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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-07
IS 1T THE RIPPER'S WORK.
An Aged Woman Horribly Butchered
In Whitechapel.

LONDON, Aug. z, 1S91.-That your In
spector Byrnes was wrong in supposing
his prisoner, FrenchY, was the simon pure
Jack the Ripper, seems to be proven by
horrible crime which has thrown London
into wild excitement this morning.
The victim is Mary Wolfe, aged seven
ty years. A policeman found her dying
in one OF the dark alleys that cut mp
Whitechapel at an early hour this
morning. She was covered with blood
and unconscious. Her throat was cut
and there was several stab wounds in her
body. She had evidently been seized
from behind. her assailant throwing his
arms around her neck and garroting
her. Then the knife was drawn across
her throat.
She struggled hard, for there is fright
full wound in her left arm, which she
threw up to defend herself Apparently
the Ripper was frightened of before he
completed his work, When found the
woman was still breathing. That she
could be alive with all these terrible
wounds is mystery.
SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY.
The place where the assault was made
was dark and dismal one. and as the
hour was early the usual prowlers had
sought refuge In doorways or under
arches. where they lay in drunken slum-
bers. AS rows are Of nightly, almost
hourly occurrence in Whiteohapel. no
attention was paid, il indeed any noiss
was heard, to what was of course taken
for one of the usual drunken scuffies-
| But for the old woman it was scuffi Q
| for life. From what can be learned of the
circumstances surrounding the attack. it
appears that the man, whom the people
of whitechapel are firmly convinced was
the famous Ripper" used his knife
with fendish ferocity. He Grasped
the woman by the head, and draw
| ing her backward, he. with one hand
across her mouth, sill enced the cries she
| would naturally have tried to make.
while with the other hand he drew the
keen bladed knife across her tightly
| drawn throat, infiictipg terrible wound.
| Then, using the knife as dagger, he
| plunged it into her body again and
| again.
| POLICE AT WORK.
The police are, as usual, hunting for
| some clew that will lead TO the identified
tion of the murderer, but. as in all the
| other Whitechapel crimes. the assassin
has disappeared. leaving no trace save his
mutilated victim. They have made one
arrest, but there does net appear to be the
slightest evidence against the prisoner.l
This is the thirteenth victim OF Jack the
Ripper. Two more must be sacrificed
before he will stop, for he has announced
that be will kill fifteen before he sur
| renders.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-07
A FATHERS SORROW.
Deserted in His Old Age
By His Daughters.
HIS PATHETIC STORY In COURT.
Believes They Have Been Enticed
Away By Designing Persons
Only the Shadow Of
Clew.

Il is seldom that pity Is excited In ths
hearts Of lawyers by any tale that IL told
in court, yet this morning when q poor
old man tottered up TO the railing in Re-
corder McDonough's room at Hoboken.
and in a quivering voice told how two Of
his daughters, one seventeen years old
and the other only twelve. had disap-
peared from home under circumstances
indicating that they had been abducted
for immoral purposes. there was no one
within reach Of the old man voice wno
was not movsp TO compassion
The old man said he was John
Graham. He earns his living by hard
work. For years past he has lived at
Sixth street and Willow avenue with his
two daughters, Alice and Annie. Alice
Is q lively girl, but not inclined to be
wayward until a few months aGo. Then
she made the acqnaintance OF man
named Isaacson, who, with his wife,
moved into the house directly adjoining
that In which the Grahams lived The
oldest daughter soon became intfnare
with them.
THE IRIS DIsoBEyED-
The old man said be did not like the
Isaacsens because they drank freely and
sometimes detained his daughter until
late In the night Finally he. forbade his
daughter from visiting them But the
the neighbors that while he was at work
both girls frequented the Isaacssns' apsrbr
ments. Yesterday morning the old ma1
went 10 his daily toll a. usual When -
returned at six O'Clock he found
that his daughters were were absent absent
that shortly after he left home horse
and wagon had backed up to the door Of
the house in which the Is2acsens lived
and conveyed their effects TO parts un-
known. When 1t dawned upon the poor
old man that his daughter had left him
liable.
The neighbors symparhized with him
and this morning he was advised 20 lay
the matter before the police When ques-
toned by Captain Hayes the old man
said that he had not the slightest idea
The only clew to their where
abouts was picked up by q sharp witted
woman who lived in the neIghb0rhood-
She thought that everything WAS not
right. and took the address on the side OF
the wagon which did the moving IL was
No. 941 Palisade avenue, Jersey CITY
Heights. Captain Hayes directed the old
man TO 20 TO this rruckman and ascertain
where he had moved the Isaacsen fnmtiy-
In case the truckman refused tnforma-
tion. Captain Hayes said he would deal
with him
Il would sooner see both my daughters
dead at nv feet" the old man said as he
left the court room My Oldest dauRh-
ter Is very pretty, and am satisfied that
the Iseaesens Kept dlsardersy hcnse=
Isaacsen never worked. and top the
first day that ! saw him dtd rot Ike
him. He has taken my daughters from
me, but ] viii have revenge Ii II costs me-
my iife.'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-07

secs. The bids were referred TO the
Committee on Court House and Jail.
The designations Of Jennie Hanrahan,
seamsties- ut the Aims House, and Of
Mary r. Noonan. assistant matron at the
Penitenliary, 70 take effect August %
were received and accepted. Freeholder
Ellis offered resolution which was
adopted. that Ellen Harkins be appointed
Miss Noonan's successor az a salary OF
900 year.
VERY BAD BOY.
Thomas Lamb Of No. 100 Washington
street. Hoboken, sent communication to
the Board concerning James Dolau, a boy
who mad been iRdentured to him by the
Freeholders. Mr.. Lamb stated that he
had to complain OF the bad conduct of
James ever since his father had tried to
get possession of him. He said that
few days ago Dolan secured a bottle OF
Wniskey and got drunk. While in that
condition he broke a lot OF crockery.
When demonstrated with the youth said
he was sixteen years old and would do as
be pleased. When he made this declara-
tion he jumped over the fence ia the yard
and fed. Mr.. Lamb had not seen him
since.
Warden Ryan Of the Almshouse report
ed that on July 81 there were in the insri-
tuition 645 persons. of whom twenty-one
were employees. or the inmates there
were:--Adult males. 216; minor males,
l54; adult females, 20; minor females.
"a, The total cost to maintain them was
g. 500 S5 and the average cost s7.1223
Warden Grimes. Of the Penitentiary, re-
ported that on July 81 there were IN his
institution. males, 222; females. Al: en-
ployes. male, 25; female, 2; a total Of go.
The cost for the month was 81. 100. 70 and
the average cost was S14 "A 3-l6 The
warden also reported that be had disposed
OF 40 yards Of crushed stone during the
month.
The report OF DR.. King, Superintendent
Of the Asylum. for July was as follows
Inmates. males, lis; females. ia: en-
ployes, 90. The cost was 50, $40 s. and the
average cost $Il.57.
The Freeholders adopted a resolution to
borrow =, 1000 as temporary loan to per-
init them 10 put In repair the New York
and Newark causeway, and the Board adj
journed TO meet next Thursday at half
past seven o'clock to act on the bids for
metal cases in the Registers Office. Free
holder Tierney was the only absentee
from last nights meeting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-07
FACILE MR.. WOODS.
No Objection to Larceny When Forg-
cry Is Inconyenient.

James S. Woods, the man who Was
arrested Wednesday for forgiRg the
name Of John S. Wolfe OF Pittsheld.
Mass, to a telegram sent TO the Pittsfield
National Bank FOR $50. has been identified
as the man who robbed Saloon Keeper
Baxter of No. Al York street OF gold
watch last Monday afternoon The sa-
loon keeper was asleep when the robbery
was effected. 1t appears from Mrs. Bax-
ter's story that Woods entered the saloon
on Monday evening while Mr. Baxter
was asleep at a table. He called for =
Mrs Baxter. While Wood was drinking
Mrs. Baxter was called 10 the aide door.
When she returned Woods mad disappear
ed and so had Mr.. Baxter's gold watch.
The description she gave the police ex-
actly tailed with Woods appearance
quarters and identified the prisoner as
the man who, she says. robbed her hus-
band Police Captain Farrier says he
has no doubt one of the pawn tickets
found upon WOODS viii lead % the trae-
ing of Mr.. Baxter's watch Woods will
not therefore be extradited to Massacha-
setts. but viii be held here on charge
Chief Of Police Nichols, Pittsfeld. ofwho
arrived here yesterday, as stated in the
NEWS, says that Mr. Wolfe. whose name
was forged to the telegram is promi-
nent -four ana feed merchant IN Pitts
field, and he knows nothing OF Woods
A newspaper clipping was found IN
Woods possession stating that Mr.. Wolfe
and his family were summering along
the New Jersey coast. The clipping WAS
from the Pittsheld Journal Mr.. Wolfe
was at home, and within reach OF the
bank officials who thns discovered Weeds
trick.
When Woods was arrested four SO
checks drawn on the Mechanics National
Bank Of New Haven, Conn. signed cy
Henry d. HotchKiss were found IN bis
possession Chief of Police Murphy this
morning received word from the bank
officials stating that no such person rs
Henry D. Hotcnkiss was known 70 them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-07

hung up for three months by the Finance
Board, and who are obliged TO sell their
claims ut sacrifice, nave certainly "a
grievance that the city should remedy.
But striker
Well, went over to Belleville yester-
dav to see SOME OF the employees and as
certain the probabilities OF strike. To
use the language of Que of the bosses:-
You couldn't drive 'em away with a
gatling gun. Discharge 'em, and they II
hang around for six months waiting TO
be taken on again"
This is the language OF resident os
Belleville:-"It the entire force were TO
strike every position could be refilled in
less than an hour"
President Somers Of the Street and
Water Board said:--"Not the slightest
probability of a strike. The idea is ridfc-
they have to sell their claims. It's pity,
too, when the city has in the neighbor-
hood Of half million OF dollars In the
banks"
While at Believille yesterday was
told the present supply Of oil would not
last the balance of the week, aud IL more
oil was not supplied the engines would
necessarily be shut down and pumping
discontinued. In the reservoirs were
kept Just about enough water to supply
this city for five hours The jersey City
Supply Company has refused to supply
tions now in the hands OF the Ftnanciers
are concurred in, and other firms are
necessarily wary. With reference to this
state of affairs President Somers said:-
"There is no danger of the engines
shutting down. Sooner than let this
happen the Commissioners would order
the oils on their own responsibility. And,
added Mr.. Somers, laugninely resuming
the question Of the alleged Threatened
strike among the employees, If strike Is
ordered we Commissioners can take q
hand at the engines. We have three
competent engineers in the Board"
MR. EDELsTEIN RETICENT.
called upon President Edelstein of the
Finance Board this morning in an effort
to get at the trne inwardness Of The pres
ent state OF adairs between the Einan-
ciers and the Street and Water Board.
Mr.. Edelstein is 10th to talk about tn q
matter, ana beyond stating that CONFER
ence between the two Boards would
probably take place on Tuesday or
Wednesday evening OF next week, at
which efforts will be made to arrange
that the employees at Belleville shall be
paid regularly every month. he declined
to discuss the situation.
As to the threatened stoppage of tht
machinery at Belleville for lack Of oil
Mr.. Edelstein said he himself had thii
morning ordered two barrels OF oil and
sent them to Belleville.
The delay In concurring In the pay roll:
of the Water Department appears to be
on account of the failure thus far of thu
officers of that department TO furnish In
formation concerning the receipts fol
water last year and additional informa
tion respecting the outlook for the pres
eut year As to the question when the
Finaneiers propose to concur In the re
quisitions for supplies it Is understood
they will never do SO until they are salts
fed the bills are fair and correct.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-07
THE LAUREATES OF ENGLAND.
Comforting the Degree In the Middle
Ages.


Ages.
1t is not hard to understand how, in
course OF time, the court poet should be
called the laureate. During the middle
ages, chartered universities conferred de-
Rrees in poetry, by laurearion. The
laurel was put upon the head of the stu
dent who mad successfully taken his
poetical degree, and in England he was
entitled TO wear habit OF White and
green, and the word "Calhope" embroi-
dered upon il in silk and gold. The last
instance of laureation in England was
that of Thomas Thomson in 1914
We can now give a clear and definite
answer to the question as to who was the
first laureate The answer must depend
upon what is meant by the question. If
we mean who was the first patented poet
laureate, the office does not 60 back fur
ther than Ben Johnson; practically. how
ever, Spenser was the first OF the present
hne of laureates. though many would
say il begins with Chaucer. But II by
the laureate we simply mean the court
poet, then we must seek for the origin of
this Office In tnat far-off darksome period,
when as yet history had not begun to
light her torch. From Spenser to Tenny-
son the roll continues almost unbroken.
The laureate ship is an an ornamental
appendage TO the court, and Will probably
endure I'LL jealous eyes are AAeu on tuo
ancient crown itself. But it is something
more than an ornamental appendage 70
the crown. During the long reign of
"king Alfred" as Longfellow, in his
generous recognition of the laureate's su-
premacy, styled Alfred Tennyson, a
change has been passing over the spirit
OF the Office he has borne with such quiet
dignity. His patriotic sympathies with
the veal and woe of his sovereign $
people have transcended the narrower
bounds of his sovereign's court. The poet
of the court has been well-nigh trans
figured into the poet Of the nation The
Literary Digest.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-07
CHIEF TWO STRIFE.
How the Old Indian Chief Came By His
Queer Name.

How the Old Indian Chief Came BY His
Queer Name
The early arrivals though, all but Two
Strike, the little Old chief who is third in
rank Of the Sioux nation. have now
adopted the garb of civilization for the
most part. They cling to their mecca
sins, though. and several of them refused
TO put their feet into shoes Two Strikes
only concession to civilized notions Of
dress is to wear pair of black trousers
Wrapped in gay blanket. his long
shiny hair hanging in two plaits down
the two sides of his shriveled, yellowish
face, he sits close beside the big stove in
the parlor of the boarding houss on Third
street and deyotes his attention TO keep
ing warm
The origin of Two Strikes name is in
teresting The facetious suggestion that
it comes from the national game OF base
ball is, of course, erroneous The appel
lation is as proud one as an Indian
could bear, from an Indian point of view.
For an Indian to Kill an enemy is COM
monplace. But an especially brave In
dian will. after he has killed his enemy,
dismount from his pony and strike his
dead enemy's body with mis- open band or
a feather, as if to say: IF you were
alive / could kill you again" This
ghastly, boasting blow. is often
dead Indians friends always try to kill
the particular enemy that killed him.
The second strike is often given at greater
risk than the first had been, and an In
dian is always very proud Of having
given il.
The Sioux language has its numerals
one, two, three, but nothing correspond
ing to our first, second, third, etc, so
what should be second strike in the In
dian tongue, becomes Two Strike. the
old warriors name. He is famous for
the number of times be has given the
two strike. - WASHINGTON Post.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-07
GROcERS, ANNUAL OurING..
Shooting and Dancing Mt the schuetzen
Park Yesterday.

Shooting and Dancing Mt the sehuetzen
Park Yesterday.
About one hundred and fifty mem.
bers of the Jersey City Grocers' AS.
sociation assembled at Steirs' Hall
on Jersey avenue yesterday. The
line of march was formed in Jersey ave-
nue.. Preceded by the Lederhaus Mill
Iarv Band the grocers marched through
Jersey avenue and neighboring streets to
the cars, which were TO take them to the
Schuefzen Park.
President Rudger led the procession.
having as aids Charles G. Raman. j. j.
Whitten, Henry ]. Kloop and J. Adeung.
At the park a shooting contest was
held. Grocer Weber won the
first prize. an order for $50.
given by Lembeck, Betz q CO.
The second prize was taken by Otto
Reimau. After the shooting the wives
and daughters of the grocers began ar.
irving, and dancing was the principal
pleasure.
Among those present were Mr.: and
Mrs. II. Adelung, Mr.. and Mrs. julius
Wittpenn, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Behrens, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonn Egger.
MI. and Mrs. William Bosen, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Kloop, Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad
Steers. Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Kloop, Mr.and
Mrs. Henry Behrens. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Behrens. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Glokes
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Reinman, Mr.. and Mrs.
j RuQger, MIR. and Mrs. j. Tietjen,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Konow, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Roster, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Hirsch, Mr.
and Mrs. +. n. kellers. Mr.. and Mrs.
Salzolt
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-07
LIQUOR AND LICENSE.
Does One Permit Cover a Dozen or
More Bars?

Judge William u. Daily, OF the Hobo
ken District Court. has handed the
Township Committee of Union an
opinion to the effect that a license con-
templates one place and no more, and
for every bar erected beyond the one frst
set up and established a license is re-
quired. and a failure to obtain such
license and selling without the same is a
violation Of the law.
Ia Hudson County there are a large
number OF pleasure parks and resorts
where liquors are sold over more than
one bar under one license. The matter
at issue is whether they can legally
do so.
The holders Of the licenses under such
circumstances are deeply interested.
They claim that one license le sufficient
to cover as many bars as used. provided
tney are under one roof OF within one in
closure.
At Schuetzen Park there are several
liquor or beer bars Hugo Kroebel, the
lessee. pays for one license TO cover all Of
them He, however. pays North Bergen
Township $500. while the ordinary saloon
proprietor pays only 500 for a license.
kroebel, under the conditions Of his
license. is privileged to run rs many bars
or beer booths In the park as he may
choose. During the Plattdeutsches Volks-
fest at least twenty booths are erected
where beer is sold, and they, as is held,
comply with the law by selling as agents
for Kroe eDel
At the Hudson County Jockey Club
race course at Guttenburg, Wilkens &
Itkins are the lessees OF the bars. They
pay North Bergen township 500 for a
license and run at least i've liquor and
beer stands.
At Monitor Park there are three beer
stands They paw Union township only
$50. There are a number OF other places
in Hudson county, and in fact through
out the State. where LIQUORS are old over
many bars operating under one license.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-07
RATHER A LIVELY ROW.
One omcer Hit With an Axe, aud An
other Throttled.

other Throttled.
Nicholas Powers. a longshoreman
aged thirty-nve years, his wife.
Kate, aged thirty-sfx years; Mary
A White, aged thirty-seven years,
and Gustav Froeblich, aged thirty seven,
all Of No. 253 Newark street, Hoboken.
were prisoners in the Recorders Court
this morning, charged with disorderly
conduct. Policemen Harrison and
Schneider also made a charge of afro
cious assault against Powers. The house
IN which the prisoners live IS a three
story tumble down frame dwelling.
The entrance is from side alley. The
place is owned by a man named Healey,
aud 1t has received the name OF 'Healey's
Ranch" In the row which called the po-
the head which she said was inflicted By
Mrs. Bowers As Harrison entered
the room Powers rushed at
him with an upliftea axe It
came down with full force, but the blade
missed the mark, only the handle falling
on the policeman's shoulder. Policeman
Schneider struck Powers on the head
with his night stick Harrison
then grabbed the axe and
dropped it out of the window.
As he turned he saw Schneider living on
the lounge. while the half crazed Powers
had him by the throat Harrison brought
his clue into use, ana Powers was beaten
into submission. Gustav Froebllch inter
fered and was made prisoner also.
Powers scalp was literary laid open By
the blows he received City Ply sician
Simon dressed his wounds and that OF
Mrs. White. Powerswas committed in de-
fault of $500, and the others were sent TO
jail for thirty days each
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-07
A BOYS WICKED JOKE.



Special to The JERSEY cftg Nel0s.
CAPE MAY, Aug. 6, 1So1.-A run on the
local branch of the New Jersey Safe De-
posit and Trust Company of Camden was
caused to day by an idle and groundless
rumor. John NJ. Love. porter in the
Stockton Hotel; Informed n fellow work-
man named Riley that the company was
goipg TO fail
Riley became excited and circulated
the rumor. There was a run, and the
bank was besieged by anxious depositors.
Payments were promptly made on all
checks presented. and as most of these
were for small amounts the assurance
OF the attaches of the bank seemed to
gradually quiet the fears of the anxious
depositors, and the run did not last more
than an hour.
Fifteen minutes after the run had
started she cause OF 1t was traced to Love
and he was promptly arrested on the
charge of maliciously circulating a false
report. Love was taken before Mayor
Edmunds and held in $1,000 bail for q
hearing.
AT the hearing Loves bail was reduced
to $500. and he was held to await the de-
cision of the Grand Jury at the Septem-
ber term of court During the day about
$4,000 was paid, while the deposits
amounted TO several hundred dollars in
excess of the amount refunded.
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WEBSTER sURRENDERs.
Had No Difioulty I'm Evading the Police
of the Metropolis

Had No Dificulty in Evading the Police
OF the Metropolis
Bertram C. Webster, who shot Edward
f. Goodwin. Jr., in cowardly and brutal
fashion at the Percival fats, obltgingly
surrendered himself to the police this
morning. The capitulation was made in
an unusual way. Instead of going to the
police station Webster repaired to the
office of his attorneys, Messrs. Howe s.
Hummell. When all was ready q mes
sage was sent to Captain Mclaughlin and
Detective Sergeant Carney. who went to
the Office and escorted the murderer to
Inspector Byrne's office. after which he
was arraigned at jefferson Market and
committed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-07

Charles Peters, aged thirty-two years,
of No. 1s4 Adams street. Hohoken. scared
the neighbors last night by firing load
ed revolver out OF his window. he broke
several panes of glass on the opposite
side of the street and narrowly missed
hitting Antonio Pratto-
The bullet whizzed uncomfortabiy close
TO Pratto's head. Policeman Davis ar
rested Peters, who said he had thrown
away the revolver. II could not be found
Tine Recorder fined Peters $50. Unless
he pays he will get thirty days