New-York tribune., 1885-01-19
A TAMMANY CONTEST PREPARING.

All the Indications point to another sharp CON
fest at the April election Of the iaInuahy 1ocie'S,
';he real impJrance of the contest Hes III the Ic'
Cha. thc soclety owns the building III wpich INC
Tammany General Committee meets anu l 10 Dodin
of Sachelus recORnIZe wh' III Vet IT.
such committee AMI admit them TO the hh'i' W no
s,cistv a. such. amounts TO thing excel,t at me
annual election all the power being Sentet III [ .to
R,arr of Saehems. A strong effort WIN ne hiano
Co oust Jorn Kelly and hla friends ny
elechng an opposition ticket IN 1851 1851
a similar ATTEMPT was maue anu G 1'ano ~
temut would be made was kept very quIet. Mem
beTs who had not bee in the hali ior several yealS
turned upon tho night ot the SecoI su wv Inv
the opposition tickct lDe hohy "'"'' ~ ~
not quite 100 Yntes. o &c oo,r,o
favorable to The Rely ticket. me DSlIot "a liz sn
distinguished from the opposition. by asIniPe, ,t u
vice tho Kelly leaders could toii luS5
JoSn Brown voted the Kelly ticket
he was announced as mir. John Brown" and If the
oppo,iIen ticket. John Brown" talV WAS kvps
quietly BY "a trusted adherent ot Mr. Kelly ana h
inns ali through the evening" up to the time of the
closing of the polls Mr.. Kelly and hs friends
knew exactly how the poll stood. should a reai
contest be made IN April, some equally effective dc
vice viii probably be adopted. Mr. Kelly's Trends
are TO be caught mapping On last 1d iieav n,
dda'es for membership were proposed anu
accepted. Ihey wiil be initiated within Week
or two. , -, ~ ~ c,;o.,, ms,
be captured from the outside. Ii Is necessary that
there should be ,reachery or discussion ahon2 the
dominant faction. Nothing OF this kind mas YET
shown itself
SLICHTED BY HER HUSBANDS WILL.
An interesting will contest will soon come up in
the Hudson County Orphans Court The VIII is
ihat of John A. English. wealthy tlnsinith OF
Jersey Guy, VINO died few weeks ago, IeaVlhg tne
bulk of his property TO his sister ana pracucaIiy
cutting off his widow and TWO children. Inc docu-
meDt has been offered for probate In SURROGATE
McAvoy's office and Abbio L. Engsh,, the
haa led
Mrs. English before her marriage was Miss
Abbie l.. Jones, menber OF an ola ana
wealthy Bergen family, Her relatives strenuously
opposed the marriage but she was seli-wl llled ana
opposition only strengthened her determination to
marry the man OF her Sh9lce dney were narrled
happiness for about eight years. hey had Two
children, son, now fifteen. and daughter two
years younger. Enghshs business p ospered and
as his wealth increased Ire provided his wife and
children with every comfort and luxury. The
Jones family never became recouciled to what they
consdered an iIl-assorted match, and when John
NJ Jones Mrs Eugiishs brother and one OF the
most prominent residents Of jersey CITY, married
pect of a reconcIliaiio became more remote. Mrs
English remained OH friendly terms with her family
and paid them freqnent visits. , ,..
After nearly nine years OF married lie,
English, who lived in hne house, returned
home one night to find his wife and chit
dren gone. A note from his wife informed hlm that
she would never live with him again. and that she
intended to get divorce. The sait was based on
allegations OF cruelty on bis part The Ghancellor
rendered a decision granting the plaintin ilinteu
divorce The case was taken to the Conrt OF Err
rors which reversed the Chaucellors decision, but
Mrs English refused to live with her hus band
again. and made her nome in her brothers house.
Xbitier contest for the custody of the two chill
drea followed the divorce suit, and. pend
ing the decision, the Chancellor awarded
the custody of them TO their mother
English never saw his wife or children again e1-
cent in court He went TO live with ms sister.
Mis-. Fitzgerald, at Jersey ave. and Second-st and
renamed there till he died. HIS wife and children
atiired in the deepest and most fasnloaaoie MOURN
Ing were the chief monrners AZ the iiEerai' ana
attracted much attenuon. he contested VIII
names Richard English, the testators nrotner er
James English, his cousin, and John yan as OK
ecuors IL hs 81 90 to each of his cRilaren
and the remainder of mis- personal estate ana lie
interest la his real estate, barring tDe widow ~ .
her death the estate goes 10 her children.