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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
into HOT ASPHALT.
Thomas Sheridan Eaals
Into the Scaldtng Mass
While at Woxk.
DRAGGED OUT BY PELLOE HuRgKET
He Will Lose His Eyssight II Hs
Escapes With His Life
In Great Agony.

Thomas Sheridan. twenty.six years old
of No. rs Boulevard, was painfully and
perhaps fatally burned at noon today by
falling in bed of hot asphalt while at
work at Coles and Ninth streets. 5heri-
dan, with a half dozen other men. was
raking pile of the hot composition into
the middle of the street when he lost his
balance and pitched in headforemost. His
face neck. arms. handle and legs were
covered with the hot asphalt
His fellow workmen seized him and att
tempted to drag him out of the asphalt.
but his agonizing screams caused them
to hesitate. In the meantime the asphalt
which covered his face began to harden
and Sheridan in endeayoring to pull and
scrape it off tore his flesh fearfully. He
was finally dragged from the hot asphalt
and removed to a nearby drug store. He
became unconscious and his companions
supposed he was dead. An ambulance was
sent for. The surgeon announced nhat
Sheridan was still alive. He was bundled
into the ambulance and removed in ali
haste to St. Francis Hospital
1t is believed that If Sheridan RECEIVERS
from his burns, and his chances are COM
sidered slight, he will be blind, as both
eyes are terribly burned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
RAOE WAR ON THE HILL.
Several Poles Badly Injured fH
Shinney Park Fight.

A race war between the Irish and
Polish residents of Shinney Park and
Bottle Alley, settlements situated near
the Five Corners, resulted yesterday al
ternoon in riot, in which several per-
sons were more or less badly hurt. 1t
resulted in the arrest of four Polish
Jews and three Irishmen.
How the row started no one seems to
know, but at four o'clock yesterday al
ternoon the whole neighborhood was
startled by cries of murder and the
sounds of fierce fight, which was IN
progress in Bottle Alley. The alley is
located about 200 feet east of Summit
avenue and runs parallel with 1t. 1t is
few feet north of Hoboken avenue
Some person telephoned to the Oakland
avenue station for the police. The Greg
ory street patrol wagon was standing IN
front of the station at the time. Acting
Captain McGuinness pressed it into ser
vice and with Sergeant Kelly, ROUNDS
man Jackson and several patrolmen hur-
ried to the scene of the fight. The po-
lice found about--a dozen men armed
with clubs and other implements engaged
in fierce encounter. Several OF them
were bleeding profusely from ugly
wounds. The following arrests were
made:-Isaac Futoransky, 2S years old, OF
No. 610 Summit avenue; Michael Fried
man, of No. COS Summit avenue; Timothy
Dwyer, of No. 602 Newark avenue;
Michael Dwyer, of No. 6O2 Newark ave-
nue.; George Isenberg, of No. 6O4 Sum-
NIT avenue, and Abe Gurbrosky, of No.
COL Summit avenue.
Acting Captain McGuiness heard that
another man had gone to the City Hos
pital to have several wounds dressed.
He was arrested there. He proved to be
Thomas Heslin, of No. 6S3 Summit ave
nue. The prisoners were arraigned in the
Second Criminal Court this morning.
No one could tell how the fight started.
Michael Dwyer seemed to be the ring
leader Justice Macs fined him s.. The
rest were discharged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
INSURGENTS SURPRISED.
Linares Wins Victory Near
Santiago de Cuba.
[By cable to The Associated Press

(By Cable to The Associated Press.l
HAVANA, Aug. 81, 1S97.-General Ii
mares, in the Province of Santiago de
Cuba, has been engaged with an insur-
gent force. The enemy lost two men
killed and the troops lost thirteen men
killed, including two Captains. The horse
of General Linares was struck by two
bullets and killed.
A Spanish column, consisting of 1,200
men of all arms, under the command of
General Luque and Colonel Sotomayor,
recently left Holguin, Province of Santi-
ago de Cuba, with the intention of at
tacking an insurgent force which occu-
pied a strongly fortified position at Sa-
bana de Becerro. The troops camped
nine miles from the enemy's position
without being observed and during the
night the Spanish Commander ordered
two guerrilla companies and three COM
panies of Spanish infantry to surprise
the enemy. The Spanish forces approach
ed close to the insurgent camp and then
rushed upon it, under a. heavy fire from
two sides and captured it. The insur-
gents were completely taken by surprise
and fled in disorder, with the loss of
sixty men killed, according to the Off
ciaI report, and carried away their
wounded.
The insurgent General Estrada is said
to have been wounded in both legs.
The troops lost IA men killed and had
Sc wounded.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
TWO YEARS AWAITING TRIAL.
Efforts Will BE Made to Release
James Sherlock ON Habeas Corpus.

James Sherlock of Harrison, who has
been in the County Jail since December 3,
1895, awaiting trial on an Indictment for
assaulting Mary Delp, five year old
child, will be brought before Justice Lip
pincott tomorrow on writ of habeas
corpus. Senator DAILY, Sherlock's coun-
sci, will ask for his discharge. He has
been put on trial twice in the General
Sessions Court. The first time he was
convicted and sentenced to fifteen years
in State Prison. The conviction and SEN
tence were set aside on a technical point
and a new trial ordered. When he was
put on trial again about two months ago,
the child, although now nearly seven
years old, did not understand the nature
of an oath, and Judge Hudspeth decided
that she was incompetent to testify until
she had been educated to know the diff
ference between telling a lie and telling
the truth.
Senator Daily has also procured writ
of habeas in the case of Charles Horack,
and he will be produced in court tomor-
row morning. Horack's trial for assaulting
his stepdaughter, Dora Seipp, resulted in
his acquittal, because there was an uncer-
tainty as to the girls age, but he was re-
arrested and a new complaint made
Horack's discharge. 1t is understood
that the girls mother has taken her ~
New York and will not permit her TO
come over here to testify against Horack.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
SHOT TO KILL.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. 81, 1887
There was sensational shooting affray
at the County Jail shortly after last mid
night. James L. Murphy, a deputy sher-
iff, succeeded by virtue of his official
position in getting access to the jail. He
brought with him woman of the town,
who, it is said, was under arrest, and sent
for Matron Woodburn, having thus clear
ed the way he entered the latter's apart
ments and opened fire on her husband,
CLAWS H. Woodburn, who was asleep in
bed. He fired eleven shots, five of which
entered Woodburn's body, exclaiming:-
''Ill teach him to ruin my daughter"
The watchman rushed in and prevented
Woodburn, who had by this time secured
his own weapon, from firing at his now
retreating enemy. Murphy gave himself
up and refused to discuss the case, ex-
cept to say that he was q Kentuckian,
and had shot to kill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
HELD Up IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
PeddIer Robbed of So by Two Men
ON Newark Avenue.

Charles Baumgarten, of No. 1863 Second
street, Hebrew peddler, reported to the
police of the Seventh street station, this
morning, that he had been held up yes
terday afternoon by two men and rob
bed of S.. The hold-up occurred at about
five o'clock somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of Newark avenue and Seventh
street.
Baumgarten says he was on his way
home when two men seized him. While
one held his hands behind his back his
accomplice, the peddler asserts, went
through his pockets and extracted s5.
The police regarded the story as a
"flshy" one. The case was investigated,
however and Richard Mundy, of No. 179
Fifteenth stree. was arrested. He de-
nies ever having seen Baumgarten. The
latter was unable to identify him as one
of his assailants. He gave the police the
very indefinite information that Mundy
looked like one of the men.
Mundy is held to await further in
vestigation of the daylight robbery"
Detectives Pearson and Clark are at
work on the case.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
MINERS HUNGRY.
Women March at Camp Isolation
fuerators Change Their Minds.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 81. 1S97.-Under
the leadership of Emma Haas, the Joan
of Arc of Camp Isolation, twenty-five
women. wives of the strikers, marched to
the mine back of Centre, Pa. at four
O'Clock this morning and succeeded in in
ducing four miners to stay out of the pit
The women were stopped several times
by the deputies, but they forced their way
past them and went ahead on their mis-
sion. The campers went to bed hungry
last night and started out breakfastless
this morning. because of mistake IN
shipping the provisions to Sandy Creek
camp instead of Plum Creek. A liberal
supply of provisions was arranged for to-
day.
About twenty coal producers of the
Pittsburg district responded to the call
for a meeting at the Monongahela House
this morning to take some action looking
to a settlement of the strike. Yesterday
many favored proposition to concede
the miners demands and start the mines
independent of any action that might be
taken by the lake shippers, but when they
met this morning their sentl-
ments had undergone Change,
and those who were most positive
in their statements that they could ar-
ford to pay the SO cent rate Were en-
phatic today in claiming that it is i'm
possible to do so now. Henry Floersheim
announced that he had withdrawn his
offer to pay SO cent rate and that ne
would not start his mines at a higher
rate than is paid by any other oper-
ator.
A number of others who had proposed
to pay the sixty-nine cent rate took the
same stand. Some of them, however, said
they would agree to pay the sixty cent
rate as the outside figure.
When the meeting adjourned state
ment was given to the press that a meet
ing had been called for the purpose of
organizing a coal exchange of operators
other than lake shippers and that COM
mittee of three had been appointed to
arrange meeting with the lake shippers
with view of getting fairer price for
their product and to act in harmony with
them in attaining a settlement of the
present mining troubles. The meeting
will be held tomorrow afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
9. Y. MEMS NATIONAL UNION.

BOSTON, Aug. 81, 1SS7.-The 23d annual
convention of the Catholic Young Mems
National Union opened here this morn
ing with parade through the principal
streets and a solemn high mass in the
Cathedral. where the annual sermon was
preached by the Rev. Mortimer F. Two
mey, of Maiden.
At the close of the services the deie-
gates marched to the hall of the Young
Mems Catholic Association, Boston Col
lege. where the convention was called to
order at II o'clock by the President, the
Rev William T. McGuirl, who gave. way
to r.. Mitchell Calvin, President of the
Young Mems Catholic Association of Bos-
ton College. Mr. Calvin welcomed the
delegates and he was followed by Mayor
Quincy, who welcomed the visitors to the
CITY. Father McGuirl responded for the
delegates and the convention then for
mallY opened for business.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
IMPOVERISHED BY HIS BROTHER
George Richter a Criminal In Ger
manx Forfeits His Bali I'm Jersey City

| limited States Commissioner Linsly
Rowe this morning declared forfeited the
| bail of George Richter pastry cook on
| the Hamburg American steamer CO.
| lumbia, who was arrested in Hoboken on
July last for smuggling fifty pounds of
phenacetine.
| When Richter was arraigned before
Commissioner Rowe at his home on July
| 4. his brother, August Richter, of No. "a
| West Ninety-ninth street. New York, Of
| fered to become his surety for appearance
| for trial. He begged Commissioner Rowe
to release his brother SO that he might re-
turn with his steamer, which, owing to
| the breaking of a shaft on the Nor
MAMMA. sailed within twenty-four hours
after her arrival in port. August Richter
| keeps a small bake shop at Ninety-ninth
| street and the Boulevard. By hard work
| he had succeeded in half a dozen years in
| saving about $500 which he had deposited
| in a savings bank. He brought his bank
| book to Commissioner Rowe and offered
! it as security for his brother. He did it,
| he said. as his brother has a wife and a
! large family in Germany and would lose
! his position if he did not sail with his
steamer.
/ Commissioner Rowe accepted the bank
| book as bail. Richter, the prisoner, prom
ised to be on hand this morning for ex-
| animation.
| United States District Attorney Rice
| and all the witnesses were on hand, as
well as August Richter the bondsman.
/ George Richter, however, was not there.
| Word was received from the officers of
| the Columbia that he is a prisoner in
| Hamburg for stealing provisions from the
/ ship. Commissioner Rowe reluctantly de-
clared Richter's bond forfeited thereby
/ depriving August Richter of every cent
he owned
| s,The actions of such fellows as this
George Richter" said the Commissioner in
! speaking of the case, .'are enough to make
me lose all faith in human nature. He
| knew when he committed that crime in
| Germany that by doing and securing
| arrest he would rob his own brother, who
/ had saved him from prison here"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
STRIKE FOR THEIR DING

GLOvERSvILLE, N. Y, Aug. 81, 1881
The table cutters employed in the four
largest glove factories here struck to-
day for an advance in wages. The strik-
ers are mostly foreigners who cut the
finest grades of gloves, which were bene-
flied by the Dingley tariff. To the cut
ters' demand of last week the manu-
facturers replied that they could not ad-
vance wages at present, because they
were working under this years orders,
but would consider their demands in No
vember. About three hundred skilled men
are out in Johnstown and Gloversville.
The manufacturers may close down en-
tirely.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
DESERTED his LITTLE GIRL,

The police of the Oakland avenue sta
tion are looking for George McInterney.
Last night he abandoned his six year old
daughter Annie. He left her on the
front step of Overseer of the Poor Hew-
tits office in Bright street and decamped
An hour after Mr.. Hewitt discovered
the child. and caused her removal to the
Oakland avenue station to sbe cared for
by the matron. The child very reluctant
ly gave Mr. Hewitt her fathers name.
She subsequently told the Poormaster
that her father had warned her to tell
no one who she was
Where she lived she was unable to say,
nor could she tell what her fathers bust
ness was. The child will have to be
sent to the Snake Hill Aims House.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
DIED.

KELLY.-In this CITY, on Sunday. August
g. 1897, Edward j. Kelly. beloved nua-
band of Margaret Kelly, IN nus z0en
Funeral from his late residence. No; 53
Hudson Boulevard, on "Wednesday, sep
Iahn's IempsI r. e. Church, where a requiem
mass will be offered for the repese OF his
soul.
BRoCKHURST.on Sunday august y,
band of Mary Brockhurst, aged
Funeral services at his late residences,
No 401 Summit avenue, on Tuesdays Au-
gust 81, at eight +. M.
CHILDS.-On Thursday, August 26s 1881
Lillian Childs lnee Gothberg9' s. neiovsa
wife of Ariel n. Chiids, aged twenty
Funeral from the home of her paFentss
No. 172 Runyon ayenue Jersey CITY, ON
Wednesday. September !, at two +. M
DoWNEs.-..On Monday, August 80. 1877,
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral frem her laIs
day, September. 2, at nine A. M; thence to
ST. Johns r. c. Church, where 9 solemn
high mass of requiem will be offered Tor
the happy repose of her soul.
DuNN.-On Monday, August 30, 1857,
Relatives and friends of the family arg
requested to attend bis funeral from ny
on Thursday, September 2, at nine A M;
thence to ST. Joseph's Church, where. .
high mass of requiem Will be offered tof
the happy repose of his soul.
HELMY-At his late residence, No. 81
Sussex street, Henry Helmy.
Funeral viii take place THURSDAY. Sep
tember e. at A. NJ, from St. Bonieaee's,
Church, where a solemn high mass wili
be offered for the happy repose OF his
soul.
MARKS-On Sunday evening. Aug. e.
1897 after lingering illness, jean g.
Marks, of AYRSHIRE, Scotland. widow
of the late James Marks, OF Bay
onne, aged 81 years.
Funeral services on Tuesday. Aug. u,
at p NJ. at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Herbert c. Williams, No. 161
Orchard street, Elizabeth. N. ].
TuLLY.-Suddenly on Monday, August
80 1897, Fannie Tully. beloved wife OF
James J. Tully-
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from her late residence, No. 101 Jefferson
avenue, on Thursday September 2, at nine
A. M; thence to st. Joseph's Church.
where solemn high mass of requiam will
be offered for the happy repese Of her
soul. :
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
.LUE7GERT MURDER TRIAL.
State Not Compelled to Outline
How the Woman Was
Killed.

CHICAGO, Aug. 81, 1S97-When the
Luetgert murder trial was resumed TINS
morning the defense asked the Court TO
compel the State to set forth by what
means. according to the theory OF the
prosecution, the life ofsMrs. Luetgert was
taken before her body was placed IN the
vat. Judge Vincent obtained the ear OF
the Court at the beginning of the proceed
ings and said the Indictment, which con-
taiIs twelve counts, does not state the
manner of Mrs. Luetgert's death. The
first six counts, the attorney said, allege
that she was drowned in vat containing
water and caustic soda or potash. Inc
seventh count charges that she was
struck and knocked down by some blunt
instrument; the eighth alleges striking
and instantly killing her; the ninth count
alleges striking with some deadly 1nstru-
ment; while the tenth charges that she
was stabbed with knife. The eleventh
says she was choked and her life thus
taken and the twelfth and last alleges
that life was taken by some means un-
known.
1.-THE State has outlined the manner in
which it is believed the remains of Mrs.
Luetgert were destroyed. We are entitled
to knowledge the State has as to the
means of her DEATH"
Judge Tuthill promptly decided <that the
State was not bound to specify the means
of death.
There was greater pressure than ever
this morning for seats in the court room
and great crowd stood on the outside
unable to get in. One noticeable feature
was the large number of women VINO
succeeded in securing seats in the court
room before the proceedings began. Wom-
en- of all ages were among the spectators.
The first witness was Charles P. Me-
landed, a photographer, who identified
dozen views of the Luetgert factory;
There were pictures of the bulldlng anu
surroundings and fash-light photographs
of the basement and the fatal vat:
Mrs. Agatha Tosch, wife OF Mlchael
Tosch, saloon keeper at No. 629 Driversey
friend of Mrs. Luetgert and visited the
latter occasionally at her nome
Mrs. Tosch said that on Sunday after
noon May 2 Mr.. Luetgert came to her
husband S saloon and bought a glass OIL
beer He was pale and excited and she
a question which he did not answer. May
Is, she said, she saw him again and asked
him about the disappearance of his Wlfe.
He said he did not know where his wife
was and was as innocent as the sun IN
the sky. She told him she believed he
was guilty and Luetgert replied that ne
felt like taking a revolver and killing him
self He would do SO, he said, but for
the children. Mrs. Tosch said Luetgert
asked her what she had heard from the
detectives who were about her saloon and
what she had seen or heard herself.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
CAUGHT BY COMMISSIONER rEBNEY

Police Commissioner Feeney had a
lively chase this afternoon after a sup
posed pickpocket. The Commissioner
was passing the corner of Montgomery
and Washington streets when his atten-
ton was attracted by the cry of stop
thief" and seeing man running away
Immediately gave chase. Jumping into
a passing cab he pursued him around
several blocks until the fellow was final
ly held UP by some letter carriers
on Grand street, where Commissioner
Feeney collared him and marched him to
the First precinct police station. He gave
his name as William Reilly, IS years old
of Philadelphia. He was charged with
on Montgomery street, but no watch was
found upon him and no person claiming
to have been robbed of one has appeared
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
BLUE LAWS MUST GO.
And Legislators Must Place Them
selves ON Record as to sunday Liquor

And Legislators Must Place Them.
selves on Record as to Sunday Liquor
The delegates to the New Jersey State
Liquor Dealers Protective Association
Convention. which will be held in this
city on Thursday, will discuss many inn
portant matters regarding the "good of
the order" The liquor dealers will dis
cuss the proposed legislative repeal of the
present Sunday laws Members Of the
Hoboken branch of the State League de-
clare that the time has come when the
Sunday saloon closing question has to be
faced.
Legislators of both parties have hith-
erto been afraid to take sides on this
subject. said Delegate Julius Schlatter
of Hoboken. IF the State Association
declares itself in favor of legislation, the
question will have to be met and 1egis-
lators will be compelled to place them
selves on record for or against the pro-
posed amendments. Popular sentiment is
in favor of the wiping Out of the old blue
laws and the substitution of new laws
in keeping with the progressive spirit of
the end of the nineteenth century,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
PALMER RETIOENT.

POUGHKEEPSIE, n. Y, Aug. 81, 1897
Jackson Palmer, the colored man found
badly wounded on the top of a passenger
coach, and who was suspected of being
an accomplice in the burglarious raid by
three colored men at Haverstraw, was
much improved today, and hopes were en-
tertained for his recovery. He refuses to
tel lhow his wounds were received or how
he came to be on top of the passenger
car In his remarks to the Superinten-
dent of Vassar Hospital he was very eau
tious as though fearful of committing
himself in some way. Palmer asked that
his mother, Celia Palmer, Columbia, Ga,
he notified Hayerstraw officials, with a
view of identifying him, are expected to
arrive today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
FAKE PENSION AGENT.
Mean ScoundreIs SwIndIing widows
of Veterans.

Chief Murphy sent out general alarm
this morning for a German who has
been swindling the widows of veterans.
His scheme was to go to widows and ad-
wise them that he could procure an in
crease of their pensions from s6 to s12
a month under recent law. To secure
the increase it was necessary to give him
81 for the preparation of blanks and
so on.
The swindler found many widows who
desired an increased pension. One was
Mrs. Caroline Richter, of No. 2ol New
York avenue. and another Mrs. r. Uhl-
rich, of Bergenline avenue. Union Hill;
Mrs. Richter reported the matter to Chief
Murphy.
The swindler is described as being 90
years old, feet inches in height, dark
stoutly built. Chief Murphy does not
expect to catch the fake pension agent.