New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-19
NEWARK,

prCA1-sE THEIR SALARIES WERE NOT PAID.
For some time the old Cry stall Palace has been run
as concert hall under the name of The Abbey Dy
DanieI J. OConnor, former City Hall clerk. A num-
her of female singers of NewYork were engaged there
at salaries ranging from S12 to 500 week Inc
Mace has not paid and man named Stone, VINO had
an interest in IL with O'C0nnor, concluded on satur
dav that he had had enough Of 10 and decided TO get
what he could out Of II. O'Connor was at nome ILL.,
and on Saturday night Stone, who was In charge
mietly walked ont of the place shortly before mid
night with the receipts f.. his pockets His absence
was not noticed by the singers until they were dressed
and ready to take the early morning train yesterday
for New-Yorl 4 search showed that he had vanished
ana Imers reaty excited over the loss Of their salary
some OF them not having money enough 10 pay tnelr
exnenses 10 their homes, and consequently attempted
convert into cash. fight followed, the police were
edsS by chief Detective Ward cleared the place and
cent the girls home. Stone could not be found
william f. McDermltt. collector Of Father Dalton
council, C. b. L., is about S40o short in his &C
commits He was forced TO resign and has until next
THURSDAY to make good the deficiency. He was for
merly master workman of District Assembly No. 81,
knights Of Labor.
Two valuable horses were burned to death in the
harm OF Elias Chambers, which consumed by fire
early Yesterday morning.
Assistant Treasurer Baker. of Jacobs's Grand Opera
uonse. has absconded and number of local artists
are looking for the proceeds Of performance recently
given for which Baker acted treasurer.
william Hayes Of the Newark Shooting Society, on
Saturday at Shooting Park South Orange broke the
worlds record at 900 yards the German ring target
The feat was performed in the 1OOshot sweepstakes
shoo, in which Mr.. Dorrer, the "crack7 Of the
zottors Of York. and several Others took part.
This Is the third time that Hayes has broken the
record The first time he scored o211 and beat Oehl's
record OF 22os second time, in 1856, he beat his
own record by scoring 2,2l6. and on saturday he
scored oo35 nineteen points better than the record.
Twenty eight OF his shots were in the 1xinch black.
lie also made twelve red hags' and had thirty shots
inside the "a ring three inches Dorrler second.
scoring 2,2o5.
John Krnkle, teamSer, sent to Jail yesterday
q, awoit the action Of the Government charge OF
nassinr counterfeit coin. Krnkle broke into the p.o
listen house OF Shickhans PrIden. where he was
tnpmery employed and stole from the drawer n lot OF
| counterfeit coin that had been laid aside lie then
nsssed the coin In the nelghborhood and this caused
| iha Identity OF the thief to he known
Fred Mertz, butcher Is lying at his home. suffer
inc from several stab wounds In the stomach. inflicted
| LIZ charles Valdez. The two men quarreed on sat
Yyy,iay night when Walder plunged a knife several
nandous amount Of flesh that MertZ carries. the doc
| tor saws was the only thing that saved his life.
George A. Whitfield. well known patron Of the turf
orh athletics In general died at his home Saturday
a was a welknown trainer OF trottng- horses and
he was also pedestrian OF no little merit. Whitfield
trained Weston when he made his 5oo-mle record in
TIM commissioners appointed TO assess valuations OF
| ,.,d taken by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
ia rnnnine their spur through Lyons Farms have
az rarded 70 Dr. J. NJ Ward 81 500 for his plot o.
ronnd or $500 than the railroad company was
| sS5I,ing TO pay. The land consisted of a pear and
| peach orchard.