The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-25
NELLIE DAVIS HAT PIN
On Her Way to Jail for Eigh-'
teen Months She Jabs Her
self and a Constable.


eyed Syrian beauty, who swindled Mrs.
Libble Bartlett out of a lot of jewelry and
clothing enough to fill two trunks by pre-
tending to possess occult powers, was sen-
fenced yesterday afternoon to one year
and half in State Prison. She promptly
had an attack of Mysteries and cried out
oh my baby! Let me say word to the
Judge let me speak to him."
She recovered in few minutes and on
the way over to the jail she made bluff
at stabbing herself with hat pin. She
jabbed herself lightly two or three times
with the pin before Constable O'Brien
who was escorting her. discovered what
she was at His attention was called
pointedly to her actions when the pin
deviated from it's course and punctured
his arm. He took the pin away from
her. i
Judge Hudspeth made some remarks
to Mrs. Davis before passing. sentence.
He said that she was one of those woman
who go around swindling people by pre-
tending to possess supernatural powers,
and she had no difficulty in finding al
sufficient number of gullible people to
make her occupation profitable. Judge
had given him a great deal of trouble
as he did not know what disposition to
make of her innocent two year old daugh-
ter. He had come to the conclusion how
ever, that Mrs. Davis must go to State
Prison in the interest of justice and he
had made arrangements to have the child
cared for.
Sentence was suspended on payment of
cost in the case of Clarence Davis. the
woman's reputed husband, as Judge
Hudspeth styled him. The Judge said he
had learned from inquiry he had caused
to be made and from letters he had re-
ceived that Davis was an honest, reput-
able citizen before he met the woman,
but she succeeded in getting him under
her absolute control He seemed to be
completely subject to her will. If Davis
pays the cost the child will be left in his
care.
1t will be remembered that Mrs. Davis
swindled Mrs. Bartlett, an elderly wom-
an with youthful notions by pretending
to be able to influence man named Stone
to return to her. Mrs. Bartlett said at
the trial that she was desirous of seeing
Stone again for the purpose of collecting
a debt he owed her. Mrs. Davis per-
suaded Mrs. Bartlett that in order to get
her occult powers in working operation
it would be necessary for her to wear
some of Mrs. Barlett's jewelry and
lett under the spell of her hypnotic power
until she had obtained from her diamond
rings and studs and two trunks full of
clothing. When Mrs. Bartlett lost faith
in Mrs. Davis's occult power and demand
ed the return of her property Mrs Davis
and her husband fed to Buffalo with the
property. They were arrested there and
brought back. Mrs, Davis has a Iage ca
pacity for throwing fits.
Abraham Lincoln, the colored man who
Woods. grocery story in Ocean II avenue I'VE s
where he had Nformerly been employed
and who attempted to shoot Captain
Reardon went to arrest him, was called
up for sentence.
Where did you come from Abraham?''
asked Judge Hudspeth
That so?" remarked the Judge, I'VE
didn't know that we had such a dis
he continued, you have fallen from
very high estate. and brought disgrace
upon an honored name" Abraham was
sent to State Prison for year and a
John Torrio, who had pleaded guilty of
TWO charges OF burglary in Union Hill.
said that he went to Union Hill to revisit
the scenes of his childhood
Are you in the habit of visiting the
scenes of your childhood between mid
asked Judge Hudspeth. The prisoner was
unable to answer the conundrum, and
Judge Hudspeth gave him year and a
half In State prison.
Joseph Cftchwah was sent to the peni-
tentiary for nine months for stealing
some money He said he was drunk and
didn't know what he was doing.
Robert Doyle, bricklayer from Kala-
mazoo, Mich, found window invitingly
upon and went In and stole a pair of trou-
sers.. AS he was evidently professional
burglar he got year and a half in
State Prison
Louis Derino, a sewing machine agent
who pleaded guilty of embezzlng SIS. was
sent to the County Jail for sixty days.