The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-10
HOBOKEN THEATRES.
A Movement to Stop Sunday
Performances = Police
man Harrison Bounced.

Before the Hoboken Police Board went
into open meeting last night the members
consulted in private with the Rev. Father
Corrigan. the Rev. Mr.. Finck, the Rev.
DIR. Jenny and DIR. Schabert in relation to
Sunday theatricals. Then they went into
open meeting. The Board accepted an
invitation to attend the annual ball Of
the Andrew Cullen Association. It was
decided to have the police turn out in full
force on Decoration Day at the unveiiDg
OF the t1remen's monument. ana the Jer-
sey City Police Board was invited and
asked 70 furnish police escort from that
city.
T. J. Seigers and II. j. HiDchy said that
they had been dubbed by Chanceman
Weihe at Odd Fellows Hall on last Sat
urday night. and they asked the board to
instruct the chanceman to De more careful
in the future. The matter was referred
to the chief
SerQesnt Fannery reported that Police
men Weihe and Teitjer were twenty-five
minutes late in reporting OF duty. Both
OF the policemen were fined one days
pay.
The case against Chanceman Joseph
Harrison was then called. Captain Hayes
stated that Harrison had been arrested on
the complaint OF bartender in the Eagle
Hotel named Muller. Muller had a war
rant issned for Harrison charging him
with assault and battery at the time. The
captain stated that Muller refused TO
press the complaint and also refused to
appear before the Police Board. Harrison
was called and said that he pleaded
guilty TO being arrested. but that be was
not guilty of assault
''1his whole thing has been fixed, said
Commissioner Utz. ''Iet the officer be
sworn
Harrison then testified that he went
into the Eagle Hotel with two com
panions and that there was woman with
one OF his companions. He admitted that
be was slightly under the influence of
liquor. but denied that he struck Muller.
II e said that one OF his companions CON-
mitted the assault. He denied that be
asked for certain room for himself and
woman. Notwithstanding Harrison's 5
statement he was dismissed from the
force.
A batch OF petitions, each OF which
read as follows, were then read.
We, the Undersigned hereby represent that
the peacable and law abiding citizens Of this
city are scaDdaliztd annoyed and disturbed by
the open carrying on Of public entertainments
or theatres in thls city on sunday in violation Of
the laws OF the land.
We. therefore. require from you that the laws
prohibiting those crimes be enforced at once.
These petitions were signed by parish
toners of the Church Of Our Lady OF
Evangelical, st. Matthews Lutheran.
Presbyterian, ST. Paul's Episcopal and
Methodist churches. One OF the petitions
was signed by nineteen physicians.
the petitions were reported to COM
mittee OF the whole. and the Corporation
Attorney was instructed TO notify the
Board OF the law on the subject.
Knocked Down and Robbed.
ECharles lizard, the first mate on the
steamer Rneiuiand lying at Hoboken,
was the vicrlm Of robbers last night.
Iliard left the steamer about eight
o'clock last night and boarded an elevated
train at the HoboKen ferry and rode 10
Bleecker street on the Heights. where he
got OF and paid a social visit 10 som
relatives He had couple OF drinks Out
was not intoxicated wnen he boarded
car at one O'Clock this morning to 60
back 10 his ship.
On the car were three young men.
They started a conversation with lizard
and by the time that the car reached the
elevated station Hard was nothing loath
to accepting an invitation to drink with
his newly formed acquaintance. They
left the station together and started down
Ferry street, dark passageway TO the
north of the elevated station.
lizard began TO grow suspicious and
was about TO turn back when he was
struck in the forehead and he remembers
nothing until he was aroused by a passerby
and found that he had been robbed OF his
gold watch aud chain and all the money
he possessed In a half dazed way he
reached the elevated station and went
back to his ship. This morning he called
at HoboKen police headquarters and told
his story. He was referred 10 Captain
McNulty and detective McNaIly is in
yestigatlng his story.
Hobokeu Notes.
At the meeting of the Board of Educa-
tion held last night Charles V. Darcy
was appointed clerk of the board. His
term of Office will be for three years from
May l and the salary Of the Office will be
81 200 per annum.
one of the finest events of the season
was the ball Of the Hoboken Indepe ndent
Schuetzan Corps, which was held at Odd
Fellows Hall last night. Mayor Grass
man was presented with gold medal. and
Councilman Bewig, who was formerly
captain of the corps, also received a gold
medal. Councilman Boncelet was pre-
sented with bouquet.
Ernest Pfelffer was until recently a
trusted CLERK for +. A. Boscher of Garden
and Tenth streets. A couple Of days ago
he suddenly disappeared SO did $50 which
was in the money drawer. BoscheI in
formed the police. and Court Officer Stan
ton was furnished with description OF
Pfeiffer Last evening Stanton caught
him playing pool in q saloon on Hudson
street. He admitted stealing SS7, and
furnished bail for trial.
John Murphy of No. So Willow avenue
was beating his wife last evening wnen
her cries attracted Chaneeman kardell,
who brought Murphy to the station
house. This morning Mrs. Murphy ap-
peared in court with her head encased IN
bandages. The brutal husband was COM
nlitted to the County Jail