The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-11

SCARED ALREADY.
Two Of Voorhees, Secret
Board Have rendered
Their designations.
WORKING FOR MRS. EYLER
Grand Jury VIII Probably
Not Find an Indictment
Against Her.

Especial to ssThe Jersey City News.ss1
TRENTON. Oct. II. 1S9s. s.-"I have just
| received word from two Of the newly
! appointed members Of the Board OF Man
| ayers OF the Girls Industrial school to
tas effect that they have decided to re-
consider their acceptances and now de-
cline the appointment said Governor
Voorhees, just before leaving to catch his
train for Elizabeth last evening. The Cow
ernor was talking to the reporters. and
his manner plainly indicated that he was
| quite perturbed over the situation.
| Earlier In the day the Govelissr an
nounced that he had selected all the me1nr
bers for the new Board Of Trustees for
that he would not make their names pub
| lie until after they had met and had gone
over the testimony taken regarding the
recent investigation OF the management
Of the institution
| Even after receiving the destinations
the Governor would not divulge the
names Of the two gentlemen who had re-
fused the honor after having previously
! agreed to stand He said the publishing
of their names might subject them to an
| noyance even now. He refused to discuss
! the matter further than to say that he
would at once set about in an endeavor
to fill the vacancies, and that as soon as
the board was completed they would hold
a secret meeting. He refused to give
| either an Affirmative or negative reply to
question as to whether he would meet
with the new board.
IF I make the same public,'' he said,
the members will be bothered to death
| with inquiries as to where they stand on
the Eyler matter. Howard C. StulI one Of
| the men whose appointment was made
! public some time ago. says he has been
| overrun with reporters already II
| The Governor said that as soon as the
board was completed they would go thor
oughly into the charges against Mrs Ey-
| Ter before the public was let into the Sc
cret as to their identity.
When asked when the trustees would
| hold a meeting and where the Governor
refused to tell. saying that the meeting
would be secret He said also that the
men he had appointed had accepted and
would act. The idea was to keep the re-
porters Off.
| This sudden change Of mind on the
| part of the Governor has surprised the
people. From the beginning Of the IN
vestigation Of the Institution. Governor
| Voorhees, has been inclined to defend its
| mana cement against the charges
brought against it. and his latest move
| is an indication that he intends to shoul-
der the responsibility of the action Of the
Board, and do all he can to protect Mrs.
Eyler, who has shown no disposition 10
| resign.
I 1t is now believed in some quarters that
the new Board has been selected with
a view of the retention Of Mrs Eyier. lt
has leaked out that one member from this
county, Howard Stull, has been a close
friend of the Eyler family for years.
The action of the Governor in appoint-
ing men to public office and withholding
their names from the people until after
they have transacted important public
business Is without precedent in this
State.
There is evidently strong political
force being exerted in behalf Of Mrs.
Eyler. 1t is not considered probable that
Indictment will be found against Mrs.
Ter by the Mercer County Grand Jury.
which began its labors today. Justice
Gummere in his charge made no refer
ence to the Eyler matter. BY singular
coincidence, former Senator William H.
Skirm, one of Mrs. Eylers warmest sup
porters is foreman of the jury.
The Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children of Passaic County.
through Its president, Henry Bishop, viii
present evidence to the effect that Katie
Barlow was rendered III by the treatment
that she had received at the hands Of
Mrs Eyler.
Prosecutor Eugene Emley. Of Passaic
County, whose wife is member Of the
Board of Lady Managers Of the school,
called on the Governor yesterday with re-t
ference to the demand made by Arthur
w. Bishop for a Coroner's inquest over
Sadie WeiSman, the Paterson girl who
died last week after making 8 statement
that she had been severely treated By
Mrs. Eylers and that her dying illness was
due TO that treatment The Prosecutor
was much disturbed over the matter and
called the Governor for advice.
"Its Just as Mr.. Emley says" remark
cd the Governor TO a reporter. 'If he or
ders the holding CT an inquest It will re-
suit in finding OF not guilty and then
there would be howl because OF the USE
less expenditure. The doctors have GER
titled that the girls death was from ma
tural causes and told the Prosecutor to
let tine matter drop.
Il don't place much credence In the
statement OF the Wedsman girl" continu-
ter from a girl written shortly before the
investigation and asking that she be TAX
en- back e the school The CIR! in the
since returning to Paterson and she was
anxious to get back to the school. have
seen the letter and it was written in
most affectionate strain. It would not Be
difficult TO get a dying child 10 sign al
most any kind OF statement.
The Governor Is causttc In his criticism
of the Passaic county authorities. who
have expressed a determination 20 bring
the death of Sadie Weisman 70 the at
tention of the Grand Jury, and scores the
newspapers for what he regards as ex-
aggerated accounts of the Investigation a
the school.