The evening world., 1894-06-07


Under his administration the great sys-
tenn Of public schools. Normal School
Teachers Institute and Model School
were founded He is recognized as the
father of the public school system OF the
State.
The first llfe-saving apparatus and
station on the New Jersey coast were
established through the exertions of
Gov. Price. with the active cooperation
of the Chamber of Commerce of New
York.
Gov. Price was elected member of
the Thirty-second Congress from the dis
trict of New Jersey composed of the
counties of Hudson. Essex. Bergen, Pas
sale and part Of Union. This district at
G. King, Whig. to Congress by 5000 ma
Jority. Rodman NJ. Price. as the Demo-
cratic candidate, overcame this majority
and was elected by about 200 majority.
the navy on board the steam frigates
Fulton and Missouri and the sloop of
war Cyane. of Commodore Sloat's
s9usdrop IN the Pacic on the west
Mexico, are very well known.
He landed with the naval force that
occupied California and hoisted the
American flag, on July I, 1916, at Mon
terey and read the proclamation of oc.
cupation to the sailors. marines and
people, and was appointed prefect by
American to exercise judicial functions
in California. He was chairman of the
committee that adopted the beautiful
with Gen. Price in California was
Samuel Forrest, a fellow naval officer.
who had acquired much property, and
being called away on another mission,
gave Price power of attorney in order
that he might dispose of the property.
Price sold 1t to the Government during
the forties, and failed to return to For
In 1874 bill was filed and Judgment
entered against Price in favor OF the
Forrest estate for $1,000, but a close ex-
animation ami ud,, failed TO- reveal any property
laid dormant until 1892. Then Cort-
landt Parker, as attorney for Forests
widow. learned that Price was about to
receive $4,000 from the Government to
reimburse him for private moneys ad-
yancsd the United States while on the
Pacific coast.
Chancery in August, 1892, for receiver
to control any action upon the moneys
received from the Government Charles
Bacherling was appointed. Price, how
dorsed them and had them transferred
and cashed. The first advance was
made by the Government in September.
order issued by the Chancellor.
Price lived at this time with his
daughter in New York. and made peri
odical trips to his farm in Bergen Coun-
ty. A. watch was kept for him. and on
one OF his trips he was arrested and
confined in the Bergen County Jail He
repudiated any attempt to evade the
preparation from the Government could
not be attached
An order was issued by Chancellor Nc
Gill at this time to e have reduisition o on !!
the $Sl 200 still due Price be paid to the
receiver, The order was disobeyed,. ard
Price was placed In Hackensack jail for
time Of his own choice. notwithstanding
that Congressman Cadmus. Senator
Hinchliffe. OF Passaic. and David Henry
and John r. Lee, Of Paterson. were on
Price was subsequently released, but
May Is last Chancellor McGill decided
that II he did not pay to Receiver Bach.
| fine and costs. he. would be committed
to the Bergen County jail until the
amounts were paid
Owing to his severe illness no at
tempt was made TO place him under ar.
rest, and indeed. It was said that he did
not know Of the Courts decision, from
the execution OF which sickness and
In February 1898, Gov. Price obtained
| more notoriety through examination in
snpnemRenttary Pr9SSsedings dan on jGdg,
! Pleas Feb. 10, 1874, by Richard Oliver, an
importer of wines, olives and dried
| fruits, at 81 Water street, New York.
! The bill. amounting TO $365.s5. was con
tracted three years before, on May %,
| 1871.
With costs and interest added this
sum was increased to $5S320, for which
the. Judgment was obtained. The claim
had grown through the accumulation of
! interest to more than 81, 900.
The bill showed that most OF the items
were for wines and that the Ex-Governor
ket.
| Ex-Gov. Price leaves three sons and one
daughter, Trenchard. in the War De-
| nartment in Washington. d. c.: Gen.
Francis Price. OF Oakland: Gouverneur
! Price, OF Paterson, and Miss Madelaine.
| living at home. The Ex-Governor was
asventy-eight years old.