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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
A DISAPPEARANCE CASE.
Woman who Vanished Eight Years
Ago ALIVE and We'll.


One of the most peculiar cases of dis
appearance in the experience of the po-
lice of Boston, and which is, it was
thought. would remain forever an unsolv-
ed mystery, has been recently cleared
up. announcement made at police head
quarters by Superintendent E1dridge that
Miss Gertrude Whitney. who disappear
ed from the Boston postofice where she
was employed, on July /. 1888, is known
to be alive and married to a wealthy
gentleman. This Is about all that can
be learned. but this is interesting from
the sensation that the case made at the
time of the disappearance.
Miss Whitney left the office at noon on
the day in question, and went to her
boarding-house on Hancock street.
where she got her luncheon. Sh then
left the house and was not again seen:
The papers were full OF the case. and
every possible theory, from murder to
1t came to be pretty generally believed,
however, that she left of her own free
will. for although she took but little of
her clothing or other property with her,
it was known that she had saved her
salary for some time past, and on the
day on which she left she had drawn out
a full months pay, amounting to $45.
Nothing more was heard Of her until
about two weeks ago. when her mother
received a letter statsae that she was
happily married. and enclosing q picture
nor the police will state who the man
is to whom she is married. but IT is
thought that it may be Edward L. Pey-
ton. a Stoneham man, who had paid a
good Zeal of attention to Miss Whitney.
and who. was living In the West ct the
time of her disappearance. This theory
is strengthened bv the fact hat some
time previous to her disappearance. she
was observed to be studying railroad
guides. as though preparing for a long
tourney. Mr.. Pevton and his wife were
in this city a short time ago, and the
description of Mrs. Peyton. given by
those who knew her cqincides closely
with that Of Gertrude Whitney.-Boston
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
SPEAKS OUT
Says the Government officials
Arrested Him to Cover Up
Their Own Shortcomings.

WILLIAM c.. Brockways the arch
priest of countefeiters in this and other
countries. now residing in the Hudson
County Jail, pending an examination on
a charge of having in his possession
$40, 900 in spurious $500 gold certificates
of the United States. shook off his re-
serve this morning and talked freely
with a News" representative %
the charge. He insists hat the Govern
ment is e~ndeavoring to fasten a bogus
case on him. and boldly asserts that
the Secret Service officers, to cover up a
multitude of their shortcomings. are
determined to onv him with the
bad notes, the manufacture of which
he knows nothing.
"Do you know" said he. that the
young man. Smith, who they say is
an engraver. could no more engrave
these plates than you could. I know
what that work is (this with a smile)
and 1 can wager that it is ridiculous
to say he did it. AS for me. no man
living can connect me with them"
Brockway said that Chief Hazen was
keeping out of sight the real author of
these bills. Pointing to Wagner, who
was playing solitaire with greasy cards
at a ricketty table in the corridor of the
Jail. he said
Tha young man tells me that some
time ago at the West Hoboken house
a man calling himself Smith came to
board. He said he was sixty-two years
of age and an engraver by trade. He
used to lock himself in his room for
whole lays and no one was allowed in
side that room. When the arrest was
made Smith was allowed to go; why
was he not pulled in? Simply because
he was a stool pigeon of the detectives.
They ought to produce him. If there was
anything wrong he ought to be able to
tell it against US. They can't prove
anything
The conversation here was cut short by
the entrance of a smooth faced young
Brockaway two novels which the king
counterfeiter seemed very glad to see.
one of the novels bore the title, Mis-
takes 6 a Lifetime"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
HUNG HIMSELF FROM THE TRANsoM
One of H~oboken,s oldest Bit
ants Commits Suicide.

One of Roboken's Oldest Inhabft-
ants Commits Suicide.
Frederick Faeber, of No. 104 Grand street,
Hoboken. one of the city's Oldest inhabi-
tants, committed suicide last night shortly
after i've o'clock by hanging himself to the
transom of his bedroom door with an ordin-
airy piece of clothesline. The suicide had
put a strong hook in the top of the transom.
and winding the rope around his neck twice
got upon an old soap box which was used as
a tool chest and tied the other end of the
rope to the hook. He then kicked the box
from under him.
The body was first discovered by the sui
cide's seventeen year old stepson Charles,
who saw it dangling as he went to enter the
house. Young Faeber ran to the nearest
drug score and telephoned to Police Head
quarters. Officer Detters went Immediately
to the house and cut the body down. 1t was
cold and life had evidently been extinct for
over fifteen minutes.
Faeber was ffty-six years old and leaves a
wife and one young child besides his step
son. He was a prosperous milk dealer up
to two years ago., when he gave up business
on account of i'll health. Since then he has
been very Respondent, and quite recently
showed signs of imbecility.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Faeber took her
young child and went to Rockaway to spend
the day. She had not yet returned when
her husband had committed his rash act.
When Officer Detters went to the house he
could not get in without forcing an entrance
as every door and window was securely
barred. He broke in the rear door at the re-
quest of the stepson, in the hopes of being
able to save the mans life.
City Physician Simon and Coroner Volk
were both notified.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
CARE OF THE EARS.
Serions Troubles That Might BE
Averted Arises from Trivial Causes.

Averted Arises from Trivial Causes.
Defective hearing is a trouble that
many children labor under, caused occa-
sionally by disease, but oftimes by lack
of proper care of the ear passages. 1t is
sometimes the case that the dullness and
inattention of a scholar is due to i'm
paired hearing, and the inability to hear
distinctly all that is said by the teach
ers and pupils gives the poor child the
appearance of being needless and mat
tentive.
The waxy secretion found in the ears
is natures own method of keeping the
ear passages in a healthy condition.
There is frequently, however, an excess
of this wax. and occasionally it happens
that in cleaning the child's ears the ex-
cess sssa wax is R pgshed further he fbts the nroc ear
cause the wax to become packed, aus
ing gradual loss of the hearing power.
Too much stress cannot be laid upon the
fact that pins and such articles should
not be used in the care of the ears, as
serious injury is liable from the article
entering too far.
Glycerine and warm water, says "Ba-
hyland." in equal parts is a mixture (and
the best one) that will dissolve and re-
move the wax Apply gently with a
small syringe.
Should there be. at any time, anything
in the nature of discharges from either
ear. a PHYSICIANS advice should be
sought without delay. In such cases
there is almost certain to be ONE dis
ease of the inner ear passage requiring
medical attention.
Prompt attention will probably saw
child serious impairment of hear
irg, if not utter loss.
It should be noted that teetbing may
have close relationship to trouble in the
ears. due to the swelling. and infiamma-
ton of the gums. This inflammation is
liable to extend THROUGH the ~eustachian
canal to the ears: and any tenderness,
accompanied by redness around the ears,
is a sufficient indications TO warrant cal
ling the physicians attention to the mat
ter.-Philadelphia Press.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
HIS WIFE SPOKE UP.
Unwittingly Ia Caused Her Hus-
band TO Serve Three Years.

one of the most peculiar cases on rec
ord in which sone4man tried to suffer Tor
another, and through which attempt
both were made to suffer for the Of
tense of one, has been to the attention OF
the public in the pardon at Lincoln.
Neb., Of Joe Davis by Governor Hol-
comb.
About two years ago three men were
convicted in Omaha, for stealing prop
erty. Charles Davis. found to be the
leader in the plot. was sentenced to the
penitentiary for three years. His
brother Joe was given a light sentence
"a fine of $500 and costs with confine.-
ment in the county jail until this amount
should be paid. These two brothers were
very ike in appearance. Charles. Is
a few years the elder, and is married.
While waiting in the jan, at Omaha
for transmission to the prison Charles
was placed in the same cell witt. ms
brother. Joe then made the proposltion
to him that as he was an unmarrled
much easier to- bear, and as Charles
would be needed to earn a living LOT
his family it would be better If Joe as
sumed the name of Charles and served
Charles sentence. To this the later
al first objected, but Joe Insisted, and
SO when the officers came to to take
GNaTleS TO Lincoln spIlSOH JOC SiSPPSN
out and went in his stead.
All would have been we'll for Charles
had not the wife of Charles. whose wei
fare was to be most served by the de-
ception. spoiled it all. Fer some rea-
son there was no opportunity given her
to know the scheme, and a few days
she went to the Omaha Jail and asked to
see her husband. The jailer told her
that he had gone to Lincoln. She would
not believe him and insisted on going
to the cell. When she saw him she cried
'.There is my husband; / knew he was
here
OF course that forced an examination:
the facts became known and the real
Charles was brought to the prison. Now
Joe demanded his release, but Warden
Beemer refused to give it on the ground
that he was receipted for as Charles
Davis. and the fact that there vas an
other Charles Davis in the prison had
nothing to do with this case. Possibly
he was piqued by Joe's trick. AT any
rate. these brothers have been serving
here for eighteen months under the same
name. in spite of their appeals to the
warden and the Governor. When War
den Leidigh am into office they pre-
sented the case to him. and asked the
Governor to pardon both, as they had
together served t~hirty-six months. the
full term of the sentence of Charles.
The Governor has just issued a par
don to Joe and he is free, but Charles
will serve out his sentence. 1t is said
that Joe will sue the State for false i'm
~prisonment. Some lawyers think he may
recover damages.-Chicagos Record.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
EDUC4IIONAL.
STENOGRAPHY AND TYPEWRITING
School, No. S16 Broadway, New YORK; 81
a week. Call or write.

TO FREDERICK G. BENNETT, R FRED
erick G.. Bennett and Esther A. Bramhall;-
You are hereby notified that at a pupEc
sale made by the City Collector Of soa Jersey T6s
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City .purchasea
for the sum of one hundred and nine dollars
and one cent ALL the land and real estate
situate in Jersey City, in the County Of Hud-
son and State of New Jersey, fronting on
Tonnele avenue, which is laid down and desig-
mated as lot two ~, in block number nine
sessment map annexed to a report number
eighty-nine (SS), made by the Commissioner
City BY the Circuit Court of the County Of
Hudson. a certified copy of which report and
map was filed in the office of the City Col.
lector of Jersey City, on the 18th day Of
sale being made pursuant to the provisions
of an act of the Legislature of New Jersey,
A Act concerning the settlement and col
lection of arrearagas of unpaid taxes, as
sessments and water rates or water rents
in cities of this State, and imposing and
levying a tax, assessment and lien in lieu
and instead of such arrearages, and to Gil
force the payment thereof, and to pro
vide for the sale of lands subjected TO
future taxation and assessment
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you ap-
pear to have an estate or interest in said
land and real estate. and unless the said land
and real estate shall be redeemed. as pro-
vided in said acts, before the expiration of
six months from and after the service here
of. a deed for the same will be given con-
veying to The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey
city, the fee simple of said land and real
estate according to the provisions of the said
Dated Jersey city, n; j. July 18th, 1897;
PETER F. wANsER.
0eai.' Attest: E. W. wooLLEY.
(sale No. 4s61)
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
DEFINITION OF LOVE.
1t Makes the Lover Relieve HIM
self What this other Thinks.

~ Sell w mar tbG pEueT
Love is. to my mind. nothing but an
enthusiastic congeniality of soul. 1t is
a profound sense of a perverse har-
mony of being. says Professor Boye-
SEN.
It's first symDtom is mot a PHYSICAL at
traction but d delicious relization on
the part of each Of a strange fonso-
JOYS consist in the feeling Of being corn@
tentialities. The lover IS for the time
what hanpnv audacttv of speech, what
flashes Of insight as the two chords go
brace, in each others %eloquence,
charm and beautyi
ToAbe thus turned up an octave above
of ones speech in a noble .woman's soul.
and beautified by having passed through
tade which earth has t. offer. And the
when mind and CHARACTER. IN the more
attributes ct q few ex~ceptional women
souls exist and have shed their ,enbry-
permanent type and qItXity Thatssby no
means ~Drecludes growt&S but rather I'M
sures Il. and in g way m LSitaadirectio1e
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
NOTICES
JAMES H. o'NEIL. Surrogate. Office hours, 3 A.. M
TOD M. Saturdays. 9 to IL.
T TO CREDITORS.

Estate of John F. Burns, deceased; Mary
j. Burns, administratrix Of John F. Burns.
deceased, by order of the Surrogate of Hud-
son County, dated June Oath. 1895. hereby
gives notice to the creditors of said decedent
to bring in their debts, demands and claims
against the estate of said decedent, under
oath or affirmation, within nine months from
the date of said order, or they will be forever
barred of any action therefor against said
Administrative
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
NOTHING GESTURES CZECH
Death Has No Terrors for the Con
demued WIFE M~urderer.

defnned Wife Murderer.
John Czech, or Fish John, as he IS
better known, condemned to die on9Odj
teber 3, for the murder of his wife, is
the most uaconeerned prisoner in the
Huason County jail. Nothing seems to
disturb him. and his impending doom
seems to have no terrors for him. There
lis one thing he complains about, and
that is the heatf
sPhewi" he grumbled this morning,
athis weather will be the death Of me-. !
wish T was in my house on the mead
ows. There was always a breeze there;
but here. Lord, IT'S as hot as a furnace. Z
and he mopped his face with an old
" reticent, merely adding rhat his com
sci. VIII see that everything IS all fright.
Ex-Judge A. !. Smith and Mr.. Frsderick
Frambach, who defended him, will in all
probability apply for a WRIT of error on
the gsme round urged in the : ase gf
Patrick Eheehan, murderer Of Dietrich
CARDS.. II any application is 10 be- made
II VIII take place before ChaNacellor
MeGIl during the September term iof The
Court Of Chancery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
BBRaHoFP WANTS TO BE RELEASED

Ex-Judge William T. Hoffman asked
Justice Lippincott this morning in the
Circuit Court to discharge Julius Berg
off from custody against whom G. F.
Mattlege & Bros. LAY brought a charge
of fraud. Counsel based his motion upon
the insuficiency of the affidavit Of Matt
lege, which states that Bergoff agreed
to sell salmon to the complaipants at
Seattle and deliver them in New York.
Messrs. Mattlege say that the quantity
and quality of the goods was not &C
cording to the contract and therefore the
~. 40 secured by. Bergoff was secured by
FRAUDULENT representations The Court re-
carvad IFS decision
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
STIRRING THINGS UP FOR ToFFEY
Frank Higgins Counter Irritant TO
the Rogers Dem nstratI0n.
Specinl to the JeYScJ Cstg Ne

T Wv
ASBURY PARK, Aug. 16, 1Ss5.-As a
sort of counter irriuant to the Rogers
boom, Mr.. Frank Higgins. the polished
President of the New Jersey League of
Republican Clubs, called a meeting of
the Executive Committee to be held at
the Coleman House here last evening.
to see that Colonel Toffey's little Guber-
material boom did not suffer from the
impetus it was supposed that Maurie's
would receive from the Junior Mechanics
demonstration. Ms Toffey movement
was as much of a fiasco as the Rogers
scheme. Out of the twenty-one MEM
bers of the committee only nine showed
up, and they were mostly gentlemen
who are summering here with their
families. But that didn't make any
difference to Mr.. Higgins. Frank has
enough enthusiasm for four times TWEEN
ty-one, and he tried to whoop it up. But
his efforts were in vain.
The meeting was brief and held be-
nine, not the MUSES., emerged from the
sanctuary Mr.. Higgins said that the
meeting had elected F. F. Meyer of
thusiastic. Plans for an active cam
paign were discussed, n it was resolv-
ed to go at the enemy in a most eaer-
getic manner
A statement by Mr.. Higgins, which
will be received by the boys and
workers" of the party with unrestrain-
ed JOY. was to the effect that the League
had plenty of money and would put up
a rafting fight. In fact, the party would
have so much money to burn that the
Democrats would not be in it. But
whether the money came from John
kean, Colonel Toffey or the water syn
Hcates that back John Griggs, Mr.. Hig-
gins did not state.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
MARIE RUTHER.
NOTICE 70 CREDITORS.

Estate of Julia Whitney, deceased,
Fanny Whitney and jeremiah Kiely, OK
ecutors of Julia Whitney. deceased, by
order of the Deputy Surrogate of Hud-
gives notice to the creditors of said de
cedent to bring in their debts, demands
and claims against the estate of said
decedent, under oath or Affirmation
within nine months from the date of said
order, or they will be forever barred of
any action therefor against said eX-
FANNY WHITNEY,
JEREMIAH KELLY.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
JEFFERsONIAN FESTIVAL.

The Thomas Jefferson Temple NC. s.
held it's summernights festival at Pohl-
mann's Pavilion last evening. and the
affair was successful. Among those
present were:-Mr. and Mrs. Herman
E~ckermann, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Luhmann,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Held. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Wild, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wehr1ann,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Stahmann. Mr.. and. Mrs.
H. Wolf, Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Shach.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
RAILROADS.
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
The Standard Railway of America
In Effect June 80. 1896.
Trains leave Jersey City as folloTs:-
FOR THE WEST

rOR LIE NES1-
ga a. NJ, Fast Line. with vestibule Par.oz
Cars, daily for Pittsourg.
l0.14 a NJ. the celebrated Pennsylvania
Limited. the pioneer of this class of the SER
tibuie Compartment. Sleeping. Dining, obszr-
vatlon and Smoking Cars. lighted by station.
Tiiits6urg. Gsicago. et cfeVeIah nn indian5poiis
Louisville, st. Louis. Cincinnati and Toledo
2lS r NJ, Chicago and st. Louis E1pres's
with Pullman. Vestibule Sleeping and DiI.ina
Cars. daily to st. Louis. louisville and Chr
64 P. M, Western Express. With Pullman.
e sest5Pnle an S5leGeP gdnS,.6 Cars, nf daily to- to F - PSi;s
delphi. and Pitts5urg to Chicago
500 P. NJ, Southwestern Express, Pullman
St. Louis. Arrivess Cincinnati 500 ?. ~.
Indianapolis l0,15 2. NJ. ST. Louis 100 A NJ
s15 P: NJ Pacific Express, Pullmaz Steep
g ! a9a Sie' MAsHf f1esPe fa'af = THE
For Baltimore. Washington aGuT ana the south q,
S.13. S.4S, 3.I3, 10. "a. 11.IS 4. M: 2.23 (3.52 Con-
gressional Limited. Parlor Cars and Pennsyi-
Pm, and i2,$5 night on Sunday, SIS. s.1S, Ills
A, M G.S2 Congressional LIMITED Parlor cars
5.18 and as P; NJ, and 1880 night For Bal
timore only rd IA BIN 3 n. Tssk Sp dqys-
SIS ssp SIS, "a d as1il' Rsnnsylyanias IiIniteas.
night. Sunday, 6,s4, S,43 s.1s, s.44 do;14 Penn
sTysga5 5.is. h s.il, 500. SIS. SIS T. N and irzisi
night. Accommodation. Ills A. NJ. 444 and
lis p. II. week days. Sundays. SIS and ia
For Atlantic city, s.s3, 1924 Saturdays
only. 11.13 A. NJ, 1912. LA COS P. n, with
Through Pullman Buffet Parlor Car and Day
Coach. 22S and S.12 P. NJ. weekdays. ga
y. NJ. Sundays.
For Cape May. 11fs Saturdays only A. NJ.
LA ana 2.23 P. VI. weekdays.
For Long Branch. Ashury Park, Ocean
Grove. Point Pleasant and intermediate sta
lions. via Railway. s.43. 7.42, s.2s. 1o.15 a. NJ.
70 g. 1872 Saturdays only), 243, S.24. 3,52,
4s2 30 and ia P. NJ. On Sunday. S.2S, 1900
A. NJ. 5.22 P. NJ. Do not stop at Asbury
Park or Ocean Grove on Sunday.)
THE New York Transfer Company will call
for and check baggage from and to hotels
and residences.
s. NJ. PROVOST, J. r. WOOD.
Cent Manager. GenI Passenger Agent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
cor MONEY ON FALSE PRETENsEs.

william Dahl of No. 2ss ~Seventeenth
street. Brooklyn, was arrested this morn
ing at the Pennsylvania Railroad ferry.
obtaining money underkfalse 5sp~retenses
George w. Smith of No. 602 Grand street
and Barbara Kuber of No. 1924 Fifth
street are c-omplainants against him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of James Breen, deceased. Mary
A. Breen. Administrative of James
Breen. deceased, by order of the Deputy
%, 1895, hereby gives notice to the cred
itors of said decedent to bring in their
debts, demands and claims against the
estate of said d~ecedent, under oath or
affirmation within nine months from the
date of said order. or they will be for
ever barred of any action therefor
against said Administrative.
MARY A. BREEN.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
r NEWS NOTES.

ark fell off a Newark car at Grand and
Grove streets last night and sustained
painful injuyies.
street was assaulted by his daughter
Annie last night and painfully injured
about the head. He refused to make a
complaint against her.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of William W. Rice, deceased; Mary
Rice. Administrative of William w. Rice, de-
ceased, by order of the Surrogate of Hudson
County, dated June 4th, 1872 hereby gives sr no
in their debts, demands and claims against
the estate of said d%ecedent, under oath or
affirmation, within nine months from the date
of any action therefor against said admin
~stratrix.