The evening times., 1896-09-18

New York, Sept 1S.-Uptil Monday even
ing Charles Ii. Hughes was regarded asan
ornament TO the Lest church and social
circles OF jersey City, where his wealthy
parents reside in the winter, and OF Perth
Anlboy, where the family make their sum
ner home. Al present the young min-he
is only twenty ythree-is confined in the
MiddieseX county jail, charged with at
tempted burglary.
Over in Perth Am5oy, where Hughes Is
known and liked, most people are inclined
TO he indignant over his arrest Bu: in
the village OF South River, where is O.
Gated the handsome villa OF Charles White
head, Jr, which young Hughes, II IS said
tried to rob, people intimate that te is
the head OF gang which has been op'rat-
ing in the vicinity all summer
That leaves 1t a Jeckyll and IL yde sort of
a case, having the dual personalities thus
placed:
In Perth Amboy Charles H. Hughes,
aged twent y-three, member OF the A.dine
Club, society favorite. crack draugh:s'uan
and designer at the STANDARD Terra Gotta
Works, and the petted son OF X. G. Hughes,
the wealthy and respected superintendent
OF the Gutta Percha aud Rubber Company.
In Perth Aniboy they refer to Hughes
industry, gentility and to his high ancestry,
his family being sprung from a Methodist
divine whose name is part of the worlds
history.
THE OTHER LIFE.
In South River-"Chariey" Hughes, the
captured burglar. the registering and quar-
relsome member of Il crowd of young hood
lu1ns from New Brunswick who came
down 10 Washington Park last Saturday
night, and made themselves disagreeable
at the Red Mems picnic
Anyhow. between 10 and IL O'Clock last
saturday ynisht Applegate. ofsouth River,
passing the country home OF Mr.. Whitehead
saw a strange man fussiug around the win
dow shutters. He watched and presently
the man climbed to the tin roof OF a bay
window and stepped from thence to the
connecting roof OF portico. Then he
stealthily lighted some matches. and at
tempted again to open a window shutter.
The glare OF a match gave Appleeate clear
view of his face. Applcgate ran across the
street to arouse the Whitehead family. The
man on the roof heard him coming leaped
10 the ground and ran through the shrub
hery in the direction OF Washington Park,
where the Red Mems picnic was going on.
Il heard someone foeiing around the
house" said Mr.. Whitehead, first at the
parior corner, then on the roof rushed
10 the window and he jumped. / didn't
see him. but Applegate did We searched
a nd found some burnt matches and pearl
ha ndle,i knife bearing the initials &C. II.
H. on the handle. our home was robbed
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CAUGHT IN THE ACT
Applegate went TO the picnic Looking for
the robber There he found Charlie
Hughes, with Morris NcGrath, a youth
ranIed Chase. and several others Hughes
he recognized as the man he had seen
trying TO break into whitebead's winlow.
Applegate accused Hughes of trying TO en-
ter Whtebead's house. but he swore he had
not left the picnic. So in the end Hughes,
McGratb. and their friends returned afier
the picnic to New Brunswick. W here they
put up for the night at the Palmer Hnuse
Applegate and Whitehead saw Detectives
Oliver and HaHsell Sunday, and HauseI
examined the Whitehead premises, took
possession of the knife left by the burglar,
aud noted Applegate's description of the
man. As a result. on Sunday evening
Hughes was arrested. Justice Simmons, of
South River. accorded bim a hearing on
the same evening. at which Hughes in
terests were looked after by his hrotber-in-
law. formerly city comptroller, ]. s. Loder,
of Perth Amboy- Justice Simmons held
him to the grand jury. Hughes father,
Comptroller Loder. and Hughes employers
stand ready to sign his bonds in any
amount.
At the hearing Hughes frankly acknowl-
edged that the knife found near White
heads house belonged TO him, but said he
had no idea how 1t got there. He could
not remember where lie had been outside
the picnic grounds on Saturday night.
81 came over from Perth Amboy to go
to the picnic lie said. Il met a lot of
fellows and took a number of drinks. /
being at the picnic and remem-
Der guing hack TO New Brunswick That's
all | do remember clearly l remember in
a confused way OF being in somebody's
yard. but / don't know where it was OF
whose it was
Morris McGrath, who was with Hughes
at the picnic. is employed at the New
Brunswick postoffce. He said he had
missed Hughes from the picnic for some
time, but found him again about midnight,
and that they returned to New Brunswick
together on the trolley.
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