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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
CO RAnD's UNLIMITED GUESTS
Two Men Take Possession of His
Wagon and Pay Him With Blows

Louis Courand, farmer of Woodbridge,
N j., appeared as complainant before Re
corder Stanton in the Hoboken police
court this morning against Joseph Nc
Grath, of No. ZIG Spring street, Union
Hill. whom he charged with having
atrociously assaulted him. Conrad had
lust been let out of st. Mary's Hospital,
where ne had been since the assault on
Wednesday night His head was swathed
in bandages and he was barely able to
walk.
He said that he was driving load Of
produce to New York on Wednesday night
when he met McGrath and two other men
on the Hackensack Plankroad. They ask
ed for a ride but as the wagon was over
loaded with vegetables Courand refused
them. Then they climbed up on the
wagon and said they would ride anyway
Courand thought best to put up with their
company rather than risk fight with
such odds against him, SO he continued
on his way to the ferry. The men amused
themselves along the route by throwing
vegetables off the load to make room for
themselves. When the wagon reached Ho-
boken they took offense at something
Courand had said ard began to beat him.
Policeman Ryan arrested McGrath later
hut his two companions got away. Nc
Grath was committed to the County jail
to await the action of the Grand jury
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
BEATEN BY CAROUSERS

Conrad Schock, chanceman on the
Hoboken police force, was badly beaten
at one o'clock this morning by gang OF
ruffians who were carousing at the corner
of Garden and Third streets. Schock Or
dered the men to move on and three OF
them pounced upon him. They wrenched
his club from his hand and beat him over
the head with it, Van Driver Leary and
Roundsman Kilduff went to Schock'e as
sistance and arrested all three of his as
sailants. The prisoners said they were
Thomas Burke of No. 206 Bloomfield
street, Martin Kelly Of No. 20S Park ave-
nue., and Hugh Carroll of No. 200 Garden
street. They were committed to the
county Jail to. await the action of the
Grand Jury on charge of atrocious as
sault Shock has several ugly wounds on
his head.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
SENTENCED ON WEDNESDAY.

Judge Blair in the General Sessions
Court, Wednesday, sentenced the follow
ing culprits:-
David Hagen, wife beater, of Union Hill,
County Penitentiary for six months.
William Hinze, a boy who stole tools
from his employer, H. Romaine, of No.
A Lincoln avenue, County Jail for three
months.
Albert Ostertag, the sailor who in a
drunken row bit Police officer Hanahan,
of Hoboken, on August last, was SEN
fenced to the County Penitentiary for
nine months.
John M. Raymond, a young man who
served time for crimes committed in
Newark and Atlantic City, was sentenced
to State Prison for two years at hard
labor for robbing the store of c. H.
Sobel, No. 234 Bloomfield street, Hoboken.
Nicholas Schuler, who was caught with
a pig of lead at New Durham, was sent
to the County Penitentiary for one year.
George Wusnel, a North Hudson jew
batter, was sentenced to the county farm
for six months.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20

The wealth of the United States is COM
puted every ten years from the census
returns The total wealth in 1850 was put
at 81, 1876, $50, ,22s. or s3OS per capita, and in
1870 at $50 06S, SIS, ,507. or $3.50 per capita.
This amount arose in 1880 to s43, ,642, 900, 900.
or $50 per capita, and again in 1880 to
S65, ,0S7, ,09l, 1877, or 1895 per capita Expert
statisticians estimate that the amount for
1900 will be at least $4,000, 600 600, or nearly
81 200 per capita. When it is considered
that the latter amount represents accum-
ulated savings of $1,000. or nearly four
times the average of 1850, for every fam
ily of five persons, it is evident that the
world is growing rich at an astonishing
rate under the operation Of machine pro-
duction-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
HELPING HAND OFFICERS
Mrs. Randolph Reelected President
at Annual Meeting.

The Helping Hand Union, the only W.
C. 7. U. organization of colored women
in the city, opened its season with the
annual meeting yesterday in st. Mark 6
A. M. E. Zion Church. The yearly re-
port showed a gain of twenty members,
that meetings have been held every other
week. with an average attendance of ten,
and that the Union has given number
of guest days during the year, on one oc-
casion entertaining its white co-workers.
The treasurers report showed $loo.If,
which had been used in the furtherance
of the cause.
Following the reading of reports was
the election of officers with the following
result:-President, The Rev. Florence
Randolph; vice-President, Mrs. g. Loney;
Treasurer, Mrs. B. Garden; Recording
Secretary, Miss w. Quinn; Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. M. Cole.
It was further reported that Mrs. J.
starry, the president, of the Hudson
County w. C. T. u, expected to sail from
Glasgow for home September 10, and will
be in time for the County Convention to
be held October 3, in Bayonne.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
OLD "BALDY SOURS" DEAD
Charles Middleton for Over
Thirty Years a Prisoner
Is Now Free.

Sheriff Ruemplers star boarder is dead.
Charles Middleton, age 75, who spent over
thirty years of his life at the Hudson
County Jail. said goodbye boss to
Nigthwatchman Joe Tucker at midnight.
and then went to his cot andshuffied eff
this mortal coil.
Middleton came from a respected New
York family and was man of some edu-
cation. He was Bohemian, however, in
the true sense of the term. When he got
hold of any money it went for the enter
tainment of himself and his friends.
He was first sent to Jail about thirty
years ago. and there has never been an
interval since of over one week when he
has not been in Jail. Nearly every police
justice in the city has committed Middle
ton and when committed he always
seemed better pleased then when about
the streets.
At the County Jail and around the
Court House Middleton has been known
quarter of century as Badly Sours."
He was short, grizzled old man the last
few years of his life and was always re-
garded as one of the jail TRUSTEES"
prisoner with the freedom of the place,
for ''Baldy Sours'' would never run away.
AS a matter of fact he was always on
the run back to the JAIL If his legs were
steady enough.
Middleton has been in charge of Ward
l. or "Murderer's Row." since the jail
was built. His first charge was Martin
Kankowsky, who killed Nina Muller in
North Bergen quarter of a century ago.
For the last few years Badly" as he
was called for short, has had charge in
the summer time of the fountain between
the Court House and Jail ard the shrub
berry and flowers about it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
War, held at Jamesburg, Wednesday, II
following resolutions were passed.

following resolutions were passed.
Whereas. We the Society of Kearny.
1st N. ]. Brigade, while assembled here
in a body at Jamesburg.. N j., Sep,
tember IS, 1901, that we have learned
with profound sorrow the terrible ana
tragic death Of our highly respected,
much esteemed and most dear and be-
loved President and comrade, President
Mckinley;
Resolved. That we mourn his death
as a Christian, as a soldier, as a pa
trlot, as comrade, as a near ana dear
friend, whose memory we will ever
revere; and be it further
Resolved, That we who stood shoui.
der to shoulder for the preservation OF
this great and glorious Union VITA
him, our lamented President and COM
rade William Mckinley. that while we
mourn his death we wish to say ana
demand of those who are in authority
that the perpetrators and all instiga-
tors and confederates of this awful
crime should be found and made 70
pay the full penalty OF our criminal
laws; and be it further
Resolved. That we extend our most
sincere and heartfelt sympathy TO ms
dear wife, Mrs. William Mckinley, ana
the family of our late President ana
comrade William Mckinley, and pray
that God will comfort and give them
strength to endure their great loss IN
this hour of their great bereavement
and affliction; and be it further re-
solved
THAT we spread the foregoing resolu-
tions upon our minutes and direct our
corresponding secretary to SEND one
copy to Mrs. William Mckinley and
one copy to President Theodore Roose-
welt -
A. NJ. MATTHEW'S.
WIN. B. e. MILLER,
T. w. ASTON,
T. T. TILLON,
JOHN P. BEECH,
Committee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
THIRD WARD ACTIVE.

The Third Ward Democratic Clup on
Wednesday evening elected all It's ora
officers. 1t is preparing Tor vigorous
campaign work. The officers are:-Ex-
Director Of the Board of Freeholders
Frank McNally, president; A. M. Henry,
first vice president: J. F. Mcmahon, Sec
ond vice president; John II. OBrien,
financial secretary; Frank Onderdonk, re-
cording secretary; John P. Feeney, trea-
surer: Joseph Tracey, sergeant-at-arms.
Resolutions deploring the death of Pres
ident Mckinley and denouncing the teach
ings of anarchism were adopted.
The club has decided to hold ball on
Thanksgiving night and has engaged
Eiks' Hall for the purpose.
A dozen propositions for membership
were received, including number Of Re-
publicans.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
BABY's HORRIBLE DEATH
Little Fannie Kotloritch Fatally
ScaJded in q Wash Boiler.

Fannie Kotloritch, fifteen months old,
who lived with her parents at No. 1853
Johnston avenue met with frightful and
fatal injuries yesterday afternoon. Her
mother was washing, ard while she was
hanging out some clothes the baby tod
died over to where Mrs. Kotloritch had
placed a boiler of hot water on the floor
and fell into it.
Mrs Kotloritch heard the child's cries,
and took her from the boiler. The little
one was unconscious and the flesh was
peeling from its bones. DR.. John j..
Broderick was called in and had the
child taken to the City Hospital. This
morning the baby died. When notified OF
his daughters death Mr.. Kotloritch ran
all the way to the hospital. He became
almost crazy when he saw the still body
of his baby, and catching the form in his
arms attempted to carry it home. Warden
Osborne and friend, who had accom-
panied Mr.. Kotloritch, had the greatest
difficulty in retraining the weeping father
from running off with the body The re-.
mains were taken away IN wagon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
CHILD BURNED AT BON FIRE
Her Dress Caught as She Was
Playing Near.

Teresa Simon, the six-year-old daughter
of William Simon, of No. "a Greenville
avenue, was seriously burned yesterday
afternoon while playing around a bonnre
in the yard at the rear of her home. Sne
was romping about the fire with several
other children when her dress caught
fire. In moment she was enveloped IN
flame.
Mrs Simon, who was at work in her
kitchen, heard her daughters screams
and ran to the rescue. She managed to
extinguish the blaze, but not before the
child was badly burned about the body.
Teresa was removed to the City Hospital.
1t was said last night that her injuries
were not fatal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
WAeNER-FICKEN

The wedding Of diss Bertha A Ficken
and Mr. Henry G. Wagner, of Hudson
Mass. was solemnized Wednesday even
ing at the residence of the brides par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Ficken, NO.
AIS Arlington avenue. The Rev Charles
Herr, D. D., pastor of the First Prespy-
terian Church, officiated. The bride wore
a gown Of blue foulard trimmed with
point lace. She carried bouquet Of
bridal roses. She was accompanied by
her sister, Miss Lena Ficken, who was
costumed in gray silk with chiffon and
carried pink roses Mr. Martin Z. Wag-
ner was the best man. The ushers were
August C. Streitwolf, John Ficken and
Fred A. Wagner.
After the ceremony reception was held
and wedding supper was enjoyed Mr.
and Mrs Wagner will pass the honey
moon at the Pan-American Exposition
and in the West. They will reside at
Hudson. Mass.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
CAME HERE TO BE DocToREO

Tinsley Kimball, twenty-three years old,
colored, arrived in Hoboken on a West
Shore Railroad train last evening with a
bullet wound in his left foot. He said
that he shot himself while practicing with
a revolver in one Of the brick yards az
Haverstraw N. Y. He had letter from
DR.. T. C. Wood of Haverstraw. request
ing that he be admitted to St. Mary's
Hospital.
Hoboken hospital authorities to admit
people from other States. Kimball was
taken in upon DR.. Woods request.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
HOPE FOR MRS. M'K|NLEY

dispatch from Canton says:-While
the condition of Mrs Mckinley is still
causing the greatest apprehension among
her friends. Dr. Rixey, her physician,
the grea tgrief that has come to her since
the President was shot.
Dr. Rixey said that except for the ac-
tual strain of the day Mrs. Mckinley
condition is better than it has been since
last Saturday. He declared that he did
not fear the threatened physical and
mental collopse as much now as he did
yesterday.
He thinks the uncomfortable grief of the
martyred Presidents widow will wear
itself out in a few days, and that she will
not be a prey to the violent paroxysms OF
grief that have racked her since the deaf
of the President.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
1HlRTY-FlvE YEARS ON THE FoRc

Thirty-five years ago yesterday Chief of
Police Charles A. Donovan of Hoboken
was appointed on the police force of that
city. The Chiefs health has been greatly
improved by his summer vacation, which
he spent at Lexington Greene County, N.
Y. He has served as a police officer
longer than any chief of police in the
United States Although the Chief has
been receiving many warm congra tulation
from his friends, he did not desire to cele-
lbrate his thirty-fifth anniversary while
the nation was tn sorrow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
Har+nett's Thern ,metrseal Renort
as EER
DIED.

SCHRODER-On Wednesday. September
1S 1901, Minnie Schroeder, aged sixty
eight years, beloved wife of the late
John Il. Schroeder.
Relatives and friends OF the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from her late residence No. $50 Mon
mouth street, on Sunday, September q,
at P. NJ
1901 John T., oldest son of Joseph III.
and Catharine Rigney, aged % years.
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from his late residence. No. 2W Sixth
street, on Saturday, September p. at s
A M; thence to St Mary's r. G. Church.
where high mass Will be offered for the
repose of his SOUL
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
DID NOT ABUSE M'KINLEY
Herman Rioker Causes Sherman's
Arrest for Malicious Invention.

Herman Kicker, a Newark avenue mer-
chant near the Five Corners, has caused
the arrest of Charles Sherman, another
Newark avenue merchant, for circulating
a story about him to the effect that Rick
er had said that he was glad Mckinley
was shot, and that he deserved it.
Sherman will be placed on trial in the
Oakland avenue police court, before JUS
tice Murphy, tomorrow. He has retained
Counselor Alex Simpson to defend him.
All the Newark avenue merchants about
the Court House are greatly interested IN
1he case
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
DIED OF GREEN FRUIT.

Emanuel Conklin, aged fourteen, an or
phan, died this morning at the City Hos
pital and the body was removed to the
morgue. The boy was an orphan and
some time ago was brought here from
Sullivan county, N. r., where he was an
inmate of an institution, by Mrs. Frick,
of No. 80 Grace street. He secured en-
ployment from William Smith, peddler,
but did not seem to care for work. He
passed most Of the time out doors and
lived principally on green fruit. He was
seized with an attack of cholera morbus
and was taken to the hospital, where he
died
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
INDICATED.
Elvin Crane Crawls---Can
not Refute Mayor Sey-
mour's Statements.
Especial to ..The Jersey city News."l

,
NEWARK, Sept. 30, 1sO1.-Former Prose
cutor Elvin W. Crane who said on Tues
Gay he would reply today to Mayor Sey-
mour's letter refuting his charges OF dis
loyalty, had nothing to say. He complete
ly backed down, being unable to deny the
fact that Mayor Seymour worked for him
when he ran for Governor three years
ago.
The Mayors friends were jubilant when
they learned that Crane refused to reply
to the Mayors letter.
There is no reply to the Mayors let
ter" said Mr.. Crane 'sHe brought up
extraneous matters irrelevant to the COM
ing campaign, and besides l do not care
to antagonize the party
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
SOLD THEIR EXPRESS LOAD

John Thorn, Of No. 271 Seventh street,
and George Scott, of No. 21s Fourth
street, were arrested last night on q
charge Of grand larceny by Detective Will
liam Prescott, of Police Headquarters
The two men were engaged by Thomas
Callahan, truckman employed by the
Fuller Express Company, to take load
of potatoes from Pier 20, New York City,
to the Erie Railroad station in this city
The mon drove the load about the city
and sold several bags. When they were
missed the police were asked to find
them. All the property was recovered,
Police Justice Hoos held the men for the
Grand Jury. n If II ia
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
HOBOKEN BOATS join

The Hoboken ferryboats stopped run
ring during the five minutes universally
observed yesterday afternoon, One of the
boats, the Hoboken, was on the river at
the time. She came to full stop, or, as
near TO it as was possible, and remained
SO until the five minutes were up. The
passengers on the boats pared their heads
and stood in silence during the interval.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
WEEK OF MOURNING

At a meeting of the Eighth Ward Re-
nublican Club Wednesday night, it was
decided to close the clubhouse for a weeA
of mourning.
Forming an anti anarchist society for
the purpose of investigating and forcing
out anarchy by secret process was DIS
cl1Ssed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20

''Sept. IS, 1901.
'.The Jersey City Water Co., Boonton,
N. J.:-
.Gentlemen-I am reliably informed
that no progress is being made on the
plant to supply Jersey City with water.
At the time the original contract was
modified / informed your representatives
that my experience with you had taught
promises made by your company. de-
sire to know why you fail to proceed wltE
this work. Do you desire further modi-
fication in the contract, to obtain which
YOU deem it wise to wait until new
Mayor has been elected? 1t is not right
to compel Jersey City to pay $l,2OO per
day for water and give you the benefit OF
ali DELAY If you feel that it will be more
convenient for you to deal with city Off
cials after January l, ls1l, youf -pos,l.on
as well as my own should be MADE Clear.
Your early reply will be appreciated.
Very respectfully. 1865 ,r.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
TRIP ENDS in HOSPITAL.

Charles Lamb, forty-six years old, of
Pawtucket. r. T.. was taken i'll last night
in a saloon on Garfield avenue. He was
removed to the City Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK, Sept. 20. ls01.--Forecast for
the thirty-six hours ending at eight P. NJ.
Saturday: tonight; partly cloudy
tomorrow; east winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
KEARNY BRIGADE MEETS.
Passes Resolution OF Sympathy Re-
garding MoKinley's Death.

At the twentieth annual reunion of
Kearny First New Jersey, which played
such a conspicuous part in the Civil
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
mATrERs OF FACr.

The A-B-c Corn starch, one Of the very best
foods tor children, or puddinKs, etc, wholesale
at d. e. Cleary Co.'S stores, Montgomery
and Greene streets. Jersey City
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-20
MAYOR Hoos TO FLYNN.

Mayor Hoos last night sent the follow
ing letter to the Jersey City Water Sup
ply Company
Woodruff County news., 1901-10-26
City Officials.

City UffiCiaIs.
 hasor' E. T. Raney Necoruer' W. B. Kyle Marshall, A n Stonors Aldermen; c. ". McCrory. E, L, Hamilton F. T. Wherry, c. Hailey and H. J. Cariker
Woodruff County news., 1901-10-26

Our frzend z, T. Woodland, be- fore leaving Woodruff Go. last spring, made big-to-do about his leaving, butsince he has found out there is no place on earth without objections, he has quietly slipped back over to old Woodruff, He told us one day this week that he had moved back to stay and had been back two weeks and wonders why it is that not even the editor knows it. Now, had MT. Woodland been half as anx- ious to let the people know of his return as he was of his de parture, everyone would have known it a week before he arriv- ed and we might have met him at the train with a brass band and a monkey.
Woodruff County news., 1901-10-26
A TASTEFUL BOY.

One of our exchanges tells of a very bashful young man who called to spend the evening with his girl. As storm was coming up the girls father asked him to remain over night. Next morn ing when he was invited to take a seat at the table, he very reluct- antly accepted. He was nervous and agitated. He sat opposit 8 mirror and discovered he had for gotten to comb hls hair. Then he dropped his fork on the floor and as he stopped to pick it up he up set his coffee. Matters went from bad to worse till finally the young man quit eating and put his hands under the table. The loose end of the table cloth was lying in his lap and then he turn ed pale. He thought it was his shirt and his nervous excitement while dressing he had forgotten to put the garment inside his trousers. That accounted for his smiles and embarrassment. There was no time to lose. He hurriedly stuffed the supposed garment inside his trousers Two minutes later when the fam fly arose from the table there was a crash. The dishes lay in a broken mass on the floor. The young man pulled three feet of table cloth out of his pants and fled through the door. He is now fn hiding. and the girl is on the lockout for a less bashful lover.
Woodruff County news., 1901-10-26
RIVERSIDE.


 l. J. Stacy, cashier of the bank of Augusta and Jno. Kit trell, both of Augusta were in town last Friday.
 Allie Shelton and Chas. Nee han of Cotton Plant were in town last week.
 Emmer Rye and Will White went to Newport last Friday to transact some business.
 Marvin Garland and Cris Der ry Of Augusta were selling our merchants some goods last week.