The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-06
4 TALE OF TWO CITIES.
Hoboken and Passaic at War
Over a Pauper and Her
Children Neither Will
Yield.

War has been declared between the cit
les of Hoboken and Passaic. 1t is all over
a woman and her two small children, and
unless one side yields In the near future
the finishing battles will probably be
fought in the courts. So far neither city
will give IN. Both declare that they are
in the right, although from the e%xplana-
ton given by the Hoboken authorities,
that city has apparently got the better
end of the argument. The vital point to
be decided is II legal residence of Mrs.
Babetta Fishe.
Mrs. Fisher and her children are desti-
tute, and are now living at the expense
Of the city Of Hoboken. h went to live
in the city with her husband, Albert, on
November s last, and rented a room at
No. 107 Harrison street. Previous to this
they a livee in Passaic. On July IA her
husband decamped, leaving her without a
cent to buy food for the children. Since
then she has been elected from her home
for -non-payment of rent, n she is now
absolutely destitute. A week ago she was
found wandering about the streets With
her children, and was turned over to the
Poormaster, who provided her with a
room n food in the Continental Hotel.
The woman had only resided in Hobo
ken eight months. Before she could be-
come a charge upon the city 1t would be
necessary for her to reside there one year.
Poormaster Barck concluded at once to
send her back to Passaie, where she and
her husband had formerly lived. Barck
wrote a note i~nstructing Poormaster Fog
arty; of Passaic, to take charge OF the
case, as the woman was a legal resident
of that city. Fogarty wrote back hat ne
would have nothing to do with the case,
and said that the woman belonged IN Ho-
boken. He sent Mrs. Fisher and her chill
dren back to Hoboken on the next car,
and they were again found wandering
about the streets.
Barck, however, decided
that he would not give up. He consulted
Justice of the Peace Louis r. MeCulloch
and Recorder McDonough, and they
agreed that under the provisions OF an
act for the settlement and relief OF the
pcor.' the woman was a legal resident or
Passaic, and should be taken care OF by
that city. Justice McCulloch issued a
for the woman and when sne
appeared before him he took her sworn
statement. which is as follows
II was born in Germany, and | am 20
years old. On October Is next will
have resided in America four years: From
November rs, 1894, to December : 1874,
I boarded with a Mr.. Neuman, OF NO. io9
Second street, Passaic. On December y
I was married to Albert Fisher at Hobo
ken by a clergyman living in Garden
street, but whose name / do not now re-
member After the marriage ceremony
and on the same day | went back TO the
City of Passaie, and lived with my hus-
band at No. 81 Second street, until Mo-
vember s, 1896, when we moved to No. l7
Harrison street. Hoboken, where my nus
band deserted me July IA, 1897, leaving me
with two children, Paulina, two years oid,
and Amelia, six months old. am living
on the charity of the city of Hoboken.
not having any means for the support or
myself and children"
Judge MeCulloch drew up the necessary
papers in the case, and Mrs. Fisher and
her children will be sent to Passaic to-
day in charge of a constable. The pa
pers will be served on the Poormaster Of
Passaic. and the woman and children Will
be left in his charge. If he then refuses
to provide for them, he will render the
city. of Passaic liable. When. the mat
ter is finally settled Justice McCulloch
says he will make out a bill for all ex-
penses incurred by the city of Hoboken
in taking care of the family. The bill
will be presented to the Passaic authors
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