The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-13
lbs DYING,
ff Has Been I'm
us Since Sunday
Hope for Him.
Elias AND DIABETES.
lore Medicine Admins
tered, Only a Little
Nourishment.
w A VACANCY is FILLED
Bints in the Career of the Sinking
Oficlal-6reat Excitement at
the Court House.
wv A VACANCY IS FILLED

This morning JERSEY CITY NEWS re-
porter was informed that there was no
improvement in the condition Of Sheriff
McPhillips. He has been unconscious
since Sunday night. 1t is now stated
that the Sheriff is not suffering from
blood poisoning, but that his a1lment is
erysipelas. Last night diabetis set in. and
as the Sheriff has suffered from heart
trouble. Drs. Noble and Buffet who are
attending him, have almost given up
hope.
Constable Archibald sat up with the
Sheriff last night aud did not leave the
sick chamber until seven o'clock this
morning. The Constable said that the
physicians had stopped giving the Sheriff
medicine and were simply giving him
nourishment enough to sustain life.
Drs. Noble and Buffet paid four visits
to the stricken man yesterday. and DR..
Noble called at the house twice this
morning. Father Smith of ST. Joseph's
Roman Catholic Church has paid several
visits to the Sheriff's home and has ad-
ministered the last rites of the Catholic
church
THE FAMILY GIVES UP HOPE.
At noon today Mrs. McPhillips and her
three daughters and one son gave up all
hope for the recovery of the Sheriff, and
the physicians appeared to DO the same.
1t was stated at the Sheriff's Office that
he could not live until night.
Sheriff McPhillips' friends about the
Court House today were talking sadly
over the misfortune that had be-
fallen him and the length of time
the sick man had been en-
ployed at the Court House. Soon after
the failure of the Mechanics and Labor
ers' Bank in 1870, McPhillips became the
Registry Clerk in the Office Of
County Clerk, James NJ. Brown. He
remained there until C. ]. Cronan was
elected Sheriff, and then became
a clerk in Mr.. Cronan's office.
When Ferdinand Heintze succeeded
Mr.. Cronan, McPhillips was made Under
Sheriff, which position he retained dur
ing the terms of Sheriff Heintze and
Sheriff Davis.
< In 1890 McPhillips was elected Sheriff
u 'AO SounDJ' HAo AeoPQOilCuu OppUueub
being Peter F. Wauser, the present Mayor
of this city. The term of the Sheriff ex-
pires next fall, but should the Sheriff not
recover his successor will be Immediately
appointed.
HOW A VACANCY IS FILLED
In referring to a vacancy in the Office
of Sheriff. the revised statutes says: "It
shall be the duty of the
Court of Common Pleas Of the
said county or any three of them, forth
with, as soon as may, after information
or knowledge of the happening of
such death, removalsor other disability,
or of such vacancy; to direct the
clerk of such court to certify such death,
removal or other disability, or the fact Of
such vacancy to the Governor, and the
clerk of such court shall
Immediately certify the same under his
hand and the seal of such Court, to the
Governor. who shall forthwith, on
the receipt of such certificate,
fill such vacancy by appointment,
and the commission of the person
by him SO appointed shall expire when a
successor is elected and qualified, which
successor shall be elected at the next en-
suing general election for the full term of
thlee years"