The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-08
son simply said the ominous word,

son simply said the ominous word,
Gross
Pidgeon braced himself for the coming
ordeal by removing something from his
mouth which he had been chewing~an1d mo
assuming an unconcerned ar. put JuGge 1sls
Hoffmans first question changed all ina.
when he mildly asked ~
What did you mean by saying tna5
your legal residence was Brooklyn ana
Witness replied that he lived in the
Borough of Brooklyn and in the City OF
you are married.?
And of course you live in Brooklyn
with your wife?'
mo, sir
How long have you lived in Brooklyn
asked Judge Hoffman.
About % to 35 years.
well. there's big gap there; can't you
say how long?"
"oh, it's Is years now. Whom WITH
asked Mr. Hoffrnan.
my father and mother"
"And not your wife,!
Where is she?"
Travelling" -
"How long is it since you saw her?Y
Pidgeon couldn't say and Judge Hon
man probed his statement that ne was d
general reporter on newspaper
Witness said that he had been in the
theatrical business too IN msnagllla Rraoslva
not exactly as a manager, but as an asso-
c.ate or something of that sort. He was
also at Coney Island last year FOR NeW
York newspaper, and met Louis Beck
Beck was at some hotel down there?"
asked the lawyer.
Il don't know.
Don't you know he was at place
called the Trocadero?'' sharply asked
Judge Hoffman, and Pidgeon hesitating
Then counsel dived into Pidgeons rela-
tions with Beck, and uncovered some
startling statements, and equally sur
prising contradictions.
"Do you know if Beck kept place
called Hoffman's Hotel and Cafe on Third
avenue, New York City?"
"What?, quickly asked the lawyer.
well, 1 have heard So" repleo
Pidggeon;. !g ON 10 s,.r o,,er tba nlaceg. asked
the lawyer, and the witness forgetting his
previous statement, said
mo. he hasn't; because l was employed
| there r,.ee,.n
| ..since you are sure Beck keeps the place
and has no sign up, what did you 90
there?"
Il made arrangements for a press din
ner and assisted in other ways
Counsel inquired as to the character OF
the place and the people who frequenteu
II.
came there He was asked If negro I
women did not visit it. and if he, with
| Beck had not held a consultation with
| Jersey City man in the place, but Pidgeon
Judge Hoffman left that matter tor
| while, and asked the witness If he knew
| man named Johnny Ryan, Brooklyn
Pidgeon admitted it and after a great
deal of squrming admitted that he knew
| a woman named Annie Reilly, married
s.Do you know No. 12o Livingston street,
Brooklyn?" asked Judge Hoffman. ;,
There is such number, l suppose
| was the evasive answer.
.'You don't know it, then?"
good; the lawyer was inexorable, and
! worming out of him that he knew the
house and had boarded there.
Now, since you know the place. which
you said you didn't know before pur.
| you know Annie Reilly?''
| Pidgeon turned red. twisted in his
| chair gland glancing appealingly at the
protection" but Justice Lippincott threw
him a strong glance and said, answer
/ the question" The witness replied
/ .Ye-e-s."
rs it not a fact that you; lived in open
| adultery with her?"
/ mo. boarded with her.
Counsel then turned to the statement
that he and Beck had an office in the
I
which was the New York office of the
I-"Evening Journal and the other that of
| the Bohemea Publishing Company and
managed by thumbscrewing examina.
| ton and a great Deal of fun to wiring
| from the unlucky witness that while he
Beck. the Evening Journal" and COM
pany had cards announcing that they
/ were doing business, there was no busi-
ness to announce and the Jersey City
| Journal printed the cards and was
| associated in the enterprise. Pidgeon
/ described himself, amid much merrimAnt
as a manager by courtesy.
Did the Jersey City Journal know
that you, their agents and members OF
their staff were running that place up
town frequented by questionable women?
asked Judge Hoffman.
''Yes, Mr.. Rsppleye and Mr.. Dear knew
it all,' reluctantly replied Pidgeon with
the objection that the place was not g
| dive.
"Now let us understand this SAID
| Judge Hoffman, ''do you mean to tell us
that the Journal knew your associa.
tion with that cafe?"
And you were working with and fol
the Journal while you, and Beck were
running that delightful placer
/ Yes, but / don't want my name mixed
up with it," said Pidgeon, In despair
But if the cafe was respectable, why
not?" pursued his tormentor and Pidgeor
was. too miserable to answer. Judge
Hoffman put in the probe again by ask
ing if the witness had ever lived at the
Sea Beach Palace, of Coney Island, with
| the Reilly woman. Pidgeon indignant,
1 replied in the negative.
4 Didn't she drive you out of Cones
Island?" thundered the lawyer.
/ mo. sir"
Didn't she force you to leave it?"
| mo"
Didn't she make it so hot for you there
that you couldn't stay there?'
| mo, never"
Pidgeon's ordeal temporarily stopped
here, for the Court ordered an adjourn
ment until today when the session WI
be from 10 A. M. to p NJ
THIS MORNINGS PRO-
CEEDlNGS.