The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-12
VOLUNTEER IN TROUBLE
Charles Schneider Says He Is
Prosecuted for His Religion
His Landlady Says He
Took Her Stove.

Charles Schneider, barber on the Jer-
sey City Heights has been forced to get
rid of his shop, which he has managed
successfully for a number of years, and
take a job as journeyman under a
neighboring barber. He did a big busi-
ness and his action in giving it up has
caused considerable surprise among his
customers. Few of them know that 1T
is religious persecution that is account
able for his closing his shop. Schneiders $
shop was until yesterday in the rear of
the triangular builing bounded by Bergen
avenue, Montgomery street and Foye
place. He rented it of Mrs. J. Hanley,
who conducts a saloon in the other part
of the building.
The property, which the Consolidated
Traction Company has tried repeatedly
to secure for a passenger depot, was ieft
Mrs. Hanley by her first husband, Michael
Mulligan, who died two years ago. Multi
gan had not been dead long before his
wife married John Hanley, a conductor,
who was one of Mulligan's best GUS
toners. When Schneider first rented the
rear end of the building for barber shop
he was drinking man and was steady
customer at the saloon Not only did he
drink heavily of Mrs. Hanley's ale and
whiskey and spend his money freely at
her bar, but he also left a door, lead
ing from his place into the saloon, in
vitingly open and by extolling the merits
of the e.e sold there sent in many q
customer after he had shaved him. While
this lasted Mrs. Hanley and Schneider
were on the best of terms.
A few months ago, however, there came
a change. Schneider attended a meet
ing of the Volunteers of America and pro-
with him. He gave up drink at once, and
was no longer seen in Mrs. Hanleys sa-
loon. His old friends coaxed and per-
suaded him in vain; he would not break
his resolution to give. up all his old time
bad habits. Mrs. Hanley was sorry to lose
his trade. When ne locked the door lead
and thus removed from his customers the
immediate temptation to drink he says
she. was more than sorry-she was furious,
and, according to Schneider, she has
never ceased to taunt and annoy him and
make life generally miserable for him
from that day to this. He alleges that
she has done everything in her power to
force him out of the place, which is the
best available stand for a barber shop in
that neighborhood. The prosecutions were
redoubled when Schneider, after period
of probation, was made a full fiedged
member of Post No. 2, of the Volunteers
and was elected orderly sergeant
The crowning indignity, and the one
that caused him to move without delay
was committed on Saturday last. On
that day, he alleges. Mrs. Hanley en-
tered the shop and literally pulled things
to pieces. He had partitioned off cor
ner of the shop and installed within it
an italian bootblack, who worked for him
about the place. The Italian had fitted
up his little room in a cosy manner and
had decorated and repapered the walls.
Mrs. Hanley tore all the paper off in a
rage and destroyed several pieces of
the bootblacks s furniture. She then went
at Schneider and threatened to tear down
the partition and destroy the appearance
of his shop. This was more than he
could stand and he went at once in search
of job, and finding one served notice at
once on Mrs. Hanley that he was going
to leave. He lost no time. This morn
Ing the last of his belongings were NOV
ed.
Mrs. HanIey, when seen by reporter
for "The News denied that she perse-
cuted Schneider. She said he stole his
things away Saturday night while she
slept. She alleges that he also took her
kitchen stove and some shelving. She
declares that she is not yet through with
him.