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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
MERRY SINGERS.


But President Steinbruck Was Happiest
of All.
A merry party of singers were the ladies
and gentlemen of the Hudson City Ge-
mischter Chor at Pohlmann's last night.
The society is one of the Oldest musical
societies of the county, and under direc-
tion of julius Boehm, conductor of the
Valencia Orchestra, it has acquired a
high musical standing.
Last evening the members were out in
force, ostensibly to reheArse for their
coming concert, but really to surprise
their popular president, Henry Stein
bruck. The latter expressed his surprise
on entering the hall, seeing so large a
company present, but he was astonished
when Franz Bornemann stepped forward
and congratulated him on the fact that
having that day attained the age of fifty
wears. the membeas had determined to
Celebrate the event and also to give him O
substantial reminder of it. Mr.. Borne
mann then in behalf of the members pre-
sented him with an elegant gold watch
and chain, with q handsomely inscribed
locket.
President Steinbruck blushed like a
school boy, and it was some time before
he was able to respond to the speech and
return thanks for the gift. Speeches and
songs and a general good time followed,
and when the reporter left, the hall rang
out with the chorus, "Hoch Sohl er
Leben."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
HE ONLY THOUGHT 1T.
And So the Court Acquitted HIPS Wife
and Hired Man.

And So the Court Acquitted Hill's Wife
and Hired Man.
William Cavanagh, charged with con-
spring with Mrs. Annie Hill to rob her
husband. Cornelius Hill, was tried this
morning in the Special Sessions.
The story of Hill's cruelty to his wife
was exclusively told in the SUNDAY MORN
ING NEWS, and the fact that owing to it
she intended to procure q divorce. She
claimed that her husband caused her
arrest and that of Cavanagh as an intilni-
dation to prevent them from testifying to
beating Cavanagh saw the wife receive
from Hill.
Hill charged that Mrs. Hill secreted
Cavanagh in the house for the purpose of
robbing it. When Hill was placed on the
witness stand he admitted that
Cavanagh was in his en-
ploy, and had a right
to be in the house. He only Thought"
the man had been hidden in the house to
CaYanagh was acquitted, and Mrs.
Hill, too will be discharged
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
TWO SIDES OF AN UGLY STORY,
A Serious Question Between Kate o'Con-
nor and Policeman Dawson.

A Serious Question Between Kate O'Con
nor and Policeman Dawson.
Mrs. Kate O'Connor, prepossessing
woman, about thirty years of age, was
arraigned before Justice Stilsing this
morning charged with drunkenness. Po-
hceman Dawson, who arrested her, told
tale which caused everyone in the court
room to look at the woman in horror.
He said that about midnight last night
he was met by o woman on Hudson street
who told him that Mrs. O'Connor had
driven her little twelve-year-old daughter
out into the street. The policeman said
that he went up to Mrs. O'Connor's in the
house No. "a Hudson street, and found
the woman drunk with young infant
hanging over her arm in immediate
danger of falling to the floor.
The infant was dying. and he sent it to
the City Hospital and arrested the
mother. He further said that Mrs.
O'Connor was hard drinker, and had
been put out of houses on account of her
drinking habits.
Mrs O'Connor told story which trans
ferred the audiences look from her to the
policeman. She said that she once lived
in the same house with Dawson, and had
some trouble with him, and that he had
come to her apartments since she
left the house Last evening Doctor
Rector said her baby could not live, and
she sent the little girl out to stay with
neighbor while the child died The little
girl, who is inclined to stay out at night,
did not come back, and she was waiting
for her when Dawson walked in and
arrested her She denied that she was
drunk, and declared that she had never
been in place like the court before.
Her husband is steamboat engineer,
and is home only over Sundays. He
earns good wages, and is well able to
provide comfortably for his family, which
he does.
Her two children were in court. One,
the little girl WHO was said to have been
driven out, is bright child of twelve
years. She denied that her mother was
in the habit of getting drunk or had ever
put her out of the house.
She said that she always got plenty to
eat and was treated well by her parents
The other was pretty little barefoot girl,
who, as soon as she caught sight of her
mother, ran over to her and nestled in her
arms in contented manner Both children
looked healthy and well nourished, and
the mother had none of the appearances
Of a drinking woman. She was, now
ever, locked up until tomorrow to enable
Dawson to produce witnesses, and in spite
of her pleadings her children were turned
over to Poormaster Hewitt
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
ZONE OF THE FINEST"

Two North Hudson Girls Get New York
Policeman into Hot Water.
y Katie Brandt and Mary Young, two
frail maidens of West New York, are in
trouble.
They have never been averse to the at
tentions of North Hudson gallants, but
when Charles A. Velton, burly New
York policeman, met them they threw
their old admirers overheard.
Velton gave them glowing accounts of
the pleasures of city life and finally per-
suaded them to leave their parents
homes and go with him. They consented
and Monday q week ago Velton met them
in West New York and they accompanied
him to the city.
They waited near the Leonard street
station while Velton reported for duty.
He rejoined them shortly in uniform
and took them first to the back room of a
saloon and then to hotel on West Broad
way, where they spent the night.
The next morning he brought them to
No. 40 Carmine street.
Mrs. Brandt, Katie's mother, is re-
spectacle old lady whose heart has been
nearly broken by her daughters evil con-
ent Murray yesterday for assistance in
finding her daughter.
Detective Sullivan was assigned to the
case and the two erring girls were
arrested
AT the Tombs Police Court both girls
testified that they were over eighteen
years of age and that they had been lead
ing evil lives before they met Velton
Katie went home with her mother and
Mary was sent to her parents in the GUS
tody of detective.
Velton though discharged by the Police
Justice will have to stand trial before the
Police Commissioners for his conduct.
His chances for remaining on the force
are very slim.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
A BURGLARS CAVE.
Two Thieves That Preyed On North
hudson Get Long Terms.


hudson Get Long Terms.
Edward Guy and Patrick Dwyer were
recently arrested by Detective McNally
and charged with burglary In his
search for the perpetrators of number
of burglaries that had recently took
place at North Bergen, near Homestead,
the detective had occasion to suspect
boy named George Helms as knowing
something about them.
He arrested the boy on suspicion and
received from him the information that
an organized gang were at work in the
north end of the county, and that they
had hut in the wood near Hemstead.
where the booty was secreted. In addi-
tion to Guy and Dwyer, he said there
were B. Toner, John Barrett and T. Nc
Laughlin. lie told the Court this morn
ing that he went with the gang to 'lay
cheese it" for them while they committed
the burglaries.
Among the places he saw robbed were
Busch's saloon, Sprecker's butcher shop,
of North Bergen; Baruch's feed store on
the Paterson plank road, Browns saloon
on the Weay ertown road, and grocery
store in that locality, the owner he did
not know.
The accused men denied the accusations
and said McNally had paid the boy to
testify to this to enable him to have them
sent away. The Court convicted the ac-
cused and sentenced them to five years at
State Prison.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
DALzELL ON TANNER.
The Private Ia Afraid the Boys VIII Fol-
lnr., the Cnrr,oral aud sEI wa, tho q. z.

The Private Ia Afraid the Boys VIII Fol-
low the Corporal and ''Leave" the G. o. p.
CALDWELL, Ohio, Sept. 27, 1s89-Private
Dalzeu makes the following comment on
the letter written to him by General
Brown, of Ohio, and is confident that his
sentiments are shared by large majority
of the members of the G. A. r. in the De
partment of Ohio
'I do not doubt General Browns ap-
pointment as Commissioner of Pensions
would go far to heal all the sores made
by Tanners expulsion. The boys are howl
ing. cussing mad over it. No, Republican
that AMI always was and always will
be-the Lord only knows how the boys
will vote this fall, or, what is more to the
purpose, whether they will vote at
all. They are sick and disgusted,
as General Brown clearly demonstrates, l
hope the candidates, and especially Gov
ernor Foraker, will take General Browns
timely warning and call on the President
to fix up the miserable business before it
is too eternally late"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27

ROTTERDAM, Sept. 81, 1889. The strike
of dock Iaborers in spreading rapidly and
affectin other branches of business.
The employees of several large
cigar manufactures joined the strikers
today and headed by the local Socialist
leaders and accompanied by bands or
music the strikers marched in procession
through the streets.
On one of the docks where the steam
ship Holland was loading, the strikers at
tenn pied to prevent the men from con-
tinuing their work, but the police inter-
fered and drove the strikers away.
Several shipowners have already de-
cided to grant the strikers demands for
an increase of twenty-five per cent. in
wages and a corresponding advance for
overtime.
Ben Tillot, one of the old leaders of the
London dock lahorers, will probably ar
rive in Rotterdam tomorrow. He has
sent pickets to Harwick and already in
tercepted large number of ''blacklegs,"
who were on their way to Rotterdam to
take the places OF the strikers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
He's a Bad Boy.

George Hunter, aged about fourteen,
son of John C. Hunter, of Cottage street,
was sent to the State Reform School
some years ago upon his fathers charge
of incorigibi1ity. For good behavior the
lad was released few days ago for few
weeks and permitted to return to his
home. As soon, however, as he reached
his former haunts he associated himself
with evil companions and resumed his
former misdoings. The boys father re-
quested that he be returned to the school
and an officer from that institution went
to Bayonne on Tuesday and secured the
lad. The latter, however, did not take
kindly to the school, and while the officer
went into Centreville station to purchase
a ticket young Hunter made tracks for
other parts. The Bayonne police were
notified and are looking for him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27

Thomas Dooley. father of Policeman Dooley of
the Second precinct, and an old and we'll known
resident of No 268 Eleventh street, was buried
from St Michael's Church this morn ing. Dis
trict Council No. /, st. Patrick's Alliance, at
tended
The Library Hall police this morning were
notified TO be on the lookout for horse, buggy
and two seat wagon, containing basket and
some valuable papers, stolen from Newark about
eleven O'Clock
1t is highly probable that Lizzie Herman will
succunb to the neglect of her heartless parents
At the City Hospital this morning she was re-
ported as sinking fast.
Palisade Lodge No. I'D, Knights of Honor, will
meet at Kesslers Hall this evening for the initia-
ant business.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27

cording secretary, P. Merquelin; treas
urer, A. P. Brown; Literary Committee;
John w. Jakeway, John Moley and
James McGregor. 81
The club decided to commence a series
Of public Sunday evening meetings at
Humboldt Hall the first Sunday in
October, at which the principles OF the
single tax advocates will be presented by
able speakers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
CARDS AND DANCING.
A Pretty Party at the House of Mr.. and
Mrs. Aikens.

Mrs. Aikens.
A large card party was given last night
by Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Aikens, of Pali-
SADIE avenue. The large parlors were
tastefully decorated with ferns and bou-
quets of choice flowers. Tables were ar
ranged for euchre and the playing was
spirited and interesting. For those who
did not care for cards there were other
amusements provided, and the evening
proved one of much pleasure for the
guests.
Excellent music also added enjoyment
to the occasion, and after supper. at
eleven o'clock, there was dancing. Some
of the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
Aikens. Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Jackman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Scoville, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ton, Mr.. aud Mrs William Grover, Mr..
and Mrs. Demarest, Miss Alice Haight,
Miss Margie Bennett, Miss Sarah Gan
non, Miss Kate Haddon. Miss Havens,
Mr.. Anderson, Mr. Albert Bennett, Mr.
George Emmons, Mr.. William Lewis and
Mr. Frank Miller
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
The currie Estate Controversy.

The commissioners appointed by the
Supreme Court to condemn right OF
way through the Currie estate for the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company's branch
IRON Newark to the New York Bay, have
about completed their labors.
The testimony is all in, and this morn
ing LAWYER Black summed up in behalf
of the Curries, presenting the law in
yolved in the matter.
He was followed by Mr.. Newbold who
commented on the facts MR.. Charles
Corbin will sum up for the railroad COM
nanV
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
SEVENTH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS.
A New Club Started at Meeting Last
Night.


A meeting was held last evening in the
Third National Bank building, at Pavonia
avenue and Erie streets, in pursuance Of
q call issued by County Committeeman
M. j. O'Donnell for the purpose of form.
ing a Seventh District Democratic Assooi-
alton.
by the election of Major Charles Bolt
wood, chairman, and John Eagan, secre-
tarY.
The meeting was largely attended and
much enthusiasm was displayed.
Among those present were County
Clerk Mclaughlin, Tax Commissioner
O'Donnell, ex-Postmaster Kelly. Finance
Commissioner John Kenny, Roderick
Eagan, M ]. Hughs, Clerk
w. S. German, of the Finance
Board, John Hunt, DIR. P. Hoffman, Neill
Campbell, John r. Madden, Charles e.
Cassidy, Frank McDermott and John
Rnrns
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
The Legion Of Honor for Edison.

OtlOIe
PARIS, September 27 1S89.-The grand
cross of a commander of the Legion of
Honor has been bestowed upon Mr..
Thomas A. Edison.
M. Spuller, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
in conferring the decoration upon Mr..
Edison, said it was given in honor of the
services rendered by him to
science and for the part taken
by him in the Paris Exposition. NJ Spul-
ler also said that America was splendidly
represented at the exposition and that
the presence of her exhibits testified to
the fndissoluble bonds which bind France
and America together.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
HOBOKEN'S WATER BOARD.
The Hydrant Service to Be without Cost
Other Hoboken News.

The Hydrant Service to Be without Cost
Other Hoboken News.
All the members of the Street and
Water Board of Hoboken were present
at its meeting last night, with the excep-
tion of Commissioner Haggerty.
A dill of S4,445 due the Hnckensack
Water Company for services. was ordered
paid in full
A communication was received from
the Chief of the Fire Department, re-
questing that more hydrants be placed
throughout the city.
A communication from Mr. Brush, of
the Hackensack Water Company, was
read, in which Mr.. Brush states that the
charges for public fountains would be dis
continued
The Water Registrar reported that $58,-
664.A had been received since May l, and
the disbursements during the same
period amounted tots52, 944 04. The applica-
tion of Murray & Garvin for plumbers
license was referred
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
The Farrell Hearing Postponed.

The hearing of the suit of Frank Nc
Cue against Assemblyman E. P. Farrell
and William j. Kearns to recover $500,
alleged to have been given them to sat
isfy judgment, arranged for two o'clock
yesterday afternoon before Justice of
Peace Collins. in Harrison, was post
poned for two weeks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27

of family named Burke, on the banks
OF the Morris Canal. Upon Investigation
the bundle proved to contain the dead body
OF a female baby, wrapped in a piece of
soiled black muslin. McKain carried his
ghastly find to the Library Hall station.
and from there it was taken to Speers'
morgue. The County Physician was noti-
fled. The police have no clue as to the
parentage of the child.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
Single Tax club election.

The Standard Single Tax Club held its
semi-annual meeting at the Avenue
House, Five Corners, last evening, and
elected the following officers for the en-
suing torm;-President, E. M. Jackson;
ing secretary, Joseph Dana Millef; re-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
His Head Crushed in a Mir.

Late yesterday afternoon, while at work
at Cushing's machine shop on Morris
street, Peter Roberts, an English me-
chanic, had his head caught between the
iron table of a planning machine and
wooden post He was taken to the City
HosnitaI
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27

Joseph Grant, for stealing signs from a
Pullman palace car, was sentenced by
Judge Lippincott today to six months at
the penitentiary; Montgomery jackson,
bicycle; John O'Day, County Jail thirty
DAYS for beating Bridget Carroll.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27

Jane McCue was tried in the Special
Sessions this morning on charge Of
malicious mischief preferred by Augusta
Stahl. She was found not guilty, but the
again or she would be tried as common
Scold
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
The Pigeon story Didn't Work.

William Muller, John Fisher, alias
Kaiser. and William Smith, alias Rooney,
were tried this morning in the. Special
Sessions on charge Of having burglar
ized house on Ogden avenue.
All denied being burglars. Fisher ad-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
SHE BAGGED THE THIEF.
Mrs. Goose, Of North Hudson, Is a
Local Heroine.

Mrs. Goose, of Kossuth street, Union
Hill, is the heroine of North Hudson.
She bagged sneak thief yesterday with
calm, cool courage.
Her house Is large three-story build
ing in the most secluded part of the street.
Mrs. Goose went to Etzel's baker shop in
the afternoon, and after enjoying chat
with one of her neighbors she returned
home.
The first thing that attracted her atten-
tion as she opened the gate was the front
door, which she had closed on leaving the
house, but which now swung open.
She hurriedly entered the house and
found everything in confusion. The
furniture was upside down and the orna-
ments and bric-a-brac had disappeared.
Mrs. Goose heard footsteps on the stairs
and opening the parlor door saw man
trying to escape. She screamed and shut
the hall door
The thief ran into the bed room, and
Mrs. Goose rushed up the stairs to capture
him, wonanlike screaming all the time
at the top of her voice, She grappled with
the thief at the head of the Staircase, and
despite his frantic efforts to get away
twined her hands in his hair and held on
like grim death
A CHANGE OF TACTICS.
The thief finally dragged himself away
was not to beoutwitted as easily as that.
When the plucky woman felt the man
getting the better of her she changed her
tactics, and giving Mr.. Thief push sent
him head first down the flight of stairs.
He fell like bag of potatoes, humping
on every stair and projecting corner, and
when he found himself sprawling on
the door mat he was as thoroughly de-
moralized housebreaker as ever handled
jimmy.
He picked himself up as well as he
could and ran through the kitchen into
the yard.
A high fence surrounds the house and
he made several unsuccessful attempts to
climb over. The screams of Mrs. Goose
attracted the attention of Policeman
Schrump and he ran into the house to in
vestigate.
CAVE CANEM.
The thief in the meantime had sue
ceeded in climbing the fence, but the
kind attentions Of an inquisitive bulldog
drove him back again.
When Policeman Schrump opened the
hall door the thief made dash
for liberty, but Schrump caught
him by the collar before
he could get out, He fought fiercely for
his freedom, and might have got away
had not Mrs. Goose and two silk weavers
come to the assistance of his captor.
Schrump handcuffed him and brought
him to the station house.
When arraigned before Recorder
Schleicher the thief was as wretched a
looking being as ever had the misfortune
TO be the victim of a woman's wrath.
The interior of Mrs. Goose's house
and the fence had just been
painted and the robbers clothes
had carried off the better portion of
1t. His face was scratched, part of his
hair torn out, and his coat and trousers
had many unsightly rips.
He sullenly refused to give his name.
Recorder Schleicher committed him to
the County Jail to await the action of the
Grand Jury.
The thief IS a stalwart fellow, and is
supposed to have been implicated In the
robbery of the house of Treasurer
Michels some weeks ago.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
rumher Fell ON Him.

Thomas Harrison, aged fifty, was
seriously injured by having some lumber
fall on him at Colgate's Soap Works this
morning. He was taken to st. Francis
Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
Cold ana Fair.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Sept. %, 1880. Fore
cast for Eastern New York and New
Jersey Colder; fair; northeasterly winds;
frosts tonight.
For Western New York:-Colder; fair;
frosts tonight; westerly winds; fair
weather and slowly rising temperature on
Saturday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27

Early this morning, while on his way
to work, Henry McKain, Of Garfield ave-
nue., picked up bundle IN the back yard
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27

mitted that he came from New York, but
only to steal pigeons, and the others
chimed in, "Me, too" The Court con-
victed them and sentenced all to State
prison for five years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
no locate an Engine HOUSE.

The citizens of the Third ward of Ho-
boken have petitioned the Council to
locate one of the fire engines, about to be
removed from Sixth and Washington
streets, at some convenient and central
point in the thickly settled portion of the
Third ward, west of Park avenue and
south of Seventh street. This portion Of
the ward is thickly built with large tene-
ment houses and factories and should
have an engine house or hose carriage
within easy access.
The only hitch in the arrangements for
purchasing q site at the corner of Grand
and tlfth streets Is that ~ the plot IVES
has been on the market for some time at
3, 800. Mayor Grassmann has put a veto
to the plan, stating as his reasons that the
city should pay no more for the site than
private parties
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27

The houses in the neighborhood of Har-
rison and First streets. Hoboken, seem to
be very exciting places of abode. One of
them collapsed on Wednesday. Luckily
no one was in it at the time.
The last tenants vacated it when they
found that they could not lie in bed with
out being thrown on the floor by the
vaccillating of the structure.
Another house, the erratic actions of
which have alarmed its occupants, is the
house No. jackson street. A few days
since it suddenly detached itself from the
adjoining building, sinking several feet
in front, until it was on an angle of forty
degrees with the sidewalk.