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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
THEIR LONG JOURNEY.
Walked From California to
Hoboken-The Fathers
Sad Story.

A well built. intelligent. though some
what seedy looking German. accompanied
by a boy about twelve years old, entered
Hohoken Police Headquarters last night
aud asked In German for a nights lodg-
ings. There was something about the
appearance OF both man aud boy that
naturally attracted sy pathy; but this
man had an interesting story TO tell. He
said his name was Lambert Schlosssr,
aud that he and his son mad walked all
the way from Oakland. CAL, with the
exception of a few short rides ON rreigh:
trains. They had been four mouths and
fourteen days making the tramp, and
during that time had worn out twelve
pairs Of shoes.
The mans story was more fully told
to . group of reporters later on while ly-
Ing with his son on a cot IN the stone COR
ridor OF the city prison, THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS reporter acting as "interpreter."
Though the boy looked bright his actions
were those of a half idiot. He eagerly
grabbed for the hands OF every one who
came near, AID with a series OF grunts
opened wide his big eyes as he searched
the faces Of the party. leaving a mingled
impression that he was either appealing
for help or was overjoyed at the sight of
those who came to listen to his fathers
story.
HIS WIFE M CHILDREN BURNED. +,
The father, half reclining gazed
through a pair of steel trimmed spectacies
at the intrndsrs. and seemed perfectly
willing TO impRrt his story, though the
glasses of-his spectaclss became wet with
tears rs he entsred into its details. He
said he came to this country over q year
ago with his family. and 'immedia tely
went to Oakland. California, where he
Vy0a ArnnlnVan az n mQrhinAqS in n
brewery. About nine months ago he
broke one OF his arms. Here he exhibi ted
signs Of the break just above the elb0 W
of the right arm. He said he was in u
hospital for w months. While confined
In the hospital his wife drew out of the
bank their savings, amounting to
nearly one thousand dollars. His
rascally brother-in-iaw. named John
Broband, ascsrtained that the
mopey mad been drawn out of bsnk.
aud was hid in a pillow case on Mrs.
Schlosscrs's bed. He asked Mrs.
SchIossar TO lend him half a dollar and
she refused. He watched his chance aud
stole all the money. subsequently,, while
Mrs. Schlosser and her children were
asleep he set fire to the house. and Mrs.
Schlosser and her young twins aud q
year q half old child were burntd to
death. The oldest boy, Wilhelm had q
narrow escape. Broband fed, but was
subsequently captured in Milwaukee,
wal sent back TO California and sentenced
to prison for life.
Schlosser told his story without contra
dieting himself in a single instance. He
said his broken right arm had %incapaci-
lated him from working ut his trade, and
he was trying to get back to Germany
among his friends. He said he would APP
peal to the German Consul Today to as
sist him in securing passage for himself
aud boy across the ocean.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
wANsER CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS.
The Association is in a Prosperous Con-
dition.


The Association is in n Prosperous Con-
dition.
The Wanser Club held its annual cleo
ton OF officers last night. There was Il
large attendance and the meeting was AT
enthusiastic one. There were five cat
didates for Sergeat-at-arDis and twelN
candidates for the Boafd of Cover
nors. which number five. The cleo
ton resulted las follows:-President,
I. = j. Higgins; First Vice President,
John III. Green; Second Vice President.
X. L.. Wilson; Secretary, Henry N. Mar
tens; Treasurer, George A. Tofrey. and
Sergeant-at-Arms. Charles Clements.
The Board of Governors were elected ms
folio ws:-John DinRwail, John Kaiser.
David Tippet. John j. Vile and Frank
Preuser. John Dingwall was the only
one who received all the votes cast. The
annuol report Was read aud showed that
the club has $l60 in the treasury and
owns 500 worth OF property.
1t has lao uers and admits
an average of fifteen q mont
The question of charging the room was
postponed Until the next nesting. Five
new members were elected. The enter
tafnment committee reported that they
have secured Bergen Hall for Thanks
giving night for an ENTERTAINMENT TO be
followed by a reception.
The committee appointed to buy a
piano was instructed to secure one before
the next meeting which takes place on
August II. On August Is the officers
will tender a reception to the members at
the club rooms.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
HOBOKE EN- NOTES.


The Health Board OF the city OF Hohoken
met last evening. Treasurer Fallon filed his
official bond. Thirty licenses were granted
The inspector reported that IT. puisances Of
various kinds had been reported during the
month, most Of which had Been abated. Four
licenses were granted the Hudson Manure Com
pany. Counselor Young OF the board was au-
thorized to settle with Kenny's counsel in tho
old Kenny case.
EIwood Howes OF No. 10l Erie straet, Jersey
City and Patrick Millctt Of No. 24S Thirteenih
street, two teamsters, were arrested In Ho-
boken yesterday by FatrolInRn Gerken for
reckless arriving in the streets, and were lned
S. by Recorder McDonough this morning.
Arthur Congblin, aged four years, Of No. SEQ
Grand street. Hopoken feli through = cellar
cut a terrible cash In his head. He was at
tended to by Dr. Simon at the Police Headquar-
tiers and sent home,
Edmund Duffy of COG Grand street, Hoboken.
was overcome by sewer gas while cleaning the
sewer at Twelfth street and Willow avenue,
yesterday. He was sent home in an ambu-
lRuce.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
Park course. that Nancy Hanks will
show q fast mile on that track on Aug.
ust IL.
THE NAVAHOE REPAIRED
But She Finished Last in the
Royal Yacht Squadron
Regatta.

LONDON, August 4, lS93.-The regatta
of the Royal Yacht Squadron, OF which
the Prince of Wales Is Commodore, took
place today: The race for yachts Of any
rig exceeding 40-rating was contested
by Mr.. A. D. Clarke's Sasanita; Lord
Dunraysn's Valkyrie; Mr.. P. Donald
sons Calluna, and Mr.. Royal Phelps
Carrolrs Navahoe. The course was the
same as that sailed over yesterday IN the
Town Prize, that IS, from Cowes, Isle of
Wright, TO and around the Warner Light
ship and return. Tho course was covered
twice. making the distance sailed fifty
miles. A light southwest wind was
blowing aud occasionally 1t rained. The
NRvahoe's mainsatl, that was split yes
terday. necessitatfng her withdrawal
from the race for the Town Prize, was
repaired aud bent on last night and to
all appearances is rs good as new. The
starting Gnn was fired at ten o'clock, and
the yachts crossed the line rs follows /:
Calluna. 10 hours IS seconds; SatRnita,
10 hours so seconds: Valkyrie, 10 hours
oil minute; Navahoe. 10 hours OIL minute
40 seconds. SEE
Though the Navahos got the best posi-
ton, she cut a poor figure. She tackled
shoreward with the apparent Invention
of taking the other yachts wind, but the
attempt failed.
The German Emperor's yacht, Meteor.
started IN a private race against Mr.. j..
Jarnsson's ~Ivsrna. over The our OF the
other races. The Meteor crossed the
line at 1902 40.
The Satanisa finished first. the VAL
kyrie second, Calluna third and M vahoe
last. The prize was 800.
The time at which the yachts finished
was as follows:-
satanita, 2 hours, 81 minutes, SO Sec
onis.
valkyrle, 2 hours. So minutes, 40 Sec
onds.
Cailuns. Q hours. IS minutes. sc Sec
ouds.
Navahoe. Q hours, IS minutes, 10 sec
onds.
Deducting the TWO minutes and hve
seconds allowed the Valkyris by the
Satanita. the latter won the race BY four
seconds
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
lNQUIRING INTO KLOTzs DEATH.
Coroner Parslow's Jury Listens to Much
TestimOnY.

Coroner Parslow's Jury Listens to Much
Testimony.
The coroner's inquest to determine
who was responsible for the death of
two .year-old Franz Klotz. who was run
over and killed by car No. 40. on New
YORK avenue. Thursday, July %, a
held at Kuntz & S%innigsn's Hall, No.
331 Palisade avenu last night. A jury
was empauelled by Coroner Parslow .
composed Of the following gentlemen:-
Robert Cookson. foreman. No. "a South
street: H. Costello. No. 65 Webster ave-
nue.; w. Fl. Frost. No. 1873 South street;
Louis Bette, No. 215 Cambridge venue
William Brown. No. 104 North street;
Charles Nicolai, No. IA Congress street;
Samuel Mcginnls, No. 27s Sherman ave.
ams; william a,rss1: f. Emil, nsfEir, mo; 1sa Con So.
SO Zabriski street; Jacob BrsIzfeld.
No. 40 New York avenue; George
Heritage, No. 157 Cambridge avenue;
John II. Schaefer, No. 146 Hutton street.
The first witness examined was Mrs.
Albipa G. Campbell OF No. 593 Palisade
avenue, who testified that when she first
noticed the little boy he was directly
under the horses heads. She said that
the boy was run over on the west rail.
She wal sitting at the time In the middle
OF the car, which was an open one. DIR.
Paul J. Taylor OF No. 632 Garden street,
Hoboken, was next placed on the stand.
Witness testified that he was sitting on
the easterly side of the car, fourth seat;
saw child leave sidewalk from east side;
didn't know If anyone was on front plat
form; child ran under horses heads:
child fell on west track; driver made
effort to stop car; witDeBs helped pull
child from under wheel; child's neck was
pinched by wheel and broken; wheel cut
jugular veins: accident happened at
Ferry street and New York avenue, near
corner, In front of cnild's house On New
York avenue; child In shirt only and
alone. These were the TWO principal
witnesses.
As the inquest continued it became APP
parent that the jury. by their question
lug, had an idea that driver Of car No. 40,
Charles Keyser, was responsible for the
accident In having driven his horses at
too rapid u rate. But each of the Elk
witnesses examined up to eleven o'clock.
testified that the car was not going by
any but an ordinary rate, aud that the
driver could not under ordinary circum-
stances have stopped the car inside of
fifteen feet at least. The conductor of
the Car, Conrad Baumann, said he did
not see the child until it was killed. Had
not seen him under the horses heads.
Said the driver tried to stop the car i'm
mediRtely. Mrs, Wenken of Palisads
avenue said 1t was entirely the chfld's
fault. AT eleven o'clock the inquest was
adjourned until next Monday night, when
six other Witnesses will be examined.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
SUICIDE At THE JAIL
A Prisoner Plunges a Knife
Into His B~reast-DaviS'
Mismanagement.

The mismanaga ment of the County
Jail by Bob Davis was again illustrated
yesterday by the attempt made by a pris-
omar to commit suicide. The circumstance
surrounding this desperate net only re-
feet to the discredlt OF Davis. whose
negligence. or that Of his employees. per-
mitted the would-be suicide to have a
deadly weapon in his possession.
On August l. Bernard Novy, twenty
six years old, returned from work To his
home at No. 500 Willow avenue. Hobo
ken. and for the want of better pleasure
beat his wife in a shameful manner.
After the poor woman had been beaten
black and blue on her face aud body. aha
managed TO escape from the brute and
fed to the street. She caused the arrest
of ner husband. and Recorder Nc
Donough committed him to the County
Jail to walt the action OF tho Grand Jury.
Yesterday his brother-in-law John
Brown called at the Jail to see him.
Novy asked Brown TO secure bail for
him and Brown refused. He said Novy
was not entitled to any sympathy aJ all
aud WAS simply receiving what he de-
served. 1t was fifteen migutes before
five o'clock when Brown left Novy.
PLUNGED THE KNIFE NTo HIS BREAST.
He had scarcely passed through the jail
door when Novy took from his pocket a
knife and plunged 1t into his left breast
just above the heart. When he had In
1icted as he supposed The fatal blow,
Noyy laid down on his bunk to
die. James Burns. the hall man,
when passing the cell occupied by Novy
noticed blood on the floor of the cell. and
he at once informed a keeper. The cell
was entered. and the condition of Novy
ascertaiDed. The would be suicide was
sent to the City Hospital where it was
said his injury was serious.
The mysterious part of this story is
how Novy retained possession of u big
pocket knife if he was searched when in
generated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
CHARLIE FURsr AS A DEADHEAD
. Conductor Detects Him Riding on
Somebody Else's Pass.

A Conductor Detects Him Riding on
Somebody Else's Pass.
Mr.. Charles Furst. the dry goods deal
err of Newark venue IL popularity
credited with being a wealthy citizen,
and the business he does, and the man
ner in which he lives warrants one In
thai belief When his former store was
burned. he was raid about $50. 900 by the
insurance companies. In fact there is no
known reason to encourage any one in
the belief that Mr.. Fursr is not a mau of
means. Mr.. Furst Is now summering at
West End. Long Branch. az aristocratlc
summer resort which Is much affected
by merchants and business men of
known financial standing. Mr.. Furst
goes to West End every evening and re-
turns the next morning to his place OF
business In this city.
He was a passenger this morning on
the train which leaves West End ut 7;32,
and, when the conductor came along to
gather up the tickets, Mr.. Furst, with
the air of n railroad president. flashed O
pass before the optics of the captain of
the train. Instead of bowIng and pass ing
on AS the polite conductors of the Penn
sylvania Railroad always do when every
thing is all right, this one stopped before
Mr.. Furst and sHid:-
Let me see that pass, please"
Mr.. Furst complied. After inspecting
it carefully n surveying Mr.. Furst from
head to foot, the conductor went on:-
Your name is not Joseph NJ. Noonan
and you're not the editor OF the -"
(naming u defunct matchmaking circular
which recently started out in this city tU
raise the mischief.
Last year -FOUR name was Tumilty,"
the conductor further remarked.
Mr.. Furst did not blush as most men
would at these remarks, but putting on a
bold front, ne said that he WAS connected
with the paper named and was entitled
to ride on the pass.
mo one is entitled to ride on this pass
except the person named thereon and as
you are Mr.. Furst OF Newark avenue. a
store keeper. I'll take up the ticket and
collect your fare. One dollar. ten, please.
During this conversation, the brake
men had gathered about the conductor,
and Mr.. Furst, seeing the futility of fur.
ther remarks, paid the dollar ten and
received an excess ticket good for ten
cents upon presentation at II of the
company's Offices. Tbs conductor care
fully put the pass In his pocket, anu a
prominent Jersev City man; who saw the
occurrence, remarked
II wonde how CharlieIl get to The
Branch tonight"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
TURNER'S VRANGLING
Row Among the Members
of the Greenville Turn
Verein- Officers Re-
sign.
WILL INVESTIGATE B0YNE.
The New JERSEY A. c.s Eleven
VictOrious-0prbett, Fitzsim-
mons and Mitchell.

There was a lively time last night in
Greenville at the meeting of the Green-
Vile Turn Vsrein, ct Metropolitan Hall.
Il was long after midnight when the
meeting adjourned. and 1t was said to be
n of the liyiliest ever held Mp that way,
rivaling even the fun the Puritans had
some little time ago.
There wers present only about twelve
members, but they made enough noise
aor six times that number. The members
are very reticent as to the nature of the
row. but 1t was learned this morning
that the building OF a new clubhouse is
che cause Of it.
Some time ago the officers purchased q
site for a new building. Since that time
they have been unable to secure the CO.
operation of the members to build a suit
pbis clubhouse. For this reason the
Hfesident, Financial Secretary and
fRecording Secretary rendered their resig-
nations. The members objected to their
doing this and refused to accept the
designations.
i lt ID said q special meeting of the club
will be called in a few days and the
members asked either to contribute to
the new clubhouse or sell the site.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
TRIED TO HANG HIMSELF.

Herman Wengsr, age thirty two years, q
steamship fireman, staggered int o the Hohoken
Police Headquarters yesterday, paving the air
with his hands, and coming as near doing the war
dance of a Fiji Islander as the tangled con-
dit ion of his neither limbs would permit. Door
man Aldoretta sized him up as a crazy drunk
and finally procured from his drunken German
GLIB erish that he wanteo to give himself up.
He was soon landed behind the iron barred
door of a cell. aud q watch set upon him. After
cutting up a number OF innocent crazy capers
uutil the Waterman got tired and withdrew his
attention for IL few moments. Wenger unbut-
toned his suspenders and tying a portion
around his neck climed the cage like door, and
piece, evidently intending TO hang himself. He
was caught just In time. This morning when
arraigned before Recorder McDouough he was
sullep and morose. The Rec ,rder sent him up
for ten days, to give him a chance to get the
rum out of liEl.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
BEHRlSG SEA AWARD STILL DISTANT.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. 1S93.-Private
adyices later, and apparently more
a uthentic than those received by tho
State department az to the movement of
the Behring sea aroitrators, have reached
this city.
Senator Morgan cables his son that it
will be Impossible for him to leave Paris
before August ~. This Is q postpone
ment OF two weeks beyond the time
originally set for his deparrnre. Several
days ago the Senator booked himself, for
passage on q steamer sailing August 5,
aud this was taken as u sign that the
verdict OF the arbitrarors would be rem
dered this week. From the language OF
his cablegram it seems that he is don bt-
full whether the arbitrators will have
lin ished their duties even upon the 18th.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
ACTRESS MAY THoRNgs SUICIDE.
She Was the Daughter of q Prominent
San Francisco Lawyer.


Ii Was the Daughter of q Prominent
San Francisco Lawyer.
NEW YORK, August 4. 1S93. MAY B.
Thorne, an accomplished daughter of a
prominent lawyer in San Francisco, died
this morning at st. Vincent Hospital,
having taken an overdose OF morphine,
with suicidal intent last night. May aud
and her older sister lived at No. As West
Twelfth street. May WINS q member OF
the "Trip to Chinatown Company ONE
time &
Miss Thorne snys 1t was about half past
nine O'clock last night when her sister
came into her room acting very strange
~. She noticed in particular that The
young woman rubbed her lips and face
continually, and she finally asked her
what was the matter. May said she had
taken morphine. The physicians worked
over the girl for hours, but she died at
seven O'Clock this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
HOB0KEN'S LOW TAX RATE.

Assessor .Dollard has struck the rate of Hobo
ken at s.. 0S. 1t has not beeu 40 low since 1880,
when it was 81. o.. Last year 1t was $40, The
decrease this year from that of last, notwith-
standing the increase OF money devoted to the
maintenance of a permanent fire department,
Is attributed to the fact that 500. 900 worth OF
bonds were wiped out by the Martin Act Adj
justment Commissioners.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
WIN InvestIgats Boyne,s Action.

1t is possible that an investigation will he
made hy the managers q the pool tournament
OF st. Joseph's Lyceuin, in the case of Boyne,
who Is charged with having thrown the game on
Monday night TO Brady. Boyne stoutly denies
that it was his intention to give the game TO
Brady, bit maintains that the rules OF the
Lycsuin do not prohibit such a thing anyhow.
How soon the managers will take action upon
the matter is lot detlnite,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
cad TRIED TO KILL ONE AN OTHER.

Mrs, Margaret Barden, aged twenty-four
previously asssuliing and attempting 10 Kill
her. Mrs. Harden dsHied the charge and aaid
that Mrs. Martsn had tried TO murder her.
bouds to await the actiod OF the Grand Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
GETTING READY FOR THE CRUISE.
New York Yacht Club Members to be
Well Cared For.

New York Yacht Club Members to be
Well Cared For.
NEW YORK. Aug. 4, 1S93.-For the APP
preaching cruise of The New York Yacht
Club tbs Iron Steamboat Taurus has
been provided for the club guests. She
will leave the foot OF East Twenty sixth
street at 9.45 A. M, on Monday, August
2, and the Long Island City annex pier at
ten O'Clock. She will also make q
landing at Roslyn. She will touch at
these points returning.
For the Goelet Cup race on August II.
the steamer Gay Head will leave Long
Wharf. Newport at ten A. M. Tickets
may be had Of Superinteudent Nells
Olsen, at No. 67 Madison avenue, or of
Fredeffck P. Sands at the club station 10
Newport. Should the race be postponed
these arrangements will hold good for
the following day.
For the Aston Cup race the tug Luck
enbach will leave Long Wharf at fifteen
minutes past ten on tho morning OF each
RAGS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
A New Effect Of MUSIC.

Small son-"Mamma, / wish You would buy
me a fiddle" Mamnia-"You have no ear for
music, and the noises you would make would
be utterly uncomfortable" Small son-"I won t
play only wen papa is at home. cause then l
think may be he'll buy me a nice bicycle so In
Sfnn -Gnnd Maarc ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
o0RBEIT GOES 10 ASBURY.
The Champion Willing to Meet jackson
II Mitchell Refuses.

The Champion Willing to Meet Jackson
II Mitchell Refuses.
Jim Corbett's stay 10 New York was
very brief. At half-past three O'clock
yesterday afternoon he packed up his
traps and departed for his traiaiug quar-
tiers at Asbury Park, where he expects to
remain tor months to coma. Csrbest's
wife. Manager Brady and George Green,
the lightweight, Went wieh him. There
was TO have been an important meet ing
between Corbett and the mat chmaker of
the Consy Island Clup reg ardiug the
mitchell affair. The confab w AS set down
for Two O'Clock, but at twel fth hour q
telegram was received stating that the
matchmaker wished TO defer negotta-
lions until next Monday night, which
athe champion readily Rssentsd to. Bef ore
'SRilivan's conqueror left town he s aid to
q reporter thai IL Newton shoul d raise
the original purse to $f5,0 900 he should
only ask $4,000 should tie win. He thiEks
this would be a good way to inauce
Mitchell 10 meet him at West Brig hton.
Jim LOGGED a trifis better yesterday.
IG was sala last night that Parson
Davies, Peter Jacksop's MANAGER. and
Corbett met during the day and had a
chat regarding a probable meeting with
the sable Australian. Corbett said he
would be willing TO take on Jackson, IN
the event of Mitchell backing out, for
the same purse offered by the Coney
Island Club. The Parsop, who is a slow
taiker, replied after some elaboration
that he couldn't see his way clear Just
row to CANCEL all his contracts which III
had made for jackson, aud thought that
the best move would be to fulfil them and
fight Cerbett next June, as originally
agreed upon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-04
NANCY HANKS GREAT WORK.
Doble Expects the Mare to Break Der
Record This Year.

BUFFALO, Aug. A.. 1898. -Doble scored
the great mare Nancy Hanks several
times at 2.2o gait at the Driving Park
yesterday, and then sent her over the full
course. He held her at a 2.20 gait to me
hall: mila post, when he gave her her
head, and she finished the last half mile
strong in 1.02.
Nancy did last quarter in thirty Sec
onds, a Two minute gate. and did tile
mile ia 2:i2, her fastest time this year.
Uobie feels conidont that Nancy Will
break her record this year, IS sue has
never trotted so well at this season dur
inf any previous year.
BOSTON, Aug. 4. 1s93.-Budd Dobie
teisgFaphs Msuaesr N.llis, Of the Mystic