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The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28

The three days tournament of the
Interstate Manufacturers and Dealers
Association, which was concluded yester-
day at Buffalo, has been one OF the
largest and most successful meetings
ever held. The weather has been more
than favorable, and good scores gener-
ally have been the result. The handicap
ping system adopted by the association
meets with favor, as the amateur is fully
protected. At this meeting six amateurs
have been advanced to the expert class,
and they will hereafter have 70 ''trot" in
the free-for-all class. The best averages
in today's contests were made 10 the ex-
pert class by f. ID. Miller of Springfield,
N. j., with 50 2-5 per cent, N. Apgar of
New York city taking second with So per
cent In the amateur class I. II. Tollert
OF WATERFOWL. N. Y, took first with an
average of 90 lilo per cent, a Pope of
Olean, N. Y, getting second place with a
record ofiS0 1-5- The next meeting of the
association is scheduled for Knoxville,
Tenn. September IS, 16 and II.
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28
rRor AT WEST SIDE.
Darkness Fell Alter Five Heats Had
Been Trotted.

Darkness Fell After Five Heats Had
Been Trotted.
West Side Driving Park, on Duncan
avenue, presented yesterday one Of the
Hveliest scenes that has been witnessed
there in a number of years. This park
has one Of the finest half-mile tracks in
the country, but. on account OF the bad
roads leading to it, and also the distance.
it has run down. The club which has
secured control of it has lease Of the
track. hotel and stable for five years aad
intends 10 keep It in excellent condition
Tney have men working on Duncan ave-
nue. repairing the road. They also intend
building new hotel and club house.
The track is open every day to members
of the association, aud they give sweep
stake races every Thursday. The race
yesterday was sweepstake race Tor a
purse Of 500. best three out OF five heats,
In harness, to suikies. Owners to drive.
The race was not finished ana was
postponed until tomorrow at two O'Clock,
on account of darkness. William Reea
was jadge and }. Schenker, timer
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28
NOTICE no cREpIroRa

Estate Of Richard Harmon, deceased. Thomas
Harmon. executor of Richard Harmon. deceased.
by order OF the surrogate of Huason County dated
June lS 1881 hereby gives notice to the creditors OF
said decedent to bring IN their dsbts demands and
claims against the estate OF said decedent under
oath or affirmation within nine months from she
date of said order or they Will be forever barred
OF any action therefor against said exeeutor.
THOMAS HARMON
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28

The annual swimming contests for the
championships of the Amateur Athletic
Union were decided yesterday at Nyack.
The final iu the 100 yards sprint had six
starters. 1t was a close finish. w. e.
johnson, NJ. A. c., the champion held MS
laurels. He won by two yards from
Thomas Carey, Cathedralt l.. and A. s.,
who was one vard'in advance H. Hatha-
minute 10 3-5 seconds. Johnson sails for
Europe next week TO take part In the 100
yard swimming championship Of Eng
land at St George Baths. London on
October TO- Eleven contestants started
in the mile race. ]. r. Whittemore. Pas
time A. c., OF st. Lonis, won by 30 yards.
G. HysIop. the Canadian champion. was
second. and ID. Bell. Pastime A. c., third.
Time, "A minutes, IL 3-5 seconds.
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28
cuT NIrn 4 cnIsgL


SerIOus AHray BetWeen fEols m a 1r000
ken Factory.
George Leon, thirteen year old youth
employed at Keuffel g. Esser's rule fac
tory, Hoboken, quarreled with John
Beh ukes a sixteen year old lad, in the fac
tory just before quitting work last night.
Behuke had been tormenting Leon and.
according to Icons story, struck him
several times.
Leon, In a at Of rage, picked up chisel
and lunged at Behuke. The chisel en-
tered Behuke's body about two inches
from a vital spot He fell to the floor
bleeding. His condition Is critical Leon
fled and later surrendered himself TO
Captain Hayes. He is held
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28
n Office TO cREDIToEs.

Estate OF Margaret hccue. or McHugh. deceased.
John Sheridan and Philip Tnmiity. executors OF
Margaret AeCue, or Mcnugh, deceased. by order
OF the surrogate Of Hudson county dats1
June 1891. hereby give notice 10 the creditors OF
said decedent bring In their debts demaa d. and
claims against the estase OF said decedsnt
from the OF said order. they will pc forever
bzrred OF any action therefor ayainss said z 70
PulLIP 1uALIx
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28

Result of League games yesterday
Pittsburgh. Z; New York, 1. Cincinnati,
10; Brooklyn, g. Boston. II; Cleveland
2. Chicago. 8: Philadelphia, 1.
The American Association games yes
terday resulted as follows:--Boston, s.
Milwaukee. 2. Louisville, 3; Athletics, 2.
baltimore. II; Columbus, q st. Louis,
10: Washington. s.
Eastern Association resuits:-Iebanoo
2; Troy, /.
Owing to the disbauding of the Syra-
cuse and Rochester clubs, the four re-
manning clubs decided that, as Buffalo
had the championship won, a series of
twenty-fonr games should be PLAYED be-
tween the Albany, Troy. Lebanon and
Buffalo Clubs.
The ST. Louis Club will play the New
York Reserves at Monitor Park, Wee
hawken. on Sunday. Manager Murphy
has made arrangements with the West
Shore Ferry Company to have extra
boats running. rbe New York Reserves
will be composed Of the following play
ers:-Crane, 1b.; O'Ronrke, c.; Burdock,
2b.; Kennedy, C. T.: Nelson, S. s.; Be.
cannon, 3b.. GalligaD, p. or l. T. 5letke,
p. or L T.; Domeschke, r. T.
There Is little question that the Detroit
A. G. and New Jersey A. G. teams will
again battle Tor the Amateur Athletic
Union championship. The Bergen Point
lous ease, and will now have the hardest
task of the season, the defeat Of the
Columbia A. Z. team of Washington.
The Capital City boys are playing q
strong game and are quite liable 10 sur-
prise the jersey men. However, the
bids are in favor of the la ter winning
the series. The Detroit aud Cleveland
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28

Notice is hereby given that the final account of
the subscriber Administrative of Ferdinand
Staehelin deceased. will be audited and stated BY
the Surrogat OF the county of Hudson ana report
d for settlement on Friday the second day of
October next.
Dated July 2s A. d. 1891.
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28
Hupsos cquNTy onraANs' COURT APRIL

II Term, A. D. I59L
on the application OF Catharine Dolan. adminfs-
tratrix OF Philip Doian. deceased
order to show cause
Catnarine D tlan. Administrative or Philip Dolan.
deceased, having exhibited 10 this CoarI under
ia and debss Of said deceased, whereby IL ap
pears that the personal OF said Philip Dolan
deceased. Is insufficient 70 pay bis debts. and
Quested the aid OF the Courr In the premises.
lands. tenenlents ana teal estate OF said PniliD
nolan, deceased. appear before ths Court AZ the
Of October nexi. to chow cause. why so much of
estate Of the said Philip Dolan. dece ased, should
not be sod. VIII sufficient pay MS deo ors.
Done in open Court. July 81 ls9L
Clak
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28

lantic City and yesterday paraded with
the Commandery. During his absence
udge Rusch is Acting Recorder.
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28

The w. j. Barry Association will meet
this evening at its rooms on Henderson
street. All members are requested to
attend.
The Shamrock football team will hold
its regular weekly nesting this evening
at its rooms No. 220 Erie street
The Gaelic team will meet this evening
at Pavonia avenue and Erie street.
The Owl Club, Captain William
O'Neill, will meet tomorrow evening at
its rooms No. 116 Pavonia avenue
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28

a match race will take place at West
Siae PARK next Thursday afternoon at
two O'Clock, between II. Berens' SLEEPY
Day. and j. r. Christie's Montague.
The race will be for 500 aside. Each side
has posted SIS as forfeit.
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28

The meeting Of the Monmouth Park Rae
ing Association closed Wednesday. The
rich pick OF the day was the Patrimony
colt. With ODDS of 40 to against him he
won the CaIteret handicap. San Juan
carried off the Jersey handicap.
Inc Saratoga meeting closed yesterday
Four favorites won.
A fine card is presented by the Hudson
County Jockey Club for its meeting TO-
day.
The valuable Futurity stakes, worth
about S75, 600 will be divided tomorrow
at the meeting of the Coney Island
Jockey Club. Twenty-three entries are
on the list.
Rollo broke the yearlihg pacing record
at Poughkeepsie yesterday. He made the
mile in .37 3-4. The record which has
stood for six years was 2.3S.
Remarkable work was done at Inde-
pendence. Iowa, yesterday, by Nancy
Hanks. She trotted three heats ia 2 IL,
2. 1881 and 49, Allerton in the same race
beat an previous records. HIS time for
the three heats was ? 12A, 2. 1315 and 2.13-
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28

When Baby was sick. we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child. she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she ciung to castoria
When she had Children. she gave them caseori'
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28

A. L. Christie. manager for Thomas
Longfeld, the champion roller skater of
New Jersey, is taking a trip through the
New England States, stopping at all the
largest cities making arrangements for
the ce..-sng season. Longfield will he
matched against the fast skaters of the
East. He will skate a three-miIe race
against three of the fastest skaters OF
Bridgeport, Conn, taking a fresh man
for each for prize. The races will take
place next month. He will skate against
Clarence Clark or Melvin Lockwood, we'll
known crack skaters OF New York, in a
five-mile race at the opening of Oakland
Rink next month. Longfleid will repre-
sent the Tabernacle A. A, and viii meet
all comerS this season.
The Jersey City news., 1891-08-28

1t is expected that w. r. Hearst's new
Herreshoff steam yacht will arrive at
Bay Ridge tomorrow. Although she has
not in trial attained the speed OF twenty
five miles an hour called for in the con-
tract, Mr.. Hearst has accep ed her. and
win try and arrange to have her taken 70
San Francisco this fall The yacht has a
coal capacity for twenty-four hours run
ming at twenty-five miles an hour. Her
gross tonnage is 6s26. Several altera-
tions will be made before the yacnt has
another trial for speed.
The dining room of the New York Ath-
letic Club presented a scene of gHyety
last night. the occasion being compli-
mentary banquet to the champion eight
cared crew or the club which carried off
the honors in the recent national regatta
at Washington.
The eighth semi-annual tennis tourna-
ment for the championship of Central
Park will begin on the lower" Park
courts tomorrow afternoon at two p. m.
This years fall tournament will be the
largest ever held in the. Park.
The cricket eleven of the New Jersey
Athletic Club will meet at Paterson to-
morrow afternoon the eleven of the
Paterson Cricket Club in the final match
for both aggregations of the series for the
cha mpionship Of the Metropolitan Dis
trict Cricket Leagues first section.
Should the Jerseyites score victory they
will be assured of holding first place in
the section. Should the match result in
a draw the Jerseymen viii be tied for
first place with the eleven of the Staten
Island Cricket and Baseball Club.
Entries for the annual tall open handi-
cap game of the New Jersey Athletic
Club to be held on Saturday, September
3, will close tomorrow with Walter w.
Scott, p. o. box No. GIL. New York city.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-10
BASE BALL RECORDS.
Scores Made by the National League and
Association Clubs.

Scores Made by the National League and
Association Clubs.
CHICAGO, July 2-Following are given
the scores made at base ball by League
clubs yesterday: At Philadelphia-New
York, 2; Philadelphia, A. At Brooklyn
Brooklyn, o; Boston, G. At Cincinnati
Cincinnati, A; Pittsburg, g. At Chicago
Chicago, o; Cleveland, 8.
Association: At Boston-Boston, g;
Washington, 3. At Philadelphia-Ath-
letic, 2; Baltimore. 4. At Columb us-Col-
umbus, A; Cincinnati, 9. At st. Louis
st. Louis, 5; Louisville, T.
CHICAGO. July Swallowing are the
base ball scores made by League clubs
yesterday: At Brooklyn, q
Boston, 3. AT Observation-Disclosures, o;
Pittsburg, /. At Chicago-Chicago, 90;
Cleveland, 5. Philadelphia-New York
game postponed-wet grounds.
Association: At Boston-Boston, IL;
Washington, 4. At Columbus-Colum-
bus. 4; Cincinnati, /. At st. Louis st.
Louis, Is; Louisville, Z.
CHICAGO, July Yesterdays League
base ball scores were as follows: At Gin
cinnati-Cincinnati, @; Pittsburg, 5. At
Chicago-Chicago, 6; Cleveland, A.
Association: At lphia-Athletic,
6; Baltimore, 2. At Washington-Wash
ington, 2; Cincinnati 2-thirteen innings
called, rain.
Following are the League base ball
scores on Saturday: At Pittsburg-(morn-
ing) Pittsburg, A; Boston, 5. after
noon) Pittsburg, /; Boston 2. At Gin
cinnati-(morning) Cincinnati, 2; New
York, @ (Afternoon) Cincinnati, 4; New
York, 5. At Notwithstanding Cleve-
land, Is; Philadelphia, IA. (Afternoon)
Cleveland, 1; Philadelphia, 8. At Chi
cago-(morning) Chicago, 0; Brooklyn,
8. (Afternoon) Chicago, 5; Brooklyn, g.
Association: At Boston = (morning)
Boston, z: Columbus, a. (Afternoon)
Boston, 10; Columbus 3. At Philadelphia
-(morning) Athletic, 8; st. Louis, s.
(Afternoon) Athletic, ~; st. Louis, g. At
misunderstanding Cincinnati, z;
Cincinnati, g At shington-(morning
Washington, s; Louisville, Z. Sunday
at Rocky Point, r. I.-Boston, 6; Column
bus, 16.
CHICAGO, July THE base ball players
of the League made the following records
yesterday: At MISUNDERSTANDING 2;
Boston, s. At Cleveland,
8; Philadelphia, 4. At Cincinnati-Cinci
natl, 2; New York, l. At Chicago-Chi-
cago, 8; Brooklyn, t.
Association: AT Boston-Boston, 1; Col
umbus, 3. AT adelphia-Athletic, 4;
st. Louis, z. At Baltimore-Cincinnati 5;
Baltimore 8. At Washington-W Washing
ton, A; Louisville, 6.
CHICAGO. July S.-Scores made by
League base ball clubs yesterday were as
follows: At Chicago-Philadelph 6;
Chicago, 2. Other League games post
poned-rain.
Association: At Boston-Boston, 12;
Columbus, 0. At ladelphia-Athletic,
z; st. Louis, l. At Baltimore-Cincin-
8; Baltimore, 2. At Washington-Was
ington ID: Louisville z
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-10
ALL PLEDGED TO SECRECY.

The Witnesses VIII Say Nothing Except
That Electricity Is n Success.
Half an hour before the time fixed for
the executions to begin, the witnesses were
informed by Warden Brown. and of each
was required a pledge that he would not
say any thing of what he saw to anybody
outside. In other words they were pledged
to the strictest secrecy about the whole
affair.
Names of the witnesses.
The witnesses of the execution so far as
known were: DIR. Carlos +. Mcdonald,
of the state lunacy commission; DIR. Frank
lin Townsend and DIR. Samuel b. Ward,
Of Albany; Charles Durston, warden of
the Auburn prison; George Franch, an at
torney from Albany; DIR. @. Z. Daniels
and DR.. Southwick, of Buffalo; John w.
Hogan, deputy attorney general of the
state; DR.. Wilson, of Newburg; Dr. A. w.
Rockwell, of New York; Professor Laudy,
of Columbia college, and George Edgar
Oliver, of Albany, a friend of Governor
Hill. These witnesses and one or two 9TH
ers, whose names are not known, signed
the certificates of death which Warden,
Brown is to file with the county clerk
within ten days. Warden Durston left
Sing Sing on the $3.50 p. m. train for New
York.
From these men it was the purpose Of
the reporters to obtain detailed account
of the CHASTITY scene-if they could.
The Chaplain Convinced.
Rev. Mr.. Law, chaplain of the Tombs,
said: IL was fully convinced that the kill
ing of murderers by electricity was a
failure, but am now convinced to the
contrary. Every one of the men went tC
the chair calmly and died easily and with
out pain or contortion. Death was in
Simultaneous. am bound to secrecy and
can say no more" 1t is said that the war
den read the death warrants to the con-
demned men Monday night shortly before
midnight in the presence Of some of his
witnesses They were certainly not read
in the cells or in the death chamber.
The Autopsies All Performed.
The autopsies, contrary to expectations,
were performed by o'clock, and the corps
of physicians left the station short time
after that for New York and Albany. DIR.
Mcdonald, who conducted the execution
and autopsy, vas asked for statement.
He declined to give any information, say
ing that the results would be given out
in Albany from official sources. Asked to
deny the statement that the men did not
die instantly, he said: II have nothing to
say as to that. Inconsistencies was i'm
mediate, and the men suffered no pain.
Made no resistance at ALL"
Would Neither Affirm Nor Deny.
"Do you deny that they were burnedS"
was asked. 81 decline to be interviewed
on that point"
DR.. Ward was asked: "Did the first
shock kill the menu" and said: II do not
care to answer that. / think the execu-
tion successful"
DR.. Mcdonald was asked how many
volts were used, and declined to answer.
All the witnesses have gone, and the
prison has returned to its natural state.
Warden Brown says that all information
will be given out ut the office of the super
intendent of prisons in Albany.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-10
DEAD in A FLASH.
The Efficiency of Electrothan-
asia indicated.
FOUR CRIMINALS INSTANTLY SLAIN


siocum, smiler, Wood and Jugigo Pay
the Penalty Of Transgression with Their
Lives In the Electrical Death Chair
Tho Witnesses, Pledged to Secrecy,
Refuse to Talk, Except to Say the Exc.
cution Was u Success.
SING SING, N. Y. July s-For the sec
ond time in history the lightning has been
called upon to rid the earth of trangressors
OF the law. Between and a. m. yester-
day James J. Slocum. Harris A. Smiler,
Joseph Wood, and Schihick Jugigo Japan
ese) were executed inside the prison walls
by electrothanasia, and the testimony Of
the professional witnesses, as far as they
could be induced to talk, is the same as it
was in the case of Kemmler-that death
was instantaneous.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-10
WHAT THEY WE'RE KILLED FOR.
Each Man was Red Handed, and Two
of the Victims Were Women.

Each Man was Red Handed, and Two
of the Victims Were Women.
Jane J. Slocum, who was the first of
the men to be struck by lightning yester-
day, was that most detestable of criminals,
player and married handsome young
woman, whom he led by his own habits
into life of dissipation. He frequently
beat his wife, having stabbed her three
times, of which she made no complaint to
the police. He had just been released
from prison where he had been sent for
larceny, when he killed his wife. On the
evening of December 81. 1882 he found
her when he returned home in the rooms
of John Williams, bachelor living on
the same floor, where she had gone to bor-
row kerosene He ordered her to her
room and slammed the door Neighbors
heard the sound of blows as we'll as the
woman's cries for mercy. None of them,
however, came to her relief or were Curl
Gus enough to ascertain the nature of her
injuries, and it was not until two days
later that her body was found with her
head cut and smashed with an AK.
Murderous Salvationist.
Harris A. Smiler was another wife MUIR
derer, and also bigamist, having deserted
the last OF two wives TO marry Maggie
Drainey. He was member of the Saliva
ton army, but this did not prevent him
from cruelty beating his wife, until finally
she left him. He then obtained a pistol,
and went to hunt her. After several days
search he found her living with Mrs.
Wilson. and shot her dead without warn
ing. This occurred April g. 1889.
Joseph Wood was a negro laborer, who
quarrelled with tough named Charles
Ruffin in saloon, in 1890 Ruffin threat
ened to have Woods life during the quar-
rel. Later they met in saloon and Ruffin
spoke to Wood. who refused to have any
thing to do with him. Another row fol-
lowed, during which Wood shot Ruffin
fatally
The Crime of the Jap.
Schihick Jugigo killed a fellow Japanese
sailor named Mura Commi Dec 3, 1889.
Jugigo conceived enmity to Commi be-
cause the latter had a ship while Jugigo
could not get one, and asked Commi to
give him the berth, as he (Jugigo) was
married while Commi was not. They
quarreled when Commit refused, and jug
igo went on his countryman's trail armed
with big knife. When he met Commi
he proceeded ut once to business and
plunged tho knife repeatedly into bis
body.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-10

them. The flames had not yet reached.
but were slowly nearing her. Strong and
willing hands swung axes as they were
never swung before. On crept the flames. II
was battle between life and death, and
death was gaining. The heat was becoming
more intense every instant. Men who
were no longer able to Withstand the
flames gave place to others with the rapid
ity of lightning. But it was a useless
fight.
Forced to Abandon Her.
The choppers had to fall back and aban'
don the woman to her fate. In a moment
the flames caught her dress and instantly
leaped to her head. Her piteous cries OF
"Save me-save me-" as the flames envel.
oped her form, and the expression OF
agony on her face, as she sank down in
the debris, caused the stoutest hearts to
grow sick with horror. How many more
such frightful tragedies, though unseen,
were enacted within the ruins in those
brief moments will ever be known. With
the woman was child about a year old,
which also persisted, having been killed by
the collision.
Mangled Masses Of Flesh and Bone.
When the great freight locomotive
plowed through the rear coach it mangled
into unrecognizable masses of flesh and
bones several of the passengers. Their
deaths, horrible though they were, were
easy compared to that of some of their
friends. When the locomotive had come
to standstill five forms were seen to be
pinioned between the head Of the boiler
and the torn and twisted timbers of the
coach. Two were undoubtedly dead or
unconscious, but the other three weakly
swayed their bodies and waved their hands
in an agonizing endeavor to free them
selves from their frightful position. The
flames soon enveloped the poor fellows.