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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-24
ENGINE UPSET.
Central Railroad Locomotive
Jumps the Track and
Kills Engineer.
PASSENGERS BADLY SCARED
Tender Stays on the Rails and
Powell Is the Only
Victim.

A peculiar and dreadful accident oc-
CURED in the Central Railroad yard at $50
o'clock Saturday afternoon. The engine
of the locomotive No. 5s5, drawing the
Roselle local train of five cars, jumped a
switch ana was upset. Engineer James
Powell, fifty years old, who was married
and lived in Roselle, was caught beneath
the falling mass of iron and life was in
stantly crushed out.
The tender did not leave the track, but
was partially upset Fortunately for
Fireman Martin DAILY, of Elizabeth, he
was on the tender. He jumped and saved
himself.
The passengers of the five coaches were
somewhat shaken up when the locomotive
went bobbing over ties and rails, but while
they were greatly alarmed none of them
were injured. The accident occurred with
in two hundred yards of the depot, oppo-
site tewner No. l.
The train was gradually slowing up as
it was about to enter the train shed, or
many deaths would have resulted The
engine, after leaving the tracks. bumped
along the ties for a hundred feet and then
fell over on its side.
There were five coaches in the train,
all pretty well filled. No coach was de-
rallied.
The railway officials cannot explain how
the accident occurred, but it is believed
that the engine ran into an open switch.
Traffic on the two tracks was delayed for
over an hour.
1t was some time before the wecking
crew could raise the engine to extricate
the engineers body. 1t was taken to the
morgue and this morning claimed by his
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-24
CHUMMY WITH PUGILlST KELLY
Thomas G. Barker's Quiet Life in
the Jail Waiting His Sentences.

Thomas G. Barker, the convicted
would-be murderer of Rev. John Keller of
Arlington, passed very quiet Sunday III
the County Jail yesterday. He had no
callers and spent most of the time in his
cell writing letters to friends.
He is as reticent as when prisoner
before awaiting the result of his victim s
injuries. The only friendship he has
formed is with Thomas J. Kelly, the ex
pugilist, who is serving a three months
sentence on his conviction of being par
ty to the attempt to defraud the Colonial
Life Insurance Company by insuring, as
agent for the company, the life of a
man believed to be dying of consumption.
When not reading or writing Barker
spends most of his time talking with
Kelly, but steadily avoids any reference
to his case or his recent trial. He still
declines to see any visitors except his
counsel.
1t is understood that Mrs. Barker will
visit her husband in jail between 2:S0 and
o'clock this afternoon
Mr.. Marshall Van Wrinkle, counsel for
Barker, while talking about the question
of bail, this morning said
There will be no trouble about raising
the $4,000 if we decide to take it up to
the Court above. That is what we arc
considering and I cannot say yet what
our course of action will be-
Barker will be sentenced on Thursday
next. In the meantime there is move
ment to ask Judge Blair for clemency
But just who is preparing the petition
does not vet appear.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-24
FIGHTING FOR A CHURCH
Twoegival Congregations claim
the Property of a Polish
Society.

Vice Chancellor Pitney this morning
listened to the legal fight over the prop
erty of the Polish Catholic Church on
Twenty street, near Avenue D,
Bayonne, which two separate congrega-
tions claim to own. Mr.. James F. Min
turn, of Hoboken, on behalf of the Church
of Our Lady of Mt Carmel, filed bill
to compel the trustees of st. Mary's Car
melite Church to deed over to it the prop
erty, and asking for an Injunction to re-
strain the trustees from disposing of the
property.
The Mount Carmelite Church was incor-
porated May 3, 1898, and the st. Mary's
Carmelite Church August 10 of the same
year. Bishop Wigger appointed Joseph
Izula and Frank PERI Day trustees, to
collect funds for the church.
Father Kwaitskowski, of st. Anthony s
Church, Jersey City, was appointed pastor
temporarily. The trustees collected $3.50,
but did not turn it over to the pastor pro
TEN or the Bishop, but deposited it to
their account as trustees They had
dispute with the Rev. Rather Kwait-
slSowski and organized the ST. Marys
Carmelite Church, for which they used the
money in bank to build church. They
applied to Bishop Wigger for a pastor,
and the Bishop, not being aware of the
above transaction, assigned rather
Iwanow to the charge. When he heard of
the trouble he reported it to the Bishop,
who excommunicated the trustees and
those who supported them.
The excommunicated got Polish priest
named Leschowski, who was IN bad
standing in the church, and made him
their pastor. Iwanow and those who sid
ters and filed a bill for the property.
Mr.. Anderson moved to dismiss the bill
on the ground that neither church is
properly Incorporated and the trustees
had the right to act as they did
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-24
ad
h'AULAY FATALLY HlJ:::::::'::'. !.
West Hoboken Chief 6
Police Fell Going to
Aid Women.

Chief of Police MeAulay, of West Ho-
ooken. is likely to die because of a gallant
enort he made yesterday to go to a wo-
mans rescue. He tried a hasty descent
down me Palisades and fell.
chief McAulay and Detective Sergeant
Netter We're walking along Mountain road.
which skirts the brow of the Palisades.
and heard woman's scream at the Pali-
sades' base. the bank of the Hudson River.
Vetter ran down flight of steps leading
to the river, but that route was not short
enough for the Chief, and he ran to a rig
gag path which deseends in more pre-
cipitous fashion.
The path might be safe for man who
went down it in leisurely fashion, but
Chief McAulay was in so great a hurry
that he lost his footing ana fell abasgt
forty-hve feet. Vetter had to go to his
aid, disregarding the woman's screams.
The Chief suffered probably fatal In
JJuries including four broken ribs and
frightful bruises about the head
The woman whose unlucky scream
caused the accident has not been found.
The two men were walking along Noun
tain road, which skirts the brow of the
Palisades, at half-past eight last night.
when they heard a woman screaming at
the foot of the Palisades, more than a
hundred feet below. She screamed several
times and then was silent. vetter started
on a run to descend by way of the steps
at Fourteenth street, a considerable dis
tance away. 1t was likely to take him
eight to ten minutes to reach the point
where the screams seemed to come from
Chief -hcAulay started to scramble down
path on the face of the bluff which Is
dangerous even in the daytime to those
who know it well and use it daily.
Vetter reached the base of the cliffs and
failed to see any one, or to obtain any
trace of the woman whose screams had
been the cause of his running there
After searching in every direction he
heard groan from the bushes near the
foot of the cliff, but twenty or twenty-five
feet above him. Thinking it was the
woman and that she had fallen from
above and had now become unconscious,
he climbed up to the bushes and found
the Chief lying there unconscious. Vet
ter obtained aid and McAulay was car
ried to the avenue and taken to his home.
McAulay's wife tainted and could not be
revived for almost two hours. She is now
under medical treatment by DR.. Wallace
White, who is attending Chief McAulay.
DIR. White found four of the Chiefs ribs
broken, one of which had pierced the
lung. Vetter says that from the position
where he found the body the Chief must
have lost his footing almost at the start
of the descent and fallen the entire height
of the precipice.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-24
SAYS He WAS DEFENDER
Man Accused of Attempted
AssauIt-TeIls Another
Tale.

Bernard johnson, twenty -four years old
who hailed from Norfolk, Virginia, was a
prisoner in the pen of the First Criminal
Court this morning. He was accused by
Mrs. Augusta Edwards, who keeps a
boarding house at No. 76 Grand street,
of an attempted assault Mr.. Edwards,s S
statement is to the effect that as she was
about to enter her home about two clock
yesterday morning she was seized by
Johnson, a stranger to her, who had fol-
lowed her from Greene street, and thrown
down up her stoop.
She was a stout, fine looking woman.
and she fought her assailant off He
walked up Grand street and turned into
Washington street. Patrolman Walter
DAILY, who heard Mrs. Edwards scream
Johnsn and found Johnson in front of
the Hotel Washington. Mrs. Edwards
fully identified Johnson.
Johnson, with the consent of his coun-
sci, James Donelan, made a statement in
which, While he admitted he was at Mrs
Edwards S stoop, he denied any charge of
assault He admits having walked be-
hind Mrs. Edwards on Grand street, but
declares she was set upon by some other
man unknown to him and that he merely
went to her assistance after the man had
rup up the street. He says Mrs Edwards
is mistaken in her Identification Of him
as the man who attempted the assault
Johnson is employed as a stewart on
the tugboat Mamie, lying at the foot of
York street He gave his address as No.
SO East Main street. Norfolk. va
Henry Edwards, husband Of the ac-
cuser, was awakened by his wifes
screams. He followed Johnson to tho
Gregory street station, sprang at the
jaw that sent him reeling The case was
laid over by Police Justice Hoos.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-24
RUBBER TRUST FIGHT.
Defendants Propose an Ap-
parently Fair Settlement
Of the Dispute.

The muddle into which the eontending
FACTIONS of the Rubber Trust have gotten
was aired in the Vice Chancellors S
branch of the Court of Chancery this
morning. The matter came up on the re-
turn of an order requiring the Consoli-
dated Rubber Tire Company, the
legal name OF the trust, to show
cause why it should not be re-
ferred stock of the Consolidated Rubber
Company and from converting the same
into debenture bonds and refrain from
proceeding with the meeting of the stock
holders for the purpose of taking such
action. Mr.. Charles L. Corbin who APP
peared for the complainant, in opening
the case, said that the suit is brought
by the Goodyear Rubber Company, the
Hartford Rubber Works. and ..all other
creditors of the Consolidated Tire Com
pany who shall come in and contribute to
the expense of this suit The bill sets
forth that the Consolidated Rubber Tire
and its only assets consists of rubber
merchandise in different parts of the
country, bills and accounts receivable and
patent rights. The tangible property of
said company is comparatively small and
its stock is of small value The defendant
company is largely indebted to various
persons for goods furnished by your ora
tor, and suits are pending in the United
States courts for the same against the
Consolidated Rubber Tire Company. The
business of the Consolidated Rubber Com
pany has been dwindling and at the pres
ent time is not profitable and is in a dan
gerous position and is likely in a short
time to collapse entirely. On March i,
to retire $3.O0O,OO0 of the preferred stock
and issue in their place debenture bonds
to that amount. This is the action which
the compliments asked to have stopped,
as it was an injustice to them and the
other creditors. Mr.. Corbin strongly
argued that the Consolidated Company
was practically insolvent.
Mr.. Joseph E. Aurbach, of the New
York Bar, was introduced and read the
answer and accompanying affidavits
which practically amounted to general
denial of the allegations in the complain
ants bill and affidavit He said that all
pany mentioned in the complainants' bills
and affidavits are being disputed in the
courts in good faith and if the courts
should decide against the Consolidated
the company has quick assets enough to
pay them. The directors. he said, pro-
posed to do only what the corporation
laws of New Jersey give them a right to
do-diminish its stock-and he read sec
tions of the statute to substantiate his
decision.
Mr.. Richard v. Lindabury, of Newark,
who appeared for The defendants with
Mr.. Auerbach, said the defendants were
willing to protect the complainants by
consenting that the court make an court
make an order restraining them from re-
firing the stock and issuing the proposed
bonds unless those bonds contain stipu-
lation to the effect that the bonds shall
be subject to all existing liabilities of the
company. The counsel in the case took
an adjournment until afternoon to con-
slider the proposition.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-24
FUNERAL STOPPED.
Erwin Orders an Autopsy on
Body of Frank Pulls.

Prosecutor Erwin yesterday took a hand
in Investigating the death of Frank Pull
lis at North Bergen. After a consultation
with members of the Pulls family and
County Physician Converse he ordered
that an autopsy be made to determine
whether poison has been administered
TO Frank Pulls. The young widow, who
had been married to Pulls less than a
month, was anxious that an autopsy
should be made.
DR. Menger, who attended Pulls in his
final illness, declared that he suffered
from convulsions which suggested
strychnine poisoning, and that his
brother, James Pulls, who died last
March, had much the same symptoms.
Mrs. Pulls alleges that he husband on
his deathbed made a will leaving her
2,2C0 and giving all his real estate to one
of his brothers. She says she has been
threatened with bodily harm and was
forced to quit the house where her hus-
bands body was awaiting burial.
The funeral was to have taken place
yesterday, but when the mourners arrived
they found the house IN charge of the po-
lice. Chief Brady announced that the
body could not be disturbed, and the SER
vices were postponed. Members of the
knights and Ladies of Honor, to which
Frank Pulls belonged, were among those
luII6u away.
William Pulls, head of the family of
Pulls and father of Frank, is known to
sporting men all over the country. He is
nearly eighty years old and for years
has been a breeder of fighting dogs and
gamecocks. Until recently he ran a hotel
in the house where his son died. which
was a favorite resort for fighters and
their friends.
Prosecutor Erwin and County Physician
Converse were in conference at the office,
of the former in the Court House this
morning over the case. At the conclu-
sion of the conference the States repre-
sentatives refused to discuss the case
otner than to deny that there was any
friction between the County Physician
and himself He said: 1--WE are working
on the case together and will make a
thorough investigation into the cause of
the young mans DEATH"
Two of the women relatives of Pulls
called at the Court House this morning
and We're in consultation with the Prose
cutor for nearly half an hour. AT the con-
clusion of the interview Detective Nc
Corlnack started for North Bergen to be-
gin an investigation of the case.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-24
EXPECTED TOO MUCH
Men Arrested for Stealing
Thought Victim Would
Defend Them.

William Fulton, of Glennville, Conn,
and Charles Deitrick, of No. is East
Third street. New York, were arraigned
before Police Justice Hoos in the First
Criminal Court this morning charged
with grand larceny. Their arrest is the
result of a general effort on the part of
the police to round up a gang which has
for sometime been stealing copper ingots
from the New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road cars on the floats of the Lehign
Valley Railroad Company The copper
ingots were in course of transportation
to the copper works at Ansonia Conn.
Since December last over $4,000 worth
of the ingots were stolen while in trans
portation. 1t was found that none of the
seals of the cars were broken and in
yestigation led to the theory that the
thieves, with monkey wrenches, un-
bolted planks of the flooring Of the cars.
Chief Murphy Police, Captain Cody and
Detective Dan Lee have been working
on the case during the past week
Lee ascertained that junkman, Henry
Weingarth, Of No. 81 Grand street, had
said he bought them Of Fulton and
Dietrich. Weingarth was arrested on a
charge of receiving stolen. goods,
me conalp2lainaInt nel2 agallnst az three IS
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company On
Friday last Chief Murphy sent Detective
Lee and special Offlcer U Brlen with q
letter to Police Captain Titus of New
York; With a New York officer they
found a junkman at 111th street and Sec
Qnd avenue who had purchased some of
the copper ingots. They also found that
Kahn Brothers, of No. 525 East Nine
teenth street, New York, had purchased
lots of the ingots from the junkmen aL
111th street and Second avenue
Counselor Charles Kelly appeared for
Weingarth of this city. who purchased
some of the ingots. When Fulton and
DIETRICH We're arraigned and asked #
they had counsel they said they expect
ed the New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company would furnish their counsel.
Counsel for that company told them that
the company was prosecuting them. At
his request the case was laid over for
two weeks.
Fulton and DIETRICH are employees of the
New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com
panies and the ingots recovered are from
the cars. that they were especially in
charge of.
It was in connection with attempt to
hound up the gang. that August See an
William Driscoll, of New York We're ar
rested for stealing great deal of rope
and canvas from the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road floats.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-24
WATCH YOUR HORSES.
Laryngeal Influenza Has
Broken Out in Jer-
sey City.

The enden,ic wbiot, h,s ,a,.a
arong tbo,,sa,,as - l. Dlonen ~.
past week in New York, has struck Jer-
sew Citv and Nax,arl E;aa.a b : 49,,
disease NO., ,,,,,,,,-. aenee - -
the trotting races held under the au-
spices of the Ninth ward Te,,,,,rs, ~,
r,luh IL az w. = Z ~ -
owners OF horses refused to race their
animals claiming that they were not ins III
condition 70 s4and .tu.;.sse -,
,,iIa taa.. siain u several
iiiiie heats.
Dr. T. e. Smith of Jersey City was at
the trot Saturday. He wae asked oho,,t
tba nat,,,.a f ~ go ~
fao+ 4 49, anu "hae el-'
ioct ~ hdo OH horseS
Il would attribute it," said he, ..to the
atmospheric conditions rha x,,o,..,s ~ ~
baen o. oho,,rsa, "ee1'nei sAs
5 = ~ eiis'is edpie tnat even human be-
lngs are complaining of feeling none too
good The disease is a swelling of fhe
glands and a co,gbino sha,,,a ai,f7,4.
larvnpeal ;ne,,ao7a - ~ ss'ii -
~ 49, sci .iniuenza- 1t is nothing more
'issn ssrndala Z mia attack Of laryngitis.
in this Civ snfreri,ez elgnly-ilve horses
have dozens ,,,a ,s - run ehe eaisedse ana
kept me busv For. .opn q - 5 ilds
to horses ali oVer fba oo,,s a. uays atlehoiiis
The Coyle Coal Toyonan,1s 1oul,es' eetas
horses out of txyanfv Sn,y,, ias hletSn 81
disease The Adams Exoress omm wi,m Tnn1 5Ias ens
has been hard hit, too, the humber laid
UP exceeding that of the C,nvle e,aai
Company. From every big stable comes
a complaint. Work horses high bred
foadsters, coach horses running horses
ana trotters all alike have succunbed TO
tne puzzllng disease.
ne trouDie first became noticeable
apoul TOUR days ago. The outbreak
% %slilce lhen mas been of a general nature,
Ieaening everywhere. The disease seems
70 20 oe playing no end of mischief among
tle heavy truck horses. Newark truck
lata naelf ti are neavy losers and many of them
sdiq that one or more OF their horses were
un9er 1ru the weather
Inc symptoms are high fever, a cough,
loss OF appetlte and a general weakness.
IN many cases this amounts to COM
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-24
NO CHURCH TRIAL
Rev. Mr.. Fliedner Says Rev.
John Keller Is Not Sub
ject to an Ecclesi-
astical Court.
HAS NOT BEEN FOUND GUILTY
Trinity Church. Arlington,
Crowded Yesterday and
Rector Congratulated.
HAS NOT BEEN FOUND GUILTY
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Especial to THE Jersey City News',1
| ARLINGTON, June "a, lsO1.- Never in
the history of Trinity Mission was eeen
such large congregation as assembled
there yesterday. Curiosity led many to
| be present to see the Rev. John Keller,
who was shot by Thomas G. Barker on
/ February last, and who is now lying in
the Hudson county Jail awaiting his SEN
tence for the conviction of the crime.
What with the suffocating heat and the
excitement several women were overcome
and had to be taken out of the church.
One woman tainted outright. This was
the first service at which Mr.. Keller has
taken part since the tragedy of that event.
full Sunday morning.
Mr.. Keller occupied seat in the chan
Gel on the right side of the altar. Rev.
August Fliedner, who has been in charge
during Mr.. Keller's illness, offfciated In
his sermon he avoided any allusion to the
shooting. His subject was Gods love and
readiness to forgive. 1t was brief address,
made especially at Mr.. Keler's request,
his condition not permitting him to en-
dure long service. At its close, when
he had doffed his vestments Mr.. Keller
reappeared from the sacristy in his street
attire and the congregation pressed for
ward to congratulate him.
Rev. Mr.. Fliedner received the news
paper men and to them he made the fol-
lowing statement when asked if the con-
vention of the diocese would take any
action against Mr.. Keller
oh, no, there will be no church trial.
1t isn't case of that kind A minister
cannot be. tried before the Episcopal
Church authorities unless it has been
found that he is guilty of something.
There has been no such finding in this
case, and the mere accusation by one
person or another against minister does
not constitute a proper ground for a trial.
No, there will not be- there cannot be, a
church trial of this case
Mrs. Barker did not leave her room all
Cay and only was seen by her closest
friends. She is overcome with the result
of the trial and her physicians say that
her condition is serious. She has not slept
since Friday and weeps incessantly over
her husbands fate. She scribbled few
lines of comfort to him on Saturday She
is never left alone, her friend, Miss Ger
mond, being assidious in her attentions 10
the wretched woman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-24
HORSE TROOP TO HAVE PICNIC

A meeting of the members of the Green
vile Horse Troop was held at Columbia
Hall, Gator and Ocean avenues, Saturday
evening, for the purpose of deciding what
to do with the surplus money in the
treasury. 1t was decided that the best
way to spend the money would be on an
outing or picnic A committee including
Henry Gibbs, Peter Smith, Captain Neis-
terman and Charles Arens, was appoint
ed to secure a suitable place for the pic
mic, which will be held in the near future.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-24
$4,000 PAID BY COUNTY


The county's indebtedness was reduced
s3lS, 900 on Saturday when County Collec-
tor Dugan redeemed that amount of
twenty-year five per cent. tax arrearage
bonds. The bonds, which bore the sigma
lures of the late Congressman Edward
Mcdonald as director of the Board of
Freeholders and the late Edmund Kings
land as county collector, were redeemed
from Fund No. fthe countys sinking
fund.
On October /, next, Boulevard sidewalk
bonds to the amount of $4,000 fall DUE
and on November 1 $50, 900 Of the bonds is
sued for the Clay street bridge must be
paid. These bonds were originally pur-
chased by the New Jersey Title Guarantee
Company, but were subsequently bought
by the County Sinking Fund Commission
ers. The money to meet them is already
in the hands of the County Collector in
the funds created for the purpose Of meet
ing them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-24
LIZZIE COPELAND MISSING

Lizzie Copeland, a fourteen year old
girl disappeared from her home, No. 81
Orient avenue, last Friday. Her parents
are worried over her Whereabouts. When
she did not return late Saturday night her
father reported the fact that she was
missing 70 the Fifth precinct police He
described her as having a dark complex
ion and wearing a white shirt waist. dark
skirt. black buttoned shoes and black
stockings.
Mr. Copeland said he could assign no
cause for his daughters disappearance.
lie believed that she had met WITH some
accident. Companions of the girl how
ever, believe that she is stopping at the
home of some friend.