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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-25
TWO DARING THEFTs.
Burglars Loot Two Saloons Under
the Shadow of Headquarters.

Two cases of burglary in Hoboken early
yesterday m6a'ning have all hut gained
the admiration of the police for their con
summate daring. The saloon of Boule-
ward Superintendent Michael j. Coyle, less
than hundred feet distant from the
green lights outside of Police Headquar-
ters, was one of the places broken into.
Here the burglars secured $685. The
money was taken from the cash register
behind the bar under the glare of two
gas jets left burning by the night bar
tender wheTi he locked up at 8 A. NJ. A
broken lock and marks of a Jimmy on
the Newark street side door explained
the manner in which entrance had been
effected. A policeman and private
watchman who patrol the street looked
into the place and tried the doors several
times without being able to detect any
thing wrong.
The saloon of M. Weisbach, No. 81 River
street, stands between two all night re-
sorts, a cafe and restaurant. The street
is well .9atrolled, vet the burglars sue
ceeded in looting the cash register and
getting away with over $40 worth of case
goods and cigars.
The police believe that both burglaries
were the work of one man.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-25
M'GILL ON THE FORCE
New York World Says He
Favors Reorganization.

In the New York "World" this morn
ing the following interview with DR.. Nc
Gill, President of the Police Board, is
given
1t would surprise any citizen not con-
cersant with police methods to learn what
system of mutual protection extends
throughout the department Members OF
the force are banded otgether to protect
each other.
Not only does this standing back to
back exist among the patrolmen but also
among the superior officers. 1t is almost
impossible to get one officer to testify
against another.
Il do not mean that the entire force
is corrupt. There is large percentage
of stupid men in the department, many
of them appointed through politics, and
promoted through politics and not because
of merit, and they are honest because OF
their stupidity.
THE detective force should be reor-
ganized. There are only few good men
in it. All the present detective force ap-
pears to be good for is to search through
pawnshops for stolen articles and to
hunt down petty thieves.
''They are unable to detect any policy
playing or pool-selling, even though the
existence of places where policy is played
and pools sold is notorious. Detectives
who cannot detect anything should be
relegated to patrol duty in uniform.
''The board has no power to reduce de-
tectives to the ranks. If it had it would
have done so long ago."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-25
JERSEY CITY MAN STABBED
William Kane Gets Into an ARRAY
in Trenton.

Especial to 'The Jersey City News."1
TRENTON, March 25, 1901-About $50
o'clock last night a man staggered into
the First District Police Station, and
when he first entered it was thought to
be a case of drunk. But when he had
sufficiently recovered himself to talk it
turned out that he had been the victim of
a stabbing affray.
The man gave his name as William
Kane, of Jersey City, and claims to be
a brakeman in the employ of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. He stated that he
was in a colored joint on Feeder street,
and that he had been in fight with a
colored man. who had stabbed him.
The police made a search of the mans
clothing and they found him to be COW
cred with blood, whereupon the ambu-
lance was called and he was removed to
st. Francis Hospital
An examination at the hospital by
DR.. Reddan revealed that the stabbing
was correct. 1t is not a stab, but a cut
extending from the spine to the center
of the abdomen and is quite serious
wound. 1t does not extend to the alb
dominal cavities. He was very weak last
night from the loss of blood. but his con-
dition is not necessarily fatal.
1t was reported that Kane was in
The authorities were unable, up to
the time of going to press, to learn just
where the affray took place, but a.
further investigation Will be made to-
company with a colored woman when her
husband happened in. The husband did
not like the lay Of the land, SO he rolled
IN and Kane's injury resulted When
questioned regarding the place Of the
ARRAY no refused to talk = s
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-25
BIG JURY FOR TAX APPEAL
Twelve Nance Struck From List
of Prominent Men.

To decide an appeal from an award of
1880 made by Commissioners David w.
Lawrence, Frank Stevens and John j.
Toffey for part of a city lot at the foot
of Communipaw avenue, one of the most
representative struck juries ever seen at
the Court House assembled this morn
ing.
The jury list embraced Charles Solyon,
James F. Crandall, Oscar K. Gardiner,
Richard v. Taft, Jacob Leuly, David A.
Bishop, Thomas c. Kinkead, William
Speer, John ]. VOORHEES,, August Kost.
James T. Whelihan, Joseph A. Dear,
Martin Foster, Theodore Chancellor, Philip
Hexamer, Joseph F. Harris, John L..
Cranmer, Richard Galbraith, Ferdinand
Heintze, James Love, Jacob Detwiller,
Herman Walker, Livingston Clifford and
William E. Drake. The twelve first
named were selected for the trial panel
after five challenges had been mad.
The appellees, George W. Sleeper and
his wife, Lizzie A. Sleeper, ar represented
by Ex-Governor Werts. Counselor George
w. Holmes appeared for the railroad
company.
After the jury had been sworn in an
adjournment was taken to inspect the
land.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-25
EASTER TOUR VIA P. R. R.
To Old Point Comfort, Richmond,
and Washin gton.

The next of the present series of per-
sonaily conducted tours to Old Point Com
for, Richmond and Washington via the
Pennsylvania Railroad will leave Ne "
York and Philadelphia on Saturday, April
6, affording an excellent opportunity to
spend the Easter holidays at Old Point.
Tickets including transportation, meals
an route in both directions, transfers of
passengers and baggage, hotel accommo-
dation at Old Point Comfort, Richmond
and Washington, and carriage ride about
Richmond-in fact, every necessary ex-
pense for a perior of six days-will be
sold at rate of $3400 from New York.
Brooklyn and Newark; $S2.50 from Tren-
ton; sS1OO from Philadelphia, and proper
tionate rates from other stations.
Tickets to Old Point Comfort only, ill
Guiding luncheon on going trip, one and
three-fourths days board at the HygeIa
Hotel and good to return direct by regu-
lar trains within six days, will be sold in
connection with this tour at rate of $500
from New York: $3.50 from Trenton;
s1s.5e from Philadelphia, and proportionate
rates from other points.
For itineraries and full information ap-
ply to Ticket Agents; Tourist Agent, 119G
Broadway. New York; Court street,
Brooklyn: 7ss Broad street. Newark, N.
J.; or Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-25
CRUSADERS ARREST TWO
Epworthians Guard the Side
Doors Of Saloons All
Day.

| Evidently dissatisfied with the result Of
| their protest to Chief of Police Murphy
| two weeks ago about the almost open
violation of the Sunday liquor law, athe
| Epworth League temperance advocates
went out themselves yesterday and work
| ed as If large salaries were to be paid
them. When a committee waited on the
Chief recently it was told of the great
difficulty encountered by policemen in
| their efforts to obtain sufficient evidence
against saloon keepers who broke the
law. The Chief pointed out how much
more easily the committee could get evil
dence than those who We're known to be
members of the police department
The committee was seen yesterday ac-
lively engaged in the crusade The work
ers were divided up into what might be
called companies and assigned to different
sections. Every saloon was carefully
watched. The crusaders actually saw men
going into almost every salooon they were
watching. Several times they were about
to enter. They found their way blocker
however, by husky, poorly dressed men
who smelled of rum and acted as if any
argument presented on the rights of
crusaders would be offset by a weighty
fist Under such discouraging circum-
stances there was but little effort dis
played by the crusaders.
The usual back doors were, not open
In every place it was possible entrance
was had only through rear yard or
doorway, such as lead to the apartments
over the saloon.
The vice crusade was felt i'll the
Horseshoe" yesterday more severely
than in some other sections of the city.
Word went, along the line early in the
morning that Christian Endeavor and
Epworth League crusaders would be out
in force and as result even side doors
were closed and lookouts stationed at
points of vantage. The can or "growIer''
trade was entirely tabooed and stran-
ger had difficulty in getting in side DOORS
An old resident remarked that it was
the dryest Sunday he had experienced
in the Shoe in the last forty years"
The liquor dealers generally have no
FEAR that this crusade will have any fur
ther existence. They feel that the
strength put forth at this early stage of
the crusade will shortly eat up it's vital
ity.
In Captain McKaig's Precinct through
the efforts of the workers, two saloon
keepers were arrested in the afternoon
The men arrestd for the alleged selling of
liquor were Henry Van Heughton, of No
40 Hoboken avenue and Jacob Werner, of
NO. 657 Newark avenue Chanceman
Bouham was called upon to make the ar
rest of the former and Patrolamn Maher
arrested Werner.
The men were ararigned before Police
Justice Murphy this morning in the Oak
land avenue Police Court. Both waived
examination and they were held for the
Grand Jury. These arrests got abroad
and sallonkeepers in that district kept
well under cover the rest of the day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-25
SOME SMALL FIRES.

Fire broke out in the apartments OF
Christian Stringer in the three story
frame house. No. 6S1 Newark avenue, at
1.95 o'clock this morning. Some lace cur
tains and the frame of the window were
burned and several articles of furniture
were badly scorched. The building is
owned and occupied by Mrs. Kunz.
Fire Box No. AT was pulled yesterday
for fire which broke out in the three
story frame building, formerly used as a
barrel factory, at the foot of Manhattan
avenue. The building was considerably
damaged. The cause of the fire is un-
known
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-25
BETRAYED BY ACCIDENT.
Nemesis Found Guilty After Thirty
Years Security,

Nemesis seldom has tracked the evil
doer longer OF more persistently to the
hnal reckoning than in the case of Mich
ael R1gosa and his wife Adele, recently
on trial in Rome for the murder of the
husbands parents almost thirty years
ago. says the Chicago "Inter-Ocean.
Adele Retrosi then was the wife of a
rich italian landowner. He was older
than she, their tastes were not in COM
mon, and he scarcely commanded her re-
spect Soon after marriage they began
to drift apart, so that one day when
Michael Rigosa came to the old chateau
the pretty Adele was open to his flat
teries. 1t was not long until all but the
husband saw the mutual attachment that
had sprung up between the two, He
went on, blinded, to his death
Not so the parents of Rigosa. They
objected to the elopement that had been
planned, and which the ardent son had
impaired to them. There was stormy
scene.
Finally the parents threatened expos
ure. The sons mercurial temperament
broke all bounds, and he plunged a stilet-
to into the hearts of both his father and
mother.
Blood maddened, he fed to the chateau,
where he told the story to the beautiful
Adele. They had gone so far; they must
go farther. The rich husband was in the
house, but before the two guilty ones
stole away from its shadow he lay dead,
with the same stiletto in his heart
The two were captured and sentenced
to death. They escaped to Constantine
pie, and from there to New York, where
they lived for years. Finally, feeling that
the Italian police had forgotten the crime,
they returned to Naples boldly, and for
twenty years they had lived there in
sumptuouS style, when an accident be-
trayed them. After thirty years the
italian penal code allows immunity for a
crime, but at the time of the arrest only
twenty-nine years and seven months had
elapsed.
So Imprisonment for life has come to
them at last, the death penalty having
been abrogated in Italy several years ago.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-25
MANY SEEK CoNRoY'S PLACE.
Popular Agent OF Building Trades
Council Has Rivals in the Field.

An interesting contest for the position
OF Business Agent of the United Build
ing Trades Council of Hudson county is
already in progress, with the prospect
that by Wednesday night next nearly ev-
cry industry represented in the Council
will have candidate in the field.
Agent Thomas F. Conroy. who has ablv
filled the position since the organization
of the Council, is a candidate for re-
election, having been nominated by
Plumbers Local No. IA of Jersey City
Whether the other organizations of the
same trade will stand by Conroy's can
didacy is not yet known.
At Saturday nights meeting of the Dis
trict Council of Carpenters, F. r. Vree-
land of Local No 4S6 of Bayonne. the
president of the Building Trades Coun-
Gil, was placed in nomination for Busi-
ness Agent and it is altogether likely
that Westlake of the Operative Plaster
ers, Duffy of the Tin and Sheet Iron
Workers, Brandes of the Painters and
possibly another plumber, will also be
candidates
The term of the new Business Agent
will begin on April next, and all nom
nations must be made by Wednesday
nights meeting of the Building Trades
Council. Each industry is entitled to a
candidate, and the Executive Board,
which is composed of one member from
each craft represented in the Council,
makes choice. The term is six months
If Conroy fails to secure the endorse
ment of all the locals of his trade as
was the case at the last election, he
will probably be put in the field as the
candidate Of the Lathers, as he was six
months ago.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-25
WELCOME TO VREDENBURGH
Elizabeth Captain Is Expected Home
Sonr


Especial to 'The Jersey City News."l
FREEHOLD, March 25, 1901.-Captain
Peter vredenburgh will be given a royal
reception upon his arrival in this city
from the Philippines, where he has been
fighting with the wild men of Borneo"
in the Sulu Islands. His company with
their regiment have sailed from the Phil
ippines and it IS expected they will soon
arrive at San Francisco.
The Twenty-eighth Regiment, with
which his company is connected. has Wis
tied many points on the islands nevr con-
trolled by the Spaniards. Their coming
was the first tim the inhabitants had ever
seen the white man and many Sulu was
surprised by their march into town.
Captain Vredenburgh has written num-
ber of letters home describing the inhabi-
tants known as the Dato people. He says
they are worse in appearance than the
''wild man of Borneo," and that many OF
them are cannibals In concluding one OF
his letters he wrote:-
81 have crossed Pacific's big expanse,
And seen Atlantic's waves at dance;
have sailed the turbulent China Sea;
All oceans look alike to me-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-25
TO SETTLE STRIKE.
Every Mill in the County
Will Be Closed After
Wednesday.

If the strike at the Barnes Manufac-
turing Company's sash, blind and door
factory on West Side avenue is not set
lied by Wednesday night, every fill in the
county will be struck in sympathy with
the locked A5ut men on Thursday morning.
This was the ultimatum pronounced al
Saturday nights meeting of the Eudson
County District Council of Carpenters, at
Council Hall, No. Il Hoboken avenue,
when Mill Wood Workers Union No. lis
was ordered to have its arbitration COM
mittee confer with the similar committee
of the Mill Owners Association on Wed
nesday night for the purpose of endeav-
oring to bring about a settlement of the
difficulty.
This action was taken because of the
information that several mill owners were
assisting the Barnes Company, some open
ly and some covertly.
1t was stated that at Brady's mill in
Bayonne stuff from the Barnes mill was
used daily, and that recently it had been
learned that Dodge & Bliss of this city
had indirectly filled an order for the boy
cotted firm.
The locked-out men were paid their sal
aries as usual on Saturday night, at
Council Hall, by the trustees of Mill
Woodworkers' Union No. lis, to which
they belong. All expressed determine
ton to continue the fight.
At the Barnes mill everything is about
as it has been since the strike began,
five weeks ago, except that the number
of policemen on duty there has been re-
duced. The 9ickets of the strikers still
continue on duty and follow to its des-
tination every wagon load of stuff that
leaves. There has been no trouble of
any kind. About one-half the number of
men formerly employed are working in
the mill and the company claims it is
filling its orders without any difTiculty
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-25
SHOT HIS UNCLE.
But Reilly's Gun Only Held
Powder So Nothing Was
Hurt But a Coat.

The quiet life of the West Side was
disturbed late Saturday night by Terence
Reilly, thirty-six years old, of No. 14e
Mallory avenue, who attempted to MUIR
der his uncle, Bernard Reilly, who lives
at No. 209 Boyd avenue. In a drunken
rage after a quarrel. Terence went into
his bedroom, seized a loaded shot gun
and blazed away at Bernard Reilly, in
tending OF kill him. The gun was only
loaded with powder and wadding and it
did no damage save burning a big hole
through Bernards coat.
The shooting occurred at half-past
eleven in the home of Terence Reilly
Bernard Reilly after disarming his
nephew, took the gun to the Communi-
paw avenue police station and lodged a
complaint. He left his coat as evidence
of the affray. Five reserves were hustled
out to get Terence Reilly. He was found
in bed sound asleep. The police got little
from him as he was too drunk to give
clear account of his conduct.
Bernard Reilly tells this story of the
affair:-"He and his wife went visiting
at Terence's home. About half-past
eleven the latter came home under the
influence of liquor. He wanted more beer
and dispute arose between the men be-
cause Bernard attempted to prevent
Terence from going out. Eventually Ter
ence became so mad that he went for
the gun and deliberately shot at his uncle
without warning. Fortunately the gun
contained no shot. The shot would have
entered the uncle's stomach Bernard dis
armed Terence and left with his wife to
go to the station house. AS the gun
was not loaded with shot, charge of
felonious assault was the only one that
could be made under the circumstances.
The shooting occasioned much excite
ment in the neighborhood.
The prisoner was arraigned before Po-
lice Justice Murphy this morning in the
Oakland avenue court. His wife told of
the shooting and the complainant and
his wife told in detail the facts related
above.
Justice Murphy held Reilly for the
Grand Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-25
FAVORS OPEN SUNDAYS
DR.. McGill Says Majority
Want Liquor and Should
Have Tt.

DIR. tMcGill, president of the Police Com
missioners, when seen today regarding the
anti-Sunday liquor selling crusade of the
Epworth League, said
That is all very good. If the Epworth
League will get evidence against the sa-
loon keepers who violate the law and
then make complaint we will gladly ar
rest them and bind them over to the
Grand Jury. But the police are in great
sense powerless to act under the present
law. If a policeman puts his nose near
the door of a saloon in which liquor is
being sold on Sunday, the door is shut
in his face. He is powerless.
1T is plain that the present law is
not one that can be enforced. 1t was
the duty of the last Legislature to enact
new law that would prevent the selling
of liquor on Sunday under restrictions.
What restrictions would you suggest?"
the reporter asked.
well, now, the German idea is not a
bad one at all. Let us have a law that
will make it necessary for all saloon
keepers to slose at midnight Saturday and
not open until one o'clock Sunday, after
one O'Clock let them do business legally,
but in quiet way. Have all the main
doors closed so that patrons can enter
only by the rear. Thus there winll be
some secrecy obtu the business. There
should be no cans allowed. The saloon
keepers violate the law the police can
make arrests. The Liquor Dealers AS
sociation would take it up and am sure
that the result would be satisfactory
The majority of people want liquor
selling on Sunday legalized and so it
should be. because the majority want it.
The majority should rule always Even
If we do make arrests and hold the vio-
lators guilty for the Grand Jury, I am
sure no indictments will follow.
Our Grand Juries do not consid-
er that such things as lSiquor
selling on Sunday pool selling or policy
playing should be grounds for indictment
when the guilty ones are arrested. OF
course If murder were committed and
the murderer arrested an Indictment
would follow, but the other things are
considered mere bagatelle.'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-25
RAIDED CRAP PLAYERS.
Twenty Dusky Sports Caught
Redhanded.

Inspector Samuel Archibold, Detectives
Larkin and Clos, of Police Headquarters,
and number of uniformed policemen
raided crap game in the saloon of
Charles Jackson, at No. 4S Montgomery
street. and arrested in addition to Jack
son, twenty-five negroes. The men were
arraigned before Police Justice Hoos in
the First Criminal Court this morning.
The case was adjourned until Wednes-
day morning at the request of the defend
ant.
Early Saturday evening two white men
walked into Police Headquarters and told
Chief Murphy that a big crap game was
In progress in Jackson's place They said
they had gone in there and had seen the
negroes playing. They asked OF join the
game, but their request was refused. One
of those engaged said:-
"Yo won't play hear, sah Go white
man money no good
The men then decided to get Square"
and they told the police The patrol was-
on was sent down about $3.50 O'Clock and
the prisoners were caught in the back
room. They were playing on a pool Ia
bic. There was great deal of money in
sight.
AS soon as the raiders arrived and their
presence was known in the front part of
the saloon proper, the alarm was given
and there was great scattering of dusky
sports. None succeeding in eluding the
police, however. They were caught with
the evidence on them.
Thls morning the prisoners refused to
discuss the case. They simply want to
get hold of the ''fellah what squelled."
Jackson has been arrested a number of
times in the past for similar offences. He
conducts place that is freauented all
most exclusively by negroes and is a very
popular man among the local members of
his race. His sporting reputation is. ex
tenSlve if not good.