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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
MURPHYIS NOW In LIMBO.
BUT WHERE, OH. WHERE, rs THE
ELUSIVE MRS. JONES9

Captain Christopher Prettyman Smith
Can't Find Her Anywhere--Murphy LIS
Wanted for Being in Mrs. Jones'
House When Fenton Was Robbed,
Thomas Morris, alias Murphy, aged
nineteen years, of No. 81 Morris street,
was arraigned before Justice Stilsing
this morning for grand larceny. He was
arrested for completely in the robbing of
Fenton. New York sport, which took
Jones, on Fifth street
Fenton made the acquaintance Of Hat
tie Duggan and Georgia Ellis, two dash
ing and attractive females, upon train
returning from the Monmouth Park
races, and accompanied them to Mrs.
Jones' house. When he was about to
leave he found that his vest containing
a valuable gold watch and chain and
sum of money, had been stolen.
He complained to the police and Cap
tain Christopher Prettyman Smith, of the
Grove street station, arrested the Duggan
and Ellis girls.
Mrs. Jones was also arrested, but upon
q plea of being i'll and of having the care
of two children on her hands, she was
paroled, the gallant Captoin promising to
produce her in court when wanted. She
was wanted several times after that aud
is wanted still
The police say that Murphy or Morris
was In the house on the night of the rob-
berry. But they do not say why Captain
Christopher Prettyman Smith did not ar
rest him before. The robbery took place
over a month ago, and Morris was not
taken into custody until last evening.
when Detective McNally picked him up"
on Newark avenue, near the Court
House.
Justice Wanser committed him for
trial. was informed by a person who Is
in position to know that Mrs. Jones,
whom Captain Smith failed to produce in
court when wanted, was an active partici-
nm Mt in tha rohharv
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
Will HARRISON Fight?
The Courts to Be Invoked
Against the County
Tax Board.
BUT APPEAL WILL BE USELESS.
An Order That Weehawken Valua-
tions Be Increased 200 Per
Cent. Held to Be Good by the
Courts.

The order received by the Assessors Of
the town of Harrison from the Hudson
county Board of Commissioners demand
ing that the valuations of the property of
Harrison must be increased twenty per
cent. is greatly exercising the taxpayers
of that locality. It is feared by many
that muddled state of affairs will ensue
in that municipality that will possibly
delay the collection Of taxes to meet the
the ensuing year. AS the matter stands
at present. nothing has been done by any
of the Assessors toward obeying the
order. Last Monday night the Com
mon Council held special meeting
and notified the Assessors to be
present with their books. At that
meeting nothing definite was arrived at.
The Assessors maintained that their books
were correct, and that in making them up
they acted as sworn officers. Town Coun
sci Barrett was instructed to go before
the Board in Jersey City at its next meet
ing and demonstrate against the enforce
ment OF the order. That functionary, in
order to carry out his instructions, called
upon the Town Clerk of Harrison to ad-
dress letter to the president of the
Board, Garrett Van Reypen, containing O
copy of the resolution of the Common
Council, asking him to name time when
Mr.. Barrett could be heard in the matter.
The clerk did as instructed, but no reply
has yet been received.
CERTIoRARI THREATENED.
The Harrison Assessors are placed be-
tween two fires, the order of the Jersey
City Board and the will of nine-tenths Of
the taxpayers of Harrison, who say they,
the Assessors, should not comply. In the
event of the County Tax Board not giving
the Town Council of Harrison an oppOr-
tunity to be heard, many taxpayers will
resist what they call an understandable
demand upon them and, In the event Of
the appeal to the County Board being un-
successful they will apply for writ of
cert1orarf to have the matter reviewed
and investigated by the court.
Equalization os Taxes, this morning, said
that the report that there would be
trouble to collect the taxes at Harrison is
boSh.
BUT HERE'S THE LAW.
He quoted a decision of the Supreme
Court, delivered by Justice Van Syckle in
1871, and reported in VII. Vroom., page
Sc, in which the town of Weehawken
certioraried IA 200 per cent. increase
ordered by the County Tax Board.
This decision, Mr.. Connolly said, clearly
shows that an increase on the ratables Of
particular individual or kind of prop
on the valuations returned by the Asses
sors on both real and personal property
may be. 1t must be q general increase,
and not individual.
THE Harrison and Hoboken money
will be collected" he said.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
AN ODD DISAPPEARANCE.
A Patient with Broken Leg Walks
Away.

A Patient with Broken Leg Walks
Away.
A singular disappearance was reported
to the police last night. John AIKEN, of
No. 459 Palisade avenue, is the man they
are looking for. He was patient at the
City Hospital. where broken leg was
being made whole.
AIKEN was crank. He became an in
tol cradle nuisance. On July 90, while
his fractured limb was still in it's plaster
paris case, he insisted upon leaving the
hospital. He could not be restrained, and
was taken to his home in the ambulance.
Warden Osborne left pair of crutches
at the house.
AIKEN did not stay home. He immedi-
ately started ON the crutches and where
he has gone is mystery to his wife, who
understood he had started ostensibly for
st. Francis Hospital, but had not
reached there. Mrs. AIKEN imagined he
was at the hospital, and when she
learned yesterday that he was not she
informed the police.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
Died of Hydrophobia.

DANvERs, Mass, August 90, 1Ss9.--
Gilman A. Kimball, of Middlebro, who
was attacked with hydrophobia ON Satur-
day died quietly at half-past eleven last
night, having been kept under the in
fluence of hypodermic injections Mr.
his lip by the teeth Of his own dog some ne
three weeks ago. The dog was shot in a
fit of dydrophobia some time after. Mr.
Kimball was about sixty years of age and
leaves widow and son. He was menu
Der of the firm of j. b. Thomas & Co.,
box manufacturers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
The stone Fen on His Head.

Patrick O'Donnell, of Jersey City, met
with a fearful accident yesterday. He
was employed as laborer with Contractor
Michael C. Cogan, in the sewer now un-
der construction in Avenue E, near Forty
fourth street, Bayonne. A rock weighing
about twenty pounds rolled into the ex-
cayation and dropped ON O'Donnell's IS head
"a fall of fifteen feet-the sharp edge cut
ting his skull open. Doctors Nabor and
Saiter were called, who after applying
temporary relief had the victim conveyed
to ST. Francis Hospital. The doctors say
he cannot possibly recover.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
NIailly Captures the Crowd.

Republicans were invited to meet in
Franklin's Hall last night to organize the
First District Republican Club. Captain
John Graham and others in sympathy
with him gathered there with the expecta-
ton OF running things, till Captain Bill
Mai1ly and his gang made descent upon
the place, and took possession of the
hall
Graham and William NJ. Brien were
proposed for chairman. Brien was car
ried through by the Maillyites. 7. NJ.
Wilson was made secretary; f. M. Mays,
treasurer. A. B. Casey, Brien, j. w.
Wilson and E. M. Mays were appointed
to draft bylaws; but Casey declined, and
with Captain Graham will try to organ
ize another club.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
German Congregational Picnic.

The thirteenth annual picnic of the
First German Congregational Church and
Sunday school was held at Caledonian
Park yesterday afternoon and evening,
and was most enjoyable affair as well as
O financial success. Dancing was the
main feature of the evenings entertain
ment. Albert Refining. Jr, was floor
manager, assisted by Messrs. E. A. Zoehn
and f. Moller, Jr The reception COM
mittee consisted of Messrs. G. Koen, Peter
Reicherter, Conrad Decker, C. Sturcke.
Fred Roes, Andreas Mueller, Daniel
Neebe and G. Strudel
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
An italian bomb Infamy.


ROME, August 20 1sS9.--Last evening,
while the Piazza Colonna was crowded
with people listening to the strains of a
band of music, spherical bomb, ten CEN
timetres in diameter, was thrown from
the rear of the Chamber of Deputies and
fell directly in front of the musicians.
The bomb exploded with a terrific report,
and the people, panic stricken, fed in all
directions. Six of the musicians, gend-
arme and child were seriously injured
by the bomb and many persons were
bruised in their efforts to get away. For
tunately the gendarmes were successful
in queiling the panic or many persons
might have been trampled to DEATH.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
Held His Pack for Ransom.

John Pierce, of No. 165 Bright street,
and Patrick Powers, of No. 66 Spring
street, New York, were arraigned be-
fore Justice Stilsing this morning
man Neidewetter testified that Henry
Gechski, a German laborer, was on his
way to Hoboken last night with his
worldly effects tied up in bundle, when
he sat down on a stoop to rest. Powers
and Pierce came along and picking up
the bundle refused to give it back until
they had been paid ten cents.
Geschski corrobrated the policeman and
Justice Stilsing committed the prisoners
for thirty days in default of $40 fine.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
SETTLED WITH HIS CREDITORS.

Butcher Everett's Offer of Forty Cents on
the Dollar Accepted.
William Everett, the abattoir sheep
butcher, whose financial embarrassment
was told exclusively in The NEWS a few
days ago, has effected settlement with
his creditors and has resumed business.
The interested parties met at the abattoir
yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Everett presented the statement of
his liabilities and assets. He had been in
dulgent to customers, and 100 many bad
debts crippled him. He offered 10 pay
forty cents on the dollar. The terms
were satisfactory.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
rha weather al Hartnett,s.
Hoboken Notes.

The Fourth Ward Republican Club
meets tonight at SteckwelI's Hall.
Misses Lauretta McDermott and Aggie
DAWN will have reception Thursday
night at their home, No. 2S7 Garden street.
City Clerk McDermott, School Trustee
c. Y. Darcy and host Of city officials
will be there.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Lutheran
Church will have an excursion TO Rock
away Beach tomorrow.
The Miller Rifle Club left on the ten
o'clock D., l.. and w. train this morning
for Newark, where they will attend the
big shooting festival.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
A NATAL Accidental shot.

WoLFBoRo, n. H., August 20, 1889
Last night Alfred Porter, aged nineteen,
Dartmouth student, was instantly
killed by the accidental discharge of a
revolver in the hands of Herbert E.
Towle, who was cleaning the weapon
Towle and Herbert H. Redfield, all be-
longing in Dover. had been camping for
a few days on Remission Island, near
here. The remains were taken to Dover
this mnrninp
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
TryIng to wreck . Train.

BUFFALO, N. Y, August 20, 1ss9.-An
attempt at train wrecking was made yes
terday afternoon on the New York Gen.
tral Railroad near Suspension Bridge.
Four rails were fastened across the track
with the evident intention of wrecking
the passenger train leaving Suspension
Bridge at four p. M, which is usually
heavily loaded. Fortunately loaded
gravel train came along ahead of the pas
senger train and cleared away the OBJ
struction without damage.
About q week ago an attempt was
made TO wreck this same passenger train
near Ghertsville.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
Mrs. Isaac Corwin Commits Suicide.

NEwBURG, N. Y, August 20, 1sS9.-Mrs.
Margaret Corwin, wife of Isaac Corwin,
superintendent of the Consumers Gas
Co., committed suicide this morning by
cutting her throat with razor while la
boring under temporary insanity. Mrs.
Corwin was about fifty years of age and
has been ailing for three years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
TRAIN wRECKER's WORK.
Stones Piled In Front of Crowded Ex
cursion Train.

NNSAAO0 u ACA Al GEOnJ Va - CAOW0NN 80
cursion Train.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, August 20, 1879
A farmer last night discovered two
large heaps of stones and fence rails
placed across the track of the Grand
Rapids and Indiana Railroad, near Rome
City, forty miles north of here.
The South bound passenger train which
arrived in this city about midnight was
due and the farmer hastily procured
lantern and was just in time to stop the
train, which was running at high rate
of speed.
excursionists returning from Rome
city, the noted summer re-
sort, and if the attempt to wreck
the train had been successful terrible
loss of life would have been caused. The
motive was evidG Itly robbery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
Court Pride's Excursion.

Court Pride, No. 1850. A. o. F, gave
its first excursion yesterday and good
crowd from the Hill attended. The pleas
ure-seekers went to Washington Park on
the Hudson and had most enjoyable
time Prof Beggs furnished all the
music needed for dancing and this amuse-
ment was INDUCED in all day and the
barges and picnic grounds were places of
delight to all. The excursion returned
home in good season.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
CAUGHT In PORT JERVIs.

Fireman Tigue Arrested for Backing an
Engine Down on George Coriick.
James Tigue, the fireman who backed
the engine down on the car which killed
George Cordick, is in custody at PORT
Jervis. Cordick was galvanizer, and
was working under car in the Erie Rail
road yard when the engine backed down
on the car. Coroner Braclener caused
Tlgue's arrest, as he was warned, it is
claimed, not to move the engine during
the engineers absence
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
Gave Her Life for Others.

BENTON HARBoR, Mich, August 20,
1880. Miss Tillie Felman, a young woman
of Chicago, was drowned in the ST. Joseph
River yesterday afternoon near Spinks'
resort while attempting to save Mrs. Z.
d. Napier, who had got into deep water
in her efforts to rescue a little boy from
drowning.
Mrs. Napier and the boy were saved,
but Miss Felman lost her life. The body
was recovered by the life saving crew and
will be sent to Miss Felmans relatives in
Chicago.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
Jacobs, Theatre openInr.

''The Dark Side of Great City" will
open the fall season at H. r. Jacobs
Hoboken Theater on Monday next, the
Goth inst, and will be played for three
nights and Wednesday matinee. The re-
mainder of the week will witness the
magnificent production of the dramatized
version of Rider Haggard's "She" Two
such strong and leading dramatic at
fractions should draw full houses all the
week
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20

Michael Cleary, of No. 4sl Grove street, fell in
fit on Pavonia avenue last evening. He was
assisted home by Patrolman Lowery.
The pens at the abattoir are receiving their
annual coat OF whitewash.
Mrs. MecknewiclS, of No 173 Seventh street.
was removed to the City Hospital yesterday. She
is suffering from general debility.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
The HoIy Name,s Picnic.

The Holy Name Society, of St. Michael's
Church, had their excursion today. Two
large barges and a steamboat were
crowded when the excursion party left the
Erie Railroad dock. Police Commits
sioner Feeney was with the merry
marty
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
THE OLD STONE HOUSE LICENSE.


1NVF
the Committee.
The question of granting license to
Mrs. NJ. Behrens, the proprietress of the
"Old Stone House." was not decided last
night by the Committee of License Of the
Board of Alderman, as expected. There
was not quorum of the committee,
Aldermen Donnelly and Van Horn being
absent. Alderman Prigge waited nearly
a half hour for them and then declared
there would be no meeting. John NJ.
Shannon and half dozen others who de-
sired to protest against granting the
and went home. As many others who
favor granting the license followed the
example.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
Mrs. President Dow's Husband Dead.

DOVER, n. H., August 20, 1ss9.-Dr
Henry Dow, the husband of Mrs. Dow
whose successful management of the
Dover Horse Railroad, as its president,
has made her famous, died Sunday, aged
eighty-five. He was one of the most skill
full physicians in the State and accumu-
lated considerable property.
Late in life he married Mrs. Mary Edna
Hill Grey, widow of George F. Grey De-
string the evening of his life to be tran
quill he resigned to his young wife the
care of their joint property. This has
has been so managed that he leaves an ex-
tensive estate. He leaves two children.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
Mrs. steger's sister Uniniured.

Mrs. Jane Piquet, sister-in-law of Direc-
tor Steger, of the Board of Freeholders,
is at the point of death. While visiting
friends in Newark day or two ago she
fell down a fight of stairs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
Only Her Trial, Trip.

BD Cable TO the United P,'ess.
SHANGHAI, August 20, 1sS9.-A new
steamer just completed was making her
trial trip from this port Sunday when her
boiler burst and thirty persons on board
were killed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
Even Heroes Have Weaknesses.

Martin Moriarty, of No. 22S Monroe
street, New York, saved child from
drowning off the Fifth street dock, Hobo
ken, a few days ago, and the parents of
the little one gave him $40 for his brave
act. Martin got drunk on the $40 He
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20

James O'Donnell, a bricklayer, con-
cluding that Patrick Dunn's nose was too
long, shortened it by biting off the end
Dunn, who lives at No. 242 Wayne street.
consulted Justice Lowy this morning, and
a warrant was issued for the biter's arrest
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
rhe Hosnital,s nusiness Is Rad.

Warden Osborne complains Of the
general good health of the community
He says that he never had such record
of health since he was appointed warden
No contagious diseases at all are reported
at the hospital, and sun-strokes and acct
nents are SO rare that they are considered
luXurieS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
A Barrel Crushed His Foot.

James Mclaughlin. aged forty years.
of No. 35 Grand street, while at work on
the Red Star wharf, had his foot crushed
by falling barrel. He was taken to the
City Hospital
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
aSIoK UNTO DEATH"
The Expression Which Convicted Mrs.
MAVERICK Is Southern Slang,

The Expression Which Convicted Mrs.
<Maybrick Is Southern Slang.
Messrs Roe and Macklin, the New
York attorneys for Mrs. Maybrick, re-
ceiyed this morning from an anonymous
correspondent letter explaining the use
of the expression 81 am sick unto DEATH
which occurred in Mrs. Maybrick's letter
to Briefly, and upon which Judge
Stephens placed so much importance.
The correspondent writes:-'T yield to
the solicitation of friends to communicate
with you on behalf of Mrs. Maybrick.
You will learn from SouJherners that the
sentence, sick unto DEATH used in the
Briefly letter and construed by the Judge
to mean darkly and an intent to kill, is a
Southern vernacular in common use
among women in the Gulf and other
States to express any painful illness, how
ever slight it may be.
''She would say'' am sick unto death,
if merely suffering from sick headache
or sickness of the stomach. To express
dangerous illness she would be very apt
to say very ILL or very sick"
Mr.. Roe says that this Is very good
point, as in reading over Judge Stephens
expression, and takes particular pains to
impress the jury with its Importance.
'tIshall at once submit this evidence to
the British Home Secretary" said Mr..
Roe, "although we will not present. any
petition, as upon consultation we find
that it might not create favorable i'm
preston. Everything is being done over
there that can possibly avert the execu-
tion of the sentence.
Continuing, Mr.. Roe quoted from q
Liverpool paper which he had just re-
ceived, and in which it is stated that
Judge Stephens is known IS the Hanging
Judge, and that prisoner stands poor
show when brought before his bar.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
The English war Ship sails.

The British war ship Tourmaline.
which has been anchored in the harbor
for the past week, sailed this morning for
Canadian waters
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
Company D,s Festival.

Company D, Second Regiment, Captain
Henry Lohmann, had their summer
nights festival at Pohlmann's Pavilion
last night 1t was a success in every
respect.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20

The s25 paid to Mayor Cleveland by
| Lecturer Comstock for the relief of some
poor, is now in Poormaster Hewitt's
hands. He will divide it between three
or four worthy widows.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
A New Committee Club in the First.

The First District Young Mems Demo
cratic League was organized last night.
The league is in sympathy with the New
County Committee. The officers elected
are Is. H. Manning, president; John Fox,
secretary, John Flaherty, treasurer. The
league win meet again on Friday night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
Soar in His Dinner Can.

Peter Dolan, of No. 2s4 Wayne street,
was arraigned before Justice Stilsing this
morning upon charge of larceny He is
employed at Colgate's soap factory, and
Of soap were discovered in his dinner can.
He Is held for trial.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20

No. 459 Palisade avenue, since July %,
He was recovering from broken leg, and
visited st. Francis Hospital daily for
treatment. He left home to go to the
hospital, and has not been seen since. His
leg was in a plaster coat, and he used
cr1ltchps
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
"Reubn simnson Hurt.

Ex-Commissioner Reuben Simpson,
while standing on a ladder in the old Lin
den Avenue Church, last evening, fell and
cut his right elbow so badly that it was
necessary to have it sewed up in several
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20

Mr.. Henry Seimer is building tene-
ment housesat Fifth and Grand street
which, when completed, will be the
finest structures of their kind in Hoboken.
They will cost $50 900.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
Bayonnettes.

The Bayonne Board of Council will
meet this evening.
Bass fishing in Newark Bay is reported
good. This morning ex-Freehold er
Charles Mum and Captain G.. w. Win
chell, of Bergen Point, pulled out several
large specimens.
Germania Singing Society's annual pic
mic will be held in Columbia Park, Cen
treville, next Friday evening.
A concert will be given by r. A. Bridge
man in the club house of the Bayonne
Rowing and Athletic Association, Tues
day September q
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20
SAID TO HAVE COST EIGHT LIVES.

A Boiler In an Allegheny Brewery Ex-
piodes with Awful Force.
PITTsBURG, Pa, August 20, 1sS9.-A
boiler in brewery on Juaniatta street,
Allegheny, exploded with terrific report
about half-past one o'clock. 1t is re-
ported that eight men were killed and
several injured.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-20

Bishop Wigger, of the Newark diocese,
has appointed the Rev. l.. Hofschneider
rector of an exclusively German parish in
Hoboken. The newly created rector will
hold services In the church at Hudson
and Fourth streets.