The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-25
A%DECORATED ODDFELL0W
THE VETERANS MEDAL CON-
EERRED ON JOHN DUNLAP.

Arrival at Trenton-A Poisoning Case
in Trenton.
Odd Fellows crowded the Women's
Christian Temperance Unions Hall IL
Newark last evening. They had gathered
to honor their veteran brother and cheva
lier, John Durham.
Chairs were placed in rows or each side
of the hall, leaving a vacant space in the
middle. AS the evening went on a mys.
FERROUS aspect was thrown over the pro
ceeding by the production of a small
square table, which was placed about
midway in the hall. On the table was
put a white basin full of clean water and
underneath was an immaculate linen
towel. Soon a large colored rug was pro
duced and spread on the floor between
the table and a platform erected in front
and a checkered cushion was laid on the
rug. Then two chairs were brought out
and placed side by side in front OF the
table.
The occasion was the first of its kind
that was ever celebrated by the Odd
Fellows in this State. The veteran
be decorated, was instituted last year at
the sovereign grand lodge, to be con-
ferred on such Odd Fellows as have spent
twenty-five years in the order. Mr.. Dun
ham has been connected with the order
for forty-six years.
The hall was thronged with prominent
Odd Fellows, uniformed in their bright
regalia. Many were from nefghboring
cities, and among those present were
noticed Grand Patriarch Levi Holcum,
Grand Secretary Lewis Parker, Grand
Master Frank Jennings, First Grand
Representative Miller, Grand Senior
Doane, Captain Amos B. Pierce, Grand
Conductor William Allen, eX-Grand
Patriarch Henry D.. Clausen, Lieutenant
Colonel George Stephens, Major Chaps
man, Brigadier General Mutt and Colonel
Edgar Taylor.
At about eight o'clock the officers of
the various lodges took places on the plat
form and Captain A. B. Pierce said that
the exercises would begin, and a musical
programme would be rendered. A violin
solo by Master Willie Faitoute, accom-
panied on the piano by his mother, called
forth repeated applause. Miss E. L.
Birdsall sang in a beautiful voice, Light
of NY Soul.n Henry w. Williams fol-
lowed with a recitation, "The Itinerant
Preacher" and the programme was
brought to a close by a recitation by
Martha Jennie.
The Canton Lodge then formed in the
hall and performed a highly creditable
drill. At the time when two lines were
drawn facing each other with swords
crossed, forming an arch, Mr.. Durham,
accompanied DY I1GuTY l.. S1dLtSOu3
walked under the swords and stood before
the table. Mr.. Clausen, addressing his
comrade, said:-"We will now wash our
hands in pure water approved by the
Newark Aqueduct Board" They did it
and dried their hands on the linen towel
and then occupied the chair before the
table. Grand Secretary Lewis Parker
addressed Mr.. Durham in well chosen
words. He explained the import of the
Jewel and spoke of the veterans charac-
ter, recommending him as an example
for all true Odd Fellows to initiate. In
conclusion he congratulated the chevalier
and wished him long life. Two young
ladies, one dressed in red and the other in
white, Strewed roses from Mr.. Dunham's
position to the rug. At his companions
beckon Mr.. Durham knelt on the cush-
ion, and Nh. Parker, accompanied by a
pretty little girl dressed in white, de-
scended and stood before him. Mr..
Parker said that he did not consider his
hands pure enough to decorate the vet
eran and he had asked the little girl to
perform the duty, which she did.
The veteran jewel is a gold medal hand
someIy decorated. with a cross bar and
pennant. On it are inscribed the words
Veteran Jewel. Presented to John Dun
ham by Canton Lodge, Newark, No. l.
Patriarchs Militant"
After the decoration Mr.. Durham was
the recipient of congratulations from all
VAO Ouu IChoW6 PIcScub.
Trenton Awaiting Mrs. Hamilton.
There was a crowd of several hundred
persons about the entrance to the State
Prison at Trenton yesterday that waited
from ten o'clock in the morning until
long after noon to witness the arrival of
Mrs. Robert Ray Hamilton. She was ex-
pected on the train hat reaches Clinton
street at ten o'clock, but she did not ar
rive. The time of her coming is very un-
certain. The Sheriff has fifteen days in
which to get her to the prison, and he said,
prisoners, that Mrs. Hamilton had several
business matters that she wanted to at
tend to before she was put behind the
bars. She may come any day.
The crowd was very eager yesterday,
n went jostling n running several
times at false alarms of the looked for
woman's approach. A rumor at noon
had it that the woman was to be taken
in at the Second street gate, and the big
crowd of men, women and boys rushed
around there helter-skelter n waited
for half an hour in vain. lust about
this time a man and woman approached
from Federal street to go to the prison,
and the crowd, thinking them the Sheriff
and the notorious Mrs. Hamilton, fol
lowed TO the prison door, regarding the
couple with open-mouthed wonder.
Did She Poison Him?
On Friday last a mason named William
Goodwin, who was also known by several
other names, died at No. $50 North Feeder
street, Trenton. DR.. Wyckoff was sum-
moned to attend him on Thursday by a
colored woman named Annie Elliot, alias
Annie Layton, at whose house he lived.
He was found by the physician to be in a
delirious state caused by alcoholism. DR..
Wyckoff prescribed for him, and on going
the next day found him in a dying
condition. He subsequently gave a GER
tificate to the effect that the man had
died of i~ntemperance, and he was buried
on Monday by Undertaken Murphy in the
Potters Field.
Since that time there have been rumors
of foul play. John Lake, a teamster,
living at No. ITO South Greene street, told
Coroner Bower yesterday that he had
heard the Layton woman say that she had
a man she liked better than Goodwin,
and that she was going to get him out Of
the way by putting poison in his coffee.
Lakes story was made before Prosecutor
Stockton.
THE STREET CLEANING,
How 1t Is the City Has to Pay a Years