The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-07
EVIC7IONS AT ZERO.
Widow MeGluekin's Sad Ex-
tremity-- Dollar Inhumanity
in Hoboken.

MRS. Annie McGluckin has been unable
70 pay the rent for the two back rooms
sue occupies on the top floor of a tene-
ment IN the rear of No. 1876 Wayne street
for two months.
me landlor, Michael Giblin, applied for
writ of ejectment on December 5 last
ana 1t was placed in the hands of Com
stable Button to serve.
When he examined the rooms he found
such a state of things that he decided to
wait awhile on his own responsibility.
through brick-paved alley and up two
nlshts OF narrow stairs he went and
found on bed in one of two rooms.
watched and tended by her eight-year-old
poy, pale, sickly woman. He questioned
the woman and found her case a sad one.
FOR this reason the woman's eject
ment was delayed five weeks The agent
IN charge of the premises was disposed
TO let up on the woman, but Landlord
G1plln was not SO lenient. A week ago
ne came before Judge Puster again to
md out why nothing had been done in
his case. The Judge instructed Constable
Brltton to investigate the case and re-
port to him. The constable asked Poor
master Hewitt and the City Physician to
visit her, with view to having her re-
moved to the City Hospital They did
so and declared it impossible to move
the woman without causing her DEATH
Mrs. McGluckin was the wife of
Patr1ck McGluckin, carpenter, who
died eight years ago. Then his widow
mother by days work. She had rela-
yves put they were as poor as herself.
Sne pee, couid get no aid from them.
gan to fail. Hard work and her poor
conditions told upon her. She has been
sick off and on ever since. Six weeks
sisters. of ST. Bridget's Church aided
her her little, little, but they We're not aware OF
stances. Poormaster Hewitt has sent
her some coal and wood.
story he ordered Clerk James N. Braden
to his his private % account. e' The The rfss rent and
costs of court amounted to 80 and some
cents.
Another sad case has. come to light
n n zo Hoboken Eor @ the want Of
day. the illness Of Constable Mccarthy,
Of the Hoboken District Court. being all
Vorrath. the landlord Of spanier's ts apart part
ments at No. 2SS Garden street., began
dispossess proceedings against Spanier
because he owed him the above amount,
which is just one months rent.
The. case came up before Judge Pax
ton, but Spanier was not in court. His
wife, however, was present with her
fifteen months baby in her arms and
told the Judge that her family were des-
titute of clothings and We're starving
Judge Paxton asked Vorrath to allow
Spanier and his family to remain in the
rooms a few days longer until the poor
heartless landlord refused. Then Judge
Paxton adjourned the case until yester-
day.
Spanier pleaded for time, but Vorrath
demanded that a decision be rendered
and Judge Paxton had. no other alter
native than to render verdict in favor
of the landlord. In doing SO he said:-
You would not put this mans family
into the street day like this, would YOU?
Why, I wouldn't throw dog out on a
day as cold as this
This is nice cay" Vorrath replied
'It is a little cold, but that does not
amount to anything, they can stand it.
Vorrath then turned to Clerk Rathjen
and demanded that warrant be issued
to evict the family The clerk refused
because the constable was sick and will
wait until his recovery
Several lawyers, reporters and citizens
started SUBSCRIPTION headed by Judge
Paxton, to relieve the suffering family
Mrs. Spanier is about to be mother
which makes their situation much worse
Spanier said he had tried for several
months to get employment, but in vain.