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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
ROWAN GETS ONE YEAR
Bernstein's Thief Not Let OF Easy--
Kate Kol oh Gets Three.

Kate Kolich, alias Kate Spellissey, of
No. 81 Spring street, West Hoboken,
who was indicted for robbing Mrs. Mar
tin Daab of Hoboken and several other
persons for whom she worked as a do
mestic, was this morning sentenced by
Judge Blair in the Court of General
Sessions, to three years in State Prison
on her conviction for stealing a quantity
of wearing apparel belonging to Mrs.
Foulk of that city.
Frank Cox, who was formerly employ
ed as a waiter in Jersey City Heights
music hall, where he stole a watch from
a sleeping customer, pleaded guilty to
the charge, and got off with suspended
sentence in the custody of Probation Of
ficer Higgins.
quantity of goods from his employer, T.
E. Bernstein, was sentenced to one year
in the County Penitentiary on one of the
four indictments to which he pleaded
guilty. On the other three sentence was
suspended without costs. The Court re-
ferred to the fact that Rowan was an
educated man and his crime showed pre-
meditation. He said that representations
in the prisoners behalf had been made
by many persons but the Court felt that
he should be punished.
Other prisoners sentenced were:-John
B. Gardner false pretenses, six months;
William Edwards, breaking, entering
and larceny, six months; Annie Curtis,
conducting a disorderly house, six
months; Charles Lawrence, atrocious as
sault, six months; Joseph Truppler,
grand larceny, one year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
PERSONAL.

Felix F. Clancy, of No. 262 Wayne
street, this city, member of the Twen-
ty-seventh Regiment of United States
Volunteers, which has been doing service
in the Philippines, is on his way home
with his regiment. He will arrive here
in a few weeks. His friends heard from
him when the transport, containing the
regiment, touched at Honolulu. Mr.
Clancy is a prominent member of St.
Bridget's Lyceum and the 400 Club.
Mr.. Henry w. Dewitt, of this city, gem
eral agent of the Equitable Life Insur-
ance Company. has just returned from q
visit to New Orleans where he witnessed
the famous Mardi Gras festivities In de-
scribing the pageants. etc., etc., he says
he was informed by competent judges IL
far surpassed anything of the kind held
at Nice. Genoa, Naples or Venice The
streets were wonderful in the blaze of coll
or, brilliant costumes and decorations,
giving a remarkably Kaleidoscope effect.
The Comus ball was the chief feature
and one thing he remarked was the exclu-
sive social sets taking part in the celebra-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
Aaron Rurr's Love for His Daughter

There is no phase of the strangely
checkered life of Aaron Burr in which
such of the finer qualities as the man had
in his best days are more delightfully."- re-
vealed than in his correspondence with his
daughter" writes William Perrine OF
'The Beautiful Daughter of Aaron Burr
in the February Ladies' Home Journal.
Your dear Theodosia,'' wrote her mother
to him when the child was still hardly
more than an infant, cannot hear you
spoken of without apparent melancholy;
in so much that her nurse is obliged TO
exert her invention to divert her, and my
sen to avoid mention of you in her pres
ence. She was one day wholly Indifferent
to everything but your name. Her attach
ment is not of common nature" She
was only in her ninth year when he egan
to write to her eriticising her hand-writ-
ing or giving her advise as to her beha~
vior and studies. Once in his solicitude
for the child he wrote to his wife:-'If I
could foresee that Theodocia would be-
come mere fashionable woman with all
the attendant frivolity and vacuity of
mind, adorned with whatever graces and
allurement, would earnestly pray God
to take her forthwith hence No matter
how busy Burr might be in his political
and official tasks he always had time to
write TO Theodosia. He admoniShed her
to tell him all about her most trifiing ac-
tions, corrected her spelling, gave her di-
rections how to pursue her studies in
Greek, Latin, French and music, and inn
pressed upon her particularly the value OF
keeping personal Journal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
AN INHUMAN MONSTER.
Man Tortures Boys Inden-
tured to Him by Frees
holders.

| Thirteen year old James Kells, fosmei
inmate of the Snake Hill Almshouse& lies
at the point Of death at the Orange cpun.
ty, N ", poorhouse,. from injuries fol
which Andrew Campbell, to whom the un-
fortunate walf was indentured by thellasi
/ Board Of Freeholders, is responsible
Campbell is in Jail in Orange county
awaiting the result of the boys injuries.
Al yesterday afternoons s meeting of the
Committee on County Institutions of this
Hudson County Board of Freeholders
Deputy Warden John W. Stewart of the
Almshouse reported that he had visited
young Kells and found his condition eTen
worse than had been described. He said
that the little waits body was coveted
with marks from the terrible lashings he
| had received. A long deep cash extenSad
across his right cheek bone, piece OF
flesh almost as large as mans hand
was torn from his back, and both feet
would in all probability have to be ampu-
tated on account of having been so severe
" frost bitten.
Mr.. Stewart said that it was almost be-
yond comprehension that any human be-
ing could treat a child as this little waif
had been treated. He added that the re-
port that the boy had ran away from
Campbell's home was erroneous. Neigh
bors of the farmer had learned of the
abuse of the little fellow, and they re-
ported the matter to the Public Prosecu-
tor, who had the County Physician call at
Campbells home and examine young
Kells.
The unfortunate child told that he was
obliged to go without stockings in the
coolest weather, and was beaten at the
slightest provocation. In his cell in the
Jail Campbell at first told Warden Stew
art that his charge had sustained his in
juries by being stepped on by a COW, but
later admitted that he often whipped the
boy.
The people of Orange County the Depu-
ty Warden said, were at first incensed be-
cause the officials of this county did not
take prompt action against Campbell. On
discovering the condition of the boy, the
neighboring farmers wanted to lynch the
torturer
Mr.. Stewart explained that the first in
tination of the boys condition was con-
veyed to the Freeholders through the
stories published in the puclib press, and
they had at once deputized him to investi-
gate it.
The question as to what action to take
in the matter was referred to the County
Counsel, and Clerk Egan was instructed
to notify Orange County authorities that
AL possible aid would be given them to
bring about the punishment of those re-
sponsible for the terrible outrage.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
CAPTAIN FARRIER'S ARM AGAIN.

Captain Frederick Farrier of the Com
munipaw avenue police station, is in a
very weak condition, as a result of injur-
les received several months ago in run
away accident. The captains right arm
was broken and badly bruised. He re-
manned at home under treatment for sew
eral weeks, and then resumed duty. A
few weeks ago he was again forced to
give up his duties. His arm is now in
worse condition than ever. 1t is doubtful
if the captain will be able to resume work
for some time.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
SCHEFFMEYER ACQUITTED.

Judge Blair decided today that Patrol
man John Scheffmeyer was not guilty of
the charge preferred against him by Mrs.
Martha Roberts, a eolored woman. De-
cision on a similar charge has been re-
served by the Police Commissioners. pend
ing the courts decision. The probability
is that Scheffmeyers acquittal by the
court will save him his position in the
police force.
The complainant against Scheffmeyer is
Mrs. Mary Roberts, of No. 274 Wilton
street. She charged that the officer at
tempted to assault her and that she mad
desperate struggle with him before she
eluded him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
ARMORY FOR TRENTON.
Governor Signs the Bill
Giving That City
Sl50,0O0.
Isneclal to .srhe Jersey city News.n1


TRENTON, Feb. 2S, 1901.-The House
reeled off business yesterday with speed
that astonished the old timers in the lob
by The doors to the Assembly chamber
were kept locked and it was difficult
matter for member to get past the door
keepers. There was a continuous session
of the House, lasting till s O'Clock. An
adjournment of both branches was taken
until next Tuesday night in order that
ihe members may attend the inaugura
ceremonies at Washington next Monday
It is thought that when the lawmakera
get together next week they will maxi
an effort to clean up the btsiaess so that
a final adjournment car 10 akenthe fol-
lowing week. There are sotlie, hQ3Wever
who think that the session will drag out
the limit of eleven weeks.
Senator Gebhardt of Hunterdon county
made his maiden speech Yesterday, When
the bill approprlating sS,0oO 10 pay the ex-
pense Of transporting the prov isional regi-
ment to Washington to take part in the
inaugural ceremonies made its appear
ance. Mr.. Gebhardt IS a Democrat and
popular with other meraDers His foren-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
CATHOLIC CLUB CIRCLE.
Residing Has Crown Extreme y
Pom ar.

The Catholic Club Reading Circule held
its regular meeting last evening at the
club house, No. 6s5 Jersey avenue.
Since the Circle was organized, about
four months ago, instead of a falling off
in the attendance there has been a very
large gain in membership, which is mainly
due to the work of President the Rev. D.
J. Brady, and Principal James T. Mackey,
two of the orgaizers of the Circle.
At each meeting some very interesting
papers are read by the members. The
programme last evening was:-
Mrs. Craven, "Metrical Romance; Mrs
Handy, sold English and Mr.. James E.
Kelly. The Danes. The Passion Play
moving picture reproduction, will be
given at the club house on Tuesday eve-
ming, April 2
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
KELLY OUT in 81, 600 BAIL

Thomas j. Kelly, the agent of the Col
onial Insurance Company, who was in
dicted with several other Union Hill peo-
pie for conspiracy to detraud that com
pany, was released from the County Jai
in $1,000 bail by Judge Blair yesterday af
ternoon. Robert Cav, of No. SIS Var
Horst street Union Hill, became surety
for keilys appearance in $1,000. All the
alleged conspirators have now been re.
leased on bail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
WEST BERGEN FIRE ENGINE
Improvement Club Sends PEI
tition to Finance Board.

Clerk Michael B. Kelaher, Of the FL
nance Board, was. in receipt of the fol-
lowing communication sent to the FL
nance Board yesterday
To the Honorable the Board of Finance
of Jersey City,
Gentlemen-The West Side Improve
ment Club has been agitating the fmpor-
tance of having a new fire engine com
pany in the West Bergen section, and
herewith presents petition signed by
citizens of this section
The fires in the past month have ac-
centuated the Importance of such a
movement. A chemical engine and hose
cart would be sufficient. Quarters could
be hired and a small company would be
sufficient for the present, but we ought
to have something done at the earliest
possible moment.
Very respectfully submitted,
N. q. VREELAND,
Secretary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
TRACTION LIGHT CO. FORMED.

Yesterday articles Of Incorporation were
filed for the Traction and Light Company
with capital of s4,OO0,0e0 of which $l,0l0,OO0
is to be first and second preferred stock
bearing per cent, dividends. The incor-
porators are:-Samuel Thomas and Sam
ue. B. Lawrence of New York, and James
C. Young of this city.
The objects of the company are to man
ufacture light, heat and fuel, and con-
struct and operate railroads outside of
this State
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
The petition reads as follows:-

To the Honorable the Board of Finance
of Jersey City
The undersigned, residents and taxpay-
ers of the West Side section of Jersey
City, respectfully petition your honorable
body to make an appropriation for the
establishment of a fire engine company
and apparatus in this section of the city.
The nearest apparatus at present is
three-quarters of mile away from the
business section and over full mile from
the factories.
In the Eighth ward there are about 100
buildings erected every year, about three
fourths of which are on the west side,
yet we have no better fire protection
than we had ten years ago. We feel that
we are entitled to have a new company
established here, and we ask your body
to take prompt action upon our petition.
The petition is signed by over seventy
prominent business men and residents Of
that section.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28

il. Jersey City, and Timothy A. Sullivan,
Painters Local. No g. Bayonne.
Several of the industries submitted de-
tailed reports of the different lines OF
trade claimed within their jurisdiction.
They will be considered and adjusted
when all have outlined the several
branches OF their work.
The trades generally reported business
picking up.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
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'ssazssssIfi3
DIED.

WILSON oN-GUILDER-on Tuesday Feb
ruary 26 1901, Catherine Wilson Guild
er, mother of Robert Wilson and
daughter of the late Thomas and Cath
crime Egan.
Relatives and friends Of the family are
respectfully invited TO attend the funeral
James Doyle No. liz Wayne street. on
Friday, March |. al 9 A NJ: thence to ST
Bridget's r. c. Church. where a high
mass of requiem viii be offered for the
hAHlY repose of her soul.
HAN ERTY-On Wednesday. February IL
1851, John, eldest son of John and
Mamie Haverty, aged four years ard
nine months.
Funeral from the residence of his par
ents. No. 209 Sixteenth street, Jersey City
on Friday, March l, at P. NJ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
CHRIST CHURCH ANNIVERSARY.

The Ladies' Aid Society of Christ Luth-
eran Church Of Lafayette are making
elaborate arrangements for the church
anniversary to be held on April 4 This
date will see the fourth anniversary of
the church dedication and the fifth ami
versary Of the Rev. Charles B. Rabbow' s
pastorate. out-of-towp pastors will Off
ciate.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
An Old and We'll Tried Remel j

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tsething should always be used for children
while teet1ling. # softens the gums allays the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
WILL BACK STRIKERS.
Building Trales Council Approves

D mang or aefter Pa.
Although no notice of the demand Of
Plumbers Local No. IA for an increase Of
50 cents a day n the wage rate of that
enaft ID jersey City has been taken by
,he Master Plumbers Association, the
Ruadlps laades Council at last nights
eting al council Hall, No. II Hoboken
avenue formally endorsed the demand
I'D s support the afTi.ated body should
kN The new WAGE scale be-
egates were seated 1T last
he Council They
81 a1S &f lSaag, Plumbers Local, No.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
An Adeoua+e substitnte.

.sWell,,' said the rural citizen, 1--WE
couldn't go to that ere Paris expersition,
but--thank the good Ilord-the circus is
a-comin' !'--Atlanta Constitution.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. Feb. %, 1901. Forecast
for thirty-six hours ending at 8 P. NJ.
Friday Fair tonight and tomorrow
warmer; winds northwest.
Hastnett's Ihermometrieal Report
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28
NAUTILUS or F.icT.

The ARC Corn Starch. one Of the very best
foods for children, or puddings, etc. VII slesale
at p q cleary CO. stores. Montgomery
ana Greene streets, Jersey city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-28

Better out than in,--that humor that you
notice. TO be sure It's out and all out, take
Hoods SarsapariNa. -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-03
PENALTY WAS SEVERE
UNIVERSITY FACULTY SUSPENDS
-FOUR PARTICIPANTS IN RED
PAINT EPISODE
Students Are Accused of Deliberate
Lying, and Faculty Uses Plain
English in Announcing
Its Decision.

The university faculty spent three
hours yesterday considering the latest
red paint episode at the university, and
as a result, four members of the fresh
man class, Messrs. Elton, Hanna and
Sinclair, of Minneapolis, and O'Brien of
Duluth, have been suspended for a year;
directed to make full reparation and to
receive public reprimand by Presi-
|, dent Northrop. The suspension will con-
tinue until all reparation is made
In a statement issued by the secretary
of the faculty it is announced that the
penalty would not have been so severe
had it not been for the persistent lying
of the offenders" This statement is
as follows:
t'The act of vandalism committed by
certain members of the freshman class
was such as to call for a severe pen
atty. The act of the damage alone is
! enough, thought that is the least of the
evil in the present case. The worst
feature of the case is the persistent ly-
ing on the part of all the members con-
/ cerned. r
THE faculty desires to emphasize its
sense of the terribleness of deliberate
E1ying by students when called before the
faculty to testify. The faculty does not
require students to testify against
their fellows but it does require them
not to lie when they DO give testimony
In the present case the faculty rec
cgnizes the fact that the offenders were
young and inexperienced and that there
probably was no malicious intent in
their first act. Acts of vandalism ought
not to be allowed, whether the act is
of greater or less enormity, but the
penalty inflicted in this case would have
been less but for the persistent lying of
the offenders
The culprits were depressed when they
learned their fate and one of them said:
HAD the freshman class had any spirit
in it, it would have taken some action
in the matter and not have allowed
all the blame to rest on the committee
which it had chosen
The men suspended were members of
the cane rush committee. They issued a
printed challenge to the sophomores and
in addition daubed red paint on the
fence around Northrop field and the
sidewalks leading to it.
In view of the action of the faculty
yesterday it is probable the cane rush
scheduled for Oct. Il will be called off,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-03
SAD CASE OF NEGLECT
PARENTS BOTH DRUNKARDs AND
CHILDREN HAVE NO CARE.

Judge BaZille heard a very pitiable
story in the probate court yesterday
when Mr.. and = Mrs P J. LifldauiSt
were before the court on: the hearing of
petition to have their four children
sent to the state school The Lind
quists live at 693 Arlington street, and
upon the testimony of the nefghbors,
and the admissions of the parties them
selves, it appears that both father and
mother are addicted to drink. eNeigh9
bors testified that both parents are fire.
quently drunk at home, whne the cllil-
dren are left entirely to themselves! POI
lfceman Fitzgerald told Of taking. the
mother home in a state of intoxication.
and others had heard the children beg
ging their drunken mother to come home.
to them ->
Mr.. Lindquist admitted that he some
times drank to excess, and the wife said
that she tippled occasionally, but was
able to take proper care of her children,
notwithstanding. Judge Bazille was in
clined to be severe. 81 can tell from
your face, madam, that you're a hard
drinker, and not fit to care for little
children. It is a hard thing to take
children away from parents, but there
seems to be no other thing to do in
case like this
During the examination it developed
that the eldest boy, fourteen years of
age, had already been sent to the state
training school for stealing. Lindquist
begged the court to relent and give him
another chance, and the mother sobbed
and pieade,. when the court announced
its intention of sending the children to
Owatonna. Judge Bazille said he would
defer signing the papers for one month,
to test the sincerity of the promises of
reform made.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-03
HUNT RAISES new POINT
CLAIMS THAT CITY HAS NO MAR.
KET MASTER UNDER THE LAW
Same Point Is Raised as to Board
of Equalization Assem-
bly, May Inves-
tiEate.

Basing his position On the opinion
given by the legal department. that th,
common council can only legally act
as an elective body when such is speei-
fically named in the charter, Alderman
Hunt makes the assertion that the city
has no market master and that the pres
ent county board of equalization is a
body not recognized by law
Both the market master and four men,
bers of the board of equalization were
selected in joint session. and according
to Mr.. Hunts contentious such elections
were not authorized by the charter. The
selection he claims should have been
made in separate sessions.
If the legal department is right in its
opinion relative to the present contest
over the filling of the vacant county
eommissionership, Mr.. Hunts point is
accepted as correct, but as both elections
were by due process and have been ac-
cepted as perfectly legal up to this date
few of the members anticipate any trou-
bic by reason of the bubble raised.
1t was reported yesterday that the
assembly tonight would start an inves-
tigation, but nothing IS expected of it.
The term of the market master is now
practically near a close, so that "a at
tempt to bring a sudden finish to his
Job would have little effect
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-03
FIGHTING FOR LIFE
ATTORNEY spGHEE WILL PUT UP
4 HxRD FIGHT FOR
az fesUMMERs
NO FAIR TRIAL IN TENNESSEE
Says RETURN of Summers would
Be- Eqdfvh1ent to Delivering
AZ HIN to the Gal
se lows.

The McN1chaols case will not hold the
boards for a. few days to come. The
authorities VIII now give their attention
to the, ,casef of Harry Summers, the
young negro arrested here by Detective
Fraser for completely in a murder COM
united at Bolivar, Tenn Summers is
held on the charge of being a fugitive
from Justice. His hearing in the munic-
ipal court will take place this morning.
when postponemenI will be granted
Papers applying for extraction are now
on their way here and the case will come
UP before Coy. Van SAINT. Summers has
retained Attorney Fred L. MeGhee, who
is preparing to fight the case vigorous
ly. He will make a determined effort
to prevent the return of Summers 10
Tennessee, Mr., McGhee says that to
return Summers would amount almost
to placing, him on the gallows, as such
a thing as a fair trial for a colored
man in Tennessee is unheard of.
McGhee has been Investigating, and
declared that in Memphis, which is but
sixty miles from Bolivar. no colored
person charged with crime in the past
ten years has had a Regular trial. In
every case the negro has had to con-
tent himself with summary justice"
McGhee will go into the statistics of
lynching in Tennessee in support of his
contention He Will ask the governor
to give him sufficient time to make a
thorough investigation of the case and
he will make a bitter fight for his client.
The Tennessee officials seem to think
that this. argument will have some eff
fect, and have assured the authorities
that Summers will have full and fair
trial. County. Attorney Kane says that
If he believed Summers would not get
regular trial or fair chance in Ten
nessee he would protest against his re-
turn. The case cannot be very well IN
derstood Until the arrival of papers from
the Tennessee officials.
1t looks ass if the case might be as
long drawn out as the McNicnoIs case.