The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-05-11
LOVED HER MONEY.
spinster Tells the vich Chan
celIor a Tale of Paterson
Mans Perfidy.


Senator Wood Mckee, of Passaic,
created sensation in the Court of Chan
Gerry this morning by responding to a
friend's greeting in one of those stage
whispers of his that he had come to try
to enjoin the building of the Passaic
trunk sewer. This proved to be one of
the Senator's merry jests, but he did
participate in case however, which
proved interesting to those present and
made e-Chancellor Pitney and the
others IN the room laugh heartily several
times.
Libby Valentine, Of Paterson, asked
for a rule q Show cause why receiver
should not be appointed to take charge
of the liquor store at No. Railroad
avenue in that city. In support of her
which she said that some time ago she
made the acquaintance of man named
George Ross, who made violent love to
her and begged her to marry him. She
was about to succumb to this ardent
wooing when she discovered that Ross
already had wife. She called his at
tention to this fact and he acknowledged
that his wife was living, but declared
that be WAS about to sue her for divorce
on statutory ground and when he had
received his decree he would marry her.
He then began to urge her to pur-
chase saloon and make him manager
of it, promising that he would work
for her interests and would ultimately
marry her. She finally yielded to his en-
treaties and paid 500 to William Lave
rick about it and he said, "Oh, never
nue. She understood she was buying
the saloon for herself and was greatly
surprised when she received Laverick's
receipt to find that it was made out to
herself and Ross. She spoke to Lave
rick about it anr he said "Oh, never
mind, YOU are both in love with each
other and will marry soon and then it
will be just the same"
Nevertheless Mrs. Valentine insisted,
and Laverick promised to change the
receipt but never did. Thinking that the
matter. had been fixed she took posses
sion of the store, spent 5000 in redecor-
ating ana Improving and placed Ross in
charge.
In January, 1908, Ross began to abuse
her and to .squander the money which
came in over the bar He told her that
he owned it and put her out and locked
the door on hers Since then he has
refused to make any accounting of the
receipts and has only given her $14.
He told her once that she had no inter
estin the place and could go to blazes.
r Mrs. Valentine says she has since
learned that there was a mortgage on
the place covering all the stock and
| fixtures.
After she bought the place, she says,
Ross ceased to make love to her and
when she spoke to him about his prom-
ise to marry her he told her that she
had better get ont or his wife would have
her arrested.
Mr.. Mckee read opposing affidavits,
in which Ross denied that he made love
to the fair complainant or ever prom
ised to marry her. On the contrary, she
proposed that they go into partnership
| in the liquor business and he borrowed
from his brother $40, which he put in
to the place. Miss Valentine, he said.
paid her share Of $424 by two notes.
She was told at the time of the sale
that there was mortgage on the place,
and the receipt made ont to herself and
Ross was read to her when it was de-
| livered.
Ross's statement was corroborated by
afidavits BY Layerick and his brother.
Thomas, from whom he borrowed the
flnoney. The case went over for a week
Ilto enable Mrs. Valentines lawyers to.
answer these affidayits.