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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
WRECKED TIE BANK.


HOLLIDAYSBURG,P Pa, Feb. /, 1897
At an early hour this morning this coan-
manity was rocked from centre to cir
cumference by terrific explosion Upon
investigation the startled town people dis
covered that the destruction of che bank
ing house of Gardner, Morrow s. Com
pamy, which stands on the principal Sbusi-
ness square, had been attempted By the
use of dynamite.
The bank was soon surrounded by
crowd of excited men and women. who
had been rudely awakened from their
slllmbers. The bank door had been torn
form Its fastenings and hurled TO the rear
of the room the flooring had been par
TALLY destroyed; bricks un9ooseneds and
not q whole pane of glass was left. No
damage was done to the vault. The glass
square were completely shattered. The
buildings that sustained the greatest dam
age were the First Nationad Bank, Frank
Cdessners general merchandise store, and
the residences of Charles Vorkel, Major 5.
S. Barr and DR.. J. p. BumeS.
H. NJ Hemshey and Edward Nicode-
mus, who roomed next door to the BANK
were shaken out Of their beds by the
force Of the explosion.
The crime was committed by tearing
out the frame work about the bank door
and inserting dynamite
There is no clue to the perpetrators. 1t
is believed that the crime is due to the
reyengeful conduct of depositorS. Last
September the bank failed, and the state
ment of it's condition made few weeks
ago indicates that it was in an insol-
vent condition for many years. Its as
sets are only sufficient to pay between
15 and 20 cents on the dollar.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
WHAT WERE THEY FINED FoRq


John Connors and Norris Sweeney, of
No. COS Henderson street, were fined S.
apiece this morning ON suspicion of having
taken part in an assault upon Kate Fog
arty, of No. 263 Twelfth street. The wom-
an started for home from Hoboken late
last night. unaccompanied. She was
drunk.
In a lonely part Of Henderson street she
says she was held up by two men, and as
saulted The police reserves secured the
neighboraaood. The only suspects they
could find were Sweeney and Connors, who
were IN Fred Hamburg's stable pretend
ing to be asleep
The woman was too drunk to identity
her asSalants when they were taken be-
fore her. This morning She was still
drunk and unable to identify them posi-
lively. she thought, however that she
recognized Connors. Justice Potts warned
her to keep sober in future.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
4 LICENSED dive.
Woman Performers Charges
Against Meisner's Con-
cert Garden Police
May Close 1t.

Mrs. William Morrissey, of No. 122 West
Third street, New; York, a performer
known in the world of concert halls as
Alice Dorothy, furnished the police of the
Gregory street station house with infor-
nation Saturday night which will prob
ably lead to the raiding of the Washing
ton street concert garden and the revoca-
ton by the Aldermen of the license un-
der which Christian Meisner is operating.
1t appears that a certain New York
theatrical company booked Alice to sing
and, dance at Meisners for week. Her
compensation was to be $12 and she had
a contract to that effect On Saturday,
when the time for settlement arrived. she
presented the contract to Meisner and he
refused to honor it, declaring that he only
paid performers $40 a week. Alice re-
fused to accept that sum.
Take that or nothing" said Meisner
'I'll take nothing responded the
woman.
According to the story told the police by
the young woman, all the female per-
formers are permitted to go out in the
audience and solicit trade. They are per
mitted to do it with Meisner's knowledge
and he pays them two and a half per
CSuts Ou dli lie rum tlidt lS SOlu " tAlclu
and the friends they make. Men, she
says are allowed behind the scenes near
the dressing rooms, where they are bled
to no mean extent for bad rum. No ad-
mission is charged, she says, to any part
Of the house.
All the charges the young woman
makes are in direct violation of the rules
laid down by the Aldermen which the po-
lice have from time to time been request
ed to enforce. The inactivity of the police
has, it is alleged. resulted in the concert
hall dens descending to the same scan
dalous level they were at before the Dem
ocratic Aldermen put the screws on theni
Aldermen Warrin, Moran and Calnon and
the other members of the Exhibition Com
mittee only opened Meisner'S den under
pressure. Then it was done with the un-
derstanding that an admission should be
charged: that no liquor should be sold on
the floor; that women performers should
not be permitted to solicit trade and
that no men should be allowed behind the
scenes,
Aldermen Warrin and Moran declared
from the outset that if the rules laid
down were distegarded the offender should
lose his license. Meisner, so far as 1t is
Known, is the first to offend in flag
rant manner. The Aldermen it is under
stood, will instruct the police to close
Meisner's place and also keep close
watch on the other halls.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
TWO SHOT BY AN UNKNOWN.

and w. S. Worth, clerks in the freight
department of the Wabash Railroad,
were probably fatally shot by unknown
assailants at the corner of Twelfth street
and Michigan avenue, at three O'clock
this0 morning. Mitchell and Worth were
on their way home and as they approach
ed the corner two men, who were stand
fire upon them with revolvers.
Half a dozen shots were fired upon the
defenceless men, officers ran to the
scene of the firing and found Worth and
Mitchell lying on the sidewalk uncon-
scious. Both had been shot in the head,
each having several wounds. The in
jured men were taken to st. Luke's Hos
pital.
The police believe that the motive for
the shooting was revenge. Robbery was
not attempted. The men who did the
shooting escaped.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
0oWLEY OWNS UP.
BIZ Cable to the United Pres,

LONDON, Feb. /, 1Ss7-The trial Of the
action for divorce brought by Countess
Cowley against her husband, Earl Cowley,
was resumed in the Divorce Division of
the High Court of Justice today. Evil
dence was given which proved by the ad-
missions of the Earl himself that he
had visited Brighton with woman who
passed as his wife and the court will
pronounce Judgment in favor of the
Countess tomorrow.
The Earl was originally proceeded
against by his wife as having maintained
adulterous relations with Mrs Char
rington, who, when called to the witness
stand, denied that such relations had ever
existed. Counsel for Countess Cowley
then asked leave to withdraw the name of
substitute a new correspondent which
was granted. 1t was then understood
that Earl Cowley would admit his rela-
tions with this woman, making no further
defence of his wife's action.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
DIED.

sIULLIvAN-On Monday, February /, 1897
Daniel, beloved husband of Hanna Sui
livan.
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectively invited to attend the funeral
from the residence of his son-in-law, John
Conway, No. 67S Summit avenue, on We'd
rlesday, February 8, at $3.50 A. M; thence
to ST. Joseph's Church, where at ten A;
III solemn high mass will be offered
up for the happy repose of his soul.
WELSH--In this city, on Saturday, Janu-
ary 80 1897, Mary M, beloved wife Of
Patrick Walsh, aged As years and 9
months
Relatives and friends OF the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from her late residence, No. e Tyson
place. on Tuesday, February z, at nine A.
M; thence to ST. Patrick's Church, cor
her Bramhali and Ocean avenues, where
h solemn high mass of requiem will be
offered up for the happy repose OF her
soul
..YOST-On Sunday, January 81. 1887, Au-
+; gusta Yost, aged 50 years.
Relatives and friends; also Greenvills
Lodge No. 1.S67 K. and L. of Honor, are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from her late residence. No: 36 Fifty-sec-
,5nd street, Greenville, on Tuesday. Feb
ruary 2, at two p. N.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
SENATORS ON THE TREATY.

About week ago the congregation of
the Wayne Street Reformed Church met
ana passed resolutions requesting the
United States Senators to act promptly
on the, ,Anglo-American arbitraItion treaty.
Copies of the resolutions were forwarded
to the Senators. This morning the Rev.
Albert K. Wick, pastor of the church, re-
ce1ved two interesting letters on the sub
1ect. One was from Senator Smith. He
wrote
am heartily in favor of arbitratdo
changes, it will receive my careful consid-
GRAFTON and support"
Senator Sewell wrote
We are all giving special attention to
the treaty. There Is general desire to
approve of it, but not without giving the
consideration that all great measures
which affect the welfare of a great nation
should have"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
STARVED TO DEATH
Little Boy Couldn't Assimi-
late His Food and Died
In the Hospital.
CONFLICT BETWEEN PHYSICIANS
City Hospital Doctor Won't Give
a Certificate, Neither Will
DR.. Noble.

Dr.. Noble, of No. 81 Summit avenue, was
called in on Saturday afternoon to att
tend sick child at No. 80 Spruce street.
The, childs name was August Beck ten
years old, the son of Christian Beck, an
inspector in the employ of the Psnnsyl~
vania Railroad.
The youngster was extremely emaciated
and bore every evidence of dying from
starvation. The doctor prescribed q
simple tonic and ordered the child's re-
moval at once to the City Hospital. He
sent letter with the ambulance SUR
geon saying that the child demanded the
most earnest and careful treatment. ThS
boy died yesterday morning. The father
was notified and he secured Undertaken
H. G. Grifiths. of Hoboken avenue. to
take charge of the body.
When the undertaken went to the hospi~
tai this morning he was refused the body
until he could secure a certificate Of
death from DR.. Noble. This step was
child and the assumption by the hospital
doctors that DR.. Noble had attended him.
This DR.. Noble declined to furnish, saying
the knowledge gained by a hasty and
cuTSory examination.
The doctor said. when seen by a News
reporter this morning.
Il do not see how can furnish a GER
tificate of death. I did not attend the
boy, and only saw him once. He was
plainly dying from starvation; but do
not think from lack. of food. but rather
from inability to assimilate such as was
given him. The physicians In the hospi-
tai are in better position to judge whaE
the. cause was of the chflds death. They
had him in charge for over twelve hours,
while was not with him quarter of an
hOlr. / see nothing mysterious In his
death. Similar cases have come under
my notice during my many years of prac-
I'VE asked for a certificate of death
from DR.. Noble because we presumed that
he must have attended the child, as he
was the one who ordered the child to be-,
News reporter. THE child did not live
long after being brought here and our
doctors did not want to take the RESPONSE
bility of saying of what he. died, having
treated the case such a short while. Now
that I understand the whole case there is
scarcely any probability of the slightest
trouble or misunderstanding. Our ply.
could not assimilate his food. We win
make an examination and all, ] guess.
will be right"
a call at the residence of the chSld's'
parents failed to get any answer after re-
neighbors, who declines to have her
name used, said,-
''While little August may have died of.
starvation it was Sa not the the, fault Ct his
can remember and from what could see.
and learn, his mother and father gave.
him every care and attention. For the
". They had a doctor before they sent.
for DIR. Noble; but he did not seem to be
able to do the child any good and when
DR.. Noble came he said that the hospital
dered his removal from the house at
once.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
swINDLED THE WIDOWS.
Post Office Inspectors Catch a Unioue
Scamp in DR.. SherxEoad

A dapper, slick Individual who is locked
up in the Hudson County Jail, who calls
himself DR.. George T. Sherwood some
times and any old name which occurs
to him at others, has originated unique
way to swindle people, Uncle Sam has
now his tenacious claws on him and
many years will roll by before he can
practice his tricks again. His plan was
to follow death notices in newspapers
in remote parts Of the country. and at
once addressing letters to men who had
just died, saying he had attended a
friend of theirs whose illness had ter
minated fatally. and that this friend had
left them a small legacy In the form
of an insurance on his life, generally
amounting to a few hundred dollars
which he had asked him, as his physi-
clan, to turn over to the person address,
ed. The letter closed by asking directions
for forwarding the money
A letter, generally signed by the widow,
would come by return mail, as a usual
thing, informing DR.. Sherwood that the
person to whom he had written was dead
Then the next step would be to write to
the widow, or whoever had replied to his
first letter, saying that the money would
go to the widow or next of kin of the
beneficiary He. explained that the pol
icy was in mutual benefit association
and the premiums were a little behind
perhaps $12 or SIS.
The scamp would inform the widow
that he had enough influence to save the
policy, il the amount of the premiums
were Forthcoming at once. If the money
was sent and the Postoff1ce officials say
that many complaints received prove
that it often was, that was the end Of
the transaction. When Sherwood was
caught he had in his possession, it is
said, about sixty letters he had Just
taken from his mall box. All of them
were from Iowa and more than fifty
from the city of Des Moines.
Postoffice Inspectors have been hunting
him for some time and on Saturday ran
him down in Passaic. He was then
brought before u. s. Commissioner Lins=
~ Rowe, In Jersey City, and committed
in default of 81 600 to The jail for an
examination on Thursday next
Sherwood al first denied that he had
received any money or was the person
to whom the letters were addressed, but
under the Commissioners searching ex-
animation admitted that he "allowed the
mail to be sent to his box" Sherwood,
with a score of aliases, was born twenty
four years ago in this county Beyond
that he would not say anything He af-
| forwards told the Warden that his name
was Walter Williams, and that he was
an employe of DR.. Sherwood, to whom
the mail was sent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Cornelius J.. Ryan Association will
hold its annual ball ON Wednesday even
ing at Fehren's Beacon Avenue Hail.
The twenty.third annual masquerade
ball of the Greenville Turn Verein will
take place In Columbia Hall on February s..
Peter Futzgansh, 48 years old, OF No.
1872 Dudley street, was taken to the City
Hospital last night suffering from scalp
wounds inflicted by Michael and Peter
Nulcanic, of No. 1O7 Morris street Peter
was arrested but Michael escaped. Peter
is held for a further hearing.
i JGsepn Lewis col0red No Sl Brung
for the alleged theft Of gold watch
and chain and $12 from the house of
Charles Jackson, No. 70 Y ork street. Lew
is IS musician and was playing In
r. B. Montgomery, NO 81 Grand street,
a salesman employed by Frank Whiting,
of Philadelphia, wholesale lumber deal
er, was delivered to the Paterson police
this morning to answer a charge Of en-
bezzlement. His employer alleges that
he had $3.50 worth of lumber shipped to
Paterson, where he sold 1t without MAX
ing any return.
Eight nischievous boys were fined Sc
each by Justice Potts this morning. For
the last week they had been stoning and
wrecking windows in the old candy fac
tory Of Loft & Co., on Warren street.
They had also amused themselves by
stoning Pennsylvania Railroad trains.
The regular monthly meeting of the
this evening in the cosey club rooms in
Pavonia avenue, After the regular bust
ness there will be a social session, with
vocal and Instrumental music and like
The trial of Dentist Albanesius for
arson Is set down In the General Ses-
sions Court for tomorrow. Another
postpcnement may be added to the al
You can't Be ven II your blood il impure
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
the East Jersey Water Company, to the
Engineer Of the Newark Water Works.
February I.

gartment Of Water 1Newark, N. Il
uary Is. / am n instructed to Say say that the
East Jersey Water Company now has
the right, and after 1900 the city will
the Peauanaock k River r1 20 much @ IVA water V as
Will be sufficient to furnish SO millions
OF or gallons of water each and every day.
anv one day of fifty millions Of gallons;
but means an average daily supply Of that
amount. The greatest amount ever drawn
ns n aasgs sa@Raay y snaeT s s 5gg ghts gsoas s
1871: from which II follows, that the com. A.
draw. The company also does not intend
"a The he, city Of Newark at present, and una
not exceeding 275 millions gallons on
any one day. The right to draw has
been scrupulously kept paramount to the
mock water
The integrity of this supply is in no
sort, sort OF danger at the present time, as
1t never has been in danger since the
voirs on April 2s 1892; nor viii It ever sS1 Be
degree. SO long as the East Jersey M W water sasc
Company has control of the Peuuarl-
mock works
As you know, this company has built
Wnat is known as the Canistear reservoir
and the Macopin Improvement during the
last year; and according to the determi-
nation OF the storage requirements of our
contract with Newark, we shall, when
such determination is made, be prepared
TO make over to the city the amount of
storage capacity finally determined upon
II Newark desires to determine the con-
tract requirements as to the reservoirs
at this time, we are quite willing that it
should be done.
Truly yours,
CLEMENS HERSCHEL,
superintendent East Jersey Water Co.
P. S.-As you have caused to be printed
In the daily press your note of January
%, together with an interview upon the
subject matter, and have sent communi-
cation to His Honor, Mayor P. F. Wan
ser or Jersey City, we are sending copies
of the above letter to the Newark papers
and also to Mayor Wanser.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
WORRIED OVER SICKNESS.
Sad Death of a HOboken Woma M
Rose from Bed to Die

Mrs. Clara Heath. As years old. wife Of
Joseph Heath, a well known Hoboken
halter, committed suicide early this
morning at her home, No. 1,201 Park
avenue. Mrs. Heath had been sick for
several weeks with some throat trouble.
Although her illness was not serious, she
worried much over it, and at times ap-
peared dfsheartened.
At A o'clock this morning Mr.. Heath
awoke and was surprised to find his wife
not in bed. He called for her and on
receiving no answer he got out of bed
to Investigate. He went into the adjoin-
ing rooms, but she was not there. Be-
coming alarmed, Mr.. Heath then went
to the bathroom, where he found his
wife. She had been dead several hours
and her body was, cold
In his excitement Mr.. Heath, believing
that his wife was still alive summoned
DR.. Fisher, but the PHYSICIANS services
were not required. The woman had
taken poison.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
PRISONERS ARRAIGNED.

The only business transacted In the Cen
eraa Sessions Court today was the ar
raignment of some prisoners. Edward
Canavan, the burglar who was cleverly
captured by Policeman Coma, after an
exciting chase from Patrick Reddingtons
shoe store in Grand street, pleaded
guilty. John Watson, indicted for embez-
zling $28 and s. from the Citizens Mutual
Life Association. by which he was en-
ployed as collector, pleaded not guilty.
Edward Deerey entered a similar plea to
a charge of assault and battery on his
mother. He is a big, strapping fellow
John Rodgers pleaded guilty of petty lar
ceny. James Cook pleaded not guilty of
assault and battery on John Rosenbrock.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
ENJOYING THE WINTI,R WEATHER
Lafay etters Have a Straw Ride TO
Bergen Point.

For long time many Of the residents
in the neighborhood of Colnmunipaw ave-
nue. and Whiton street have been promis-
ing themselves a straw ride and sleighsng
party. The recent fail of snow and cold
snap offered the desired opportunity and
the party drove to Berge7l Point on Sat-
urday evening, They SSopped at the Two
Pines where supper was at once served.
After that the hala was cleared and the
plano rolled in from an adjoining room.
Several songs and witty speeches were en-
joyed and dancing followed
Among those who enjoyed the evening
were:-Charles Heyer, Miss Lulu Mulcox
Walter Nutting, Miss Lena Mulcox Fred
erick Miller, Miss Lucy Wilson, William
Young. Miss Grace Slater, George Young
Miss Florian Abel, John Abel, alias the
Count, and Miss Abbie Bussey.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
A COSTLY CAR START.

A suit of Henrietta Pelletrian to re-
cover $4,000 from the Consolidated Trac-
tion Company for injuries sustained is
being tried in the Circuit Court today.
The plaintiff attempted to alight from a
Bayonne car on October 4, 1895, and had
one foot on the street and the other on
the step when the car started. She was
thrown down and injured SO seriously
that she was confined to her bed for sew
eral weeks. Lawyer Palmer appears for
the plaintiff and ex-Judge Garrettson for
the defendant
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
BREACH OF PROMISE IN POLITICS
By Cable to the United Press.

DUNDEE, Feb. /, 1S97-The election to
fill the seat in the House of Commons,
made vacant by the resignation Of Mr.
James Martin White, Liberal member for
Forfeitshire was held on Saturday, and
resulted in the return of Mr.. Sinclair, Lib
eral, by vote of 5,423 against 4,965 for
Mr.. Ramsey, Conservative The resigna-
ton of Mr. White, who Is a member Of the
firm of j. F. White & Co., of New York,
was caused by his being made the defend
ant in an action for breach of promise
daughter of a Dundee clergyman. Imme-
diately after his resignation, In November
last, Mr.. White started for India.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
TOOK a STRAW EIDE.
A Merry Party Has a Merry Time
Last Night.

merry party assembled last might at
Groeschels Beacon Avenue Hall and en-
joyed straw ride to Gutenberg. They
drove to Hass' Road House in three
sleighs ard found a bountiful supper
awaiting them. After this had been dis
posed OF the dining hail was cleared and
dancing enjoyed until midnight. Among
those present were Charles Hegone, Miss
Daisy Wadlow, Miss E. Won Bothner.
Frederick Trapp, August Groeschel Miss
Hattie Wadlow, Mr.. and Mrs A. Goltz,
Miss Eta Platt, Charles Platt, Miss Sadie
Treeford, Miss Mamie Coe, Miss Cessna,
Lohman, Mr.. and Mrs. McNulty, John
Polster, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Groeschel Miss
Bella Traff, Diedrdch Traf and Charles
Wadlow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
HIGH SCHOOL BURNED Up,

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Feb. /, 1881
The Kalamazoo High School building was
destroyed by fire at six o'clock this
morning. The cause of the fire was an
explosion of furnace gas. The loss is
estimated at $4,000; Insurance, $1,000
During the progress of the fire fopss fire.
men were badly injured by a falling
wall. Fred Wlnslow is probably IalaAy
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-01
CITY employees MAD.
No Warrants Because the Treasurerss
safe Was Out of order

There were thousand or more angry
city employees roaming about the City
Hall today. They were unable to get
their warrants for their mbnth's SER
vices. 1t was not because the city is
unable to pay them, nor are the warrants
withheld because of any wrangle among
the city officials. The whole trouble is
an unfortunate accident in the City
Treasurer's Office
Colonel Dickinson, in endeavoring to
open the big safe in his Office this morn
locked it. In the safe are the books con-
tanning the warrants Of the city employees
An expert has been at work on the safe
for three hours and he says it may be
necessary to blow 1t open.
Officials are smiling over the accident,
but the city employees are1"hot around
the collar"