The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-24
SHOT AS she FLED
Brutal Wife Murder in Plain
Day in Hoboken's
Streets.
THE CURSE OF MARRIAGE"
Jeremiah Roach's Jealousy OF
His Pretty Second Wife
Tears Too Late.

After having been married but seven
months, jeremiah Roach, a canvass cover
maker, murdered his wife, Christina, IN
L. w. Schroeder's grocery story, Eleventh
street and Park avenue, Hoboken, yester-
day afternoon about three o'clock, just as
the schools were letting out. The tragedy
created great excitement in the neighbor-
hood. Jealousy is supposed to be the
cause.
The couple lived on the fourth floor at
No. 256 Eleventh street. They engaged
these rooms about two weeks ago and nad
not get properly settled yet. Their prie1
period of married life has been a very
troubled one. Quarrels were almost OF
daily occurrence. The murdered woman
was Roach's second wife. He has a son
by his first wife. Mrs. Roach was a
beautiful woman and attracted consider
able attention. Roach knew this and was
very jealous.
Yesterday afternoon about 2:30 o'clock
he returned home after having been out
all day. He began to quarrel with his
wife. About half an hour later the ten
ants of the house were startled by the
screams of a woman infthe hallway They
opened their doors and saw Mrs. Roach
TuilHllS uUWilSldlTS puISuSu w. hi A
band, who iourished a revolver.
Mrs. Roach reached the sidewalk first
and started to run up Eleventh street to-
wards Park avenue. Her husband fol-
lowed close behind. Upon reaching the
sidewalk he fired two shots and then two
more. Three of these shots took effect.
Mrs. Roach ran as far as Park avenue,
where she staggered into the doorway
Of Schroeder's grocery store. She man
aged to crawl behind the counter. Roach
followed her and fired the last shot in his
revolver at the woman.
Mr.. Schroeder, who was in the store
at the time, was Mortified. He ran out
in search of a policeman, and found Off
Ger Harrison at Eleventh street and VIII
low venue Harrison ran to the gro
Gerry store and captured Roach. who had
made no effort to escape.
When Harrison placed Roach under ar
rest, the latter simply said, I'm your
man."
According to Mrs. George Young, a sis
ter of the murdered woman, Roach tried
to kill his wife the night previously. She
said that at midnight Sunday her sister
came to her house, No. 1,119 Washington
STREET,, liz lOlQ ncT tAdt hCI oSbaii0
had tried to stab her. She showed a rent
in her corset, which, she said, was caused
by a knife which Roach had.
After Harrison took Roach to the po-
lice station he went back to Schroeder's
store, where he found DIR. ]. F. Zeneck
examining the woman. The doctor said
he believed life was extinct but on his
advice she was taken to ST. Mary's Hos
pital, where House Surgeon Wolff pro-
nounced her beyond aid. Harrison took
the empty revolver from Roach's pocket
On the way to the station house Roach
asked Harrison If he was married, and
Harrison answered that he was.
We'll, then, you can understand the
rest"
Mr.. and Mrs. Roach were married on
June 9 by Father Freeman of the Church
of Our Lady of Grace. Roach was
formerly a bartender in Brooklyn, but
has worked in Verdon's building on Four
teenth street, Hoboken, ever since his
second marriage.
Roach was arraigned before Recorder
Stanton in Hoboken this morning. He
hung his head and wept during part of
the~proceedings. Counselor M. J. Cannon
appeared for Roach.
Schroeder, the groceryman; Stephen
Maloney, a laborer, who was passing
along Park avenue, at the time of the
murder; Policeman Harrison; Nellie
Southwick, a 10 year old girl, and several
others, gave testimony covering the above
story in detail.
During the proceedings a very sad scene
took place betwee Roach and his nine
year old son John The boy, when he
came into court, rushed to his father, who
embraced him
The father cried, as did the son, and
many of the people in the court room
wept.
Roach. when asked if he wanted to make
a statement, said that he did not.
Recorder Stanton held the man for trial
on a charge of murder.