The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-21
TO TRY RATCLIFPB HERE
Pete De Lacey Transfers the
Scene of His Persecution
to New Jersey.

Excitement was at red fever heat yes
terday in Hoboken when it was an
nounced that Edward J. Radcliffe, the
matinee hero and wife-beater, was to be
brought to that city to answer for his
misdoings.
Radcliffe, as will be remembered, was
the Peace August Moller of Hoboken in
the summer of 1894.
Shortly after Radcliffe was sentenced
on the charge of wife-beating, he OBJ
tanned, through counsel, a stay of pro-
eeedings, and was about to be released
when he was again arrested ON a charge
of bigamy.
The complainant in this latter action
alleged that he had a wife and child in
England, and that the former having read
of his second marriage in Hoboken deter
mined to come to this country and have
him prosecuted for violating her conf
dence.
Last night a representative of Howe &
Hunnmel, the New oYrk lawyers, accom-
panied by a deeply yelled Woman called
on Recorder McDonough, of Hoboken.
The woman was Mrs. Alice Radcliffe, nee
De Lacy. The three had a long confer
ence, and when the New York legal lights
and the woman recrossed the river they
looked jubilant.. The cause of their hap-
piness was afterwards learned.
They had been assured that Radcliffe
must come to Hoboken. Mrs. Radcliffe
had subscribed to an affidavit, of which
the following is a COPY
state of New Jersey,
County of Hudson, SIS:
alice De Lacy Radcliffe, being duly
sworn, says
4 reside at No. 10 West s~eventy-frst
street, in the city of. New York. and am
tW6ntV-S6V6n wears of age and have no
occupation.
ION August %, 1894, there was duly per-
formed. before one August MolIer. then
and there a Justice of the Peace in the
County of Hudson, duly authorized to
perform marriage ceremonies, a ceremon-
ial marriage between this deponent and
one Edward J.. Radcliffe.
"Deponent further says, on information
and belief, that prior to the said marriage
the said Edward j. Ratcliffe was the law
full husband of one Caroline Radcliffe, to
whom the said Edward j. Ratcliffe was
duly married at the city of London, in the
Kingdom of Great Britain, on the 18th day
of August, 1888; and %deponent herewith
produces the certified copy of the said
marriage of the said Edward J.. Radcliffe
to the said Caroline Radcliffe, at the city
of London, as aforesaid-
THAT the said marriage of the said Ed
ward j. Radcliffe with the said Caroline
Radcliffe was in full force and effect at
the time of the marriage of this deponent
to said Edward j. Radcliffe, the said Ed
ward J. Radcliffe never having been di-
vorced or in any whatsoever
freed from his said marriage with the said
Caroline Radcliffe.
"That by reason of the premises this
plaintiff charges the said Edward J. Rat
cliffe with the crime of bigamy, commit
ted at the city of Hoboken, in the county
of Hudson, State of New Jersey, afore-
said, and prays that a warrant may issue
for the arrest of said Edward j. Rat
cliffe, and that he be dealt with according
to law.
ALICE DE LACY RADCLIFFE.
Sworn to before me, this 2Sth day of
January, 1898.
An effort will be made to have Rat
cliffe indicted by the Grand Jury. now in
session.
The former alleged Mrs. Radcliffe
started from London ON Saturday last
and is expected in New oYrk today.
Should she prove her case, the pretty
Alice will once again be Alice De Lacy
and Radcliffe will be subject to a con-
vietion for bigamy,, in addition to the
penalty for assault now hanging over
his head.