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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-01-12
AHA MR.. HHFPENHBIMBR!!
Here Is a Story of Oppo-
Sition at Home to Your
Election as Speaker.

Prior to the opening of the Hudson
County Democratic Committee for re-
organization, on Friday evening, six of
the eight Democratic ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
from this county held an informal discus
sion Of matters pertaining to the caucus to
be held in Trenton Monday night.
Notwithstanding the general I'M
preston has gone abroad that the Hud-
son delegation is solid and enthusiastic
Speakership of the House, there seems to
be some reason to believe otherwise.
In conversation with one of the six MEM
bers who participated actively in the dis
cussion of plans Friday night, was told
last evening that while apparently the
delegation was rallying to Mr. Heppen-
heimer's support almost every member
felt aggrieved at Mr.. Appropriateness not
seeking their cooperation in his candi-
dacy for reelection.
They say they know only of his candi-
dacy through hearsay.
There seems to be no opposing candi-
date in the field, and, of course. under
will get their support; but should pres
sure be brought to bear upon them in the
interests of some other candidate, as
Marsh, of Union, or Kalisch, of Essex,
said my informant, there is no
telling what might happen at the
caucus. 1t was decided, however.
that Assemblyman Pagan should present
Mr.. Appropriateness name for the posi-
ton, and also that of Counsellor Tom
Noonan for the position of Reading Clerk;
but no pledges have yet been made to
support either.
The majority of the delegation is in
clined to the opinion that the new men
are to be sighted in regard to positions
on committees, and fear if Hudson gets
both the Speakership and Reading Clerk
ship, she will be left entirely in the
matter of committee appointments.
Assemblyman Kelly, who was absent
from Friday nights discussion, is re-
ported to have said that it was held main
ly in the interests of Assemblyman Null
lone for chairman of the Committee on
Municipalities.
The members are reticent concerning
the plans agreed upon. Assemblyman
Murphy. beyond intimating that red
hot time may be expected at the caucus,
refused to divulge anything when saw
him last night.
The six who were at the Friday night
conference were Assemplymen Mullone,
Byrne, Murphy, Boyle, Pagan Bnd Usher.
One of the six gave me the above facts.
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THEY WILL CONSOLIDATE.
The Lawyers and the New Jersey Alb
stract Title Companies Agree to Unite.

The Lawyers and the New Jersey ABB
stract Title Companies Agree to Unite.
The new Lawyers Title Guarantee
Company, which was recently organized
for the purpose OF protecting the lawyers
against the encroachments upon their
business by the title guarantee COM
panies, met yesterday afternoon in the
office Of Bacot & Record
The object of the meeting was to con-
slider proposition to consolidate the COM
pany with the New Jersey Title Abstract
Company, concern which has been
in existence some time and has q valu-
able plant.
Mr.. Joseph Randolph, the manager of
the New Jersey Company, was present
and submitted a plan of consolidation
which was unanimously agreed upon.
The lawyers are to subscribe to the stock
of the new company and have a represen-
tation of ten on the Board of Directors.
which will be increased from five to
fifteen.
Each member will be entitled to one
vote for his membership in addition to
one for each share of stock which he may
hold. The abstract company is to be al
lowed the value of its plant and the cost
of its production, either in cash or shares
of the new consolidated company as may
be determined hereafter
Provision was also made for the nav
ment of three assessments ON the stock
committee was appointed to secure
the signatures of the members OF the law
yers' company TO the articles of consolida-
fiO1.
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SUTHERLAND'S WIDOW.
She Tells How She Came to Marry
The Eccentric Brother Of
Bob Hart.

Last night had talk with the widow
OF St. Clair Sutherland.
1t was about his early days
and how they happeEed to be
married.
He was the eccentric brother of "Sena-
tor Bob Hart and was possessed with
the belief that he was descendant of
Uncas, the Indian chief
His peculiar conduct before he was
taken TO the Almshouse several days ago
caused much comment and a general be-
lief as to his insanity. He died at the
Almshouse soon after he got there.
Mrs. Sutherland, who by the way
does not respond to that name, and
is known as Mrs. Helena S. +. Living
stone, and her maiden name was Freese,
brown eyed. Her face shows the
rayages of i'll usage, and She
talks like a woman brought up in the
country. She greeted me very pleasantly
in the little confectionery store she
keeps, and when / told her my
mission, said she did not mind
talking about her husband, but
him, for he was always in the habit of
saying, speak no evil of the dead.o
told her / wanted nothing that re-
hected on him and then she said:-''Mr.
Sutherland was injured a<teE fifteen years
service as baggaaernaster on the New
York Central Railroad in a collision.
He went out on the first train. Super
intendent Minor ran to Dunkirk and
there | met him. | was but a
girl After he received this injury
he was employed as conductor on the
same road and later on the New Jersey
Central, where he, in another collision,
had his ribs crushed.
| when this happened had known him
| ten years, but never saw him more than
once year, and only heard from him by
men on the road who went to Dunkirk
Il was we'll acquainted with his
daughter then and we would go riding
together frequently He was at about
this time divorced from his first wife nd
l was one year a widow.
"He came to Dunkirk one day and said
let US get married. aud agreed. We
went to Ellie and were married. My
folks were much disappointed at the
match. 1t was an elopement.o
How often had you seen your husband
before you married himS"
"Oh, about once year for ten years.
We never kept company, you see, but
when he said get married we just
walked off and did it"
What was Sutherland proper nameg'
81 only knew him as Leon, but after
we were married | learned that his name
was Charles Leon Sutherland. The rea-
son / bear the name of Livingstone
is because my mother never recog
my second marriage, and in her win men
toned me by the name of Livingstone,
which, by advice of lawyers, bear"
''Oh, will you shut up that big mouth"
came from behind the screen in the rear
of the store Just then.
"That is my eighteen year old daughter
and she is the best girl that ever lived,
commented Mrs Sutherland when her
voice ceased.
II can readily believe it, replied, and
then the lady said that of the four
brothers and three sisters her husband
had but one who ever showed DISPOSE
ton to help him, and that was Senator
Bob Hart. He was a Christian.
Every year he did something for Leon.
l was separated from him four years be-
fore began proceedings for divorce. He
was never cruel to me but once"
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stopping with her sister, Mrs. George d.
Carey, at no. $50 Jersey avenue
A representative Of The NEWS called
there yesterday afternoon. He found
1drs Shelly q rather prepossessing. neat
~ dressed woman Of between Twenty-Five
and thirty years of age. Sac appeared
greatly distressed over the sad occur
renee, and notwithstanding the efforts of
her sister, who was lying Ill in an adJoin-
ing room, to make her tell the story Of
her husbands treatment during the past
seven years of her married life, she
seemed inclined to be reticent.
My husband, = she said, ''has not con-
trlbuted to my support for over two years.
We were living with my parents, who
are comfortably fixed; but my parents
refused TO support ms while Byron did
nothing for me Byron spent all his earn
ings for drink It is not true that
deserted him to 90 to my fathers
house. We had always lived there
Byron had no other home to take me to-
He said to me in Justice Weeds office
that he would rot in jail before he would
contribute cent towards the support of
the children
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KNIFFIN MURDER CRANES
They Write Threatening
Letters to the Chief
Justice for TAX
ing Bail.
Special to the Sunday Morning .vs,o..

TRENTON, January Il, 1S90.-The crank
now takes his turn in the Kniffin murder
case during the lull in the proceedings.
Little Coroner Bowers experienced the
sensation of having the chiDs of fright
chase each other up and down his back
by the reception of an anonymous threat
ening letter yesterday, and was not re-
assured until he had talked with friends
and been advised to pay no attention TO
it, Chief Justice Beasley has also re-
ceived a threatening letter. OF course
these letters are the work Of cranks, but
they serve 10 indicate the state Of public
feeling.
Dr. Kniffin was in town yet this morn
ing. He changed his mind about going
TO New Brunswick yesterday He was
seen to go into Greene street cigar store
this morning where ne was congratulated
by number of old friends upon his re-
lease. He is member of both the Masons
and Odd Fellows, and the brethren Of
these organizations show every indication
OF sticking to him. He viii probably go
TO Dr. Palmer's home in New Brunswick
today
Prof Cornwell, of Princeton. who has
the murdered woman's stomach under
analysis. has asked TO have the body ex-
humed that he may make an analysis Of
the lungs This means, probably, that
he has found nothing abnormal with the
stomach. just why the stomach of q
woman who was suspected 70 have been
murdered with an an8sthetic should
have been sent for chemical analysis n
preference 70 the lungs it is difficult to
perceive.
Detective PiIger was asked this morn
ing whether there was any truth in the
runlors afoat that Dr.. Shannon was 10
be arrested. He replied that there was
absolutely no such thing in contempla-
ton II there was,' he continued, Il
would give you no satisfaction, but there
is no truth in these rumors." Detective
Pilger said further that they had given
none of their evidence TO the Coroner's
Jury. 1.-THE complaint made said he,
was based on evidence that well war
ranted the arrest of Miss Pursel and DR..
Kniffin, and you can just say that the
prosecution is not going to show its hand
until the trial takes place.
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the clerk in charge for safekepping. The
following morning the clerk could not be
found, and it was found that he had de-
serted his wife in Brooklyn and eloped
with another woman.
The guilty couple were traced and the
clerk arrested.
A short time before his trial came off
his deserted wife waited on Babe and
said that she had raised S63s. the amount
OF the sum stolen. and offered to pay
linn (Bade) If he would discontinue his
prosecution and not appear as witness
against her husband Babe took the
money, but was one of the chief witnesses
for the prosecution, and the bartender is
now in State Prison.
The ice-Chancellor's decision yester-
day goes to prove that he thought the
money paid to Babe was the proceeds Of
the robbery.
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It cost S25.s3 to take them there. The
State Prison physician received $50 for
examining them, and when they reached
the asylum DR.. i. v. Contwen received
another $50 for examining them again, to
make sure that they were insane
HOW THE MONEY GOES.
The School Department spent So, coo for
LOCO copies of Toombs' New Jersey
Troops in the Gettysburg Campaign"
The main expenses of the State Board
OF Education Is their mileage and buying
them dinner
The Agricultural Experiment Station
cost SIG, 201 last year.
Knight Il Gnichte1 received 81, 80 for
their services as stenographers in the
Morris Plains Asylum investigation.
Abraln Swan continues TO draw $3.50 a
month as superintendent of the work of
rebuilding the State House.
The disbursements of the State fund
were 81, 40, COS. AZ; the receipts. Sl,512,
06l. ~ The balance on hand at the close
Of the fiscal year, October 81, 1889, was
SPA, 996.4S. Disbursement of the school
fund, SAG, 546 Al; balance in bank. 1929, :
904.S2 The receipts of the State school
tax were 81 ,s70, 055, and the disbursements
81 ,S70055. The tax from railroad cor
porations, S93s,515.59; tax from miscei-
laneous corporations, 1922, 1903; tax from
certificates of Incorporation. S43, 1920;
tax from foreign Insurance. SC, l10.4S.
1t costs S76,0S2 to maintain the State
Prison. The salary list is a good long
one. The amount is less, being $74,52l.
This includes the salaries of the jnspec-
tors. The State Prison repairs amounted
to SO, Isl. The total cost of running the
colony of criminal people down on the
canal was sl56,S54 Each year the income
from the labor of the prisoners gets less.
This year it is down to s64,267. The
causes of decrease are stated to be idle
ness on account of smallpox scare, and
the expiration Of contracts and the fail
ure of Downs & Finch. There is better
outlook for next year. The amount ex-
pended in furnishing railroad fare to the
n n
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SHELLY AND HIS WIFE.



The mystery surrounding the sudden
death of Byron Shelly at Bush's boarding
house, corner of First and Washington
streets. whose body was found dead in
bed yesterday morning by a servant girl.
is vet unsolved. The body still lies at
Speer's morgue. DIR. Converse has as yet
made no examination.
Ii is known that Shelly's domestic re-
lations were unpleasant. A few days
ago his wife had him arrested on a
charge of non support of herself and two
children; but Justice Weed, before whom
he was summoned, refused to hold him.
a fellow-boarder who slept in the same
bed with the unfortunate man said TO q
reporter of The NEWS yesterday that
shelly spent the afternoon lying on his
bed befnoaning his fate. He seemed TO
worship the ground his wife trod upon,
according to the stories of those about
the premises.
when / entered our room, at six
O'Clock last evening"" said this man,
shelly WAS half crying and remarked,
She still has q hold on me.
tWhy do You not reconcile matters
with yonr wife, asked.
z i have tried TO- be replied =
TIE wife Of the dead man is at present
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Newark Firemen to right.


NEWARK, Jan. II. 1S9o.--Joseph a.
Beecher applied for a writ of certiorari
today to Judge Depue to carry the matter
of the action of the Fire Commissioners
to the Supreme Court for displacing call
men and substituting permanent men IN
their place.
The Fire Commissioners, acting under
the advice of the city counsel, had abol-
ished the call or volunteer system and
made the department consist entirely Of
regular or paid men. Mr.. Beecher urged
that the Commissioners might have the
right 10 do away with the whole fire sys-
TEN, bat had no right to discharge mem
bers except for cause.
He showed chat under the change man
not only forfeited his position but his
membership in the relief fund. The
court granted the writ and ordered il ar
gued at the next term of court.
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Crushed BIZ His WAGON.

A man named Shaffer, of Newark, en-
ployed as a driver by Daft's Photograph
Company, fell from wagan on Com
muhipaw avenue at twenty minutes of
two D. M yesterday. He fell beneath the
wheels Of the wagon and was severely
crushed.
His injuries were so bad that when
~ ca mi MT live fhron ~ fh
HIS wife was sent for and was at the hos
.pital all night At midnight Warden
Osborn said he would live until today.
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The o'Neill,s Approaching BAN.

The reigning topic of conversation
among the Democratic politicians just at
present is the P. H. O'Neill Associations
ball, to be given at Woods Hall next
Wednesday evening. Extensive prepar-
atfons are being made for the event. The
decorations viii be superb, and the en-
tire arrangements are being carried out
on a magnificent and elaborate scale
Many of the boys are getting their dress
coats in read mess. Political aspirations
among them for the time being have
been dropped and Individual efforts are
being concen trated on the one thing, of
doing the grand" next Wednesday
evening.
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The rorensie's Annual Meeting.

The Forensic Society of the High
School held its annual meeting Friday
afternoon and elected these officers
President, Y a. Mclean; vice president.
G. +. Eye: treasurer, E. w. Perry; re-
cordinC secretary, Alvan McNab, cor
responding secretary Charles Hall; execu-
tive committee, Edward Dusel, Charles
Bliss and b. Naugel; first editor, Richsrd
Petit: second editor, William Robinson.
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what the Law ProvIdes.

The law under which the Commission
ers mentioned above were appointed was
passed April Is, 1877. It provides that in
cities in which there are no suitable
buildings, the property of the city, to ac-
commodate the different officers Of the
Municipal government, the Mayor and
Alderman shall erect such buildings upon
property belonging TO the city or pur
chase lands upon which to erect such
buildings for O city hall, armory, police
headquarters or city prison.
The Mayor is authorized with the con-
currence of the Finance Board to appoint
three commissions, no more than ma
jority of which shall be of the same
political party, VINO shall give bond for
$4,000 Tor the faithful performance of
their duty, and serve during the pleasure
of the appointing power. who shall have
power to select lands suitable for the
sites for the buildings, and if the lands
so selected do not belong 10 the city, to
purchase them; and to have plans and
specifications for the buildings prepared.
The commissioners are also empowered
to sell at public auction any buildings or
land belonging to the city which they
think can be spared.
The commissioners are to organize bv
the appointment of one as chairman, who
shall receive $l25 per month for the time
500 per month.
The balance needed for the purposes of
the commissioners above the sum
realized by the sale of lands not in use is
to be raised by bonds bearing interest
not exceeding six per cent.
In August. 1877, the Mayor sent to the
Board of Finance the names of Patrick
Sheeran, John Craven aud Emil E. Datz
as such Commissioners. The nomina-
tions hung fire for several months and
were then withdrawn.
From the fact that Mr.. DATE is on the
new commission and the nominations are
made to the Mayors own Board of FL
nance, they will no doubt be confirmed.
As the armory and police buildings are
already provided for, the new commits
sioners viii have nothing to do but TO
erect city hall, and it Is probable that
the Legislature will be asked TO adjust
the act to the needs Of the commissioners.
They Will go TO work as soon as possible
after they are confirmed by the Board of
Finance, and there is a bright prospect
that Jersey City will soon have City
Hail worthy its position as the metropolis
of the State
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Special to TIE Sunday AoE1tiRq Netrs
NEWARK, Jan. II, is99.-Charles d. A
Mangels, the surviving member of the
firm of Mangels & Schmidt, died this
morning of pneumonia. He was born az
Ringstedt. Hanover, Germany. He was
engaged in mercantile pursuits there. In
1855 he came TO this country and en-
barked in the grocery business at Lafay-
ette. Jersey City In 1877 the firm of
Mangels s. Schmidt was started, and in
1852 the present bakery establishment.
corner of Hunterdon street and Fifteenth
avenue. was opened. The bakery is the
largest in this city and the third largest
in the Eastern States. The firm employed
over one hundred hands in The bakery
and had flfty-eight wagons running. Ex-
actly one week ago Mr.. Schmidt died of
the same disease.
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Rade MIST Pay Knissa.

The Chancellor has decided that
Emil Babe, proprietor Of hotel in Hobo
ken, must pay John Knisse $685.. the
amount stolen by Bade's bartender a
short while ago.
reawakens interest in rather peculiar
crime ana subsequent peculiar develop
mentS.
1t will be remembered that Knisse in
tended to sail for Germany ON one OF the
North German Lloyd steamers. The night
prior TO his contemplated departure he
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IT WILL BE SIGNED.
Mayor Cleveland viii Doubtless At
firm the Elevated Railroad
Ordinance.

In an interview the Mayor stated to
representative of The Jersey CITY
NEWS last evening that there were some
very serious objections to the elevated
railroad ordinance which ne had been
considering for several days past. but
that he was trying to make up his mind
to overlook them and sign it.
In regard to the electric light ordi-
nance the Mayor said that it would prob
ably be signed.
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NEWARHS NEW BUILDINGS.


NEWARK. Jan. ii, 1890 During the
past year plans for 1,54l new buildings
were filed in the Office of the Building In
spector, this being an increase Of i0S over
the previous year. OF these ], 2H were pf
wood, 2S3 of brick, five brick and frame
and two brick and stone. In character
the majority of the buildings were small
and unimportant; one large kour-storY
building was erected on the ccrner OF
High street and Springfield avenue. the
lower story being for stores and the upper
for fats This building Is not yst cofu-
plefed Several new factories and stores
were erected, among them fuur~Story
furniture warehouse, ttIree-sfory brick
hat factory, a iewelry factory, corset
factory and two brewery building Ibre6
churches, three chapels and three Sunday
School buildings have been put usA The
largest number OF buildings haTe bEen
constructed ia the Eighth ward. The
sixth colstes next. Tins Twelfth next
Building Inspector TowpSfR4 xexoFn
Anends that The lire limits ae exteud<6.
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Special TO the SUNDAY Morning Nefrs-
NEWARK, Jan. II, 1890. Officers Of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals are seeking to ascertain on
whom the responsibility for the crowding
of A. L. Tiplin's eighteen horses into
box car and the consequent death of
fifteen of the animals from suffocatien
should be placed. Secretary Edwards,
of the society, has been investigating the
matter today, and from the best sources
accessible he has learned that the car in
W hich the animals were shipped is thirty
four feet in length and nine feet wide.
This would allow each horse less than two
feet space. Why eighteen large horses
should be jammed in one car and but six
in another is problem that the society
has as vet been unable to solve, and the
officers are equally in the dark as to why
the animals should have been shipped
in box instead of Stat cars.
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SPARKS ON THE AVENUE.
An Electric Incident Near Erie Street
Last Evening.

A crowd of several hundred people
blocked the intersection of Newark ave
nue. and Erie street early last
evening watching the electric
sparks and flames emitted from
one of the wires of the Jersey City Elec.
trio Light Company which had been
blown across one of the District Telegraph
wires directly across the avenue. Elec-
trio sparks flashed in every direc-
ton for about twenty minutes, and
an occasional sheet of fame shot into
the dense foggy atmosphere, and gave
the Italian peanut vender beneath a
light for which the company can
make no charges; but that
does not atone for the fright
he got Lineman William Stout climbed
the tall pole ON the south side OF the
street and soon remedied the difficulty