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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
AMES REFUSES TO TALK
His Counsel Confines Him
self to Denouncing
Lawyer Lex.

This morning showed Washington B
Williams, of the law firm of Williams &
Edwords, the story published in THE
SUNDAY MORNING NEWS yesterday abou
the love adventures of William Ames, O.
the Ames Spike Works, ON Washington
street. Mr.. Williams is counsel for Ames
and asked him what he had to say about
the claims made by Christine Lamoureux,
of Philadelphia, in her suit for breach of
promise.
DENoUNCING LAWYER LEX.
81 don't believe in trying suits in the
newspapers, but will say that I think il
was dirty piece of business on the part
of Lawyer Lex to publish the story. 1
had the assurance from Messrs Vreeden-
burg 81 Garretsen that no information
about the case should be given by them
to the press, and think this Philadel-
phia lawyer did dirty act"
We'll, is the story about correct2''
Counsellor Williams looked at me curl
ously, and then with faint smile hover
ing about the corners of his mouth, re-
Piled
81 don't know about Ed Hatch having
been in love with the girl. He is away.
but when he returns home will ask him
about it,
About the offer to compromise the
suit by confes5ing judgment for a small
amount, is that true?"
''The facts are, but / never as counsel
wrote letter to Lawyer Lex making a
proposition. / did have a conversation
with Messrs. Vandenburg & Garretson
about a compromise, and we talked the
thing over.o
~ suppose Mr.. Lex was informed by
| hic fof in, o;t Of
conversation by letter from them and in
| that way was apprised Of the facts"
"Yes,o replied Mr.. Williams, 81 pre-
sumo that is the case, but it is of no mo-
| nent, except as counsel / did not write
the letter. The facts are correct"
MIR. AMES WON'T TALK.
When called at the Office of the Ames
Spike Works and asked to see Mr.. VIII
| liam Ames, the gentleman in charge, after
searching the building, returned and told
me would find Mr.. Ames in the engine
room at the Washington street end of the
| building.
At the door of the engine room was
met by medium-sized man in dark pan
falcons and a blue silk undershirt. He
| had a round face with thin, closely
| cropped brown side whiskers, cut square
half way down the cheeks He wore a
black cap, SO common to engineers and
! firemen, and held hunk of oily waste in
his hand, as though he was engaged in
| polishing the machinery.
"Are you Mr.. William Amesm asked.
| "Yesp
Are you the gentleman against whom
Miss Lamoureux has begun suit for
breach of promise9"
| 81 amn
sDid you read the story published in
| yesterdays SUNDAY MORNING NEws"
81 did,"
"Have Won any ststement tn make con-
cerning the matter?"
mo, you will have to see Messrs.
Williams and Edwords, my counsel"
WAS the story correct in detail?'
81 have nothing to say" replied Mr..
Ames, calmly, turning away with a ges-
ture that suggested determination to
keep his word in this respect at least.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
WHO OWNS THE MONEY!
The Singular Story of 5000 that Is in
Chief Murphy's Hands.

The Singular Story of 5000 that Is in
Chief Murphy's Hands.
Chief of Police Murphy, through
his counsel, ex-Mayor Collins, is trying
to discover the owner of six hundred
and fifty dollars which was mysteriously
left in his care last February. On Febru-
ary IA o strange man walked into Police
Headquarters and handed the Inspector a
roll of money amounting to $3.50.
The stranger said he wanted the police
to take charge of the money. The next
day Mrs. Annie Kruss served notice on
to her, and that she would
hold the Chief responsible for
it. Richard H. Williams next
appeared and said he was the man who
left the money at Police Headquarters
and that it belonged to his sister, Mrs
Margaret Hansen.
The Chief did not know who owned the
money and held on to it. Williams began
suit in the Circuit Court for the recovery
put in defense Chief Murphy then
began an action in chancery to have the
claims settled, and secured an injunction
restraining Williams from prosecuting
his suit in the Circuit Court.
Counsellor Fisk appeared for Williams,
and said that the pleadings showed he
was entitled to the money. Mrs. Kruss
claims thrt the money is hers, for the rea.
son that Mrs Hansen had procured the
money from her through trick and device
Williams claims that the money is his
because he left it at Headquarters. No
enc knows why Mrs. Hansen gave the
money to Williams, or why Williams put
it into the hands of the police.
The Chancellor has the papers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
A LESSON FROM THE STORM.


The Rev. Mr.. Brett Got an Idea for a
Sermon Down on the Coast
The Rev. Cornelius Brett preached his
first sermon after the vacation season
yesterday morning in the Bergen Re
formed Church upon "a light in dark
place"
Mr.. Brett maintained that there is no
hope for the world save in the prevalence
of Christian faith.
Think what it would mean for our
earth to be cut off from God, y he con-
tinued, ito have no hope, no communica-
tion with the skies. For three days last
week lived in community cut off from
communication with the outer world.
Vainly did we listen for the familiar
screech of the locomotive. The beating
of old Ocean and the roar of the winds
let loose ON the angry waters were the
only sounds. The click of the telegra ph
had ceased.
"There were many anxious hearts in that
little community. Merchants anxious
about business interests at stake, LAWYERS
anxious for court and clients, and pastors
anxious for the sOrroWing ones of their
charges, All solicitous for other anxious
hearts to whom we could not bear assur-
ances of our safety.
AT last when the train finally made its
way over the long deserted track, though
1t was only the construction train on its
way to mend the road, cheers rent the air,
and hope filed every heart with joy.
just so. II those golden chains which
join our earth to the eternal throne were
cut, would we welcome with glad acclaim
the first message from the Highest. Big
as our earth is it would seem narrow
wave swept strip if left to it's own COM
munings without God"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
BROOME GETS THERE.
He Will BE the Architect of the Ney
Police Headquarters,

He Will BE the Architect of the New
Police Headquarters.
Commissioner Van Keuren was not
present at the meeting of the Street and
Water Board this morning. The Fourth
District Property Owners Association
complained of the condition of Manhattan
avenue, and wanted it attended to
once.
Chief Engineer Ruggles submitted a
uniform specification for the repair of
streets and curbs in accordance with a
resolution adopted by the Board some
time ago This resolution was the one
requiring property owners to repair their
payements and curbs, or the city would
do it at the owners expense.
A communication was read from the
Board of Finance concurring in resolu-
tions for the repair and pavement of sew
eral streets, and it was resolved to i'm
prove Washington street, from Grand
street to Montgomery street; Green street,
from Grand to Essex street; portion of
Cook street; Essex street, from Warren to
Van Worst street; Morris street, from
Washington street to Grand street.
Six bids were received for the improve
ment of Van Horn street from Communi-
paw avenue to the Newark and New York
Railroad. p. L. RehilPs bid of $9, 9,097. 20
is said to be the lowest.
Competitive plans for the erection of
buildings for Police Headquarters and
the Gregory street station were sub
mitted by Architects Lewis H Broome
and Louis H. Giele.
The Board, after lengthy recess, dur
ing which each architect explained his
plans, accepted those submitted by Mr.
Broome and appointed him supervising
architect of both buildings. His com
pensation was fixed at three and one-half
per cent. on the contract price.
A preamble and resolution was adopted
directing the opening of Gilchrist street
from Jersey avenue to Mill Creek, Put
nam, now Monmouth street, and Varick
street south of Grand street, and laid out
on a map made by Selah Hill and Samuel
r. Townsend on June IA, 1S49.
The final assessment map for the Halla-
day street sewer was adopted.
~he extension of Willow court was
ordered and the awards for property
taken in making the improvement pro-
vided for.
Corporation Counsel Edwards sub
mitted long opinion to the effect that
Caven Creek was tidal stream within
the meaning of the law, and the Board
had the right to build sewer empUying
therein if it SO desired
A resolution was adopted asking the
Board Of Finance to appropriate So, 600 for
the repair of sewers, Immediately.
The Jersey City and Bergen Railroad
Company were given permission to re-
pair, at it's own expense, the roadway of
Montgomery street, from Bergen avenue
to West Side avenue
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
EDWARD CURLEY,s ASsAILANT.
The Identification of williams is Rather
Doubtful.

The Identification of Williams is Rather
Doubtful.
Michael Williams, the Italian who was
arrested Saturday night for stabbing Ed.
ward Curley in the neck and cutting a
portion of his ear off, as related in yester-
days SUNDAY MORNING NEWS, had an
examination this morning before Justice
Stilsing.
Curley was present, with his head BAN
daged up so that all that could be seen of
his face was his eyes and nose. He said
that he was on his way home Saturday
night when he felt something like sharp
knife cut him on the ear. He received
another cut on the neck and then he be-
came unsonscious. He also said that q
large portion of his ear was cut off.
James Ryan, John McShane and John
Mccarthy, three boy who furnished the
information which led to Williams ar
rest, testified. The first two identified
Williams as the man who did the cutting
and the last was not sure.
George Bechtel, who keeps a grocery
store near the scene of the affair, and
who witnessed the stabbing, was positive
that Williams was not the man. The as
sailant, he declared, was much taller
and stouter man than the prisoner
Williams denied the charge, and the
examination was adjourned until tomor-
row morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
A POLICY FOR A LOAN!
YOUNG BRITTON,S MOTHER CLAIMS
THE INSURANCE ON HIS LIFE.

He Joined the Royal Arcanum to Secure
the Friend Who Loaned Him Money
to Educate Himself-But There's q
Question Whether He Can Collect It,
Vice Chancellor Pitney heard argu-
ments in an interesting and important
case this afternoon. 1t was the case of
Susan E. Britton against the Supreme
Council of the Royal Arcanum.
The points raised in the case were inn
portant enough to lead the Vice Chan
celloor to advise that the case be sent to
the Court of Common Errors and Appeals
for settlement of the points involved.
Robert NJ Brennan and M. G. w. G..
Britton were telegraph operators in the
Pennsylvania Railroad office, in this
city, in 1884
Britton had a longing to become ply
sician, but had not sufficient means to
pay for his studies His friend Brennan
agreed to advance him 81 900 to defray his
expenses. and Britton, to secure the pay
ment of the loan, made application for
membership to the Royal Arcanum.
The application was made in January,
1884, and he was admitted the following
month. The policy was for s3 600 and
Brennan was named as the beneficiary.
The benefits of the Royal Arcanum are
limited to the famiiyor dependent friends
of the members, and to no other class.
In order to come within the limitation,
Britton in his application, said that Bren-
nan, the beneficiary, was his cousin. The
| fact is that Brennan was not related to
him at all. Britton completed hiss tudies.
His health gave out and he went to Dem
| yer, Col, where he died in May, 1885,
| The company discovered before making
out the draft that Brennan and Britton
| were not cousins and Brennan's claim for
| the benefit was not allowed. Britton's
mother then began the present suit,
| claiming that she was entitled to the
| benefit She is represented by Charles
VOORHEES, and ex-senator Brinkerhoff
| represents the society.
! The Vice Chancellor was inclined to
| believe that the complainant was entitled
! to the benefit, because the company
| would not lose any more than if the
| application had been regular
| The company claims that as the con-
tract was between Britton and the COM
! pany, and Britton did not comply with
| the conditions of the contract, it was q
fraud on the society The Vice Chancel-
lor thought the points involved should be
passed upon by the Court of Errors and
| Appeals.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
OoYLE OLUBBED MDONALD.
So Swore Policeman Allen, but the Ital-
ians Swore Otherwise.

So Swore Policeman Allen, but the Ital-
ians Swore Otherwise.
A crowd of Italian witnesses appeared
in the case of Joseph Coyle, an Italian,
who was accused of assaulting John
Mcdonald with club. Policemen Kane
and Murphy testified to the arrest, and
Policeman Kane swore that Coyle was on
top of Mcdonald pounding his head
against a curbstone. The Italian wit
nesses testified unanimously that Nc
Donald WAS the aggressor.
The fight arose oyer a discussion as to
the relative merits of Coyle's and McDon-
AIDS dogs. Coyle's sister stated that Nc
Donald's injuries were received at the
hands of the policemen's clubs. Susannah
Commentators, Greek, corroborated
this. Michael Coyle, the prisoners
brother, testified likewise. Policeman
Kane was recalled and repeated his story
that Mcdonald was underneath and sub
iected to kicks and blows from the crowd
Of Italians present. The jury found
Coyle guilty. He will pay the county $40
and costs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
MULLINS DAMAGED HEAD.
It Didn't Save Him from Trial for
sauiting Policeman Barry.

1t Didn't Save Him from Trial for AS
sauIting Policeman Barry.
Martin Mullin, of No. 1917 Pavonia
avenue, was arraigned before Justice
Stilsing this morning, charged with
assaulting Policeman Barry.
The latter testified that Mullin was
under the influence of liquor on Saturday
night and raising disturbance in front
of his own house. The policeman says he
advised him to go in, when he turned on
Barry, knocked him down and was beat
ing him when another policeman hap
pened along and pulled him off.
Mullin denied the charge and said that
Barry hit him on the head with his club,
and wanted to submit his damaged caput
as an exhibit" The Court, however.
ruled the exhibit out and committed him
for trial
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
THREE BOYS ON A SPREE.
hey bought Whislxey and Were Foun
Drunk on the Street.

hey bought whiskey and Were Found
Drunk on the Street.
There was good subject for temper
ance lecture this morning in Justice
Stilsing's court. William Farrell, aged
fourteen years, of No. 40 Essex street.
Charles Anderson, aged thirteen years,
of No. 20 Essex street, and Michael
Larkins, aged thirteen years, of No. SO
Morris street. were charged by Police
man Dawson with being drunk and dis
orderly.
The boys were comparatively well
dressed and have respectable parents,
The policeman testified that between two
and three o'clock yesterday morning his
attention was attracted by disturbance
on Essex street, near Green street. When
he went there he found the three boys
under the influence of liquor, Farrell
was almost stupefled, he said, while the
others were noisy.
The boys said that they had ten cents
worth of whiskey twice, and that they
procured the liquor in a store near where
they were found. The examination was
adjourned until tomorrow, when in all
probability the man who sold the boys
the liquor will take a prominent part in
the proceedings.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
REV. MIR. sNODGRASS AS NATHAN
He Says a Mild ''Thou Art the MANI to
His Congregation.


His Congregation.
The Rev. w. G. Snodgrass preached to
good sized congregation at the Hedding
M. E. Church last evening from the
text, "Thou art the man, III. Samuel, 1879.
He read the parable recited by Nathan
to David concerning the rich man who
had many hocks and herds, and who,
when traveller came to him, spared to
take of his own flock, but took of poor
man his one and only little eve lamb and
dressed it for the wayfaring man.
David's wrath was kindled and he swore
the rich man should be put to death.
Nathan said:-''Thou art the man"
The eloquent pastor drew several i'm
portant lessons from the incident "It
serves" said he, ito show the slowness
and obtuseneSs of the human conscience
David had been guilty of a double crime
He was murderer and @ thief, and yet
Nathan's parable did not seem to awaken
his conscience to the. turpitude of his
past career Conscience is not an intalli-
BILE guide. 1t needs to be educated Just
like the faculty of Judgment in all other
matters. There are times when our con
sciences are remarkably obtuse slow or
sluggish. 1t is necessity to have our
sins pointed out to us, especially if the
sin is pleasant to ourselves.
Inc nOrdlS OL kluRS, AM sorry TO
say, have generally been bad 1t is not
safe for anyone to live beyond the arm of
the law 1t is not safe morally to be free
of social restraints. David ought to have
known better. He was the only king who
had any religion. 1t was necessary that
some one should arouse his conscience.
Here we see the position of the Church
of God Disband the churches and stop
the good work going on, who will you
find rebuking sin. Certainly not those
who fight against the Church. 1t is only
the Church that rebukes sin. Destroy
the churches and you destroy the greatest
police force modern society has for its
protection.
Another lesson. There Is among men
a natural disposition to criticize the sins
of others. How glad we are to see certain
persons have their sins held up before
them. But we are not always willing to
acknowledge our own sins. We want the
police to search out the perpetrator of sin;
but we don't want the spiritual police to
examine too closely our own affairs.
II might preach to you a parable of a
man unfaithful to his promises. One man
says to another, give me 80 much money
and will return it at given time The
man doesn't show up at the time promised,
but afterwards comes forward, and with
out keeping his promises, asks fayors
continually. He lies day after day and
year after year. You will say such man
should not be countenanced by the COM
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
BOTH MAY BE THERE.

Conroy Can Ferry the Gap, but Can't
Drive Mills Away.
The fight between ex-Fire Commits
sioner Mills and Captain Conroy for the
possession of the Gap ferry was continued
before the Chancellor this morning. In
discussing the case the Chancellor
said:-
man has an easement. MT. Mills has
established paying business, and would
not destroy Mr.. Mills ferry, but if Conroy
wants to go there / would permit it, but
not if it injured Mr.. Mills property"
The Chancellor said that although he
thinks each of the contestants has a right
in the stream, he would not do anything
that would harm either of them. The
case will be argued next Monday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
She Had a vic Tongue.

Marcella Wetmore, about forty years
of age, was accused of assaulting Agnes
Chesebro, of Wilton street, Hoboken, with
q broom. Miss Chesebro is young and
attractive lady, and said that in addition
to assaulting her, Mrs. Wetmore called
her vile names. Miss Annie Curey sup
ported Miss Chesebro in her testimony.
Emma Chesebro. q little eleven-year-
old girl, testified that Mrs. Wetmore used
vile epithets unfit for publication, Mrs.
Wetmore in her own behalf testified tn at
sne was the victim of the assault. On
cross-examination Mrs. Wetmore admit
ted that she had been arrested for having
'stoo much tongue" on several occasions.
Mrs. Wetmore was sentenced to pay a
fine of $5 and costs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
CRIME In HOBOKEN.
A Woman Who Beats Her Husband
Arrests for Larceny.

Arrests for Larceny.
Mary McGrath, of No. Ill Clinton
street, a well-known character of Hobo
ken. was arraigned before Recorder Nc
Donough, in the Recorders Court this
morning charged by her husband with
assault and battery. He stated that she
was continually abusing and beating
him. Yesterday she started in to break
his head with a plate. He summoned
Policeman Stanton, who arrested her.
She was held for trial
Mary is the woman who was found hall
drowned in a ditch full of water q lew
months ago. Both she and her husband
bear q very unsavory character. They
are continually quarrelling.
Five years ago she had l@r husband
sent to prison for assaulting her. A few
months ago he was discharged and since
then has been living with her,
Charles Kuncher, eighteen years old, OF
No. 81 Mott street. and Michael Price, of
No. So Mott street, New York, were
arrested yesterday by Policemen Han
ahan and Raymond and Chanceman
Wenecker, on complaint of Charles
Hoppe, of No. 139 First street, H0boken,
who charged them with stealing pigeons.
He found them at his pigeon coop and as
they could give no satisfactory answer
before Recorder McDonough this morn
ing they said they were only looking. at
the pigeons. They were held for further
examination.
Joseph Carlisle, Scotchman, twenty
seven years old, living on Second avenue,
between Seventy third and Seventy-fourth
streets, New York, was charged in the
Recorders Court, at Hoboken, this morn.
ing with the larceny of four saws from o
new building on Worsen street, between
Ninth and Tenth streets. He was caught
coming out of the building by Chance
man Mcnamara, who arrested him yes.
terday. This morning he was arraigned
and held for trial
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
BAYoNNEs SUNDAY LAW.
Several Liquor Men Are Arrested and
Fined for Violating 1t.

Several Liquor Men Are Arrested and
Fined for Violating 1t.
Alertness on the part of the police in
Bayonne has been effectual in discover
ing several liquor dealers dispensing Sire
water" on Sunday, and the funds in the
city treasury have been increased thereby.
On Saturday, Marcus Stricken, of Con-
stable Hook, who had been arrested the
previous Sunday by Officer German, was
fined 500 Patrick Connell, who has been
keeping saloon on East Twenty first
street, decided to remove TO No. 1914 Av-
enue Z, which he did on Saturday last,
without having his license properly
transferred. Officers Smith and Russell
found him at about one O'Clock on Sun
day morning selling liquor, not only
breaking the Sunday law, but selling
from place for which he had no legal
license. He paid $40 this morning.
Thomas Tierney, of Avenue G and
Twenty third street handed over a like
amount this morning for being caught
selling liquor yesterday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
Faith curists' oonvocation.

The seventh annual seven days. con-
vocation for ''the promotion of the faith
once delivered to the saints" began
Yesterday at the Mount Zion Sanctuary
of the Faith Curists, at the foot of
Chapel avenue, Greenville. In the morn
ing President Hancox preached from
Acts |. and III. describing the descent of
the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles. In
the afternoon two converts were bap-
tized The remainder of the day was
passed in hearing testimony in the taber
nacle. The services will end on Saturday
evening. During the week the services
will consist of Bible teaching, preaching,
prayer and testimony, amounting the sick
and baptism of converts in the bay.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
Hit the Policeman in the Face.

Michael Norton, of No. 400 Newark
avenue, was arraigned before Justice
Stilsing this morning upon charge of
assaulting policeman. Policeman
Moore found him asleep in Hamilton
Park last evening, and when he awoke
him Norton assaulted him and struck
him in the face. Norton was held.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-16
Tommy,s Father Relented

Thomas Moran, of No. 249 First street,
charged by his father, Patrick Moran,
with entering and larceny. The father,
however, refused to press the charge, say
ing that his object had been accomplished
in the arrest of the boy, and the prisoner
was discharged.