The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-29
THE FIGHT TN THE cove
Lawyer Muirhead Has a
Hearing in Court.
LOCATING HENDERSON STREET.
City Clerk Scott Produces His Map
and Relates His Recollections.

AZ JuStIC6 2tlSlDRS court TO nave a
hearing of the charge of violating the or
dinance in reference to street obstruction
preferred against Lawyer William Muir
held, who, as counsel for the Central
Railroad, ordered the men in the employ
of that company to resume operations
after they had been stopped by the police
in their work of obstructing the Hender-
son street continuation. by laying tracks
across that thoroughfare last Wednesday.
The charge against Foreman Murtaugh,
of the gang, was brought up in the same
connection. The hearing had been post
poned from last Thursday in order to
allow counsel on both sides to make
preparations.
Corporation Counsel Edwards was on
hand this morning i'll the interest of the
but was perfectly willing to accede TO
Lawyer Muirheid's proposition for fur
ther adjournment. Mr.. Edwards had
agreed with Mr.. Muirheid previously
that the hearing should be further post
poned, as the case involved number of
conundrums that were now bothering
the Court of Errors.
Mr.. Muirhead especially desired an ad-
journment as Ex-Governor Bedle, as coun-
sci for the company, was engaged in an
important trial now pending in the
United States Court at Trenton. He
could see no reason for his request being
denied.
IF Henderson street is a street now.,
he said, .it will certainly remain street.
Matters are at a stand still"
Justice Stilsing, looking at the matter
merely in the light of an ordinary COM
plaint of street obstruction, he having
nothing to do with the other questions in
Il al, L
last adjourned the case sufficient to enable
all parties to make necessary preparation,
decided that the hearing should be pro-
ceeded with.
President Somers and Commissioner
Van Keuren. of the Street and Water
Board, Chief Engineer Ruggles and
Street superintendent Tumulty, Police
Captain Farrier and City Clerk Scott
were all present
LOCATING HENDERSON STREET
Mr.. Scott was put upon the stand, and
produced several maps showing that Hem
derson street extended beyond the Hen
derson street bridge as far as South
street.
Mr. Murheid objected on the ground
that these maps were not officially GER
titled copies. One showed the pro-
perty of the late Cornelius Van Worst
in that section. Mr.. Scott said it was
filed in the City Clerks Office in 1852, and
NNOPuC0 Ny ~ CLoCJ Stt1 tto ltti DIS A6 kutW.
Another was drawn surveyors and
A. G. Bacot in 1S4S" He found it in the
City Clerks office when he took possess
sion. and the lines had been adopted IN
all subsequent maps. He had lived in
jersey City all his life. He didn't remem-
Der the Henderson street bridge beyond
twelve years back. Property was mum.
bcred south of the bridge as far as
the Gap.
Mr.. Muirheid refused to cross-question
Mr.. Scott until Mr.. Murtaugh's counsel
could be present.
He said:-- Either Mr.. Edwards does
represent the city or he does not.n
Mr.. Edwards said he had called on
Governor Bedle and asked if he was
ready, as he couldn't hold the court. He
was always ready to proceed with the
city's cases.
Mr.. Muirheid said that matters in
volyed in this hearing had been bouncing
around from court to court throughout
the State, and none of them were yet
satisfied as to whether Henderson street,
or at least that portion ON the South
Cove grant" was street.
WHAT CAPTAIN FARRIER SAW.
Captain Farrier was next called When
asked If he was acquainted with Hender-
son street, south of the canal, he said
yes" Mr.. Muirheid informed him
Wednesday that he was going to lay a
track across Henderson street. He i'm
mediately telephoned Office of the Street
and Water Commissioners for instruc-
tions. He heard nothing till after din
ner He saw the men spike the rails
across Henderson street. There was a
great deal of travel over that portion of
the street. The men were stopped. Mr..
Muirheid ordered them to go ahead. He
demonstrated and made the arrest.
Mr.. Muirheid still refused to cross
question the witness.
Ho1l 1fao ae
masons' materials, whose establishment
is located at South Cove. near the foot of
Henderson street, said he had used the
street for number of years and no OBJ
lection had been made on the part of the
railroad company He couldn't say it
was Henderson street in answer to Law
yer Muirheid's question.
A DANGEROUS WITNESS.
A gentleman named Ross, evidently q
railroad official, who had been subpmned,
asked for permission to retire from the
court room, Corporation Counsel Ed
wards said he was dangerous witness
to examine in the interest of the city. As
Mr.. Muirheid did not propose to adduce
any evidence, Mr.. Ross was allowed tore
tire.
President Somers, of the Street and
Water Board, was next called. He had
used that portion of Henderson street for
a number of years while engaged in the
Mr.. Muirneid still refused to cross
examine.
''His testimony is about the same as
that of the witness you just awhile ago
cross-examined, said che Judge.
"You are, aware that your Board has
been served with a writ of certiorarifn
asked Mr. Muirheid of the witness.
II am, replied the witness.
And you know the contents of the
writ?n
IT do.n
"That's all, . added Mr.. Muirheid.
The Corporation Counsel said that that
was all the witnesses he had to examine.
He was willing to rest the case, provided
he was allowed, in case the railroad
people adduced other testimony, to call
other witnesses.
We've at least accomplished this
much" said the Judge, and after con-
sultation with the Corporation Counsel,
the hearing was postponed till Thursday
morning next at ten o'clock.
Three Months for Heating Policeman.
Judge Lippincott yesterday afternoon
convicted in the Special Sessions John
Powers and John Devlin, who were
charged with assaulting Policeman Nc
Quirk, Of the Second precinct Both
men were sent TO the Penitentiary for
three months.
Tired of Being Administrators.
In the Orphans Court this morning
Counsellor Minturn asked Judge Lippin-
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