The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-19
GONE WITH THEIR MONEY
ORANGE HAT FINJSHERS EXCITED
ABoUT Il DISAPPEARANCE.

Secretary MeChesney and 5000 said TO
be MISUNDERSTANDING Emma Juch's
Receipts-Other News of the State
The hat hnishers OF Orange were
greatly excited yesterday about the
strange disappearance of their secretary
Elmer McChesney. All sorts of rumors
were atioat about the officers disappear
ance. and all the matters said that he had
with him or failed to account for a large
sum of the funds which in the capacity
as secretary came into his possession. All
the money of the Hatters' Association,
first goes through the hands OF the secre-
tary before it comes into the possession
of the treasurer. McChesnev was serv-
ing his first term as secretary of the as
ISOLATION. For over a week he has been
seen very seldom and as all the hat nnlsh-
erS who wanted to change their quarters
or pay up their back dues had TO come TO
him to have their cards cleared, they
were greatly Inconvenience by be,
ing unable to find him at home.
AT first nothing was thought of the TACT
but as the days went by Il McChesney
did not turn up, the suspicion OF the mem
bers of the association as Well as Inc
officers was aroused and they went TO see
for themselves. They, too, were unable
to find him, and they Immediately inves-
tigated as far as they were able. Peter
Mccoy. the President of the ASSOCIATION,
and Matthew Brennan, the Treasurer,
spent all day yesterday in looking around
and in estimating the exact amount that
McChesney is alleged to have failed to
account for. Several of the members OF
the association yesterday said that
the amount failed to be
for was at least $500. A mem
Der said that the president and treas
urer of the society had traced McChesney
to a hotel IN Newark, where, it is said, he
registered under an assumed name and
stayed for three days, President Mccoy
saws that the reports about McChesney
have been greatly exaggerated and That
he had heard from McChesney, who said
he would make everything all right. Pre-
sident Mccoy and Treasurer
looked over McChesney's books yesterday
and said that the last entry on them was
made on December l. The last money
that McChesney turned over to the treas
urer was on Tuesday, December 10.
Whatever money was taken in since then
has not vet been accounted for.
McChesney is a married man, about
thirty years old, and has n child. He
lives on Lincoln nvenue. He is of a very
pleasant address. and nobody would ever
suspect him of being anyway crooked.
Attaching the Emma Juch Receipts.
Manager Charles E. Locke of the Emma
Juch English opera company probably
regrets this particular time that he ever
accepted a date from Manager Miner, of
Newark. Unfortunately the weather has
injured the attendance. The expenses OF
carrying such a large and high class
company are immense, and consequently
a large percentage of the receipts are de-
manded from the local management. In
fact. Colonel Morton SAYS, he is simply a
~janitor for the current week. 1t appears
that Manager Locke wos indebted to Mr..
Miner in the sum of 49, 800. Last night
Messrs. Cyrus Benedict and William
Layton, of Sheriff Hines staff, walked
into the theatre very innocently n oc-
cupied two orchestra chairs for three
acts. They seemed to enjoy the perform
ance very much, and Mr.. Benedict is es-
pecially fond of Gounod's works. During
the garden scene both gentlemen arose
and went behind the scenes, They then
proceeded to the box Office, where the re-
ceipts were attached on behalf of Mr..
Miner, who wished to collect the money
which Mr.. Locke owed him. A long dis
cussion followed, in which Colonel Nor
ton took part. 1t is understood that a
compromise was effected, whereby the
money will be paid out of the receipts at
P~ittsburg, where the company plays next
week. The advance sale for the opening
night had reached $1,000 in that city yes
terdaS, and N immense business will be