New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-19
NEWS FROM NEW.JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.
HAS POsSIEL KILLED HIMSELF

.vrr, SHOPPING At HIS SON IN CHURCH he
TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE AND
vINALLY DISAPPEARED.
Henry Po.sel, OF NO - Yalc-avc. VINO create% ...
sensation on Wednesday evening In e'' ra'. -" -
Church by shooting at his son. who was aoo"t ~ 70
married is missing and It is thought that nc nas coi
mttted suicide Tho police have been searching :"
him but M to . late hour last night no trace u nm
had been discovered. There 10 euspicoh .,'eS -
,umped into the Hackcnsack River rom thc No""'N
Plank Road bridge. ,,u
The exciting episode in the church was srapllcaly
....r,.1 hv sy.xttncssos Yesterday. When the we'd
DING party which consisted Of Albert Possie! ana MISS
Mary Ticrny, tho prospective bridegroom ana oiiac,
and Miss Sarah Merriy and Maurice Terry. "aMeo
I'D tho aisle toward the altar they IaiIod " So' "o
brtdegrooIns father who was sitting N coroos ns'
tho cntronce in tho shadow OF Pillar AZ ''s o.A'
party stood up a. the altar railing. ana "nen fSer
sheehan waA abosit IN begin the ceremony u'o eur
posscl salked up tho aisle and In draInauc tones
directed tho Priest 10 stop. Father Sheehan WIS
greatly surprised at the Interruption, ana when young
rossel turned around and recognized MS father ms a'o
grow pale Father Sh.chan asked what the onb'c wns
and the old man answc7cd that his son wis not OF ago
and could not be married without his ccl',cnt.
Father shechan Invited the wedding party 70 Walk
into tho vesry wishing to avoid scene In the chir'h'
The priest turned 70 lead tho way ana the Souns
couple and their attendants started u 1910" iH!n'
when the tather drew revolver and Cred NJ ms son
He vas about 10 fire second tmc' Out 1nllcr
Shechah and tie young man were tno quick for MN
They seized him and after struggle "rcnrhcd VI"
pi.to, ont Of bis asp 1t fell on tho hoor inside tbs
altar railing. Father ShccIan tried TO rcaaon with
iossiel but he refused to listen ard ran out OF Ut"
church. In short time after his departure the wei
ding parts had recovered their composuc 4Hd No
marriage performed The young people returned
ava M
the remainder OF the evening In Tasting and darlng
After leaving tho church the elder Possic went TO
his bakery. lie must have stopped on the way ana
purchased q new pistol for when re reached his room
he attempted n shoot hriecf but tho pistol failed -
work. lis younger and one of bis wnrHm"n d.
armed him. Posslel ravcd and acted III irahtic
nannsr for few minutes aud then rau out u the
house. His son and the workman followed him ana p'e
vented him from ending his HE Inc o'd
man ran to the Norris Canal ard was about to )cWp
In whrn his pu.sncrS captured him. struggle en-
s'ch but tho Old Hpally Quctcd down and prom
.ed not 10 make a'y further attempt upon MS H''
aud also that he would return home in on hour His son
ahd the workman left him and nave not SON OH
since.
Mrs, possicl was As bitterly opposed to tho MARRIAGE
boise Wednesday night IN search OF P,ss"' rnd oct1-:
h. h1A ,1d anynS ahoni n" ocCrNrrc . ,.r ri
s' Wel! d %> he .hcoi SEsi IL astsSs ;s@ ne
and rn s H"min c .; n, w ne he Of vi" her
ar ;'gofod. They think the vo!ng woman !;
not sniiAi, pcron :r MS w" n%i n arc 6pI 20!
"a her rltgton she tg.ng Cnt'oH. while thcv az"
mentors OF the German I.u'lcran Chu-ch o: Vnch
,hr Rev. vt Ahd,cas Is pastor. u vas l"arn"d ~
& Pa rck r,ct,:: Yesterday tot yoani Poser MAJ
"coc convert - thc ta'Nnl'c faith Cad that Il" wa
t1,rn into tic fol-. fry- taTs hcforc us marriage
Ire bird" ves'c~av tta' her hisNa'd idrth me
'atloc Church o. mr. request 81" IL "a goo! looK:n?
yoans woman ard evidently q p-r'"n Of spirit "a
de', mir alton shr doc, not sr"r W be por'i NARY
disturbed a1opt tie attempt 20 hill he: hI hand ,bH
and t,"-' she love earh othHr a'ii AL !" alr
I" r"t elors TIC vHr:r husband Is cnirioycd g. 1"
ictahand On fcrryinat.
to s,.t Of thc executors 4 ~ Rachel Ward
sra...t ;le Hcw W. ata Lng Brnn'h Ea'ir "a f'r
Ggna..s in cor icIG'noc 4 Mr. War; death "hl'h
has oc7p,cd the nit.n'.on of tn or nit Court for
ycch WIS flushed Yesterday aft'rloor. MIR. Mard
va killed. IN Tie Little >vce" sascr. III l-'' u.
cr,rr w.:h Ter son II law. child and nir-c Inc
lury awlrlri ,hr pa nt"- $4,000. other sults arc
tending against the company.
Tho Tux Commissioners Yesterday 6xcd the tax Tte
AZ s2i 10 per l.COD. Last year II was 80 The
state school tax Ia n TO- the county tax - 40 and
the cit; r.,c AZ so Last year the rates we're
,,tv seo 10; county ~ 80, and state school, Is ~
per 81 900.
Ciiof " Police Murphy sent ont general alarm
Yesterday n look for J0ry F klnt" t""'r rye 'ars
old u ~ 80, 'cudrnnv on scp'embrr, .
Eln.c WHO had h~en lachtnS r:'il'c. lct rs
Iu l., IT ,o,.'r VIZ JOIN fishing party lie fa!lc1
la. fccu nc Lad $3.50 IN r,oA'T ani r'l wa''n