indicted and re-
QUESTION papers are issued, an additional
charge of d%isorderly' conduct has been
lodged against him. He was committed
to the County Jail for thirty days. Wal
ford is held responsible for wrecking the
oncs happy home of Edward Gibson, an
Industrious colored man.
Gibson, with his wife Lettie and three
children lived and worked on the farm
of Joseph Cope in East Nottingham,
Chester County, Pa. All went well until
the first of this month when Walford
was engaged by Farmer Cope. Mrs.
Gibson became. infatuated with him.
Her husband noticed her GOODNESS toward
himself and demonstrated with her. but
to no avail. The climax was reached on
the third when they eloped. Mrs. Gibson
wanted to do something romantic and
she suggested that they skip by the light
of the moon. Walford was willing, and it
was decided to take a train which left
at three o'clock in the morning for New
York. The nearest railway station was
three miles from the Cope farm. but this
difficulty was easily ~surmounted. Wal
ford stole a horse and buggy. from Far
mer Cope'S stable. and in style drove nus
sweetheart to the station. There was
plenty Of time in which to eaten the
the stolen rig and walked back to the
station. where he was welcomed by the
runaway wife.
day or two, anc then Mrs. Gibson dis
covered that her honey boy was not
being true to ner. she shook him IN a
hurry and started out on her W nook.
She found employment in the nome of
Mrs. Elizabeth Cleary, at No. 29 Grove
street. Two days ago she wrote a letter
TO one of her children telling where she
was and saying she was sorry she ran
away.
II will come back at once if your
Wien Gibson learned that his wife was
sorry for deserving bin he lorgavee 2 ne r
return spread inn East Nottingham
Constable Samuel Iyison heard of It. He
had a warrant tf for W Sia on1y5 c arsess an of
&c IAA11k 49,
capturing MIN was before Mrs. Gibson
left this city
Ivison packed his grip. and with his
wife, VINO had never seen much OF the
world, he started for this city. He ar
rived Yesterday afternoon and with De
tectiye McNany went at once to Mrs.
Cleary's house to see Mrs. Gibson. 1t
| CHANGED that Walford was there. Nc
Naily nabbed him and landed him in a
| cell in the Gregory street station house.
Vision remained over night 50 as TO .ap-
pea in court against MIN this morning.
Mrs. Vision returned to he. home. She
stable Vision started for home at noon
today.
When Walford's case was disposed of.
Muffett combes, a .f fiaShi y d Ire led colp Dr.
Ada Blackwell. of No. 1853 Henderson
street, she was accused of threatening
her life and carrying conceded weapons.
The prisoner is a d~ressmaker and lives
her &c cut a dress. The fit proved bad,
anil there was a row such as only colored
folk can create. When Muffet- heard
that her ability as, a cutter was cues
yer ana went to Ada's house. Il was
a real g-o-as-you-please for a few min
utss and then one of Ada's friends
threw a cup. It struck Mufre.t behind5
from the rnidst of her draperies .Mrffett
produced a revolver. ~She~wayed 1t above
her head and swore she would wade in
Ada and her friends beat a hasty re-
treat and did not re-enter the house until
Muffett left. In court this morning the
prisoner said she always carried a re-
volver. Her husband is home only once
a week and being alone she. says she
likes to be prepared for burglars and
Justice Potts fined her $40 and costs of
court, making $25 in all. This case clear
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