The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-07
A "SHOE" MYSTERY.
Belief That Freeholder Ken
ny Is OF On a Wedding
Trip.

Excitement over in the sHorseshoe' Is
at fever heat. Interest in the two big
lawn parties Of St Lucy's and ST
Michaels were momentarify forgotten
last evening after current rumor found
its way into social and political circles
that Michael J. Kenny had gone or to
get married Who is Michael ]. Kenny?
That question would not have to be
asked in the Shoe But for the edif-
cation of the denizens of henighted reg
ions of Hudson county '''The News would
state that he is a popular member OF the
County Board of Freeholders and the idol
of his constituents. He's good looking,
wise and generous. But he has been .
widower, and with the three splendid at
tributes above mentioned, his repulsion
of Cupid's assaults was the admiration Of
his personal friends. But he succumbed.
apparently. and it's this apparent nays
terry that has set the entire Shoe agog.
1t was known that he drove fine tro--
ter His rig was the protest that was
seen anywhere in the county, but on the
Boulevard those who happened to run
across the Horseshoe Freeholder'' no.
ticed that he was invariably accompanied
by a star-eyed Circe. They asked who
they did, they would volunteer no lnfer-
nation.
There are some people in the Horse
SHOE who know a thing or two The
Freeholder's place is opposite the Park
House, the home of the Mclaughlin As
sociation; diagonally across is the hard
ware store of Street and Water Commis-
sioner Boltwood, and just across
the street is Moneys drug store. What
is not found out on these four corners
pertaining to the Horseshoe is scarcely
worth mentioning
Mysterious messages had been over
heard at the telephone by the patrons Of
Mr.. Kenny's cafe. The average knowing
shoeite shook his head in a knowing
manner, as much as to say, I'm tum-
bling
When the suave Freeholder left the
cafe, at II A. NJ, yesterday, and appeared
again at 4 P. NJ, attired in suit of
broadcIoth, with Prince Albert coat. and
blushing like a schoolboy in the presence
1of his teacher when he knows hes
guilty, the crowd caught on. This crowd
was genuine crowd Of Horseshoe" pol
iticians. You can't fool EN-. Within the
brief space of twenty minutes the Letter
Carriers band was serenading the Free
holders establishment.
The crowd had increased. Dick
Judge and Freeholder Alex. Clement ap-
peared upon the scene. They were dress
ed in a manner which further excited the
suspicious of the crowd. When q coach
was ordered by telephone from q nearby
stable. portion of the crowd hustled to
the stable and detained the coach nail
an hour. His constituents wanted time
to know what was going on Whens after
the serenades, the Freeholder, accom-
panied by Judge and Clement put the
splendid floral tributes into a coach ana
then took a second coach and drove to
the Erie depot, the whole crowd tumblea-
Every indication points to the fact that
the doughty Freeholder went on a wed
ding trip. Who was the oide! ne
News reporter has investigated ana ne
knows pretty we'll, but VIII waft for the
Freeholder to announce her name Inc
Freeholder has kept everybody DOWN
town guessing. She resided eather III
Union Hill or WeehawiSens
Detective Clark knows a few things IN
tha Horseshoe. He's naturally suspicious.
He's a veritable mind reader he sala
to 4 strange city. In case of a fall lde-
tective lingo) you don't want to be lden-
titled with these two people who are get
ting into this coach with you. Keep just
one block ahead of EN-.
And at noon today Johnnie Hooper re-
ceived this Dispatch
Kenny goes over the rapids in a
barrel at 2 P. M.
(Signed)
JUDGE CLEMENTS
.sDick'' Judge and Freeholder Clements
hid evidentely fixed the operator or else
Combined their names.