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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04

plscc All tho appolntecs are Republicans except Mr.
Graham, who Is Democratic ex-Mayor and builder
nv trade Mr. Bell Is cashier Of the First National
u.nk and Mr.. Riley Is a silk dyer. The city Is au-
,h0rlzel TO spend 100000 for the new CITY Hall ana
to issue bonds.
poles for the new electric railroad In Main-st. an
M tension OF the Passaic, Garfield and ClutOn roam
were delivered yesterday and the work Will begin I'M
medateY
The Cooke Locomotive Works, at south Paterson
which shut down few weeks ago for liioA OF bses
lave started up again, and hundreds oil wOrhnlen ana
their families we'll as tradesmen, WHOSE rusheSa
telt the suspension seriously, are happy
Tx. senator Carrot A. Hobart, viccchairman Of the
Republican National Committee and Peter an iioIe
Yesterday decided 10 the city a. Tree gll I" s ~
plot containing about six city lots, or l2,UI
SQUARE feet, 20 be used d public PARK, IN Nrcci"
ave East Thirty eghth-st. and TwcnuethaVe'
Annie Weber, a bright ten-ycar.old girl VINO wa
visiting at Jacob IloraIdps home died Of locRIaw e
terday. Anne's mother died few weeks ago anu a.
aunt brought her here visit. Last week the Gnu.
was playing saw" with some little cOhpshioii',
when she fell the board and broke her right arm, as
Ter wrist was badly cut by cinders me NIo'nn e
healed, but the wound from the elnders cau'o~ "'
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s.to at tho clubhouse on Saturday night and was ar
rested on Sunday in waworthst., was arraigned DC
fore Police Justice Peterson yesterday aud VS. heu
for examination. He was caught as he was abont to
tote Mics DeIa swecny, of No IO2 Walworth ST., for
ride on Sunday afternoon and they were TO be mar
ried at Tho housc of a minister The girl remained al
homo while her lover went 10 the lookup instead OF
being married.
Herman Uass nineteen years old Of No. 900 Wash
i,ytou ST was before Police Justice Walsh yesterday
unon n charge preferred by Daniel Conncl of NO. 81
schermerhornst. that he had bitten of piece OF
Connelrs ear. He says that Connell met him late on
sunday night and first asked him for cigarette and
then for cents When he refused Cornell knocked
him down and assaulted him, and the only way he
could defend himself was by biting his ear. lie was
held In 81 900 bail
The man killed by train on the Long Island Rail
road at Atlanticave and Essexst was Identified yes
terday as John Iass. Of Sheppard and Liberty ayes
He was brcklayer and it is supposed that he care
lessly ventucd attempt to cross the track in front
of a train.
David Barnett. H. II. Wheeler and ]. H. Farrell
the supreme Court Commission TO appraise the value
OF property in Westinghouse. to be taken for Bndge
purposes, has completed It's work. and the report Is
ready for confirmation by the court. The property is
valued at $4,000. II includes the Brooklyn IN
stitue the Washington Street Methodist Epscopai
Church, and number of houses.
The Rev. W. V. Tunnel has resigned from 81
Augustine's Protestant Episcopal Church (coorcd 10
accept the professorshlp Of history and rhetoric IN
Howard University. Washington, Of which he Is o
graduate. lie preached his farewell sermon on sun
day.
About 500 persons started yesterday on the Chau'
tauqua and Niagara Falls excursion arranged by the
Greenwood Baptist Church The pastor, Dr. H. b.
Hull. and many Of the members of the church were
In the marty The tickets are good for thirty days
The site for the home to be provided for aged and
INDECENT odd Fellows has been selected at Holls'
l.. l. building Is to he erected there at cost Oh
$4,000
Grover Pomcroy, Of No. GO Brooklypave., a hard
ware merchant died at the Ncw-York Hospital on
Sunday night from injuries received from fall down
the stairs at No. $50 Nassanst.
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PIAI\FJFTD.

EMANCIPATION DAY COMMITTEE PUZZLED
On Thursday Of this week many OF the coiored
people in New York will assemble In Painheid I"
participate In the Emancipation celebration 10 De
given under the patronage of PalnGelds coored citi
zens The affair will be the first OF It's KIM ever
held in Eew-Jersey and its projectors contemplate
the organization in this way Of a permanent coloreo
citizen club which shall have as It's members every
prominent coorcd men in Ncw-Jersey' Many al
ractive features haze been arranged for the entertain
mont Of the visitors and the festivities will wind up
with a ball in the evening.
When the news of the horscwhlppinS OF the Rev
W C. Jason, of The orange ST. Pauls Coiored hetlo-
dist Episcopal Church reached Plnnheld CONSERVATION
was written upon the faces of certain members OF the
Emancipation Day Committee. several OF the com
mittee wanted to engage senator Il. X. Bruce, ex.
Register of the United States Treasury as orator OF
the day. The Rev. Mr. Jason was finally selected
I'm his stead, and now the committee arc in guam
diary regarding the policy Of allowing the Rev. Nj
Jason TO Ill his part Of the programme. meeting to
consider the matter win DO held tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
THE GRIyD Jury DIDN'T IYDTCT HIM.

somuel sicherman alias Frank sherman, the youth
from Chicago who with three other boys was STOW
away aboard the National Line steamer England on one
Of her recent trips from London and who was detained
by General OBeirne the ground that ne was an
alien was discharged from custody yesterday AT the
Tombs Court Young Slcherlnans case eXciteh ue
sympathy Of maqy, and when finally he proven MS
nativity General O'Berne obtained employment for
him q, Ellis Island About two weeks ago he was
arrested on a telegram from the chief OF police OF
Chicago who said he wanted there for the larceny
Of $780, the property OF the Chicago Brush company
by which sicherman at one time employed "oru
was received yesterday from Chicago that the Grand
Jury had failed 10 ndict the young nan lie had peeh
confined In the Tombs awaiting the arrival OF equis-
fou
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RUTHERFORD.

A gang OF men were at work yesterday on Passaic-
ave. digging trenches preparatory to putting In the
waterpipes which have been lying in the street for
about month. TIE writ Of certlogaf obtained by the
"antIIackenSarkT people supposed To restrain the
HaclensacI Water Company from tearing up the
streets. But the ordinance which passed the Borough
Council provided that the franchise might be trans
ferrcd to the Rutherford Water Company and IL IS
thought that those I'm favor of the Hackcnsack water
ers who were at work yesterday. Nothing could be
learned TO VIVA; action would b. taken M the oppo-
nents Of the water plan. II Is said that the work Is
not interrupted the pipes will be laid and water run.
ming by the latter part Of December.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
OTHER SUBURBAN TOWNS.
STATEN ISLAND,

TO EXTEND AN ELECTRIC RAlbkohD'
Dr.. Lewis C. d'Homergue, representing brooniy
electric railroad syndicate appeared before the h''
mond County Board of Supervisors yesterday afternoon
and announced that the syndicate had compie.ou
negotiations for the purchase Of the franchise ., 'D
Belt Line Street Railway, running from forV "a '
worth to the New-BrightOn and Port kichhono IN
and is prepared to begin work soon as possible WIZ
permission Is granted, relayng the tracks anu oounI
ing The road throughout The representative sau '""
the syndicate will also have control OF tle suoe' ~
road that through Port Richmond rom uio Wv"
rit,o, ,po 20 Nor,ncrs, UarbOr and will connect
the two and extend It, making contnuou. nlo iio ~,
Fort Wa6sworLh IIowland's Jiook, a dstan,Eo VI
,,UcIve mills The communication was 1aVOraDIy 70
ccived by tho board of supervisors, ana "as en-, h
timated that favorable report VIII be maae d1 1'0
meeting on Tuesday next.
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AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
HE INJECTED AN OVERDOSE OF MORPHINE.

LOUIS A. DE LA vERGNE FOUND DEAD IN HIS
BED-No INDICATIONS OF SUICIDE.
The death of Louis A. dc Ia vergne. younger
brother of Dr. Charles L. dc Ia VcTgnc, OF NO 40
6chermerhorn-st from an overdose OF morphine aheh
by hypodermo injection reported at the Cor0ners
office yesterday. Mr. De Ia Vergne was only twenty
ono years old. and lived with his brother His eyes
had been troubling him for time, and he had been
under treatment but it thought that they would
be all right in few months The last seen OF tho
young In health saturday night, wheh Tic
went TO his ROOM after leaving word with servant 10
have his brother him before leaving nome on sun
day morning DR.. De Ia Nergne was to go on hsi'
ing trip sunday. and oversight himself lie was
about to hurry away when the servant told MN she
had been unable TO waten his brother ana thought hat
he was dead The Doctor went to his brothers room
at once and found him in stupOr. He sent Tor Dr.
Thomas A. Ioye. of No. 100 Clinton-st ana together
they worked over the young man. who had the symp-
toms Of opium poisoning.
EVERYTHING possible was done for him, without
avail, and after few hours his death occurred lie
had evNently injected an overdose OF morphine Out
whether with suicidal intent or not is not known
In his report Of the TO Coroner Rooney, DE-
yoyc said that he called in AZ 8 a. M 10 dueho
young Mr. De la Vergne and found him suffering rom
marked symptoms Of opium poisoning. A bypooermc
syringe with needle attached, still holding fc"
drops OF fluid with an empty bottle labelled Tablets
of Sulphate of MOrphia7 upon the dressng-case'
and one fourth grain OF the dissolved drug was close
BY Another hypodermc syringe. not in ORDER lay
near volume OF Matcria Medca" was open at the
page treating Of morphine D.. Joye says that he usea
ALL known means counter acting the poison, but IN
spite Of every effort the young man died in about eRV
hours. 81 ~. III.
DR.. De Ia VerGne said he could not believe that nus
brother had taken the morphine with the inentOn OF
putting an end his life, but ho believed that nc h,a
taken II 20 relieve intense pain, and had by hlsGho
taken TOO mnch lie had been in the best OF spirits
wien he Went 10 his room Oh saturday might
Tho mother OF the dead man is Dr. Euza ue 10
Verrne of No. }J3 Adelphst. lesldcs Or. oMlilcs
Il. dc la Vergne another son, Frank Is phl sslhi'
and no is attached 10 the ambulance star OF e iroQh
lyT City Hospital. Coroner Rooney VIII hOId inc III
the
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WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Moruo,tb Park races Jerome Park. 2:3o D. m.
Brighton Beach races. 80 D. M ,,,.-
ixac,,iye committee of Kings County Republican
Genera Committee, p. NJ .,. ,..n.s.
Observation-Disclosures baseball contest Foo "IoN"u''
4 y. III. ,,a
Police and Pilot Commissioners meetings. -,
Marine and Field Tennis Club tournament ba1h DeSn'
p. g., .-,,.. ,op the
departure Of ten Fresh-Air FUND pa'"es luz '"'
country and one day excursion
civil service examinations Cooper Union
institute of Christian Phi iosophy school, AVon-oy''ne'
Sea- w.. Shoro i,otsl
West Side Citizens Assertion, West shore Io''i'
y. III. ,,.o. ,or cv,ocuse
~otional riac Association directors, Temple COURT
wnsic In Mount Morris Park by list Regiment band'
u.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
RAYONNE.

The new Democratic Mayor yesterday Endorsed the
action OF his Zig SIX" in the City Council by APPROX
ing the bonds Of TTeasuer-eect william ID. Salter.
Independent citizens Indignant because the bonds
were taken from the Finance Committee before It had
time 10 examine them. Nathaniel W. Trask the nc
firing treasurer has not taken steps to contest the
election Of Mr.. Salter Heavy taxpayers are dis
satisfied with the action Of the Mayor and Big Six
The Ist Assembly District Republican Committee,
recently reorganzed, has adjourned until September
s. Committees will be announced and form of con-
stitution and by laws submitted at the next meeting
EXT schOlcer Charles T. Mum announces himself 4
candidate for AsscmbHman the Republican ticket.
He is the only one in the field dozen Democrats
are avOwed candidates for the nomination Among
them are Nicholas Carroll James f. Maloy, Harry
Winfield and j. z. stanton.
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FRIDAY. AUGUST
OUTCOME STE4 nERI
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NEw.YoRK.....MoNDAY AUGUST 3. 1891
ARRIYliT

ARRIVED.
Steamer France Br Haley London July 49, with mdse
Steamer Ethiopia tir,, wilson Glasgow July 49, Moviilo
"a and passengers to HENDERSON Bros Arrived at
steamer Europa iacr schmidt hamburg July ls. with
steamer HANS GER Huison Hamburg July Is ballast
Gustav heye Arrived az the Bar at GS0 m
90 win mdse passengers oolrichs Co. Arrived at
. a a. via % n bsas
SGo arrived az tho Bar at 7 a m
runnrl Hanseo MEXICAN ports va Havana days
Havana with ndse and pasSenGerst Cooalos d
stca et curly %or E4mefs Gibara days with fruit to
II DumOis & Co. Arrived at tho Bar at s;l5an.
mouth. rs, Win mdse passenger, 70 New York $ co
n sis"@SG sS%i 10 sea u VIII" muse
stfamer Monte quick Neworleans days with mdse to
'G Steamer iaSnee TrOou. Wilmington NC mdse and
steamer FrostDurg Minis BALTIMORE with coal to Conso
steamer Lucy Miller. Bunker, Bangor. with mdse and
Ship George Curtis spFoui Antwerp 80 days
| To order. vessel TO Yates d Porterteld
md Ss'n to ordor VasseI 10 T6eo lser
.1 FS 10 sms c5 yaaG Sl 40 DAYS
BARK Sophie WiIh-mina Ger; Bnsge Hamburg 20 days.
| with mdse 10 order; vessel Ia MASTER
| sUNsET-Wind at SANDY Hon( moderate f. cloudy.
| CLEARED.
steamer Lain tGer Hellmcrs. Bremen via southampton
Steamer MSs,lia tFr). Marseles-J Ewel G.
steamer Nacoocree. Smith. sayannan-R l. Wake;
Da9get. Savannah h Walker
Algonquin Mckee, Charleston ana Jacksonville
/ VIM T. Cydc & 60. .
! snp George ssOied Dunning Yokohama Garter. haw-
| Icy a Co. e,,,rn
TSh fa, hsaha Rs 81 AIMS Bay
| ships Doris. for stetin; Tacoma. san Francisco
| Dargs Ida. for Stettln.
TIE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.
GRAvRsESp. Aug sailed. steamer Spain OBI. Grnlths
| for YORK.
IivKKPooI Aug Arrived steamer Denmark (Brl. Rigby
| from New-lOrk.
| SOUTHAMPTON Aug 2-Arrived steamer Fuda Ger,
| Ringk. from New-YOrg her way 10 Bremen.
SAILED steamer Elder tGer) Ban from Bremen hence for
| New York
| he'll from Ssw.YorK her 10 Glasgow.
GLASGOW Aug S-Arnved. steamer Olympia tBrI. swain.
| frou New.iork.
Aug 3-AIriyed. State OF Georgia ODD. Calvert
| from New.Iork.
pIPIFOaD Aug 2-Arrived Conemaugh. Spencer.
| New-NOrs.
Hull Aug / sailed. Calico (Br custom. for
SICILY Aug S-Passed steamer Wieand Ger. karlowa.
| from New-Y0rk on her Hamburg.
HAMBURG Ang l-saied steamer Slavonia tGer Schmidt
| mr. ew-York.
| AMSTERDAM. Aug l-Saed. steamer Rotterdam lDtchl.
| yanderI-c, for New YORK
Aug 5-Arrved steamer Didam Dtohl Potter from New.
| AsTwRHP, Aug 2-Arrved steamer Woscrnand (Beg).
l-sailed steamer Rhynand tDeg). weyer for New.
| York
YOKOHAMA. Aug Arrived. steamer Guy Mannerng (Brj
Ford. from New-York.
PARA. Aug isailed steamer viglanca Baker from Nsv.
/ York hence for RIO Iansira-
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ro1,p TICS 11rEIIEp AND SEIZED.

Deputy United states Marshal Biggart has seized the
Niagara the Syracuse, the Belle and the NahderDh''
four of the six tug boats belonging TO the schuyler
Towing Company. of NJ. IL Sunthst.. New York. on
libel sued out by Michael Moran, OF No. IL Sontst'
and others. The tugs arc large ones used Tor toWihs
fleets of canal boats up and down the Hudson River
between New-YOrk and Albany. Moran and the
others own small tugs which have been employed IN
making mp tie lows They have worked for several
wears and now say that the Schuylcr Company owes
them $4,000. All the tugs arc tied up at Court ST.
The Leonard and the American. the other two boats
belonging to the company. will be seized as soon rs
fhev return from Albany. , ,,,,
The six boats are valued by the Deputy Marshal
Of T1 600 600 Fourteen years ago the same boats,
then belonging to the Austin Steamboat Company we've
seized.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04


About thirty people living in Iludson-ave ana the
neghborhood called Mayor Chaplin yesterday and
laid before him a statement Of the disorder In the
street. caused they say, by the management OF
poolroom at No. 3G3 Hudsonave., and liquor store
al No. 800 Both OF these places are kept By colored
mon and are the resort Of the lowest negroes OF both
sexes The committee that they are kept open at
all hours and that it is impossible for policeman in
uniform TO make arrests there The noise is so great
as to make sleep in the neighborhood impossible fo
a great part Of each night
The delegation also protested against the granting OF
,,.orso for No 1916 Hudson-ave., or any other place
near by There are nine liquor stores now within
400 feet Added to the petition was memorandum
NJ q fight occurring saturday night and lasting
twenty minutes No policeman intereTed though
,oyeraI nassed through the street IL was also said
that the most inexperienced officers are detailed there
and whenever there is trouble they are not 10 be
sonnd Charles owens the bartender OF No. 363, and
the Wright brothers No 800, deny that their places
are not properly conducted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04

The Samuel L. Moore d. Sons Company owners OF
the Crescent Iron Works. at Elizabethpor where the
Government practice cruiser Is being built, gave an
excursion yesterday to all their employees to Lake
IIopatcong There twenty carloads of people in
the excursion. Many welLknown citizens went with
the firm as their guests Mayor hanhin, Engineer
In the party Some excitement was caused al the
lake BY four of the excursi0nsts, two men ana two
women being overturned In a skill All rescued.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
THE POLICEMAN STOPPED A MAILcwAGoN.

Acting Police Captain Kitzer OF the Fourteenth sun
Precinct, Edwin Mershon "a driver OF '"i'eo
States mail.wagon are In controversy over an inter
ference in which each was acting seemingly in The
discharge Of his duty. The trOube VIII be invesu-
gated By United states Commissioner. and If Captain
Kltzer appears to have been guilty of DELAYING the
mails he will be prosecuted. II Mershon was III inc
wrong he will lose his place. Mershon saws that
week ago Monday he was driving his wagon at Bush
wick and Myrtle There parade passing
Captain Kzer took his horse by the head and stopped
him. He demonstrated and tried TO 90 and then
the captain ordered him to go around another way
He would not and the captain arrested him. but
citizen tod the policeman that that illegal and he
was allowed TO go on.
C.otan Kitzer says he saw the mail-wa coming
toward,a crowd of women and children and stopping
n told Mershon how he could drive around and get
bead Of the procession. Instead Of doing Mershon
became profane and tried 10 drive through the crowd
He was not DELAYED three minutes The capaia says he
was only irving 10 protect women and children. and
lad no intention OF interfering with the mails
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
NEWARK.
NEW Alih.
GAM SING SAYS HE Is no LEPER.

SAM SING SAYS he Is NO LEPEK.
Sam Sing. the lanndryman Of John-st, keariy
has lssued card to the public asking for justice lie
denies the charge of DR.. Saloastahl the HUDSON
County health officer that he is cpcr and says ths'
he is suffering from eryspeas, and that Dr. AilcrS'
the sonjn-law OF DR.. Satonstahl. has been treahhs
him for that disease. lie also denies having sheceG G
chin Hon Sing who is now In Bellevue Hospital, auu
claims that the accusation Of leRroy Is part OF con-
cnracy ON the part OF rivals 10 nlure MS Duellee9
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
srprrr CAR LINES ms CoNTRovERsY.

The Newark Passenger Railway Company, which
recently absorbed the Rapid Transit Company, served
notice Yesterday on the South Orange sreet-car Coh
pany to discontinue running cars over the tracks Vi
the former In Markct-st. The Newark Company cal"S
that under tho agreement with the South orange ooni
pany in 1851 the latter could be elected at the VIII Vi
the former. The South Orange Company SAYS II 200
only has lease of 900 years TO run over the uNAS,
but that it actually owns part OF the line oy virtue y.
the charter to It's predecessor, which was inc iso
street car line in The city, There will be long and
,odIous lawsuit Tile Sonth Orange line Is the Only
Exception TO complete monopoly the part OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
BEGRr7TTvG THE DEATH OF J. C. WHITING.

At meeting OF the insurance Journalists OF Now
Yor, held Yesterday at the rooms OF the Board OF Fire
Underwriters appropriate resolutions were adopted re-
pecting the death OF John c. whiting, Editor OF me
American Exchange and Review OF Philndeiphla'
which occurred at Atlantic City Friday last. The
resolutions bear testimony TO his worth the editor OF
one OF the ablest insurance publications and 70 his
sterling qualities as a man Of business. The New
York insurance Journalists will attend Ids funeral,
which will take place tomorrow at his homo In Phnar
deph!a
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NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY,
JERSEY CITY,

ALMsHousE FUNDS ABOUT EXHAUSTED
It is said by the courthouse poh'iclaiis 'i'1 .ao
,,ho,dor, have exhausted the appropriation for the
Inshouse and that they have less than $500 to run
tba institution with until December, when the ne"
appropriations are placed at their disposal. Inc
amor IS that large number OF employees Will be s's
ncnded until then. The Frecholders VIII probably
transfer all the appropriations on hand TO that Oh III
odontaI expenses ard will In this way be able to ma
",nv cno,rh 10 keep the almshouse going. rms /,
ey If ro6bIng Peter To pay Paul. as some OK the
other institutions must suficr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

HASTINGS.-James Goodwin a wellknowh clu@en
Of Hastings was drowned Yesterday morning whe OUT
sailing Goodwin and some friends started OUT ior
days outing Charles Whites soop yacht' Inc
Yacht had hardly gotten under way when inc DOOM
was swung across the yacht by the wind ana pelore
Goodwin could dodge and clear himself from te pNgn
he was knocked overheard His body mas not Dcch
and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
CALDWELL.

THE OPENING OF NEW RAILROAD.
The new raroa1 to Caldwell opened yesterday
morning, and crowds were carried during the day.
New York can be reached in one hour and three
minutes. For the present, six trains day will be
run. Locomotives and have been supplied to
the road by the Erie Railroad Company. The road
was built with money furnished by Caldwell men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04

cc-Chanccllor Van Fleet has reserved his decision
in an application made 10 him at Newark ior lNe up
pontment of a receiver for the estate OF IT. he'i'A
W. Gcdcle for which several alleged WILLOWS anu
Mrs. Augusta Wirz, sister OF Dr. Gedichc nav ''a
claims Marie Antoinctte Gedicke, vino was acknowl-
edged hv the doctor As his WIFE, Is In possession undcr
letters Of probate granted to her. The suit as 10 'he
division of the estate is pending in the orphans court
Mrs. Virus claim is based on VIII made some u'ne
before the Doctors marriage
Fannie Aschenbach, Newark woman. says tnat
she was married TO the doctor In lsSl lhcre Is "'''
an alleged widow named kathenne RaIho.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
IIOBOKEN.

The dead body of Charles KOenig found sus-
pended from the rlfters Of a stable owned by Edward
IIatcman, at First and Jackson SIS, yesterday morn
ing. several years ago Koenig was n wealthy grocer.
He squandcred his money at horse racing, and year
ago he hnancally ruined. re began to drink hard
then and In six months IufIed his heaith. since then
he had been dcSpondent. He unmarried, but had
two brothers.