The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-25

WHO IS THE ASSALANq?
Miss Dugan Causes the Are
rest of a Fourth Reg
iment Recruit.
INSULTED In WILLOW COURT
Accused Man Claims an Alibi-
SuspiciousIy Drenched
With Rain.
NSULTED In WILLOW COURT

Thomas Schultz. OF No. 50 ST. Paupa
avenue, who is member of Company G..
Fourth Regiment, was arraigned before
Justice Nevin In the Second Criminal
Court this morning on the charge of in
sulting Miss Mary Dugan, of No. 57s Pa
vonia avenue.
Miss Dugan is a telephone operator in
the employ Of the New York and New
Jersey Telephone Company Schultz was
neid Tor further examination tomorrow
morning. when he says he will have witt
nesses on hand to prove an alibi The al
legged occurrence took place at 9:45 o'clock
iast night in Willow Court, within the
shadow of Allan L. McDermott's resi-
dence. and within 15O feet of the electric
light at the head of Willow Court on Pa
yonia avenue.
Miss Dugan, according to the story she
told on the witness stand this morning.
mad been visiting sister on Idaho place.
She walked through yroom street to Ber-
gen avenue on her return home, and tner
1oLoWed the car track to Pavonia avenue
Where she turned in the direc-
ton of her home She wished
10 telephone before going home.
ana started through Willow Court
10 go to Burke's Undertaking shop. She
mad noticed that a man had been walking
behlnd her for some distance but she
thought nothing of it. When she reached
the rear of Mr.. McDermott's house. how
ever. she heard the man hasten his steps,
ard before she could turn she felt q
strong arm about her waist and hand
was placed over her mouth
She struggled and screamed. Her scream
was heard by Edward Barber, who was
seated at the kitchen window of Mr.. Nc
Dermotts house, fIe ran to her assists
ance. and her assadlant fed. running
through Lot street, and disappearing be-
meath the elevated road. Mr. Barber es-s
corted Miss Dugan to Burke's, where she
sent the message as she had intended. It
was raining hard by this time, and she
stood in the doorway of the shop for half
an hour talking to Mr. Burke and watt
ing for the rain to slack up. While they
were talk man jumped off a Monticello
| avenue car right in front of where thew
were standing and ran down the street
and into Reumpler's saloon. AS Miss
Dugan caught sight of the man. she
seized Mr.. Burke's arm and said excit-
| edly:-"Theres the man, catch him,
Mr.. Burke followed the man. who
proved to be Schultz. to Reumpler's. and
accused him of assaulting Miss Dugan.
He protested that he knew nothing Of
the aHadr Nevertheless Burke held him
until Chanceman Dunspur arrived ana
| placed him under arrest Miss Dugau
was very positive in her Identification Of
ochultz as the man who had assaulted
ner. She had gained a good view of his
| race, she said. under the electric light
ana mad particularly noted the cap ne
w. 1mure, rr a oark blue yachting cap with a
| When examined this morning. Schultz
9enled all knowledge of the assault and
qecIared that he never saw Miss Dugan
before she appeared as his accuser last
| nghl. he became a member OF CoMpanv
z, fourth Regiment, three weeks ago.
until 10 o'clock last night, getting his
UNIFORM and accoutrements ready for the
inspection drill of the Second Battalion
on Wednesday night. On leaving the
Arnory ne boarded a car at MONTGOMERY
| street and rode around to ReumplertS
W. Where ere ne was waiting for the shower
70 pass over before going to his home, on
81. PauFs avenue. Justice Neyin inyesti-
| gated his story and found that Companp
y had oeen preparing for inspection last
night and that he lived at the address,
! he had given. --~>'-- -
| There are some parts of his story.
though, that the police are in doubt
about. Miss Dugan says that the man
VINO VINO assaulted her was walking close be-
hind her from Vroom street, which is
mory.. The police say that Schultz was
1 drenched to the skin when arrested
whereas if he had taken the car from
! the Armory he would have been COM
paratively dry. The theory OF Detective
| heenan IS that after assaulting Miss
Dugan, Schultz ran through Lot street
and out into Pavonia avenue, and that
| he boarded the car and rode around to
| Willow Court, merely to throw any pur-
suers off their guard. He could not name
| anyone. who saw him board the ear. but
1 he Will produce witnesses tomorrow
! morning to prove that he was at the
| Armory until ten O'Clock and to testify
| to his good character. Schultz says that
/ after he was arrested he asked that his
1 parents be sent for, and that the police
| refused to notify them.