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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
GORDON CASE REVIVED.
Chancellor McGiII Permits the Re
ceiyer to Conttnue the Factory.

A branch of the famous Gordon will
case came up before Chancellor MECH
this morning in Chancery Chambers. Re
ceiver Isaac S. Taylor presented his re-
port of the work lone in the factory at
Railway. and asked for instructions. In
1892 he had a surplus,of So, 900. This year
that has dwindled down to $4,000, and Mr..
Taylor shows what he has done with the
money. His report speaks of depression
of business, but says hat there are sew
eral orders on hand which could be carried
out proftably provided the stock was re-
plenished, and Mr.. Taylor was permitted
to draw out of mis- fund to keep skilled
workmen in the factory. Last month, he
said, he had saved $3.50, and these pros
poets of further sales of six presses; but
the stock was depleted. Mr.. Taylor asked
for Instructions. If the administrators of
the estate didn't approve them he would
ask for his discharge.
Mr.. William H. Corbin, who had been
engaged as administrator, was not ex-
actly opposed to the continuance or the
receiver or the drawing on the funds, but
there were certain costs which ought to
be paid.
Counsel representing the Mercantile
of allowing Mr.. Taylor to draw on the
funds and continue the manufacture OF
presses.
Mr.. Taylor supplemented his report by
saying that the taxes and insurance had
all been paid on the property. 1t does
not owe a cent.
Eyes, but it owes the costs" said Mr..
Corbin, and the Chancellor agreed that
these must be paid, and referred the
matter to Mr.. Taylor as referee.
These costs, Mr.. Corbin explained, were
entailed in the famous suit to set aside
the will of the. ~pressmaker, George P.
Gordon. He had died intestate, but a
short time after his death a paper pur-
porting to be a will was admitted to
probate in the ordinary way. A caveat
was entered. TN after long litigation the
will was declared a forgery. Subsequently
chancery proceedings were instituted and
a receiver asked for. Chancellor McGill
appointed Mr.. Taylor receiver of the
works. The Brooklyn property and real
estate of Railway is being managed by
the administrator.
Chancellor McGill, on hearing the re-
port, decided to continue Mr.. Taylor, and
gave him permission to draw from the
funds in his possession and keep the fac
tory going at Railway.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
WASTES OF SOCIETY
That Five-Thousand Dollar
Engelbrecht Trial Ends
in a Miserable
Fizzle.
INTELLIGENT JURY DISAGREED
Six to Five for Conviction, with
One Who Had No Opinion
Two Days Locked Up.

AS was stated in 1.-The, News" on
Saturday the Engelbrecht murder case
was given to the jury about one p. M.
1t seemed to be the general belief among
those who had heard the trial that the
jury would disagree and such proved to
be the fact. Justice Lippincott gave in
structions that If a verdict should be
found at any time he would be at home
and could be sent for. The jury spent
all Saturday night and up to nine O'Clock
this morning in the back court room.
The ancient rule that the jurors should
De kept without food or drink until they
arrived at some decision was not ad-
hered to. They had an ample supply of
the n-ecessaries OF life, but without any
luxuries except possibly cigars. 1t is UNI
derstood that on the first ballot the jury
stood seven for conviction and five for
%acquittal. On the next and every sub
sequent ballot the vote was 6 to 5 and
one blank.
At eleven o'clock this morning the jury
was called into court and Burger was
brought over from the Jail. Burger
looked anxious and the jurors looked
very weary. That was not surprising as
they had been locked up for forty-five
hours.
Clerk Leese of the court asked the
usual question: Gentlemen of the jury,
have you agreed upon a verdict?"
mo" answered Foreman Robert Guy.
docs there seem to be any possibility
of an agreement asked Justice Lippin-
colt.
NO, your Honor;' replied Mr.. Guy,
1--WE have exhausted every possible
means."
Justice Lippincott held a consultation
with Judges Kenny and Hoffman, and
then after a few moments of elaboration
said, slowly:-"The Court has instructed
you SO fully in the law that there is
nothing more to be said This is a case
of which disposition should be made as
quickly as possible. | don't know that
We could select any better jury from the
present panel, and we dom see how the
case can be tried at the December term
owing to the press of business. The Court
regnets your inability to agree. The
Cour is not saying anything to in
iuence you one way or the other, but we
for some time longer in the hope that you
will come to an agreement.
Your Honor" said the Foreman, we
have been together forty-hve hours now
and are almost worn out"
THAT is not al extraordinarily long
time for such a case" replied Justice
Lippincott. The Court will make you as
comfortable as possible. You may re-
tire"
The rear court room was cleared and
the jury went back to try again.
communication to Justice Lippincott stat
ing that it was impossible for them to
agree. Justice Lippincott then discharged
them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
| T NEWS r

ohn valeski, So years, old. OF No. 81
Morris street. was painfully injured in
the sugar house yesterday by a heavy
block of wood falling on his head. He
was AXE to st. Francis Hospital.
An oil stove on the second floor of the
three-story frame tenement house at No.
259 Railroad avenue, owned by Judge
Puster, did s3o0. damage Saturday night;
In the published announcement of the
Grand Jury for the December term on
Saturday the name of Vincent Schenck
was given. Since then Sheriff Toffey has
made a change by Observation-Disclosures
J.. Cronan for Mr.. Schenck.
William H. Vandeveer, of No. POS Pa
cihc avenue, IN Justice Potts court this
morning, accused Edward Mullins, of No.
1925 Sussex street, of having stolen his
o~vercoat valued at $40 out Of a saloon on
Montgomery street. The prisoner admit
Mr.. casimiE W; Boynton. z temporary d re-
was made permanent receiver.
He was appointed under a mortgage
foreclosure proceedings.
Prof. Haywood of South Carolina and
his eight funny little, actors Is the at
traction tomorrow night at the X. M. g.
A. members rally.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
hi CITY HALL JOB.
Resolutions Passed at the Meeting of
The Democraaic Co. Committee.

RESOLUTIONS F8SSeO at tDe NA6ttAnS -
the Democratic Go. Committee.
In the report of the meeting of the
Democratic County Committee in 1.-THE
Jersey City News of Saturday allusion
was made to a resolution condemning
he Republicans who are responsible for
the Legislative enactment which has
taken the care of the new City Hall out
of the hands of the Aldermen and vest
ed it in a commission to be appointed by
the Mayor. The resolution in full is as
follows
Whereas, There has been more or less
scandal connected with the erection of
the City Hall in this city, recognizing
that more scandal will follow on account
Of a law that was passed by the Legis-
urer and Comptroller the power to form
themselves into a commission which has
the control of 800, 00o, and also appoint
ments;
Whereas, This bill was passed giving
the Commissioners power to expend 500,
600. also the power to audit their own
person, there being no check on their ex-
p~endftures.
Whereas, The vicious City Hall bill
was passed in order to TAX away from
the representatives of the people, the
Board of Aldermen, the power delegated
to them, control Of the City Hall, and
not to a cabal of dual office holders;
Resolved, That the member of AS
sembly-elect from Jersey City, represent
to frame a bill repeating the City Hall
Commissioners bill and give back to the
representatives of the people, the Board
Of the City Hall, or power to elect the
further
buttons be given to each Democratic
member elect from Jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD
neaye pennsylvania Ee. r.. Depot.

Leave Pennsyfvanfa Ee. r.. Depot.
7i2 A. NJ. daily. except SUNDAY. rr MAUCR
ciIi1NS and intermediate stations
rET BUFFALns@ NIAGARA FALLS, SUS-
ppENSION BRIDGE and the West AMI pric-
a,nsi local points; dining car TO Suspension
Rrsdse. Pullman vesribule sleeper to Chi
csSo%s a. NJ. daily deaves 1912 A. NJ, Sun
SaS for MAUCHs CHUNK and Intermediate
oa;rts: connecting for Reading and Harris
burg: M. daily, except Sunday, for ELE1IRA
I;io n Intermediates stations; connections cor
nprnSTTSvILLB and READING. Chair car -
w WIZ 2. Ii. sundays enlys sor Wilkes
te terms =. NJ. daily. except Sunday. for L. q
s}atjons. Pullman buffet parlor car to Wilkes
sa-re. connections for Pottsville.
oZSS p. ri. daily, except Sunday, for BOENE
NOOK and intermediate stations.
s:S2 P. NJ. daily for EASTON and inter-
n seIs 3. II. daily for BUFFALO, NIAGARA
FALLS and all points west Pullman sleeping
vestfbuled train, New York 70 Chicago. sieeTer
~ Fuffalo and Toronto; connections for Read
INK and and Harrisburg.
S:x1 P. NJ. daily, except Sunday. for EA3-
TON and intermediata stations
ROCHESTER,. BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLa
and ali points West; Pullman sleepsrs t.
rnjcaxo and BuEfalo. chair car to Wilkesoa RE-
Tickets snd Pullman recommendation a.
Pennsylvania r. r. DEPOT
The New York Transfer Co will call Tor
ana check Baggage from hotel or residences
through to destination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
ICE COMPANY IN DIFFICULTIES.
Newark's Hygiene Artificial compan,

NeWarkss Hygiene Artificial Company
lnsolvenf and a Receiver Asked For.
The New Jersey Hygiene Ice Company,
of Mount Pleasant avenue, Newark, is in
a bad way, and one of it's stockholders.
Mr.. Hector Hitching, through his coun-
sci. Mr.. Elijah S. Cowles, asked Chancel-
lor McGill this morning to appoint a re-
ceiver.
This company started in business a few
years ago and purchased the factory
now running between Gun Pleasant
avenue and ogden street, Newark. Its
capital stock was $3.50. 600, and Mr.. j.
Coogleman was president and J.. M. Kitch-
ing treasurer and secretary. Fifty thou
sand dollars of the stock was sold and re-
turned to the treasurer wherewith to be-
gin the manufacture of hygiene ice.
Practically this was all the money ever
put into the concern. In order that things
might be kept running Mr.. Hitching and
his brother advanced between them about
81 900 for, various disbursements. The
business did not pay, and the works were
shut down on November % last.
The Prudential Insurance Company
counsel said, held a mortgage OF 5000 "
on the building n there was a SECOND
mortgage of $1,000 On the plant. Both of
these are or the eve of being foreclosed
because of non-payment of interest, and
unless a receiver be at once appointed the
works and plant will be lost. At present
Mr.. Hitching, the applicant for a receiver,
is paying the wages of men to watch the
building and keep the machinery in order.
Counsel further said that Messrs. J..
Coogleman, Hiram A. Woodruff and the
remaining officers will not put any more
money into the business.
Chancellor McGill would not appoint a
receiver now, but granted IN order to
show cause returnable next Monday, and
counsel was directed to notify the stock
holders.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
WORKS THE CHINESE LAUNDRIES
Several Ah Sings Identity Henry
MAYER. a Champion PrevaricatOr.

Walter Kipp, of Sussex street. and
a man who describes himself as Harry
Mayer, of Newark, were arrested yester-
day on suspicion of being the men who
entered Hop Wah's laundry at York and
Warren streets on Friday, and after
beating the Chinaman robbed him OF
$50.
Mayer says HE has lived for eight years
at No. S2S Market street, Nawark He
said his home was near the Court House.
Chief Murphy Investigated his story n
found that No. 1923 Market street Is
east of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In
the face of this, Mayer still contends Hhait
No. 1928 is near the Court House.
HE is THE best liar I have met in
years." said Chief Murphy this morn
Within the past month, a dozen or
more Cinnamon have been victimzed one
way or another. A half dozen of chem
yesterday identified Mayer as the man
who had gone through their shops to
examine gas and water pipes and one
thing and another.
Hop Wah identified him also, but the
Ohinaman is confused. On Saturday he
identified City Prison Keeper Alex Wat>
sons helper, Shaw, as his assailarIt.
When Mayer was brought into the sta
ton house or Saturday by Policeman
Dougherty, he said he had been arrested
because he saw the officer playing cards
in a saloon. Dougherty denied the as
sertion.
ther hearing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
DEMOCRATIC co. COMMITTEE.
Important Amendment TO n Con.
sfiru(fOu.

At the meeting of the Democratic
County Committee on Saturday, an
amendment ITO Section three of the con
stitution. Offered with a view to
STRENGTHENING the committee with a body
of Democrats from the various ward
clubs. was presented. h amendment
in FUN is as follows
Amend by striking out all of Section
three of the constitution and subStitu-
ting the following
That each ward, club or organization
in district, ward, town or township, city
or county, be represented in the Hudson
County Demdcratic Committee by at
least five 90 member from said wards,
membership of ever fifty (5W or more
in good standing, the five members
elected to represent these. CLUBS in the
Hudson County Democratic Committee,
they to draw for long and short terms,
and on the expiration of term of said
five members their successors to. be
elected from their respective organza-
ton.
Members of the Hudson County Demo-
cratic Committee shall be elected ey-
cry two years at the primary heid to
nominate candidates for the general
election in November. and when the
words Assembly occur. Ward be sub
Stiflutpd.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
THE HAUNTs OF TRILBY.

With every leaf I turn (of .@Trilby')
the "reminiscences of that happily spent
youth became more vivid. the real names
of the streets stared at me through
THEN cleverly conceived DISCUSSES, and
for some hours / too had my Indian sum
mer-of recollections. I beheld myself a
stripping, with no care for tomorrow,
wandering about Paris (the Paris of the
late 'fifties and 'sixties) arm-in-arm with
a grand uncle of mine, and drawing deep
breaths of joy the simplest, most in
expensive and best of all joys, la joie
de vivre-imbibing at the same time,
and unconsciously. as it We're, large po-
tations of history, inasmuch as, though
no Ounce, l could be taught in no other
way. nj for the purpose of teaching
a lad of my age fragments of history,
We're We enacted, to what better post could
the teacher have taken him than to the
sPlace and Rue st. Andre des~Arts''
the Rue Git-le-Coeur the "Place
ST. Anatote des Arts and
the "Rue du Pnits d'Amour' of the
story, and their adjacent congeries of
blind alleys. winding passages, and mar.
row street. Nearly every stone of that
locale furnishes the eloquent record Of
a phase in life of the city which Little
Biflee and The Laird and Taffy and
Trilby loved so we'll and no altogether
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Forum.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
BOARD OF

(Oficial Proceedings.)
Regular meeting of the Board OF ECU
cation held in the meeting room. Pay
street. Wednesday evening, NoVenoe'
q. 1895.
ROLL CALL.
Present-All the members of the Board.
READING AND APPROVAL OF MIN,
UTES.
On motion of Mr.. Walker the reading
of the minutes was dispensed with and
they were approved as printed.
PRESENTATION OF CoMMUNicA-
From Miss May z. SMITH resi ign 5
to take effect December l. 1895.
Received and resignation accepted.
her position as teacher in School No. %,
to take effect, December 8, 1885.
Received and resignation accepted.
From Miss Emily Evers, requesting an
appointment as a teacher in the public
Received and referred to the Teachers
From g. H. Swart. agent, calling at
tention to the wax-glass floor oil. /.
Received and referred to the Janitors
From Mr.. J. H. Clark, applying for a
position as principal.
Received and referred to the Teachers
From Misses Armstrong. Anderson,
Walsh and thirty-ffve others petitlonlng
the Board to reduce the term required
u lllCISdSC 70 - " O0A % .
Received and referred TO the Ieacners
From Wallis Edwards e !. ST. 8 Pu MaafS f Fer
rent of Annex No. 10 in 1890.
Received and referred to the Finance
From Silver, Burdett & Co, requesting
Rational Ia Method in Reading. Second
40 Normal Review System of Writing;
Business BUSH :, and md d Social ceo E9rms' series gertice 81
Stndv and Song. common school course
5oc.; Beacon School Collection, 6oc.;
World and it's People. book VII; Views
In Africa, 60c.: Beacon Lights OF Pa
ron From lincoln Memorial Co., Of
fering Words of Lincoln al zoe. ~
Received and referred TO the IeXt
Book Committee.
PROPOSALS AND BIDS.
Bids for furnishing books, stationery
and supplies We're received:-D. Slote 4
60. 2, E: Heath s 8 CO. c9 5am c 4 3 N Mll-
o oHn; CO. ohrIIs aach, sh s9Wflff : sanborn, CHM
& CO.. Silver, Burdett & Co, Burchard
Cumming, H9Iaen ! Pat at B .gosn G 81 Potter tie.
Hammett. Egterbroook Steel Pen Co.
Schwartz, ~ RirErn i fP u CO. oeef Rand,
MMIceN sls & Co. q. il. Butler & Co,
University Pub. Co; Maynard, Merrill &
ca Lowell q Co.. 0I6lOOu- U.s. AL
& Bacon, William Beverly Harrison, Mu-
tlaI Book Co., Boorum & Pease, Mil
ton Bradley Co.. Werner Co.. Ameri-
car Received and referred to the Books
and Stationery Committee.
Bids for furnishing wood We're received
from e.. Emery at SS.74 per cord, Ed
wards & Walker. at $40 per cord; M. J.
Dugan, at $3.50 per cord, and Paterson
e Westbrook at $12 per cord.
Received and referred to the Fuel
Bids for furnishing coal were received
from James Coyle at the following prices:
Egg, So. 80; stove, SALE, nut, $50; pea,
His nut, S4.O5, pea, $3.50; from Mackay,
Young & Co., egg $40, stove, $3.50; nut,
81. 40; pea, $3.15.
Received and referred to the Fuel Com
Bids for furnishing janitors' supplies
were received from E.. s. Farley, Wood
To be continued.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
WHEELER TOLD A LIE.
Pawned His Watch and Then Said
He WINS Held I'm and Robbed.

Harry Wheeler. seventeen years old,
of No. 81 Kensington avenue. reported
to THE police at the Communipaw avenue
station house yesterday that he had been
held up by a rough looking, man at Ber-
vious and relieved of his gold watch and
chain. He said he had afforded the
meeting of the Boys Brigade ait the
Emory M. e. Church and on his way
home was stopped by the fhietnway lyman,
who grasped him by the throat and com
peled him to deliver the watch and
chain.
Later Wheeler admitted ito Captain
McKaig that his story was untrue. He
said that on his way TO the church he
met a companion fwho suggested that
they go to the Bon Tor Theatre. Wheeler
being without funds, he borrowed a dol
lar from a friend, giving his watch and
chain as security. He said he concocted
the whole story ito account ito his par
ents for the absence of his watch. He
did not think they would compel him to
report 1T to the police.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
FEDERATION OF LABOR.

NEW YORK. Dec. 9. 1S95.-The fifteenth
annual convention OF the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor opened in the assembly
rooms of Madison Square Garden shortly
after ten o'clock today. The hall had
been deliberately decorated with bunting
and streamers and banners of various
labor organizations were also hung up
on the walls.
AS this is the first time in twelve
years that the Federation a met in
this city, the convention has excited ex-
ceptional local interest n the assem-
bly, rooms and corridors were crowded
some time before the proceedings began.
John Mcbride, President of the Fed
GRAFTON, called the convention to order.
and introduced J. w. Sullivan, of this
city, who delivered the address of wei
come.
President Mcbride responded in appro-
priaJte terms.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
SCARED BY A LIGHT.
Burglars Got No Bnoty at Mr. John
Crafg.s House.

Burglars entered the residence of Mr..
o Craig, No. 81 Palisade avenue, short
~ after two o'clock this morning by
forcing open a side window on the ground
floor. AS they were on their way up the
basement stairs Mrs. Craig heard them,
she got up and lit the gas. The light
frightened the men. They opened back
door and escaped over the fence.
Mrs. Craig made a tour of the house
but found nothing missing. On the sill
of the door by which the men left the
house were found several 38-calibre car
tridges.
The affair was reported to the police of
the Oakland avenue station this morning
and they are now on the track of two
suspicious characters. The police say the
work was that of tramps-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
NOTICE
To Dry Goods Merchants andDeaIers
in Furniture and Bedding,

Proposals for Dry Goods and Hosiery
for use of the County Institutions and
County JAIL, also for furnishing for the
New Lunatic Asylum 300 Iron Beds, with
woven wire springs will be r dee5 e
the County of Hudson, at their meeting
to be held D. at the G9grf H9u5 Sc 1907
Al 4 P. NJ. at which time and place the
bids viii be o opened ed ra The e del Y ca;ynt of
Bidders can obtain any Information re
CURED BY APPLYING nsx to tt the co Glsrk Ho of the
PROPOSALS to be on forms which can
be obtained at the office of the Board,
with guarantee bonds attached, to be
sealed and indorsed, with name of bid
der and nature of supplies. None others
samnles of Goods and beds required
can also be seen at the office of the
Board.
ieet any and all bids if deemed for the
hest interest of the County 50 to do.
bs ofue' - JOHN BOYD, Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
puXBuRY ALMsHoUsE BURNED.

DUxBuRY. Mass, Dec. 9. 1Ss5.-The
Duxbury ;almshouse caught fire at 1890
this morning from an unknown cause
and was burned to the ground. Joseph
Soule. the keeper, gsucceeded In saving
the six inmates and some of his furni-
ture in the owe STORY. There is NO fire
department, out men with hand fire ex-
tingufshers succeeded in saving the barn
and other nearby buildings. The loss
will reach several thousand dollars and
Is insured. All the winter supplies werS
consumed, as were the books Of tho
Selectmen and Schdoq Committee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-09
HERE'S A
Mrs. Levy's Stocking the Last Thing
He Searched-The Doodle There.

A trial in the Special Sessions Court
this morning developed the fact hat
there is a constable in West New York
who is a model of efficiency. Isidor Levy
and Albert Reiner of West New York
were accused of having beaten AMI
robbed Adam Easton, a neighbor, of $50
after they made him Trunk. A search
warrant was issued by a local magistrate
and given to this young constable, whose
name is Reckhard. The constable
searched Levy's apartments thoroughly
and was about to give it up when a bright
idea stuck him and in a few minutes
he had recovered SIS which Mrs. Levy
had concealed in her stocking. \ few
lays later Levy sent $35 to Easten to
make u the balance of the $50, Levy
was acquitted and the Court disagreed in
the case of Reiner.