The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-15
HORN MAY GET WELL.
Echoes from the Triple
Suicides that Shocked
Hoboken Last Week.

Frederick Horn, who shot himselfin the
head when he discovered the dead body
of his daughter Laura hanging to a tran
som in closet in the house, No. 100
Fifth street, Hoboken, still lies at St.
Mary's Hospital. His condition has i'm
proved, and the hospital authorities say
that there is possibility of his ultimate
recovery. He is violent at times,
of the tragedy he has been
raving, and it was found necessary to
leave policeman at his bedside every
night, as it was feared that he would try
to tear open the frightful wound in his
head. Mrs Horn has the sympathy of
the neighborhood: Her mind has become
unbalanced by the terrible events, and
DR.. Helfer will probably commit her to a
iunatic asylum today. The son Otto
bears up well under the terrible strain.
Run Down by Ferry Boat and Drowned.
The drowned body found in the North
River at the foot of Fourteenth street
Hoboken, on Friday, was identified yes
terday by the clothing at Cranes morgue,
the body itself having been buried in
Potter's Field
Mrs. Folkman. of Henry street. New
York, recognized the clothing as that of
her husband William, to whom she had
been married five months ago. On Sun
day, September z, the deceased and Will
lam Anderson hired a sail boat on the
North River. About seven o'clock in the
evening while passing the Barclay street
ferry slip, the Montclair struck the boat
and overturned it.
Anderson was picked up by passing
tI1p hoQf. and his Il xrrou drr1x
The body will be disinterred and sent to
New York.
A Forester Beaten.
Patrick Mulvaney, well known For.
ester, living in Adams street, Hoboken,
went before Recorder McDonough in Ho-
boken this morning and had warrant
issued for John Malley. John Wagner
and Frank Wagner. All OF the parties
are well known. Mulvaney's head was
encased in bandages and both OF his eyes
were discolored
1t appears from Mulvaney's statement
that he had been drinking with his as
sailants in Mutschler's saloon. A quarrel
started and all of the parties went out on
the sidewalk, when the Wagner brothers
and John Malloy set upon him and beat
and kicked him terribly.
Passing Whiskey into a Cell.
There was big fight down town last
night. Thomas Heffernan, OF No. "a
Willow avenue, and Michael Flynn, of
No. 116 Clinton street, atrociOusly as
sauited John and James Q,Donnell. of
No. so Jefferson street. Policemen Por-
to the station house. The O'Donneis
were badly cut and bleeding and DIR.
Heller dressed their wounds Their two
assailants were locked up. About an
hour later Peter Flynn brother of one
of the prisoners was caught IN the act
of passing a bottle of whiskey into
the cell by Roundsman Jacobus. He was
promptly hustled in another cell.
This morning the O'Donnell's refused
to press the complaint and the case was
dismissed.
Hoboken in Brief.
Robert Lampke, blacksmith of No. AZ
Hudson street refused to leave the saloon
of Charles Albrecht on Hudson street,
and he was arrested by Detective Kivlon
and Policeman Kenney. He was fined
So this morning.
The New Jersey Model Baking Com
pany's employees, OF Hudson street, went
on their annual chowder party and target
shoot this morning.
The painters and caulkers employed at
the dry dock of Tietjen g. Lang, at the
foot of Fourteenth street, went on strike
Saturday afternoon. The strikers say
that the dock is boycotted. All of them
live in New York.
The case of James f. Harmon and
Others, representing st. Joseph's Lyceum,
against Father Francis Lehner to recover
the furniture of the disbanded organiza-
ton will come up in the District Court
this week.
The William H. Mutschler stovepipe
guards distributed the prizes won on
T.ah DaW at THAR. toYfa looA
night.
The Orange Athletic Club was royalty
entertained by the Nonpariel Club yester-
day.