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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-01
TO HEAR ROOSEVELT AGAIN
GOVERNOR WILL DEVOTE HIMSELF TO
BROOKLYN DISTRICTS SIGHTED BY
BRYAN-wARNING TO VOTERS

Governor Roosevelt will speak in Brooklyn on
Saturday night, devotng himself principally TO the
districts that sighted by Bryan. 1t was
thought that arrangements could be made to
have Governor Roosevelt speak. there seemed to
be possibility Of getting the necessary halls
but Michael J. Dady. chairman OF the Campaign
Committee, succeeded in securing the halls, and
the State Committee has assured him that the
Governor will be on hand.
Owing to the heavy registra ton Chairman Dady
afraid that unless the people in congested dis
tricts go TO the polls early and wait until they
can get to the ballot boxes. many votes Will be
lost He has therefore sent out letter Ito all
Mckinley voters" in which he says after adVis-
ing them 10 get 10 the polls early:
you from following this advice and you VIII nave nave
personal act and patriotic devotion TO oety y ti
have driven nail into the coffin OF financial
hat 1 a1E ve soTo s nag Of aon
higher than its folds have ever before ioated
Superintendent T D. Mosscrop OF the Records
once has been figuring on a canvass made in the
county and on Tuesday he gave out the results de-
duced from sixty election districts These results
show that II the average is maintained all
the county the plurality for Mckinley will De
Sseee
Plans for the big rally at the Academy of Music
Oh Friday night completed yesterday
The rally is to be held in honor of the State
ticket Lieutenant-Governcr Woodruff viii PRESIDE
the Republican candidate for Governor John sTa+ i:
McDonOugh, candidate for Secretary OF Sldte'
E-asfus c knight. candidate FOR Controller; John John
G Davies candidate for Attorney General; John
p JaeckeI candidate for Treasurer Edward A
Ison6 candidate for State Engineer and Surveyor,
and by Colonel Archie r. Baxter Senators Flatt
and Depev will be present at the meeting;
A meeting for the Republican candidates TOT
Congress- and Assembly, Henry b. ketcham ana
Holm am Morgan will be held at No. 2s4 Fulton
at Brooklyn. this evening under the auspices OF
the Repuniican officers Of the Sixth Election Dis
trict of the First Ward
parade under the auspices of the German pan
American Mckinley Roosevelt League OF New
York will start from Beethoven Han, FAtth-st;;
near Third-a1e., Manhattan this evening. anC Will
proceed to Tvrenty ~thrd-st., where the paraQers
will take special ferryboat, cross TO Brooklyh'
end then march TO HeiseTs Assembly Rooms;
Broadway, near Driggs-aVe-. where dinner VIII
be held in their honor About one thousand men
are expected 70 be N line
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ABOUT 10000 PLURALITY.
REPORTS FROM COUNTY COMMITTEES CON-
FIRM PREVIOUS FIGURES.

The Republican State Committee held its last
weekly conference at the headquarters IN Walnut
st. Newark yesterday. the chairmen of the various
county committees being present and making their
reports. Senator William J. Sewe was in attend
ance. as were also a number Of State Senators.
Chairman Franklin Murphy presided and reports
were made in order. They more than confirmed the
reports made week ago to the situation in the
different counties in the state, and indicating
plurality of between 5000 and $4,000 for the Repub
lican ticket Senator Sewell was pleased with the
prospects, while Senator Kean sanguine that
the plurality would go above 80 600.
After the meeting, which was private. Chairman
Murphy said he reason to change his for
estimate. The report submitted showed that
the situation had solidfed for the better. and that
the partys affairs in first class shape
throughout the State The factiona differences in
Burlington County were being rapidly healed. while
in Middesex there every assurance that Theo-
dore Strong would be elected Senator.
The committee will close the campaign Satur-
day night and Monday will be devoted to prepara-
ton for Tuesdays polling Among the men at the
meeting Frederick F. Meyer jr. president of
the Republican State League OF Clubs. Mr.. Meyer
will arrange to have club members throughout the
State attend the polls on Election Day.
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TO DEFINE PUBLIC HAcKhAN.

NORTH GERMAN LLOYD LINE AND CITY SUBMIT
QUESTION TO COURT
CORPORATION Counsel Whalen and Shipman. La
ROGUE & Choate. attorneys for the North German
LLOYD Steamship Company have asked the Appel
,ata Division of the Supreme Court, in Brooklyn,
to decide question involving definition OF what
Is a public hackman, both sides agreeing that the
Judgment In the event OF the court deciding In
favor of the citv Of New-York. SHAH not De more
than 81 The company, after the burning OF the
piers Of the North German Lloyd in Hoboken. in
June hired the Brooklyn Wharf Warehouse piers
at Anity and Warren SITS, Brooklyn, and on Au-
gust instructed Alexander P. Hexamer, FOR many
wears in charge of the carriage service at the piers
In Bohoken to take charge of the same service in
Brooklyn. The question TO be decided is whether
or not HeXamer is a public hackman within the
meaning of city ordinance and therefore liable
10 the penalty for engaging in the hack business
without a license
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HALL OF RECORDS ARCHITECT.
R. L. DAUs CHOSEN TO SUPERVISE coNsTRUC-
TON OF THE ADDITION.

R L.
TON OF THE ADDITION.
On the recommendation of Deputy Commissioner
James J. Kirwin, of Public Buildings, Lighting and
Supplies Commissioner Henry S. Kearny has
lected Rudolph L. Daus to prepare the plans and
specifications for the projected changes in the
Kings County Hall of Records and TO supervise
the reconstruction. The project contemplates the
erection of extension. which will carry the
structure through TO the Livingston-st. building
line. 1t is intended to unoccupied lot in
the of the present building with the
Hall of Records, which will be four story brick
building, 800 feet long, in Court Square. The
part will be in keeping with the architectural treat
OF the existing building.
The building, when completed will accommodate
the Surrogate the first floor. along the entire
Court Square front, while the other side of the
Hall the County Clerk will have free sway. The
entire second floor, with the exception of the Sur
rogate's Court and the adjoining Judges Chamber,
will be at the disposal Of the Register. The Com
missioner of Records and his numerous stan Will
take possession of the third floor. while the fourth
floor will be aside for the quarters OF the Regis
ter's copyists
r. L. Daus, the successful competitor. grad
uated from the Beaux Arts School, in Paris, served
last year the Building Code Commission, and
erected the German HosIital the large orphan
asylum attached to ST. Johns Home, the church
Of Our Lady Of Lourdes and the Telephone Build
ing, at Willoughly and Lawrence SITS.
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NEW JERSEY NEWS.
WHEN CRIME BECOMES MURDER.
JUSTICE DIXON INsTRUcTs GRAND JURY IN
BossCHIETER CASE


Paterson Oct 81 CspecaD.-Prosecutor Eugene
Emley is expected to present the Bosschieter muir
der to the Grand Jury tomorrow. and indict-
merits for murder will probably be returned this
week. The Prosecutor had conference with JUS
tice Dixon in the court to-day the result of which
was that the Grand Jury was called to receive the
instructions Of the Court In the matter. The Court
explained the for calling them, saying that
he deemed the to be of enough Importance to
warrant him giving the Grand Jury special nstruc-
tions. After briefly speaking of the circumstances
that led up to the meeting of the four men with
the girl that night Justice Dixon said
THE investigation shows that there four
persons present with Jennie Bosschieter in that
saloon. She received something 10 drink there,
carriage was summoned and she was put into it
by these four men and driven to the outskirts of
haps not all four of thein-assaulted her. She was
she was diseoversd to be- t dead Hsr boGy Wss
taken and left in lonely spot, where it was found
question that will come before you. The evidence
would go to show that these men acted in concert
woman. and TO what end? Subsequent events that
power of resistance away from this girl by reduc-
ing her to Inconsistencies. and taking advantage
of her while in that condition: These men are as
much guilty as If the act had been performed by
violent vic, force II the evidence laid before YOU by
the Court states them, it is duty TO indict all
O. huef d in 0F aq these @
of the four men: the cause Of death cannot be III
from the drug and the assault. The law
sututes rape a felony, but when death cnsues the
crime becomes murder 1t is not necessary to
show that bodily harm and the death of the vic
tim was intended; mat death ensued in consequence
of the Perpetration by these four men of a felony
establishes the crime of murder. Therefore. to
sum up II the test of the contents of the stomach
shows that drug had been administered, then
gentlemen, YOU must find indictments against all
four mer for both rape and murder
James McAlister & Co. silk throwsters. of which
firm walter c. McAlister, one of the four men
cused of the murder OF Jennie Bosschieter was
manager is going out of existence. The day after
Walter arrested his father went TO the mill
and ordered that every spool be off. The mill
was closed down on Saturday, and 1T will not open
again unless under management. Mr. Nc
Alster spends OF his time in the coal business
and kept the throwing plant for his
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TO SUBMIT FOWLER MODEL.

COMMITTEE UNABLE TO DO THIS YESTERDAY
The committee the statue of General Edward
p. Fowler the model for which was rejected by the
Municipal Art Commission last week. met In the
Office Of Park Commissioner G-ower, in Brooklyn
yesterday morning submit the model of the
statue for his approval but Henry Baerer the
sculptor did appear with the model the meeting
was adjourned for weeks. Commissioner
Brewer said that he would not accept the statue if
ii did not up the standard required
The committee contends that as the sDace on
which the Is be erected was set aside for
that purpose by act OF Legislature. the Park
Commissioner has no more right than the Munic-
fpal Art Commission 10 refuse to allow the statue
10 be placed there.
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DIsCHARGED FOR TIE TERN.

JURY IN MURDER CASE SHARPLY LECTURED BY
THE COURT AT PATERSON.
Paterson. Oct. 81 (speciaD.-JessIe Dobbs, young
woman. was acquitted by jury this evening Of a
charge of murder The girl was charged with
throwing her newly born babe into vault at No
20 Lane-st. October 7. The child was discovered
next day.
The jury out half an hour, and returned with
a verdict Of not guilty. There was applause from
several persons in the courtroom, and Judge Dixon
ordered Constable Stock to allow no one to go out
Turning to the jury. he said sharply: II cannot
understand how you arrive this verdict after
hearing the evidence which has been adduced in the
case. 1t is clearly a perversion of Justice OF
course. your verdict will stand, but you are dis
charged. not only from this case, but for the term
After the jury had retired Judge Dixon turned
his attention to those who had made the noise He
called all the men on the seat with the Grand Ju-
and questioned them after the other The
last was John Sanford, who admitted that he
might have made the noise He was sentenced to
Ave hours in the county Jail for contempt of court
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MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
VERDICT AGAINST CoLoRED MAN WHO
SHOT WHITE WAITER.
Here's that Niger AGAIN.

Here's that Niger again.
Brooklyn yesterday. was found guilty OF muroeF
in the hrst degree for killing Andrew Tiejen,
waiter in a restaurant at No. lis Fuiton-st'
Brooklyn, on August g Pugh testified that after
he had been kicked out of the restaurant ne
thought he would get out warrant, and accord
ingly started back to the restaurant to get Tie
jens name On the way he bought a revolver FOR
the purpose of protecting himself. AS he APP
preached the restaurant Tiejen saw him, and To-
gether with some other walters, came from the
rear OF the restaurant crying:
Here's that Niger again. . e,
In order scare them off. Pugh said he nred
his revolver In their direction, fatally WounoIng
Tiejen.
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coxGREGATIONAL AsSocIlrIoN ELEcr1nn

AT the meeting Of the Manhattan Congregational
Association in the Bushwick Avenue Congrega-
tional Church, in Brooklyn. yesterday the follow
ing officers were elected: Moderator, the Rev. Ed
ward p Ingersoil: secretary and treasurer the
Rev. William A Kirkwood treasurer Of the Fund
for Aged Ministers. Thomas Christie The Rev
Henry A. Stinson read a paper on 'Funda mental
Conceptions in Theology" The afternoon session
was devoted to "reminiscences of the Rev DR. 4
J. E. Behrends and the Rev. DR.. R. S. Storrs
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YOUNG MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON.

ALLEGED TO HAVE SET FIRE TO SEVERAL BUILD
INGS AT BABYLON.
Babylon. Long Island, Oct U.-Edward Brush
twenty years old. a prisoner in Justice Will
martins court at Amityville to-day charged with
arson It is alleged he has Set fire to a number OF
buildings in and about AmltyVille. He is charged
specifically with setting fire TO barn last May on
the farm Of Edward Ketcham. Mr. Ketcham de-
MES the young Is guilty and defends him.
Brush admitted being the building few min
before the blaze He became tangled up In
giving his testimony He suddenly waived exami-
nation and told the Magistrate TO do what he
pleased with him. He held without bail to
await the action OF the Grand Jury.
Ten days ago the planning mill and lumber yard
and $4,000 worth of stock owned by Charles Wood
were DESTROYED
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CHARGED WITH REGISTERING ILLEGALLY
Ex-coNv1cr HAD NOT BEEN RESTORED TO CIT
IzENsHIP IT IS ALLEGED.

John Young a colored man. of No. 6lS Dean-st,
Brooklyn was arrested Saturday evening In Van
derbilt-ave. by Detective Scanlon, who charged
him with Illegally registering John Miller In
the Twelfth District OF the Ninth Ward, and with
attempting to exercise the rights OF citizen despite
the fact that he had served term OF nine years
and six months IN State prison and had not yet
been restored TO citizenship He was taken to the ne
Myrtle-aye police court yesterday morning ana
committed to prison IN default Of $500 bail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-01
WANT THEM DECLARED BANKRUPTs.

A petition filed yesterday with the clerk of
the United States District CoErt. in Brooklyn. TO
have Leopold Baumann and William Bowman
composing the firm Of L. Baumann & Co. furni-
dealers OF No 1877 Broadway. brooklyn and
Nos. 1,421 and 1,a23 Third-ave Manhattan declared
involuntary bankrupts. The petitioners are p
Derby. with claims amounting to 81 4S .: Theodore
Sauer $40 rs. and E. SChlOss & Co. $l5s SIS 1t is
set forth in the petition that the alleged bankrups
committed act in bankruptcy in allowing certain
Of their goods, valued 5000 to be removed from
their stores TO the prejudice OF the claims OF their
creditors.
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GAVE UP BUSINESS IN PRETORIA
KARK KooPMAN. NOW IN PAssA1c SAYS E,Nc1 rsz
DRAFTED HIM INTO SERVICE

Passaic. Oct. 81 (speciaD.-KarI Koopman.
Hollander who was the manager of a butcher brsi
ness In Pretoria recently arrived IN Passaic with
his wife and family. He compelled TO rive nm
his business In Pretoria by the English, he said
PEELED TO work a shipping clerk '
A few months ago he managed 10 get AWAY from
the TcansYaal with his family and few belonginrs
he Will not return to straighten his propert+;
aFairs until after the war is over. as he fears he
would be counting Imprisonment or death 0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-01
MITCHELL TO SPEAK ~ BROOKLYN.

who conducted the strike among the anthracite
miners in Pennsylvania. Will address mass meet
ing IN the Cermont Avenue Rink I'm Brooklyn this
evening Henry George, jr VIII preside at the
meeting. Besides President Mitchell oIher sneak
ers will be President Perkins Of the Interna tionaI
Ilg2rnsk ers Union, Joseph Barondess. Ernest H
Crosby. Father DuceT John Swiaton and Charles
Frederic Adams
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PART OF PETRIFIED BODY FOUND.

IN CELLAR OF HOUSE ONCE OCCUPIED BY DR.,
HOLMES, WHO POSSESSED SECRET OF
PECULIAR EMBALMING PROCESS.
The petrihed head and trunk OF a girl about
twelve years old were found IN box in the cellar
OF No 26s South Ninth-st. Brooklyn, yesterday. by
workmen who were cleaning out the cellar.
The box and its contents were taken TO the ely
mer-st police station, and the police began in
Yestigation. They ascertained that the cellar had
once been the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Holmes,
who gained considerable prominence through an
embalming process which, ne asserted. would turn
bodies into stone.
He embalmed the bodies Of several prominent
en- and those OF many soldiers who killed In
the Civil War HS 6ied about two years ago. The
h1@3 aTid trunk found yesterday probably
used by him in his experiments.
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sAyDB4GGED AND ROBBED AT HIS DOOR.

WATCH. CHAIN AND MONEY TAKEN BY FOOT
PADs-ONE ARREST MADE
Andrew Brown thirty-eight years old. of No. III
BUSIEST Brooklyn was sandbagged and robbed OF
a gola watch and chain and several dollars in
money on Sunday night Henry and Bush SITS,
Erook ,yn. He had been visiting friend In De-
graw-st and while walking in Henry-st. saw that
two men were following him.
They failed modest him until he reached the
vestlbule Of his house. when they knocked him
down and beat him. He made dash for the street.
but che o. the men got IN front Of him. while the
other knocked him down again from behind When
he recovered his senses he reported the assault
and robbery the police
Later Joseph Kous of No lib BUSIEST. was ar
rested, He was taken before Magistrate voorhees,
IN the Butler-st. court yesterday. but Mr. Brown
being too III appear, Kous was held in $500 bail
for hearing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-01
DINNER TO P0STMAsTER-GgNERa1

Charles Emory Smith, Pos tmaster- General who
is to address Republican mass meeting in the
Krger Auditorium on Saturday night will ba ~
guest IN Newark OF Franklin Murphy during his
stay dinner 10 Mr.. Smith and some friends will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-01
ADDED TO BRo0KLYy Posr0FFfcE

The territory now covered by the Evergreen Post
Office. in Queens County viii be under the manage
ment of the Brooklyn PostofHce beginning to-day
and the free delivery service Will be extended there
Evergreen. East Williamsburg Wyckon Heights
and large Part OF Metropolitan viii be arfected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-01
TWO WOMEN CHARGED WITH KIDy4PPIN'
THEY SAID THE GIRLS sTEPMoTHER TREATED
HER BADLY.

HER BADLY.
Catherine Duffy. forty-eight years old, of No 1o2
Novelist Brooklyn. ana Cecilia Alderman. forty
three years old. of No. 1S Norman-ave,, Green
point were arrested yesterday and taken to the
Ralph-ave police station. in Brooklyn. on the
charge of kidnapping Nellie Agnes Thompson four
years old from in front of her stepmotheTs house.
at No. 625 Central-ave.. Brooklyn.
The women 1t is alleged were carrying the
child through the streets in their arms when their
attempts to sife its cries attracted the attention
OF Stephen Lanport. OF No 81 Eidert-st, Brooklyn
who told his suspicious TO a policeman At the
and Mrs Alderman said she NY was c me g was
harshly treated by her stepmother; When me
stepmother, Mrs. Thompson. arrived. she denied
that she treated the child bady, anu the cI'iIu lou
to her with cry OF JOY. ,o5
Mrs. Duffy and Mrs Alderman were ,t aTr ttaS
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4 TEORNIOALITF SAHED HLs NECK

Paterson. Oct. 81 tspeciaD.-Wnlam Fl. Allen.
coiored' who pleaded vult to murder in the sec
ono degree. was sentenced TO thirty years in the
state prison by Justice Dixon to-day. The Judge
neck. '" SN'eu NE
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JOINT DEBATE AT RUTHERFORD.
REPUBLICAN SPEAKERS CLEARLY HAD THE
AUDIENCE IN THEIR FAVOR

Rutherford. Oct 80 GspeciaD.-About four hun
dred and attended the Joint debate
in this city last night. The Republican speakers
were Charles Burrows and Joseph c. Schenk and
they clearly had the audience with them
The Democratic side maintained by Cool
Conkiing and Captain Addison Ely. At the close
OF the debate, Mrs. William H Smith in h.
half of the Town Improvement Association nre
sented bouquets of pink carnations to the Re-
publican speakers and red roses to the Democrats
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BODY FOUND ON RAILROAD TRACKS,

The body OF an unknown man found cut In
two. on the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks near
Maverly early yesterday. The man was about
Lnirty7dlve years old. apparently a workinRman
The BODY was removed to the morgue in Newark
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-01
NEW-JERSEY POLITICAL NOTES.

As hint to Republicans that it is their duty to
vote and not to go on excursion with dog and
gun until after they have voted, Assemolyman
Leon Albeit said yesterday: Il think Bryan will
win The Republicans appear to overlook the fact
that there are thousands of Republicans who won't
vote at ell this year They don't want to vote Tor
BRYAN and they won't vote for Mckinney. me
more of this class that remain away from the poIs
the better 1t will be for our side Which IS the
Democratic side. everybody knows. since IT is
that side that always profits by the failure OF Re
publicans to vote. Inasmuch as there Is no one
hing more than another which testihes TO his
patriotism than the fact that the Democrat al
yrays votes-at least once-on Election Day, every
Republican should go and do likewise.
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CALDWELL POSTMASTER ROBBED

Caldwell. oct. 81 (SpeciaD.-The house OF Post
master George D. Jacobus In this place was
entered by burglars at early hour this MORN
ing and robbed OF mo ley and postage stamps be-
longing to the Government, amounting to nearly
500. The thieves escaped.
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WOMAN WAS TOO MUCH FOR HIM

TRAMP TRIED TO BRIGHTEN MRS. sHAFER- RIFT
SHE HELD HIM UP
Montclair. Oct 81 (speciaD.-Mrs I Calvin
shafer. of this town, found a tramp ran.aclxi,g
her bedroom yesterday. When she told the man to
go. he tried to frighten her with a revolver hut
Mrs. Shafer wasn't easily scared She had a 70
volver Of her own within her reach and she mot
the tramp more than half way. She SO frightened
him that he threw up his hands and waited with
Mrs. Shafers revolver covering him untiI a 60
stable came and led him away. Recorder Yost sent
jail N 1'O"'SS' 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-01
OPEN SEASON FOR GAME.

Matawan. Oct. 81 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is the
ana quail In New-Jersey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-01

L. F. Quigg of New-York, and Senator Pitney
of Norris County Will address a public meeting a
Rockaway, y. j., on the evening of November ,.
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BURGLARY INSURANCE.

There has been a marked increase the number OF
seem to be specially singled out for these depredatons
and Individual losses In several have been
heavy The only method of providing against losz Is
through carrying burglary insurance in responsible
Company