The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-07
DANCING TO AID STOCKER.
n MASK BALE IN BOBOKEN TO HELP
1AE WIFE MURDERER.

AMAsx BALE IN BoB0KEN 10 HELr
.1HE WIFE MURDERER
Justi0ea IN Knitng Her aaa epesA Theis
Money Tor n Fund 10 be Used IN HRss DsNenee
While Arthur stocker. the Hoboken timer
who killed his wifo on Jan. 70. was on his cot
IN cell Of the Hudson County Jail last night.
two hundred couples danced in Odd
Fellows Hall on Warrington street,
Hoboken. for his benolt. Probably his
mind was filed with troubled thoughts Of
the wife whom he had loved and murdered in
jealous anger al tho very time when four hun
drcd Of his friends were spending money
freely to increase the fund being raised for his
defence.
There was no indication Of the purpose OF
tho merry-making. The men and women and
children who participated were disguised as
clowns and friars. knights and peasants,
Indians and cowboys. and the wo-
mon displayed . similar variety Of Co.'S
TUNES. It was q masquerade ball and
apparently had no other object than to afford
decorated. Great strcamers ran from tho
corners TO tho centre OF the ceiling.
and whore they united a big horn
OF plenty was suspended. Grotssque
masks. shields. placques, flags. and
funny portraits hid tho blue paint on the wallis.
Every burner In the big chandeliers was blaz-
ing. and down stairs in the hallway. where
everybody who entered would be struck by in
grotesruencss, hung an enormous mask. with
one eye wide open and tho othor squirting
meaningy Tho officers and mombers Of
Flora Council. No "a. Order OF United
Friends, under whose auspices the Ball was
\ H.
mock jewels. Tho namo OF their lodge was
conspicuous in gold letters in tho dance hall.
But while apparently the ball Ind nothing to
do with Stocker or his crime. remarks could
DO heard now and then which told that. even
amid the fun. he was not forgotten.
"Ach. der arme Kcrl! das err for 80 elm
slcndes Frauenzimmer noch sitzen muss!'
Which meant: "oh. the poor follow! that he
should sa be imrTsoned because OF such mis-
4 woman said this and tho women were
even more in sympathy with him than the
wen. They turned out IN q cat npmberss and
Jersey, City. Newark. and the surround.
ing. villages. They came early aad late.
a Daa for ths .SS en, ss hnS
fysrybody presentWes CONVINCED that Stocker
secured a Jury from that gathering TO try him
h9 would have s been made n.a free mar instantly
his iborty and Was tie Cause q last niaht's
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thu hall with hcr unmarried sister. Both wore
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5 With chem IL the Inc paraa 81
tho. house, while Stocker was up stairs trying
to slssp They carried IL beer and n; Thissey;
day. Siocker had been. exasperated beyond
control and finally went into p the room with his
/" The street. He shs. his wife dead and and
ny s s a stesksr saendereaa
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had It
woman and forgave her time and again. When
sbe finally went so far as to bring her men into
bis own house he could stand 1t no longer. He
inst his mind and killed her. and she deserved
All this was said In German. for there were
only GERMANS present, Tho ball began at
about 81 O'Clock. There were few men
present then. The women had brought
to dance with. hoped aud skipped
aaross the aoor. Tho bar ffd y fairly good
hnsnass. but there was no drunkenness. One
policeman WAS on hand to prevent rowdies
from coming In. So far as gould be learned.
no members OF the John T. Dunno Association
and no conspicuous politicians were present.
i. Supper was served In q side room. and nearly
everybody, remembering what the profits wero
intended for. paid fifty cents and sat down.
Mhethsr hungry u or not These were
Il. Grriner. Vice Councillor: Mrs. Martensen,
Recorder: J. Boehm. Financier: ]. P. Marten.
Gen. Treasuror: Mrs. SCHNEIDER; ex-Chiet
Grosser. Marshal. The net receipts were
more than $500. Moro money will DO raised
TOR StScker In other ways.