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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
IAFAYE7qB'S NEEDS.
Citizens Request Gov. Voorhees,
to Sign the Park Bill
in His Hands.

The citizens of Lafayette are doing
their utmost to secure a park for their
section of the city. At a meeting of the
Lafayette Citizens Association held last
night in Building Loan Hall a petition
was started for presentation to Governor
Voorhees, requesting him to sign the
Park BILL The petition was as follows
Hon. Foster NJ VOORHEES,. Governor of
the State of New Jersey:
AT very enthusiastic meeting held
in jersey City, N. j., on the evening
Of March q, 1898, under the auspices of
the Lafayette Citizens Association,
we, the undersigned all reputable
citizens of the said city, residing in
and about the SO called Lafayette
fully and earnestly ask your Honor
to favorably consider and cause to be-
come a law the bin known as House
bill No. 10, having for its purpose the
permitting of Jersey City to issue
bonds for the purchase and improving
of parks in said city.
The discussion on the bill brought out
some able speeches from the members.
John Erickson claimed that. Lafayette
needs a park more than dock or car
tracks, and it certainly ought, TO nave us
share of money spent on public improve
ments- All the city officials, he sad,
were in favor of a park for Lafayette
The Rev. T. j. Kommers OF Lafayette
Reformed Church said that one OF the
best arguments for the passage of the
bill was that the proposed site contains
no occupied property and 1t could DC
purchased now at cheap cost.
Street and Water Commissioner
Hauck said that his Board were anxious
to go ahead with the Improvement and
were doing everything possible to improve
the section. c. o. Barker urged the cir
culation of the petition.
DR.. Mortimer A. Lampson said that
Mayor Hoos was in favor of the park
and was anxious to secure it.. The site
the Doctor said, would cost from $3o,OU
to $38, 600.
Abrham Van Horn then drew up the
petition as above, and President Lamp
SON appointed these gentlemen to obtain
signatures:-C. O. Barker, Daniel Black
| Abraham Van Horn, a. A. Campbell
Nicholas Schalkenbach, John Erickson
and John Dixon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
STACK HITS BACK.
Ex-Under Sheriff Erwin's Testi-
mony Denounced as False
Joint Raids.

Maurice J. Stack last evening made the
following statement for publication
/ have read the testimony of Mr.. Erwin
before1he Gledhill Committee, in which
he states that on one occasion offered
him fifty dollars $3.50 as gift, which he
refused.
Mr. Erwin insinuates that this money
came from some of the booksellers in Ho-
boken, although he does not dare to make
a direct charge. This story is manufac-
tured out of whole cloth several years al
ter the alleged occurrence. If 1t We're
true how can Mr.. Erwin explain his fall
ure to go before the Grand Jury at that
time. He was then looking for the noml-
nation for Sheriff, and such coup, would
have helped his chances very much. AL
that time he was on friendly terms with
parties in Hoboken who were generally
reputed to be closely connected with the
poolrooms.
All the raids planned at that time were
made jointly by the offices of the Sheriff
and Prosecutor; on each occasion the
Prosecutors officers believed that some
one connected with the Sherif'S office had
given a note of warning. l always be-
lieved the warning came from the Sher-
ifs office through Hoboken to Monte
Carlo
There never was any evidence procured
by the Sheriff's officers at Monte Carlo
that ever would warrant an indictment.
Mr.. Marks, who was one OF SherlT Iof,
fey's Grand Jurors, became SO dlsgusted
with the manner in which the Sheriff S
officers conducted the raids at Monte
Carlo that he wrote letter to Governor
GriggS, stating that it was impossible Tor
to find an Indictment on the evidence pro-
duced by the Sheriffs officers. A short
time after he received the letter Gov
ernor Griggs sent his private secretary,
Mr.. Hobart Tuttle, to Union Township. or
better known as Monte Carlo. and Mr..
Tuttle procured evidence against the So
called proprietors of Monte Carlo, and on
his evidence they were indicted and con-
cuted by the late Charles H. Winfield
who was at-~that time Prosecutor OF the
Pleas
If the Investigating Committee desires
to find out the fnsincerity of the Sheriff s
office at that time it would be we'll to sub
poena Mr. Marks, and he might explain
why he sent the letter to Governor
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
LEoTURlNG YOUNG HooDLUMs.

Police Justice Potts has adopted a new
method of dealing with young hoodlums
who annoy the residents of the neighbor-
hoods in which they congregate. 1t is a
difficult matter to catch these sharp little
offenders. The one caught is Invariably
the victim of anothers misdoing, at least
so he says. The police have been or
dered to arrest any one found in a mis-
the Judge and sent back to warn their
"chums' that if any further complaints
are received they will be re-arrested and
sent to Snake Hill; Among such often G
morning were William Helm, No. Pat
erson Plank Road; Joseph Lutz, No. SO
Central avnue; Rudolph Ganzberg, No.
5S7 Central avenue for annoying Mrs.
Charles r. Drake, of No. $50 Central ave-
nue.; and John Madden, No. $50 Summit
avenue; William and Henry Gehrs of No.
1855 ST. Paul's avenue, for annoying Mrs.
Amelia Schiek No. $50 Summit avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
COUNTY HEALTH BOARD MEETS
inspectors Instructed to Investigate
COMMUNICATING of Certificates.

The meeting of the County Board q
Health yesterday was very short. Dr. o.
K. Dunkel applied for permission to me.
a new certificate of death in the case of
James Shevlin. In the original certificate
the name was spelled incorrectly. DR..
Kuehne made a similar application in the
case of George W. Riker, whose name
had been spelled Kicker" Both appica-
tions were granted
Mrs. Brown of No. 1S1 Third street
asked leave to file record of her son
Clarence's birth, which occurred July IA,
1885, The midwife who officiated at the
birth failed to make a return and has
since died A certificate of young Browns
birth is required for some legal purpose.
The Board granted Mrs. Browns petition.
Counsel was instructed to notify Or. Me-
Gill that he must make a return of the
births of Jessie and Joseph Esterbrook,
who were born in July 1895, and July, 1896,
respectively.
The Boards inspectors were instructed
to look into the alleged pollution of Neck
ert's ice pond, in West New York, and
report at next meeting.
The complaint of John W. Abbott, who
owns some lots on the meadow under the
West Hoboken hill was referred to the in
spectors. Mr.. Abbott says sewage from
West Hoboken floods his lots.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
GREENVILLEITBs SEE MR.. YOUNG
Nothing Definite Settled About the
Jackson Avenue Trolley.

The committee appointed by the Green
vile property owners to interview the
members of the Executive Committee of
the Consolidated Traction Company in
regard to the proposed jackson avenue
trolley, waited on Manager David Young
yesterday afternoon. The cost of the inn
provement was discussed for short time
but those present decided upon nothing
definite. The election of officers of the
Traction Company takes place on March
2S. 1t is thought that shortly alter thai
date the Executive Committee will get to-
gether and discuss the new trolley line
project and decide how much it will pay
toward the Improvement of the proposed
thoroughfare.
The company will, Mr.. Young says.
should the plan be acceptable to the di-
rectors, run a line of cars down Jackson
avenue, from the intersection at Com
munipaw avenue along the line of the
new improvement through the Woodlawn
and Greenville sections to the intersec-
ton of the main line running to Bay
onne. This would be boon for the
people east and west of the route along
the ridge of the Hill. AT present resi-
dents to the west of the avenue have a
considerable distance to walk before they
can reach the trolleys, and real estate
men say that line through that section
would do more to build it up than any
other improvement. Under the city S
agreement with the Traction Company,
the company would pay five per cent on
the gross earnings of that new road.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
ANOTHER WET DAY.

The Street and Water Commissioners
met yesterday afternoon. All the mem
bers were present. The invitation of the
O'Brien, Sheehan, Mclean & Rodgers
Water Company to inspect its water sheds
and proposed location of storage reser-
voirS tomorrow was accepted.
The Street and Water Commissioners,
the Mayor and number of citizens will
go on the inspection. What members
of the Finance Board will venture out no
one knows.
The party will leave Hoboken over the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad tomorrow morning, at ten
o'clock. The company has SO arranged
matters that the inspection will be COM
pleted in one day.
Mayor Hoos this morning extended in
vitations to Messrs. Frank o. Cole, An
drew J. Corcoran, Lebbeus B. Ward,
Robert Davis, H. V. Condict, Julius Ber-
ger, Chauncey Holt, Allan L. McDermott,
John l. Blair Henry Snyder, Myron y.
Furst and William P. Douglass to accom-
pany him on the inspection.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
eREBEvILLE REPUBLICAN APATHY

The Republican Ward Association of the
Seventh ward met last evening in the
Minkakwa Clubhouse and made arrange
ments for the ward convention which is
To he held in the Belvedere House, Old
bergen road and Danforth avenue, on
March 25. On this occasion three Justices
of the Peace and one constable will be
nominated. An idea of the half-hearted
wav in which the Republicans are con-
dueting the campaign in Greenville may
he derived from the fact that only one
Justice of the Peace has been spoken of
nv the party. That gentleman is Mr..
Henry Petty. president of the League
Club. He is hustling for the nomination
and is likely to receive it, but the 'Minks"
has been heard from them yet. Imme-
diately after the convention on Friday
night the ward association will meet to
endorse the candidates nominated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
GRBENVILLB AWAKE.
Rousing Democratic Meeting
Last Night at the N. Y. Bay
House-Campaign Plans.

An interesting meeting of the United
Democratic Association of the Seventh
ward was held last evening in the New
York Bay House, Ocean and Wilkinson
avenues. Fully one hundred members
were present when Vice President John
Mccarthy, acting in President Gotthardt's S
place, called the meeting to order. The
first business transacted was the enroll
ing of five new members. The minutes
of the previous meeting were approved
as engrossed. City Marshal Edwin Vree-
land then made a short address IN Whlcn
he endorsed Mr.. Peter Erhardt for Alder
man from the Seventh ward. Among the
things he said were:-'I am pretty sure
that if we Democrats get together this
election We can elect Mr. Erhardt, as he is
very popular man in this section. Lei Lei
us put up good fight, let every man ges
feel quite sure that We will nave no olnl-
Guilty in carrying this ward by 1alr ma
jority. 1t was done before, and 1t can oe
done again. Let us show the people OF
this county that the Democrats can car
ry this ward which has been strong
Republican one for years. NOW tnat we
have strong organization after an m moul
struggles let us maintain it, and l feel
that in time we will be as strong an or
ganization as there is in this county. a
little hard work. gentlemen, IS all tnat Is
Alderman Edward Barr also spoke on
the plan of organization. He said
am very much in favor of building up a
strong association, and when that is done
I will do my part to keep it up. There
are lots of other strong Democratic clubs
in this city, and I don't see why we can
not have one l feel confident that the
Democrats will surely carry this ward
this election, and by good majority, too
Organiza ton is what we want, and we are
going to have it.
On motion of Mr. George Riley, a COM
mittee was appointed TO look into the ad-
visibility of securing a permanent build
ing for the organization. The committee
appointed was as folloWs:-George B. HI
| ley Chairman; Patrick Rock, John
Marthaler, John Cole, John Walsh and
| Louis Uhl.
| The Committee on Bylaws reported
| that their report would be submitted at
| the next meeting, which is to be held on
next Monday evening. The Secretary was
! instructed to send postal cards to all the
members notifying them of the next
meeting of the ratification meeting to be
| held on April 4, when number OF prom1-
| nent speakers will address the meeting
/ After the adjournment lunch was served
| The Democrats of the Seventh ward are
more than confident that the party Will
| ton and in fact, from now on long liS1
| of Democratic victories are looked for
Even many Republicans are forced to ad-
nit that their large majorities are things
| of the past and that the Democrats were
never in better position to win than al
present. 1t is generally thought that the
| Republicans do not expect to win and
| therefore, they are going about things II
| half hearted way.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
NEW CANAL BRIDGE.

The people of Lafayette and the people
who have occasion to pass through that
section are rejoiced at the speedy pros
pect of having a new bridge over the
Morris Canal at Pacific avenue. The pre-
amble and resolutions which were pre-
sented to the Board of Freeholders yes
terday by Freeholder ZumbuSch anC
adopted, explain the situation
Whereas, This Board heretofore
prepared plans and specifications for
the erection of a bridge on Pacific
avenue, over the Morris Canal, and ad-
vertised for bids for the construction
of the same; and ~
Whereas, The Morris Canal and
Banking Company and the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company obtained
writ of certiorari to review the action
of this Board in the preparation of
said plans and specifications, and the
advertisement for said bids on the
8 hearing whereof the Supreme Court
did set aside all proceedings of the
Board Hereunder; and
Whereas, The Lehigh Valley Rail-
road Company has submitted a ground
plan for a bridge which apparently
meets the needs of the public; there
fore be it
Resolved, That the Committee on
County Roads and Bridges be directed
to have prepared plans and specitica-
tionS for the erection of such bridge
and to report such plans and specifica-
tions at the next meeting of this
Board, OF as soon thereafter as possi-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
OBsTRUOTING TROLLEY OARS
POSTS Ins0lent Behavior Costs Him
$1O-AssanIts the s. r. G. a. Preside n {


William Post of No 131 Monticello ave-
nue. was this morning fined $40 by Police
Justice Potts for obstructing the car
tracks on Pacific avenue, near Commun1-
paw avenue. during the "ruSh' hours last
evening, He was also found guilty of a
charge Of assault and battery on Presi-
dent George Mccarthy of the S. P. c.. A.
In the latter case sentence was suspended.
The examination brought out the details
of a lively scrimmage between the S. P.
C. A. president and the defendant. The
latter accused Mr.. Mccarthy of having
used the butt end of a revolver on his
head.
Mccarthy was passenger on Trac-
ton Company's car last evening when he
found the car ahead of him blocked by
a wagon of the Metallic Spring Bedstead
Company, loaded with several wire mat
tresses Post was in charge of the wagon.
The motorman of the car behind him
whistled for the right of way. Post dog
gedly refused to bulge from the tracks.
This continued until there was blockade
of four cars.
Then Post stopped to fix his load of
mattresses. Motorman and passengers
were mad. Mccarthy asked Post why he
didn't lead his horse off the track. Post
replied he'd do so when he got good
and ready Mccarthy took hold Of the
horse and led him from the track and
the cars passed on.
Mccarthy in court this morning, said
that Post suddenly confronted him after
wards, on Monticello avenue, and threat
ened to punch his head and made a
pass at him. He caught Post by the
neck and threatened to take him to the
station house. Post, who is a contor-
ZIONIST and wrestler, dropped and tried to
trip Mccarthy. This he succeeded in do
ing. A lively chase then took place. Nc
Carthy jumped a car and overlook Post
at his own door. Here the men tussled
until the inner door was thrown open by
a Mrs. Chazotte, who lives in the same
house with Post. Mrs. Chazotte swore
that she saw Mccarthy strike Post over
the head fifteen times with a revolver
or something, she could not see what it
was. Her story was discredited. Post
was subsequently arrested at his house
on charges preferred by Mccarthy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
TRUE HARMONY.
Hoboken Republicans Savagely De
nOunca Leader Gufst0.

The fact that there is desperate dis
cord in the Republican party in Hoboken
was conclusively shown at a meeting of
the INDEPENDENT Republican Association on
Washington street. The following reso-
lutions We're adopted denouncing Leader
GuiStO:-
Whereas, Mr.. Guisto, as leader of
the Republican party in this city, adj
dressed an open letter to the public
through the press, and which state
ment was designed to mislead unin-
formed persons and to give the i'm
preston that this association IS not
sincere in its representations and prin-
ciples; and
Whereas, He characterizes this as
sociation as "the same old gang" and
implies its purpose is to help elect
Democrats. therefore be 1t
Resolved That this association char
acterizes his statements as exagger-
ated and distorted and in great part
utterly untrue, and repudiates the in
situations which he makes.
Isaac Coleman, who, until recently, was
Guisto's lieutenant in the Fourth ward,
bitterly denounced the leader He said
he knew what he was talking about be-
cause he had worked" the primaries
with Guisto and knew his methods OF
James Powers said that Guisto was re-
sponsible for the party's betrayal two
years ago and that it was about time that
honest RepuDlcanS worked lor lne sue
cess of party candidates instead of form
ing alliances with Democrats.
ssThis association" said President Aaron
S. Baldwin, ''was organized to purify the
Republican party in Hoboken." Mr.. Bald
win suggested that it would be better to
harmonic to insure success for the party
candidates.
Among the other members who de-
nounced Guisto and his gang was Free
holder Vera0n.
1t is said that the machine men offered
the association equal representation in
the various conventions for the nomina-
ton of candidates, but the members re-
fused to accept the proposition.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
ALLEGED FILM FLAMMER HELD

John Williams, alias O'Neill, was held
for examination by Police Justice Nevin
in the First Criminal Court this morning
on a charge of having attempted to finn
fam William Bassett,. of No. 305 Grove
street. Williams entered the store yester-
day afternoon and bought pack of cigar
her fifty-cent piece in payment. She
gave him a quarter and two ten-cent
pieces in change When he got to the
door he turned and showing her f1ve and
two ten-cent pieces insisted that she had
given him the wrong change. He became
abusive and she called Patrolman Bolen
and had him arrested. He attempted to
work the same game on several other
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.

Democratic primaries for the election of
candidates for the spring election will be
held in the several wards this evening,
from 7 to 9 o'clock. There are contests
in only the Fifth and Eleventh wards.
There was an error yesterday in the list
of candidates who had filed applications
for nomination with P. II. Murphy, secre-
tary of the County Committee. The name
of James J. Mcbride who is the only can
didate for the nomination for Alderman in
the First ward was omitted. Ralph J.
Jordan and Edward Kett who We're men
toned as the candidates, are candidates
for Justice of the Peace.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
0uR WONDERFUL PARKS.

At the meeting Of the Street and Water
Board, yesterday, a claim of $l.5O for
sandpaper and screws was ordered paid
upon the recommendation of the Commit
tee on Parks, of which Commissioner
Hauck. is chairman.
Commissioner Brown wanted to know
what possible use sandpaper and screws
could have been put to in keeping the
parks in order. No explanation was
made by the chairman, and it was con-
cluded that the screws Were used to se-
cure the grass and the sandpaper to
keep it at proper length. The city
owns only one lawn mower. Commission
er Brown voted to pay the claim.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
O|NGLEY MYSTERY,


[From This Mornings sTribune."l
Customs receipts reported from Wash
ington, $40, ,239; internal revenue receipts,
$721, $50, and the miscellaneous receipts,
$1.343,s11; total Government receipts for
the day, LASS, 1872; expenditures, s12Os, 600.
Receipts for the. month to date, s2S, :
621; expenditures, 4,9s4, 600; excess of ex-
penditures, s., 1,s7o,379.
The figure for miscellaneous receipts
above plainly indicates some extraordi-
nary payment probably a second Kan
sas Pacific payment of $,250,0oo None
of the morning papers explain the item,
but there is no doubt put this is the true
sense of the abnormal figure
Allowing for this and for the million
paid on March 3, the true March deficit to
date is 81, 1903
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
VILE "JOURNAL' LIE.

The Journal yesterday, with flaring
headlines, announced that Prosecutor Er-
win had declared his intention Of not try
ing any more cases this term before the
present jury panel The Journal made
the splurge of course in pursuance OF it's
venomous attacks on Sheriff Heller, be-
cause he instituted a libel suit against
it for $50, 600.
The fact is that Judge Hudspeth noti-
fed Prosecutor Erwin three weeks ago
that the business of the term would be
wound up last week and there would be
no more trials in the General Sessions
Court until the April term. Judge Hud-
speth needs all the time he has until the
expiration of his term to clear up the
business of his different courts.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
FAMILY ALMOST AsPHYXIATED

A woman and two children were nearly
asphyxiated on board the barge Schilling
at the foot of Seventeenth street, early
this morning. Captain Miller. of the
Schilling,i left his wife, Ann, and his two
boys, Arthur nine years old, and Walter,
evening. and went to Hoboken.' He re-
turned at 1.55 o'clock and descending to
the cabin was nearly overcome by a
strong odor of gas which came up the
stairway. He entered the cabin and found
his wife and children in bed, to all ap-
pearances dead. He carried them to the
dock and did what he could to- revive
them. Patroman Bunnell, of the Seventh
street station. was called and summoned
DR.. Pindar, who worked over his patients
for nearly an hour before he revived
them and pronounced them out of danger.
Coal gas caused the accident.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
POCKET ROBBED ON a CAR.

Fl. L. Abernethy of No. 1853 Mercer
street reported to the police that he was
robbed while on Montgomery street
car last night OF q geld gtds watch. @ chain and 4
the movement of the watch is 620. .s04, and
the case number, "e21. .145. Hampden." In
writing his report of the affair for the
reporters Chief Murphy says, THE thief
is supposed to be Frank White,
pickpocket. whom the jury SO kindly ac-
Quilted a few days ago..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
BEGGED BEFORE he STOLE.

Joseph Donohue, no home, was fined 81
and costs by Police Justice Nevin in. the
First Criminal Court this morning for
the store of Robert Phillips, No. 157 New
ark avenue He confessed to the theft.
Donohue in court this morning. said he
was driven to steal the shoes by being
Obliged to go barefooted, the shoes he had
on having no soles to them. He asked for
a pair Of old shoes at the store before
stealing the new ones