The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-05-22
HER FALSE LOVER
Philip Sheridan Confronted
in Judge Hoos's Court
By the Girl He
Wronged.

IF he is not punished here I will take
and most willingly go to the galiows for
it" exclaimed Miss Norah Mullins, twen-
ty-two years old, pretty and well edu-
Gated girl, in the First Criminal Court
this morning when Philip Sheridan was
arraigned before Judge Hoos on complaint
of the girl for having wronged her, and,
also, so she alleges, for having her gold
watch and chain, vaIude at s175. and
money to the amount of $3.50.
Judge Hoos claimed he had no jurisdic-
ton. after listening to Miss Muihns's
story. Sheridan was placed in the dock.
and directly in front of him stood Miss
Mullins, who explained the unfaithful-
ness of Sheridan Seated on one of the
benches directly inside of the rail was
Sheridan's wife, who was married to him
only last Sunday evening at St Anthony's s
r. c. Church, New York, and. although
the Mullins girl did not notice her, Mrs.
Sheridan kept her eyes upon her all the
time she was telling her story.
Before Miss Mullins made her complaint
Sheridan was brought out Of the pen to
converse with his counsel and when his
wife saw him SIZE jumped from a seat
in the rear OF the court room and run
ming inside of the rail threw her arms
around his neck and sobbed pitifully.
When Miss Mullins was told by Judge
Hoos to tell her story she said:-'I met
this man at a friends house in Hoboken
a year ago last New Years Day for the
first time I did not see him again until
last New eYar's Day when 1 met him
at the same friends house. We began
- keep company then and he told me ne
lived at No. 2l1 Washington street, Jersey
City. At that time l was employed as a
servant at Richfe.d, n. j., where 1 had
this city TO meet him several times and
on one of those occasions ne informed me
that he had lost his position and that he
was in hard luck.
AT this time he had already promised
to marry me. Seeing that he was in hard
luck I lent him money at his suggestion
time ard time again, until he had receiv-
ed from me about $3.50 in cash money.
81 told him 1 did not mind it. as what
belonged to me belonged to him. as we
were going to be married in May and
everything would be all right.
He always took the money from me,
and on occasion when we were going out
for a walk about three. weeks ago wors
heavy gold watch and chain, valued at
sl75, and he requested that let him take
it as it was too heavy for me, he said.
Il even gave him that. and that was
the last that I saw of him until today
when I had him arrested.
Il was unable TO get away from my
work in Rdchheld, N. j., but I wrote hin,
several letters and he never answered
them.
Last Sunday I came to Hoboken III
tending to meet him, but he did not put
in an appearance. then went to a
friends house and was Mortified to have
her inform me that this man was about
to be married that very night to a young
lady by the name of Miss Nellie Morris,
of No. 2e0 Eleventh street, Hobolen, al
st. Mary's Church.
II went to the church mentioned and
was informed that no such marriage was
to have taken place there. I then went
to st. Joseph's Church, Hoboken; the
Monastery. West Hoboken, and St.
Peters Church. Jersey City, leaving word
at all rectories not to marry the couple
and telling the priests how the man had
wronged me-
1t was at this point that Miss Mullins
broke down. and tears rolled down her
cheeks when she mentioned the words,
Il will Kill him and most willingly go to
teh gallows for it She admitted that
she gave the money and watch to Sheri-
dan in Hoboken, and Judge Hoos declared
that, as a city magistrate. he had no
jurisdiction in the case, but suggested to
counsel that 1t could be tried by Justice
of the Peace John P. Mccormack. Both
sides being willing, the case will come
up for trial this afternoon in the First
Criminal Court.
Miss Mullins is represented by Coun-
selor Timothy Dooley and Corporation
Counsel Minturn of Hoboken. Counselors
Peshall and Let's represent Sheridan.