New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-03
EXPOSING THE JERSEY CITY DEAL"

MIR. KEENEYs SPEECH AT MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
There was a large attendance at the special meet
Ing of the Jersey City Board of Public Works yes
ierday morning, when IT expected that the
Ideal" made by combination OF two Democratic
and two Republican members would be carried
out The expectation was not realized, owing TO
technical objection raised 10y one Of the members,
that no general business could be transacted ne
cause the meeting had been called for a special
purpose. The meeting WAS not devoid OF interest,
however, as Commissioner hecncy, one OF tho ne
publicans who had been ignored, denounced the
deal" lie said:
ni>soncrs Van keuren Leske aud Helms. Understood
that called So that we could agree among ourselves
about the division of patronage ana work together IN mar
mOny. We arranged TO divide up the appointments ana
the committees Mr. Van heren said tnat we would DC
s1ad av ~ two Cd soS sp each ANU
Mr.. Van Kcuen-I object TO all this.
Mr. Keeney-You walt tilI get through proposed
10 make Mr. Helms president Of the board but he SAID be
might confuse him | then suggested Mr.. Van Keuren
Tor president aud he asked who would be chairman Of
tho Committee streets and Sewers In that case. |
sad that II the appointment OF the committees depended
upon me would appoint Mr.. Dcmbeck to that position
Then 1t was suggesicl that Mr. Lenoeck De maze preS
dent aud that we Republicans have the committees
To President Lenlbcck who tried To Interrupt him-oh,
stand u to the rack committee caed al your ono
IN relation Ia the matter. No man cared to breach the
subject until came "gt VITA 1t and gave TO you sTagh
arose Nh Helm, wanted to lie chairman Of the Commit,
Zee rSuping aud Reservoirs bcoa &c he was an old
monitor aid Sir Leako waited it because he was better
qualified lor IT, Am right Mr. Leake
Nir Kccncy then asked each member in turn If he
kceneVl had tried to make any combinations and
each one answered 10. Nr. Helms declared that If
there was any Judas in the Board lie did not come
from his district.
President Lembeck fTantically raped his gavel,
and declared the whole business out OF order, but
Commissioner Kceney would not SIT down until he
had finished what lie had 10 SOY. His remarks re-
oeiyed frequent applause from the crowded lobby.
ACCUSING HER HUSBAND OF CRIME.
Charles Moriui. age forty-live, was found dead in
bed nj No. 43 Adams-st.. IObOken, at a late hour
on Thursday night. Yesterday Luigi Gugliemo,
accompanied by two men and a woman, appeared
az the police headquarters and told singular story
10 the effect that MOrini probably the victim
of a Jealous husbands vengeance. The woman IN
the party Mrs. Jean Baptiste, the wife of
professional French beggar in New York BaPtlSte
was sent TO Biackweis Island for three months
and during his Imprisonment Mrs BaptiSte went to
live with M0riui as his housekecper. When her
husband regajned his liberty he sought her out and,
in lit of jealous rage, atTOcOusy assaulted MOrinl
This was six days ago and GuglemO stated that
BaptIste told him of his assault on MOrini and adj
Niscd him to 20 and look after him. Gugllemo
thought nothing of Baptste's statement until he
heard that MoTn was dead. The HobOken police
believe that the story has been trumped up at the
instleation of Mrs. Baptiste who seems anxious 10
set lid of her husband, bat an investigation VIII
lie made. There are no marks of violence on Monnls
body