The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-05-01
SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE.
NEW JERSEY.
HObOkeu.

DEATH OF FATHER FIsHER-Rev. Daniel J..
Fisher, assistant pastor Of ST. Mary's church, Hobo
KEN, died on wednesday night at the age Of forty
five. The funeral took place yesterday from the
church where the body lay robed in vestments.
After the Office for the dead and solemn requiem mass
had been celebrated the funeral Grafton was
preached by Father McNulty, Of Paterson. At the
solemn mass Fathers john Philip and Victor Of the
Passonist monastery oficated as high priest, dea.
con and sub-deacon respectively Father Fisher was
educated at Fordham and spent several years on the
mission among the Indians.
Paterson.
PAssAIC COUNTY COURTs.-The jury in the case Of
Benjamin W. Cole, indicted for rape, after being out
all night, yesterday morning returned . verdict
finding the defendant guilty OF assault. Michael
Hughes was tried and convicted Of assault and bat
terry. James Lanin, for grand larceny, was SEN
fenced to State Prison for two years. Margaret
Dowd was sentenced TO three months imprisonment
in the County Jail. Stephen McGibbOns and Thomas
Puen, the rngeaders OF the recent riot In Paterson,
who were found guilty on seven indictments were
both sentenced to State Prison, the former for
eighteen months and the latter for one year.
charles Essen was sentenced to State Prison for
five years for rape. John II. Labaugh was sentenced
to the county jail for forty days and Michael Hughes
for two months, for assault and battery. Patrick
McKenna was fined seventyflye dollars ,or atroclous
William Dalze, Isaac Riker Peter Carman and
John Laing indicted for violation OF the Excise law
were fined twenty dollars and costs Oh each iadict-
ment.
THE GLENDALE House Recommendations Bach.
never who had been imprisoned in the Hudson
county jail on the charge OF killing William Mcneil
of NJ wark, was taken to the Essex county jail on
Thursday. He Will be tried at Newark at the next
sitting OF Oyer and Terminer.
Trenton.
STATE Prison MATrERs.-There are $40 convicts
In this Institution at present, about fifty Of whom
are females. Eight were discharged yeserday-six
belonging to Camden and two to Hudson county.
Four were received yesterday from Bergen county,
one OF whom mas to serve q term OF i've years. the
Board Of Supervisors, under the new regime have
resolved TO effect several innovations and improve
ments from economical motives. The vacant lots
belonging the State, adjacent 10 the prison, are
now being ploughed up and prepared for grain
preparations nave also commenced for the erection
Of slaughter house. by convict labor for the Kill
ing OF all the meat necessary Tor the institution. IT
Is intended TO purchase the animals OH the hoof and
fatien and slaughter them the premises and thus
have the article at first cost.
A HUGE DIsAPPoINTNEST-AN EXCITING SCENE
SrouED.-Yesterday afternoon the frequent report
Of firearms in the vicinity Of the state Prison had
such an alarming effect on the public that, surmis-
ing the awful occurrence Of a general stampede OF
the convicts number OF the citizens armed them
selves with every improvised weapon available and
hurried excitedy towards the prison with the dread
expectation OF having q hand TO hand encounter
win the prisoners, whom they supposed had reyolted
and escaped into the open air. and were being fired
upon by the keepers On reaching the state fris0n
those first up were surprised To nothing
usual threatening. The monotnous din OF ma
chinery stu grated ON the ear and the outside Of the
establishment wore the same deserted and unholy
aspect. Psusing few moments TO divine the cause
OF the volieys, Marshal Springstein was perceived
coming through the main entrance with some rifles
aud dscharging them IN the air. On Interrogation
IL was discovered that he was merely unloading
the weapons prior to their usual periodical cleansing
the disappointed nut terrified citizens breathed
easier ascertanng the upshot or the matter but
consider themselves hugely Sold