The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-22
HODOKEN POLICE BOARD.
Councilman Stanton Pre-
sided Over Its De-
1iberationS.

The Hoboken Police Commissioners
held special. meeting last night. Com
missioner Coyle was in Pike county, Pa.
Mayor Grassman was in Baltimore, in
specting the fire apparatus in that city.
In the absence of the Mayor, Chairman Of
the Council Stanton is Mayor pro tenn.
and consequently acted as President of
the Board of Police Commissioners at
the meeting last night. Policeman
David Hearn was allowed refund. The
leave of absence of Policeman David Har-
rison was extended thirty days without
pay. Policeman John Stanton was
granted permission to be absent from
duty from August 8 to September l with
out pay. Policeman Cross was granted
leave of absence from August to
August Is. The pay roll was passed.
Chanceman Thomas McAleer was ap-
pointed regular patrolman to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Thomas
Barker John j. Marneu was appointed
chanceman.
Before the Board adjourned Commits :
sioner Utz called the attention of the
Board to the published statement that
Policeman Weike had used vile and in
sulting language to a representative of
the local paper in the presence OF his,
Weicke's superior officers, and made a
motion to the effect that the chief be de-
tailed to investigate the charges. Com
missioner Kaufman thought that the
proper course TO pursue would be to wait
until formal charges were presented to
the Board. Commissioner Utz's motion
finally prevailed, and the Board ad-
journed.
Paris Green for Dependency.
At about six O'Clock last evening
II, H. I. - he.
premises No. 148 Newark street, rushed
into the Hoboken police station and re-
ported that a lodger in the house had
taken paris green. 1t is only a short time
ago that Charles nearly bled to death
after having gashed his wrist.
After short delay Sergeant Rathjen
sent Policeman Murray to the house.
No. 14S Newark street is small frame
dwelling. On the stoop were several
women knitting, and every thing looked
SO homelfke and peaceaDle that the police
man looked twice at the number before
entering
On The second floor the scene changed.
In a rear room lay middle aged man
gasping for breath. On the carpet was q
thick, green fluid which he had vOmited.
DR.. Helfer was summoned. He did all
he could 30 save the mans life, but when
the ambulance arrived the man was
dead.
The dead man was Alexander Walter,
a fresco painter He was forty-eight
years of age and was single. A few days
ago he lost his situation through his love
for drink and has been despondent ever
since. Yesterday afternoon he told the
landlady that he would go to his room
and take a nap. When the landlady
went to awaken him for supper, she
heard moans. and, going inside, saw
Walters unconscious on the floor. A
glass, in which there yet remained a
greenish fluid, told the story of his crime.
Dirty Water Reception.
John Hammond, the theatrical man.
ager, went before Recorder McDonough
in Hoboken this morning and swore out
warrant for the arrest of Siegfried
Cronheim. the proprietor of the variety
theatre on Hudson street. Manager Ham
mond AYERS that on July IS he was pass
ing Crunheim'S Theatre, of which he was
formerly the manager. Cronheim was
standing outside and invited Hammond
to come in.
"What do you think of my show this
week." Cronheim asked of the old man.
ager. Hammond states that while look
ing over the bill and before he could ex-
press an opinion, Cronheim threw
two glasses of dirty water in his face
and then had him hustled out by one of
the walters.
WI. CrouHelul Will prOuADly 10 SUM
moned to appear this afternoon and an
swer the charge.
Beaten in Three Suits.
Charles Clinton is the owner of the
premises No. rs Hudson street, Hoboken.
Daniel Dorgan is tenant in the rear
house. Clinton wants Dorgan TO move
and has instituted three electment suits
in the District Court, in Hoboken, and
has been beaten in each one. The last
suit was disposed of yesterday. Counsel
or Bretzfield found defect in the papers
and the suit was dismissed.
Clinton is wealthy resident, and in
his first two suits did not employ law
yer drawing the legal papers himself.
Yesterday he hired a lawyer and the pa
pers were again wrong. Daniel Dorgan
still holds the fort in the rear of No. 7s
Hudson street.
Hoboken Notes.
A slight fire at No. 200 Park avenue
called out the department last night.
While No. Hook and Ladder Company
was rattling along on the way to the fire
the truck ran over Herman Henzel, age d
sixteen years, of No. IL z Fifth street.
suffering from some severe internal in
juries
Johanna Warren and Ida Volkman are
tenants in the house No. 152 Second
street and are continually quarreling
about their children. They were before
the Recorder this morning and were
bailed to keep the peace.
Robert Farrell and James Corbitt, two
school boys OF Grove street. Jersey City.
were arrested by Special Officer Guinan,
of the Erie Railroad, yesterday, charged
with stealing rides on the trains. They
will spend fifteen days in the county Jail.
John Lewis, clerk of the District Court,
made an arrest last night. Lewis saw
Patrick Leonard, of Union Hill, assault
ing boy ticket-seller at the ferry and ar
rested him. This morning Leonard was
discharged.
| William Foley. aged twenty years, OF
No. is Adams street, was arrested by Po-
| liceman Kerrigan last night. charged
with stealing a box of plush from the
! store OF Fannie Mulstech. No. Grand
4 street Foley was committed for trial.
| George La Croix is a waiter living at
| No. 81 Hudson street. Last night George