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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25
pIAIXFIELp HIGH SCHOOL.

pl,inaeld June a (spec.ab-A class % twenty
three, will be graduated from the Plainhed Hish
school this year. The commencement exercises
,y,l no held in the Plainheid Opera House to-nor-
o., eveninr Plainfeld has long been famous for
be- excellent schools. and the graduates from the
plainn.d High School received by many or
tho colleges without taking any entrance ex-
aminations.
Since the Class OF - was GRADUATED. the studies
., the High School have been arranged IN three
co,,rs.s- general classical and English or s'ieh-
,iac The names Of those who Will DE graduated
are. General course, Julia Franchise Bourgeois
Clvda HARRINGTON Burnett. Elizabeth Mott ca
toone Annie Larue earle. Ida Hamilton clark
Frank Wilbur Cornwen. Charles Marvin DoilVer'
Felix Iayat. Mary Grace steiner. Mored LIS LIZ
worth classical course tic1 h's.,r t,Iih,
CHARLES Anthony Squifes. Fred squlres flsI'h
comrsc t'orerce May Bowman Raymond bhrhrs
Cnr,ou lanes Haziow wood Craig Henry f.gsrr-
,, N,,y Scott Hui Harriet Isabel King Minnie
Vicia Mitchell Grace Elting Overflow AlH't
WAGNER and Marion Alice Maynard
There are always some pupils that stahi espec.al-
IL htph and those nave been tcftncl tn' hp.'o'
nunIls" They are: First honor, OSde bHirlhktoi
tprr,a,, Frank Wilbur COrnwel and Fred Ches-
geois Florence May Bow man. ElizaDetn MOT "a
f,.rs charleg Marvin DclllVer, fi'hrS fSsti-
i,,g rred souircs Mary Grace steiner ana NIL
49, T'i,sworth The highest honors that can be
given are the awarding OF the VaieHlciory ana
s .Ten The class was allowed 10 select the
a., honor pupils Frank Wilbur 'ornwell was
nbosen for the former and Fred Chester Gaskil!
90 tho latter The motto OF the class IS non
nraestantia sine lahore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25
ELIZABETH.

BY the crossing OF an electric light wire Win inc
fre-a.arm wire yesterday the $500 repeater or inc
fire alarm was burned out and the nre-alarm system
was crippled for the rest of the day. The girls IN
the Central Telephone Exchange. where the nre-
alarm repeater is kept. badly scared by tho
binding flash OF electricity that followed the contact
OF the wires.
Miss Jennie c. Sayre. member OF ore or the o'd-
est families in Elizabeth. died yesterday She was
teacher in the Second Presbyterian Church sunday
school and was sister of ex-President Sayre, OF tho
Board OF Education She thirty-nve years OLD:
Max Fern sentenced 70 pay nne OF 50 ana
costs in the Union County Court yesterday FOR cruelty
10 animals. His pea OF guilty saved him from SIX
months in the County jail
Edward Doyle. OF this city, became violently IN
sane yesterday from he effects OF sunstroke he re-
ceived A couple OF years Doyle i a bachelor.
forty-six years old. and old empoye OF the singer
Company. He will be taken to-day 10 the Morris
Plains Asylum .
In the Union County Court yesterday Joseph En-
derls a notorious horse thief. was sentenced 10 two
years in State Prison. Enderis Is fo-ty-six years
Old and is said by the police 10 be one OF the most
s<i.ful the business. having sto-en and dis
OF rigs since his advent TO this coun-
fry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25
4 TRILBY SOCIAL.
vor-N,; MEN RID on ANONYMOl'S ANKLES
FOR THE BENEFIT OF \ CHURCH FUND

YOUNG MEN BID on ANONYMoCS ANKLES
FOR THE BENEFIT or \ CHURCH FUND
New Brunswick June - tSpeciaD-A 1rllpy soola
with pretty feet and graceful ankles proved an AT
traction which netted large sum OF money Io' inc
treasury Of the Olive Branch Society OF the Church
Of 81 John the Evangelist, in New-bruns"Nh' las'
evening The entertainment was held IN the ch"rc"
chapel 4 curtain, which fell to within eight ihches
or tn. floor stretched across the platform 'harl'S
Il Wright auctioneer announced IN" character ana
MAN of the social To an assembly OF impatient
v.i,ur men occupying the front seats. bius WIZ
n he resolved from to % cents upon the ieet
NJ Young women who would appear In groups Oh
fhre. behind the curtain. The SUCCESSFUL Diu"e's
were, 10 take their bargains to supper
\ futter Of skirts and three pairs Oh udi''s
sinners and Just a glimpse OF sllken nose anu
lineer,, were exposed to the bidders nall dozen
volng men all bid the Limit on pair OF russet
sl.opers Tn, auctioneer. unable to DECIDE, iei
ont a blushing blond to her many admirers ana She
was allowed to select her companion AT supper
amid the envious glances Of tho less favored young
men with quarters To BURN ,...t. h.,ha- than
~ md -, the curtain hung a little hlgher IMAM
,h. ,,her AID a rush Of inpctuuus biidels 10 Nd1
~. - Inc room vas frustrated by the auctloneei
,,ho stn.l the girls The other SIDE. some puI,
.h,s,rs secured two or three girls ana tneh resDIi
hem ~ prvate sale thus further ming the coIers
OF The society All the ankles brought the limit
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A CHAIN AROUND HIS SAFE.
JUDGE SIMMONS'S HEIRS BEGAN QUAR-
RELING BEFORE HIS DEATH.
HOW ONE DAUGHTER PREVENTED ANOTHER
FROM GETTING AT THE PAPEES-THREE
CUT OFF WITH SMALL BEQU EsTs-
READING OF THE WILL

READING OF THE WILL
POSTPONED TWICE
Paterson June "a (SpeciaD.--Years before Judge
Henry 7. Simmons died it was known that there
would be wrangle over his will and there
much speculation as to what disposition he
would make OF his large estate. The members
Of the family have not been on the best OF terms.
the heirs to the estate Mrs. William II.
Gillen whose husband before his death con-
nected with the banking house Of Brown Broth
els, in New-York; Mrs. Howe. Of Newark: Mrs.
J. f. Hadey. whose husband is in South
America; Miss Ncttie Simmons an unmarried
daughter and two grandchildren. tweve-year-
old daughter Of Mrs. Gien and young son Of
Mrs Hadey.
During his long illness Judge Simmons
tenderly nursed by his daughter. Miss Netie.
and it expected by all who were not ac-
quainted with the facts that she would come in
for large part If the property. She practically
gave up her whole life 10 her parents. and had
the OF the house since the death Of her
mother twelve years ago. During his illness,
in a state of feebleness, the Judge made will,
which cuts off three of his children with slight
inheritance Only Mrs Hadley knew Of it's con-
tents at the time of ito making. one of the
original drafts is in the hands Of Mr. Nelson
lawyer III IdtcrSon anu inlS came il'UI inv
hands of Mrs. Hadley
The will itself is voluminous. and is typewrt
ten. Mrs. Hadley and Mr.. Nelson are made
chief executors. with City Surveyor colin ;.
Wise as an associate.
Before the Judges death. ii is charged by the
aggrieved heirs Mr. Nelson ard Mrs. Hadley
made efforts to get into the safe, which was under
the sick mans bed and to which Nlrs. Hadley had
the combination. Miss Nettie. who had charge Of
the household. declared thai only afte" her
fathers death would the safe be opened. as il con-
tanned the will and all the family papers and that
all the family should be present. This caused an
open rupture between the two sisters, and Miss
Nette procured heavy chain and put II around
the safe and locked 1t with a paddock.
Judge simmons died on June Is and was buried
on June 10 AS soon as the funeral was over Miss
Nettie unlocked the safe and allowed the lawyer
to get the will The family have gathered twice
to hear the will read. but for some reason Mr.
Nelson has not been present. sending word On
both occasions thai he was otherwise engaged.
il was learned today from a reliable source
that Miss Nettie had been cut off with $500 a
year and a small house. and that Mrs. Howe had
not been well provided for The bulk of the estate,
il is spid Will 60 TO Margaret Glen, MrS. Hadley
and her son.
Miss Simmons and Mrs. Howe have employed
counsel and will file a caveat against the prohA-
ton OF the will the grounds q undue influence
on the part of Mrs Hadey and Mr.. Nelson Inc
reading of the will has beeen set for next Mon
day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25
JERSEY CITY.

School superintendent Henry Snyder favors wood
en- ceilings for public schools, TO avoid repetition
OF the accident AT School No. g. Tuesday. II
IS said that a similar accident occurred at School
No H. in Bergen Square. last week. but the fact
did not become public.
The TofYey Guards 10 be reorganzed. This
was one OF the best uniformed military organiza-
tions In New-Jersey during the last National cam
pagn. II was comprised almost wholly OF members
OF the 4th Regiment, y. G. y. j. and was
manied by Captain Charles W. Laws who is in
charge of the reorganization.
The public schools will close tomorrow. All the
graduates are eligible for admission to the High
School
The first Mckinley and Hobart club has been
formed in Greenyile. II organized on Tuesday night
and held a ratification meeting II proposes to hold
a series OF public meetings at short intervals until
the close OF the campaign.
The water main In Monticello-ave. cement
pipe burst yesterday between Emory-st. and Astor
place and the people in that vicinity experienced
the discomforts OF water famine during the day.
The repairs were completed last night
The Hudson County Christian Endeavor Union
at It's annual convocation held In the Bergen Re.
formed Church on Tuesday night. elected the fol-
lowing officers President William T. Hunter vice.
president Rober; a. Alberts: recording secretary
FRANKLIN Cooper: corresponding secretary. Miss
Clara Hanson; treasurer Miss Clara McCarter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25
11AcKENSACK HIGH SCHOOL.

Uackensack June a 'SpeciaD-The Haekensack
High Schoo had It's first commencement this evening
enc exercises being held IN the Opera House, where
q large audience assembled 10 cheer the graduates.
Those whose names appeared on the programme
,y.r, C;eorgette T.. Kel. Jessie l.. Morrison. Vida
Myers Muriel O. Ferguson. william D. Burdette.
Leslie L. Morrison. Walter Taylor. Florence Haw-
,ev and Edna y Cole. The presentation Of diplomas
v,s made by Milton Demarest and an address was
d.uv.red by the Rev. DR.. W. w. Hol,ey.
Although the school has been established but one
ar II has gained great pubic favor. and the Board
., Eiucofion has not only added another teacher TO
meet the Increase by graduation from the four gram
M srnoo' q bur has increased the salaries Of all
I've teachers The grammar schools Will have their
eycrc,scs In the Opera House at 10 o'clock Friday
,norniny graduating nfty-eight pupils County
srnerintendent John Terhune will address them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25
JERSEY CITIES AND TOWNS.
NEWARK.

A flagstaff given to the Foster Home by the
Daughters Of the American Revolution was dedi-
Gated at the home in Newark yesterday. There
We're exercises by the children The presentation
speech made by Sherrerd Depue and the reply
by Florence Snyder. Of the inmates. A large
flag bought by the children raised while the
children rected in concert Hail TO the Flag OF the
Stars ana Stripes" The exercises closed with Z
chorus by the children, God Bless Our Flag
Dear"
The Hawthorne Heights improvement Association
has been organized by about fifty residents near
Waverly Park. with the purpose Of getting better
postal facilities and TO urge the conversion or Wa
verify Park into public park.
The Board IF Assessment Commissioners yester-
day began the Assessment OF property for dement's
for the Lincoln and Elwood sewer and branch
es The cost OF the Improvement was s@'osl Co.
Adam Merkle, who robbed the hardware store OK
Herbert H. Coe, No. CAB Warren-st., last Sunday
morning OF articles worth 500 after having been dis
charged the penitentary the day before plead
ed guilty in the Fourth Criminal Court yesterday
10 burglary When Merkle was arrested he mad
number Of the articles stolen still about his person.
and on Tuesday he had sold some shears and razors
He lives in Fourteenth-ave He said he was drunk
when he committed the burglary. he was sent 70
The plan Of lowering Market-st. four feet and
Muberry-st. seven feet For the elevation OF the
Pennsylvania and Central railroad tracks, as pr
uosed bv the engineers does not meet with the APP
prevail Of the Board Of Works. Il IL recommended
that the tracks be raised higher to do away with
the necessity 70: such a lowering OF III 8,
grade. wA.ch may cost the c.-y large anouht IN
damages to property-owners. The PenhsyivahA
Railroad engineers say that 10 make the track ele-
walton higher would compel the company to raise rsss
examined INTO by Commissioner Van Duyne ana me
TSe annual retreat Of the priests Of the Roman
Catholic diocese Of Newark is aow beng
Seton Hall In south orange; Apov' ,b be nyohs
ton ends for these priests and they VIII give pace
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25
END OF THE SOUTH COVE SUIT.
THE PROPERTY FORMALLY TURNED OVz21
TO THE Jersey CITY OFFICIALS.

TO THE JERSEY CITY OFFICIALS.
Jersey City is in possession of the South Cows
grant Sheriff Toffey form ally served the wris OF
eviction yesterday oa representative of the Central
Railroad of NewJersey, who was present to rece1vs
II. No resistance made and the Sheriff turned
over the property to Iayor Wanser Street Com
mlssoners Brown and Kaiser. ex-Corporauon
Counsel Edwards, who fought the case In the courts
for the city, Corporation Counsel Blair and Surveyor
Earle present
The Surveyor had placed a mound to mark tho
northern boundary Of the grant. and at this mound
the officials halted and Sheriff served his papers
on d. +. Higgins, who introduced by Counsellor
Edwards the representative OF the railway COM
pany.
Il now notify you Mr. Higgins" said the Sheriff.
that by decree of the courts this property belongs
to Jersey City"
Mr.. Higgins nodded assent and the Sheriff.
turning to Mayor Wanser, said II hereby turn this
grant Jersey City by order of the courts
The Mayor smiled and said thanks" Street ana
Water Commissioner Kaiser summoned gang OF
carpenters who at once began erecting fence Oh
the filled-in portion Of the grant.
This ends long litigation. In 1872 the Legisiats
made the grant TO the city of about twenty
in the South Cove. The Riparian Comnns"
soners fixed the fee at 5000 for the grant. Inc
Aldermen voted TO pay the fee but Charles n.
O'Neill, then Mayor vetoed it, the was then
an open waterway. and he did not consider Q
valuable acquisition and entertained the suspicion
that the had been engineered for er1or
motive by the West Line Railroad The Riparian
Commissioners who, under the act making the
grant, only had authority to fix the compensation,
concluded that the city having failed TO promptly
accept the grant its rights had ceased. and sold tho
land 10 the American Docks and Improvement Conn
pany. subsidiary corporation OF the Central Rail.
road of New-Jersey. In 1855 Gilbert Collins Re-
publican, elected Mayor a citizens candidate.
He is shrewd lawyer, and after examining the
matter he decided that the Riparian Commissions
ers had exceeded their authority in selling a legs-
lative grant. and agtated the successful legal
ton. The city, fortunately, had firm friend in
Colonel John J. Toffey Sheriff, who then
State Treasurer. The original fee exacted by tho
Riparian Board, 1900 rendered him, and he
promptly accepted ii, and the money went into the
State Treasury Then the city began It's action in
ejectment and its claim sustained in all the
courts. The railroad company having little use for
the cove waterway, had begun u fill II in, had
laid tracks and established coal delivery depots.
The city viii now eject the squatters compel
them to pay rental. The city expects 10 realize Q
handsome sum from the railway company, for when
the suit Instituted the company was required
to file indemnity bond 10 guarantee to the city
II Il won It's suit payment for the OF the land
and payment of rentals received from the company's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-25
INTONICATION NO EXCUSE.
A UNION HILL MAN CONVICTED OF BlGANf IN
THE HUDSON COUNTY COURTS.

4 UNION HILL MAN CONVICTED OF BlGAMf IN
THE HUDSON COUNTY COURTS.
Arnold Wedemeyer of Union Hl. was convicted
OF b!garny yesterday in the Hudson County Court OF
Sessions He married Mary Kneise In New orK
On June l. 1856 The ceremony was performed oy
the late Rev Mr.. Fuchs, who was pastor OF 'he
German Reformed Church at Ninth-ave. and f1lt-
eth-st. The honeymoon was brief The couple
s4psrated in a few months because Wedemeyer
.,,ld not siIpport her Wedemeyer was then
youth Of nineteen years.
Wedemeyer began paying attention TO MISS Mare
schlAv OF Union Hill Her relatives knew OF MS
preyous union and warned her. but he told heF thdl
the other woman had no claim and she believed him.
They were secretly married on May Il at the mouse
o. the Rev Louis Wahien, pastor OF the German
Methodist Episcopal Church. In Hoooken MISS
schlev's sister Annie witnessed the ceremony ana
,,os nledged 10 secrecy. She tod her brother MAO
sound Srhley's first wife and then MS sister WAS
infuenced 10 make the complaint .,
The defence WAS that Wedemeyer was your!
snd art,rk when the first marriage occurred, anu
he contract was consequently Illegal, so iaWyer,
ne said mad informed him. The jury was out only
few minutes a s,,iciaa
few ia IS ayo by taking carbolic acid She was ut-
snondon, BECAUSE ali the members OF the lanHy
save Marie were idle
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THE DANGERS OF SCORCHING.
TWO NEw-JERsEY CYCLISTS NARROWLY
ESCAPE DEATH.

ONE WAS RACING WITH A, TRAIN, WHILE THE
OTHER WAS PRACTISING FOR RACE
BOTH RIDE INTO RIVERS AND ARE
NEARLY DROWNED.
Charles A. Storms travelling agent for one OF
the Western freight lines met with a serious ACCT
dent while riding his bicycle last evening.
Storms was riding along Mill-st in that part Oh
Bellevle known Soho. when the whistle OF
train on the Greenwood Lake Railroad, "hich
crosses Mill-st. was heard. Alongside the tracks,
and leading from the street is a private lane, ana
Storms turned up this supposng to be road ana
with the intention of having brush with the train
The lane however ends abruptly Il short distance
beyond at the edge of the high bank OF Second
River which runs nearly thirty feet below
The wheelman put on all possible speed TO beat the
train which did not stop at the Soho station. lie
WAS bending over the handle bars intent upon hold
ing his own when he came to the end of the lane
unable to jump off or to turn to one side
but together with his wheel fell over the bank into
the river below.
He landed on a shoal Of soft mud. Fortunately
the water was shallow, Storms was so injured
that he could not move for some time ana hdu
there been any amount OF water IN the slreai" He
must certainly have been drowned. His faint cries
for ass,stanc. were heard by Peter Daily of Soho,
who scrambled down the rocky bank to the unior-
tunate wheelmans aid. With considerable troupie
Storms was hauled out Of the mud ana coHseSsu ~
his home He suffered sprained ankle anu d IN, ,
tired collarbone The bicycle was completely
wrecked Storms lives in Chicago and Is visiting
AT the home OF j. F. Matthew'S or John-st
Egg Harbor CITY June "a (SpecaD.-Whie tax
Ing his usual ten-nile spin this morning. Lawrence
Engelhard a we-known wheelman, narrowly
escaped meeting his death. 49,,
As he rode over the Gloucester Landing prlnse d.
feminist rapid gait he suddeny st hrnair
pole which was lying across the bridge throwing
him from his bicycle against the bridge. iAe con-
pact stunned the cyclst He rolled over INTO me
Nullica River William Mschick, his trainer to!-
loved close in the rear and Immediately GlVed INTO
the river 10 rescue him After desperate struggle
ne succeeded in landing the drowning man saie
ashore. es.,a,.l,,
After treatment Engelha~d recovered sufflcienly
TO be sent home HIS only injury is badly bruised
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CLOSE or THE SCHOOL YEAR.

tInpcL-t-< rIrcr c,ucor. roNfNE\,,rMt.\,r
''
The t"eniF-'"nrih annual comneh'em'h t OF IN"
Hohoken Hisa school was held last night IN tn
Union, .v.,t,tv. o., II, tho General ,.fs. and fiir-
".'N"' '"''''' wv " ''
teen the commercial Course. Miss Lotue Farr was
valel.ctorian win a general average % - - ~
-hi,. NJ. t,,. f,,..- .t ,.l,,,+,r.n attained
....,
The average OF $3.50
Tn. -,lu..s members ~ the faculty. Commits
49, ,..,... and ...t... ..f.,. o.,,.,.-.
Si'','' '' ""'~ I.S'''''''" ANA "''''' ''' W
sat on the stage. Ihr iT"Aitim" i'44'"7-
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SHE SHOT HIM AND HERSELF
y WOMAN KILLS HER LOVER AND CON-
MITS SUICIDE.
SHE FORTY FIVE. HE ONLY THIRTY HAD
BOARDED WITH HER, AND HER Hrs-
hAND pKONE THEM away.

SHE FORTY FIVE. He ONLY THIRTY HE HAD
BOARDED WITH HER AND HER Hrs-
BAND DROVE THEM AWAY.
Junction juno 81 (speciaD.-A bloody tragedy oc-
CURED IN the Junction House in this place at 8
o'clock this morning Mrs. John Sutton. the house
keeper Of the hotel shot three bullets into the head
Of Martin Reed and thea shot herself in the breas.
The woman expired instantly and Reed died three
hours later without roea.ning consciousness.
Prior to a few weeks ago Reed boarded Mrs.
Sutton's home in Callfon. Mrs. SItton's husband
l~came jealous Of them and drove them from the
house. Nri. Sutton came here ana became The
housekeeper for ". J. liiT. the proprietor Of the
Junction House. while Reed went to Beattystown
and secured employment in sawmilL Last night
Mrs sutton hirei a carriage from livery stable,
and securing boy driver went 10 BeattystOwn for
Reed Sre argued with him long time before he
consented 10 come. They arrived here at u o'clock
and left the carriage at the livery stable. Then
they took walk. and returned to the hotel at about
1l:i5 o'clock. Mr. iin came down and opened the
door for her but did not see Reed. The latter evil
IDENTITY hid himself until Ilif returned to his room
and then entered the house and went upstairs.
shortly before 6 o'clocl, this morning Mrs. Sutton
arose ana pr pared breakfast. She returned to her
few moments later. and, securing llins ~
cllbre revolver from a bureau I'm an adjoining room
shot three times into the head OF the sleeping man
Then she turned the weapon upon herself and shot
her breast She dropped the floor and expired
Instantly
The proprietor Of the hotel was working in the
garden. and heard The pistol shots and heard the
body Of MIS- Sutton fill To the floor He rushed up
s'airs into the room. ana was Mortified upon realiZ
ing the awfulness of the crime. He Jaw that the
woman'< dress WIS AFR. caused by the close prox-
unity o. the PIE, at ne TIM Of tne dissnaTs an
Reefs right frontal hone near the temple and ihe
other had penetrated his right ear. Or. S-rVis
could do nothing for him. ana he died at o'clock
th, morning
Coroner Peter D. Reckefellow. of White House
came 70 this place on carly train and ompan"ll-d
jury. consisting Of \. J Reeves. foreman. - r.
Connolly, Charles Goblc. Theodore Crater Patrick
. BrIcn and Frederick Van Arsdllc. They viewed
The bodies and adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
the W.tucSS.s
Reed Wa a worthless fellow. and passed most OF
his time with the woman He Wis unmirr4ei Mrs
Sutton Wa, TIE mother OF eight chil .~rn. and her
husband h living. She about forty five years
old ana he was about thirty TIE bod 20 were taken
10 Cailfon tbs afternoon. where the huriais viii
take rIlce.