The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05
MOVING UPON ELIZABETH.
HER
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.

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HER ASSESSORS MAYBEATTACHED
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Another Phase of the Debt Controversy
Buying q Colored Dominie's Vote
H-ighwaymen Make a HauI-A Variety
OF State News.
Judge Green performed his first official
act in the United States Circuit Court at
Trenton yesterday. He signed an order
requiring the Mayor, Comptroller, Treas
urer, President and members of CounciI
and members of the Board of Assessment
and Revision of taxes Of the City of Eliza
beth to appear before the Court on No
yemDer 26, to show cause why they should
not be attached and punished for con-
tempt in disobeying the order OF the
Court.
In April of the present year the REALTORS
in the present case, Charles Moran, ";
Comyn Moran and A. d. Moran, appeared
before the Court and asked for a per
emptory writ of mandamus commanding
the members of the city government
named, in addition to their regular taxes,
to assess the mount of SO, $50, besides In
terest and the costs of the proceedings
which was due the REALTORS, and further
commanding them to fill any VACANCIES
existing or which might exist In the
Board of Assessment and Revision OF
Taxes. The writ was granted and the
parties were directed to appear before the
Court to answer how they had executed
the writ, on the fourth Tuesday in Sep
TENDER.
The judgmentwas obtained on account
Of certain bonds issued by the city. The
United States Marshal had been in
structed to make a levy, but finding
NOTHING 11T,nf1 which hn pOIII6 make a
levy, returned the execution. Then the
mandamus was applied for and granted.
Yesterday, counsel Cor the REALTORS
appeared before the court again and set
forth hat the city authorities had not
acted upon the command of the Court.
Persons were elected as tax collectors in
the different wards by the Common
Council, but thev refused to net as MEM
beers of the Board. 1t was further set
forth hat the REALTORS believed the city
had power under their charter 20 levy
taxes largely in excess of an amount
sufficient to pay the Judgment referred
TO and the interest. They asked for an
order commanding the defendants to APP
pear at court and give reasons for their
not complying with the former order.
Judge Green granted the order.
A Big Haul BY H~ighwaymen.
Henry Willetts, of Collingswood, Wis
tied Camden yesterday and secured the
services of Detective Henry to recover
5000 and a gold watch, which he said
were taken from him at Eleventh and
Federal streets. Camden, Saturday night.
He was in Camden on business, and
when he was passing out Federal street
two men followed him. Near Eleventh
street one of them stepped IN front OF
him and struck him in the face, breaking
his nose and knocking him senseless.
When he recovered he was in a pond in
East Camden. He managed to get a train
to his home at Collingswood, when he
discovered that his wallet containing the
5000 and his gold watch were missing.
The police of Camden had no knowledge
of the robbery. A search was made yes
terday in all the hamlets in Camden
county, but nothing was found out.
Crushed to Death Under a Casting.
James Mcdonald, thirty years, No. 613
Carman street, met a horrible death at
the Camden Iron Works yesterday. He
was employed as a ''clamper," and while
at his work q heavy iron casting fell upon
him, causing instant death. The acct
dent was witnessed by the seventy-five
men employed about the place and caused
such q commotion that it was considered
advisable to close the place for the day.
Mcdonald leaves O wife and four small
children. An investigation will be made
" ny OOuAuY4 L lay 04C1ctA AAl IL ~ w
place the responsibility, a report having
been circulated that his death was caused
by carelesSnesS.
He Knew Napoleon.
When the good ship Navigator was
wrecked at Cranberry Inlet, near Point
Pleasant, sixty-six years ago, Captain
Christian Emson was first mate. He was
then twenty-nine years of age, and with
Only the clothing on his back to call his
own. He died at the residence of his son,
ex-senator Emson, at Golfers Mills,
Ocean County, a few days ago in his
ninety-sixth year, and one of the wealth
lest men in that section of New Jersey.
His estate is estimated at $4,000, 900. In
many respects he was one of the most re-
markable men of his time. Up to five
years ago he drove a span of spirited
horses alone ana wherever he chose by
night or day. In his earlier days he was
a giant, being six feet tall and weighing
225 pounds.
Captain Emson's life up to his fiftieth
year was an eventful one. He was born
in Hauswig, Denmark, Inc was in the
Danish navy under the first Napoleon.
He saw the Little Corporal with much
frequency at one time. and his description
of him in broken English was very enter
tanning. II could have belt him nit two
fingers, but he had a hat full of prains,"
the Captain said.
After he was shipwrecked on the New
Jersey coast Captain Enson continued to
follow the sea. His captain was Michael
Ortley, who owned at the time of his
death the well-known Ortley Beach prop
erty, where Lavalette City now is. The
old homestead is still standing and is
held by the heirs of the original owner.
Captain Emson was well known to old
New Workers in the shipping trade, in
which trade he made his money, and
many of the banking institutions OF the
present are familiar with his signature.
His first wife was a daughter of Captain
Epheraim Potter, of Toms River. They
had six children, only one Of whom is
living. His second wife was q daughter
of Judge William Conover, of Middle
town, in Monmouth county. Captain
Emson will be buried at Toms River on
Wednesday. In all his long life he never
touched Intoxicating liquors or tobacco
in any form.
Serenaded Gottfried Kruger.
Last night the German Pioneer Society
formed on Broad street, Newark, at eight
O'Clock and marched to the residence of
Gottfried Kruger on High street. After
arriving there the members formed them