The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-04
LASSOED BY Ills HORSE.
THE EEMARK4BLE a OF a
BERNARDSTILLE FARMER.
A Brother of Sergeant Edmundson' OF
Hoboken-The Joel Parkers Elect
New OfHcers-Other State News.

A Brother of Sergeant E~dmundson' o.
Hoboken7The Joel Parkers Eleci
New Omcers-Other State News.
A brother of Police Sergeant Gus
Edmonson, of Hoboken, met death on his
farm neal Bernardville, New Jersey,
day or two ago, in a phenomenal manner
On Sunday he had just returned with MS
wife and family from the Presbyterian
church at Basking Ridge. of which nc
was q regular attendant, and had put UP
his horse and was preparing to go to ms
dinner. He went into one of the stalls
where a young horse was tied, ana ~
whose manger a numberot mems nau peer
in the habit of laying. He stopped down
to gather the eggs and suddenly tne
horse jumped back and the rope winch
was attached to the halter formed INTO .
loop encircling Mr.. Edmopson's neck.
Finally the horse broke loose and ran
out of the barn. Mr.. Edmonson's wife
who was in the house near by, hearing
commotion in the stable, went to investl.
gate the cause of it and found the almost
~1ifeless body of her husband in the stall.
He expired almost Immediately. Inc
head was almost severed from the BODY
Mr.. Edmonson leaves a wife and three
children. He was well known in
SET county n was well Ilkeu.
Election Frauds Alleged.
The contest over the county clerkship
began yesterday before Judge Scudder at
New Brunswick. Elk Senator Schenck APP
peared for John H. Conger, the Republic
can candidate, who was declared defeated
by 16 votes by the county ~canvassers, and
Alan McDermott and Senator Adraln
represented Ex-Sheritf Convery, VINO
holds the office. The ballots were counted,
and 5 votes more were found for Conyery.
Mr.. Conger's counsel then offered the
affidavits of 1869 persons, who swore they
voted for Conget at the Sixth ward poll,
in this city, the one in controversy, and
also stated the persons were present and
could testify.
The Court ordered their testimony to
be taken after Convery's counsel had OBJ
jected unavailingly. Up to the hour OF
adjournment sixty-seven had been exam
ined. They were asked if they voted for
Conger, McDermott contenting himself
with asking the witnesses who gave them
sthe tickets n whom they had talked to
about the way they cast their votes. Col
.lege professors and divinity students were
among those who gave testimony.
The claim made by Conger is that the
box was stuffed at the noon recess and he
feels confident of victory. Great interest
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Iheavy bets will be decided by the de-
icision.
Joel Parker' New Officers.
The thirteenth annual meeting of the
Toel Parker Association, of Newark, was
heId last night, when the election of
Officers took place. With one exception
TALL of last years officers were reelected,
Rthe exception being the financial secre-
b3ary, Isaac +. Jones.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
kMre:-President, William H. Brown; vice
president, M. I. Barrett; recording secre-
ltary, Manning Force; financial secretary.
Isaac II. Jones; corresponding secretary,
Charles j. Sode; treasurer, Charles Alder
son; sergeant-at-arms, Benjamin Barth;
Executive Committee, NJ. L. Barrett,
ICharles Alberson, Thomas Gallagher,
Julius Isaac and H. E. Snyder; Commit
ltee on Membership, William Norton,
ECharles Il. SAMSON, Robert A. Haggerty,
Paul Camille and Isaac w. Jaques.
The committee appointed to arrange
for the associations participation at the
inauguration of Governor-elect Leon Alb
bett on January 81, and the committee
which had in charge the ARRANGEMENTS
flor the ninth annual reception at Saenger
Hall on February 5 made encouraging
land satisfactory reports.
President Brown was presented with a
Handsome onyx clock, which he thanked
the members for in a few well chosen re-
marks.
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