The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-16
UNGALLANH STOCKMAR.
Bergen Halls Manager
Makes War on Com
pany D.
THE GAS OUT ON THE LADIES
There Can Be No Dancing in the
Armory Without His
Permission.
THE GAS OUT ON THE LADIES

Bergen Hall presented a rather lively
scene last night The Ladies' Auxiliary
Corps of Company D, Fourth Regiment.
had arranged to hold reception
there, and at ten o'clock
large crowd gathered at the hall, but
something unexpected happened and the
dance had to be postponed.
Mr. B. Stockmar is manager Of the
hall. The city has leased the hall for
Tuesday evenings for drill purposes. The
lease states plainly that the hall is to be
used for drill purposes only and last
night when the militiamen began to
dance, Mr.. Stockmar objected.
He said that had he been
notified that the reception was
to take place. he would have allowed
il 10 go on but as the company had taken
the matter into It's own hands, he de cided
to show his authority aud order the
members to quit dancing. A crowd at
once gathered around Mr.. Stockmar and
tried to convince him thai he had no
right to interfere.
ASSERTS HIS AUTHORITY.
"I'll show you who ruus this place."
said Mr.. Stockmar, ''and unless you quit.
I will call in the police"
This only added fuel to the fire aud The
they would not stop and so informed the
manager Of the hall.
"All right" replied Mr.. Stockmar,
'look out for your pocketbooks," and
rushing down stairs turned off the gas.
This only stopped the dancing for
"a while, for as soon as
Mr.. Ssocknar. went upstairs, again. a
covered where the meter was located,
dQaln turned a--~ the gas
aud pocketed the Key. He
then went upstairs and told his comrades
that he had euchered "Whiskers" Stock
mar and the gas was again lit.
THE LADIES GROW INDIGNANT.
The ladies had in the meantime
ing an indignation meeting on
the sidewalk on Ivy place. They re-
turned to the hall and dancing was re-
sumed.
Mr.. Stockmar was in his Office on the
floor below, congratulating himself
on the fact that he had
"De mugs wild de brass buttons turned
on de gas and are spielin agin."
Stockmar rushed to the door, and
not seeing a policeman in
sight, sent the boy to a
nearby hardware store to purchase a
lock. He then secured monkey wrench,
again turned off the gas. and locked the
meter.
This enraged the militiamen and de-
tachment started out to find
Stockmar. The proprietor how
ever, was nowhere to be found and
Capt ain John Bruins advised the mem
bers to postpone the reception. This was
done and the militiamen assembled at
Company AS armory on Communipaw
avenue, where an Indignation meeting
was held. One member this morning
said that Mr.. Stockmar, who was an hon
orary member, was expelled from
the Company, aud that petition
asking that a new hall be leased.
MIR. STOCKMAR TALKS.
Mr.. Stockmar. when interviewed by q
reporter of THE JERSEY CITY NEWS this
morning. said:-
when the city leased this hall, it was
for drill purposes only. l agreed to fur
nish the gas free. On drill
nights the members OF the
company never stay here later
than twelve O'Clock. Receptions never
come to close before four o'clock In the
morning and l do not propose TO stay here
all night and burn the gas for nothing. II
the Ladies' Auxiliary want to hold a
reception, they must first consult me.
am the manager of this hall and Com
pany q will not run it as long as l am
here. If the members had told me that
they wanted to use the hall would have
let them hold the reception"
The members of the Company declare
that they will fight the matter to the end
and another meeting will probably be
held in few days.