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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
BRETzFELD LANDS
Hoboken Lawyer Lands in
in the Penitentiary After
a Long Journey.

Jacob Bretzfeld, the crooked Hoboken
lawyer who has been knocking at the
gates Of the Penitentiary or the State
Prison for a good many years, has sue
ceeded in getting in at last. He was
arraigned in the General Sessions Court
yesterday afternoon and pleaded guilty
to an Indictment for forgery. Judge
Blair sentenced him to one year in the
Penitentiary.
h forgery to which Bretzfeld pleaded
guilty was that of Mrs. Emile Muller's
will. The story of the complications in
which Muller became and which prompted
him to commit suicide was told fully
some months ago. He married a widow
named Sichter, and when she died last
fall a will was produced which left Null
Ter the bulk of her property. Mrs. Null
ler's sons by her former husband, Fer
dinand and Henry Sichter, contested the
will. At the hearing in the Orphans
Court it was shown eonelusively that the
will was a forgery. Bretzfeld testified
that he had drawn it from Mrs. Mul~
ler's dictation in her house, but on cross
examination it was made clear that his
story of the circumstances connected with
the drawing of the document was abso-
lutte perjury. Between the time of Mrs.
Muller's death and the contest of the
will Muller had entered into a mamtri-
monial engagement with Mrs. Mary
Meyer, a widow. She advanced him $500
to pay off a mortgage on a house in Leon
ard street and after he got the money
he refused to marry her for the reason
that he had become infatuated with her
daughter, who was much more comely.
Mrs. Meyer caused His arrest ON a
charge of obtaining money under false
pretences, and she also instituted a suit
against him for preach of promise. Then
came the contest of the will and the
exposure of the forgery. The accumula-
ton of trouble was too mmuch for Null
Ter and he concluded that the easiest and
speediest way out of it was to kill him
self. He committed suicide in the WASH
ington Hotel in Hoboken. After Mrs.
Muller's will had been pronounced a for
gerry Bretzfeld was arrested on a charge
of forgery, made by Ferdinand Sichter,
and he has been in jail since the early
part of October.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
ENGINEER HIGGINS, GOOD WORK

Charles H. Higgins, the new chief engi-
neer of the City Hall, has greatly i'm
proved the engine and boiler rooms and
apparatus since he took charge thereof
on May /. He is thoroughly up in his
business as an engineer and full of ideas
of mechanical improvement. The engines
and boilers are now kept as bright as a
new dollar and in perfect working order.
The first thing he did on assuming
charge was to take apart the elevator
engine and give 1t a thorough leaning
and overhauling, adding drip pans to keep
the cement flooring in the vicinity from
being continually covered with water and
oil. Everything is in ship-shape order
about the premises. The walls are to be
repainted white and Engineer Higgins
himself will bronze the elevator and
donkey engines, and the tubes, through
which force is conducted to transfer let
tiers, copies of minutes, ETC., ETC., auto
matically through the various depart
mentS above.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16

the first defeat the Hansens received and
was unexpected, as they were the favor
ties.
The Hansens had out their strongest
team and but two of them defeated the
men they individually opposed. Wauters
opened for the Fosters against Campbell
and they played one of the prettiest
games that have been seen in the tour
nament. AT the start Wauters took the
lead and held Campbell off for four
frames. In the fifth Campbell scored two
and the Fosters crack had a lead OF
seven points. For seventeen frames
Wauters kept ahead and at the eigh-
tenth he lead Campbell four points and
needed but two to win. Then Campbell
took a brace n scored three in the last
two frames, while holding Wauters off.
Campbell won out by a margin of two
points. Evans was the second one to
score for the Hansens. He defeated
Brown by six points in an exciting con-.
test. The scores:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
ADDRESSED THE SOCIALISTS
Ex-President of Improvement As
ISOLATION Talked Last Night

The Socialisuic Labor party held quite
an enthusiastic meeting at Oakland and
Beacon avenues, last night. The meet
ing was addressed by ex-President Fred
erick Kraft, of the Hudson City I'M
provement Association, who is no longer
a member of that organization.
It will be remembered that Mr.. Kraft,
as president of the above named improve
ment association, walked out Indignantly
from the associations meeting room dur
ing the progress of a meeting, expressing
his ~disapproval of what he terward
termed manifestation of evident i'll
trigue," in the matter of selecting a rep
resentative of the association at the dedi-
cation of No. rs School, when Robert
Muir was selected as representative.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
SPORTS and
SPORTSMEN.
Woods Hall Individual
Scores Tie In Green
vile Two Men
Tournament.
CHIPS FROM The DIAMOND
Lincolns Defeat Oritani-Fos-
ters Win From Hansens
General News
and Notes.
CHIPS FROM THE DIAMOND

There were more poor scores made last
night in the individual tournament at
Woods Hall than were made in any
other one nights contest in this event,
though last night there were but few
poor totals except by comparison. The
usual large crowd was or hand, and they
enjoyed the evenings sport. Jack Gray
got away with two opponents and Ennis
scored once. Ennis defeated Perlmutter
and Gray defeated them both.
The first series brought Ennis and Perl
rhutter together, and they bowled -four
games before they arrived at a conclu-
sion. Perlmutter carried the first game
with a double century figure with plenty
to spare. In the second game the figures
were reversed and ennis took the trick.
A very poor game lost for Perlmutter i:
the third and they fell in the fourth
with the same complaint.
Gray then met Perlmutter in the Sec
ond and again four games decided the
matter against Perlmutter. Gray won
the first game with a majority of "a pins,
and the second by 56 pins. He fell off
badly and in addition to lowering his
average more than it could stand very
well lost the game by Ia pins. The fourth
saw him strongest on spares and filling
well, while Perlmutter was off. Gray
won with IS to the good.
That poor game against Perlmutter, in
which Gray lowered his average, must
have worried him some because when he
met Ennis in the final series he started
in to pick up the loss and did it with a
vengeance. He won the first game by AZ
pins, with q total of 226. The second
game went to him with SO majority and
a total of 24S. He kept warm long enough
to score 22S in the last game and won
it by so pins. Gray's great work was
loudly a~pplauded and the confidence of
his friends, which was never weak, was
greatly strengthened. The scores:-
FIRST SERIESAFIRST GAME.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
OUR WAR WITH SPAIN

Prof. E. A. Havers, at Fraternity Hall,
on West Side avenue, last evening, de-
iivered an instructive lecture on the re-
cent conflict with Spain. The lecture was
under the auspices of Bergen Camp,
Grand Fraternity. An appreciative au-
dience manifested much interest in the
discourse, which dealt with camp life and
the skirmishes and battles. The lecturer
was a war correspondent. Some excellent
stereopticon views were given to Illus
trate the lecture.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16

called the meeting to order, and calling
Reilly before him. said:-
''Terance Reilly, this Board has pa
tiently given you an opportunity to de-
fend yourself. You rave plead guilty to
two charges. You had no business to
leave your post when you might have
been relieved from duty by reporting to
the station house from the signal box.
The next morning YOU were found by DIR.
Nevin in the condition testified to by him.
This Board finds you guilty n your
sentence is dismissal
Patrolman James Cosanors. Of the Fourth
precinct, was the next to meet his Wa
terlbo. He was charged with neglect OF
duty in being off post and in a saloon at
the corner of Grand and Paramount av-
enue on the morning of April 20. Con-
nors testified that he had found a door
of a saloon opened Nand he went to find
the owner. He walked through Manning
avenue to the owners house. On his re-
turn to post he felt exceedingly thirsty
and he stepped in the saloon to get a
drink. At that time of the morning a
saloon was the only place in which a
man could quench his thirst.
In addressing officer Corners, President
McGill. said:-'This board has considered
intoxication the most serious offence hat
can be committed against the rules of
the department and under no cireum-
stances will it be c%ondoned. We must
have discipline in the department. The
board finds you guilty and your sentence
is dismissal"
Patrolman John ]. Enright, of the
Fourth Precinct, was charged with being
forty-five minutes late in reporting for
the six O'Clock roll call on the evening
of April "a. Enright testified tina he for
got his shield and went home for it. He
reported for duty in citizens clothes and
remained about the station for about an
hour when he went home. Enright has
been arraigned before the board on six
teen different occasions and in conse-
quence was dismissed.
Thomas Pier of the Fourth Precinct,
was arraigned on two charges. The first
was reporting a half hour late for the
eight o'clock roll call on the morning
of April IS. The second charge was be-
ing off post and in a saloon at No. 800
Paramount avenue, on the night OF April
29. Pier was with officer Connors, look
ing for the owner of a saloon found open
and feeling thirsty went in to the saloon.
Pier, was also dismissed. 1t the conclI-
sion of the trials, President McGill said
81 want it to be understood that from
henceforward in the Police Department,
officers brought up on charges sof intoxi-
cation will meet with sure and swift
punishment. Let all the officers do their
duty and avoid the example set here
tonight"
Doorman Biggan, of the Third Precinct.
was fined two days pay for allowing a
prisoner to escape.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
sPRINKLINs BY TROLLEY

The street car companies having con-
sented to sprinkle the streets provided
the city furnishes the water at cost, ar
rangements were made to start the work
Immediately. The companies gave notice
this morning to that effect.
Every mile of street through which sur
face tracks run is to be sprinkied three
times a day 1t is estimated that the
cost to the companies will be about SIX
cents per mile. The cost has been COM
puted by filling the s%prinkling tanks and
ascertaining how many gallonws are re-
ouired to sprinkle a mile of street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
TELEPHONE ORDINANCE RuMoRs

The Street and Water Commissioners,
AZ This meeting will take no
acton ON the Mayors veto of the ordi-
nance Of the Hudson Telephone Company.
Commissioner Heintze SAID the boafu
might possibly introduce a new ordinance
embodying a two per cent tax on the
gross receipts of the company as COM
pensation for the franchise asked for.
Next Thursday evening Mr.. Henry Aus
rim Adams will deliver a lecture on THE
Good Did Times at the Catholic Club,
IN Jersey avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
POLITICAL DANCES.
Seventh Ward Democratic Clubs
Novel Picnic.

The Seventh Ward Democratic Club
held a wei attended meeting last night,
at Kelly's Hall, Ocean and Seaview ave-
nues. The Arrangement Committee re-
ported that eighteen hundred tickets had
been sold for the picnic, to be held at
the Greenville Schuetzen Park, on Mem
orial Day. Al elaborate programme Is.
being prepared for the event, including
a number of political dances, in which
aspirants for office are invited to particle
pate. The picnic promises to be one of
the largest ever held in that section of
the city. A number of prominent Demo-
cratic officials have promised to attend.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
Dated Jersey City, May Is. 1899,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Notice is hereby given that on the ssth day
of February, 1899, Application was maas 70
BY the West Side Land Association and oehess
for the
between West Side avenue and Mallory avenue.
said Improvement to be made eontormably to
the provisions of Chapter Z7 OF the Laws OF
1925, and in the Following manner iheluulus
10 have The street for the full width thereof
graded TO the established grade oy eSeaNashs
or filing the same to the established grade.
To have new 20-ineh curb set on each SIDE
thereof. -,..
stone paving TO a width of 60 inches.
TO have new bluestone tagging, four 1eet
wide. laid on each sidewalk.
70 have new Tagging laid where necessary
And all other work done that may be neces-
sary to provide for the flow OF the SURFACE
water and to complete the Improvement In a
rood and substantial manner.
Notice Is also given that on the 9th day OF
May, 1892, the Commissioners OF Assess
rnant filed in the office of the Clerk OF the
board Of street and Water Commissioners
their preliminary map for said Improvement.
showing the proeaele COST o. Inc e0ntenp 3o 5s
assessed on property specially nenented tnere-
BY, and the same is now open TO paolc m
spection In the Office of the Clerk OF said
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
Of are included in said assessment, namely
WILLIAMS AVENUE.
from Mallory avenue to West Side avenue.
MALLORY
on. the east side from Williams avenue to
noints about Is feet north and south thereof
WEST SIDE AVENUE,
on the west side from Williams avenue to
points about rs feet north and 20 feet
south thereof.
And that in accordance with the provisions
~ the Act above cited. the 10th day of May.
$500. at 3 o'clock P. NJ, and the Assembly
Chamber of the City Hall, are hereby fixed
as the time and place when and where the
Pnard Of Street and Water Commissioners will
meet to hear, consider and adjudieate upon
ali objections to the confirmation of said final
assessment map and report that may be pre-
BY order Of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. t. RouroN, /
Dated serser CITY. Mag. Is. 1889
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
Dated Jersey City, May Is. 1899.
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the l4th day
of March. 1899, applications was made TO
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners
By Thomas Byrne and others for the
IMPROVEMENT OF SIXTEENTH STREET
between Grove street and Henderson street
Said Improvement 10 be made eonformabiy 10
the provisions of Chapter III of the Laws or
1895, and in the following manner, including
To have the street for the fun width OF
earriageway thereof graded to the established
grade by exeayating or filing the same to the
established grades
70 have the present curb reset and new
20-ineh curb set where necessary.
To have the cutters on each SIDE repave1
with present stone paving to a width of 80
To have the earriageway paved between
pavement and in cutters with new beigian
10 have the present bridgestone ~crosswaiks
relaid and new bridgestone laid where neees-
sarv.
And all other work done that may be neces-
sary to provide for the flow of the surface
water and to complete the Improvement in q
good and substantial manner.
Notice Is also given that on the 9Th day Oh
May, 1899. the Commissioners Of Assess
ment filed in the office OF the Clerk OF the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
their preliminary map for said Improvement,
showing the probable cost OF the e~ontemplaesse 81
assessed on property specially benefited thefe-
by, and the same is now open TO public IN.
spection in the onice OF the Clerk OF saiu
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sectlohs tnere~
on are included in said assessment nainely'-
SIXTEENTH STREET
from Grove street to Henderson street.
GROVE STREET,
on the east side from Sixteenth street TO points
about % feet north and south thereof.
HENDERSON STREET,
on the west side from Sixteenth street 70
points about 25 feet north and 10 feet soaeh
thereof. ..
And that in accordance with the provisions
Of the Acts above cited, the Esd day of May.
1890. at 2 o'clock P. NJ, and the Assembly
Chamber of the City Hall, are hereby hxed
as the time and place when ana where me
Raard Of Street and Water Commissioners Will
meet to hear all parties interested in SAID
application and all circumstances against the
said proposed Improvement that may De pfs-
scented in writing.
By order of the Board of Street and water
Commissioners. ,o,,roN
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
CONFEDERATE BILL DID IT.

jeremiah Murphy, who was tried in the
General Sessions Cour yesterday for
breaking into William Bassings saloon
at No. $50 Grove street. on March p, was
convicted. The fact that a $ Confederate
bill which has been in Bassing's cash reg
lister was found in Murphy's possession
when he was arrested. convinced the jury
that he was guilty, although he said
that he did not know how the bill got in
to his pocket. He was under the impress
sion that somebody put it there to get
him into trouble. Judge Blair sentenced
him to one year in the pe%nitentiary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
Blue BELLS.
BLUE STARS.

Two-base hits-McGee, Lahey, King
Three-base hit-Eley. Sacrifice hits-Bfue
Bells, 10: Blue Stars, l. Left on bases
Blue Bells, Z; Blue Stars. 2. Stolen bases
Gearey and Ryan. First base on balls
Off Eley. a; off King, L. Struck out-By
Eley. 8. Time of gamel hour 5 minutes.
Umpire-Mr. Kay.
The baseball team of st. Lucy's Lyceum
is anxious to arrange games with all
teams within fifty miles of this city,
that average II years of age. The local
nine will play for money or a trophy.
Address the Lyceum, at No. 263 Sixteenth
street. The team is composed as fol-
Iows:-Andrew Deehan, Captain; Thomas
Mannion c.; John Kenny, r. f.; Thomas
Feeney. D.: VIM. Nutley, /. f.; G.. Deneen,
3b.; Wm. Murray, 3D.; John P. Tooie,
lb.; Thomas Duffy, SIS; Arthur X
sic, CT.
The Bevans have r-eorganized as fol-
lows:-Captain and catcher. J. Blyler;
pitcher. A. Thiele; first base, W. Morri-
son; second base, G. Belger; third base,
w. Watson; shortstop, E. Tuohy; left
field. j.. Guilfoil; centre field, N. Scott:
They are willing to meet any team
Joseph Blyler. No. 7s7 Summit avenue.
The Racquet Baseball Club is a new or
ganization of Is year old players who are
anxious to receive challenges. The play
sers are:-Captain and pitcher, J. Hayes;
i. Maher, catcher; ]. Crow, first base;
". Purcell, second base; NJ. Tyrell. third
base; T. Crystal, shortstop, G.. Hayes,
right field; I. Kelly, left field; T. Farrell,
centre field; J.. Purcell, mascot, Address
ali challenges to George Hayes, No. 4d
Grove street.
The Young Americans have organized
for the season, and are anxious to ar
range games with teams averaging ~
wears. The players line up as follows
p. Murray. pitcher; w. Williams, catcher;
e. Gillander, shortstop; T.. Gordon, irst
base; ]. Sheehan, second base; j. can
field. third base; John Garfield, left
field: &. Hayes. right field: +. Mann, cen-
tire field. Challenges should be addressed
to G. Malone. manager, No. 20 Clinton
street, Hoboken.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
JACKSON AVENUE TROLLEY.
Tracks Have Boon Laid From Com
munipaw to Warner.

Work on the proposed Jackson avenue
trolley line is progressing. The tracks
have been laid on Jackson avenue, from
C~ommunipaw to Warner avenue. The
double tracks nave been laid most of the
distance.
A route for the west side has not yet
been decided upon. Until such plans are
drawn up the work of laying tracks will
end at Warner avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
CHIPS FROM THE DIAMOND.
A Smuggling Match and Good
Game by Am ateur.

The Lincoln Field Club met the oritani
Baseball Club, Sunday, at Hackensack,
and a rafting good game of ball was
the result. The Oritanis had the game
won up to the seventh inning, when they
got a bad streak and let the Lincolns get
away with the game. O. Dodge was in
the box for the Lincolns and Gornley
caught him Burrows and Atwood made
up the Oritani battery. Both We're about
equal in ability, and it was a question
of support. The Lincolns did the best
work in the field and to that they owe
their victory. The scores.-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
UNSTABLE FOUNDATIONS

Building Inspector Kelly has notified
Samuel Corbin, who has erected TWO new
three-story frame buildings. Nos. lS5 ana
1876 Bay View avenue, that he must re-
move the brick foundations beneath the
buildings and erect new ones. The
present foundations, he says, are already
away. The buildings had nearly
approached completion. The doors were
being hung when the inspector condemned
the foundations.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
LAFAYETTE oRAToRIo TONIGHT

The Lafayette oratorio Society will
give its second concert this evening in the
Lafayette Methodist Church on Pacific
avenue. Among the ~soloists who will as
sist are:-Miss Charlotte Walker, Miss
Marion Walker, Miss Groebl, Professor
Adrian Primrose and Mr.. William Mach
in. Miss S. I. Culver has Charge Of the
programme
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
Dated Jersey City. May Is. 1899.
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
OF December, 1897, application was made 10
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners
by E. Gothberg and others for the
IMPROVEMENT OF NOBLE STREET.
between Hudson Boulevard and Norris Canal.
Said Improvement to be made conformably
to the provisions Of Chapter 217 of the Laws
Of 1895, and in the following manner, includ-
ing all Intersections
To have the street for the full width
thereof graded to the established grade.
by excavatins or filling the same to the
established grade.
To have new 2o-inch curb set on each side
thereof.
To have new blue stone tagging. four feet
wide, laid on each sidewalk.
To have the carriageway paved with Belgian
block pavement.
To have new bridgestone crosswalks laid.
And all other work done that may be nee
essary to provide for the flow of the surface
water and to complete the Improvement in q
good and substantial manner.
Notice is also given that on the 9Th day OF
May, 1899, the Commissioners of Assessment
filed In the office of the Clerk of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners their pre-
the probable total cost of the contemplated
improvement and the probable amount to be
by, and the same is now open TO public in
spection in the office of the Clerk Of said
Board.
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
of are included in said assessment, namely
NOBLE STREET.
from Morris Canal to Hudson Boulevard.
HUDSON BOULEVARD.
on the west side from Noble street to points
about 40. Is feet north and $3.50 feet south
thereof.
And that in accordance with the provisions
Of the Act above cited, the sd day of May,
1899, at 2 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 all parties interested in said
application and all circumstances against the
said proposed Improvement that may be pre-
sented in writing.
Commissioners.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-16
"a HOUR RACE HERE
Baldwin Park Track VIII Be Scene
of Big Contest.

An international open air t~wenty-four
hour foot race for the championship of
the world will be held at Baldwin Park,
Baldwin avenue, beginning Sunday, May
Is. at midnight and continuing until II
o'clock Monday midnight. All the lead
ing beds have entered. The track is to be
made Of tan bark and covered with can
vas and is to be illuminated with electric
Nights. Contract blanks can be had from
Steve igallon. No. 106 st. Paul's avenue.
Entrie} close May p, 1883.