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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
THE zELLER OUTING.
Prominent Democrats Attended the
Picnic Saturday Night.

A great many Jersey City Democrats
and not few Republicans, attended the
picnic of the John Zeller Association of
Gutenberg, held Saturday night at the
Standard Brewing Companys Park, Bulls
Ferry Road and Herman avenue, on Sat
urday night. The park was thronged.
Nearly all the Democratic candidates on
the county ticket were present, including
ex-Judge Robert Hudspeth, who Is rum
ming for State Senate, and F'reeholder
Candidates James Ellington, James Kelly,
William Moran, Michael B. Holmes and
Jacob E. W. Kuper. Colonel Robert G..
Smith, Sheriff Carl Ruempler and County
Clerk Maurice Stack were also seen in the
gathering.
About one hundred and fifty well known
Horseshoeites were conveyed to the park
in four special trolley cars, whoich left
Pavonia avenue and Erie street at eight
o'clock. Prominent among them were
Freeholder Michael Keeney, Under Sher-
iff Heavey, John Mooney, Michael Kela-
her, Frank Lane and Charles Wagner A
large number of Gable Club members
helped to form the contingent.
A delegation from the Ninth Ward DEM
ocratic Club, consisting of George w.
Heavey, William Dooley, John Ryan, cam
didate for Coroner; Daniel Y. Lewis, and
John Gable also attended.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01

City ,and will speak from the car plat
form at New Brunswick at GLE P. M.
AT. Jersey City he will address a mass
meeting in the evening, which will be un-
der the management of 'sBob" Davis
and the Hudson County Committee. On
Friday morning Mr.. Bryan will go into
the Fourth Congressional District and
will make speech from the car plat
form at iMorristown and address meet
ing at Dover at 1890 P. M From Dover
he will come back to Paterson, speak
ing from the car platform at Boonton,
and addressing meeting in Paterson
at p M. From Paterson he will go
to Newark, where he will wind up his
New Jersey visit by addressing a mass
meeting.
The committee also announced that
Adlai Stevenson the Democratic can
didate for Vice President, would speak
in Camden, on Monday, October Is.
The, meeting of the committee was
remarkable for the members that were
absent. e. F. c. Young and General
William C. Heppen'heimer, the menu
bers from Hudson, who are Gold Demo-
Gratis, were not present. Rufus Blod~ett
remained away, and so did Colonel E. L.
Price, the Essex County member. Each
the rock-bottom facts as to the situation
in his county and all declared the outlook
for Bryan to be most encouraging. 1t was
unanimously agreed that the Democratic
national ticket would carry New Jersey.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
FOUR SMALL FIRES:
One Spoiled Telephone Communion
tom With Headquarters.

Fire box No. 420 was pulled at 4:2O
o'clock yesterday afternoon for fire
which seriously damaged a bill board
fence at No. 179 Pavonia avenue. 1t is
not known how the fence was fired.
At 500 iP. IN. another alarm was sound
ed from box No. 81, for a fire in the three
story brick building No. 3451h Jersey ave
nue., in the apartments of Samuel Eichen-
baum. The fire was caused by children
playing with matches. 1t caused consider
able damage to furniture
At 1850 O'Clock last night the frame
work of the window in front of the Web
ster avenue station was burned by fire
caused by the crossing of an electric light
wire and the GameweH electric apparatus
and telephone wires. The wood work was
entirely destroyed. Members of No. 12 en-
gine company extinguished the flames
Communication from Police Headquarters
and from the station house to the signal
boxes was cut off for some time on ac-
count. of the wires being cut by firemen.
AT 12 A. M. this morning a fire occurred
in the apartments of John Denloud in the
three-story frame building, Of No SIS
Paterson Plank Road. 1t was caused by
the explosion of an oil stove. Some of
the furniture in the room was damaged
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
HUDSON GROVE DEMOCRATS.
First Meeting Was Great Success
NEXT One THURSDAY.

The Hudson Grove Democratic Club,
(reorganized) held its first regular meet
ing Thursday evening, at Gansberg' S
Hall, Leonard street and Central avenue.
about forty new members Joined the
club, making in all total membership
of about one hundred, which is very
creditable, it being the first regular meet
ing.
The committee appointed to secure a
transparency reported through it's chair
man, Street and Water Commissioner
James S. Nolan, that it would, have a
transparency fifteen by twenty-four feet,
containing pictures of the Democratic
Presidential and Vice Presidential cam
didates, together with names of all other
candidates, by Saturday, October 6, when
the occasion will be celebrated with
fireworks music and refreshments
Prominent speakers of national reputa-
ton will address the assemblage. The
secretary was instructed to invite all
neighboring political Clubs to attend. The
committee intends to make the occasion
memorable. The club will meet next
Thursday.
A social session followed the meeting
which was enjoyed by those present
George Halahan played some classical
selections. He was followed by Otto
Brown, who sang 'Asleep ON the Deep"
and gave an imitation of public speakers
of today. Frank Debuchy in his .Quack
Quack" song caused great amusement,
the audience joining in the chorus with
more noise than melody. Altogether, the
meeting was great success. The mem
bers are looking forward to the next one
with pleasure.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
LOOKS LIKE MURDER
Man Found In Pool With
His Pockets Turned
Inside Out.

The police are Investigating the death of
| David Bodell, am old employe of the Erie
Railroad Company, who boarded at NO.
JAS Grove street, and was found dead in a
pool of water at the foot of Fifteenth
street on September 20. 1t is believed that
he met with foul play.
The day before the body was found
Bodell, who is fifty-five years old, drew
his pay of $40. He paid his board and q
| few small debts in the neighborhood
His absence for day or SO did not
provoke any surprise on the part of his
landlady and her family, as Bodell was
| Frequently ordered by his employers to do
work outside of the city. But after four
or five days inquiries were made concern
| ing him and later ON a search was in
stituted. He left his boarding house with
over $40 i'm his pockets.
There was nothing about the body of
the man VINO was found at the foot of
Fifteenth street, this morning, after Bo-
dells disappearance to indicate who he
was, and the body was sent to Speer' s
morgue and subsequently buried in Pot
ters Field.
The discovery that the body was that of
Bodell was made by son of Mrs. Scanlan
with whom Bodell boarded, who in search
of clues concerning Bodell's whereabouts
went to the morgue and there recognized
coat and pipe taken from the body of
the unknown man who had been buried as
having belonged to Bodell.
| The pool in which the body was found is
quite deep, and the query arises. Was
Bodell thrown into or did he fall into it?
County Physician Converse says death
was due to drowning. There were no
marks of violence on the body.
Bodell was a sober, Industrious old man,
who generally minded his own business.
When his body was found in the pool his
pockets were turned inside out.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
CORMAN HELD.
Man Whose CroWbar Killed
Fellow Workman Techni-
cally Charged With
Manslaughter.
POLICE SAY IT WAS ACCIDENTAL
But He MIST Be Charged
With the Crime and
Acquitted.
POLICE SAY IT WAS ACCIDENTAL

William German, of No. 7oS Eleventh
avenue, New York, who accidentally
cropped six foot crowbar, which fell
five stories through the net work of iron
uprights and beams of the Commercial
Trust Companys new building in Ex-
change place, Saturday, and crushed the
skull OF Caspar Campagpa, was arraigned
In the First Criminal Cour this morning
on charge of manslaughter He was
held by Police Justice Hoos for the Grand
Jury, and was subsequently paroled by
Judge Blair in the custody of Probation
Officer Frank Higgins.
his arrest and arraignment were simply
matters of form. The police have thor
oughly investigated the case and are sat
isfied that German was not even guilty of
criminal carelessness
AS soon as news of the tragedy reached
Headquarters on Saturday Chief Murphy
sent Officer Nevin after German, who
willingly went before the Chief Eye wit
nesses had told the police that German in
trying to pry heavy iron beam into posi-
ton, had lost his footing and in an effort
to save himself from falling to death be-
low had accidently dropped the crowbar
The Chief allowed German to go to his
home in New York on a promise to appear
at Police Headquarters this morning. He
appeared on time
The Chief directed Captain Cody to
make out complaint against him for
manslaughter. Captain Cody then went
before Justice Hoos with German and
stated the case. After the holding of
German by the Justice for the Grand Jury
German was sent up to the Prosecutor s
office in charge Of Roundsman Higgins,
who stated the case to Assistant Prose-
cutor Van Wrinkle. German was. then ar
raigned before Judge Blair. The Assist
ant Prosecutor had no objections to his
being paroled. This practically ends the
matter.
Chief Murphy in speaking Of the case
said
"Gorman's arraignment is in accordance
with law and custom. 1t is not for the
police to decide in such cases whether
death is the result of carelessness or due
to felonious assault. There is no ques-
ton that the death of Campagna was due
entirely to accident
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
AUGUST WAS HEALTHY.
Clerk Rooney Says the Death
Rate Was Remarkably
Low.

According to the statistics issued by
Clerk c. ]. Rooney, of the County Health
Board, Saturday, August, 1900, was an UNI
usually healthful month. The death rate
of the county contrasted with the average
of the same month for the last ten years
was much lower, there being. SO less
deaths per 1000 of population during the
past month than the average for August
from 1889 to 1893.
This remarkable and pleasing decrease
is due in large measure to the falling
off in the number of deaths from zymotic
or preventable diseases, there being Sc per
cent. less deaths from such diseases dur
ing last August than the average for the
ten preceding Augusts. There was also a
large falling off in the number of deaths
from diarrhoeaf diseases.
Hoboken's death rate was below the
average for the past five years, allowing
for the decreased population given by the
new census.
A peculiar feature of the statistics is the
varying number of deaths from sunstroke
during the past five Augusts. In 1896 there
We're 12S such Deaths; 1897. none; 1898, five;
1899, one; while last August there were
twelve
There were 66o deaths in the county dur
ing last August. OF these 343 occurred in
Jersey City, 107 in Hoboken, 81 in Bay
onne; North Bergen, SO; Harrison, 2S;
West Hobokent 27; Kearny, %; Town OF
Union 10; Weehawken, 13; West New
York and Gutenberg, each.
The monthly death rate per 1000 OF
population was 1T in the county; Jersey
City rate was the same as the county's;
lHoboken, LIS; Bayonne, 1.9; Weehawken,
3.S; North Bergen, 2.7; Harrison, rs;
Kearny, 1.5; Town of Union, IL; West
Hobokem 0.9; Gutenberg, OF; West New
York, 0.4.
The marriages reported for the month
were:-Jersey City, 1O9; tHoboken, 2S; Town
of Union, II; West Hobokens II; Bayonne,
s; North Bergen, 8; Gutenberg, 2: West
New York, Harrison and East Newark,
each. Total for county, 1874.
There were IT'S births during August, 1900.
divided as follows:-Jersey City, S75; Ho-
boken, 124; Bayonne rs; West Hoboken,
rs; Town of Union. 80; Kearny, 20; West
New York and North Bergen, 10 each;
Harrison and Gutenberg, each II; Wee
hawken, Z; East Newark, 8.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
WAS THERE FOUL PLAY !?

Coroner Charles Hoffman,, of Hoboken.
was notified last night that man had
died i'm front of a. saloon at Courtlandt
street and Hudson Boulevard, on the
boundary line between West Hoboken and
North Bergen. The body was found to
be that of Benjamin Gleason, sixty-one
years old, of No. 1854 Hudson Boulevard.
There was a deep cash on the head and it
is believed that death was due to a frac-
ture of the skull.
AS far as could be learned last night
Gleason had been in the saloon drinking
He got into a quarrel and was elected
He went back to the place again and was
thrown out a second time 1t was said
that he received the cut over his head
by falling on the sidewalk.
The case is being investigated by the
West Hoboken police and arrests will
probably be made. County Physician Con-
verse will hold a post mortem examina-
tiou today to decide the real cause of
Gleasons death. Gleason had no occupa-
tion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
.CARRADRANDT'S
TRIAL.
Sensational Features Expect
ed When the Boy Muir
derer Is Arraigned.
THAT THEATRE INCIDENT
Play Which Is Said to Have
Suggested the Murder
Will Be Brought In.

What promises to be one of the most
sensational murder trials ever held in this
county will begin tomorrow in the Court
OF Oyer and Terminer, when nineteen
year old John Garrabrandt is placed on
trial for his life for killing fifteen year
old Henry Maass, at Jersey City, on the
night of May 5 last. The crime was one
of unusual brutality. The two boys had
been on friendly terms, when young Gar
rabrandt conceived the idea that Maass
was his rival in love-
They had worked for the same firm and
Garrabrandt when discharged was further
erdbittered against Mass by the belief
that mis- young rival was in some way re-
sponsible for his loss of employment
On the afternoon of Saturday May 5,
Garranbrandt met Mass as the latter
was returning from work He inveigled
MASS into the cellar of his home, at No.
lS2 Eighteenth street, by pretending that
he had something to show Maass. At six
O'Clock that night Maass's dead body was
found in wod shed in the cellar. His
head had been battered by slungshot and
his arms were tied behind his back.
Young Garranbrandts disappearance
caused suspicion to turn upon him and
he was arrested at his aunts home in
West NyaclS N. Y, the next day.
Garrabrandt confessed the crime and adj
mitted that he was prompted by jealousy
and desire to get the weeks wages
which he knew his young rival had.
Over sixty witnesses have been SUBJ
poenaed by the State. The defence will
be insanity. It will be shown That the
young murderer is a nephew of Libbie
Garrabrandt, now serving a life sentence
at Trenton for murder; that he was a
cigarette fiend and an omniverous reader
of trashy books.
The night before the murder he had
witnessed at a local theatre sensational
play in which the william temporarily con-
quers the hero in much the same manner
as he afterwards disposed of young
Mass. 1t will be contended that his
mind weakened through hereditory faint
and the cigarette and dime novel abuse
grasped as solution of all his troubles
the suggestion offered by the act of the
play where the hero is lured to cellar,
attacked with a slung shot, bound and
ro1ohad
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
MASS MEETING AT ST. PETERS.
CAMPAIGN to BE Opened Tomorrow
NIGHT.

The Democratic campaign in Hudson
county will be formally opened by a big
mass melting at st. Peters Hall tomorrow
evening. The list of speakers fer the oc-
casion include Hon. G. A. Hunneker, of
Connecticut; Hon. A L. McDermott. can
didate for Congress; Hon, r. s. Hud-
speth, candidate for State Sena-
tor; Police Justice James J. Murphy,
Corporation Attorney John Wahl Queen.
Counsellors James F. Minturn, Joseph f.
Farmer, James A. Hamill, Charles c.
Hendrick, Eugene Leake, Eugene Dewitt,
Joseph P. Tumilty.
1t is said that Chairman Gourley, Of the
State Committee will preside.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
FITZGERALD TO BE PRESIDENT.
He Will BE Elected BY the Seventh
Ward Democrats,

MIR. Thomas Fitzgerald will be elected
president of the Seventh Ward Demo-
cratic Club if he can, be prevailed upon to
accept the office. His strength in the ward
is such that President Joseph Blaise who
has been seeking reelection, will not run
to succeed himself.
The club has recovered from it's disap-
pointment at its failure to secure a nomi-
nation for the Freeholdershp, and is salts
fied now with the fact that it has secured
the Assemblymanic and Senatorial nonli-
nation in the ward. If the nomination had
gone to the Greenville section Mr. Joseph
Duff would probably have been the nom
inee, as the other aspirants for the NOM
ination, Messrs. Edward Barr and Joseph
Blaise, were given to understand that the
nomination would not come their way.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
JUDGE J. ROSS CLUBS PICNIC.

The Judge ]. Ross Association held its
annual picnic last Saturday evening at
Baldwin Park. 1t was a great success
as the large attendance amply demon
strated. The standard bearer and Miss
NJ Clancy led the march in which over
two hundred couples took part. The
ladies were presented with handsome
souvenirs.
To Mr.. L. Coughlin, the floor manager,
is due much credit for the evenings
pleasure. He was ably assisted by a
Floor Committee consisting of j. Cassidy,
chairman; Ig. Williams, P. Hagen and
b Hart
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
BRYAN'S VISIT.
He Will Sweep Through the
State Like a Whirlwind
Many Speeches.

At the meeting Of the State Democratic
Committee held at the Hotel Washington.
on Saturday afternoon the programme for
Mr.. Bryan's visit to this city was definite
~ agreed upon.
Mr.. Bryan will arrive at Camden on
Thursday, October %. He will address
a meeting at noon in Washington Park
and will leave for Trenton at Lis P. NJ,
making addresses en- route from the car
platform at Riverside. Burlington and
4ordentown. At Trenton he VIII address
the convention Of Democratic clubs,
which viii be 81 session there, and at s
o'clock he NH leave Trentsn for Jersey
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
CONE TO Indianapolis.
The Delegates to the Convention Of
Democratic Clubs.

A convention of the Democratic Club of
Hudson county was held Saturday night
in the clubrooms of the Michael j. Coyle
Association, at Washington and Newark
strets, Hoboken, for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the National convention
of Democratic Clubs to be held this week
in indianapolis, Ind. Almost every Demo-
cratic club in the county was represent
ed. Those elected as delegates were:-Cor-
poration Attorney James F. Minturn,
Poormaster Harry L. Birch, Police Com
missioner Adolph Lankering, d. Van
Wyck Of Hoboken, ]. Reinhardt, HI.
Hoppe and Otto Loehs The delegates left
for Indianapolis yesterday morning.
Shortly before the convention adjourned
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
TO HAVE A H0USEWARMIAG
First Ward Democrats Arrange for
Gala Day.

The First Ward Democratic Club has
leased the building at No. 44 Gregory
street. Alterations will be completed in a
few days and arrangements are now being
made to hold housewarming, Wednes-
day evening, October 8, at which time a
handsome transparency with the portraits
of Bryan and Stevenson will be raised be-
fore the clubhouse.
Several campaign orators will be pres
ent to speak words appropriate to the oc-
sion. The club members are full of en-
thusiasm, and they invite all Democrats
of the ward to be present and enroll as
members.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
M'GOvERN AS A WALTER.

Terry McGovern. the popular champion
of three different classes, bantam, feather
weight and lightweight, has volunteered
to appear at the annual ball OF the
Rocky Moore Club, at Imperial Music
Hall, Nos. As and 50 Gregory street, next
Monday evening. He will make his debut
as a prize waltzer on that occasion. Mr..
John S. Moore, the standard bearer of
the association, has the distinction Of be-
ing the hustling agent of the Bon Ton
Theatre He will start McGovern on his
career as prize waltzer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
MULLlcAa GUARDS MEETING.

The Mulligan Guards held meeting 1asa
evening at their quarters. Grove and Sixth
streets, and made arrangements for their
annual ball. It will be, held at Woods
Hall, Barrow street. on Wednesday even
ing, December 10. Fifteen new members
wara elActad
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
REPUBLICAN, CLUBS TO MEET

Secretary Theodore H. EMS. of the
Hudson County Republican League of
Clubs, announced today that there would
be a meeting of the League on Wednes-
day evening. The session will be for
the purpose OF furthering the project to
organize more clubs throughout the
county. The proposition regarding a big
political demonstration of all the Repub-
iican clubs will also be considered
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
ANOTHER LOT OF G o P. MARcHERs

A Republican marching club for the
present campaign was organized by a
number of Tenth ward citizens at the Ave-
nue. House Friday night The following
temporary officers were chosen:-Joseph
Locke Chairman; S. R. Briggs Secretary,
and ]. E. Edwards, Treasurer Messrs
Edwards, McGirr and Rich were appoint
ed to select a suitable name for the club,
and Messrs. Locke and McGirr to hire
meeting place. The next meeting will be
held on October 8.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
THIRDS BANNER RAISING TONIGHT

The Third Ward Democratic Club will
raise a Bryan and Stevenson banner this
evening at Jersey avenue and Sixth street
There will be a grand display of fireworks
and a band will render music The speak,
ers of the evening are:-Dr. c. c. Hen
bricks, Counsellor Arthur Gray, G. T. X.
O'Brien, Louis L. Finlze and Myron Ernst
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
COLONEL DEANS STATE SPEECHES

Colonel Dean goes to Newark tonight to
speak to the German-Am Democrats
at Kreuger's Auditorium, on Belmont ave
nue.. Tomorrow night he speaks at Nor
ristown.
The Democratic State Committee Is
keeping the Colonel pretty busy through
out the State In a hopeless campaign
Colonel Dean would do more good in Hud-
SON county, where ne resides, and where
he is we'll and favorably known.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
BABY's BODY WASHED UP.

The body of a male infant was washed
up on the shore of the New4Yorlx Bay
at the foot of Philip street, Lafayette,
early this morning. and found by Charles
Nicholson. who lives at No. 1S4 PhiiiR
street The body was taken to the
morgue. The child was about thre}
months old
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
HOTEL MEN IN TROUBLE.

Vice Chancellor Pitney this morning
appointed Pierre f. Cook, lawyer of
this city. receiver of the Blanchard &
Iiager Company, New Jersey corpora
ton, doing business in Connecticut. The
company managed the celebrated Pequot
Hotel and Cottages at New London and
the Fort Griswold Hotel at Grotan, and
is now in financial difficulties.
Tie assets of the company are placed
Mt $S0,0G0 and the liabilities at $4,000.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
THE NlNTH'S CLUB HOUSE.

Chairman Daniel Y. Lewis, of the
gress Of the plan to extend the club
Executive Committee of the Ninth Ward
Democratic Club is expected to make an
extended report this evening ON the pro-
house. The sales of shares is going along
nicely and the $1,000 worth Of stock will
soon he disnosed Of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
ST. NlcHAELS CLUB TALENT.

The programme for the concert and re-
ception to be held under the auspices of
st. Michaers Club, at st. Michael's Hall,
next Thursday night, promises to be an
unusually attractive one. Noted New
New York singers win assist local talent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-01
A Remarkable Landslip.

A~iandslip occurred some time ago In
Sattel, Switzerland. An inn and its gar
den and outbuildings slid down the hill-
side a distance of 80 feet, without being
in the least injured Two stately elms in
the garden were also moved without in
ilfrv