The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-27
SHE USED A "RAZZER. :
Mrs. Hudson Effectively
Punished the Man Who
Tried to Kiss Her.

William Ulmer, a eolored man and fu-
gitive from justice, who is wanted by the
police of Paterson on a charge Of afro
cious assault and battery, was horribly
cut with razor about eleven O'Clock this
morning BY Mrs. Belle Hudson, a colored
woman, who lives at No 365 Railroad
avenue Ulmer, who said he resides at
No. lis West Thirty-second street, New
York, was sent to the City Hospital IN
the patrol wagon.
Timer arrived in this city yesterday
from Paterson, where he had been en-
ployed for several months. He drank
good deal and finally decided to visit his
friend, the husband of Mrs. Hudson. Sew
eral friends and neighbors came in and
quite a lively evening was enjoyed. The
beer can made many trips to the corner
saloon. The fun was kept up all night
The fight began at $50 this morning
Most of the company had gone to their
homes. At that time Hudson went out
of the house for few minutes. While
he was absent Timer tried to kiss Mrs
Hudson, who resented the attempt.
quarrel ensued and Timer ran from the
house into the rooms of Mrs. Nellie Will
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Hudson went after Ulmer, andwas closely
followed by her husband, who had heard
OF UImer's advances to his wife.
AS soon as Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson made
their appearance in Mrs. Williams fiat,
Timer ran out a front room door and
tried to get down stairs. Mrs. Hudson
seized a lamp from a table in the front
room and running out into the hall threw
it at Ulmer. The lamp broke on the
mans head. The force of the blow in
fiicted severe cut on the top of his
head. Ulmer again entered No. 365 Rail-
road avenue and tried to force an en-
trance into the apartments of Mrs. Nan
ma Beasley, another colored woman.
While he was making the attempt, Mrs.
Hudson, with eolored man named Gill
bert Hugges, known as The Indian,
ran up the stairs. Ulmer nearly turned
white at the sight Of the couple. Mrs.
Hudson, who had armed herself with
razor, faced Timer. She dealt him a
violent blow in the face. To avoid fur
ther punishment Ulmer started to run up
the stairs to the next floor. He had only
ascended about three steps when Mrs
Hudson drew the razor across the calf
of his left leg. She and Hugges then
entered her apartments and locked the
door Timer went down to the street.
While on his way to a drug store to
have the wound dressed Uimer was over
taken by Policemen OsConnor and Foley,
of the Gregory street station, who noticed
a trail of blood on the sidewalk and fol-
lowed it until they came upon Ulrner ul-
mer told the story of the cutting affray
The patrol wagon from the Gregory street
station with Detective Daniel Lee In it,
was hurried to where Ulmer and the two
officers were standing. uluner was inn
where it was said the wound was a dam
gerous one. Several arteries had been sew
cred.
Detective Lee, with Officers OfConrlor
and Foley, then went to the houses at
Nos. 3e1 and 365 Railroad avenue, and ar
rested the following persons:-Nrs Belle
Hudson. 26 years old; Gilbert Hugges, 26
years old; Mama Beasley, 90 years old;
Mamie Bratton, 33 years old. all OF No. 9e5,
and Ella Clinton, Is years old; Frederick
Valentine, Is years old, and Nellie Will
Jams. of No 3e1 Railroad avenue
Mrs Hudson and Gilbert Hugges were
charged with felonious assault. They
were held by Acting Police Justice Nc
Cormack, without bail. to await the action
of the Grand Jury. The others were held
in 500 bail as witnesses.
The crime for which Ulrner is wanted by
the Paterson police was committed last
Friday night. He had been drinking
heavily in saloon in that city An argu-
ment with the saloonkeeper followed.
UImer picked up several pool balls from
the pool table and threw them at the pro-
prietor striking him on the head. The
saloonkeeper was so badly injured that
he had to be removed to the hospital
The warrant for Ulmers arrest will
reach this city today