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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
DEATH WAS VERY NEAR
A Grove Street Horse Car
Grazed by a Rushing
Train.
DRIVER CONNORS WAS COOL.
His Presence of Mind Probably
Saved Twenty Lives,

The presence of mind of John Connors,
driver of Hoboken horse car, last
evening was all that arrested a terrible
catastrophe. The car in question, No.
145, of the Grove street line, driven by
Connors and in charge of Conductor
Henry Meyers, came down Grove street,
on its way to the ferry, about quarter
past eleven o'clock. There were at least
wenty passengers aboard.
The car crossed Newark avenue and
proceeded down to the Pennsylvania
Railroad crossing. Connors says that he
made the customary stop before crossing,
and seeing that the gates were up he
started to drive upon the tracks.
ON THE TRACK
The horses had crossed the west bound
track and were about to step upon the
other rails when Connors was startled to
see the headlight of locomotive bearing
down upon the east bound track.
Instead of whipping up his horses and
attempting, to cross the track, as many q
have certainly resulted in the death OF
serious injury of all of the persons aboard
the car, he janimed down the brakes, stop
ping the Car before 1t reached the tracks,
and turned the horses sharply to the left.
A CLOSE SHAVE.
On came the train, and at a rapid rate
of speed thundered by the car without
touching it. The locomotive struck the
OF horse a glancing blow, fiinging il
to one side and killing it instantly.
The train passed by, and all danger was
over before the passengers realized the
peril in which they had been. When they
heard the train sweeping by they became
the door overturning each other in
their haste. Although many were
trampled upon no one was seriously in
jured William Pearson was in charge
of the gates.
This is the same crossing at which q
horse car was run into by locomotive
last spring and several persons were in
iurod
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
AUTUMNAL SERVICE.
Beautiful Exercises in the Simpson M.
E. Church.

Beautiful Exercises in the Simpson M
e. Church.
The annual autumnal service at Simp-
son M. E. Church is to the adults and
older ones of the congregation what
Children's Day is to the children. Instead
of the bright flowers of the early summer,
tions, and the services are specially
adapted to those who have ended life's
summer.
The services occurred yesterday. A
large platform extending over the altar
rails presented q beautiful picture with
it's arrangement of sheaves of grain;
vegetables of almost every variety, in
Guiding big pumpkins; a tempting exhibit
of fruit and canned goods, together with
potted plants, that also decorated the
choir and windows. Over the platform
appeared the inscription in autumn
leaves -''Autumnal, 1885," The work
had been executed by a committee con-
sisting of Mines. Reinhard, Ruggles,
johnson, Mccullough, Cleveland, Devoe
and Isley, and Messrs. Mccullough. Dorr,
Crooks and Isley.
Large congregations attended the
morning and evening services. At the
former, the Rev. G. r. Crooks, of the
Drew Theological Seminary, delivered q
discourse describing the work of the
ministry anu Hldhluk plcd lOI WuIA-Oub
clergymen of the M. E. denomination.
The pastors, the Rev. William Eakins,
preached in the evening on 1.-THE Patri-
arch Abraham" The music at both
services, directed by Prof. Seeley. was
made up of the "Songs Of the old folk, :"
and they included the quaint. sweet
selections = Majesty" Jerusalem, !"
''Sons of Zion" and Coronation"
TIE contributions of vegetables and
fruit will be distributed today among
the needy ones of the congregation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
DAsHEs ABOUT TOWN.

The members of the Tabernacle Con-
gregational Church are arranging for q
fair, the like of which, they claim, has
never been seen in Jersey City. 1t will
be held ON the Sd, 4th and 5th of Decem-
ber, and the proceeds will go toward
clearing away the church mortgage.
Eagle Lodge No. So, f. and A. NJ, will
hold q regular communication this even
ing at Pohlmann's.
Governor Hill, of New York, escorted
bya committee of Georgia citizens, passed
through the Pennsylvania depot last
night on their way to Atlanta, Ga. The
party was Joined here by Roswell P.
Commissioner E. L. Ridgeway. The
party occupied two private palace cars.
the Central of Georgia" and the Louis
vile and Nashville"
The Stove Pipe Guard, of Jersey City,
will give their nineteenth annual target
excursion to Zimmerman's Park, Carl
stadt, on Monday October ct. ns.., rs; 49,
nue., and William Witt, of No. 271 Nc
Adoo avenue, amused themselves on
Saturday night by breaking street lamps.
They were fined $40 and IS respectively
this morning by Justice Wanser.
Thomas Ryan, aged seventy-rwo, was
sent to Snake Hill this morning fol
ninety DAYS. He has a habit of running
portunity offers and gets drunk. He has
been city boarder for some time.
Annie lGriffith, aged twenty-eight
without home or friends, was arrested
Saturday night by the Second precinct
police as disorderly person. She was
sick, and DR.. Loehner ordered her re
moved to the City Hospital.
Oscar Bonnell, of Bloomfield. N. j., was
held by Justice Stilsing this morning as 8
suspicious character. Policeman Moor,
arrested him for trying doors on Nintl
street. When asked what he was doing
he replied that he was the watchman OF
| that block. Bonnell's excuse was that ht
was drunk and did not know what he wa
doing.
Charles Mccarthy, of Hackensack, N
| j., was fined $40 by Justice Stilsing thi'
morning for getting drunk, rolling in thu
| mud and wiping himself off on the people
| he passed on Montgomery street.
| EaThe Holy Name Society of st. Mary's
| r. G.. Church received the communion in
a body at the eight o'clock mass yester
! day morning.
! The anniversary of the conservation O.
St. Mary's Church was celebrated by
| solemn high mass.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
THE CR0NIN Jury CASE.
The Police Are Working Down to tn
Bottom of the Plot.

The Police Are Working Down to the
Bottom of the Plot.
CHICAGO, Oct. IA, 1Ss9.-Attorney w. G..
Forrest emDhatically and fatty contra
diets the statement made by Kavanaugh,
the leader in the corruption business, to
the effect that he made daily reports to
Forrest. 1t was surmised by the lawyers
friends when they read Kavanaugh's s
statement that the fellow might have
been giving pointers as TO who were men
to accept, but no one of them believed for
an instant Mr. Forest had lent himself to
any such conspiracy.
Mr., Forrest unequivoeally denies that
Kavanaugh did even this much. He didn't
see him, didn't talk with him, and neither
directly nor indirectly, so far as he is able
to learn, ever received any intimation or
recommendation emanating from Kava-
naugh or any of the other conspirators.
From information gathered in an in
terview with Judge Longenecker last
night it was learned that Bailiff Hanks
and Fred. Smith had practically made
complete confessions of the part taken by
them toward attempting to fix the Cronin
Jury. 1t was further learned that the
ringleader in the plot, the chief schemer
back of the men planning all the villain
GUS work, is more than likely prisoner
confined in sub-station at the present
time.
This man, whose name Is withheld by
the police officials, is said to have been
the medium through which instructions
passed from the fountain head, which
conceived the idea of fixing the jury. He
also is said to have made confession,
and it is claimed that little difficulty will
be experienced in ferreting out the whole
diabolical scheme to defeat the ends of
justice. His confession again brings into
prominence well known member of the
triangle, and it is said that before this
week has passed the ringleaders Of the
plot will be behind the bars.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
SHE'S PRETTY BUT BAD.
Mary Farrell Arrested for Disorderly Con-
duct on the Street.

Mary Farrell Arrested for Disorderly Con-
duct on the Street.
Mary Farrell, very pretty young
woman of twenty-one years, but every
bit as bad as she is pretty, was before
Justice Stilsing this morning.
Policeman Harrington said that she
was at Fourteenth and Grove streets
last evening under the influence of liquor
and, in company with some young hood
lums, was behaving herself in manner
not sanctioned by the laws of the best
society. Accordingly he arrested her.
The girl in loud tones declared that
Harrington had grudee against her and
arrested her for nothing. That he had
threatened to "pinch her" because "she
would not go agin" young friend OF
hers who was convicted of crime.
Her defence was materially weakened
by the testimony of a Mrs. Fitzgerald, OF
Fourth street. who testified that she was
a bad girl and nuisance. Miss Farrell
was held for further examination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
STOLE THE BAKERS Wife
Frank Doe1 Took Mrs. Herr
tage from Beneath Her
Husbands Roof.
SHE LEFT HER WEDDING RING.
With a Note in Which the Guilty
Love Was Confessed.

Alfred r. Heritage keeps q small
bakery and confectionery establishments
at No. 1888 Summit avenue, near the cor
ner of Newkirk street. Until Saturday
last. in the minor duties of the place,
Heritage was assisted by his wife, a
pretty young woman of about twenty-six
years.
Around the corner on Newkirk street,
in neat little frame cottage, No. "a, re-
sides the Doel family. These latter are
old residents on the Hill, and are well
known and very popular. Mrs. Doel is a
widow and has two children, both grown
up. One of these is young man aged
about twenty-five. He is reputed to be
fairly good looking and he works as shoe
laster for firm in Warren street New
York.
DoEL WAS A FNEQUENT CALLER.
Frank Doel was included in the Hertz
ages list of acquaintances. HE was
constant visiter at the little Summit av-
enue bakery, at all hours and in all sea-
sons. In fact the neighbors noticed the
frequency with which Doel called there,
and though their surmises and comments
reached the ears of Mr.. Heritage he
paid no heed to them, believing that they
were occasioned solely by neighborly
courtesy on young Doel's part. He was
at all time made welcome. These visits,
however, became SO mysteriously FREE
quent as to cause Heritage serious vexa-
ton.
It is said that he forbade DoeI the
house and that thereafter the precocious
young man and the subject of his mad
infatuation carried on clandestine cor
respondence right under the eyes of the
latter's husband.
MRS. HERITAGE DEPARTS.
49, TT n IL
the house, saying she was going to visit
her father. This latter is a boss mason
named Short, who lives in Stuyvesant
avenue.
She did not go near his place nor has
she since returned. Saturday afternoon
young Doel failed to return home, as was
his wont, Immediately after the closing
of the Warren street store.
All day long Heritage waited for his
wife's return. The truth never dawned
upon him until yesterday, when, after
night OF lonely waiting, the disappear
ance of young Doel reached his ears.
The elopement is now common gossip
on the Heights.
THE wIFE's CONFESSION.
A search which followed the revelation
disclosed q note from the faithless wife
explaining the cause of her absence
With 1t was her wedding ring The
angry and mortified husband, together
With the father OF Mrs. Heritage, secured
the Hill this morning for the pair, but
| their search was futile.
Young Doeps mother is subject to men
| tai troubles, and it is feared that this es-
| capade of her son may tend to unbalance
her partly restored reason.
| Mr. Heritage refuses to see re-
porters Several neighbors whom I
| visited said that Mrs. Herit-
age always dressed fashily, far
ahOVA her mAang and that they a1vvAve
supposed that the young lady received
moneys that were not part of the confec-
tionery store income. The whereabouts
of the pair are unknown.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
A DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVIL
Blind DIR. Milburn breaches at Park Re
formed Church.

Blind DIR. Milburn breaches at Park Re-
formed Church.
The Rev. DIR. Milburn, chaplain of the
House of Representatives. preached at
the Park Reformed Church last night
He is blind and eloquent, and hundreds
came to see and hear him.
DIR. Milburn is large, powerfully
built man about sixty years of age.
His hair is gray and his beard Is long,
flowing and silvery. His voice is very
deep and his articulation perfect. Before
beginning his sermon the blind clergy
second lessons, being charpter 2S OF
the Book of Job and part of CHAPTER II
of the Epistle to the Hebrews. A special
musical programme had been arranged
by the chair and the music was excellent.
DIR. Milburn took for his text the
eighteenth verse of the first lesson and
endeavored to show from the temptations
ana Affections that were visited on Job
that with true feeling of love for God
all the temptations of Satan may be re-
sisted. To illustrate his sermon the
clergyman pictured Job as perfect man
having everything that mortal could wish
for until the devil declared to Jehovah
that even he, a perfect man." could be
tempted to fall.
'This devil" said DR.. Milburn, was
not the devil with the cloven foot and
tail, but it was the same Satan of today;
the Satan of Fifth avenue and Jersey
City; q gentleman in appearance, with all
the attributes of one. To describe him, |
would say he was of medium height and
elegantly formed. His head would indi-
cate large perception, no benevolence nor
charity. His features are fine, but sharp;
his nose delicate, and his lips thin and his
eyes cold steel gray. He is always un-
abashed, finished in manner and un-
moved by feeling anywhere. You may
find him at home in the ball room or at a
dinner, abroad or at home, for he is a
great traveller"
After faithfully portraying tine many
temptations Satan placed in the way of
Job to make him deny God, the clergy
man, said:-"And when he had lost all
his possessions and his children, it seems
to me that it was but natural for his wife
to have said to him:-'Job. you have
made a mistake and worshiped the
wrong GodY But Job resisted this and
simply said:-'The Lord gaveth and the
LORD taketh away, blessed be the name
of the Lord
s'In that day." said DIR. Milburn, "there
were men who believed, as many do to-
day, that, suffering is punishment and
that Jobs trials were but punishment
for sins he had committed and these men
GOlu HIN bnht LIS Slu was uypoCriSJ, anu
like the men of today when calamity
overtakes us, if all did not say so to his
face they did to each other.
DR.. Milburn dwelt on the agony of Job
to find his honor and character thus
taken from him and how through his
love for Jehovah the devil, with his temp
tations, failed.
''Today, "said DR.. Milburn in conclusion,
1--WE have all that Job had to help us re-
sist tempetation. and more, beside, for we
have the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
American Federated Trades.

The Legislative Committee of the State
Federation of Trades and Labor Unions
held meeting yesterday at Newark for
the purpose of organizing for work dur
ing the campaign and when the legislature
convenes. This committee was elected
at the State Convention which was held
a few weeks ago. The principal question
discussed yesterday was ballot reform. A
committee was appointed to visit the can
didates for the Governorship and secure
pledges from them that if they are elected
they will sign ballot reform law.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
LOCAL POLITICS.

From now until Election Day the
Naturalization Committee of the Demo-
cratic party will have its headquarters at
No. Oakland avenue, where all citizen
ship papers will be properly prepared for
the court. Every applicant for papers
the County Committee, because the COM
mittee does not propose to allow Republi-
can heelers to use It for the purpose of
making Republican votes. The commit
tee will transact business between nine
a. IN. and five p. m. daily, Saturdays ex-
cepted.
The Democratic primaries in the Ninth
and Tenth Districts of Lafayette have
been called for next Wednesday evening"
Delegates will be chosen to nominate
candidates for Assemblyman and Free
holder.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14

The Standard Single Tax Club held the
second public meeting last night in Hum
boldt Hail. There was fair-sized audi
ence present James Mac Gregor de
livered an address upon the principles OF
the single tax He dwelt some time upon
the false promises made by the Republi
can party during the Presidential cam
paign, in which they said that if Harrison
were elected the wages Of the working
men would be increa ed, and instead OF
the wages being increased large reduc-
tions had been made in salaries and hun
dreds of men are out of work.
Joseph Dana Miller recited poem OF
his own composition entitled, "A Work
ingman's Letter TO Ben Harrison" John
Medley also spoke. Next Sunday A. j.
Steers, of New York. will speak.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14

went on waiting on some one else. Then
he asked another waiter for the spoon,
and when the other waiter spoke to Blue
the latter became angry and said that he
had given Seaman spoon.
Seaman says he replied that he had not,
and asked IL Blue meant to take him for
thief Blue, he says, called him liar,
with the usual trimmings, and began to
swear at him. His language so exas-
perated Seaman that he picked up q
bottle of Worcestershire sauce and threw
1t at Blue. 1t struck him on the forehead
Blue then picked up half-dozen plates
fast as he could, but Seaman lodged
them all Seaman ran out to take his
train and was arrested by Detective
Dwyer. Seaman was bailed for examina-
tion tomorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14

In the Court of General Sessions this
morning the following arraignments
were made William Downe, robbery
and grand larceny, not guilty; William
Salisbury, atrocious assault and battery
on John Cunningham, not guilty; VIII
liam Wilson, aged seven years, breaking
and entering the store of Johanna Nett
ing, West Hoboken, guilty; John Bren,
nan, wife beater, not guilty; Michael
Shanahan, aged seventy years, and Mar
garet Farrell, aged forty years, adultery,
not guilty; Frederick Frank, obtaining
money, false pretences, not guilty; Cor
nelius Hamilton, atrocious assault and
battery, not guilty. and John Genkle, as
sault and battery, not guilty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
Jailed with a Broken Lee.

At half-past ten Saturday night Joseph
Carroll, who had fallen down stairs at
No. 464 Henderson street. was arrested
and taken to the Second Precinct Station
on a charge of drunkenness, Captain
Smith thought the man had been injured
by the fall and sent for DR.. Lochner, who
pronounced the man to be uninjured.
Carroll was taken to the police court in
the van yesterday morning and kept in
the cells until twelve O'Clock last night.
Some one appeared at the Gregory street
station to bail him out, and it was found
that he could not walk. DR.. Gray was
sent for and he found that the prisoner
was suffering from a fractured hip. and
ordered his removal to the City Hospital
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
JACK ARCHIBALD'S SCRAPE.
Too Much Convivality Leads Him Into
Serious Embarrassments.

Too Mucn COnVlVanGy Leads Kim 1nGO
Serious Embarrassments.
Ugly reports affecting John G. Archi-
bald, foreman of Engine Company No.
0, have been floating about town for the
pest few days, in which he was charged
with failing to deliver certain sums of
money entrusted to him, from the Fire
mems Relief Fund for the benefit of the
late Fred Bamfield, and of Andrew Gar
land, of Hoboken avenue, now sick with
consumption.
The facts as ascertained by THE JERSEY
CITY NEWS are as follows:-Last Monday
the Firemen's Relief Association appro-
priated the sum of $125 to Mrs. Bamtield,
and $40 to Andrew Garland. The money
was given, later, to Archibald to be
handed to the parties.
Unfortunately, Archibald got into 9
convivial company, and failed to attend
to his duty in the matter. His absence
from home was reported, and Friday
night a police order was sent out to try
and find him. He returned all right Sat
urday and Chief Engineer Farrier says
.'Twenty-four dollars of the amount
was given to Garland, SIS was turned
over to me, and the balance will be given
to me today 1t was simply case of
neglect on the part of Archibald. caused
by his getting into lively company"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
A Mexican War veteran in Court.

When Justice Stilsing called the name
of John Reed this morning, a tall. gray
bearded patriarchal looking individual
in Uncle Sans uniform hobbled out of
the pen on crutches. Policeman Richerich
said that the old soldier was drunk on
Exchange place on Saturday, and unable
to take care of himself.
Reed said that he was veteran of the
Mexican war and was on his way from
Boston to the Soldiers Home at Hamp-
den. Whenever he falls down he says he
cannot get up without assistance, and he
slipped on Exchange place, which caused
the policeman to think that he was
drunk. AS he had ticket for Norfolk
he was discharged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
A LEAK In THE MAIN.
The Cause of the Trouble at High 8
vice Discovered.

The Cause of the Trouble at High Ser
vice Discovered.
There are two water mains that supply
High Service Reservoir with the water
that is used by the Fourth and Fifth dis
tricts, and portion of the Eighth. Fol
nearly four months there has been much
difficulty in obtaining sufficient supply
and it has been necessary to pump water
from the Bellville station.
The Street and Water Commissioners
have long been trying to ascertain the
cause and today it was discovered to be
in the Hackensack River, where 36inch
main had q 10-inch leak in it, from which
Passaic water was forced into the Hack
ensack with tremendous force.
Divers are at work making repairs. II
is thought that more leaks will be dis
covered, but that all needed repairs will
be made within a few days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
Abusing His workmen.

"You fellows think that you are driv-
ing sheep and beat your men when they
make a mistake in doing their work. >
said Acting Recorder Rusch to Bernard
Buschmann when the latter was ar
charge of assault and battery preferred
by Otto Miller. Bushmann is foreman of
the laborers employed on the Bremen
dock, Hoboken. Miller was one of those
employed under him. A day or two ago
the latter made mistake in moving
some goods on the dock and was beaten
for doing so by Buschmann.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14

Rudolph Schinck, of No. 81 Madison
street, Hoboken, was arrested this morn
ing for assaulting Henry Newman, of No.
107 Monroe street.
The Memorial Day Nursery, No. rs Will
low avenue, Hoboken, opens today under
the management of the new Board of
Managers The new Board of Managers
is as follows:-Mrs. w. r. Jenvey, presi-
dent; Mrs. Willis Barkelew, treasurer;
Mrs. Alexander, secretary; Mrs. Thomas
B. Stillman, Mrs w. McGee, Mrs Simon,
Mrs. Mattlage. Miss Cora Kudlich, Miss
Elsie q. Stevens and Mrs. Palmer Camp
bell
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-14
Third District Labor Club.

The Third District Labor Club held a
meeting yesterday and laid out work for
the coming campaign. A resolution was
passed pledging the members of the club
not to vote for any candidate for the
Senate, Assembly or Governor who would
not pledge himself to vote for an Electoral
Reform bill. embodying the essential
features of an absolutely secret ballot, a
ballot to be printed by the State and the
right of nomination by petition. The club
has a large membership and all the mem
bers are workers.