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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
A VERY BAD GIRL.
She Robs Her Father, and Calls Him
Names When He Testifes.

She Robs Her Father, and Calls Him
Names When He Testifies.
Mary Murphy, of Colgate and Second
streets, and Annie Noble, of No. 236 Erie
street, two depraved young creatures,
were before Justice Stilsing this morning
upon a charge of entering and larceny.
John Murphy, respectable appearing
old gentleman, reluctantly testified that
the Murphy girl was his daughter. His
wife has been dead some time, and Mary
has been exceedingly wayward. She left
her home some months ago, and since
then her companions and conduct have
been all but conducive to morality and
sobriety.
Some time ago while he was out and
his apartments were locked the two girls
went to the house, climbed into his bed
room through hall window and stole his
best suit of clothes.
His little son, Johnny, boy of eleven
years, said he saw the girls carrying away
the clothes. When arrested, u pawn
ticket which called for the articles was
found on the Noble girl.
marked contrast between the girls. The
Noble girl, who is a frowsy, brazen, re-
pulsive girl, was very defiant. She tossed
her head at the Judge and literally
Waltzed into the prisoners pen when COM
mitted for trial.
The Murphy girl, however, was much
neater and was rather attractive both in
form and feature. She wept copiously,
but it was more in anger than contrition,
as she frequently hissed out vile epithet
as her father and brother were testifying.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
CROWDS AT GLEN ISLAND.
Yesterday Was Great Day at This De-
lightfuI Resort.

Yesterday Was a Great Day at This De-
lightfuI Resort.
All the excursion steamers and those
that run regularly to the well known
summer resorts were crowded yesterday.
Especially were the handsome boats of
the Starin line to Glen Island loaded with
merry excursionists
1t was just the day for Glen Island.
The air was cool and sweet, the breeze
along the Sound was just strong enough
to wave the branches of the grand old
trees that cast their grateful shade over
this beautiful spot, and the waves rolled
up lazily over the warm beach where hun
dreds were enjoying the luxury of the
bath.
Around the tables under the shade sat
hundreds of family parties eating picnic
lunches, while others gathered where the
steaming clambake was served, and tried
to get the best of the bargain which al
lows one to eat all he can for seventy-fiye
cents. The swell restaurant also had a
big patronage, as its excellence deserved.
There was happiness everywhere; in fact,
it was typical day at Glen Island.
The opportunities to reach this pleasant
resort are ample to secure the comfort of
the public. New Jersey people find it
most convenient to take the boats at the
Starin pier, right beside the Cortlandt
street ferry slip, New York. The boats
leave at 8:45. 9;45, 10:45 a. m., at noon, and
at 1880, 2.30, and $3.50 p. m. Returning
leave Glen Island almost hourly until
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
BUNDY BOUNCED


Summit Il. and L. A. Elects President
In His Place.
It was lively time that was had by the
Summit Building and Loan Association
last night. The most of the amusement
was caused by President Bundy and
Member Surry.
The secretary attempted to read a COM
munication from the president, which
said he was the presiding officer and pro-
posed to carry out the law; and that he
gave notice that on August 20 a sale of
money would be made. The reading
of this was supplemented by the reading
of notices of withdrawal of a dozen mem
bers from the organization, but Mr..
Surry objected to this manner of resigna-
ton. 1t took too long a time, he eX-
planned, and he wanted it done verbally
then and there. A majority of the mem
bers agreed with him, and soon afterward
tine secretary was kept busy accepting
designations.
One man noticed that JERSEY CITY
NEWS reporter was present, and he de-
manded his expulsion, but this the presi-
dent would not have, and q row then fol-
lowed over the decision of the president
that the money the withdrawers from the
association are entitled to should not be
within thirty days.
This induced member to ask that the
Office of president be declared vacant, and
this was done in an enthusiastic manner.
Brother Fullam was elected his successor,
paid and Mr.. Bundy left the building.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
THE MYSTERY OF A RING.

A Strange Complication in the Murray
Robbery Case.
The latest development in the matter
of the robbery of the safe of Charles II.
Murray, at No. 43 Montgomery street, has
brought about serious complication.
Among the articles which were stolen
from the safe at the time of the robbery
was handsome and valuable diamond
ring.
The police have just come into posses
sion of ring which Mr.. Murray identi-
fes as the one which was stolen
from his safe. The police, how
ever, say that they obtained the
ring from a man to whom it was given
for sale by another man who claims to be
the owner, though in what manner they
obtained it they won't say. The latter
claimant says that he bought the gem at
a pawnshop in Brooklyn in the early part
of July, before the robbery of Mr.. Muir
rays safe took place.
The police went to Brooklyn and learned
at the pawnshop designated that such a
ring was taken out in July and moreover
that the ring had been there for year
previous to the time it was taken out.
Mr.. Murray, in spite of these hard facts,
seems positive that the ring is his prop
erty. and the police are in quandary over
the matter The ring is still in their pos
session, and they hardly know what to do
in the premises.
The only theory they can advance is
that as Mr.. Murray has frequently left
his safe open before the ring might have
been stolen long before its loss was dis
covered
Mr.. Murray is understood to have said
that he had not noticed the ring for sew
errl months before the robbery, but does
not think that it was SO long ago as a
year.
What final disposition will be made of
the ring appears to be one of those things
that no fellow can find out.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
The Highest Mountain.

The highest mountain on the globe
is not, as is generally supposed, Mount
Everest, that honor belonging to a
lofty peak on the Isle of Papua, or
New Guinea. This monster, which
lifts its snow-capped summit far into
the clouds. was discovered by Captain
A. J. Lawson. of London, In 1881. Ac-
cording to Lawson, this new claimant
for the championship is 80, 56s feet in
height, being 3,7si feet higher than
Mount Everest, which is only se,0Oa
feet above the level of the Indian
Ocean. This New Guinea giant has
been named Mount Hercules. OF
oceans the Pacific is the largest, being
II, 900 miles long and 5000 miles wide.
1t also claims the honor of being the
deepest. The deepest place yet
measured was near the Ladrone ISL
ands, where depth of 4,475 fathoms
was found. This great depth may be
better understood when We consider
that 4,475 fatholns Is $3.50 feet, or
something over five miles.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
HOW DID BUCKRATH DIE?
The Schuetzen Park Mystery In
wolves a Robbery, at Least.

The body of the young man found be-
hind the main platform at Schuetzen
Park yesterday morning has been identi-
fed. 1t is that of George Buckrath, of
No. III Clinton street, New York city.
Two men called at the undertaking
establishment of John Gschwind last
evening, and after gazing intently at the
body, gave their names as Henry Horsh
mann and Henry Buckrath, the former
the uncle and the latter the brother of the
deceased.
Horshmann stated that his nephew,
who is a mason by trade, had left his
home with $50 in his pocket on Wednes-
day morning to go to the Plattdeutsches'
Volksfest. He was in excellent spirits,
and seemed to be anticipating glorious
time.
When the body was searched not cent
of money could be found The pockets
had been turned inside out and every
thing of value had been taken from them.
His relatives further said that Buckrath
wore vaiuable silver watch and a
curious antique ring, neither OF which
can be found.
Buckrath's conduct while in the park
is wrapped In mystery. No one can be
found who had seen him in a sensible
condition. Rudolph Wecker and August
Zampf, two walters, say that they saw
him lying on the ground in a stupid
slumber, and supposing that he was
merely intoxicated they made bed for
him of two benches and left him there.
William Hoffman. letter carrier, of
Union Hill, also saw Buckrath lying on
the ground. and being of the same opin-
ion as the two walters, had left him
alone.
A woman dressed in q white lawn dress
was also seen trying to lift him on to q
bench.
If Buckrath simply died of alcoholism,
or heart failure, this woman in white
might be able to tell what became of his
valuables.
Actuated bya strange, morbid curiosity,
hundreds OF people streamed in and out
of Gschwind's morgue, yesterday, and
viewed the CHASTITY body
County Physician Converse will hold an
autopsy on the body this afternoon, and
Coroner O'Hara will hold an inq uest inn
mediately after.
Drummer Leby called for his samples
at Grobel's store yesterday. and was much
surprised when told that he was supposed
to have been the dead man.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
COLORED 0HIOANS KICK.
They Denounce Foraker for Wrongs
Done to Their Race.

They Denounce Foraker for Wrongs
Done to Their Race.
TOLEDO, Ohio, August %, 1889. "A call
has been issued for convention of the
colored voters of Ohio, to be held in To
ledo ON September 10. to determine what
course they will pursue at the approach
ing State election.
The call is signed by twelve prominent
colored citizens, representing nine
counties, with w. c. Brag, of this Qucas)
county, as chairman. In the circular ac-
campaigning the call for the convention
they call attention to the many griev-
ances against the present State admin
istration and claim that the representative
men of their race have been completely
ignored in the distribution of State
patronage on account of race and color.
Governor Foraker is severely denounced
for his ill treatment of the colored voters.
The school trouble at Oxford and other
places, where colored children were ex-
cluded from the public schools, is men
toned, and many other complaints of q
similar nature are cited to show that they
have been grossly i'll treated by Republi-
can State and county officials.
1t is expected that this action on the
part of the colored voters of the State
will cause serious loss to the Republi-
cans in November.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
Repubiican Delegates Hurt.

NORFOLK, Va, August 90, 1885,
Wednesday night as the schooner Brad
den, Captain John d. Grassett, was pro-
ceeding from Essex county to this city
with a party of delegates to the Repub-
lican State Convention on board she was
in collision in the bay with an unknown
vessel, on which, it is stated, there were
no lights,
The schooner had her cabin cut in two
and her main boom carried away. In the
cabin was w. 4. Waring, of Essex
county who was very seriously injured
about the head; The vessel put back to
procured and the party proceeded to this
aity.
Mr., Waripg was taken to the Parnell
House where an ambulance was pro-
cured from the hospital of St Vincent do
Paul, to which institution he was sent for
treatment 1t is feared by his friends
that he cannot recover.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
PARSONS POSITION.
The Ex-Director Comes Home to Look
Out for His Fences.


The Ex-Director Comes Home to Look
Out for His Fences.
Ex-Director Pairson, of the Board of
Freeholders, has returned to the city
from his outing at the Catskills. He did
not come home from choice or because he
wasn't having good time, but because
of necessity.
Some friend Of his, it is said, tele-
graphed him that ex-Sheriff Heintze had
announced himself as candidate for
Freebooter from the Fifth district
Three weeks ago consultation was
held in Register Ffelder's Office and the
result was that Heintze was picked out as
the candidate for Director-at-Large and
Pairson for denomination.
The Freeholder, believing his nomina-
tion assured, went to the Catskills with
his family, During his absence the ex-
Sheriff concluded that it would be i'm
Hoboken man to be nominated
for that office because of the deal that was
made in the Legislature last winter, and
the feeling that exists in the County Com
mittee, and he decided not to be q candi-
date for that Office.
For that reason he wants the more sim
pie Office of Freeholder.
10IS morning saw 6A-OHeFln t1elQUZe
and asked him If it were true that he
wanted the nomination for Freebooter
He replied that 1t was, and that he was
in the race for the Democratic nomina-
tion to stay.
Colonel Michael Brown, when spoken
to about this matter, said:-''The ex-
Sheriff is the strongest man in the Fifth
district and can poll more republican
votes than any democrat in the district"
Ex-Director Pairson told me that he
was much astonished when he learned
that the ex-Sheriff was candidate, but
said he would be renominated.
He denied that anyone sent for him to
come home to look after his canvass but
it was noticeable fact that the Free
holder was very active in visiting his
friends today.
He will not return to the Catskills
unless for temporary relief from political
cares
Register Fielder admitted to me that
he and Mr.. Pairson had been in confer
ence day or so before he went away and
said then that it was understood that
no opposition to the ex-Director's nom
ination would be made, but that few
days later Mr.. Heintze announced that
he was in the race.
Mr.. Fielder would not say who hs
thought would win, and Clerk Boyd sale
it would be tough fight.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
TRINITY CRURcH,s EXCURSION.

A Big Party Had Good Time at Ocean
Grove.
Sixteen cars were required to carry the
esxcursionists to Ocean Grove and AS
bpy Park yesterday. Every seat was
occupied, and in some instances there was
a little ,rowding.
The ext tNursion was under the auspices
in GIVING ex, ,-ursions to the popular sea-
side M e resorts. IL was a jolly party.
" The party met eight other parties at
Ocean Grove. The tSay was spent in bath
ing and at the auditorium,
On the return the pa tent couplings OF
one of the cars was disloGSed and caused
a little excitement and delay,
i The car was removed and She passen-
gers had to crowd into the other well
filled cars, and seats could not Se oo-
tanned for all.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
MRS. JASPHR'S DEATH.
Friends Say That Ch1oro-
form Should Not Have
Been Used.
DIR. STILLWELL'S STATEMENT
The Wedding Ring That Caused a
Death in Bayonne.

The story of the death at Bayonne OF
moval of her wedding ring from her fin
ger, which was printed exclusively in
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS of last evening,
has attracted wide attention. 1t Is scarcely
credible that the stoppage of the blood
circulation by the pressure Of the ring on
the swollen finger could Of itself have
caused heart failure.
HEART DISEASE AND CHLoRoFoRaf.
it1s said, however, that the lady had
long been subject to heart disease, and
1t is believed that the excitement attend
ing the fire and the swelling of the fin
ger, may have brought on the fatal at
The doctor who ordered the administra-
tion of chloroform while the operation
was being performed is censured by the
lady's friends for having resorted to the
Rnssethetic. It is said that he knew that
she had heart troubles and that prudence
should have prompted him not to use the
drug.
DIR. sTuLwELL's STATEMENT.
DR.. Stillwell was found at his Office in
Centreville, opposite the City Hall. Il
was called" he said ito assist DR.. j. I.
Field in removing the ring. 1t was about
two o'clock Friday morning. Immedi-
ately after my arrival an an8sthetic was
administered, ana in an hour and half
the ring had been removed from the
swollen finger.
What was the patients condition
when you arrived9"
"Why, she appeared to be suffering
only from the swollen finger, otherwise
she seemed healthy. She appeared to be
all right when left, and was much sur
prised on Sunday morning when informed
that she was dead.
''It is intimated that the an@sthetic was
the cause of death, doctor?"
IT do not think that. She was under
the influence only an hour and half, and
patients frequently have been kept under
its influence for several hours. thought
we were fortunate in getting the trouble
some ring off so quickly"
Were there any symptoms of any other
trouble?"
"None that / noticed. I was just
called in to assist in taking off the ring
and when that was finished Immediately
retired. What developed later know
nothing about"
Mrs. Jasper was the wife of David JAS
per. She had lived apart from her hus-
band, however, for long time past. Her
husbands brother is Superintendent of
the New York city schools.
Mrs. Jasper was a handsome woman of
middle age, and popular. DR.. Fields, who
attended her with DIR. Stillwell, and his
wife were frequent visitors at her house.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
Barnum,s Circus Train wrecked.

WATERFOWL, N. Y, August %, 1885,
Barnum g. Bailey's circus train met with
a serious accident near Potsdam while en-
route from Gouveneur to Montreal on the
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Rail
road late lust night. An axle broke on
the second train, derailing six cars and
teleseoping two more, crushing every
thing in them. Thirty ring horses, one
of the chariot teams and two camels were
killed. The loss is estimated at $40, 900,
besides which the loss of the days re-
ceipts at Montreal, where the circus was
to show today, must be added. This will
make an additional loss of between
S15, 600 and $4,000.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23

Justice w. D. Connell yesterday united
in marriage James Anderson and Maria
Stilson, both of Paterson. The bride.
groom was twenty-three years Of age. was
neatly dressed in black cloth, good look
ing and wore dark mustache. The
bride was a pretty brunette of twenty
summers, in drab cloth. 1t was said to
be runaway match. Thomas Turner
and Mary Black, OF the same city, stood
up with the contracting parties.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
A Toss Up for an once.

1t will be ''toss up" between Justice
w. d. Connell and John Kennedy, of the
new Democratic faction, for the nomina-
tion of Freeholder from the Seventh
district. John McCaffrey has announced
himself candidate for the same office
from the Third district.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
CAUGHT In BROOKLYN.
A Jersey city Collector Charged with
Embezzlement.

A Jersey CITY CoIIect0r Charged with
Embezx1ement.
Eugene Simmons, bookkeeper and col
lector for Woodhouse s. Co., sash and
blind manufacturers, Morgan street, Jer
sey City, was before Justice Bartlett, in
the Kings County Supreme Court, this
morning, on requisition from
the Governor of the State of New
Jersey, charged with embezzlement.
The prisoner collected several hundred
dollars d few weeks ago and then went
off on a spree, which he continued up to
the time of his arrest by Detective John
Clos, of the Central Office, Jersey City.
He was turned over to the custody of
that officer this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
GRAND ARMY MEN.

They Are Crowding to the Minneapolis
Convention.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, August %, 1SS9.-lt
was announced at q meeting of the Grand
Army Encampment Council last night
that the Committee on Hotels had $4,000
lopgings to assign to strangers, in addition
to tents for so, 600 veterans.
The advance guard came In yesterday
about three Thousand strong, and Camp
Badger was occupied last night for the
first time 1t Is estimated that q, 900 will
have arrived by Saturday night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
A Big New shin yard.

BALTIMORE, Md, August 23, lss9.-The
Ne,os this afternoon says that the Penn
syivania Steel Company intends to estab-
lish an immense ship yard at Sparrow
Point. twelve miles from Baltimore.
The company will have the most mag
niticent equipment in the United States
struction of steel ships. This industry is
to be carried ON In connection with the
iron and steel works of the company at
SparrOw's Point.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23

the action of his muscles accounted for
his struggles. Lewis was dead in six
minutes, and Carolin in four, but the
bodies were allowed to hang until thirty
five minutes past seven The removal of
the cap revealed Lewis face as placid as if
he had died In bed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23

Visitor--I presume it was because
you were sadly tried by adversity that
you are confied here. Prisoner-No;
1t was because was tried by granger
jury that couldn't be bought. Omaha
World,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23

1t is reported that a negro woman was
shot this morning by white woman, and
that the negroes of the village are gather
ing to lynch the man. Both whites and
blacks are arming themselves. The Coy
ernor has ordered two companies of mill
tia to the scene of the riot.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
MRS. MAVERICK VERY WEAK.
Prison Life May Kill Her-BrierIy Sails
for Boston.

By Gable to The Unifed Press.
LIVERPOOL, August 20, 1SS9.-Mrs. May
brick received the news of the commuta-
tion of her sentence at two o'clock this
morning, and was much affected thereby,
although incapable in her weak state of
any marked manifestation of emotion.
The chaplain of the jail visited her at
breakfast time. at which hour her condi-
tion had reached the weakest point since
her conviction, by reason of the revulsion
of feeling following her reprieve. She is
now completely Frustrated, and it is
feared that she win not live long in the
confinement prescribed by the modifica-
tion of her sentence.
Briefly, Mrs. Maybrick's paramour,
sailed for Boston on the steamer ScyUhia
TODAY.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23

Church, under the charge of the Rev.
Fathers Boylan and Callan, ON Tuesday.
There barges and steamer were char
tered to convey the large party to Wash
ington Park, on the Hudson. The trip
was made without single misbap, and
all the participants had most enjoyable
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23

The annual picnic and parade of the
Association of Volunteer Firemen of the
Heights viii be held at Kroebel's Park,
Wednesday evening. September IL. Music
by Prof. Minger.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
Famous Jimmy Hope out Of JAN.

AUBURN, N. Y, August %, 1889 Jimmy
Hope. the noted bank robber, was released
from Auburn Prison at ten o'clock this
morning and left for New York city at
forty-fiye minutes past ten.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
He Has the Bends.

George Rodgers, bricklayer. employed
the Hudson River Tunnel, was taken
TO St Francis Hospital yesterday suffer-
inp with Caisson disease.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
A Carcass of Beef Fen ON Him.

A carcass of beef fell upon John Hat
ton, of No. 452 Henderson street, yester-
day, while he was loading a truck with
dressed beef and knocked him senseless.
He was taken home by Patrolman Barry.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
The Arions 70 Have a san.

The Arion Singing Society, Of the
Heights, will give an excursion to Sands
Point next Sunday. A fat mans race for
a prize will be among the many interest
fny features.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-23
a yestIbule Car Deraiied.

A handsome yestibnle car, while being
drilled in the New Jersey Central yards
at Communipaw this afternoon, was
driven of the rails and sunk to a consid-
erable depth in the soft filing. 1t will
cost money and time to get it back on the
.fruck