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

place at 500 a year. FreehoIder Kun
merry offered a resolution transferring
Mary Hogan from the Asylum 10 the
Almshouse and Mary Hollingsworth
from the Asylum to the Almshonse.
A motion to adjourn was made, but be-
fore It could prevail Freeholder Nelson
said be wished to say that he thought, As
matter Of courtesy to him or to his con-
stituents, he might have been left on the
Committee on New County Road.
The road is to go through my dis
trict, which is one OF the largest 10 the
city, and think it but fair that Il should
be represented in a scheme that will so
greatly affect 1t. The majority know
best whether l am capable Of filing the
duties of this committee. / presume
that | have been left of this committee
because Of my known opposition TO ex-
travagance in this Road Committee. l
have repeatedly protested against this
extravagance, and l presume it is for
this | have been left of of the commit
tee. feel this discourtesy very much"
Mr.. Ellis said Nelson need not for it
was his right to protest against the pay
ment Of bills he did not approve Of He
(Ellis) claimed the right and supposed all
others did, too. The meeting adjourned.
just look at the men who compose the
New County Road Committee and who
hav 81 600, 600 to spend for the road.
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MRS.CLBVELAND'S STOCK
It Must Be Sold By the Dix
ON Company's Receiver
to Pay the Fraud
Mayors Debts.

TRENTON, Dec. 1o, s90.--Chancellor Nc
Gin has filed an opinion in the case of
John A. Walker VS.. The Joseph Dixon
Crucible Company, on petition Of the re-
ceiver, Edward f. C. Young. Of Jersey
City, for direction to sell stock.
When Mr.. Young was appointed re-
ceiyer Of the company, Orestes Cleveland,
who had been president, was indebted to
il to a large amount. 10 secure this
amount he confessed Judgment for S55,
III. 40 In favor Of the receiver, and deliy-
cred five certificates of stock Of tie COM
pany, aggregating $50 shares, belonging
to his wife, Jane Ii. Cleveland. Upon the
backs of the certificates was a
power of attorney in blank to
sell and transfer the stock signed by
her and witnessed by her husband. The
receiver insists that when Mrs. Cleve-
lands stock was delivered TO him it was
assigned absolutely to the end that he
the proceeds of sale toward the payment
of his judgment against Mr.. Cleveland,
and he applied to the Court for direction
in the sale.
II is contended on the part of Mrs.
Cleveland tnat the stock was assigned to
the receiver merely as collateral security
for the payment Of his Judgment against
Mr.. Cleveland. and that Mrs. Cleveland
assented TO such assignment without
realizing its character and effect; that no
consideration was given by the receiver
for the assignment; that the receiver
has not disposed of the stock, and finally
that the assignment was unlawful be-
cause, being married woman, Mrs.
Cleveland could not become surety for
the payment of debt of another person.
On this last question the Chancellor, in
his opinion, holds that married woman
may not bind herself by promise to pay
the debt of another. but sue is invested
with power to dispose of her property.
and may transfer IL TO secure the pay
ment of the debt of another, and wnen
she has actually made such transfer she
cannot afterwards, at will, avoid it.
A voluntary transfer of stock by its
owner, perfected by delivery and accept
ance, becomes an executed contract, and
is irrevocable by the owner, for it was
founded upon the mutual consent of the
parties In reference to right or interest
passing between them. The receiver is
directed 10 sell the stock at public sale.
Out of the proceeds he will pay the bal
ance due upon his Judgment against Mr..
Cleveland, and if there be any surplus he
may apply for further instructions. Any
such surplus would naturally go to Mrs.
Cleveland and Mrs. Tillman.
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TEACHERS SALARIES.
The Schedule Fixed by thu
Board of Education
Last Night.
PAY FOR THE JANITORS
Appointments Made and Contract
for Coal and Wood Awarded.

The Board OF Education held an i'm
portant meeting last night The preseno
Of Bob Davis and a number Of schoo
principals. and the fact that the director
were in session for nearly three hours Ie(
me to think something important was II
the wind. Beyond awarding contracts
for coal Bnd wood. apportioning moneys
for the various schools. fixing the seized
ule Of teachers and janitors' salaries
there was little else transacted IN opel
session Mr.. John Reid assured me thu
there was little or no salary raising; bu
another prominent member declared
while the caucus was on that the troubN
was mainly an effort to increase salarla
without money to do So
MIR. Davis presence, IL appears, Wa
mainly due to personal interest IN tn(
election Of q janitor Of No. q school. Il
place Of James 0'Brien. resigned. Al
OF $1,000, and II was said that be WA
Dennis McLaughlin's man Mr.. Moran
said some pleasant things about O'Br1en.
There were number OF bids for coal
and wood. John Z. Carr. with Denni1
Mclaughlin. Michael Boylan and JOIN
Edelstein as sureties, offered to furnish
so tons Of coal at a. "A per gross ton; o.
mis- Mclaughlin and Henry Lembeck -
sureties. 80 per gross ton; and James
Coyle, with Hugh Dugan and Edward
Kelly as sureties. a. 20 psr gross ton.
Coyle was awarded the contract James
Johnson's bid was $780,
Whats the use Of being 30 particular
about the specifications" asked the meme
bers; they Il send what they like"
And that win be rs good as usual /" 70
piled Mr.. Reid
John J. Maxwell, with Archibald Nc
Henry aud Robert Muirheid as snreties,
was awarded the contract for furnishina
wood at $3.50 a cord His oompetitorS
were John Hap. <l025, and Hauck Broth}
ers. S. 70.
The schedule Of teachers' salaries was
fixed as follows
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-12
POTTERS PAY.
Manufacturers Say Only Equali-
zation Is Intended,
epeeial q the Jsrsey q Nelus.


TRENTON, Dec. IL. 1s90.-The manufac-
turing potters do not apprehend any
trouble with the sanitary pressers.
Several of them were seen yesterday by
a reporter, and all thought the matters
would be amicably settled. The pressers
at their meeting on Wednesday night
had been very temperate in their actions.
and they felt that when the committees
appointed have made their investigation
that no further difficulty would arise.
This equalization of prices. | venture
Ia say, viii not make a difference of $50
per week in the pay roll of the entire
number of sanitary pressers OF the city,
said one of the largest manufacturers of
sanitary ware. 1T Is not a reduction,
only an adjustment of prices among the
potteries 50 that they shall be uniform.
Good sanitary pressers now make fro N
$50 TO $40 per week. and are among the
best paid of all potters, and have been for
years Ii seems that the potteries have
not mad a uniform standard of prices
paid by one and all for the making of
the same line OF goods, and in some cases
one pottery has been giving from one
cent per dozen to thirty-hye cents a piece
more than others for the same work.
while in other pieces they might be pay
ing as much less. This has frequently
men, and they have from time to time
demanded in cases where the prices were
lower that they be brought up 10 the
highest price For two years this has
been going on, IL is claimed, aud a short
time ago such a demand was again made
OF one manufacturer, and the time IA
lowed him for consideration ex-
pires tomorrow. In the mean-
time the manufacturers considered
that to avoid the necessity of from time
TO time equallzing prices it would be far
better to adopt a standard list 10 be OBJ
served by all, and they met and agreed
upon the list which has been presented to
the committee At Maddock's the list
affects but two pieces. In other potteries
1t Affects as many as four or six pieces of
ware. The manufacturers believe that
when the committee has completed the
Investigation aud comparison OF the lists,
they will be satisfied that there is no in
tention TO lower the pay for the work.
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thirteen years of age. In his viii the
father of the girls left them the property
when they would come OF age. and ap-
pointed his brother, Stats o. Mead, ex-
ecutor Of the estate.
This was the introductory portion Of
the story as told by Miss Mead. The rest
is best told in her own words.
TERRIBLE CHARGES.
when my father died was only thir-
teen years old" she said II wanted my
mother to get out of thehovel In Hoboken
later, however, that my mother was be-
ing led on to act as she
did by my uncle. He seemed
bent on destroying us. My mother was
vicious woman. She was a bad woman,
but. thank God, her children are not so.
My uncle's desire seemed to be to have us
brought up in crime and misery. He
was primarily the cause OF the death Of
one of my sisters, who died from ne
glect.
when became of age I asserted my
rights and moved into more reputable
quarters. My mother lived with us until
few months ago. She annoyed US ter
ribly. She appeared to be Of unsound
mind and said all manner of thugs to
the neighbors rejecting on our character.
She is now living in Newark We are
paying her board"
MORE IN RESERVE.
"But in the postal cards you wrote to
your uncle you spoke about your bliRhted
life, and stated that his guardianship
wrecked two lives. What do you mean
by thats' asked.
The young woman flushed, and then.
with tear in her eye, she admitted that
there was more to tell which she said
would be told when the time came.
You speak about Abigail as being the
third girl whose life he had wrecked"
YES" she answered. "He is trying to
have her placed under her mothers care.
Why. it is only year ago that my uncle
thought 1t advisable to have my mother
placed in an asylum. My mother is a
most vicious woman. and there was some
thing peculiar about her marriage. When
this case comes up for trial, will show
my uncle in his true colors. At present
cannot say anything further.
Through the Vaccinations and lying
tongue of my mother our character has
been assailed. She is a perfect vixen
when aroused. There is no doubt but
what my uncle would like to see his
brothers. children fall as low as their
mother"
Here Miss Mead's pretty blue eyes filed
with tears. and, seeing how she was
moved, 1 did not prolong my visit
THE FAMILY.
The Mead family is one of the best
known in Newark. They move in the
best circles there, and apparently the
only thing that caused the trouble was
the unequal match that John Mead con-
tracted with Mary Sheridan many years
apo
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he reason the mother OF the girls lived
there was to save rent.
What Mary refers to when she says
was respon sfble for Eiiza's death. VIII ich
Eli "a had malignant scarlet fever and we
did not know anything about It until
two days before she died and when
we reached there she was beyond recov-
cry. When the girls learned what their
mother was they treated her SO shame
fully that she bad TO leave them and
90 to live at Harrison, where she
now is. She often wept TO me over the
conduct Of her daughters. whom she
loved devotedly. She was almost
heartbroken when the two old
girls turned their younger sister Abigail
against her.
II used TO visit the girls once a month
and carry them the money. But
stopped it when l received these threat
enlng postal cards
THE GIRLS WERE SATISFIED.
81 paid the girls their snare Of the estate
about six years ago, and they appeared
satisfied, as this letter will show and he
showed me the following letter."
JKRsEy Cry HEIoHTs. Dec. %, 1888.
DEAR UxcLE.--Hattie told me you were com
ing up to see us this week, and kept postpon-
ing my letter on that account. Ma and she
arrived here safe aud our debts all cancelled.
And now, dear uncle, during the most lovely
time OF Christmas We thank you for your
bAros c-tc auo N4.ShAatue,e ofet " hh1
our interests, OF which we understood
but little until now; but the older
grow the better we win understand It
and know how to appreciats the way you kept
your promise to our dear father to watch over
us And nobly you also. Uncle Joseph. stood
between US and this cold world. ever ready to
assist US in sickness or trouble of any kind
with your cheerful presence and open purse
when necessary. We we're completely shielded
from annoy ances of all kinds, and we hope you
you will continue yonr watchfulness, even
though inexperience and want OF thought did
not know your value. can assure you such Is
not the case now, as token OF which you will ac-
cept this little card sent with our best wishes
for your welfare, and hoping you and Aunt
Frances will have a merry Christmas and a
happy New Year, with many returns Of this
happy time; also that you will come up as soon
as possible. Your loving niecas.
MARY, EssIE, HATTIE, ABBIK.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-12
THE UNCLE'S STORY.
The Girls Turned from Their
Mother When They Learned
She Had Been a Servant.

/ called upon Mr. Stats Mead at his
home. No. "a Franklin street, Newark,
this morning. The house is in fashion
able quarter. is handsomely furnished
and has about it a general air of wealth
and refinement. Mr.. Mead is fine
looking old gentleman, with long
white beard and kind, pleasant express
sion. At first he was inclined to say
nothing about the affair and was deeply
distressed over the publicity which had
been given the matter. When had re-
story, he said
Their statement as 10 my father is cor
rect, he was gentleman and man Of
some means. My brother William, the
girls father, was very far from be-
ing wayward man, but was
very kindhearted and loving brother.
He was not as equally balanced as we
would like to have had him. He was be-
tween forty and fifty years of age when
he met Mary Sheridan. She was domes-
tic in my fathers family. My father saw
somewhat of an intimacy between them
which he did not approve of. But there
was nothing in their relations to which
the slightest suspicion could be attached.
NEVERTHELESS HE MARRIED HER
"After my fathers death he married
her, however. and they went to live by
themselves at East Newark. My mother
would n OF receive her former servant III
in the house as social equal
so they had to live by themselves
When my brother married Mary she was
considerably younger than he. She was
not a particularly good looking girl, but
was healthy and robust. My father and
mother had no objections TO her on any
moral grounds and her character was
good then and has been ever since. But
my mother objected to her solely on ac-
count of her inferior social posi- tion.
.After they had lived in Newark two
years they moved to Hoboken. Tn ey had
six children, two of whom died before my
brother, and when he died he left four
Girls, the Oldest of whom was
thirteen years and the young
est a nursing babe of three
months. When my father died he left
$4,000 in trust for my brother and any
children ne might have. As he was not
married until my father had been dead
several months my father made no pro
vision for his wife. l was appointed
guardian of my brothers children. Who
was there to whose care / could entrast
them but to their mother and did SO.
HOW THE GIRLS WERE WRECKED.
''That is what Mary Essie means wheD
she says that wrecked their lives. They
did not discover that their mother WAS
servant until they were quite
old and when they did dis
cover tie truth they upbraided me,
saying that l should not let such a
woman bring them MP. She neglected
them, they said. and did not give them
proper education
"why. the poor woman only had $50
month TO keep them ali on, and know
sne worked hard night aud dsy that they
might live respectfully and COM
fortably. As to the house on
Hoboken avenue. That was u house
which my mother gave 70 my brother and
fitted il up comfortably for them. Aud
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tic, opened In Rocheis Hall Wednesday
night The attendance last night wa 3
even greater than the first night. The
various booths are trimmed and the hall
profusely decorated with national colors.
A post Office and fish pond were added
last night to the many other attractions.
A detachment from Zsbriskie Post
headed by a brass band. marched in n
body TO the hall. A stage entertainmeDt
was also given. The various booths are
stocked with fancy and useful articles,
and the ladies are reaping a harvest TO
add TO the widows aud orphans' fund
These ladies are in charge of the
tables
Confectionery-Mrs Phillips and Miss
Mildred Phillips.
Flower-Mlss Emily Fitzhenry and
Miss Ida Phillips.
Garfield's-Miss Brown, Miss Fitzhen-
~. Miss Lowenstein and Miss Lawton-
Hooker's-Miss TooiD. Miss Fenton,
Miss Ormsby and Miss Vanderzee.
-Apron-Mrs. Lena Stulz, Miss Van
Nosrrand ana Mrs. Everett.
Fancy. y. 2-Mrs. Graham. Miss Gaha-
gan, Mrs Henry Hewitt and Miss Hoff-
man.
Supper-Mrs Garvin and Mrs. Hancock.
The fair viii run tonight and tomorrow
night.
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"A MYSTERIOUS SINKING.
The Tugboat vandercook Disappear
Without Apparent Cause.

The Tugboa tandercook disappears
Without Apparent Cause.
The tugboat Vandercook, owned by
Charles and Daniel McWilliams, was
sunk alongside McKeever's dry dock at
two O'Clock this morning. iand James
Farrell, OF No. 1872 Sussex street. the cook,
single; and George Brown, of Montgom-
ery street, second fireman. are still under
water. They are supposed TO have been
imprisoned in their hunks. Captain
Hughey Martin. who was asleep in the
pilot house jumped ashore, bare footed.
The boat carried a crew of eight men.
She had made fast to the dock about uine
and the rest of the crew had left her for
the. night No one knows the cause of
her sinking. She is an old boat and leaks
only when loaded She had come up for
repairs TO her wheel. The fires were
banked and the bilge pumped out before
the crew left.
Captain Martin was asleep when he was
aroused by the rafting OF dishes in the
kitchen. The next moment the boat gave
a side lunge, and he recognized that she
was sinking After he jumped ashore
ne looked around to see il the cook and
firemen had escaped. He has not seen
them since two hours before the boat
sank.
The boat sank In sixteen foot water,
and her smoke stack. a portion of her
pilot house and rail alone are above
water.
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NHAT - IANIToEs WI REcEfyE.

WHAT THE JANIIOHS WILL RECEltE
The schedule for the salaries Of janitors
$1,000; No. 2. $1,000; No. 8. <s25;
No. 3 Annex, s360.No. I. 5000 No
5, $500; No 6, $500; No. Z, sg7s;
No. S, ss2s; No. Q. $3.50; No. 10, $50; No
II. $3.50; No. II annex, s4oe; No. L, sg5os
80 Ss . s $50; g. S0 y, ssO s sS,s; 81. n; L.
$50; No. IS, $40; No. IS. $500; No. 20,
$500; No. p, $1,000; No. p, $1,000 Total
Sl7, ,4s7.
The apportionment of moneys for Incl
dental expenses of the various schools
was scheduled as follows:-No- l. $40;
No. 2, $40, No. 8. $50; No. annex <3gs
No 4. sl00, No. ), 500; No. 6. SI50: No. 7.
sls5; No. S. $1S5; No. Q. s45; No. 10. 500
No. IL, $1So; No. IL annex. $50; No. H. .<l55-
No. 49, S160; No. II. S1S5; No 10, $50, No
16, s75; No II. $50; No. is. $50; No. 1s, so;
No. 20. sl50, No. 2l, $3.50; No. p. S5os
total, S., 900.
Clerk Niseman was voted $50 a month
for incidental expenses and services -
clerk TO the various committees OF tho
Board The Board received commun1-
cat ion from the Board CT Finance notify
ing il that s., 500 had been appropriated
for additional repairs 70 various scnoolss
the money to be raised by borrowing and
issuing temporary loan bonds An inyl-
tatfon was accepted 10 attend the enter
tainment of the Forensic Society 70 be
held in the High School Assembly room
on December 10. Miss Emma c. Romar's
resignation as teacher in No school
was accepted. The schools were ordered
closed for the holidays from December =
10 January 5.
Superintendent Poland's monthly re-
port Tor November OF this year as COLI
pared with November Of last year showed
the following totals:-Time lost BY
absence OF teachers, ]. 2s6 hours, increase
over corresponding month OF last year,
81; number of children refused admis-
sion, 1875, increase. 6l; number Of seats in
primary department, II, 5i2. increase. 554,
grammar department, 4.934. decrease, z
all departments, 16, 446, increase. 552-
Number on register list doy Of month IN
primary department, Il. SSl. increase. 5sls
grammar department, 4.4l4. decrease 81;
all departments, 16. 10. increase. 90.
Average register in primary department.
Il, SO, increase, SOC; grammar department.,
4 44s. decrease "a; all departments. 10. sbo.
increase 4S2 Average attendance in
primary departments, II. sos, increase. 6d2S
grammar department, 4.255, increase. IL
Number Of teachers in primary depart
men5, 25S. increase, 2; grammar depart
ment, las, increase. 3, all departmentsv
406. increase, p.
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PROBABLY ACCIDENT.
Nothing to Prove That Sehwarz
Intended 10 Kill Mortgage.

The case Of Frank Schwarz, accused of
the murder Of Jacob Mortgage, of No. 1876
Steuben street, and Alexander Wicker
ough, held as an accessory to the crime.
was heard in the First district police
court this morning
Some halt dozen witnesses. including
several Polish laborers. who were at
work with Mortgage when he was struck
upon the head with a piece of timbe
thrown by Schwarz in the Central Rail-
road yards last Monday gave testimony
which tended to prove that the killing
was accidental There was absolutely no
testimony to prove that q conspiracy
existed between Wickerough and
Schwarz 10 murder Mortgage
Joseph White, the son-in-law. who said
him she overheard SchwarZ aud Wick
erough some weeks ago remark concern
ing her father that they would put him
out OF the way. was reported TOO i'll to
appear in court this morning, and his
VITA has been stricken down with some
contagious disease.
The balance of the Mortgage family. in
GLIDING Pauline. whom Mortgage OBJ
jected to Wicgerough marrying, were in
court, but, contrary to the impression
previously thrown out, gave testimony to
the effect that Schwarz and Mortgage
were on friendly terms, but Pauline
swore that her father had complained
number of times of being Threatened by
Wickerough. 1t was proved that Wick
CROUCH was not at work with the same
gang with Schwarz and Mortgage
Thomas EaressiitS. was the only witness
among those who were present when
Norgage was struck who speaks English.
us testimony, though much clearer. was
about the same as that given by the
Polish laborers- None of them saw
Schwartz hurl the piece of timber.
Schwartz wason top of fhe pile OF lum
Der. The pile was about i've feet high.
Mortgage, with the witness, was at work
below removing the pieces Schwartz was
throwing from the pile above.
They were both STOPPING. Suddenly a
piece Of timber two feet long and three
inches thick fell upon Mortgages head
and knocked him senseless. Schwarz de-
clared he did not know Mortgage was di-
rectly below him at the time
Justice Stllsing paroied Wickerough.
and committed Schwarz 10 the County
Jail until the testimony Of Mrs. White
can be further investigated. The inquest
is TO be held Wednesday night
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