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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-15
RuMoRs NOT CONFIRMED.
IRv cahls to rhe AssocIated

IBy Cable to The Associated Press
LONDON, Jan. 15, 19OO.-Up to the pres
ent the reported crossing Of the Tugela
River by General Warren's division re-
mains but rumor. Nevertheless, the whole
tenor of such news as has dribbled In from
South Africa during the last forty -eigh.
hours indicates that a combined forward
movement of comprehensive character
is proceeding.
1t is not necessary to believe the uncon-
firmed stories of the Beers being IN full
retreat from Colenso because it has been
learned that column is proceeding via
Weenan to Helpmakaar, to cut off their
retreat But, ar the same time, credible
information from many different sources
indusputably points to momentous
changes in the disposition Of the Republic
can forces.
Advises from Pietermaritzburg. dated
Saturday, January 13, say that since their
defat January 6, the Beers have been re-
moving their guns from the positions
South of Ladysmith. The same despatch
confirms the report that the Thirteenth
Hussars reached Groblerskloff without
meeting the Beers. As the trenches at
Groblerskloof were prehaps, the strong
est position held by the Burghers, theiE>
vacation has considerably astonished the
British
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-15
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Police Reserves Call Out, Tales
of Higeaway Robbery--All
a Child's Imagination.

The reserves of the Oakland and Web
ster avenue police stations were called out
Yesterday afternoon and had wild goose
chase in search of alleged highway ROD
bers. It had been reported that William
Rae. of No. 16 Prospect street, had been
held UP on the Delaware, Lackawanna q
Western Railroad tracks ON the meadows,
at the foot of the Hill, and robbed OF a
gold watch and chain. The report was
made to the police by young Raes father.
1t turned out that young Rae had simply
been assaulted. He happened to- come
down the side of the hill to the railroad
tracks on his way to New York at a time
when a stone battle was raging between
the Hillites of Jersey City and the Swamp
ties of IIoboken, for the possession Of
skating pond at the foot of the hill.
"A thirteen -year-old sister of Rae, ON her
way to the pond witnessed the assault
on her brother, who had been mistaken
for one of the Hill warriors. The girl
ran home and told her father of the as
sault. and he knowing his son carried a
valuable gold watch, suspected that the
object of the assault was robbery.
The son reached his place of business
with few bruises, but when telephoned
to said he had not been robbed. When
the police reached the railway tracks the
stone battle was over and the Swampites
were in possession of the skating pond,
subject to flying missiles when the police
were absent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-15
ST. mlcHAErs FINANCIAL STATE.
Father Sheppard's Statement Shows
Large Receipts.

AT Yesterdays ten O'Clock mass the Rev.
Father Sheppard read off the following
figures showing the financial condition OF
st. Michaers Church and what had been
accomplished during the past year. The
receipts were far in advance of any pre-
vious year dn the history of the parish.
They amounted to $34, 1856. From pew
rents the amount of S7,293.OS was raised;
s., ,67S.g5 by Sunday collections; "a, $3.50 by
the annual collection; $3.50 by donations;
SIS 22514 by monthly collections; $9O78S by
lawn party; s1,02O.42 by excursion; sSo.50
by rent of school hall; 81, 250.S6 by Christ
mas collection; 81, ,9O1. .66 by Easter collec-
ton; 81, $50 by Church Debt Society;
$774.05 by the Rosary Society; s269.S0 by
the Children of Mary; $401 80 by the Boys
and Girls Society; 3.35 by the Indian and
CoIored Missions $14.Sd for Holy Land
collection, and sSa.s0 for the Porto Rico
sufferers
The expenditures included 81 800 paid on
improvements on church, school house
and rectory; interest on debt. $6,170.05;
debt paid, $1,000; Cathedral assessment,
81, ,6O0 The church was the first in the
diocese to pay this assessment in full in
advance There is a mortgage of $1O0, 600
resting on the church and note resting
against it in the Hudson County National
Bank for s19,5Oo.
The debt against the church has been
reduced $1,000 since Father Sheppard took
charge. Before the end of the first de-
cade of the twentieth century he hopes to
have the church entirely free of debt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-15
WOMAN'S STRANGE DEATH
Son-in-Law Accused Her of
Drunkenness, But There
Are No Signs of
Liquor.

Mrs Lizzie Striteh, sixty-fve years OLD,
paid her son-in-law, John White, OF NO.
PIG Ninth street visit about six O'Clock
Saturday night. Shortly afterward the
son-in-law reported to the police at the
Seventh stree station house that Mrs.
Stritch was at his home and was intoxl-
Gated and acting in disorderly manner.
Mrs. Stritch was arrested and was tax
en- to the women's prison at the Oakland
avenue station Arriving there 1t was
found that she was ill., and she was order
ed to the City Hospital. When the patrol
wagon reached that institution 1t was
found that she was dead. The body was
taken to Speer's morgue and the county
Physician was notified.
No signs of liquor was found and no
marks of violence. DR.. Converse, VINO
examined the body, said death resulted
from natural causes. City Physician Hoff-
man says death was due to apoplexy
Mrs. Stretch has daughter living at NO
sS Mercer street She lived in the upper
part of New York State, and came to this
city on Saturday At Whites house she
became delirious. In pocket Of her dress
was found s10O.01.
: The son-in-Gaw. White, said when asked
why he had reported his mother-in-law as
drunk that he did SO through mistake
She acted queerly and half delirious and
he supposed she had been drinking.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-15
PLEAD FOR BRUTAL HUSBAND.
William PhelipeTore HisWife's Arm
With q, Hook.

William Phelipe, a longshorefnan. re-
siding at No. 314 Grand street, Hoboken,
got drunk yesterday. In an alteration
with his wife he pulled cotton hook
from his belt and tore her right arm
with it. Patrolman Julius Kruse locked
Phelipe up.
In Recorder Edward Stantons court this
morning the wife plead for her husband.
"Its the first time he ever did this,
Judge" she said. HE won't do 1t again"
The Magistrate hel up the cotton hook,
which was covered with blood. This I'M
plement was never intended as weapon
for a wife beater," he said to Phelipe.
'I'll let you go this time because your
wife has plead for you. But don't come
here again for the same offense If you
value your liberty
Phelipe wiped the blood-stained hook on
his trousers and left the court room with
his wife.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-15
.PITNEY DEFENDS WOMEN
He Uses the Brown Divorce
Case to Lecture on Wit
nesses' Rights.

In the Court of Chancery, this morning,
Vice, Chancellor Pitney came out strong
against the manner of the examination
of witnesses, especially women witnesses,
which is followed by counsel these days.
He declared that such manner was a
transgression of the witnesses rights.
This was all occasioned by motion made
by Isaac Taylor, counsel for Mrs. Mary J.
Brown, who is being sued for divorce by
her husband, George F. Brown. The case
is being heard by Isaac Romaine, Mas
ter in Chancery, and Mr.. Taylor has OBJ
jected to some of the questions asked by
tF'lavel MCGEE, counsel for Mr.. Brown, in
his examination of witnesses. Mr.. Tay-
lor's motion, this morning, was to have
stricken out a question asked Mrs. Brown
to the effect whether Mrs. Van Keuren,
a previous witness, was living with her
husband. Mr. Taylor contended that the
question was not proper cross-examina-
tion. The Vice Chancellor said, that
according to the strict rules of evidence
the question was not a proper one he was
not prepared to say, not being acquainted
with all the evidence in the case, that the
Master did not use good judgment in ad-
mitting the question. He did not see,
however, the propriety of asking such a
question. 1t was not fair to the woman,
because, if, she was not living with her
husband then comes the question, whose
fault is it?"
There is the case of Mrs. Rogers, the
witness in the Molineux case" the Vice
Chancellor went on. 1.-THE entire Rogers
and Adams families have been placed in
an unpleasant plight by the admission of
testimony that Mrs. Rogers is not living
with her husband. When you ask such a
question of woman you have got to go
into the question of whose fault 1t is that
separation has taken place. The ques-
tion in point is asked and is permitted by
the Court to be answered, but 1T is not
right or just You can properly ask
woman if she is living unlawfully with a
man, but the mere fact that she is liv-
ing apart from her husband, unless the
cause is gone into and the whole matter
is tried should not be dragged out in
court"
The Vice Chancellor, however, refused
to set aside Mr.. Romaines ruling, declar-
ing that he being perfectely familiar with
the evidence. He also suggested that the
counsel stop coming before the court with
these objections and have the case re-
ferred to a Vice Chancellor, where the
questions could he disposed of as soon as
they arose. This did not meet with favor
as it would necessitate a public hearing.
On application of Mr.. Browns counsel.
the Vice Chancellor made an order
directing Mrs. Brown to have her testi-
mony all in in two weeks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-15
FIVE YEARS FOR BURGLAR.
Judge Blair Dispensed Justice Lib
orally This Morning.

Judge Blair in the General Sessions
Court this morning disposed of some law
breakers. 1t was expected that Jack
Sheppard and Ernest Edwards. the burg
lars. would be sentenced, but they were
not brought into court and Judge Blair an
nounced that they would be disposed OF at
some future time.
Henry S. Reinhardt, the Newark ex-
pressman, who was convicted some time
ago on three charges of cruelty to ami
mails. was fined s25 and costs on the first
charge and sentence was suspended ON
the other two.
John Wilson. who was convicted of at
tempting to assault a little girl, was sent
to the penitentiary for eighteen months.
Harry Lyman and Dennis Murphy, who
plead guilty of larceny from the person,
and William Matthews. who was waiting
to- be tried for being concerned in the
same offence were discharged. Judge
Blair said the Court had learned that the
prisoners, who were boys. had taken
pocketbook from another boy, but they
had no intention of stealing it. It was
merely done in sport
Sentence was suspended in the case of
Charles E. Regsley. former manager for
vult to an indictment for embezzling $4e0
from his employer. Judge Blair said that
the case had given the Court much
trouble The offence was committed out
of the jurisdiction. of the Count and it
was doubtful if the prisoner could have
been convicted here. Besides, ne had been
in the county jail for three months and
under all the circumstances the Court had
concluded to discharge the prisoner on
payment of costs.
James. Stewart, negro burglar. was
sentenced to State Prison for five years.
Stewart broke into Henry c. Stillwell's S
house, No. 661 Jersey avenue, on Decem-
her 10, and was captured by Policeman
Van Reipen as he was escaping over the
rear fence A dangerous looking knife
was found in his possession and some
small articles stolen from Mr.. Stillwell's S
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-15
GETS POSITIONS ON SPEC.
O'Kuski Accused by Polacks of
Breaking His Contract.

Pcuice Justice Nevin roposes to put a
stop to the business CONF scted by natur-
allied Polacks, who for a remuneration
nrornise to procure employment for their
fellow country1nen who are but a short
time in the country. The cause OF Justice
Nevinfs stand was the arrest of Joseph
OKusski, of No. 1873 Seventh street, on a
charge of assault and battery preferred by
Joseph Wasaluski, of No. 151 Morgan
street Wasalush said:-
sAbout a year ago / went to- o. 'Kusskf
and asked him for a position under him,
in the employ of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. O'Kusski promised me he would se-
sure me position for $40. did not have
the amount but gave him S37. About TWO
months later, having worked during that
time as an extra man, O'Kusski returned
me $40, informing me that he could rot
secure me steady employment at that
time. He has not returned me the $l7.
When L demanded the money several days
ago he struck me. Several friends inter
fered and prevented me from being sew
erely punished. 1 then had him arrested
The charge of assault was not proven by
the witnesses. O'Kussihi denied assaulting
-Wasaluski He was given the benefit OF
the doubt and the case was dismissed.
Before leaving the dock, Roman Car
barto, another Polack, stepped forward
and asked for the arrest of o'Kusski on
charge of obtaining money under faise
nretences. Carbarto claimed that he also
maid O,Kusski $50 to secure position Tor
him. He said: "O'Kusski did secure me
job, but it was only for short time"
Justice Nevin said: IF these stories are
true the man who pays a foreman in the
employ of corporation for a position IS
equally guilty of a crime as the one VINO
receives the money. The man who receives
the money, in order to cover himself from
suspicion must falsify the time sheet Tne
one who pays the money must be ac-
ouainted with these facts, so he IS Just
as guilty. I will not issue warrane lor
one man unless do so for both
Wassaluki and Carbarto then decided to
sue Wasluski in the District Court for
the amount due them. They would not
press the complaint and they left court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-15
THEY LIKED BALLS.
So Two Young Girls Ran
Away From Home and
Slept in Railways.

Louise Hennecker, IA years old, of No..
279 Thirteenth street. and Maggie Hogan
16 years old, two pretty young girls, ran
away from their homes one week ago
today. They were found about eight
o'clock this morning by Father Harpes,
of St. Peters Church, corner of Grand
and Van Worst streets, sleep on stair
ease in the rear of the church. The two
girls were awakened by the priest, who
questioned them as to what caused their
presence in the church at such an early
hour Of the morning The girls told
Father Harpes that they had no excuse
for leaving their homes, only that they
wanted to attend picnics and balls.
Father Harpes sent word to Police
Inspector Archibald of his discovery. In
spector Archibald Immediately detailed
Telephone Clerk Sidney ODonnell, to
bring the runaway girls to Police Head
quarters. O'Donnell went over to the
church, where he found the girls under
the surveillance of Father Harpes. Father
Harpes iliormed officer O'Donnell, of
what he had learned. The girls were then
taken from the church and were brought
before Inspector Archibald, at Police
Headquarters. The girls told the In
spector the same story as to Father
Harpes.
What made you leave homer" asked
the Inspector.
I'VE had no reason" answered little
Maggie. "Louise's mother sent US for
doctor last Monday afternoon and we did
not go home. Louise's little brother was
very sick
What have you been doing since you
have been away?" the girls were next
asked.
ssWe spent our evenings going to balls.
After the balls we would drop into some
hallway and go to sleep. We have slept
in st. Peters Church since last Wednes-
day night. We did not think we would
be interfered WITH said Louise
"Why did you not go home after being
away for few days?"
81 wanted to go home Tuesday night,
but Louise thought she would get
whipping and refused to go. I did not
want to leave her alone, so I stayed with
her. said Louise.
yes, said Louise; "had I gone home
I would have been whipped. If you let
us go will promise to go home and not
run away again"
Inspector Archibold, after learning the
addresses of the girls, dispatched Detec-
tive Larkins to the numbers given to in
vestigate the case. Larkins learned that
the girls resided at the above addresses.
He also learned that Louise Hennecker
is the daughter of Charles Hennecker,
who is employed by Mayor Pagan of
Hoboken in the iron foundry. Maggie
Hogan is an orphan. She lives at the
Fifteenth street address with a married
sister
Relatives of the girls promised to call
for them this afternoon. The girls were
still at Headquarters at the time 'The
News went to press.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-15
RuEMpLER's FIRST PETTY JURY.
It Was Drawn This Morning by
Under Sheriff Heavey.

Sheriff Ruempler drew his first panel of
petty jurors this morning. The drawing
was made by Under Sheriff Heavey in the
presence of Judge Blair and Deputy. Coun-
tv Clerk Gritten. The names that came
from the box were:-
Jersey City-William O'Neill, Henry
Faber, Jacob A. Winner, Edward 7. Nor
gan. William German, Thomas Gamble
Patrick Reilly, Robert Blewitt, Charles
Ray. Sigismund Sauerbier. VIM. Coward,
William Colligan, Martin Kelly, Daniel
Walters. William Steljes, Philip Fulton,
Delewan w. Rodgers, Peter Kennedy w.
]. McCarter, Michael Moran, James Ryan,
Frederick Helm, James Delury. Richard
Conneql. Frank De Hart. John J. Goggln,
John Ryan, Theodore Bolton, Alexander
w. Willis, Michael Nugent, William Van
Reiper, W. D. Klessman, Charles Mc-
Ginniss, John Stevens Thomas Corcoran,
wv. ]. Duffy. S. Whitehead, John G. Fitz-
patrick. Thomas WIbberly, Thos. Mitchell.
James Shields, Lewis Ackerman, William
Muir, w. L. Jordan, John Widener, Chas.
Muirhead.
Hoboken-Wm. Jefferds, Carsten Pope,
John Fallon, Henry Wagner.
Bayonne-David Horley.
Gutenberg Matthew Sheridan.
North Bergen-Charles Engelbrecht.
Harrison-Stepfen Tierney, John F.
Courtney.
Town of Union-George Ruth. Frederick
Engel, Albert Draebing.
West Hoboken-Albert Granger.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-15
STORY WAS TOO SLIPPERY
Kappmann's Original Way of Get
ting an Attachment,

my name Is Henry Koppmann and
want an attachment against a horse and
carriage owned by my boss, Robert Pierce.
He keeps livery stable at Mo. 116
Fiftieth street, New York, and owes me
$N for two weeks wages. The rig is now
in Reillys livery stable, ON First street."
The hackman who addressed this infor-
nation to Justice of the Peace George
Seymour in his Hoboken office this morn
ing appeared to be a hard individual.
When the Justice asked him to explain
matters further he said he had driven a
evening. He then took the rig to the
livery stable.
His employer had not ben notified of
this. 1t had ben too slippery to take
the horse back to New York, last night,
he explained. 1t was also to slippery
this moring, he declared.
"Your story is too slippery too,'' said
the Justice. .You get no attachment
from me. You are guilty of theft if you
fail OF return the rig. I adse you to
notify your employer at once and in the
future do not go about getting an attach
ment in such an original way"
Koppmann left the Justices office ard
called upon Congressman William Daily
for advice. He told his story little diff
ferently. The Congressman's office refus-
ed to have anything to do with him. The
hackman was told that justice was dis
pensed on a more liberal scale in West
Hoboken. When last seen he was heading
for that place. 1t was later learned that
the New York authorities had sent out
an alarm for Koppmann charging him
with horse theft.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-15
A CLEAN SUICIDE.
Joseph Lutkin Turns on the
Water and Cuts His
Throat Over the
Tub.

Despondent over the failing of his sight
and other ills, Joseph Lutkln committed
suicide in Hoboken this morning, by
siashing himself in the throat with a
razor. The deed was committed IN his
home at No. 612 Washington street.
Lutkin entered the bathroom and turning
on the water deliberately stood over the
tub and severed the jugular vein with one
sweep of the blade.
The falling of the body was heard by
Lutken's wife. She rushed into the apart
ments and found the crouched up form of
her husband over the bath tub. The
floor was covered with blood. Death was
ALMOST instantaneous
Lutkin, who was past fifty years old,
was we'll known business man in Hobo
ken He was once a School Trustee. He
kept a stationery store at the above, num-
ber on Washington street Formerly ne
dealt in artificial limbs on the same
street.
At one time Lutkin maintained the only
circulating library in town. For some time
past his sight has been failing MIN. lie
was fearful of becoming blind. An IN
iured leg which neceSsitated his wearing
a steel shoe had also been troubling MIN.
He leaves a. small family of groWn-up
children. The coroner tok charge OF the
body.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-15
ST. JOHNS COLLECTION
Historical Study of the Bible
May Be Begun BY the
Institute.

The Church Bulletin" of St. Johns
Episcopal Church, announces this week
that the Christmas collection amounts 10
81, ,67S thus far. Other contributions are an.
ticipated. OF this 427 gave 81, 1850, and s14
was given at open offering. Beside the
above amount, forty-five gave $3.50. These
were members of the Bible Class. OF the
total amount, however, but 81, ,139 is apphc-
able to the $1,000 asked for by the Vestry
These notes of interest are taken from
the Bulletin':-
tTt is usually said that Sunday schools
grow very fast just before Christmas and
fall off suddenly afterwards This is not
true of ST. Johns We have no great In
fux Of scholars immediatelyb Christ
mas, and we usually have our best attend
ance during the weeks following that fes-
tival. Last Sunday, for example, only two
weeks after Christmas, we broke the rec
ord of atendances. There were 66 officers
and teachers; II in the Junior Primary, u
in the Primary, So in the Junior, 264 In the
Senior, rs in the Bible Glass, and l60 In the
Lafayette divisions, or total OF ~. The
Christmas offening of the School was
nearly $40.
'sThe wish has been expressed several
times that the Institute would undertake
Bible class under the same conditions
that govern it's other classes, for theasys-
tematic study of the Bible The class to be
under the direction of competent in
structor, and to pay attention To- the or
igin history and structure OF the Blpie,
and the manners, customs and general
life of the different ages with which It Is
concerned as well as the moral and spir-
itual truth it contains. There IS no uoupS
but such class would be wonderfully IN
teresting, and if a sufficient number VIII
join, the Institute will gladly UNDER
take it