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New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
ASKS TO GO TO JAZZ WITH HIS FATHER
LITTLE BOY TELLS THE COURT HOW HIS PARENT
SOLD HORSE FOR RUM

LITTLE BOY TELLS THE COURT HOW HIS PARENT
SOLD A HORSE FOR RUM
Dad. I'll stick to you until you sent away.
I going to ask de Judge to commit to
institution"
Magistrate Brenner. in the Adams-st. court.
Brooklyn, yesterday morning surprised TO
hear this remark in piping little voice when John
Forman was called to the bar the charge of
stealing horse. The boy, whose name is Alex
ander, is scarcely twelve years old. but Is
manly little fellow. Magistrate Brenner at once
became interested in him.
Judge" said Forman this is a good boy
have loving wife. but she had to leave me on ac-
count OF my intemperate habits. 1 cannot keep
sober. and want you to send me away TO some in
stitution"
Magistrate Brenner then asked about the charge
of horse stealing.
Hold on, Dad" said the boy "TIl tell the Judge
all about it. Judge. I've been with dad since he
left mother. He's took care of me the best he
could and I'm not going to desert him now"
The boy then went on to relate how they had
once had happy home at No. 72 Richmond-st in
East New-York. and how 1t was broken I'D through
his fathers thirst for rum Then Forman obtained
a place as driver for Mrs Wright of No 1OS TIL
lary-st.. who had a milk route The how followed
his father, and in order look out for him slept
in the stable FOrmans craving for drink re-
turned, and he took one of the horses and sold #
for 81 in order to buy rum ~ ~ "
Foreman admitted that the story as told by his
boy was true, and asked to be sent away to some
institution 10y - "-''N
Il won't leave dad when he is in trouble" broke
in the boy. II want to be sent to an institItion
TOO" ~ ~ @" AiS'i'"Oo''
Tears came into the eyes Of many Of those in
the courtroom as the boy snuggled closely up TO
his father. who gently patted his head up "
Il two people so anxious ~ On ~ ,au :,
t said Ma, Maglstrate Brenner 'T puzzled and do
St for few days until I decide ~
Darwin j. Meseroie superintendent OF the Home
OF pL INDUSTRY was much interested in the boy who
Ho GaS hever @ through al his temptation touched a
crop OF liquor Mr.. Meseroe said he wonid like "a
take the boy and try TO see that he cot q cbsnce
10 10 grow up into an honest seif-supporting mar.
pronosal '' "'uiu cuHSiuer the
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
TERDICT AeAINsT FRICTION coMpAkr

Somervile. Dec. 2S Specialization Konar,k uas
awarded s1,4O0 damages in the Somerset Circuit
Court to-day in suit brought against the Middle
sex ana Somerset Traction Company This is the
hrst damage suit brought against the con,panv
since " oegan running its cars through this county
two years ago.
homarak was driving through the subway ucder
.le central Railroad tracks between this place and
naIIltan, when he run into by n car u,s
neIncie was damaged and he was injured ca ~, All,
at T ne declared he had been unable to work sncs
1ne .roley company endeavored to show tbst II,
herak was drunk and asleep, but Justice 60
S1 G charged the jury that. were this tr1ie r.
uiu not excuse the motorman. who sbnulS ~, u,
mace every reasonable effort to ston his IS
judge sscls ssd t was standing sun on the tracks the
for 5000 damages INC p'dihtiif asked
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
JUSTICE LECTURES A CLERK.
TELLS HIM THE INDEFINITE COMMITMENT OF a
MAN FOR DEBT WAS AN OUTRAGE.

NAN FOR DEBT WAS AN OUTRAGE.
Chief Clerk Carpenter. of the IIId District Mu-
nicipal Court who made out what was practically
a life commitment to Jail for Jacob Petruschelsky.
making necessary habeas corpus proceedings to
procure the prisoners release received a severe
lecture yesterday afternoon from Justice Maddox
in the Supreme Court, Brooklyn. On Thursday the
Justice had granted writ of habeas corpus for
Petruschelsky.
did you read the section of the code under
which you issued the attachment asked Justice
Maddox.
mo. SIR" replied the clerk. Il was simply told
TO issue a body execution
How long have you heen clerk was the next
question.
"A year next January"
Been clerk a year and never read the section
Of the code under which you issued the attach
ment?'
The clerk said that was right, and the Justice
continued:
When an innocent man is kept in jail through
the ignorance of clerk, say II is outrage The
man who issued that attachment is liable. In this
free country, let mans condition be what il
may say IL Is an outrage keep q man in Jail
longer than he should be, through the ignorance OF
a clerk of a court. would go further if could
Carpenter had nothing to say, and, looking much
crestfallen, left the courtroom.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
BROKE UP THE CHRISTMAS FEsTIrAL.

PATTERSON CELEBRATION
Paterson. Dec q (SpeciaD.-Lulu wortham. a
colored girl, appeared in the police court this af-
ternoon to make a complaint against Hannah
Chapel, also colorad and a rival for the atten-
tions of young man named Brown. They were
all at the Christmas festival of the Colored Bap-
tist Church last night. the principal feature of
which was a monster Christmas tree laden with
gifts for every one in the congregation.
When Hannah called up by the pastor she
smiled she took the package, but when she
undid the wrapping and found little black doll
lying spotless white cotton she flew into a
rage. She threw the doll at Lulu Workman, de-
claring that it she who had put 1t the
tree. Hannah fell upon Lulu and tore the trimming
from her hat. Lulu told the Judge that two .dea-
cons held her, she would have given a good ac-
count of herself when she was attacked by Hannah
The fracas broke up the Christmas festival
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
'TS THAT YOU, PAPAw

BURGLAR SAID HE WAS. AND CHILD WENT TO
SLEEP AGAIN.
A burglar who evidently has had experience with
children broke into the apartments Of Harry
Babchn, jeweler. OF No "A Newark-ave, Jersey
City. early yesterday morning In making search
for valuables in of the bedrooms he saw that
two children Lillian. eight years old. and Sylvia
five years old, who were asleep in bed We're in
his way. He carefully took the youngest child
in his arms and removed her to another room.
The child awoke and asked: rs that YOU papa?'
Yes. it's papa. replied the burglar. go to sleep
now, like good dear"
The child fell asleep again. The intruder then
removed the other child, and placed her in bed
with the servant without awakening her He then
gathered quantity of clothes In bundle and
took s. in cash, including 80 from trousers
pocket of boy. One of the children awOke and
her cries awakened Mrs Bahchin. The burglar
then left without taking the bundle of clothes He
was seen by Mrs. Babchin who screamed but the
man escaped. The police have trace of him.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
A DINNER FOR SEy4Toe popn

The term of Senator John Ford o. -,
nc'aI wiz expire on Monday. complimentary, a,n-
ner WIZ be given for him on next Thursday At tha
hotel savoy The committee In charge of ths a.
, senisn.s . consists of Lincoln A. Stuart Julins
e. rsss,,,...-In ~ . bennet Elias Goodman, Samuel
sfrassoourger, Charles c. Mas Moses NJ 49,
% samuel scott Slater. Collin H. woodward Eaward
.n,nn's sun :, ALBERT J. Berwin and Philip Bloch.
among those expected to be present are MAJ.
sssse ane Fiarnner and zeller Deputy Attornev
Iecror RsSiI' 40 e hedges, Appraiser wakeman Col
The Rs- surveyor Croft General Mc(sook
N'- D. z. Peters Lieutenant -cSoyernnr
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
4H4RD FOR THE LOSS OF AZ Eyr

John Gernand. Of No. lss sussex-st Jersey CITY
recovered verdict in the Supreme Court vexterga,
tor $3.50 in suit against his former employers
.heooore smith Sons. boilermakers Gernand
declared that while forging a wedge fn ,ha ,.,..
ssnop on January u. 1885, a flaw in the hammer
Aanoie caused piece OF IL strike his right s,s
ano almost destroy its sight He had been in tie
employ oE the firm for thirty years and seventeen
years age the sight Of his left eye was destroyeJ
.y slLnilar accident Drs. AcGill Murray les
fineo that the injury was of a permanent char
Hcters and that II was only a ouestion ~ "a
~nen Gernand will become totally blind
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
WILL ACCEPT THE Place.

City Superintendent Charles B. Gilbert Of tn,
Newark public schools. who was yesterday chosen
by the School Board OF Rochester. n. Y. as Su-
perintendent OF Schools Of that city. will accept
the place Mr. Gilbert Is 70 get 5000 more than
the annual salary OF the former S1perintendent at
Rochester. the salary being 5000. Mr.. Gilbert
achieved success in building up the public school
system at Minneapolis and went to Newark about
three years ago He has been successful In the
Newark field. making many improvements In the
organization and the teaching force.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
TELLS YoUNG SMITH NOT TO BE "CHEsTY'

Frank Smith, the messenger boy who went to
South Africa with message to Paul Krdger from
the school children of Philadelphia, received a
fatherly lecture from Magistrate Brenner in the
Adams-st. court, Brooklyn yesterday. He had been
arrested on the charge of malicious mischief, made
by the proprietor of billiard room at Atlantic
ave and Clinton-st. who said that Smith had the
big head ever since his return from Pretoria
Smith" said Magistrate Brenner. Il want to tell
you that you have a very good future. You should
not try TO undo the record that you have made for
Yourself / am told that you too 'chesty.' II
that is so stop right Try to behave yourself
TO avoid trouble in the future. As the boy
said he willing to pay for all the damage ne
had hone in the store he discharged.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
A sHEARnAN MEMORIAL MEETING.
DR. N. D HILLS GOES WEST TO VISIT HIS
MOTHER.

The Rev DR.. Newell Dwight Hills, pastor or
Plymouth Church has gone West TO visit his
mother who lives about forty miles from Omaha
DR.. Hills takes this vacation. as he was under
considerable strain during the fall on account or
the illness Of the Rev. Horace Porter, the as
sistant pastor. Mr.. Porter is now daily improving.
DR. Hills was vaccinated before he left town. and
it reported that he suffering severely from
IT. At his home, however, it was said yesterday
that he had experienced only the usual effects OF
vaccination. -
There win be memorial meeting for Thomas e.
Shearman tomorrow evening in Plymouth Church.
In the absence of DIR. Hills the Rev. DR.. Lindsay
Parker will preside. Addresses will be made by
William Lloyd Garrison, Henry George, jr.. Tom L.
Johnson and John S. Crosby.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
DEATH OF MISS J. A. HARL4TT

Miss Jeanette A Marlatt daughter OF James
Marlatt, a former Assemblyman. died yesterday At
her parents house No. 50 Pacihc-st., Newark aged
twenty-eght Miss Marlatt was superintendent Of
the Junior Christian Eldeavor Society. teacher
IN the Hamburg Pie ce Public School. in Newark
and member Of the choir OF the New-York Ave
nue. Reformed Church. She well known in
educational and church work.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
SALARIES BEGIN TO GO up 1y y.ss,r

Mineoia' Long Island. Dec. 2s-The Board of su
per6lsoTs has voted increase in salary for many,
OF the county employees. Some of those who cot .
RAISE are; Henry W. Skinner, Under Sheriff from
sl'oOO to $500; Henry Starr Deputy County CLERK
from sle9O to s2o0 Ellwood Valentine r,en,,+,,
ccouhty treasurer, from $500 to 81 900 and foh52
e on Assastani District Attorney from $500 ~
= pill is pelng prepared and will be sent 10
aioShy winch VIII provide for several
70 the Nassau County act Among thew, g
crease In salary of the District Atforne, 40 tue N
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
ARMENIANs ORGANIZE A CHURCH.
PASTOR WHO WAS IN HARPooT MASSACRE, TO
BE INSTALLED TOMORROW.

new Congregational church. to be known as
the Armenian Evangelical Church, organized
at a CONGREGATIONAL counsel, held at the Adams
MemoriaI Presbyterian Church, Thirty -frst-st
ThirdTave.. yesterday An examination of the
new pastor, the Rev. Haigag H. Fkhazoyam
brought out some curious facts concerning the
theology of Armenians.
Tomorrow p. m, at the Adams Presbyterian
Church, the installation Of the pastor will
take place The sermon will be preached by the
Rev. NJ. A Malcolm, formerly a professor in the
college at Harpoot, at which the Rev. Mr.. Khaz-
oyam attended student. Others who will take
part are-4he- Rev. Dr. c. E Jefferson, the Rev DR..
c. c. Qrssssns the Rev. Dr. Washington Choate and
the RetO O6r!sH. A. Stinson. This is the first Ar
menian church IN New-York Its pastor
pupil at Harpoot when that college burned,
and the massacres occurred.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
ASSAULTED BY A MOTORnAN.
HOSPITAL SURGEON ROUGHLY TREATED on A
TROLLEY CARA FINE FOR HIS AssAILANT

On charge OF assaulting DR.. Peter Hughes, sur
geon-in-chief at st. Catharne's Hospital, Richard
Allen, notorman in the employ of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, was fined
$40 yesterday in the Lee-ave. court Dr. Hughes
boarded car No. 14s Of the Nostrand-ave line at
Lee-ave. and Clymer-st. on the night OF December
Is. He had hardly got on the car when the con-
ductor. Philip Snyder. pulled the bell cord starting
the car with jerk. The doctor was thrown on
the ground and dragged thirty feet before the car
was stopped. On reaching the terminus at the
BROADWAY ferries he told the conductor he would
report him TO the company's officials DR. Hughes
alleges that Snyder then struck him in the fsco
and that when he defended himself he was Ga.
upon by Allen. the motorman, and beaten with a
switch rod. An attempt made through savars1
witnesses to show that DR.. Hughes was the cause
OF the trouble, hut Magistrate Kramer ea;6 ~
motorman had no right TO interiors bv isn9 nc .
switch rod. ~ usns
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
A FLAMING HUMAN TORCH.
GIRL ENvELoPED IN FIRE RESCUED BY
THREE MEN AT VERONA.

Verona, Dec. 2s (SpeciaD.-Bessie Sofeld. DO
mestic in the employ of John Hyer, dairyman. In
this place. seriously and perhaps fataiiy
burned at her employers home last night She had
lighted a lamp. which accidentally upset ana
fell to the kitchen floor. She was about to throw
the lamp out of the window when some or the
burning oil scattered her clothes and in an m
she enveloped in flames. She ran INTO
the street Just as trolley was passing On Inc
were Charles Williams. Robert Reef and VIII
lam Davenport They saw the flaming human
torch and running 10 the rescue the girl wrapped
their overcoats around her and smothered the
flames
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
NEW-JERSEY POLITICAL NOTES.

Whom the Ney-Iersey Legislature convenes on
January s. it will be the beginning OF the eighth
consecutive session under Republican control. No
political party in the State has ever had such a
continuous lease of power, and, has been well
said. this manifestation OF public confidence is due
to the conservative legislation which has prevailed
under a Republican legislative administration The
most important matter for the incoming legislators
to bear In mind is the fact that continuation OF
the same conservatism will mean repetition OF
the same political confidence
return to the old method OF electing members
of the New-Jersey Assembly by districts, has been
desired by the larger cities of that State since
the Supreme Court decided that the custom
unconstitutional This was in 1894. and since then
the Assemblymen have been chosen by counties,
voting as a whole. The why a return to
the district system of choosing the Assembymen
would be fair and just now being presented by
the supporters of the former method. 1t is re-
called that the decision of the Supreme Court in
this matter was never carried to the Court OF Err
rors and Appeals. and. after careful investigation
it is believed by many Republicans and Democrats
that it would be set aside If this opinion shall
prevail with sufficient force to warrant the intro
duction of bill in the next Legislature which shall
such bill viii be introduced and passed The
briefly summarized, are; There are thirty thou;
Tanp they have not had direct voice in Trenton
legislation, because of the present system OF elect
1g pemocrata ho are in minority in the County
have not had a single Dem9eratic representative
elected by Assembly districts it is believed the mi
norty party in each county would be able to
some representation. What is true of Hudson and
Essex counties applies. If not with equal force to
several other counties OF the state.
At the dinner given by Robert Davis. the Hudson
County Democratic leader. Wednesday night I'm
Jersey City Mr.. Davis, between the cheers and
the chestnuts said: 'If get the Legis-
lature and Hudson sends twelve or thirteen rep
resentatives to Trenton, will send a United
States Senator to Washington that will make
Hudson's worth known throughout the length and
breadth of the land" moment after Mr.. Davis
had spoken Congressman Allan L. McDermott
introduced, and said in part: We recognize and
follow leader. My experience in State
politics when we were usually successful leads me
TO say that nowhere in the Nation or the State
such harmony and excellent leadership be found
in Hudson. There had been no such example until
Mr. Davis took hold 1t ought not to be difficult
after the proximity of the this and the and
harmony of both. eXempiied in the foregoing
extracts to name the Democrat whom Mr. Davis
would select TO make "Hudsons worth known
throughout the length and breadth of the land
from the forum of the United States Senate. II
there is a Democrat in Hudson County who could
not put his finger the choice of Hudson for
United states Senator, he is what Mr.. Davis would
and the remark would be followed by applause.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
BILL POSTERS BREAK INTO BUILDINGS.

IF CAUGHT THEY WILL Re CHARGED WITH
BURGLARY
Bill posters of two of the theatres In the Eastern
District, Brooklyn must stop putting lithographs
in the windows OF vacant stores along Broadway
and Bedford-ave.. otherwise they may be arraigned
in the police court charges of burglary The
police OF the Bedford-aye and Clymer-st. stations
have received many complaints against the bill
posters who in spite of signs of warning posted In
the vacant stores, enter the places, sometimes by
force and post the bills times in the night when
only people the street
Some real estate dealers have placed signs in the
windows offering s. reward for information re-
garding persons who have thus placed bills.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
SEVEN EMPLOYEES DIsNTSsED

That confidence in the Hudson County Board o.
Chosen Freeholders has Increased Is manifest as
seventy-five bids for supplies were received Under
preceding boards there few bidders as II Wa
known that favOrites would get the contracts The
Board has reduced expenses by dismssing seven
other unnecessary employees will be dropped
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
ASSISTANT PROsECUFoR FOR HUDsoy.

George T Vickers was yesterday appointed As
sistant Prosecutor Of the Pleas for Hudson County
by Prosecutor Erwin, to succeed Marshall Van
Wrinkle. who resigned. Mr.. Vickers will qualify on
January ?. His appointment has provoked COM
ment because IL was expected that some lawyer
who had taken a more active interest in politics
would be chosen. The salary is $3.50 year
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
NEW PASTOR FOR sIrTH 4TEy1r p, ,r,sr

The Rev. DR.. z. r. Chivers has aoc.o,oz
10 me pastorate of the Sixth Avenue Bantis,
Shorch' Brooklyn. and viii enter on bis a,'.,S.
Ch,.. IN the new year After receiving the cali DIR
alh'ers resigned the pace Of general sooo., ~
me tonng feoples Baptist Union 30 tetary OF
winch has its Office in Chicago o" o' America,
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
ADDITION TO RUTGERS FACULTY.
PROFESSOR CALVIN $. BROWN IS THE NEW M

PROFESSOR CALVIN $ BROWN IS THE NEW IN
sTRUcToR IN GERMAN AND ENGLISH
New-Brunswick. Dec. 3 (speciaD.-An addition
has been made to the Rutgers College faculty
Professor Calvin 5. Brown. Pm. D.. who was grad
uated from Vanderbilt University in 1855. having
been secured to teach German and English be-
ginning with the opening Of college on January
In addition to his course at Vanderbilt. Dr. Brown
studied at Leipsic and other European universities
He holds the degrees OF doctor OF science and doco
OF philosophy. For the last two years he mas besn
an instructor In the University OF Colorado a.
Denver His home is In Tennessee.
The new Instructor has a reputation as an
author he having written book entitled ssTbo
Later Engllsh Drama, He also edited Heath e
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29

wooaru1 Assen,blymer Austin. Andrews ana Ben
nett Senators Maby, Elsberger ana Guy. Ion-
gressman John De Witt Warner. AprahaIn 9s sIruner
and I n Peynolds. Senator Spooner will preside
New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
TEACHERS COMPLIMENT JERSEY LAW.
RETIREMENT FUND STATUTE RRoApgsr Ant
MOST EQUITABLE IN UNITED STATES.

MOST EQUITABLE IN UNITED STATES
At the second days session OF the New-Jerr.v
State Teachers Association In the auditorium AZ
the Newark High School yesterday the Commit
tee on Revision OF the Constitution reported The
points OF the report were sharply discussed Mrs
Georgia B. Crater read report OF the Teachers'
Retirement Fund Committee The report said +ba I,
the New-Jersey law was the brOadest and nosr
States. -4A9N
Addresses were made and discussions followed At
the afternoon meeting. In the evening PresiSe~f
Patton Of Princeton and l.. b r. Briggs, dean o.
Harvard made addresses to the teachers IN the
First Presbyterian Church.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-11
JUDGE PURNELL ON CRAIG LAW.
He Says it Affects Federal Jurisdiction and is
Unconstitutional.

Is the Craig Law" constitutional?
Judge Purnell yesterday decided
that it was not. He refused to hear
an attorney read Judge Douglas de-
cision in the matter, stating that the
law was unconstitutional, no matter
what the opinion said, and that any
law enacted by Legislature, affecting
the jurisdiction of the Federal court,
is unconstitutional, even though the
act state it's intention to be otherwise.
The case in question was the City
of Durham against the Southern Rail-
way, which case was Il lew week ago
transferred from the Superior court
of Durham county, at the instance OF
the defendant, which alleged that
the prejudice against the defendant is
such in Durham county that the de-
PENDANT is unable to obtain justice
there, or in any other State court to
which it had the right of removal. 1t
was simply the old game of the
Southern to go squealing into Fed
cral court at the slightest opportunity.
The petition was granted and the case
transferred to the Federal court.
On yesterday the plaintiff asked
that the case be removed back to the
Superior court of Durham county, the
grounds upon which the petition was
based being, first, that the parties
were not citizens of different States,
the Southern Railroad having been
domesticated under the Craig Act"
and second, that the prejudice spoken
of did not exist The plaintiff was
represented by Winston and Fuller,
J. Crawford Biggs and Manning and
Foushee.
1t was while Mr.. Biggs was argu-
ing the first point that the judge made
his decision. When Mr. Biggs offered
to read Judge Douglas decision, Judge
Purnell said: The Legislature has
no right to pass any act or any legis-
lation effecting the jurisdiction of a
Federal court. If it does so, such act,
whether it denies such to be its in
tent, or not is nun and void. AS to
the intention of this act the court has
no doubt. 1t does affect the jurisdic-
ton of Federal court and is null and
void.
AS to the other points involved the
affidavits not having been filed, l will
take the matter into consideration
upon the promise of attorneys that
they shall be filed today. | will con-
slider the matter on rendering my de-
cision later