The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-05
HATES HER CHILDREN
Mrs. Ginteman Became In
sane When Deserted by
Her Husband.

Trouble and privation were the cause OF
Mrs. Annie Ginteman's attempt to kill
her two little children at her home, No.
1888 York street. yesterday afternoon. She
was prevented from committing the aw-
full crime by the sudden appearance of
a woman, who was passing the house and
heard the screams of the little ones.
Neighbers said yesterday hat Mrs. Gin
teman has been acting queerly for the
last two weeks since she was deserted
by her husband and left without any
means of support. She appeared TO be
gradually losing her mind. She did not
become violent until about three O'Clock
yesterday afternoon.
Then screams were heard and a crowd
of children collected in front of the house..
Through the front room window Mrs.
Ginteman could be seen beating her three
year old son and throwing her young
baby. a girl not over six months old,
about the floor.
Mrs. Malloy, a ,neighbor, was attracted
by the crowd and stopped to see what the
excitement was about. She arrived on the
scene lust in time to see Mrs. Ginteman
kick the baby about the floor. Mrs.
Mallov rushed into the house and seized
the cnllQr6D ITUI1 tllc CRAZY Woih
Taking the baby in her arms and the
little boy by the hand Mrs. Malloy took
them to the Gregory street police station.
She was telling Captain Cox the story OF
how their mother had treated them
when Mrs. Ginteman entered the statlon.
She appeared greatly excited. Going over
to where the children We're she looked
at them in a terrible manner. The polce
feared she would attempt to do them more
violence and a policeman stepped between
her and the little boy. The little fellow
shrank from his mother and begged her
not to hurt him. The woman grew more
excited each minute she was in the pres
ence Of her children.
Il hate them, I hate them" she said,
stamping her feet in a violent rage III
kill them before morning
mo you WON'T said Captain Cox,
~we'lr take good care Of that"
He had the woman placed under arrest
as a dangerous lunatic and he sent her
to the woman's prison. He sent the two
children to Poormaster Hewitt. Mr..
Hewitt would not take them so a police
man took them to the romans prison and
put them in charge of Matron Wyatt.
Wn6H MfS. Glfteu1dH WAS dlldiSHCd ON-
fore Police Justive Nevfns in the First
Criminal Court this morning on a charge
of having attempted to kill her children
Yesterday afternoon, she was sent to the
penftentiary for thirty days as a dis
orderly person. Her children will be
looked after by Poormaster Hewitt.
During the testimony it was revealed
that her name was not Ginteman, but
Kessler. She is the wife of Peter Kess-
Ter. a former canal boatman. who mar
ried her seven years ago in the City Hall
in New York. Kessler deserted her about
two weeks ago and she has not seen him
since. He deserted her once before. about
a year ago. She appealed to Poormaster
Hewitt and he cared for the children. On
resuming marital relations the children
were taken from the poorhouse.
Mrs. Kessler denied that she hated her
children, but loved them, and for that
reason she attempted to- kill them. as she
did not wish to see them suffer. She was
unable to provide for them.