The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-10
INSANE OVER
Her LOSS
Wealthy Woman Entrusts
Her Paithless Brother
With Her Bank Book,
HE DISAPPEARS WITH THE CASH
Drew Out SO, ,35o.32 and De-
posted 81 800 in His Own
Name Old Lady Locked
In Her Home.
HE DISAPPEARS WITH THE CASH

1,
BY the unfaithfulness Of her brother,
Mrs. Jane Owens, of No. Sol West
Newark, avenue, is now bordering on in
sanity and has to be continually watched
for fear she will harm herself Her
daughter, Miss Annie NJ. Owens, and
two sons. Charles and Arthur. are in com
stant attendance watching their mother,
who has been afflicted with hysteria since
she was notified of the loss of a large
sum of money almost six weeks ago.
On December 3. while her brother.
Richard Graham, of No. :3353 West
Titirty-second street. New York, was
visiting her, Mrs. Owens walked INTO
the dining room where her son Arthur
and her brother were seated. talking.
She had a bank book in her hand. which
she showed to her son, and told him
that she wanted him to goto New York
to the Bank for Savings, Fourth avenue
and Twenty second street, the next day
and draw what money the book called
for The deposit credited on the book
Was $500, which was placed in the bank
over twenty-seyen years ago when the
bank was known as the old Bleecker
street bank. The interest and principal
amounted to $2,350.32 Mrs. Owens is
eighty years old, but up to this time had
retained full possession of all her faeul-
ties. Her brother, who is seventy -four
years old, left the honse shortly after
the conversation about the bank book.
GRAHAM DISAPPEARS.
The next day while both of the sons
of Mr.. Owens were out her brother re-
turned and tie conversation turned to
financial matters. Mrs Owens gave her
brother the bank book aud requested him
10 draw the money and bring IT back
| TO her when she wo:lld give him Sss:J1,
which lie claimed was due him for a
quantity of lumber purchased by Mrs.
Owens husband number of years be-
fore his DEATH Graham started for
New York and has not since appeared in
Jersey City. When Mrs. Owens told
her sons what she had done they. thought
nothing Of the matter until after the la pse
iof two days when Graham had not re-
turned. Complaint was made to the po-
| lice and Detective Michael Clark was
sent to New York to look for Graham.
| He located liiin after n search and had
him locked up in the iTombs as a fugitive
from justice, where he has been held for
over three weeks awaiting indictment
by the Grand Jury, when extradition
papers will be obtained and Graham
| brought to this city for trial. i.
+ Upon inquiry it was found that imme-
diately upon his drawing the money
due on Mrs. Owens bank book he re-
deposited $1,000 in tile same bank in his
own name. 1t was also found that he
! had opened an account with the Dime
/ Savings Bank for $500. These amounts
have beth been secured in the banks by
! Col. Charles W. Fuller counsel for Mrs.
Owens. It is said that Graham has ex-
ing penny of his ill-gotten gains and has
given the bank book to a woman to keep.
KEPT LOCKED UP.
/ Mrs. Owens has been rather an ee
contric wcnan all her life. Her ecccn
tricity took the form of a great desire te
! save money. When she found out thai
her money had been stolen, although she
/ is still wealthy, she became hysterical
and has remained in that condition ever
I since. 1t has become necessary to lock
| the front doors and secure them will
screws. This has also been done will
every window in the house to prevent
Mrs. Owens falling out of Il window ,ol
escaping from the house in moment Of
temporary alteration. The only means
of ingress or egress is by the real
kitchen door which is continually
guarded
Mrs. Owens owns tie entire block OF
property on Newark avenue, running
! west from Tonncle avenue on the south
side of the street, and is reported te
have considerable money i'll banks and
secreted around her house. Her husband
and two sons, Arthur and Charles, FOL
| years were the owners Of a prosperous
1 produce business in New York and were
sin the habit of giving their mother some
! times as much as 500 week in bills
and gold. Another brother died about a
| year ago and the father was killed in d
lrailroad accident on the Susquehanna and
j Western two years ago next month
/ Since that time Charles aud Arthur have
not continued their business, but lately
they decided to start in the old business
| 1sagnil.
! Mrs. Owen when she heard this werd
| to her room and brought outtan old pin
| cushion which has been III use for years
Il Guftinp II, onni3,. she ]f1nf!naN@ CH or1cs