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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
A WHIsKEY HEROINE.
The Martin Girl Released by a New
Work Fake Sheet.

Emily Martin, the young woman who was
arrested IN Hoboken early Thursday morning.
SO shockngly intoxicated that she could not
walk, and who acknowledged to Jersey
city News reporter that her alleged merfa
bershp in the Kings Daughters and the SUB
scription list found upon her were bogus has
eeen suddenly transferred into a heroine by
York
Last night two hashily dressed and exceed
nsiy nervy Young succeeded in bull
aezlpg McDoneush, the aged Hohoken Re-
order, into releasing her. McDonough hesi-
lated some time about letting the girl CO. but
when the nervy Young men told him they
were from New York newspaper and wanted
to write up a sensation, he feared they would
roast the life out of him if he did not let
them have the girl so the old man weakened
fine.
the bogus Kings Daughter and this morning
they had in their newspaper a picture of a
prepossessing young woman which looks as
much like Queen Victoria it does like the
Martin girl. Accompanying the cut were two
columns of rauseating slush which made the
girl paragon of purity.
This paragraph alone is sufficient to show
the reckless iniquity of the nervy young
mems conduct:
sOn Wednesday evening the little King
Daughter went out for a sshort walk Sha
strolled up the street. The acquaintance with
the ways of the world that she had acquired
during her business life had not rendered her
averse to stimulants. She was weary and
dispirited, and she went into a restaurant and
drank a glass Of whiskey.''
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
MRS. BATTERsBY's SIDE 0F TT.
The City Hall Serubbist the Victim
of a Harsh Landlord.

Mrs. Kate Battersby, who has scrubbed out
the City Hall every day for the past eight
years, denies all the charges on the strength
of which she was discharged by the Board of
Finance on Thursday night. The story, as
the Board Of Finance had it. was told in
s.The Jersey City News of last evening. Mrs
Battersby read It there and was moved to
denial. She explains the case in this way -
She lived at No. 274 Sixth street up to a
few months ago, when her landlords un-
pleasantness to her compelled her to leave
Once she gave a party on her daughters $
birthday and the landlord wanted the guests
put out at ten o'clock. When Mrs. Batters
by left she owed Hurley $40. She made up
her mind to keep him waiting for it. He is
waiting yet. In the meantime, he applied to
Mayor Wanser for the money more than once,
Latterly he turned his attention to the Board
of Finance He told the Commissioners, tshe
alleges. that she had removed Ito Brooklyn
ard was now resident of that city. Mrs
Battersby explains that she lives at No. IS
York street and has lived there ever. since
she moved. she wen. to her daughters house
in Brooklyn for a weeks visit, and this fur
nished the excuse for the story that she was
living there.
Mayor Wanser has vet to sign the dischage
of Mrs. Battersby. He will not do it, it is
said y
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
Willy MR.. HOBBS
Leaves tho City Owing a Large Num-
ber of Creditors

George Hobbs, Of the firm of George Hobbs
& Son, house builders who had shop at No
sl Montgomery street, is missing from the
city. He is in great demand just new, too.
Tor before he left at three o'clock Saturday
morning he neglected to settle a number Of
debts for building material, aggregating about
$780, - s',,e =
Hobbs was little Englishman with a
cherubic face, which bealned guifelessly or all
allke.. He has been engaged for the past three
months in the construction of house on West
Side avenue. He bought supplies for it from
the New Jersey Slate Mantel Company Of
Brunswick street, Gibson, Collins & Co. lum-
Der dealers of Comnunipaw avenue, and
Weston, Catheart & Co.. dealers in sash and
blinds at No. 70 Morgan street. He also hired
John T. Mulhearn of No. 325 Grand street to
do the tinsmthing; Robert Irving of No. 179
Montgomery street to do the plurnbins and
Charles Clark of No. 39 Seventh street to do
the stairbuilcng He paid none of these for
supplies or work.
He received his own pay and at three o'clock
in the morning of Saturday last went to his
shop and securing his tools fled the tewn.
His son, a partner in the business, dfsap-
peared at the time but returned the
all knowledge of his fathers act or his pres
ent whereabouts. He believes, he says, his
father has gone to Canada Other people be-
leve he is in Hoboken.
The victimized merchants and tradespeople
have placed their claims in the hands of
Counsellor Richard Doherty with view to
realizing something them. The counsellor
also fell a victim to the willy Hobbs for a
small amount,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
TEACHING EACH OTHER.
school Principals Discuss school
Tonics-g gLnpref,a rcd Eecifalsnn

T0rSes-Unprspare Recitation.
The High School Principals Association of
New Jersey held its first annual meeting in
the High School today. At the morning ses-
sion a piano solo by Miss Agnes Appleton
which was well rendered and received merited
applause. w. L. Havens To- committee re-
ported draft of constitution and bylaws
which was adopted. H. J. Wighrnan, prin-
cipal of the Vineland public school, read a
paper entitled "The Unprepared Recitation .
He argued that it taught pupils how to study
and was headed and desirable in every school,
its and it aided in the formation of char
acters. There was discussion on the sub
ject by Principals G. E. Headden, C. S. Has
kell and Nelson Hass. The morning session
closed with either solo by Miss Marie Berns-
dorf of this city.
There were thirty principals present, includ-
ing w. B. Matthews of Madison, William c.
Armstrong of New Brunswick. e. o. Hovey
of Newark, c. e. Headden of Caldwell, Sedge-
wick Matthews of Passaic, NJ H. Brace of
Trenton, w L. Havens of Morristown Ran
dayy Spaidng of Montclair. H. J. Wightman
of Vineand, Vernon Davey of East Orange
John Enrfght. President State Normal School,
Trenton; William N. harrington, superintend-
lantic City; T. w. Travell Of Plainfeid NJ
H. Kingsley of Kearny, c. ]. Brown of Hobo
ken, Miss M l.. Thomas of Bayonne, Super
intendent Snyder and Principal Haskell of
this city,
The officers of the association are:-E. O.
Hovey of Newark, President; John Enright
of Freehold Vice President: SedgewiclS Mather
of Passaic Secretary aid H. B. Mnaer Of
Atlantic City, Treasurer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
MILLIKEN NOT GUILTY.

WASHINGTON. March 2l, lses.-When
the jury in the Milliken case came In
and announced that after twenty-four
hours dellberation they had reached a
verdict. the crowded court room was In
silent expectancy. The announcement Of
not guilty was met with an outburst OF
the II east end of the dingy old court house
Ine bailiff raped and cried for order
put to no avail. Amid the din and con-
arrest the enthusiastic persons who were
disturbing. the. court The bailiff was too
mucn confused 70 single out but one. pet~
voice, waving his hat high in the air
lie after q severe admonition from the
judge was set free
Mr.. Milliken, the defendant; his brother
counsel and friends received the verdict
quietly. The acquitted man left the court
room and went to his brothers office,
where he held a reception, his friends
croWding in to congratulate him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
IMPROVEMENTS FOR TIE FOURTH
Hudson City Association Discuss
Important Matters

The Hudson City Improvement Association
last night elected these officers for the en-
suing year:-William Muir. President; Alder
man Dohrman Vice President: Carl Lampe
Second Vice President; Fred Kraft. Record
ing Secretary; Michael Witsch, Treasurer, and
William Barber. Financial Secretary.
The report of the Treasurer showed re-
ceipts $11465 and expenditures s1os.9l, leaving
balance in the treasury of $23.09, nclud-
ing the dues collected last night, amounting
to s14.10. A motion making the dues fifteen
cents month was carried.
The committee appointed for the purpose in
terviewed Mayor Wanser and presented Fred
ericlS Krafft's name to the Board for the posi-
tion of Director of the Board of Education
from the Eleventh ward. They reported that
the Mayor told them majority Of the Demo-
Gratis had presented the of Fred j.
Merscheimer for the position. After election
he said he would give notice of his choice.
committee was appointed to look up the
matter of electric lights. 1t was claimed
that Hoboken, Oakland and Palisade avenues
were totally neglected in this regard. A
committee, consisting Of Wallace Black, Will
lam Ard and Henry Purdy were appointed
to see the Mayor about cutting Bonner ave
nue. through to Baldwin avenue. Other Inn
provements were discussed and the meeting
adjourned
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
THE DEADLY LAMP.
One Woman Dead and Four Fear
fully Burned by an Expiosaou.

NEW YORK, March 21, 1S96.-Five colored
persons were burned early this morning in
fire caused by the explosion of a lamp at
No. l26 West Twenty sixth street. One Of
the four, Mrs Lucy Wilkins, was 50 badly
she died several hours late at the New York
burned hands and arms. There was a big
fright while the fire was on, nearly hum
dred colored persons in the tenement, five
story brick building, leaving their rooms and
sWarming out on the landings, all of them
shouting and screaming.
:, \ Mrs rs. wilkins, who was very sleepy, was
holding lamp so that John and Julia Cole
man, Mrs. Wilkins sister and brother-in-law
might see going down a dark stairway, when
the lamp fell and broke. Instantly Mrs VIII
shall Wilkins ana John and Julia Coleman
tore the clothing from Mrs wilkins body
but not before her body. face hands and
neck were fearfully burned. All the others
had their hands badly burned in rendering
Mrs. Wilkins aid.
Meantime the cries Of these people had
alarmed the 100 other inmates of the tene-
ment and every occupant who could ran to
me halfway to learn what the matter was.
When the cry of fire reached them they
DOTTED down the narrow stairs in a mad effort
TO escape the flames.
All reached the street in safety however
An ambulance surgeon dressed the burns of
the unfortunate people. Mrs Wilkins was
taken 70 the New York Hospital where she
dled at $50 O'Clock this morning The fire
was extinguished with trifing loss.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
NEW CITY HALL.

Sealed proposals for gas fixtures. with all
necessary labor pertaining thereto for the
New City Hall in Jersey City. according to
specifications file with the Clerk Of the
Commission. will be received at the meeting
of the City Hall Commissioners, to be held
in the Aldermanic Chamber in the City Hail. on
THURSDAY, APRIL .. 1896
At 10 o'clock in the forenoon
Specifications showing more particularly the
above work may be inspected at the office
of the CLERK to said Commission Mayor s
Office, City Hall, between the hours of A.
M. and F. NJ daily, where blank forms
of bid may be obtained.
Parties making proposals for the above
work under the specifications will be required
to present. with their estimate, a bond as
now provided by law, or certified check for
25 per cent. of the amount of their respective
bid, a guarantee of good faith for sign.
ing such contract and bond as will be drawn
by the Corporation Attorney.
The Commissioners reserve the right to re-
ject any or all bids il deemed for the best
interests of the City so to do.
Proposals will be marked Proposals for
Gas Fixtures New City Hail. directed to
"City Hall CosMnission, Jersey city, and
handed to the 'lerk in open meeting when
called forfsn thg order of business relating to
sealed proposaS
BY order of the Commissioners.
GEORGE f. FARRELL, Clerk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
ENDLESS SCHNEIDER ESTATE.
If tho Rooale Was as BIG as tiae Suit,
Vanderbiits WouIdnsf Re In 1t.

The seemingly interninable controversy over
the estate Of Peter Schneider Of Hoboken was
before the Orphans Court again this morn
ing Otto A. Schneider of Chicago, son
of the late Peter Schneider and one of the
heirs, was the only witness examined. He
testified that NE had conversation with
Charles Clinton, the executor in September
last Mr.. Clinton told him that he had sold
the stock of the Hoboken Fire Insurance
Company of Hobol1en for $1,000. He sold
it to a Mrs. Simpson of New York.
The witness asked him for Mrs. Simpson S
address,. and Clinton told him that she was
be sold. and the business settled up Mr.
Clinton advised that it be held two years more
as it would then bring better prices. He also
advised the witness not to engage any law
yers, as it would only be a useless expense.
Otto called family conference. at which
Clinton was present. It was then decided
to sell the property at once. That closed
the testimony and the Court reserved decision.
The controversy is over seventeen exceptions
taken to the executors accounting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
A0GUs Cd TIE CONSTABLE


ssssrarec by ~ oana a ard Eseiyen.
SCHENECTADY, N r. March 81 1896.
George Flansburg, an alleged burglar,
who escaped with three Others from the
County Jail here last May. and was ar
rested in Jersey City and brought to this
city thfs week, says that after his es-
cape from jair he procured money from
his mistress and went to ersey City,
where, about the middle Of June, he Sc
cured employment.
The woman Flansburg had left in this
city wrote num- last August to meet her
IN New York, and he answered. consent
ing.
Fiansburg says these letters were in
stigated by Sheriff Yates of this county;
1a TO osgf escn Ra he = m ak Be h shT Taat h5e
plan m.searried seems to be due to
treachery On the parF Of the constable
whom Yates sent to New York ard his col-
too place as arranged, but the constable
! came back without his men. Flans5urg
says
and met my cousin, William S. Melville
Who lives in New York We went, as
agreed to a place on F'orty-frst street.
We met the women. Constable Relyea, q,
United States secret service detective and
Nv York policeman. recognized
Relyea; he kned me, and took hold of me.
Nothfag was said ABOUT arrest'ng me-
to btH clothes
- gave ner about s. all that I had
and nrerisad I'd ssnl her the price Of her
car fare to Schenectady, which. did on
returning home. Pelyaa and the woman
left US ands the officers went away.
went back to Jersey CITY. but my cousin
was suspicious and followed the woman
and Relyea. Be fot'nd that they regis
tered as man and wife at the Grand Cen.
tral Hotel and spent she night there.
On Relyea's return without any of the
prisoners. the Sheriff was INDIGNANT and
has had no more to do with him. F'lans-
burg having now been arrested and
brought back. by a policeman. tells this
story. The woman who is now living
in this city cor-oborates the story of the
meeting, but said Relyeas did not know
Fiarshurg, and that, when Flansburg
him She did net account for Relyea's
not knowing or suspecting that the man
they met and who gave her money was
the fugitive.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
OUTRAGE IN THE NAME OF LAW
A Furniture Mortgage Case In which
No Mortgage EXISTED.

The first case tried in the Special Sessions
Court this afternoon ended in a fasco. Chas.
Ulrich was charged with selling some mort
gagged furniture to Mrs. Lucy Miller of Hobo
KEN Mrs. Miller testified that she paid the
defendant S25 for the furniture and took a
receipt. Shortly afterward George Valentine
Denzer, a furniture dealer in Union Hill,
called on Mrs. Miller and told her that he
owned the furniture, and she would have to
pay him for it.
Before the case had progressed far it turned
out that there was mortgage on the furni-
tuse. Judge Hudspeth called the furniture man
up and questioned him. Denzer admitted that
the furniture was not mortgaged, and he
could not give any good reason why he. de-
manded the furniture from Mrs NH ex-
cept that he thought she and Ulrien ere
man and wife
Judge Hudspeth said it was outrageous
condition of affairs that should be
locked up on such charge. He discharged
Ulrich and suggested to him that he might
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
FORGED CHAINS FOR HIMSELF.

Henry Babchin. a jeweler, at No. 22ta New
ark avenue, had a narrow escape from be-
ing swindled to the tune of S125 yesterday
By an old time forger. On Thursday 4 man
entered his store and selected $50 worth of
jewelry. He offered in payment a check for
S12J. drawn on the First National Bank of
Brooklyn, by Gustav Huffman, a lawyer, hav-
ing Offices Broadway, New York. The
purchaser said he would leave the check and
send his wife for the jewelry.
Yesterday, Babchin told Chief Murphy of
the occurrence. He was warned to keep his
jewelry until he found out whether the check
good. When presented at the bank it
was pronounced clever forgery. Mr.. Hurli-
man was notified and he said he suspected
Harry Fox, alias Harry Belmont, who had
once swinded him. Fox was arrested in New
York yesterday. He is a clever forger and
has served three years for that offense He
was identified by Babchin He is held pend
ing requisition.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
MEAT THIEVES CAUGHT
Robbery of a Butchers Store Traced
hY TxEn Sacks

Charles F. Roberts. coored, a butcher. Of
No. lag Beacon avenue and William Cham
bers, coored, of the same address, were ar
rested last night. They are charged with being
the thieves who entered Thomas B. Faller's
stole therefrom considerable quantity Of
meat. They also attempted to enter Claus
Bottjer'S grocery store adjoining, but were
surprised at their work. They left behind them
two large bags. and this gave the clue to
the police which caused their arrest De-
tective Keenan, took the bags and traced
them to Roberts, at whose house they found
considerable quantity of meat in a closet
1t included hams, sausages. mutton, veal and
steaks of all descriptions They also found
piece of cord, and by comparing it found
that it was the same as that with which the
bag had been sewed.
This morning Faller, the butcher, and Bott-
jer, the grocer, to whom the men paid a
visit on Thursday night, appeared aginst
them in Justice Douglass court, and the
Justice held them in $4, 900 bail each They
are a dangerous pair of thieves.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
LOOK OUT FOR THIS SCAMP.

There is fakr operating In this city and
New York by using the names of undertakers
and livery stable keepers. zeger Brothers,
who have undertaking establishment at
No. 511 Ocean avenue, have been annoyed by
him. He has gone to two or three friends of
Edward and Robert Zeiger, the firm members
and telling them that he drives for them
asks for three dollars to make up total of
of a coach in nearby shop. This scheme
has been worked on Greenvile residents at
their places of business in New York The
falSir says he cannot get the. carriage without
the extra money ana will have to take his
team to Greenville and back again unless he
gets it,. He almost Invariably does get it and
the Zeiger Brothers are getting tired of buy
ing up the /. o. us he seatters around.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
PUBLIC NOTICE |!

Notice is hereby given that the following
amendment to the code of ordinances, rules
and regulations of the Board of Health OF
Jersey City was adopted and approved March
IS, 1906
AMENDMENT.
Section 37.-To strike out the words typhoid
fever as it was not considered contagious
disease.
I, Gilbert P. Robinson Clerk of the Board
of Health of Jersey City. N. j., do hereby
certify that the foregoing amendment of the
code of ordinances and rules and regulations
of the Board of Health Of Jersey City is q
true transcript of the original amendment
and is entitled to full credence: and
was adopted and confirmed by said Board OF
Health of Jersey City and afterwards con-
frmed by the Board of Police Commissioners.
agreeably to the provisions of the law Of the
State of New Jersey. entitled "An act to es-
tablsh in this State Boards of Health and
Bureau Of Vital Statistics and to define their
respective powers and duties, approved
March 81. 1887, and various supplements there
to.
Witness my hand this goth day of March.
1896.
GILBERT P. ROBINSON,
Clerk Of Board of Health Of Jersey City. N. T.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
BAYARD WAITING.
BIZ Cabsc 10 the United Prsss,

LONDON, March q, 1s9s-Hon Thomas
+. Bayard. United States Anrba ssador
nad not received official notification of
the vote of censure passed upon him by
Iae United States House of Representa-
IFfes when seen by reporter of the
United Press this morning 1t is under
stood that Mr. Bayard viii take no no.
tice OF the matter, but will wait and see
wnat action, If any, the President takes
The Globe admits that Mr. Bayard
did not keep a degree of restraint upon
a. ms tongue betting an Ambassador, but
of 1.-The House of Representatives was
clearly the outcome of party spite and
need not disturb Mr.. Bayard's mental
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21

CHICAGO. March 21 1S9e-Menbers of the
King's Daughters of Chicago are of the opinion
that the young woman who was taken UP
in an intoxicated condition in Hoboken NJ u,
and who gave her name as Emily Martin and
represented herself to be the Treasurer Of
the Central Legion of Kings Daughters. is
of the many irnposters who endeavor to
collect money by representing themselves to
be authorized collectors of the Kings Daugh-
ters. No such organization the Central
Legion Of the Kings Daughters is in ex-
istence' in Chicago, and no such person as
Emily Hollenbeck is connected in official
way with the Chicago Kings Daughters
Mrs. Celia Hollenbeck was two years ago
worker in that organization, but she knows
nothing of the Martin woman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
M4TTERS Or Ell CT!

Stores. factories and institutions can now
get their supplies as good as any n ~.
house can serve them. Complete stock low
prices. at p. q. CIearv Co.'s wholesale gro
Gerry stores MONTGOMERY and Greene streets
The attention Of our readers is called to3
Auctioneer Frank Stevens advertisement ii
another column Of property to be s5ld next.
"Wednesday at TIE City Hall Get book map
ct the ctioneerss office, and locate tie differ
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
MRS. KEuL'S LITTLE SPREE.

Mrs. Jane Kehl, young narfied woman
Of Central avenue this city strelled into Ho-
boken with q female companion last night
very much under the influence Of liquor ana
was arrested. Her companion was sober
enough TO so home and the police let her go
This sl9rnine when Mrs Kehl was arfaignad
herf she was another King Baaig e, a
when she said that tsshe was not lie replied that
he was glad 10 hear 1t and discharged her.
with a reprinaand.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
SLAUGHTER AT O0RPA.

3 CoNsTANTINoPLE March q, 1sss.-sir
Philip Currie, British Ambassador. has receiv-
ed telegram from British Vice Consul
Fitzmaurice, stating that eight thousand per-
sons were killed at Corfa in the recent dis
turbance at that place.
1t is reported that an agitation of Albanians
is in progress on the frontier of Montenegro,
and massacre of Christians is feared. The
Montenegrin Government has forwarded a
note to M. Nelidoff Russian Ambassador
here, calling Russia's attention to the situa-