The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-13
MYSTERIOUS Shuttle.
Police Puzzled Over the
Manner in Which He
Followed Two
Women.
THEY REFUSE TO APPEAR AGAINSTHIK
Interesting Letters Found on
the Prisoner Increase
the Enigma.
THEY REFUSE TO APPEAR AGAINST Hin

Julius Shuttle, twenty-five years old, OF
No. As South street, was before Police
Justice Potts in the Second Criminal
Court this morning charged with carry
ing a loaded revolver, in violation Of q
city ordinance, and also with pretending
to be a detective. On application
of his counsel, former Assistant
Prosecutor Joseph NJ. Noonan. his ex-
animation was postponed. Shuttle was ar
rested by Patrolnlan John o. Donnell, of
the Oakland avenue station. last night.
for following two women through this
streets.
The names OF the women cannot be
learned. The police were notified OF
Shutte's actions by DR.. Pendergast. of
No. AZ Cottage street. DR.. Pendergast
sent his SON to the Oakland avenue sta
ton for a policeman. He sent word that
two women had sought refuge in his Of
fee from a young man who had been fol-
lowing them wherever they went. Patrols
man O'DonneIl was sent TO invest tsgate.
He found Shuttle skulking behind a tree
opposite DR.. Pendergast's house. He
asked him what ne was doing there
Don't give me away, said Shuttle, x
am detective and am on a case.
O'Donnell demanded the alleged detec-
tive's credentials. He could show nOne-
jotted down the names and descriptions
of a number Of persons wanted for var
ious crimes. He also showed O'Donnell
q handsome revolver. The policeman ar
rested him and TOOK him TO the Oakland
avenue station He then teleDhone1 to
DR.. Pendergast and asked him. to send
plant against Shuttle ior annoying them.
DIR. Pendergast replied that the women
refused to appear aga.gs, Shuttle He re-
fused 10 divuige their names Wnen
Shuttle was being searched he tried to de-
stroy a piece cf paper ii an envelope
torn open, on which were scri5bled eonie5
of two letters. Patroiman ODonDel
secured the paper. The first letter reaisr
Dear Pet. My All
Was over 10 New York Sunday.
Alexander Ulrleh, Jr.. and his father
live at 81 East One hundred and twen-
ty-second street, fiat house. one block
from the park. Your sister has moved
away from No. 500 Sixth street, and
had an idea to so and rent the place.
you know, ard see landlord to inquire
who the parties were who lived there
before, and where they moved to-,
etc, and If that failed to go up to One
Hundred and Twenty-second street
as agent for the LADIES' Home Jour
naP' with naAf dozen copies under
my arm but this morning | believe
saw you going iAte The baker s. on
that amount, came back here again s
after I had gone TO Avenue "A and
Ninth street TO meet YOU Was there
at 1912 P M, and waited till 1l;05-
Zt L
good nature get the best of you again,
and went back again to him. Dear
Pet you don't know what anxiety and
worry | went through since Saturday
about you l was just crazy, and Sum
day chased all over for you. up and
down Second avenue. Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth and Ninth streets. all parts
of One hundred and Twentysecond
street. Not bit of sleep Oh Pet, If
you only knew how 1 felt for your
sake and welfare. Gus, dear, l must
see you, if for second only. was
down to court again Come imms-
diately.
The second letter read
Dear Sweetheart, Ny Pet, My ALI
Am going to wait here tAl l:4o and
then go direct to Ninth street and
Avenue A and sit on that bench at
the corner in park. I'll wait there
till IL o'clock sharp and then come
back direct. If you come here, wait
here for me to come back. Please,
dearest, as 1 must isee you.
Yours,
Good and True as Steel Forever TIL
Death.
The police are well acquainted with
Shuttle but they are puzzled at his acs
ton in following the two women ana
are at loss to understand what bearing
the letters have>on the case and why af
was so anxious to destroy them. About
three months ago his wife. Emma who
Is nine years his senior, had him arreste0
for abandonment and secured judgmenk
dSdlLSt iitIt- IAS was toShctt ~ - -t.tS
County Jail, but was released on habeaH
corpus. Since then he has been spending
all his time in seeking evidence on which
to base suit for divorce against his
wife He married the woman when he
was but sixteen years old and she was
twenty-five They have but one chfid&
Shuttle alleges that his wife after becom>
ing separated from him. lived in Brooks
lyn under en- assumed name. In coure
this morning he declared that one Of the
women he was following yesterday was
an accomplice of his wife and was cons
cealfng her where he could not fnd herr
When asked why he tried to destroy thu
writing found on him he said
81 was afraid 1t might be used In ny
divorce suit
Shuttle lives with his parents who arc
well to do The police consider Shuttle
dangerous person to be at large.