The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-07
DR.. CHARD'S
CALLER
Blonde and Stylish Mrs
0'Dale Occupies His
Office Too Much.
POLICE TO THE RESCUE
The Doctor Is Firm and the
Lady Smiles Both Weaken
a Little in Court.
POLICE TO THE RESCUE


I There was little commotion in the
vicinity of Jackson and Virginia avenues
about o'clock last evening, when DIR. j.
A. Cnard Of No. II Virginia avenue sent
. out for a policeman to eject a woman
from his office. When Policeman Hill
! went to the house he found a stylishly
dressed young woman sitting in the doc
tors consulting room. The woman was
apparently not the least concerned about
the excitement she was causing. She
wore a light coat over black dress and
she had blonde hair. DR.. Chard said that
he desired her to leave his office at
once. He declared that she had annoyed
him on numerous occasions and persisted
s in calling, although he had repeatedly
warned her not to do so. He said that
, she interfered with his business, there
being several of the doctors patients in
his office when she called last night.
''She wants money" said the doctor
land / have refused her.
The woman listened to what the psysi-
clan had to say without the least emo
ton. Policeman Hill took her by the arm
and politely Informed her that as the
doctor did not desire her in his house
she would have to go. The woman offer
ed no resistance and Hill ushered her
out onto the sidewalk. A few minutes
later she went back to the house and DR..
Chard summoned Hill a second time.
This time the doctor was angry He re-
quested Hill to place the woman under
arrest and said he would prefer a charge
against her.
At the Fifth precinct police station the
woman was as calm as though nothing
had happened. She smiled occasionally
as DR.. Chard made his complaint, but
said nothing.
DR.. Chard repeated the same complaint
he had made to Policeman Hill. He said
that he had known the woman for some
time. He met her, he said, while he was
studying his profession He knew her
husband also. DR.. heard said that if it
were not for the friendship that existed
between him and the woman's husband
he would not have tolerated her conduct
as long as he had.
She has come to my Office on nurner
GUS occasions" said the doctor, 'iand has
asked me for money. I have prescribed
for her several times and I have given
her money Tonight, after I had--given-
her a prescription, she asked me for more
money and refused her.
Police Captain Nugent asked the woman
why she annoyed the doctor.
Il haven't annoyed him. she replied
suavely. 81 reside in New York. He
called me up by telephone. this morning
and told him would be over to see
him tonight.
Il =, - 1y,I
the Captain.
We'll, yes, asked him for money"
replied the woman slowly .1 asked him
for ten cents to pay my carfare back to
New York and he didn't have it,
Dr. Chard seemed to hesitate about hav-
ing the woman placed under arrest After
he had talked the case over with Captain
Nugent and Detective Bennett he turned
to the woman and said:-"Do you intend
to keep on annoying me? If you promise
not to bother me any more I shall not
make any charge against you, otherwise
you will be locked up. Now what shall
l do?'
'You ought to know what to do" re-
sponded the woman in a quiet tone of
voice.
.sThen you want me to make charge
against your
The woman did not reply, 80 the doctor
preferred a charge of disorderly conduct
against her and she was locked up. She
said she was Mrs. Maggie O'Dale, of No.
221 Lexington avenue, New York City.
She gave her age as eighteen. It was the
general impression that che was not
younger
She was taken to the woman's prison
on Oakland avenue. where she was con-
fined overnight.
When arraigned before Police Justice
Murphy in the Second Criminal Court this
morning Mrs. O'Dale did not appear quite
so unconcerned. DR.. Chard was on hand
and as soon as the case was called he
announced that he had decided to with
draw his complaint. He requested that
Mrs. sODale be not punished. He said he
did not care to injure her because he was
acquainted with her people. He said that
Mrs. O'Dale came from a respectable
family. All the doctor asked was that
Mrs. O'Dale keep away from his office.
He said that she invariably called during
busy hours and was of considerable an
noyance to both himself and his patients.
Mrs. O'Dale promised to keep away
from from the doctors Office so Justice
Murphy released her under $100 bonds to
keep the peace.
DR.. Chard is a comparatively young
man. He is unmarried.