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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
HOW ALWAYS TO CONVICT
Mr.. Vickers Starts a Reign
Of Terror for Juries Who
Don't Agree With Him.


The failure OF Assistant prosecutor
Vickers to secure convictions In the triai
Of cases in the General Sessions Court
resulted yesterday afternoon in that onl-
cial delivering TRADE before Judge Sialr
against the juries that sat on the cases
of John Crimmfns and Apranam S'rahi'
both of whom We're acquitted IN the race
of what the State claims was posltiVe esi-
dence of guilt.
The matter was brought up by motion
oy Mr. Vlckers Tor the dlscharse VI .,'e
TWO juries IN question Tor the rest OIL the
term. lie SAID
The verdicts IN the cases Oh ,he esate
against crimmins ana stranl were W. VIZ.
ana vicious miscarrlases ol Jus'ioe' "tiAe-. 49,
fact must pe as apparent 10 Tue eoot. 90
| it is to the State. Tne result mas oeei,
| tnat desperate criminal mas peei
loose on the community. l ASK sie eoas
10 eau the nse ol liiess - 49,,
on THESE Two paieis anu 80 90 tha
from iurtner service ior 'ho
term ,+
Counseior Joseph Fooiian "as p.ess'
curing Mr, slckers fe'ns'i ~ is.;,osrs ,,f
AS a pysoanoer uesi'c 'no rs's.,,-
replying. IN the case yus' 'iiei =.
tor Erwin stated IA MS suiiiiiis
the jury tnat ne hao no iauis :. -
the Verolcts OIL the jury ~, = 80
seem that tne Proseculoi anu iiis ~ :.
ant ooes not agree Oh ',is soo' -
very serious tiiihs 70 iioiu -. " = ea1,o,,
the pubic contempt tiia' WIN .,so
summary DISMISSAL oie -
would De 10 lock theni up ioi -
and to my mind confinement "ou,u -,
| cruel and not SO scahoaious, ai'ioueA -
the days OF KING Charies ! II
| practice to 1moflson Jurors because .s
failed to find verdict as Desired wy 'ne
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
COMING EVENTS.

The eighth grand annual ball of the
Wyoma Club will be held at Columbia
Hall on Monday night, March is. Those
on the arrangement committee will be-
J. F. Scanlan. NJ. ]. DAILY, E. Degnan, w.
Cream, A. Gilligan, C. Jennings and E.
Lee The reception committee will be
composed of E. P. Lee, A. Freeman, L..
Goldberg. j. Kelly, ]. McMannus, ]. Far
rell, j. Mcguire. l. DAILY, ]. Kelleher, J..
Keenehan, L Noweth j. Jones, F. Brown,
j. Ellison, H. Boyer, ]. Tiegen, w. War
rem, E. Flanagan, j. Mandel, w. Garrison,
J. Summers, w. Hoax and j. Silvers.
The Cricket Club, composed of employees
of James Chadwick and Brother, will hold
its grand annual masquerade ball on Fri
day evening, April u, at Columbia Hall.
Ocean and Gator avenues. Those in
charge promise every one who attends a
good time. The committee of arrange
ments is composed of j. Johnson, A. Fit
ton, j. Gallagher, G.. Cook, w. Taylor;
reception committee. ]. Walsh, T. R.
Cropper, e. E. Mowry, w. Cunliffe, M. f.
Magner, R. Pearson, II. Davies, ]. Tomax
and w Jeffs. The floor will be managed
by T. Hyatt, assisted by H. Thau and w.
Waldron.
A stag and euchre will be given tonight
in ST. Patrick's Catholic Club on Grand
street. There are numerous prizes to be
awarded by Father Carroll.
Rathbone Assembly. K. of p, will en-
tertain the grand officers of the Order at
the Avenue House on April 26. The en-
tertainment will last all day. Dinner will
be served at noon, and supper at s P M.
There will be a masquerade party. at
the Avenue House on Thursday evening.
March IA given by Miss Frances Clark,
Miss Katie Mueller and Mr.. Charles j.
Compten,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
BARKER INDICTED
Held on Three Counts for
the Shooting Of Rev.
John Keller.
VICTIMS EYE EXHIBITED
Arlington Residents Tell OF
the Shooting and of Bar
ker's Plea of Justi-
flcation.

Thomas G. Barker, whose sensational
shooting of Rev. John Keller of Airing
ton, on February 8 last, is still fresh IN
the minds of the public, was indicted for
atrocious assault and battery at yester-
day afternoons session of the Grand
Jury. The indictment, which will be
handed into court in few days, contains
three counts, one charging atrocious as
sault another assault with intent to kill,
and third simple assault.
The feature of the Grand Jury's inquiry
was the right eye of the wounded cler-
gyman, which was exhibited in a bottla
of alcohol. 1t was a CHASTITY looking OBJ
mark of one of the bullets from the
would-be assassin's revolver.
Witnesses of the shooting who were
called to testify were:-Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Buckley, Mr. H. R. Roome.
Miss Mary Roome. all of whom live at
the corner of Midland avenue and Beach
street, within a short distance of where
the affray took place.
Miss Roome testified that she had seen
Barker lettering in the vicinity as if
waiting for some one. Her attention was
next attracted by hearing a pistol shot,
and she ran to the window of her home in
time to see Barker fire two more shots at
the PROSTATE clergyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buckley also witnessed
the firing of the last two shots and the
former told how he had pursued the
would-be murderer and accompanied him
to the Kearny town hall.
Police Sergeant Henry Sincock and
Town Hall Janitor John Terhune told OF
Barkers arrival at the Kearny town nall
accompanied by Buckley, and of the for
mer surrendering himself with a remark
about having killed a man and being JUS
titled in doing it.
Dr. James A. Exton, the Arlington ply
sicial who has been in attendance on the
wounded clergyman ever since the shoot
ing, said that the Rev. Mr. Keller was
still improving. The sight of his left eye
was badly impaired but seemed to be i'm
proving.
Other residents of Kearny, who were
subpoenaed and were present to testify
but were not called, were DR.. A. Straes-
ser, Miss Mary Lawrence and Recorder c.
A. Krebs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
WANTS HIS INHERITANCE
English Sailor Brings Suit in
Chancery Against Jersey
City Broker.

Thomas E. Tower, broker doing busi-
ness in Wall street. and residing in this
city, was the defendant this morning in a
peculiar case before Vice Chancellor
Emery. Clifford ii. Jaffray, of Throw
bridge, Wells County, Great Britain,
claims that Mr.. Tower has money be-
longing to him, and prays for an account
ing and restitution of what might be due
to him. His bill, filed through Sherwood
Depue, sets forth that when he became
of age, August 13, 1886. he came into pos
session of an inheritance of 81, ,629. .46,
which he placed in trust in the hands of
Timothy Dwight, who died few years
ago. Dwight deposited the money with
Tower, with whom he had two accounts,
one personal account and the other an
account as trustee according to the al
he reposited all but a few thousand dol
lars of Jaffray's money.
The bill also alleges that through
Tower. Dwight made numerous invest
ments in stocks and bonds, both on his
own account and on the account of Jaf-
fray. Those made in Jaffray's name it
is charged, were uniformly successful,
while those made in Dwight's name prov
ed failures.
In order to make good the deficiencies
in Dwight's personal account, the bill
alleges, Tower took funds from the trust
account and placed them IN Dwight's
personal account, so that at the time of
Dwight's death there was nothing left
to his credit in either account. Jaffray
claims that in this way $4,000 was i'm
properly applied by Tower to Dwight's 5
personal account
Through Charles Hartshorne, of this
city, Tower filed an answer in which he
declares that the money was deposited
with him in such manner that he had
no means of knowing that it was a trust
fund.- and that at his death Dwight owed
him more money than was in both ac-
counts.
The case was on at recess.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
WHITTIER HOUSE TEA
Date Changed From March 22 to
March % YESTERDAY.

The special committee in charge of the
next tea to be given under the auxil-
larry board of Whittier House met yester-
day at the residence of Mrs. George B.
Wilson, No. 6O7 Bergen avenue, to ar
range programme and other matters of
detail for the next tea, which was to
have been held March % in Whittier
House parlors but has been postponed
to March 29, as it is not likely Miss Brad
ford will have returned from her Florida
trip prior to March %.
The other arrangements remain much
the same. There will be a musical and
literary programme, and tea will be serv-
ed from three to six in the afternoon.
Miss Ward, of the Nurses Settlement,
New York, will give an address.
Among those present were:-Mrs. Geo.
3. Wilson, Mrs. A. J. Newbury, Mrs.
John Voorhees,, Mrs. Brush, Miss Ade-
laide Van Winkle. Miss Casard. This is
the committee who will assist Miss Brad
ford in receiving.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
CABLES IN CHANCERY.
Vice Chancellor Refuses to
Settle Rival Ball Com
mittees' Dispute.

That popular social organization of the.
Horseshoe" the Gable Club has attain
ed to the dignity of getting into the
Chancery, although his Honor Vice
Chancellor Pitney unceremoniously shoo-
ed them out of court. The trouble is all
over the ball which the club for the past
twenty years or more has given on the
night of every st. Patrick's Day l.
Faerber Goldenhorn applied to the Vice
Chancellor for an order compelling D. F.
Flemming, e. S. Murphy, NJ j. Murphy
nj. J. Britten and ]. C. Harnet, who
claim to be officers of the Gable Club
from giving ball St. Patricks night in
Woods Hall, under the name of the Gable
Club. Mr. Goldenhorn read a petition in
which he claimed that these gentlemen
were not officers of the Cable Club but
set of 'impostors.' The Cable Club, he
said, has existed over twenty years and
was incorporated February s, 1898. 1t has
been the custom of the organization to
give ball on the night of each ST. Pat
rick's Day, and in accordance with that
custom at meeting held January Is last
the officers-F. D. Lane president; Will
liam Wortley, vice president; Edward
Bowling, recording secretary; William
Havens, treasurer, and Joseph Black, SER
geant-at-arms-wer appointed commit
tee to make the necessary arrangements
for giving the ball this year. When this
committee went to the manager of
Woods Hall to secure the building for
the ball they were SURPRISED to find that
the place had already been engaged for
st. Patrick's night by the defendants,
who claimed to be the officers of the
Cable Club. In the list which they gave
the manager F. D. Lane appears as presi-
dent but the bill denies that he was
present or associated with the defendants.
The defendants claim that at the meet
ing of January Is the old club was dis
banded and new one organized, of which
they were elected officers. This Mr..
Goldenhorns bill denied most emphatical-
ly and declared that the old organization
was still in existence and had not au-
thorized the defendants to act in the
matter. No one appeared for the defend
ants and Mr.. Goldenhorn had the field to
himself
The Vice Chancellor said he could not
interfere as the Court of Errors and APP
peals had decided that in disputes of that
nature the Court of Chancery had no
jurisdiction and that the matter was one
for court of law on quo warranto pro-
ceedings. If Mr.. Goldenhorns allegations
were true he could have the alleged
spurious officers arrested for obtaining
money under false pretenses. The bill
showed that the matter was a dispute
between the club and outsiders and it was
beneath the dignity of the Court of
Chancery to meddle in squabbles of that
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
CARD TABLES LOANED FREE

Mullins & Sons are doing much to adj
vance the social life of Hudson county,
offering card tables and score cards free
of charge to all people who desire to give
card parties. The firm has about 200 nice
card tables to loan with all the necessities
for playing. These tables are delivered
and called for without any charge Many
hostess has thus been relieved of the
responsibility and expense of procuring
tables, through the kindness of Mullins x
Sons To allow ample time for delivering
the tables, the firm requests that those
desiring tables will notify them several
DAYS in advance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
DIED IN SALOON.
Young Woman Taken III On
the Street Succumbs to
Heart Failure.

At ten minutes after twelve o'clock this
morning, Mary Meehan, twenty-five years
old, of No 80 Waverly street, while re-
turning home with some friends, was
taken suddenly i'll at Reservoir avenue
and Iienau place. She was taken into
Weinberg's saloon near by and Christ
Hospital was telephoned for an ambu-
lance.
DR. Millikin, of the hospital, worked
over her till 2:s0 A. M, when she died.
Her body was claimed by her sister and it
was taken to her late home by the hos
pital ambulance. Heart failure caused
dtaafb
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
naTFIELD'S NEW BOOKS.

Librarian Thomas Hatfield, of Hoboken,
who has one of the finest private collec-
tions of books in the country, has re-
Gently added to his store number OF
unique volumes made in the shop of the
Roycrofters, the cooperative colony at
East Aurora, founded by Elbert Hub
bard Mr.. Hatfield is a member of the
Philistines, the society formed by the
founder of the colony 'for book lovers
and folk who paint write and dream"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
FOOT CUT OFF BY TRAIN.

Michael Caulfield. thirty-hve years old
of NO 1892 Barrow street. conductor of a
Pennsylvania freight train, while drill
ing cars near the round house in the
Waldo avenue yard last evening" was run
over and had his right foot cut off at the
ankle. He was taken to st. Franciss Hos
pital in an ambulance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
LAFAYETTE MASS MEETING.

A mass meeting will be held Friday
evening at Lafayette Hall, No. 14e Wilton
street, under the auspices of the Lafay-
cite Citizens Association. The subjects
that are to be discussed include Lafay-
cite park, street improvements unneces-
sary pollution of the air, additional
schools and other matters. The associa-
ton appeals to men of all political be-
lief. be they Democrats, Republicans or
independents. Interested city officials
will receive a hearty welcome.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
MlNKS' DINNER TONIGHT.

The annual dinner of the Minkakwa Re-
publican Club will be held tonight at Co
lumbia Hall, Ocean and Gator avenues.
The committee which has made the ar
rangements has spared no efforts to make
this the most successful ever held. 1t
anticipates large attendance. Many
prominent politicians will give vent to
their eloQuence IN after-dinner speeches.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
PHELPS TO SUCCEED RAMSAY

The regular weekly meeting of the u.
S. Grant Association was held last night
at the club rooms on Ocean avenue, near
WoodIawn avenue A resolution was
passed recommending Mr.. E. c. Phelps to
the County Committee to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of General John
Ramsay.
A delegation from the club will repre-
sent it at the annual dinner of the Min
kakwa Republican Club tonight.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
MORE BACKING FOR HAUcK

At regular and largely attended meet
ing of the William j. Hulford Association
held at it's rooms, No. s57 West Side ave-
nue., last night, resolution was unani-
mously adopted indorsing the nomination
of Commissioner A. j. Hauck for Mayor
of Jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
PROTEST AGAINST SALOON.

At tomorrow nights meeting of the
Board of Education, Principal Mackey OF
No. q School will ask the Board of Edu-
cation to file a protest against the grant
ing of license to Emanuel Gross, to run a
saloon on the northeast corner of Twelfth
and Erie street en- account of the close
proximity of the place to the school build
ing
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
CAPT. lATTMAN's SPREAD.

Captain Emil Lattmann, of the Hobo
ken Independent Schuetzen Corps, cele-
brated the forty-eighth anniversary Of
his birthday at Odd Fellows Hall yester-
day afternoon by giving banquet to his
friends. Police Commissioner Adolph
Lankering and other city officials were
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
CONFIRMATION AT GRACE.

Eleven children were confirmed last
night at Grace p. E. Church, corner of
Pearsall and Ocean avenues. Bishop
Leighton Coleman officiated at the cere-
mony There were four boys and seven
girls confirmed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
GRAND JURORS TO DINE.

The committee appointed to arrange for
the dinner to be given by the December
term Grand Jury announced at yesterday
afternoons session of that body that the
same would be held at Martin Daabs
"Dulze's House." Hoboken, on Thursday
evening March 2S.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
LOOK OUT FOR HIM.

The sisters of St. Marys Hospital, Ho-
boken, have been receiving complaints Of
late about a swindler who represented
himself as their agent, and collect ng
money in their name. They have not tded
the police about the man, and lookout
is being kept for him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
His Neclxsies the Pattern for paris

NJ. Paul Deschanel President Of the
French Chamber of Deputies, is some
what Of dandy. His necktie set the
fashion for Paris. and the faultless cut of
his gaYnents have become legend.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
SHERIFF RUEMPLER'S BIRTHDAY.

Yesterday was Sheriff Ruempler's fifty
third birthday, and he was kept busy all
day receiving the congratulations of his
many friends
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13

DIED.

RUOPP-On Monday, March H. 1901,
George j. Ruepp, aged nineteen years,
Relatives and friends are invited 70 at
tend the funeral on Thursday. March a,
from the residence of his mother, Mrs,
George A. Walton, Ne ia Mercer stfeet.
at 2 p. NJ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
CITY NEWS NOTES

There will be meeting of the Third
Ward Democratic Club this evening at
its quarters, No 260 Sixth street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK March 49, 1so1.-Foreeast
for thirty-six hours ending at P NJ.
Thursday y:-Generally fair and warmer
tonight; tomorrow probably rain; winds
east.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
The Game of Bowls.

The very popular boyish spring game of
marbles developed from the other game
much liked among boys of larger growth
bowls. OF old the bowls were Of mar
Bile. and this name came down to the
tiny bowls that followed them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13

Pavonia Brand of Canned Tomatoes. extra
large cans. and flied with red. ripe tomatoes,
wholesale at D.. E. cleary Co.'S stores. Ask
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13
FIRE BOARD TO MEET.

The Fire Commissioners viii meet this
Bay street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-13

ssBetter out than in'--that humor that you
notice. To be sure it's out and AL out, take
Hoods sarsapariIla.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-15

aged because Santa had not come to their
tepee. and forthwith made arrangements to
60 to him.
On the Indian reservations of the South
west Santa comes to the little red school
houses dotted here and there along the trail
The teachers have arranged for his visit
there every Christmas, and that day is
spent under the roof of plenty distributing
the presents that have been left there by
unseen persons. 1t is day Of good cheer
for these little brown people, who do not
know much pleasure anyway. The boys
forget their bashfulness and mingle with
the girls in their anxiety to show their pres
ents. At noon the teachers set out a dainty
lunch, such as is not known in tepee life,
and the little fellows and their sisters gorge
themselves The afternoon is spent in en-
tertainment partly by the little fellows and
partly by the teachers and the older girls.
neat program is arranged, and songs, reel
tations and charades follow. At eventide
the little ones are carted home in buggies
and there 90 to sleep and dream Of great
things that are to come into their lives.
The holidays are a continuous round OF
pleasure to the reservation children Of the
Southwest, Oklahoma ana indian Territory.
They play their rough games and eat the
candy and chew the gum. Their principal
play is going on the warpath. That is for
the boys, while the girls play at jumping
the rope, making mud pies and cooking. In
dian girls of late years have been elevated
above their former position Of waiting on
bucks, to lace making, painting and study
ing and teaching music, until some Of them
are quite proficient in this line. The little
girls are not allowed to play with the boys
on the same playground although the teach
ers advocate their association in the classes
and schoolroom, so as to wear off any bash
full tendencies that are Unborn in the Indian
lad
1t has not been until within the last four or
five years that Kiowa, Comanche Apache,
Arapahoe, cheyenne, wichita, Tonkawa,
Ponca or OsAge child knew the slightest
thing Of a holiday, the birth Of Christ, or
even that there was such a person as Christ.
But when the reservation schools opened, all
Of these things were taught, much against
the desire Of the old Indians, who did not
care to have their offspring reared in the
path Of the paleface, whom they 50 despised.
The mothers used to move their tepees close
to the reservation schools, and every night
they would try TO worm out Of the child
everything the teacher had taught her dur
ing the day. Progress with the red children
was thus delayed, until an order against the
women coming near their children during
the school season was issued and enforced.
The little girls are quick to learn, and the
boys are apt aRd witty.