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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
LARGE BATCH OF CONVICTIONS.
Judge Blair Tries Some Minor
Offenders,

A number of minor offenders were tried
by Judge Blair in the Court of Special Ses-
sions yesterday afternoon. Nearly all
were convicted. Prosecutor Erwin repre-
sented the State.
Dominick McCaffery was found guilty
of having stolen three marked one dollar
bills from the pockets of Amos Kramer, a
fellow boarder at No. 315 Willow avenue,
Hoboken, on August 10. A week before
Kramer had missed $3.50 from his pocket.
He changed IS gold piece for five single
bills which were marked and the numbers
taken by Salonnkeeper Fred Meyers of
No 200 River street, Hoboken.
On the night of August 10 Kramer went
to sleep on lounge and when he awoke
found that the marked bills were missing
He had McCaffery arrested and three of
them were found in McCaffery's possess
sion. McCaffery's defence was that he
given him the bills. The court didn't
believe the story and McCaffery will be
sentenced next Thursday
Saloon Keeper Max Klenkert of No 81
Newark street, Hoboken, was convicted
of assault and battery on Frederick Breu-
en- boy residing at No. 80 Park ave-
nue., that city. On June 21 last Breuen
was firing blank cartridges at a sign
board at Klenkert's place Of business
when the saloon keeper came out, cuffed
him, threw him down and hurt his knee
SO badly that the boy had to be taken
to the hospital.
William DAILY, whose right name is Dale,
and who lives at No. 800 Duncan avenue
was acquitted of a charge of attempted
larceny by direction of the court -Four
boat lines were thrown off a float at one
of the Lackawanna Railroad docks in
Hoboken. There was no direct evidence
to show that Daily was the culprit.
About the time of the recent race riot
in New York a number of Jersey City
youths, Some of whom are said to belong
to the notorious Bridge Gang conceived
the idea OF emulating the example of the
New York rioters. William Harston.
Michael Walsh, Charles Noble Henry
Higgins and Edward Burns were arrested
charged with brutally beating Charles
Daniels, a colored man, in a stable in
lower Jersey City on August A.
They were tried in the Court of Special
Sessions yesterday afternoon and all were
convicted except Hurston, against whom
the State was unable to produce any evil
depce.
David Stevenson was convicted of hav-
ing stolen six brass fittings from the dock
Of the Tidewater Oil Company in Bayonne
on August u.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21

cratic party was one of broken promises,
whereas the Republican party had kept
all promises-se far as it was in human
power to do 30.
Jarvis Atkinson took as his subject the
American home and the protection given
the workingham of the Republican party.
He insisted that it was Mckinley $
financial policy that brought prosperity to
the country. He said that Adlai Steven
son sent the country to the pawnshop.
Roosevelt, in the speakers opinion was a
saint in comparison with Stevenson.
Roosevelt, he declared. was a builder of
of all that was good and noble-and
Bryan was a calamity bowler, who be-
lieved in hauling down everything that
was good.
Frederick Frambach compared the
qualities of the national candidates of the
two parties- cESinley and Bryan, and
Stevenson and Roosevelt.
Refreshments were served and social
session enjoyed by all present.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
JUDGE HERR NAMED.
Republicans of the Fourth
Nominate Him for
Congress.

Especial to "The Jersey City News."1
WASHINGTON, Sept 21, 1S00-The Re
publican Convention of the Fourth dis
trict yesterday nominated Judge H. Bur-
dette Herr, of Pennington, for Congress
The convention was enthusiastic
throughout. The nomination was sur
prise, as it was generally supposed that
John I. Blair Kelley would be the
nominee. Judge Herr is the Judge of the
Hunterdon County Court of Common
Pleas Hunterdon County semed to want
the nomination badly, and Mr.. Kelley, see
ing this, withdrew.
State Senator Mahlen Pitney was
elected chairman and Frank Maxwell,
of Frenchtown, secretary
Senator Pitney, United State Senator
Kean and Franklin Murphy received
great ovations when they entered the
opera house. MI. Pitney's address was
greeted with cheers. especially when Nc
Kinley's name was mentioned
The platform adopted endorsed the
Declaration of independence; condemned
and promised to suppress all trusts or
monopolies; affirmed allegiance to the
great principles of the Republican party.
the protection to American labor, capital
and industries; demanded that the
American dollar be worth 100 cents the
world around demanded equal justice and
liberty to all, white or black, with equal
justice in our new territory; congratu-
lated the country on the wise and patri-
otic administration of William Mckinley.
Congressman Dalzell made a stirring
speech John I. Blair Kelley caused con-
siderable enthusiasm by an eloquent
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Hoboken School Deadlock Bad xor
the Children.

The deadlock in the Hoboken Commis-
sion of Public Instruction again prevented
that body from meeting last evening for
the purpose of taking steps to relieve the
oVercrowded condition of the schools. Sew
eral hundred children are still waiting to
obtain entrance to the schools, but the
Commissioners evidently regard their own
petty chickering's as more important than
this problem. and until a mysterious
something" develops no meetings are to
be held. What this something is none of
the Commissioners will explain
Four of them put in an appearance lasr
evening at the meeting rooms, but as it
was evident that quorum would not be
on hand, all left early. Commissioner
Waldheim said he wished to announce
that he would not-vote for the passage Of
any claims for school supplies or improve
ments, and others of the Commissioners
present gave voice to other contentious.
The Board is so split up and divided that
it is hard to form any idea of what the
real difficulty is This as a matter of fact
is nothing else but renewal of the old
hostilities between President Offernan
and Commissioner Keresey. but the oppo-
sition on each side is in turn subdivided
over variety of little nothings.
Unless the Commissioners respond soon
to the public appeal to provide school
rooms for the children, Mayor Lawrence
Pagan and the Common Council will be
asked by the Tax Payers Association to
interfere in the matter and bring the
Board to a proper realization of its du-
ties. The association has already been re-
quested to take this course but is still
waiting in the hope that the Commissions
ers will get down to business Of their
own accord.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
PEOPLES SINGING CLASS.
To Be Formally Organized in Public
Schoel No. / Tuesday Night.

Next Tuesday evening at eight o'clock
there will be a mass meeting in the in
terest of the PeopI-'s Singing Movement
in Hudson county at Public School No. 1,
York street, between Warren and Wash
ington streets. Mr.. Henry Snyder, City
Superintendent of Schools, will preside.
There will be a short musical programme,
followed with an address by Mr.. Frank
Damrosch. The following Tuesday even
ing, October 2, will witness the opening
of the first elementary sight reading class
in this city, under the auspices of the
committee for the extension of peoples
singing classes in Hudson county, a
branch of the Peoples Choral Union of
New York. This committee is and has
been for the past month busily engaged
at their Office in the Whittier House, No.
174 Grand street. sending out advertising
matter through the mail and otherwise,
and receiving applications. 1t is very evil
dent from the number of applications al
ready received that the first Hudson
county class will be the largest one the
movement has ever known.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
SWORN NOT TO CHANGE
Juror Sticks Out Against
Eleven Because of an
Oath.

After being out for six hours jury in
the Supreme Court returned to court at
six o'clock last night and announced its
inability to agree on a verdict in the suit
of Mrs. Artemesa Ponzonia, resident of
the Hudson City section, against the
North Jersey Street Railway Company.
At $3.50 o'clock the jury had requested to
have portion of the evidence in the case
read to them. At that time the foreman
said to the COURT
'sWe'il never agree.''
''Why not?" Justice Collins inquired.
I'VE have nteod 10 to 2 from the start
and one member of the jury has taken an
oath that he will not change his mind, ="
was the surprising answer.
81 see no reason why an agreement
should not be reached in this case,' re-
marked the Court. 1.-THE evidence is. clear.
The jury will retire and resume its de-
liberations."
It is said that on the last ballot taken
the vote stood IL to for finding a ver-
dict for the plaintiff, the one evidently
being the member who, the foreman said
had taken an oath not to change his vote.
Mrs. Ponzonia's suit for 5000 for in
iuries sustained while stepping off a
Newark line trolley car at Communipaw
avenue and the Boulevard on March p
last. She says that the car started, sud
denly throwing her to the street.
The defence was that the plaintiff had
attempted to step from the car when it
made a temporary stop about 60 feet from
the Boulevard and where passengers are
not allowed to get off. Police Judge James
j. Murphy represented ithe plaintiff and
Lawyer William H. Speer, Jr., appeared
for the defendant company.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
THE THIRDS BANNER
1t VIII BE Raised on Os-
tcber 1.

The Third Ward Democratic Club held
an enthusiastic meeting Wednesday even
ing at it's clubhouse, No. 250 Sixth street
The banner committee, composed of John
McMulIin J. II. OBrien, j. F. Connolly,
Frank McNally and Charles Dolan, re-
ported that it had selected the banner. 1t
will be 25x30 with the pictures of Bryan
and Stevenson on the sides and the CEN
tire figure will be Democracy with a
sword of justice in the right hand and a
torch of liberty in the left. In the back
ground will be a picture of the Capitol.
The banner will be raised at the corner of
Jersey avenue and Sixth street on Monday
evening, October 1. The club donated $40
for the relief of the Galveston sufferers.
Three new members were selected and
four propositions for mmbership were re-
ceived. The club will meet every We'd
nesday in the winter months.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
HEAVY SENTENCES
One Man Given Ten Years
and Another Nine By
Judge Blair.

The sentence list in the Special Sessions
Court yesterday was long one consider
ing the small number of trials that have
taken place recently. The majority. of
those who had justice meted out to them
had waived trial and pleaded guilty to
the charges against them.
Gamaliel Brewster, the colored Adonis
who was in company with Mrs. Mary
Nealey when she was shot by her hus-
band in fit of jealousy last Thanks
giving night, pleaded guilty to three
charges of atrocious assault and battery
He was sentenced to serve three years in
States prison on each charge, or nine
years in all.
Louis Smith, the youth convicted of an
intolerable crime was sent to State
Prison for ten years.
Because he was known to be a pro-
fessional thief, John Brennan, who broke
into George D. Weeks's house at NO. 127
Bergen avenue, on August 20 last, and
stole a coat and vest and some other
goods to the value of so, was sentenced
to five years at States Prison.
Herman Weiner pleaded guilty to atroc-
iously assaulting Charles Fetsch of No. %
Park avenue, Hoboken, and was sent to
State Prison for three years. Weiner was
with two other men in a Garden street
saloon. They engaged in row and he
stabbed Fetsch in the groin.
John Burns, the boy who while employ
ed in d brewery office in Jersey City, stole
1866 from the safe on August s, was sent
to the reform school. $621.92 of the money
was found in Johns possession when he
was arrested in Paterson He pleaded
guilty.
Louis Summerfeld, a boy who with a
companion named John Hayes, stole two
boxes of cigars, two pies and about Is
cents in money from the residence of Will
lam H. Whittier, in this city. was sent to
the Reform School Probation Oficer
Frank Higgins will look after Hayes.
Both boys had pleaded guilty to break
ing, entering and larceny.
The probation officers colony of ticket
Of leave offenders was still further en-
larged by the adoption of Thomas Ham
mond and Frank O'Reilly, young boys
who are said to have committed petty
thefts in no less than fourteen places in
Hobollen in two months. They had plead
ed guilty to stealing a quantity of butter
an axe and saw belonging to Andrew F.
Brentzer of No. 81 Hudson street, Hobo
ken.
Sentence was suspended in the case of
Timothy Meehan, who pleaded guilty to
breaking, entering and larceny. Meehan
had left his home in Pittsburg with a
crowd of other boys. He subsequently
met Howard Graves, negro, and they
stole some lamps together.
Carl T .aO0e| er0t nina r,ronfIS IN +ba 1,a,;-
tentiary on his plea of guilty to stealing
twelve rubber plants, valued at S95, from
Frederick H. Dresel, of Gregory avenue
Weehawken.
John Sailor pleaded guilty to malicious
mischief in having broken window in
Dennis Fftzgibbons's store, at No. 446
Henderson street. John will spend the
next thirty days in the County Jail.
Thomas Fay and Thomas Roman, two
boys who had pleaded guilty of petit lar
ceny, were each fined $40 and costs of
the court and placed in charge of the
Probation Officer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
MORE PETITIONS
Mayor Edward Kenny An
nounces Himself as an
Opponent Of Judge
Hudspeth,
CANDIDATES TO DATE
Most interest Centers Round
Freeholder Contest
Assembly Aspirants'

Mayor Edward Kenny, of East Newark,
has fled his nominating petition as
Democratic candidate for Senator from
Hudson County, with the secretary or
the Democratic County Committee. The
petition was signed by citizens of Har-
rison. This is Mr.. Kenny's second race
for the Senatorial nomination. Two years
ago his friends urged him to run against
Mr.. Allan L. McDermott and now they
are going to pit him against Mr.. Robert S.
Hudspeth. He is a lawyer and has oc-
cupied for years a prominent place in
the politics of the upper end of the
county.
Since tomorrow is the last day ON which
nominating petitions can be filed friends
of the several candidates for nomination
are scurrying about today obtaining sig
natures. Tonight the Democratic County
Committee will meet and then it is ex-
pected all the petitions will be filed. Sec
retary Murphy, of the County Committee,
has received to date the following petit
tions:-
For Member of Congress-Allan L. Nc
Dermott of Jersey City.
For State Senator-Robert S. Hudspeth,
of Jersey City; Edward Kenny, of East
Newark.
Freeholders-Jacob E. Kuper, of Hobo
ken; George Caparn, of Harrison; William
j. Moran, of Jersey City; Michael B.
Holmes, Jersey City; James Ellington,
jersey City.
1t is over the Freeholder nominations
that he most interest is displayed and the
list of candidates promises to be a large
one. In Greenville alone there were four
candidates, but these have narrowed down
three:-Joseph Duff, Peter Ehrhardt and
Patrick Hanley. Commissioner E. Barr's
name was used. but he announced tooay
that he was not a candidate. Louis l..
Fincke is a certainty, and so is James
Ellington, with James Kelly from the
Tenth
The race for Assembly nominations is
becoming more interesting. Everyday
brings a fresh crop of names. Teddy Car
,ll's friends are striving to land him and
Equally active are the adherents to the
cause OF John F. Madden, Patrick H.
Connolly and John J. Mooney. The latter
seems to be gaining strength daily. 1t
will ali, however, be settled next week.
On the Republican side, to use a COM
mon phrase, there's nawthin' doing"
The Freeholder ticket is a blank mystery.
So far only a few have been named from
Jersey City. One is Samuel j. Blakey of
Warren street. This is Sans first offense
in politics. He is a frst-rate fellow with
hosts of friends on both sides of the
house. There are also Louis StubenvoH
of the Eighth ward; John P. Landrine, of
the same turbulent locality, and the ir-
repressible Jack Graham GreenyiIla
contributes Henry Petty, and Lafayette
John C. Kaiser.
1t is generally understood that Geo. L.
Record will be nominated for Congress,
and there are many who think ex-Tax
Commissioner John E. Macarthur should
be named for State Senator.
Gossip has it that the slate for the Re
publican side will be fixed on Monday
night when there will be little meeting
at the Union League Club.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
FOR THE YOUNG MEDAL.
Interesting Games on the Bowling
Green Yesterday.

Yesterday afternoon the New Jersey
Bowling Green and Curling Club players
met on their beautiful grounds and con-
tested for the Young Medal and the
championship of the club. The weather
was rather dull, but the custodian, Mr..
McCree, had the green in the pink of con-
dition. Somehow or other the turnout was
not large of the membership, but the
games played were first class.
The best game that ever was played on
the green was in the first round between
p McCree and ]. w. Greig. From start
to finish it was anyone's game, but
eventually Greig won by one shot. The
following are the scores by rounds:-
First Round-A. Martin 10, w. L. Moore
2l; ]. Thaw q, J. MacFarlan 4; P. Nc
Cree 20, J. w. Greig, 21; T. Paterson q;
G. Cooper 2: w. Henderson a bye.
Second Round-W. L. Moore q, J. W.
Greig 8; ]. Thaw q, w. Henderson IL;
T. Paterson, bye.
The third round will be played for Sat
urday, when w. L. Moore meets T. Pater-
son, and the winner contests in the final
with J. Thaw. An exciting finish is a
certainty, as anyone of the three remain
ing players are good enough to win.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
THEY HAD A STERN PARENT.
Two Young Offenders Taken Back t.
Jail by Their Father.

John and Joseph Williams respectively
ten and eleven years old, and Thomas
Tuski, thirteen years old, of No. 40S Hem
derson streets, escaped yesterday from
the Oakland avenue station prison. They
had been held pending investigation of
charges of having robbed the iewelry
store of Robert Parker, No IS Newark av-
enue of $500 worth of jeNelry
They were put in a cell together and
they had been there about an hour when
they prted the cell door open with a board
They climbed to the roof OF the prison
and jumped down on an adjacent shed.
Then they climbed down to the ground
and scaled several fences.
Toski, the leader of the trio wanted all
to jump town on freight train. The
Williams boys refused to do SO. They
made their way hme and were handed
back to the police by their father.
Tosld boarded an Erie freight train and
is still ct large
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
BATTERY BIS GOOD DEED.
Ladies OF the G. A. r. Gave an OUT
ing to Disabled Soldiers.

A meeting of the members of the New
Jersey Home for Disabled Soldiers was
held yesterday for the purpose of giving
expression of the members upon the
pleasant outing enjoyed at Verona Lake
last week. The chapel was filled and
Major P. F. Rogers. the Superintendent,
was elected chairman, and Louis c..
Gasson, the librarian, secretary.
The following preambles and resolu-
tions were adopted
Whereas, The ladies of Battery .eB''
Circle G.. A. R., in the kindness of
their hearts, did invite the members of
the New Jersey Home for Disabled
Soldiers to enjoy an outing, and the
said invitation being accepted, the
veterans enjoyed most delightful
trolley ride and a pleasant entertain
ment at Verona Lake: and
Whereas, The kindliness and loyalty
of the American women during the
War of the Rebellion are SO vividly
hearts, and remembering that some
few of those same women still exist,
and that their never to be forgotten
loyalty and devotion to their country
ants, we, the survivors of the Boys
in Blue" who were partakers of the
manifestation of that womanly anec-
ton and recognition, being desirous of
testifying thereto, do hereby
Resolve, That the thanks of the mem
bers of the New Jersey Home for Dis
abled Soldiers, who partook of the re-
creation provided on that occasion, do
hereby respectfully tender to the said
the ladies of Battery B Circle G. A.
R., their heartfelt thanks for the en-
joyable recreation provided by them on
that OCCASION.
The meeting then adjourned, and the
general sentiment was that the Battery B
ladies were entitled to greater reward
than mere resolutions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
DRIVER THROWN FROM COACH.
Carriage Was Struck BY Trolley
and Wrecked.

Michael Mccarthy, coach driver, thir-
ty-two years old, of No 1e Bright street.
had very narrow escape from death yes
terday at Grand and Barrow streets
Luckily he sustained only a few bruises
on his right side and arm. He was at
tended by DR.. Dickinson and sent home.
Mccarthy was driving his coach through
Barrow street and turning into Grand
street the rear part of the coach was
struck by west bound Greenville trollev
car No. 629 in charge of Motorman
Charles Yeton. Mccarthy was thrown
from his seat and he fell upon the pave
fuent fully ten feet away. The motorman
was arrested, but later released as the ac-
cident could not have been averted. It
was owned by Undertaken William Moran
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
BRYAN TO SPEAK HERE

Col. William ]. Bryan has sent word to
the State Democratic Committee that he
will speak in New Jersey on October q
and %. He will address the convention of
Democratic clubs to be held in Trenton,
and during the two days will speak in
Jersey City, Newark, New Brunswick and
smaller towns.
Mr. David B. Hill has also sent word to
Chairman Gourley that he will speak in
Newark on October 8. The date of the
meeting in Jersey City will be announced
by Mr.. Gourley after he has made his ar
rangements.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
SIXTH READY TO HUSTLE.

The Democratic Campaign Committee
of the Sixth Ward met last evening at
the home of DR.. j. ]. BrodericS, No. 174
Pacific avenue, to discuss the advisability
of placing banner in the Lafayette sec
ton. Some of the members preferred a
transparency 1t is likely that the trans
parency will be put up, as near the juno
ton of Pacific and Communipaw avenues
as possible.
Enrollments were discussed. The COM
mittee will instruct the club members
through Chairman Hauck to hustle for
the success of the county ticket.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
CONVERTS 10 BRYAN.

son League Club, Wednesday night, at
Kane's Hall, Montgomery street and West
Side avenue, Judge Edward Hayes,
hitherto a staunch Republican, made an
address in which he denounced the Nc
Kinley administration and announced his
intention of supporting the Democratic
candidates at the coming election.
Thomas Mailly, former lieutenant of
ex-Congressman McEwan, was another
convert to the Bryan ranks who made a
sneech
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
BODY FOUND IN RIVER.

of a man about fifty five years old, weight
about 165 pounds, five feet nine inches tall,
with gray hair and moustache, was found
floating in the Hudson River at the foot
of Fifteenth street.
The body was minus front teeth in the
upper part of the mouth. It was dressed
in double breasted sack coat, blue serge
trousers with patch on one of the knees,
white shirt, white undershirt and blue
drawers; $3.50 We're found in one of the
pockets of the clothes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-21
LAMP EXPLODED.

A lamp exploded last night in the apart
ments of Mrs. Foley, on the second floor
of mo. 515 Communipaw avenue and for
several minutes great excitement pre-
vailed. The burning oil scattered in all
directions, setting fire to several articles
of furniture. The engines were summoned
and the blaze was extinguished in a few
minutes. The damage was slight.