The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-24
Mrs. Mamie Van Ness Gets Both
in Police Tolls After
Months of Sleutting.
DECLARES SHE LIVED
ON OTHERS LEAVENGS
Was Obliged TO Work as Domes-
tic to Keep Herself and Child
from Starving.

Mrs. Mamie Van Ness headed
squad of constables and raided an apart
ment at 437 Orange street, early today,
as a result of which her husband, Will
ard Van Ness, and Miss Elsie Jen-
lSins." of $50 Marcy street, Brooklyn.
we're arrested The wife for many
months had acted as her own detective
and was sure she was making nc mis-
take when she induced the policemen
to surprise Van Ness and his girl COM
paniou.
The prisoners appeared before Justice
OF the Peace Henry Bosset, by whom
bail was fixed at $1,000
On realizing that his companion and
himself were prisoners Van Ness pro-
tested and pleaded with his wife to
forgive him, but she stated she had
given him many chances to reform and
had decided to let the law take its
course.
Van Ness then threatened to "get
square, with his wife. He was hand
cuffed with the young woman and hur-
ried to the county Jail
Although She was compelled to tot
hard to support herself and her child
Mrs. Van Ness yet found time to track
her husband day and night. Several
times she thought the time for action
lad come, but always until today her
husband received some sign and COW
cred his trial before she could get a
warrant for his arrest
An Expert Marble Cutter.
Van Ness is the master OF several
trades and Is considered an expert mar
BILE cutter. Mrs Van Ness is a hat
trimmer and expert hair dresser. Since
July 10 last she has been acting as do
mestic at the summer cottage of q
well-known Newark merchant in Bel
mar.
II haven't had a days peace in five
years." says Mrs. Van Ness, "and my
husband treated me like dog. But
for kind-hearted neighbors / would
have starved many a time.
of there ever was n potato left over
1 would have TO fry 1t for myself be-
fore I'D be allowed to throw Ii away
she continued. "His own mother would
order me 10 eat the others icavings,
and could accept them starve.
~ have been loving wife to him
ever since we married and the neigh
bors can prove how I spent night after
night gazing out OF the window, wait
ing for him TO come home. Often he
went away leaving only quarter for
me to get three meals with for my boy
and myself. If he gave me dollar on
a Saturday night for shopping he
would make me tell him where every
cent went.
A Martyr Long Enough.
II have been a martyr long enough
and today I'm happier than In a long
time. I'm going to return to Belmar
and later to one of my trades and work
for my son and myself.
"NIy husband said that he met that
girl last night but l know better for
she is the same one I found him with
In Johnson's restaurant two years ago."
The Van Nesses were married ten
years ago. Mrs. Van Ness Is a member
OF a prominent manufacturers family.
They have a single child, boy. Anson
years old. All was peace and happi-
ness until five years ago. according tc
Mrs Van Ness.
Then she discovered that many OF
her treasures and other articles were
taken from her house during her abb
sence She discovered several business
cards one bearing the name of a resort
at Ocean Grove which had accommo-
dations by the day. week or month. On
II IN her husbands handwriting was
/ the name of Miss Stevens.
Van Ness Is SO years old and his wife
Is a year his Junior