The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-11
Arrested for Violating the
Marriage License Law, She
Nobly Speaks Her Mind.
FUN IN SPITE OF 1000 HUSBANDS
Lucky" Mike of the Twelfth
Will Find Charley Dead,
Sallie Better, and the
Flat Furnished.

Jennie Towers, one of the bellies Of the
Tenderloin in New York. has the distinc-
ton OF being the first person officially ac-
eused of violating the new marriage law.
She was committed to the County Jail last
night by Justice of the Peace schnchting
Of Hoboken. Justice Schlichting per-
formed double marriage on July 6, and
one OF them has since had a tragic end
ing. The first couple were Charles Ward
u years old, a collector for the Lion
Brewery, and young woman who was
an intimate friend of Jennie Towers. Jen-
ME and Daniel Flannery of Nsw York.
were the witnesses. Jennie ana Flan-
merry then took sudden notion to get
married. and Ward and his bride acted as
witnesses.
As the marriage could not have been
performed without license unless one
of the parties was a resident OF the
State, Jennie gave her residence as Bev-
erly, Burlington. This was false. and it
is for making the statement that she is
now in custody. Her arrest was brought
about by her husbands brother. Thomas
Flannery. of No 2SS West Eleventh street,
New York. and his mother. who desire to
separate Jennie and Daniel and have the
Sew
eral saloons in New York and is wealthy.
His mother is also wealthy, being said to
be worth s150000. and they look upon
Daniels marriage to Jennie as nesalli-
anee.
Jennie's arrest was brought about in this
way. One day she and her husband
quarreled and Flannnery in his anger tore
up the marriage certificate and burned it.
terday to get a duplicate of the certif-
cate. and when she and her husband arr
rived at Justice Schlichting's there was
a warrant there for her arrest on COM
plant of her brother-in-law. She became
very indignant. and accused her husband
of having been concerned in putting up a
Job on her. He denied it and to show his
love for her accompanied her to the
County Jail The couple had an
interesting interview in the office OF the
jail. The prisoner again accused her hus-
band of having helped to put up the Job
on her. He again denied it and assured
her that he loved her. He expressed some
doubt as to whether she loved him as
much as he loved her. and suggested that
she was addicted to flirting with other
men,
well, don't care.p exclaimed the fair
prisoner II want you to understand that
I'm Jennie Towers, and 1 will always be
Jennie Towers I am going to have my
fun if l had a thousand husbandsl"
Before Jennie was locked up she and her
husband embraced and kissed each other
repeatedly, and F'lannery promised to
come and see his wife often, and do every
thing he could to secure her release.
The tragedy connected with the case
was enacted last Monday afternoon, in .
fiat at No. 423 West Thirty-second street.
New York, where Ward and his wife went
to live Ward, in a fit of jealousy. shot
his wife and killed himself His wife will
recover. Jennie Towers, who gave her
name to the New York police as Jennie
Clark, lived with the Wards. and was out
for beer when the shooting occurred. She
exclaimed that Ward was Jealous Of
soldier in the Twelfth Regiment, whose
first name is Mike" In closing her
statement to the New York police. Jennie
said compiaeently:-
.sWell, Charles dead, and Sallie's get
ting we'll: the Twelfth is coming back
and the flats all furnished. Mike always
was lucky"