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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-22
STORIES OF HOLD Up
Chicago Citizen Turns the
Tables on 4 Bungling
~HighWayman.
BOTH MEN BADLY SCARED
A Hero Because BE Couldn't Help
1.-two Versions Of a
Tragi-Gomedy

Chicagoans are industrously engaged in
studying the philosophy Of hold ups. This
is a subject that has ever been intimately
connected with life in the breezy lakeside
metropolis, but never before did it engage
such a large share of the Chicago citizens
attention, for crimes Of highwaymen have
never been so numerous as during the past
few months.
From printing news stories of hold ups,
robberies and -assassinations the Chicago
papers have taken to analyzing the sensa-
tions of the hold up man and of the hold
upee. A notable achievement of this sort
was that of the Chicago Tribune giving
two sides of a hold up, as described lay the
thug and his victim-pr the citizen, rath-
er, for it is questionable whether thet thug
was not the real victim. a
The highwayman in this case was a
novice and made a mess of it. This is his
story in part: 81 had planned to jump
out suddenly, take him and
place my pistol in front of his face. Then
Twould command him to give up his val
uables. This he would do at once. Then
1 would dash off, and before any helpAcould
be summoned I would be In a place of
safety. That was the extent of my plan,
and I was wholly unprepared for any
change in the programme. In fact, the
possibility Of any change never entered my
mind until he was close upon me. Then a
sudden terror took possession of me lest he
would try to defend himself from my at
tack.
"Now be was only a few feet away, and
I sprang before him. l presume he must
have been SURPRISED and startled, but | as
sure you no more SO than was /. | must
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-22
QUEER PHASES OF LIFE.

Huntington, W. Va, named it's new
patrol wagon after the first person hauled
to police headquarters.
Four generations in n family were ne
Gently confined in the New Bedford jail,
from the great-grandmother, aged so, to
an infant born in the jail.
Fifty divorces in two days is the record
made In St. Louis. Fargo and Chicago
will please take note that there are other
towns.
Paris boasts an official rat catcher. He
has served IN this capacity for more than
s5 years, and he has caught, unaided by a
trap, more than LOCO, 900 rats with his
own hands.
The calf, the white COW of Siam, the
hawk, the ape, the ibis, the cat, the asp,
the crocodile, dogs beetles, frogs, mice
and rats nave all been held in reverence in
different sections of the globe.
A Canadian bride introduced recently a
new feature in wedding ceremonies. SHE
appeared in church with her pet canary
fastened to her shoulder by a golden chain,
and the moment tie organ sounded the
bird burst into song.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-22

so that its appearance Will be changed,
but you can't destroy that element OF
change it to another element. IT you
think you can, why, you'll be a good man
to talksto a promoter.
eNow, look here. / remember the time
when they said we couldn't get a machine
to set type. When / was a boy, didn't
they say we never would have a self bind
or? Think of the telephone, the phono-
He has no more chance of making gold
graph and all of them things. I'll tell
you, you don't know what they are going
to do next.
81 think they are going to do you next.
I'll bet If q man came in here at this min
ute and wanted to sell you some stock in a
gold manufacturing company you'd bite"
well, 1 wouldn't right away, but I'd
Investigate"
"That's proper-inyestigate. They'd
prove to you that gold can be made from
old tin cans. Why, 500 years ago, when
the world was full of superstition and
most people believed in magic, if a man
said that be could make gold out of the
cheaper metals his friends began to watch
him and his wife kept him in the house at
nights. II it seemed foolish then, what
ought it to be now? Everything that has
been learned in chemistry simply goes to
prove that the talk of making gold is the
dream Of the ignorant or the device OF the
sharper. 1t belongs with the perpetual
motion scheme. There is no limit to q
mans ingenuity, but The inventors and
discoveries work according to general laws
which have been tested and proved a mil
lion times. Edison has a new method of
getting iron from a clay ore. He does it
by electricity. But he doesn't make the
iron. Now, I expect to see airships some
day. I expect that we shall have devices
for recording thoughts and taking photo
graphs at long range by some kind of cleo
trical transmission, but / never expect to
see the day when a straight line will not
be the shortest distance between two
points or when the whole will no be great
er than the part; also, / hardly think that
l shall ever see one chemical element
changed by any hocus pocus into another
chemical element. When I do see it, / ex-
pect to see the rain fall upward and all the
accepted laws of nature reversed"
YOU'D be nightly fooled if this fellow
did make gold, now wouldn't your" asked
the other.
"I1l tell you what you do-you wait
until you reach the age of discretion and
I'll talk to you. In the meantime you'd
better let me carry your money for you.
I suppose if you started down street and
met a man who owned two or three gold
factories you'd cash a check for him,
wouldn't you? Let me tell you something
if / ever turn crooked, this is where I
want to be, right here in Chicago. I'll
organize a stock company for extracting
eau de cologne from the Chicago river,
and I'll sell a million shares at 81 a share.
l may start two or three gold factories
too. If l do, I'll let you know"
The other man was mad, but not con-
WINGED. He knew there might be some
thing in it, after all.
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-
Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day
OF January, 1898, the Commissioners of Assess
ment MED in the Office of the Clerk of the
BOARD OF Street and Water Commissioners their
Ilnal assessment map and report for the
IMPROVEMENT OF STUYVESANT AVENUE.
petWeen Van Reypen place and West Side
avehue, IN accordance with petition previously
presentedm to said Board on the 21st day of
Mafch, 1855. and conforrnablyt to the provisions
OF chapter 27 of the Laws of 1895, and the
same IS now open to public inspection in the
once OF the Clerk of said Board.
ana notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
of are included in said assessment, namely
sTUYVESANT AVENUE,
from west Side avenue to Van Reypen place.
CORBIN AVENUE,
from Stuyvesant avenue to a point about 4O1. "a
feet north thereof.
VAN WAGENEN AVENUE,
feet north thereof.
ROMAINE AVENUE,
from Stuyvesant avenue to a point about 1853. "a
feet north thereof.
GARRISON AVENUE,
from stuyvesant avenue to a point about 2O7.1s
feet north thereof.
THOMAS STREET,
from stuyvesant avenue to a point about 81 feet
south thereof.
WELDON STREET,
from Stuyvesant avenue to a point about SO
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the act above cited the 31st day of January,
1898, at two o'clock P. NJ, and the Assembly
Chamber of the City Hall are hereby fixed as
the time and place when and where the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners will meet
to hear, consider and adjudicate upon all OBJ
.jeetfons to the confirmation of said final assess
Inent map and report that may be presented in
writing.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
WILLIAM A. FOLSOM.
Clerk pro tenn.
Dated Jersey City, January q, 1898.
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CORPORATION NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day of
January, 1888, the Commissioners of Assess
ment filed in the office of the Clerk of the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners their
mai assessment map and report for the con-
s%truction of a
SEWER IN BRUNSWICK STREET,
from a point about 20 feet north of Bright
street. to connect with sewer in York street, in
accordance with petition previously presented
to said Beard on the 18th day of February,
1897, and conformably to the provisions of
Chapter I'll of the Laws of 1895, and the same
IS now open to public inspection in the office of
the Clerk of said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
street or avenue or particular section thereof
is included in said assessment. namely
BRUNSWICK TREET
on the west side from a point about 25 feet
north of Bright street to York street.
BRUNSWICK STREET,
on the east side from a point about 100 feet
south of York street to York street.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the act above cited the 31st day of January,
1893, at two o'clock p. NJ. and the Assembly
Chamber of the City Hall are hereby fixed as
the time and place when and where the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners will meet
to hear, consider ard adjudicate upon all OBJ
~jections to the confirmation of said final assess
ment map that may be presented in writing.
By order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
A. FOLSOM
Clerk pro tenn.
Dated Jersey City, January 81, 1898.
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have revealed myself too soon, for / had
no sooner raised my pistol and demanded
of him to hold up his hands than | saw
one of Ills hands at least go up with aston
ishing quickness from his outside oyercoat
pocket, and from it cleaned a pistol.
81 was filled with CONSERVATION My
one thought was to get away. | jumped
behind the tree, where I had waited for
him, and then began lodging away be-
hind neighboring trees, preparing for q
rush to tho other side of the street. While
I was doing this he stood stock still where
1 had stopped him, yelling Justify for help.
I give you my word I was the only one Of
us two who needed help.
AWell, you know the rest. His cries
brought a policeman. / ducked in despair
in the areaway Of a house, hoping they
would think I bad got away, but it was
no use. My. victim had never lost sighto OF
me, and when the policeman arrived on
the scene / was dragged forth and carted
away to the station house.
Story of the Citizen.
"I will be frank and admit at once that
l never remember to have keen SO thor
oughly frightened before. / was SO scared
that / didss't think TO pull the trigger of
the revolver / had in any hand. / had
been down town to the theater and was
just returning home. l got off the car
two blocks east Of my street in order to
get some oysters before turning in. Like
most other people probably, I have read q
good deal about hold ups in the newspa,
pers, but some way / never seriously
thought that / should be a party to one.
ssIt is curious that on this particular
night Twas talking of hold ups with the
proprietor of the restaurant just before I
left. i said if / was attacked / would run.
/ remember almost the very words l used.
Most Of these hold ups, | said, are UNI
necessary. The fault is that people lose
their heads. Now, ii a man confronted
me ON the street with O revolver / would
just dodge and take to my legs. You
know / continued, most of these hold
up thugs are towards at heart. They
would be afraid really to shoot you, and if
you ran away they would not attempt to
give chase lest they got themselves into
trouble. They would just let you go and
wait for another chance.
AFTER some further talk I left and
started boEeward. / was totally uncon-
scious of any one either observing me or
following me, and when / turned down
the street on which / live there wesn't an
other person in sight. / had got about in
the middle Of the block when / was star
tied by a mans voice commanding me to
hold up my hands and then by the figure
of the man himself. My right hand was
In my overcoat pocket, where / carried my
revolver. and instinctiyely at the sound of
the voice I drew hi the weapon, but in
every other respect. Ibelieve, my mind was
a blank. I was taken SO thatsit
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-22
Changes In India.

1 was lately shocked by seeing a Toda
boy studying for the third standard in
Tamil instead of tending the buffaloes OF
his mand. The Todas, whose natural
drink is milk, now delight in bottled beer
and a mixture of port wine and gin. Tiles
and kerosene tins are employed instead OF
the primitive thatch. A Bengal babu,
with close cropped hair and bare head,
clad i n patent leather boots, white socks,
dhuti, and conspicuous unstarched shirt
Of English device; q Hindoo or Parsee
cricket eleven engaged against European
team the increasing struggle for small
paid appointments under government
these are a few examples Of changes re-
sulting from the refinement OF modern
civilization. -"Indian A~nthropology.
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Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day of
January, 1898, the Commissioner of Assess
ment filed in the office of the Clerk of the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners their
final Assessment map and report for the con-
struction of a a
SEWER IN ANA STREET,
from a point about So feet east of Jersey ave-
nue. to Grove street, through Grove street to
and connecting with sewer in Grand street, in
accordance with petition previously presented
to said Board on the 18th day of January, 1897,
and conformably to the provisions of Chapter
217 of the Laws of 1895, and the same is now
open to public inspection in the office of the
Clerk of said Board.
And notice Is also given that the following
street or avenue or particular section thereof
is included in said assessment, namely
CANAL STREET,
from a point about 35 feet east of Jersey ave-
nue. to Grove street.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the act above cited the 31st day of January,
1898, at two o'clock P. NJ, and the Assembly
Chamber of the City Hall are hereby fixed as
the time and place when and where the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners will meet
to hear, consider and adjudicate upon all OBJ
~jections to the confirmation of said final assess
ment map and report that may be presented in
writing. -
BY order of the Board of Street a2d Water
Commissioners.
WILLIAM A. sTOISON,
Clerk pro tenn.
Dated Jersey City, January 81, 1895.
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quickly as possible. My nerves were en-
tirely unstrung, and I felt as if / had been
dragged through ~aSknothole. Of course
the family clustered about me to hear the
thrilling tale and made me blush again
with sympathetic praise for my bravery.
Before / went to sleep that night lived
over the occurrence a half dozen times
and compared my actions with what | had
previously imagined ! would do under
such circumstances. | ane to the con-
clusion that no man Cal ~foretell what
his conduct will be at the moment of a
novel crisis"
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tentions OF auyIsInu. ] was simply strick-
en- dumb and ncryeless to the spot with a
species of physical terror I never expert
.enced before. / remember thinking in a
flash whether he would shoot me or beat
mo with something. l rather expected to
be struck down with a club or a sand bag.
Then he made a sudden movement, and I
supposed my time had come.
ssThat movement reused me from my
trance of fright, and for the first time I
was able to cry out for help. ! yelled and
half closed my eyes for the blow. But
nothing happened. / looked II to my
surprise saw that my nan was no longer
standing in front of me, but apparently
was gone. I turned to see IL he was be-
hind me, wondering all the time why he
did not proceed with his business, and
shouting all the time like a good fellow.
Then of a sudden / located him belinda
tree, and / could see that he still carried
his pistol in his hand. I don't think he
moved from the spot, but, with my voice
now thoroughly loosened and rousing the
echoes, I began to take ourage. The more
I yelled the more active seemed the mans
Efforts to get away, until at last, lodging
and ducking, he dashed across the street
and diyed under a stoop.
although / will CONFESS / secretly
wished the fellow would dash out and run
away, I felt ashamed to go and leave him.
AT last I heard footsteps coming from
Madison street. 1t is hard to describe the
feeling of relief that came over me when I
saw that policeman's uniform. did not
stop shouting until that moment. My
first words were: There be is, under that
stoop. Let's go in and get him. | don't
remember whether / had the grace to
blush at this assumption of courage.
"The policeman didn't seem to be in
any hurry to act on my suggestion. He
wanted to know all the facts, and just
stood there calmly waiting until 1 told
him. BY the time I had finished we saw
another policeman coming down the street
from the opposite direction. We crossed
the street with revolvers drawn, and he
proceeded cautiously to the stoop l had
pointed out, warning the man in hiding
that he was a policeman and calling on
him. to surrender. The thug gave no re-
spoons The policeman kept on and final
" reached his man, whom he found hud-
died up in q corner of the area under the
stoop. The fellow gave In without a pro-
test and made no attempt to escape lie
was dragged out to the sidewalk M then
logged to a patrol box. l followed the
procession in order to see the final act, and
when it was over got back to my house as
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-22
A Tiger Near the White House.

There is every Indication of a gay wins
ter at the capital, and the sporting element
does not propose to be left by any means,
says a Washington correspondent. Nego-
tiations are pending for the rent OF q
house within gunshot of the executive
mansion and the home of Vice President
Hobart on Lafayette square where the
tiger will be bucked after the most app
proved fashion by those who want to take
q chance of getting scratched. This will
be done under the guise of a club with a
limited membership, but the promoters
are sure thing gamblers, bookmakers and
other gentry NJ kindred occupations; SO
that a finish is not difficult to foresee when
a victim enters this den.
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Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day
January, 1898, the Commissioners of Assess
ment filed in the office of the Clerk of the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners their
final assessment map and report for the con-
struction of a
EWE IN GERMANIA AVENUE,
from a point about 80 feet south of St. Paul's
avenue to and connecting with sewer at the
intersection of Germania and Van Wrinkle ave-
nues, in accordance with petition previously
presented to said Board on the 18th day of
March, 1897, and co~nformably to the provisions
of Cha pier PIT of the Laws of 1895, and the
same is now open to public inspection in the
office of the Clerk of said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
street or avenue or particular section thereof
is included in said assessment, namely
GERMANIA AVENUE,
from a point about % feet north of Van Wrinkle
street to a point about 80 feet south of st.
Paul's avenue.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the act above cited the 31st day of January,
1898. at two o'clock p. NJ, and the Assembly
Chamber of the City Hall are hereby fixed as
the time and place when and where the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners will meet
to hear, consider and adjudicate upon all OBJ
jections to. the confirmation of said final assess
ment map that may be presented in writing.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
WILLIAM A. TOLSON,
Clerk pro tenn.
Dated Jersey City, January q, 1898.
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Charles a. Roe. John Wilson and George
Resolved. That the sum of s22 be paid
to each of the following named parties
for rent of places used at general registry
and election, October and November. 1897:
John II. Feehan, A. F. Giberson, Richard
Kraemer, George j.. Kreutzer, Louis
none, b. F. Manning, Charles Nagel,
Mary C. O'Reilly, Charles A. Roe, NJ. E.
Sheehan, Frank Sherry, J. H.. Smith,
Resolved, That the following claims be
paid
IS to G. A. Judge for fitting up booths.
Ninth Ward, special election, September,
sl2 to g. a. Judge for fitting up booths.
Ninth Ward. general election, November,
ss2 to Joseph Lamb, for fitting up
September, 1897.
$50 to Wall. for fitting up booths,
Eleventh Ward, general election, Noyem-
Der, 1897.
BY Committee on Printing Stationery
Resolved, THAT the following claims be
$25 to VIM. Delany, for board of horse of
Building Inspector. December, 1897.
for City Clerks office. December, 1897.
s1S1.85 to ]: G. Democrat for stationery
for CITY clerk,s Office, December, 1897
$50 to j. 81 Democrat for postage
1897.
1885 to Frank Leblanc, for repairs to
wagon of Inspector of Buildings.
sos. % to A. E. Nolan, for stationery. ETC.,
for City Clerks office, December, 1897.
$50 to r. H. Weaver, for repairs to liber-
ty pole, etc.
The re-solutions<were adopted by the fol-
lowing vote. the yeas and nays having
been ordered and taken:-
Yeas-All the members present, fifteen
05) in number.
On motion of Alderman Burns the
Board then adjourned.
MICHAEL T.. O'DONNELL,
Cifv Clerk
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NOTICE
NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day
OF January, 1893. the Commissioners Of Assess
ment filed in the Office OF the Clerk of the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners their
final assessment map and report for the
OPENING, EXTENDING mi GRADING OF
MONTICELLO AVENUE,
between Paramount avenue and Orchard street,
in accordance with petition previously pre-
scented to said Board on the 18th day of March.
1896, and conformably to the provisions of
Chapter 2s9 of the Laws of 1896, and the same
IS now open to public inspection in the Office
of the Clerk of said Board.
ana notice IS also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections thereof
are included in said assessment, namely
MONTICELLO AVENUE.
from Communipaw avenue to Orchard street.
JORDAN AVENUE,
from Orchard street to vroom street.
PARAMOUNT AVENUE,
on the westerly side from Monticello avenue
TO a point about 1852. 90 feet northeriy there
PARAMOUNT AVENUE,
on the easterly side from Monticello avenue
to q point about 209. "a feet STANDARDIZATION
and TO a point 233. 81 feet southerly therefrom.
STORM AVENUE,
from a point about 323.61 feet south of Month
thereof.
ORCHARD STREET,
from a point about 100. 81 feet south of Month
cello avenue to Montgomery street.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the act above cited the 31st day of January,
1888, at two o'clock p. NJ, and the Assembly
Chamber of the CITY Hall are hereby aged as
the time and place when and where the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners will meet
TO near. consider and adjudicate upon all OBJ
Jecuohs 10 the confirmation of said final assess
Ilent map and report that may be presented in
By order of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners.
WILLIAM A. FOLSOM,
Clerk pro tenn
Dated Jersey City, January q, 1898.
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to purchase counterfeit money. He had
been led into writing letters in regard to
the purchase.
Three Omitted States marshals'' met
him at the train and told him that he was
under arrest. They said they had arrested
the counterfeiter and foundc certain letters
Indicating that he (the 'sueker') was an
accomplice. To prove this they showed
the letters.
They took the "sucker" to a hotel and
talked over the case with him and agreed
to release him for $500. He paid the mon
ey, and all four took a solemn oath not to
tell what had happened.
The marshals said they would lose their
jobs if it ever came out that they had re-
leased q prisoner, INT the farmer was caE-
toned that for his own safety he had bet
ter get right out of town.