The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-18

tdtt4C IL t1N
stances"
Commissioner Walter said, eare you If
the custom of going out to take a walk
so early in the morning.
Mr.. Simpson answered. "the servant
thought / was on the porch"
You say five minutes after Harrigan'
entered Hottie came in?" continued Com
missioner Walter.
Yes"
How did you find the Window" asked
Chief Murphy.
1.-The shade. screen and window were
pushed up. The screen was kept in posi-
ton with a horseshoe nail"
How much did you say was stolen?'
$50, 900 worth Of stuff"
Have any of the articles stolen from
you been r~eturned?" asked Chief Mgr-
ply.
"Only a few papers that were in my
pocket book. They were mailed TO me
from Coney Island
Sergeant Walsh. Roundsman Casey and
Patrolman Bracken were called to the
stand by Chief Murphy. These men swore
that Mr.. Simpson had communicated
with them over the telephone about the
robbery.
Inspector Archibald next testified. He
safd:-"In the statement made to me by
officer Harrington, he said he passed the
house and saw the screen doors open but
thought nothing unusual of that because
he knew the Simpson family were early
risers. He also said that he did not know
that the rear windo was open until he
was examining the doors of the Wells
house, which was vacant. From the
porch of this house he saw the open
window and Immediately went around
and made an investigation. He told me
he saw the horseshoe nail, which aroused
his suspicious, and he Immediately rang
the bell and asked If anything strange
had happened. I went to the Wells
house and stood On the porch in the place
indicated by Harrigan and could see the
window plainly
Sergeant Finnie testified that he re-
ceived Hotties report of the robbery. He
also testified he had visited Harrington
while on post and found him doing his
duty. The sergeant said Harrington re-
ported promptly from the signal boxes.
Detective Hottie testified as to the re-
suit of his investigation.
Officer Harrigan's testimony followed.
He said:-'tOn the night of September 16
I left Belmont avenue at 2:20 O'Clock to
pull my box. I passed Simpsons house
n saw no door open and covered my
post. I had two posts to cover that night
which included about forty vacant houses.
The door of Simpsons house was not open
at 4:2O o'clock, when I again passed by;
if it a been open I would have certainly
noticed it, because of the bright light
- - 49, L,11vr1x Mid cnoaiaI
attention to Simpsons house and Worms
ley's, which adjoins Simpsons, because
the latter place had been robbed only
a few weeks previous. When | saw the
pack window of Simpsons house open,
from the Wells porch, I went around to
make an Investigation. Mr.. Simpson re-
fused to give me any information. He
said: I sent for Holtic.'N 1t Gems strang
to me that entrance could be gained to
this house when a avage mastiff dog
and a small one were kept on the place.
The jewelry was not even taken; | re-
ported the matter to the station house
at 6:15 O'clock
John Hennessy, a private Waterman,
employed by the residents of Summit
avenue, Astor place and Jewett avenue,
swore that H%arrigan had been on his
posts. He also said: II knew nothing Of
the robbery until Detective Hottie came
to my house and informed me that Simp-
sons house had been cracked"
officer Thomas Kelly was TEX ar
raigned. He was charged by Frank Beat
ty of Bayonne with using undue violence
in arresting him, and with conduct I'M
becoming a gentleman, on the night of
September 20.
Mr.. Beatty is a gold and silver refiner
in New York. He said:-"I had been out
sailing with several ladies who reside al
172 Harrison avenue took them
home. 1t was raining and I wore a cap
and a macintosh and carried " UNI
brellas. After seeing my friends hom l
started down to get a car l walked
through Harrison avenue to Bergen av-
enue, to Communipaw avenue, where l
saw Kelly standing at the corner. he
said. Good evening to me. 1t was ram
ing and 1 walked down to the next corner
and stood under a shed to wait Tor enc
car. While standing under the shed kel-
" walked UP to me and informed me that
7 had to him to the station
house.
.He took hold of my arm and held 1t
tightly. | told him to let go as l Would
not run away, but he refused. When the
station house was reached I told the ser
geant behind the desk who l was and
gave him my business card. I also told
him I lived ON Boulevard avenue, near
Thirty-third street. He then let me go.
I showed my badly discolored arm to
several persons"
Chief Murphy asked. "how far is 1t
from the young ladies' home TO where you
were arrested?"
'.About two and a half blocks"
Sergeant Quinn corroborated Beatty's
story, except that he did not complain
about being hurt. while in the station
house. The sergeant said when Kelly
brought the man in, he said Beatty re-
fused to give him any information about
himself"
Policeman Kelly said, 81 brought Beatty
in as a suspicious character. He had a
peaked cap drawn down over his eyes
and carried two umbrellas, besides wear
ing a macintosh. When l accosted him
and asked him who he was, he told me it
was none of my business. I then brought
him to the station house. l held on to
him so that if he really were a thief he
oo,,1a not pet AWAY. He made no COM