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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-16
Personal.

from Thursdays Daii-.
Mr.. G. @. Baker, of Baden. is in
town.
Mr.. j. Armstrong, of Arbuckle
was in town yesterday, and renew
ed his subscription to the Register
Mr.. E. w. knight, of Charles
ton, was a business visitor here
last night.
Mr.. j. w. English left yester-
day for Parkersburg, to visit he1
son, L. S. English and wife.
Rev. and Mrs. A. g. Grinnan
left yesterday for Parkersburg to
attend the marriage of Miss Potter
kin.
Mr.. E. E. Heiner left yesterday
for Charleston, where he will take
a position in the city freight Office
of the K. & NJ. Railway. Mr.. Ca
bic, of Athens, has taken the po-
sition as agent at this place.
8Ir. A. s. Fortune, formerly
agent at Leon. on the Z. 8 NJ,
who has been in North Caroline
for the past few months, has re-
turned, and has been made night
operator at Waggener yards.
Mr.. w. r. Woods, of Ben Lo-
mond, and good Democrat. who
was elected President of the Board
of Education of Clendenin Dis
triot, was in town Wednesday, and
called at the Register office and
renewed his subscription to the
Weekly Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-16
Splendid Gains,

HUNTINGTON, w. Va,
Nov. 9th, 1898
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-16

Now that the election is over,
let's settle down to make Point
Pleasant better town. True. we
have one of the best towns of it's
size in the State. but it can be
made better. A little energy ex-
pressed in push is what We must
have. IF we all put our shoulders
to the wheel and shove in unison
there is no reason why we cannot
advance.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-16
Murder Grew Out of a Quarrel
Over the Election.

RAvENswooD, Nov. 1O.-W ord
reached here last night of a hor-
rible murder at Milliard. Roane
county.
Shed Freeland. George FreeIand,
AL Hopkins and Henry GorreIl
became involved in a quarrel over
the election which resulted in the
killing of Shed Freeland by Hop
kins.
He also cut and seriously injur-
ed the other two. Details are
meaere at this hour.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-16

The 12-pound catfish. which
two of our local sports claimed
they caught not long since, just
cost them SOC each,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-11-16

from Thursdays Daii=.
Mr.. G. @. Baker, of Baden. is in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
WROTE POLICY o PIN HONEY.
And Incidentally Miss Koeruer Won the
Hearts or Hor Cuatoners.

And Incidentally Miss Koeruer Won the
Hearts or Hor Customers.
For conducting o policy shop in her own homo,
whereby to earn pin money, as her counsel
alleged, Miss Annie Koerner was fined $50 in
the Court of Special Sessions, Brooklyn. yester-
day afternoon by Justices Devenny. Fleming.
and Fitzgerald. Miss Koerner is 90 years old.
and lives with her parents at 81 Grattan street.
When she came into tho courtroom in the Dor.
ough Hall yesterday she was attired in a heavy
black silk gown that rustled luxuriously, q
jaunty black hat. and q snug chinchilla jacket.
Miss Koerner's home was frequented, the police
say. by all the susceptible youths Of the neigh
borhood, and their favorite play was the "love
gig" 4-12-16.3. Bernard Krautblatter Of 400
johnson avenue sheepishly and reluctantly told
of this while on the witness stand under cross
examination by Assistant District Attorney
William Van Wyck.
Policeman Thomas v. Duffy, the policy sleuth,
handed" AS she was writing the numbers for
Krautblattcr on Feb. 10. She tried to hide her
manifold book of numbers in nm Ice box, Police
man Duffy said. after being told she was under
arrest. When IL was learned that Miss koerner
had been taken to the lookup her admirers and
customers fell over each other in q mad rush to
secure q bondsman. The privilege OF going bail
vision dealer of 81 Morgan avenue.
Miss Koerner's heavy fine was paid promptly
by q portly man of much jewelry and O large
blond mustache, said to be one of the hackers of
the game. Then Miss Koerner smiled pleasantly
on tho judges and walked airily out Of court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
BEaAN TO DRINK At 8 Il. n.

Holman Fook Twenty.nvo or Thirty GLASSES
OF Gin ana Niink q Day.
Surrogate Abbott of Brooklyn yesterday heard
testimony in the contest over the will Of the late
Horny Hoffman. the octogenarian who died In
Saratoga last August. He was q bachelor and
his estate is valued at 800. 900. He left 81. 900
to Margaret Murdoch Of Flatbush. and all his
furniture was given to Mrs. Eliza Lake. Tho
residue of the estate was LETT to the testator's
brother, Christian Hoffman. Alice Westlakc, a
niece, contests the will on tho GROUND that 1t
was obtained by fraud and undue influence. 1t
was shown that Mrs. Lake accompanied Mr..
Hoffman to the lawyers office the day he made
William Schmidt, an intimate friend of tho
~testator, testified that Mr.. Hoffman daily drank
from twsnty-lve to thirty glasses Of gin and
milk, and frequently took absinthe. He seldom
had breakfast, but began to drink about D O'Clock
in the morning. -,
witness was asked.
He got dopey," was the rcply.
The witness said that Mr.. HOFFMAN had
frequently said that the :" boys y should not, wear
black for him after he was dead but should
II said that Canarsie was q paradise" said
the witness, and that there wero angels there.
He also said that tho Now Testament was q
play"
Other witnesses testified to tho fact that Mr..
Hoffman was q heavy drinker and that at times
he wns erratic in his actions. Tho case was not
concluded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
PARKHUnsr MEMS POLICY RAID.
warrants Were Eight Months Oid-CharEes
May Re made Against Capt. Albertson.

Warrants Were Eight Months ~Old-CharEes
May He made Against Capt. Albertson.
The Parkhurst society. acting through Super
intendant Burr and Agent.John i. Thompson.
two eight-months-old warrants yes
terday afternoon against two alleged policy
players In the police precinct presided over by
Capt. Albertson of the Mulberry street station.
As a result charges will in all probability be
preferred against that official for allowing
policy playing in his precinct.
In July, 1897, Thompson and Burr got war
rants in Centre street Court for John Doe and
Richard Roe for selling policy slips to Thomp-
son at 275 Elizabeth street. Burr said ycster-
day that the men were warned OF the warrants
and had made themselves scarce since then
until recently. Yesterday, acting under Burr's
instructions, Detectives O'Connor and Harrtng.
ton OF the court squad raided the rear room OF
an undertaken shop ut 267 Elizabeth street
and arrested John Smith. % years old, OF 90
East Fourteenth street, AID George Murphy,
81 years old, OF 246 East Ninety-fourth street,
whom Thompson identified rs the John Doe and
Richard Roe named in tho warrants; They
and other apparatus Of policy playing.
Mapistrate Pool held inc two prisoners In
$500 bail each for further examination, and the
prisoners furnished the bonds.
81 will:neither affirm nor deny that charges
against Capt. Albertson may follow this said
Superintendent Burr. After you remember
what Chief McCullagh said several weeks ago
to his Captains, you can draw your own con-
clusiOns."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
MAYOR SAYS CHURCH SHOULD PAP.
He Disapprsves tho Bil to Relieve st. Lukc's
OF q Street OpeninE Assessment.

he Disappreves tho Bill to Relieve %. Luke's
or . street Opening Assessment.
Mayor Van wyck has refused to approve tho
bill recently passed by the Legislature reliev-
ing st. Luko's Church from the payment of its
share OF the assessment laid for the opening Of
Convent avenue from 150th street to st. Mich.
olas avenue. In his message the Mayor said:
Assessments differ from taxes in this-that
taxes are imposed upon property for the pur-
pose OF raising means for carrying on the gov
eminent, and, therefore. the individuals taxed
receive only an indirect benefit from taxes
cause some particular piece of property. upon
which the charge Is made has, by reason Of some
public work, received q direct benefit. Elk
emptions from the payment. of assessments
arc, therefore,, special privileges granted to
particular persons exempted, permitting them
to retain the increased valuation resulting
from tho public work for which tho assess
ment is laid and at the same time to escape the
reasonable proportion Of the burden which other
PEELED to pay. In this particular instance tho
property Of st. Lukes Church has been in
creased in value by the opening of an avenue.
By this act It is sought to permit the corpora
ton to retain this benefit, this increase In tho
value of its property. and to relieve 1t from
paying the reasonable proportion OF the cost
Of opening the avenue imposed according to
law. 1t Is not inSthe interest Of the city at
large to permit this to be done. The benefit to
the corporation is q direct benefit as much as
II the increase in value came from the erection
or adjournment of buildings on its property. Re-
tanning sthe benefit, it should bear its just pro-
portion.of the burden"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
Carlsbad.

N.|NL pa. ."."
This season Of the year is the
most suitable for the use of the
well-known Carlsbad Sprudel Salt.
Since FIVE centuries il has been
acknowledged by the. medical
faculty to be the best and most
effective mineral salt for all
ailments of the liver, catarrhal
affections of the stomach, bile.
bile pigment, gallstones, tenn
porary and habitual constipation,
&c. ~
Millions Of people all over the
world have been cured by the s
of this celebrated spring, and il
deserves to be made known to all
suffering from above and kindred
diseases who have not heard of it
or used it before. 1t acts mildly
without pain, and regulates the
secretions of the stomach. The
genuine imported Carlsbad Spru-
del Salt has the signature OF
Eisner g. Mendelsor Co., sole
agents for the United States, on
the neck of every bottle.
Office, Is2-I54 Franklin Sc
New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
FAMILY ATE CARNAGE.
= sorJ or Privation Told In the Jenerssu
Market Police Court.

Oalharine Thompson OF 292 West Houston
s"eee went to Jefferson Market Police Court
sssNraay bearing in her arms her little son,
sSmueI' while Katie. her lO.year.old daughter,
alhg to her skirt.
!" sa'd she had been dispossessed on Wednes-
~ All her effects were thrown into tho street
hssne greater part OF them stolen. Her hus-
.SAu' she said, had been employed in a box fac.
~. "here he was paid So a week. lie lost his
t ~ 'he middle OF last month, and since then
SF lave been unable TO pay their rent.
luhaioot, several days she added, I'VE had to
FaSSaas on what little we could obtain from the
Sers Ise cans in the neighborhood, for we
What v WIN starved. ana we're compelled to eat
wset, S aSa c M find. I managed to get SO last
nspt' o az Win Il paid a deposit upon the base.
We MI VI NE building next door, in order that
IesssdE nave a refuge should we be dispOs-
banS + some days later / found that my hus.
non mon nau Withdrawn the deposit, and spent the
iOupT, u On himself: lie disappeared three or
Idoo nays later, and l have not seen him since.
Of thn C"Ish 10 give my children into the care
them a norrE society, but wouli like to keep
1i am posSi6ie, dc not see how / can do It
for N H. court policemen started a subscription
lrat,sH woman, and raised over $5. The Magis.
NJ who viii investigate her story, and
"ps' W alleviate her condition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
WELCOMING" JERSEY CITY.
Tho GledhiH Investigating Ne,
Some Preliminary Work.

Tho Gledhill Investigating DOes
Some Work.
The Gledhill Investigating Committee, APP
pointed by legislative authority to investigate
the offices of the Prosecutor and the Sheriff of
Hudson county errived In Jersey City yester-
day morning. and devoted some time to prelim-
mary work. The committee consists of Assem-
blymen Henry ". Gledhill Of Passaic, George A.
Squire of Union, w. J. Bradley of Camden.
David Lawshe of Hunterdon. and the Speaker
of the House. David Ogden Watkins of
Gloucester. Mr.. Lawshe Is the Democratic
member Of the committed. Lawyer VIII
liam M. Klink. who has been appointed
to assist Lawyer Robert McCarter of
the Hotel Washington and ushered them into a
private room; where they remxined for some
Arms, guarded the door. and would not permit
anybody to enter. 1t was understood that the
session OF the committee was to be public. and.
pared for the committee. but 1t WINS not used.
At 1890 Mr.. Klink came out and announced to
The crowd in waiting, that the COMMITTEES, were
would 20 to The Prosecutors Office in the Court
House.
shortly after 2 O'Clock and went into Prosecutor
Erwin's private office. The door was carefully
guarded qua ns1so by 0s SsT|Fss54t "a thn roo GrH hssIaes The The
| members OF the committee and Lawyer Klink
was Ebert Reppleye. managing editor of tho
Prolonged eont.rsnee with Prosecutor Erwin
and then returned to the Hotel Washington.
moi, definitely formed them yet. We hope soon
e be sble to give some o. S.i and until
The committee will meet at tho Hotel Wash
ington at 10 A. NJ. to-day and will hold another
secret conference, After that they will adjourn
public session.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
PUonnAara NEED NOT PA1.
Cnser, G,vsn rsr Garasii.r Lsssss Canrst ne
... Collected.

IMnmM " = SNA-N
..e Collected.
Judge Aspinall in the County Court In Brook
lyn handed down q decision yesterday In the
case Of Max Erdtman, who sued Herman O.
Puckhaber, n saloon keeper at Flatbush avenue
and Hinge Highway. to recover on three checks.
seercgating 1875. drawn on the Wallabout
Bank In favor Of Joseph wingonfeld. q brewer.
According 10 the testimony, wingenfeld and
two friends visited Puckhabor's saloon on tho
night OF May 81 last. They threw dico for u
quarter q corner. Subsequently Puckhabor
went into the game. and he lost $40 In
casb. Tho play was continued. and Puck
hnber was n steady loser. and gave the checks
to mako good his loses. After Wingenteld
and his friends left Puckheber became. con-
WINGED that he had been u victim, OF Eamblers.
the checks. Wingenfeld paid the checks to
Erdtman, but when tho luttcr tried to. have
them cashed no learned that payment had been
stopped. He then began the suit to recover the
amount the checks called for, alleging that he
was Innocent of the gambling business and had
Dashed tho checks In good faith. Judge Aspin-
THE proof in this case 10 absolutely undis-
puted that tho checks were given by the de-
PENDANT for money lost ct a gambling game,
The plaintiff docs not undertake to deny this
fact, but simply claims that he is an innocent
holder for a valuable consideration. But
whether he Is or not. no recovery, In my judg-
ment, can be had upon tho checks In question
under the statute aimed against gambling.
The complaint in this action Is therefore dis
missed with costs."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
CAN'T FIND SING ERR US WILL.
Il 10 Thought That ne Destroyed One Mad,
Many Years Ago.

II 10 Thought That 10 Destroyed one made
Many Years Ago.
PHILADELPHIA. March 3.-From q careful
search Of tho effects of tho late William NJ.
Singorly no trace of a will can be found. His
estate may have to be distributed under tho an
testato laws. During the life of his wife. whom
he survived about fifteen years, Mr.. Singcrly
was known to have made q will, by the terms
Of which a largo residue Of his estate was bo-
queathed as an endowment to an orphanage for
girls, his wife having boon actively interested
In q similar Institute on known as the Sou thern
Home for Girls. This instrument cannot be
found, and Is presumed to have been destroyed.
Mr.. Singorly's private attorney says that he
contemplated making q now testament q few
years ago, before his estate became ontanglcd.
In which q number Of charitable institutions
were TO have been made beneiciaries. In the
absence OF q will letters OF administration on his
estate will be applied for.
John w. Bailey. managing editor OF the
Record. was elected President Of the Record
Publishing Company to-day in place Of Mr.;
Singerly. Theodore Wright. chief editorial
writer. succeeds to the vacancy in the publish
ing company created by the death of Mr.. Sim
Rerly. Mr.. Bailey has been associated with tho
editorial management OF the Record since 1t
started in 1870. The business management will
be in charge OF James s. Mccartney. as hitherto,
but under the direction Of George H. Earle and
Richard j. Cook. the managers appointed to re-
adjust the embarrassed finances Of tho late
owner OF the Record.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
STATE BAyKRUPrCY BILL
Approved By . MoAtinE or Twenty Representa-
lives OF New York Business Housos.

About twenty representatives OF mercantile
houses In the different trades mot yesterday
afternoon in the Stewart building to consider
tho Nussbaum State Bankruptcy bill introduced
at Albany at the beginning or the session. 1t Is
at present in the hands of the Judiciary Com
mittee of tho Senate. Senator Nussbaum, who
was present at tho conference yesterday. do
clared that the bill. ne had no doubt. would pass
II he had the hearty cooperation and indorse-
ment OF the New York merchants. Those PIES
emit yesterday assured him OF their support; A;
b. Hepburn, Vice President of the National
City Bank. presided at the meeting, which, was
hold at the call OF the New York Credit Mems
Association. Hugo Kauzler was Secretary.
Senator Nussbaum explained that tho passage
of a national bankruptcy law by Congress At Its
present session Was very improbable. The Nuss-
baum bill Is modelled after tho Massaehusetts
law, which Is said TO work admirably. The idea
Of the bill Is TO close up a bankrupt's estate as
quickly and safely as possible. The bill pro-
vides against unjust preferences, and makes
fraudulent transfers a felony; Al inc conclusion
thanks had been given TO Senator NusSbaum.
the meeting adjourned subject to the call of the
Chair.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
FREEBoIDERs IGNORE THE ooUR1
Tho Mudsou County Board Ovcrcomes Directol
Clayton's Legal Victory.

Tho Hudson County Board Overcomes Director
Clayton's Legal Victory.
A rumpus was expected at the meeting Of tho
Hudson County Board of Freeholders in Jersey
City last night. Freebooter Clayton. after
fighting for eighteen months in the courts, had
been declared the legal Director OF the board BY
the Supreme Court. and he had announced his
intention Of taking his seat. Director McNally
had also announced that he proposed to retain
the office Notwithstanding the decision Of the SUI
preme Court, and this led to the belief that
there would be trouble.
McNalIy. who was supported by tho com
bine" in the board. took the Directors chair at
the opening OF the meeting. Mr.. Clayton took n
seat beside Mentally, and at frequent intervals
requested Clerk Woolley to road the decision Of
the Supreme Court. The Clerk ignored the re-
quests until toward the close OF the meeting.
When he finally consented to, read the decision
Freebooter Eichhorn offered q preamble and
resolution setting forth that as Mt; Clayton had
refused to perform the duties OF Director he be
required to show cause why he should not DO
removed from the office. The resolution was
adopted and referred TO q committee with In
structions to formulate charges against Clayton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
CHANGE S At HARVARD.
Overseers Ratiry Selections Made By tho
h~oritiee-Pros Nortou's Retirement.

Overseers Ratiry Selections Made By tho An.
thorities-ProE Nortou'o Retirement.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. March Sat an ad-
journed meeting Of the Board OF Overseers of
Harvard University yesterday 1t was voted to
concur with the President and fellows In ap-
pointing Charles L. Norton. LII. D.. professor of
art, emeritus: in electing Barrett Wendell art
professor Of English, and in appointing Charles
Pomeroy Parker assistant Professor Of Greek
Although Prof. Charles Elliott Norton has
intimated that he will retro from the faculty of
arts and sciences at the end of the present col.
lego year. he will not give up lecturing. He will
continue his Dante course. which is open to
those Students only who have a fair knowledge
of Italian. Prof. Norton will transfer his two
large and popular courses on ancient and
medieval art to Prof. Moore. These two courses
Of art are given In alternate years. and are at.
Of the Longfellow Memorial Association Prof.
Norton was reelected President.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
VIZ aUzMAN KILLED PoNT1Us.

Murderer says He '.Done'' Hts Victim to Avoid
being acknowledgements Jury's Verdict.
A jury which held an inquest yesterday in the
case of Nicholas Pontius. the stone mason. who
was shot and killed by Emil Guzman, q cheap
jewelry dealer, last Monday, in front Of 217 East
Fifty-ninth street. returned n verdict in accord.
ance with the facts. Guzman was recommitted
to tho Tombs without bail to await trial.
Nothing came out at the inquest to show the
motive for the murder. Before the inquest Guz-
man said to n policeman:
at was a case Of my taking his life or he tax
ing mine. / knew Pontius was laying 70 do me.
I had been out of hospital for only two months
and hnd undergone two operations. so I was not
in a condition to defend myself. When ! met
Pontius VIC had some words. and IL l had not
done him he would have done me"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
DEoIs1ox A1FEor1xo aAnaoADs.
Psssessieu asa Use or . Pubs,o mishvny Dsos
Net Give IitiA h Erencrintian.

Possession asa Use OF = Rubsto WtghvTny neoa
Net Give rita ~ Frescriptien.
PoRT JERvrs, March s.-Among the decisions
handed Town by the Court Of Appeals at Albany
on Tuesday was that Of tho town OF Windsor
against the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com
pany. which affirmed the Judgment OF the lower
courts and settled an important question that
Affects all the railroads in this State. The point
settled IL whether or not adverse possession and
use OF a public highway gives title by prescrip-
ton. Tho Court OF Appeals hes decided that It
does not. Tho history Of the Windsor case is as
follows:
A public highway in that town was crossed BY
tho Delaware and Hudson Railroad by means Of
q culvert fifteen or twenty feet wide. although
tho road ut either side OF the culvort was sixty
feet wide. Tho company built tho abutments
and culvert about the year 1912, and tho same
was adequate at the time for the public traffic
on the road In question. A few years ago the
town called on the railroad company to widen
the %culvert. rs the needs of the public required
it Tho company refused to do 80, and an action
was brought by the town OF Windsor to compel
the widening OF the culvert. The defence Of
the railroad company was that inasmuch as
they had used the cnlvert for over twenty years.
scriptive right which could not DO interfercd
needs Of q wider oulvert, and the lower court
rendered Judgment directing the railroad COM
pany to widen tho culvert at its own expense,
and TO pay tho costs OF the suit. The General
OF the lower court and laid dowIothe rule that a
use OF twenty or fifty years as claimed by the
company did not and could not operate against
the public. while 1t might operate against an in
diyidual or private corporation. This being tho
critical point In the case. the company took q
further appeal 10 the Court of Appeals, where
the case was argued last month, and decision
handed down on Tuesday Affirming the judg-
ment OF the courts below. and necessarily do
Gliding that it was tho legal duty Of the Delaware
and Hudson company to widen the culvert at its
cling public, and that, although they had used
IL for fifty years, they did not acquire q pre-
scriptiye right to such use. as such right did not
run and could not exist against the company.