The evening world., 1906-05-26
MOB MENACES
MAN ACCUSED BY
TYPEWRITER GIRL
Police Say Insurance Or
ficial Struggled to Get
Pistol WhenArrested.

HlSlOl w Hen HITcSltQ.
Charged with nssaul;ing his young
and pretty sienographcr In his ofiicea
At No. A. Montgomery street. Jersey
city. superintendent John Maroney. OF
the Penn Life Insurance Company. was
to-day held for tho Grand Jury without
bail in the Police Magistrates Court,
NJ Grove avenue and Seventh street
SC great was the crowd OF infuriated
citizens at the door OF the courtroom
tina, II became necessary TO call out the
police reserves 20 protect the prisoner.
He was smuggled out OF the building
and lodged in jail. When arrested
Maroney is alleged TO have attempted to
kill himself and, failing In this. to have
made complete concession OF his guilt.
His accuser is Miss Viola La Varre.
an unusually handsome young woman,
who lives with her mother at No yS
Farmont avenue. Jersey City. She had
been employed only since last Monday
by Maroney
Women Excluded from Court.
Only such as had business there were
allowed in the courtroom. Dozens OF
women were refused admlttance. The
first witness was the young girl her
helf. She was pale and her eyes were
red with weeping She was dressed in
black and white checked gown and
a white waist Several times during
the testimony which was conducted by
Chief OF Police Murphy. she broke
prisoner. tall. weli-bult and athletic
appearing man. presented a strong con-
trast He stared coolly at her during
her testimony. II he was disturbed he
didn't show It.
Il was employed in New York" said
the girl, up to several weeks ago
when. in response TO my mothers re-
quest and because OF my poor health.
/ advertised for work nearer home. !
received an answer from this man,
ncding toward Maroney. and was
engaged at once. / Went to work last
MONDAY. All the week this man tried
to get me to go to the theatre with
him. / refused because he was mar
ried man Here the girl broke into
a 1T OF nervous weeping.
Thursday he kept me late in the
office writing letters from dlctation. All
the other girls had gone home and we
were alone. l got up when | had nm
ished and started 10 go He asked me
to write another letter and ! took of
my hat. Nnen ! had finished i again
put on my haG aud started for the door.
lie stepped IN front OF me and seized
me by tho arm and The back Of my
waist.
Gagged with handkerchief.
"He threw me to the floor. and when
screamed he stuffed a handkerchief
In my mouth / began 10 cry and then
/ tainted.
The girl at this point bad an uncon-
,rollable III OF hysterla. When she re-
covered she said she awoke 10 see Ma
rOney watching her as he sat In a
chair. she tainted again and did mo-;
recover CONSCIOUSNESS I'll after clock
Al the end OF her testimony the girl
tainted on he witnese stand
Or. Bowyer and the detectives fol-
lowed with corroboratlve testimony. De
tective Lee told the story OF the arrest
and attempt at suicide The grrs torn
clothing was put IN evidence
Last night Niss Ia varre went to
srs sRd told her story 70 %Oc Capt '1SSn Gos
After hearing II Cox sent hur-
riedly for Chief OF Police Murphy
20 whom tho girl repeated H. The Chic,
az once procured warrant from jus.
tee OF the Peace Rnnsome and sen,
Detective Lee TO Maroney's house lea
found him with his wife and severa.
friends on fhe porch drinking lemon
ade
Made Dash for Revolver.
When the detective whispered 10 him
tha, he was Under arrest Maronev
rose and entered The han. lie asked
II he might go up 10 hts room Tor a
moment. Lee acqulesced. but lnsist,d
on accompanying his prisoner. AS they
entered the room, the detective saws
Maroney made dash for the buu1au
He had pulled a drawer ont and grasped
pistol before the detective sprang
upon him and wrenched the weapon
away.
I'm in n tight place and must nave
been drunk Ma.oney Is alleged Ia
have said "If YOU hadn't grabbed the
gun | would nave done the trick"
Both Mar1ney and Miss La Varre are
we'll known IN Jersey city and are OF
good standing
Mrs Naroney was prostrated by the
shock OF her husbands arrest and rs
under the care OF tive physicians
There are two children.