The Monmouth inquirer., 1890-05-08
NEWS OF NEW JERSEY.
Brief but Pithy Mention of the
Happenings of a Week.
IN THE VICINITY AND ELSEWHERE

Items Which Tell the Story of Seven Days
Crimes and Casualties and Other Inn
portant Matters, Arranged Attractively
and Given in Few Words.
RtCHLAND, N. j., April 30.-A gang of
men employed by the Seashore Railroad
company, new concern, attempted to put
down rails to cross the tracks of the West
Jersey railroad Tuesday morning, but as
fast as the rails were put down gang of
men employed by the latter company pulled
them up. The men of the West Jersey
company finally ran a heavy locomotive on
the crossing, which prevented the Seashore
men from doing any further work. Several
personal conflicts occurred between the
rival workmen, but as yet no one has been
seriously injured
The Legislature.
TRENTON, May 5.
Monday-In the senate: A bill making 1t
a misdemeanor to sell, pledge, pawn or Sc
crete any property borrowed, loaned or
purchased on the installment plan was
passed.
Monday-In the house: The anti-railroad
insurance relief bill and an act appropriat-
ing $50 900 to furnish offices in the state
house were passed.
Cattle Burned to Death.
ELIZABETH, n. j., May 3.-A large barn
and several sheds, the property of ex-Con-
gresham John Kean, were destroyed by
fire here Friday morning. Fifteen cows
and three horses were burned to death.
The fire was of incendiary origin.
Anot,er Suspeusion
CAMDEN, N. j., May 3.-The Fidelity
Surety, Trust and Safe Deposit company
suspended payment Friday morning. c. L.
Work, the president of the Gloucester Ma
tional bank, which suspended Thursday,
was also its president.
A Clever Escape.
JERSEY CITY, May Frank Duggan, a
convict in the Snake Hill penitentiary,
cleverly made his escape early Thursday
morning by digging a hole In the wall OF
his cell with pair of shears which he
somehow had smuggled into his cell He
has not yet been recaptured.
Another Bank suspends.
CAMDEN, N j., May 2.-The Gloucester
City National bank closed its doors Thurs
day morning. The suspension is supposed
to be due to the failure of the Bank of
America in Philadelphia, with which it
had dealings. No statement of the banks
affairs could be secured, the officials de-
clining to make any statement
Part of His Ear Was Gone.
JERSEY CITY, May 4.-Thomas Mestro-
peitro, dudish looking italian, 21 years OF
age, whose father conducts sort of bank
| ing business in the Italian colony of the
old Sixth ward, was arraigned before Police
Justice Stilsing Saturday on a charge of
mayhem, preferred by Samuel J. Ilosey,
baggage master in the employ of the Penn
sylvania railroad company, who lives at
1874 Grand street.
Mr. Losey appeared in court with con-
siderable portion of his left ear missing
and the rest of it was done up i'll black
plaster.
The complainant statedssthat at about 2
o'clock Saturday morning, while walking
home on Newark avenue, accompanied by
his friend, John Hays, they saw light in
tha Cooper Hall concert saloon and entered
the place. The prisoner, two other young
men and two females were engaged in hav-
ing merry time
Soon after entering, and while standing
at the bar, Mestropeitro stepped up and ac-
cused Hays of making remarks rejecting
upon the character of the young women
and Immediately dealt him a blow in the
face Losey interfered to save his friend,
who was innocent of the charge, when Mes
tropeitro grappled with him, and during
the tussle managed to bite off piece of his
ear and spit it out on the floor. While this
n
Policeman Mohrenstein, who made the ar
rest The accused was held in 1000 bail
| for trial.
Young vandergrift Guys the Doctor.
MOUNT HOLLY, N. j., May 3.-In the trial
of Mrs. Vandergrift for attempting to
poison her son. Norman, Professor o. G.
Wood, of the University of Pennsylvania,
testified that Norman's symptoms could
have been produced by gastro-intestinal
catarrh as we'll as by an irritant poison.
He said DR. Hull's treatment was all wrong
and doubtless made the boy worse Pro-
fessor William Pepper, of the same institu-
tion, gave similar testimony. Young Nor
man was recalled and testified that one
night during his illness the doctors gave
him up, saying he could not live twenty
four hours, but after they left he went
downstairs and ate a hearty meal. He
afterwards wrote a letter to the doctors
thanking them for their opinion. The testi-
mony for the defense thus far has been very
strong, and public opinion is less severe
against Mrs. Vandergrift than it was.
An Art Gallery Damaged by Fire.
NEWARK, N. J., May 5.-The elegant art
gallery attached to the residence of j.
Bramhall, at Orange, was partially de-
stroyed by fire Sunday, causing loss OF
$4,000 Among the pictures destroyed was
the best proof of Seymour Haden's Aga
memmon,'' Thomas Moran's Battle of
Harlich" and fine copies OF Mcneil Whist
ler's works
Mayor Cleveland Sworn In.
JERSEY CITY, May 6-Mayor Cleveland,
of Jersey City, was sworn in for the sixth
.ime as the chief executive of Jersey City
1T noon yesterday. This is the mayors
third consecutive term, three of his terms
having been served during the war. AS
soon as Mayor Cleveland had been sworn
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