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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
TaACKEKAY,s I1TLR sERNON.
An Interesting Letter from the Novelist
TO a Little Boy.

An Interesting Letter from the Novelist
TO Little Boy.
And now we viii take look at a very
Charming letter, which prize as one OF
the choicest gems in my whole collection.
1t was written to me while Mr.. Thackery
was in this country-during his first visit
| believe. de subsequently wrote line
or two in a volume which | sent to him.
Here is the little note. Is 1t not all ]
claim for il
NEW \ DIRK, Sunday. Dec 19
My DEAR SIR:-l nave very great pleas
ure in sending you my signature: and am
never more grateful than when / hear
honest boys like my books. remainder
the time when / was q boy very well;
and, now that have children Of my own,
love young people all the better; and
hope some day that shall be a0le 70
speak to them more directly than hitherto
have done But by that time You will
be a man. and hope will prosper. AS l
cot into the railroad car to come hither
fro m Boston there came mp boy with q
oasket of books TO sell. and he offered me
bne and called out my own name; and
bought the book, pleased by his kind face
and friendly voice, which seemed as II
were TO welcome me and my own chill
dren TO this country. And as you are the
first American boy who has written To
me, thank you and SHAKE you by the
hand, and hope heaven may prosper you.
We who write books must remember that
among our readers are honest children.
and pray the Father of all OF US 70 enable
US to see and speak the truth Love and
truth are the best Of all; pray God that
young and old we may try and hold Dy
them.
thought to write you only line this
Sunday morning; but you see is little
sermon. My own children. thousands OF
miles away (it is Sunday night now where
they are, and they said their prayers for
me whilst I was asleep, will ike some
day to see your little Dote and be grateful
for the kindness you and others show me.
bid you farewell, and N
Your faithful servant,
w NJ. 1HACkERAY.
st. Nicholas.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
BUNCOING A PRIEST.
But the HObOken Police Spoil the
Game at Its Climax.

Hoboken, which has lorg been a para
disc for green goods and confidence men,
has determined to get rid Of them. This
merning Detective Sergeant Rathjeu, De
tective Gallagher and Policeman julius
Nelson caught two slick confidence men
Just as they were on the point OF swind-
ling Catholic priest
The policemen were walking along
River street when their attention was at
tracted by the actions of two men who
had Just left the dock Of the Rotterdam
Steamship Company. One Of the men
was tall and dark and had piercing gray
eyes and black beard. The other wore
speetacles and had clean shaven face
end wore a Roman collar. Detective Ser
geant Rathjen, who was In civilians
clothes, at once recognized the fellow
with the beard as a confidence man. and
decided to watch operations.
The confidence man and his prey walked
along River street laughing and chatting
pleasantly until Hudson Square Park
was reached. In the park they sat on a
bench, and the confidence man lit ciglr
and handed one TO his companion. After
sitting in the park for about fifteen
minutes they got up and walked back 10
River street. The policemen followed
The confidence man tried to persuade
the priest to enter one Of the numerous
saloons on that street, but failed. Then
they went as far as the corner Of Third
street. where they remained talking,
While there young man, who looked
like clerk. hurried mp and spoke TO the
confidence man. He presented bill and
demanded payment. %he bill amounted
to S55. The confidence man fumbled In
his pockets for some time, and finally drew
forth what appeared to be three 500 bills.
That was the smallest denomination he
had. Would his friend let him have So
and hold one Of the 500 bills as securitys
Certainly he would The priest pulled
wallet from his pocket and was about to
hand over the required amount when
Sergeant Ratbjen and Policeman Julius
Nelson took hand in and spoiled the
little game.
The priest refused to go to the station
house az first and was very obstinate.
Finally the police brought the two con-
fidence men to Police Headquarters.
They gave their names as Louis Baler,
thirty years old, an Italian Of No. sol
Central avenue, Jersey City Heights. and
Levi Mural, Frenchman, Of No. % Hud-
son streer, New York.
When searched. three 500 Confederate
bills, several pawn tickets. anu numerous
bill heads were found in their possession.
They were locked up, and Detective Gal
lagher went back TO the steamship dock
aud brought the priest TO Police Head
quarters.
The reverend gentleman was much
surprised when be WAS told how narrowly
he escaped being fieeced He said he was
Father Nau Vellon, and that he was on
his way TO Antwerp. He met the tall,
dark-haired gentleman on the dock and
found him most agreeable companion.
The confidence men were arraigned be-
fore Recorder McDonough and remanded
for q further hearing
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
DESERTED By HER BROTHER.
The Odd Story Told by Woman fro
Sunbury, Pa.

The Odd Story Told by a Woman from
sunbury, Pa.
A neatly dressed woman, about thirty
years old, accompanied by two well
dressed little girls. called upon Poormas-
ter Hewitt this morning. She said she
was Mrs. Alice Ward of Sunbury, Pa,
where her husband was in an insane
asylum. On April IA she came to this city
with her brother. William Boyd, who ex-
pected a position on the Pennsylvania
Railway He was to take care OF her and
her children, and he installed the family
in a boarding house somewhere uptown,
run by Mrs. Shaw. She gave her brother
the check for her trunk. which has not
yet arrived. and also si2. IS. the last OF her
money, on Wednesday night last Since
then she has seen nothing OF him.
When questioned at Police Headquar-
ters as to her maiden name she said IL was
Rodrick.
How is it your brothers name is
Boyd f'' she was asked.
She grew triie confused, and hesitat-
ingly replied he was only her half
brother.
Poormaster Hewitt purchased tickets
for Sunbury, and sent her and her wv
children home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
POOR CHILDREN IN CITIES.

Their PrIvatIons and Lack of Athletic
Games-How Evils Begin.
The children who are old enough to go
to school are in sad way. They must
not play baseball or any other athletic
game; to do so Is TO make themselves
liable to arrest. They have no play
grounds; bu gambling for pennies on n
corner can be managed easily; and on
almost every block there Is some house
where they can learn the nobler games OF
chance, and things worse even than gam
bling There are houses that specially
cat er to childish vice-stores having par
titions in the rear behind which children
practice prostitution. So long as the
street is the only playground for the chill
dren, the evil spirits among their number
those who rule in these hells-must ex-
who, If they were granted better sur
roundings, would escape contamination
am prepared to say that our chief work
today should be done amoug the children.
Our strength and our time are limited:
we want to plant our blows where they
will tell most, to SOW our seeds where
they will have the best chance TO grow.
A man or woman who has pursued an
evil course from childhood is almost al
ways past help al twenty-five, speaking
generally: but the children can be saved
f'hey cannot, however, be saved by public
schools. nor yet by Sunday schools. They
are not being saved; they are passing
from bad TO worse, aud nothing can res
cue them bat an awakened Christian SEN
fiment, that viii not pause ill their sur
roundings are such as Will give the divin-
ity within them some chance to grow
Tho Rcu. DR.. w. s. Rulnsford IN the
4 ,11-fI Forum.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
CARTERET PARK APPROACH.
The Park Commissioners Say They Can
not Afford Its Construction.

The Park Commissioners Say They Can
not Afford Its Construction.
The Board of Park Commissioners met
this morning in President Thurston's
Office and listened to delegations from the
Board of Trade and the Fifth and Sixth
District Improvemen ent Associations that
want An approach built to Carteret Park
from Ocean avenue. The delegations
produced maps and arguments TO show
how highly desirable an affair the ap-
proach was aud how it would benefit the
property in that vicinity.
The commissioners replied TO the dele
cations that they would be glad to pro-
vide for the approach but they could not
do so. The property required for it could
not be bought for less than 1000 or IS, 600
an acre and as they were purchasing the
land needed for the park at about $1,000
an acre they did not feel warranted In
going to such an additional expense for
the approach.
When the delegations had left, the com
missioners held a secret meeting. The
committee appointed TO attend TO the
printing and engraving Of all the bonds,
reported that the work was completed
and the committee was authorized 70 wait
upon the county collector and the clerk OF
the Board of Freeholders with view to
having the bonds signed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
TREATED AND BEAT THEM.
Tho Pleasant Entertainment Frank Me.
Garry Gave His Relatives.


Garry Gave His Relatives.
Frank McGarry, Of No. 43s Second
street. was held by Justice Davis this
morn ing for atrocious assault and bat
terry n his uncle. Bernard Ward, Of No.
2s9 Railroad avenue. The Ward family
moved over from Brooklyn a few days
ago, aud last night paid a visit 20 McGar-
ry's. Ward found that Mrs. McGarry
was laid mp from beating she had re
ceived at the hands Of her husband.
Ward expressed pleasure, however, at
meeting his relatives. He sent cut for a
box of sarsapariila. McGarry produced a
jar Of whiskey and heavily dashed his
visitors sarsapariila with it, and drank
quite heavily himself. After he got Ward
drunk he said, Nov. you've always been
the best man in a fight in the family,
want you to tackle me"
'Oh, 90 away" said Ward. 'I'm old
enough to be your grandfather"
McGarry, 1t appears, then sprang upon
his uncle. The women interfered and
three of them were thrown down stairs.
Ward MADE his escape. His face and
hand were badly bruised and cut, and his
lip split open with policeman's club.
Ward had his wounds dressed at the
First precinct station house. McGarry
was arrested BY Patrolman Murphy, and
resisted arrest He was found In liquor
saloon. Murphy, assisted by Patrolnan
Burns, succeeded In landing him safely
in cell at Police Head quarters.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
THE WARRlSG RAILWAYS



Lehigh Valley HISS Force Ready TO
Tear Down Centrsl's Fen
The Lehigh Valley Railway officials are
still at the top Of the heap In the tight for
the possession Of the strip Of land running
along the Morris Canal from the Grifiiag
Iron Works to the Newark aud New
YORK branch OF the Central Railway.
Last night several Lehigh Valley en-
ployes were stationed near the iron
works with orders to tear down any fence
or posts which might be erected on or
near the tow path BY the employees Of any
other railway company.
Captain Mckaig received word late
yesterday afternoon that the Central
Railroad intended replacing the fence,
aud knowing that q small riot would en-
sue, detailed Sergeant FInlay and q squad
OF police 70 the scene Of the trouble with
orders TO arrest any man or men who at
tempted to create any disturbance. The
presence OF the police undoubtedly pre-
vented any attempt IN replace the fence
A large force of Lehigh Valley em-
ployes are still at work fepairlng the tow
path which was made almost iapassable
by the erection Of the fence Captain
Mckaig will keep his men on duty at the
scene Of the trouble until ordered 20 with
draw them By Chief Murphy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
moo PERsIsrENT 4 DRuMMER.
he Talked Insurance. to a Lady for Two
Hours at Stretch.

ne Iaiked Insurance. to n Lady Tor Two
Hours at Stretch.
Arthur NJ. Law, a well dressed man Of
thirty, was arraigned before Justice Kim
merly in the Second Police Court this
morning on complaint Of Mrs Ida Her
ring, a young woman of No. los jackson
avenue. Mrs. Herring told the following
storV:
Yesterday morning at eleven O'Clock
this man came 10 my house and said he
was an insurance agent. My mother and
told him we did not want any in sur
ance. but he would not go away. and per-
sisted In talking about the Mutual Life
Insurance Company. After talkin at
the door for some time, he pushed past
me and went through my kitchen into
my dining room.
I"He took chair BY the window, and
Kept on talking about the Mutual Life
Insurance CONT pany. When he had been
talking about half an hour he arose and
walked toward me, saying; You look
like healthy woman. Let me feel your
pulse l said, Don't you dare come near
me- Then after talking some more he
went ont. thought people should not
be insulted in their own houses. and fol-
lowed him ont and had him arrested by
Policeman Miller"
Law, when arraigned this morning. said
he only talked as any gentleman might
talk. He confessed to being slightly
drunk at the time of his two hours
visit.
Justice iKimmeriy imposed a fine of IS
which Law paid.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
A Goat and Another Brute.

Gardiner Burke OF johnson avenue, has
of late suffered considerable loss and an
noyance owing to the desire on the part
of Mrs. Cunningham's pet goat to live on
lettuce.
He expended large sum of money on
barbed wire to keep the goat out. but
Yesterday afternook he discovered the
festive animal in his garden again play
ing havoc with the succulent plants.
Rushing into the house he seized au
army musket, which has been loaded for
several years, and returned to put an end
to the goat at any cost. The gun was
evidently loaded with nails as the goat
presents tine appearance of a victim Of q
railroad accident.
Mrs. Cunningham upon learning OF the
fate of her goat armed herself with 8
poker and was making her way to the
home of the gardener whea stopped by
Captain McKaig. The woman intends
making the gardener defendant in a
civil suit for the recovery OF the value OF
the goat
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
BlGAMY AND ASSAULT.
John Ryan's Arrest on One Charge Holds
Him on Two.


John Ryan, who atrociously assaulted
Richard Bean at No. 175 Seventeenth
street on the night Of April s, was again
arraigned in the First Police Court this
morning. Bean has SO far recovered that
he was able to leave the hospital and give
testimony IN the case. He said Ryan and
be were boarding at No. IT'S Seventeenth
street; that Ryan assaulted him with
some instrument, which he could not see
in the dark Ryan says Bean had been
put out of the house by the landlady, and
that he persisted in hanging around the
steps and abusing both him and the land
lady. lie merely told him to go on, as he
was not wanted there, and pushed him of
the steps.
Justice Davis held Ryan in 1000 bail
He asked Ryan ii he was a married man.
"No,' replied RYAN, emphaIically.
"Real sure?" asked the Justice.
''Well, l don't like to answer that ques-
tion," said Ryan.
The Justice picked up paper from his
desk, and said: Here Is a complaint
lodged against you for marrying the wife
of James Cordock, OF No. 72 Newark
avenue, knowing at the time her lawful
husband was living and had not secured
a divorce"
The alleged marriage took place on
March 10. The woman skipped the town
as soon as Ryan was arrested for the as
sault on Richard Bean.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
ROD AND GUN.

Rev. Albert Mann's big tarDon is a
noble fish, not the largest that ever was
caught. but remarkable because il
weighed ninety-nine pounds and four
teen ounces. Any but conscientious
clerical angler would have stretched il
two ounces and made it an even hundred.
A. F. Quinby had good shooting at
Great South Bay few days ago and got
a fine bunch of ducks and brant in spite
Of the rough weather he had to contend
with.
d. w. Clark of Green Pond writes that
Mr.. Frank E. Vaughan of New York
fished the brook between the lake and
Newfoundland on Monday and caught
forty-seven trout. One measured seven
teen inchts and was said to be tho largest
was foot long and the rest were much
smaller.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
where the Comma Came in.

A Prussian school inspector appeared in
the Office OF the burgomaster OF little
town, for the purpose of asking him to
accompany him on tour of inspection
through the schools The bufgOnaster r,
rather out of sorts, muttered, "Does this
donkey come againg The inspector
awaited his time for a proper answer,
according to the immortal advice, ven
geance is a dish that must be eaten COOL
When the Inspector was introduced to the
teacher. he said be was curious to see how
well punctuation was taught The burgo-
master. the local supervisory authority,
said:--'.Never mind that; we care naughl
for commas and the like" But the In
spector ordered boy 10 90 to the board
and write:-"The burgo master of r. says,
the inspector is a donkey" Then he
ordered him to change the comma By
placing Ii after r, aud inserting it after
INSPECTOR Thus:-.The burgomaster OF
r.. says the Inspector. is a donkey II
was cruel lesion, but II is reasonable 10
suppose that the comma rose in the esti-
nation OF the local supervisory author-
tty.n-Loadoa Journal Of Education.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
P. R. r. PURCHASES.
Real Estate in GreenviIIe Gathered in
The Lehigh Branch.

Real Estate in GreenviIIe Gathered in
The Lehigh Branch.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has made an unsuccessful attempt to buy
the proposed branch of the.Lehigh Valley
Railway along the Newark Bay shore.
The offer is said TO be very tempt
ing, but the Lehigh people re-
fused to sell. Il is whispered in
railroad circles that work is to be com
meuced on the proposed branch early in
the spring and Is 10 be hurriedly pushed
to completion. The route is along Morris
Canal 10 West Bergen aud Marion IL
will connect with the main road near the
Schuetzen Park, just north Of Bay Side
Park. Ii is also said that the Baltimore
and Ohio will run the proposed crossto Sn
cut in connection with the Lehigh Vale =
enterprise.
The Pennsylvania agents are on ce more
going into the "real estate business
quite heavily in Greenville, and will
shortly make further extensive purchases
along the New YORK bay shore, 1t is ru-
mored.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
PHILIP, | Love YOU
Catherine Monecker's Last
Words Forgave Her
Murderer.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY ON THE ELDER
Murder and Suicide Close the
Story Of Romantic
Elopemeni.

At half-past twelve o'clock this after
noon Philip Ohnecker shot and instantly
killed Catherine Monecker In the steerage
Of the steamship Elder Of the Bremen
line as she was about to sail for Europe.
Ohnecker then placed the smoking Dis
tol to his own head and pulled the trig-
ger He fell dead by the side Of the
woman he had murdered.
The double tragedy created the great :
est excitement among the pssse ngers of
the ship. Both of the bodies were
brought to the Parslow Morgue on Wash
ington street, Hoboken.
TWAS shortly after twelve O'Clock that
the people on the steamship deck VINO
were about to sail for Europe, had Their
attention attracted to q middle aged
couple They were quarreling, and the
man was much excited. Finally the
woman left him and went aboard the
ship. Five minutes had elapsed when
two pi1tol shots rang out.
HOW THE BODIES WERE FOUND.
The crew of the ship and several passen.
gers hurried below to the steerage, where
n CHASTITY sight met their eyes Lying
near one Of the entrances was the woman
who had been seen on the dock quarrel.
in0. She was covered with blood and
" |
rible hole over her right eye, from which
the blood flowed In a stream.
Alongside of the woman's body was
that OF the man with whom she had
quarreled He was stone dead In his
right temple an awful hole. Clutched In
his hand was q revolver.
The woman made several efforts to
speak, and finally .gasped, in German:
philip, / love you"
She breathed convulsively aud then lay
back motlonless She was dead.
In the meantime the police patrol and
ambulance had arriTed- Dr. Aelfer was was
soon on the scene BE glanced at both
bodies and saw that they were past al
human aid, and be ordered their removal
to the Morgue. which was done.
SAD STORY
Then the effects of the couple were ex-
amined. Several letters were found
which established their identity and
partially cleared away the mystery OF the
terrible tragedy. Detective Sergeant
Rathjen took charge Of the letters They
were all in German.
II appears that the couple were lovers
and lived in Gibsheim, near FRANKFORT
on.the- Main. They eloped and came tc
this country about three weeks ago
Ohnecker was respondent at not being
able to secure employment, and Z he WON
au was about to leave him and go back te
her relations in Germany. He tried q
persuade ner DOC 70 SeNtThl tiulcS. ~
tried to detain her on the dock but was
not successful
These were the conclusions made by tht
Police from what they found on thu
bodies. The woman had a steerage ticke
made out in her name. The man had not
aud eviden tly did not want to go back U
Germany.
Two letters which had not yet beer
mailed were found In the dead mans
possession. One was addressed 10 bis
brother, Rudolph Ohnecker. In 1t the de
ceased stated that he had determined tt
XIII himself and the woman he loved on
Nav 1. The fact that the woman wa,
about to leave him precipitated the crime
County Physician Converse has beer
notified of the double tragedy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
VIII Race at Monmouth.


AsHBURY PARK, April Is, 1s91--There
certainly is good reason to believe that,
Notwithstanding all stories to the con-
trary, there will be as much racing as
ever at Monmouth Park the coming sea-
son; that Is, If the boring of artesian
wells and the putting ia order the
grounds OF that association is any sign To
be guided By.
For several weeks past large force OF
laborers have been at work, drilling for
artesian wells aud also cleaning up and
putting the grounds into condition for
summer use. Those who are acquainted
with the management of the track say
that the officers would not go to that ex-
peuse were they not certain TO use the
track this season. Added TO these inn
proyemeuts IS the work that is being
done upon the mammoth hotel that is be-
ing rapidly finished, and which is TO be
used for the accommodation OF the race
track people.
The general belief among Long Branch
sporting men is that the Monmouth Park
track will be used this summer. These
same men are anxious to back their be
lief up with good odds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-18
cHuR RICH NOTICES.


CHURCH or DIVINE FELLOWSHIP, Belmont cor
ner Crsscs ut avenue. Rev. SaInuei T. Na'don.
pastor sunday 1c 3e u. n. and $50 p. N.
also Monday and THURSDAY evenings
scorCH PREsB YrERIAN CHURCH, Mercer street,
near Narick services tomorrow conducted by
the Rev David Mitchell, pastor. 1t lo.se a. N :
subject Them That Know he VIII Honor, =
and 30 p. m. Joseph Meeting Jacob Last OF
series
ST PAuI.'s NJ L. CHURcE. Third street. the
Rev d. Halleron. pastor Preaching D. the
pastor at 1880 a. m. and 80 p. M
GRACE NJ L. CHURCH. Tonnele avenue. Rev T.
C. butcher. pastor. Service 100 a. IN. and {: 81
d m Subject morning - Advance Egen-
ing subject souls "Exchange-"
wssr SIDE AVENUE n. T. cHuRcH. Rev. John
Atkinson, D. D.. pastor. Preaching by the pastor
a. 1885 ana 7:4s. Morning subject The
Preacher" Evening subject ~Ihe People
TAHERSAcLE, York and Henderson street.
the Rev John l. Scudder, psstor; the Rev.
J Lester Wells. assistant pastor. Services al
I0.s0 a m aad 1850 p. N. The pastor. the Rev.
John r Scudder. viii preach Norning subject
-sfhe Gambling Mania on kace dracks'and Esr,
where. y Evening. mass messing, Rescue Home
Addresses by John Meccnire Of Brooklyn. Mrs,
Jerry Net auey. and short addresses by the
Rescue Circle Of water Street Mission, New
York Mr. and Mrs Barrett. Of Hey Trinity,
New York. viii sing. Aeetiug tor men cnsy a
e:s5 D. m, IN the reading rco1n.