The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-11

THE ITALIAN MAY DIE.
Contractor Cramer, of Ho'
boken, Is Likely to
Be Charged with
Murder.
MADE DESPERATE BY HUNGER.
Cramer Charged With Having Kept
the Italians Wages
from Him.
MADE DESPERATE BY HUNGER

Fasquai 1ur1, an Italian laDoror. II
lying at st. Mary's Hospital in Hoboken.
and his death is only a question OF few
hours. Amos w. Cramer, contractor.
is detained at the Hoboken police station
Bail has been refused and Cramer will
probably have to answer a charge Of mur-
dering the Italian. Cramer wounded the
Italian while defending his own life, al
though Cramer provoked the Italians at-
tack
Cramer has the city contract for rs-
paving Monroe street. When the Coun-
ell granted him the contract several Of
the members OF the Council demurred-
Iney claimed that not only would
the work be improperly done.
but that innumerable complaints had
been made to the members Of the Board
that Cramer never paid the men under
his charge Poor laDorers have toiled for
Cramer for weeks and when they de-
manded their wages were told to 20 aud
sue for it.
When Cramer started on his present
job be hired a number of Italians. The
men tolled hard, but when pay day rolled
around some OF them were paid. but the
majority were not. They were told. how
ever, that everything would be al
right. Another week rolled around and
still the Italians did not get any money.
They worked another week and did not
receive any pay.
On last Monday q horde of them in
vaded the City Hall They were q sorry
lot. With tears IN their eyes they told
the official there that they were
on the point OF starving. and told how
Cramer had cheated them Receiving
little comfort there the men left
Among those whom Cramer owed was
PasQual Yuri. Cramer owed Yuri about
SO. and IL has since been learned that
u @Ur
he could not get it.
On Tuesday afternoon Yuri drowned
mis- sorrows in drink While intoxicated
he threatened TO Kill Cramer and at once
set about carrying out his threat He
borrowed an enormous revolver some
where and with a wicked CLEAN In his
eyes started out for the corner of First
and Monroe streets where Cramer was
bossing gang OF men. On the way he
met couple OF his countrymen who b al
also been defrauded by Cromer, and they
accompanied him to seek revenge.
Cramer was about to leave work. it
being then half-past i've O'Clock, when
the trio of Italians arrived. He started
TO walk away when be was halted by
Yuri. Some words passed between them
and the Italian drew the re-
volyer and pointed it at Cram
er- Cramer backed away Ths
italian, with the revolver lsrs1led It
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revolver did not go OF Cramer then
picked up brick and hurled it at tbs
Italians head The aim was true and
the brick struck the Italian In the fore
head, telling him TO the ground. Then.
it is alleged. Cramer and mis- foreman
jumped on the PROSTATE man. They
kicked him In the stomach and ribs and
no doubt would have killed him on the
spot had not Policeman Fenton arrived
and arrested all hands. The italian was
terribly wounded. His forehead was
crushed in where the brick had
found that three Of his ribs were broken.
DR.. Heller pronounced the mans eondi-
ton as critical and he was removed to st.
Mary's Hospital.
Policeman Fenton was searching for
Cramer's foreman this morning. It Is
said that the foreman has left the city.
The Road to Ruin is Rum.
Joseph Brambach. a young man. was
employed as foreman by the Hoboksn
Electric Light Company until few
weeks ago He had happy home at No.
50 Hudson street. where he lived with his
wife and three children. He
was detected stealing from
the company, lost his position.
was arrested and gave bail for trial
Since his arrest Brambach has been dissi-
pating greatly. His father. who is very
wealthy. owning great deal OF property
IN Secaucus, gave him money which he
spent for rum and he neglected to support
his wife and children
One night last week he went home
drunk and attempted to carve his wife
with q knife. Then he said he would
take one OF the children and his wife
could take the other, and they would sep
arate The other two children, he said,
he did not care what became Of Them
This morning hls young wife with tears
in her eyes visited Recorder NcDonough.
and poured out her tale of woe Bran
bach was arrested by Court Officer Stan
ton, and now he languishes in cell.