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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-23

81 called upon the village constable"
$50 1 forced in the door and the
constable and entered with dark Ian
terms. The house was elegantly fur
nished, but we found no signs of lfv-
ing occupant. Dust covered every
thing.
She is out ] said. We will con-
eceal ourselves in the bushes and
watch
$50 we hid ourselves in the yard
and waited. Just at day-break an aged
woman walked up the path from the
street and entered the dwelling.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-23
THE WIDOW BARTLETT

That's her. whispered the con-
stable.
st waited a few minutes through
courtesy. Then I rang the bell, but
there was no response. l opened the
door and ENTERED, but Widow Bartlett
was not in. searched every room and
closet; I visited the cellar and the
attic, but I found no living being. The
house was carefully guarded and no
one could have left the place unob-
served. Here was a puzzle. l called
the constable.
Didn't you see woman enter this
house a few moments ago? asked.
Yes he replied
"'well, where is she now" I de-
manded.
"FIe searched the house from cellar
to garnet and I followed him. I give
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05
MAYOR EXAMINED
Grand Jury Investigating
Alleged Violation Of the
Law on License
Monies.

The Grand Jury this morning investi-
gated the alleged violation of the laws re-
garding the expenditure of anticipated Ii
cense monies in certain municipalities.
Mayor Pagan, Comptroller George r.
Hough, John j. Mulvaney, ex-President of
the Board of Education. and ex-Mayor
Edward Hoos were examined. Clerk Kali
aher of Board of Finance and Clerk
George T. Bouton of the Street and Wa
ter Board, We're subpoenaed, but were not
called.
The investigation was prompted by the
charge of Justice Collins to the April
term Grand Jury. He referred to suit
brought against the city for $l9,S71.O7 for
work done on the Sixth street sewer. The
defense to the suit was that the Street
and Water Board had exceeded its appio o.
priation. Justice Collins said in his charge
that the Board, in his opinion. violated
section 81 of the Crimes Act regarding the
expenditure of funds.
There is little likelihood of any indict-
ments being found or even presentment.
The Grand Jury laid the matter over un-
til next Wednesday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05
TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT
Miss Holm Will Pay Sixty Times
Six Dollars to Recover the
Latter Sum.

Whether the skirts made by Jacob Fell
rneister of No 295 Central avenue for
Otillie Holm, of No. 529 on the same thor
ougnfare, was broadcloth as ordered,
and incidentally whether it properly Mt
the fair plaintiff, were the perpIexing
questions Judge Parker was called upon
to decide in the suit of Magnus and
Otillie Holm against FeImeister. which
was tried in the Second District Court
yesterday. Through the aid of experts
who had been summoned the Court was
able to solve the question Of texture. but
owing to the absence of the necessary
person 1t was impossible to arrive at a So
garment indispute properly draped the
graceful outlines of Miss Holm.
The amount involved in the suit was a
deposit of Sc, which the plaintiff had
paid on the skirt which she refused to ae-
cept when completed because of the al
legged reasons told Of above
Witnesses told that first skirt made
for the plaintiff was rejected because of
another which was also rejected, Mrs.
Holm claiming that it not only didn I
fit her. but was not broadcloth as con-
tracted for Lawyer Stillman. who rep
resented the plaintiffs. tried to prove
tnese alleged facts but the experts de-
clared that, despite Mrs. Holms opinion
to the contrary, the garment was really
made of the cloth ordered.
In the absence of proof as to the al
leger poor Tit the Court concluded to de
eide the case on the point settled and
promptly granted the motion for nor
suit made by Lawyer Richard McAghon,
who represented Felmeister.
The Holms are not satisfied with the
result and it is probable that the legal
fight over the S6 Will be renewed even
though it cost sixty times six dollars to
dn
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05
A JOURNAL" LIE
Mr.. Egan Made No Mistake
About the School Tax
The Facts.

In last nights Journal appeared an
other effort to stir up political diseord
in an unfair attack on County Collector
Stephen NJ. Egan. The article referred to
stated that Mr.. Egan had made a seri-
Gus mistake when he informed the County
Board for the Equalization of Taxes that
the amount to be raised in this county
for State school purposes was s475,5553 40.
He was exactly s166, ,44369 out of the way,
as the amount to be raised is 1869, ,109 II. .
The Journal further claims this mis-
take was discovered by President Nc
Lean of the County Board on Monday.
AS matter of fact no mistake was
made, nor did Mr.. Mclean discover any.
Mr. Egan himself made the discovery in
the case Clerk Connolly. 1t seems, sent
10 Mr.. Egan for the amount of the State
school tax, to which Mr.. Egan replied by
an extract from a letter from the State
Comptroller to himself as follows:-
The amount of State school tax fer
support of public schools for year 1902 is
four hundred and seventy-flve thousand
five hundred and ffty-three dollars al i
forty cents (s475, ,553.4O) This tax is due
and payable into the State Treasury with
IL twenty-five days after taxes are due
and payable
He did not go into the detail contained
in the letter. and this. is the mole hill
which the Journal is trying TO con-
vert into a mountain The omitted ex
tract states -
For the purpose of reducing the State
school tax, sum equal to S5 per centum
of the entire amount to be raised was ai)-
propriated by the Legislature of 1901, to
be paid to you during the month of Sep
tember, 1902, out of the State fund which
amounts to S166, ,443. So and which leaves
the amount to be raised by the County of
Hudson for 1902, 5000, 109.7 IL
Mr. Egan supposed Clerk Connolly al.
ready had this information.
When seen by News reporter this
morning Mr.. Egan said.
'Mr. Connolly asked me: What is the
not ask me how much was to go into the
tax levy. If he had l should have told
him. When / discovered there was mis-
understanding / sent copies of the State
Comptroller's letter to Mr.. Mclean and
to Mr. Connolly, so what the Journal
calls a mistake was not discovered by
Mr.. Mclean but by me- Ny original COM
munication to Mr. Connolly was not Off
cial I certainly did not understand he
wanted it in preparing the tax levy The
amount Of the school tax Is sal5s53. .m. but
we get a credit of 80 per cent. from the
state under an act of: the Legislature.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05
Hartuett's Record,
DIED.

CLATWORTHY-ln this city. on June 3.
1902, Christina wife OF Augustus w.
Clatworthy aged forty-two years
Relatives and friends of the family are
invited to attend the funeral on Friday
morning at o'clock at her late residence,
No. $50 Eighth street, and thence TO ST.
Michaefs Church, where a solemn high
mass of requiem will be said for the hap-
py repose of her soul.
PORSHEE-On Tuesday. June g. 1909. vio-
let. daughter of John and Hannah E.
Forshee. aged fifteen years and siz
months.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from her late residence,
No 4S Laidlaw avenue, Friday, June 6, al
p. NJ.
MERSEREAU-I this city, June g. 1869.
Stephen s Mersereau. aged eighty
years.
Funeral services at his late residence
Ne. IS Belmont avenue on Thursday even-
ing. at eight o'clock.
SENDERLING-G L. daughter Of
Martin L. and Sophia L. Crocheron
Senderfing. al her home, on Tuesday,
June 8, 1902.
Funeral services on Friday. June 6, at
Il A NJ, at No. S3S Fairmount avepaes
Jersey City.
Burial private.
zIEGENER-On Tuesday, June 3. 1902. az
ter short illness. Alvina c., beloved
daughter of August and Mathiida
Ziegener
Funeral services on Thursday at P. Il.
at her late residence. No. 1is Coles street.
Interment at convenience Of family.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05
Prof. Leopold De Grand
Vale Passes Away in
the Choir Loft Of
st. Michael's
Church.
BODY FOUND BY SEXTON
Well Known Musician Was
"a Years Old Friend Of
Many Prominent
Bishops.

As Peter McQuade, the Sexton Of ST.
Michaers Catholic Church, began to
close the building this morning he noticed
light burning in the choir loft. He as
cended the stairs leading to the loft to
extinguish it.
AS he stepped on the top step he mo-
ticed the organist Professor Leopold De
Grand Nalle seated on his stool with his
right hand resting on the keys of the or
gan, and in his left hand clutehed a sheet
of music. The sexton spoke to him, and
receiving no answer, approached and
touched him on the shoulder. The aged
professor was dead McQuaid at once
ran to the rectory and notified Father
Kelly who was in the act of removing
ris mass robes. The priest accompanied
McQade to the organ loft, and seeing the
professor was dead, notified Captain kel-
IL, of the Seventh street station, who
had the body removed to Carey's under
taking establishment. Heart disease
was the cause of death.
The professor before entering the
church this morning was training the
children of st. Michaers Parochial school
for the commencement exercises of the
school, and a few minutes before 10
O'Clock notified the children that he would
have to leave them, as he had to render
the church music, and that he would fin
ish with them when he returned from
mass He was in good spirits and be
fore the mass chatted with a number of
the soloists At the conclusion of the
mass the choir members bid him good
day, and he must have been arranging
his music when he dropped dead.
Professor De Grand Vale was 81
/ years of age, and has been resident OF
this country since he was small boy.
He was an expert musician, and it is
said that he taught the late Archbishop
Corrigan how to sing the mass. They
were old personal friends.
He had the distinction of playing in
every Catholic church in this city. He
had conservatory of music at No. Al
Eiysian place, New York City, for a
great number of years. Some of his for
mer pupils became we'll known musicians
under his careful training. He was a
personal friend of Bishops McQuade.
McFaul and Mcdonald. and his circle of
friends was very large. He resided at
No 1116 Bloomfield street, Hoboken.
until short time ago. At the time of
his death he lived in his own home at
Ridgewood, n j. He has been organist
of st. Michael's Church for many years,
and was highly respected by every mem
Der of the congregation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05
GIRL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
When Father Elects Her From
Home She Swallows
Creasote.

Because her father turned her from mis-
home about midnight last night Mrs. Mar
garet German, II years of age. of No. 1G
Morris street, attempted suicide in front
of the Second National Bank building by
drinking oil OF cresote- She was pre-
vented from swallowing the whole con-
tents of the bottle by Patrolman Jonil
Downes, who happened to be in the VIZ
cinity at the time and who knocked the
bottle from her hand before she could
empty 1t. Policeman Downes sent hur-
ried call for the patrol wagon and the .un-
fortunate girl was hurried to the City
Hospital.
AT the hospital the doctors worked
hard over her and they succeeded IN saw
ing her life. Her mouth was badly
burned. This morning it was learned
that the young woman was married tc
John German a bartender and that
short time after his marriage ne lost
his position. ,,.a
The young couple were keeping mouse
and having no money for foou lhe Wiis
went home to her parents. VINO Tesiaee
at No. 13s Sussex street When, fhe ST.
reached her parents home her - her
turned her out. She became desperate
and after walking the streets Tor seysral
hours bought the crepspte. The girl y g
handsome brunette. Her name before
marriage II Hormai' was Marsafef u ~
sne Il rsztins sasny d ths hospital to-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05
FAGAN'S SCAbS
Unfair Workmen on School
No. 20 Will Not Be
Withdrawn.
SUB-CONTRACTORS DEFIANT
Building Trades Council Hears
Agent Westlake's Report
on the Roofing of N. 20

Business Agent J. e. Westlake re-
ported ate last nights meeting Of the
Building Trades Council, at Council
Hall, that the Baldwin Engineering Com
pany. the New York subcontractors doing
the steam fitting work on the new Pub
lie School No. 20, had refused to obey
the order of Architect Rowland to with
draw their men from the building, pend
ing a settlement of the question of juris-
diction between the Hudson County
Steamhtters and the Enterprise Asso-
citation of New York. The Business
Agent explained the conditions under
which he had consented to allow the roof
to be put on the new No school to save
the city property from injury, and an
nounced that as soon as this work was
done the affiliated trades would again be
withdrawn in support of the local steam
filters
Secretary VIM E. Ward, Jr., stated
that sopies of the resolutions relative TO
the employment of New York labor to
the exclusion of home mechanics, on the
new school buildings, had been sent to
Mayor Pagan and President John e..
Word, of the Board of Education, but no
acknowledgment of the receipt of the
same had as yet been received from eith-
er of those officials.
The Business Agent also reported that
the job for Child's restaurant on New
ark avenue, had been struck yesterday
because of the employment of non-union
steamfitters, and that the grievance
against Behrer Brothers. of No. 357 Pal
isade avenue, had been adjusted by the
withdrawal of the non-union painters
employed on their job at No. 1856 Ogden
avenue
A communication from ]. and W. Ca
hill and Lawyer John j. Treacy thanked
the Council for its recognition of their
prompt action in discharging non-union
men from jobs being done for them.
A communication from the recently or
ganized local Of the international Union
of Steam Engineers announced that they
had appointed w. H. Knox. Dennis
BARLEY and J. NJ. Daily as delegates to
the Council
Robert McGarvey, of Steamfitters'
Local. No. 274, and E. Zeitsoff. of Paint
ers' Local, No. 303, were seated as dele
gates.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05
TAYLOR TO Die
Judge Blair Sentences the
Colored Murderer to Be
Hanged July l8.
HIS COUNSEL APPEALS
Claims That Court Which
Tried Him Was Improp-
erly Constituted.

Judge. your honor, I think I am lnno-
cent. and the verdict Of the jury wa1
Eot justified" in a clear. firm voice re-
Piled George W. Taylor in the Court q
Oyer and Terminer this morning whom
Judge Blair asked the customary ques-
tion as to whether there was any reason
why the sentence Of the law should not
be pronounced upon him.
rs there anything furtherg~ asked the
Court without commenting on the COLI
ored prisoners brief statement
mo, sir, Taylor replied. in a faItering
voice. and Judge Blair then proceeded 10
sentence the murderer to death on tie
gallows between the hours Of 10 A NJ and
3 z. n. on Friday. July IS.
Throughout the brief but impressive
proceedings Taylor exhibited a cooiness
totally at variance with the nervousness
he displayed when the jury. after his
brief trial returned to court with its ver-
dict of guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree He sat by the side of two court
officers inside the rallied enclosure. and
before Judge Blair aseended the bench
his eyes wandered around the crowded
court room in which were seated many
friends Of his own race.
" H7ii PROSECUTOR trWlN rndOe THO
usual formal motion for sentence and
Judge Blair directed the prisoner 20
stand up he arose from his chair prompts
ly and gazed intently at the judge as he
said
'On May q last you George W. Tay-
lor, were tried before a jury for murder.
After two days investigation the jury re-
turned verdict of guilty Of murder II
the first degree. 1t now remains with tho
court to impose sentence The question
prompting Taylors reply quoted above
was then asked.
Lawyer Joseph NJ Noonan. who ably
defended the prisoners very bad case and
tried to prove that his clients act in kill
ing his aunt, Miss Minnie Taylor. at her
home in this city on the night Of Decem-
Der 18th last. was purely accidental was
in court. and after Taylor was sentenced
announced that he would at once take an
appeal 10 have the judgment of the jury
set aside. AS previously told Mr.. NooHan
bases his hope of a reversal Of the verdict
by the higher courts on his contention
that Judge Blair sitting alone in the
Court of Oyer and Terniner, did not
properly constitute that court He VIII at
tack the act of 1898 which allows a single
judge to sit in Oyer in counties OF 0o09
popu1atio His appeal viii act as 4
stay. and there is no likelihood Of TAYLOR
being executed on the day fixed or until
the questions raised in his case are finally
| decided by the higher courts.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05
PRISONER HIS OWN LAWYER
But Despite Old Motto, Peg Leg Is
TriumahautIv Acquitted.

''Peg Leg Patrick McDermott is an ex-
ception to the RUE that a man who acts
as his own lawyer has fool for client.
Peg Leg who gets that cognomen from
the fact that a wooden leg adorns the
end of the stump of his left limb, was
tried in the Court of General Sessions
yesterday on charge of assaulting
Robert Paterson, a special officer employ
ed by the Central Railroad in Bayonne.
Peg Legs proficiency in the intri-
cacies of the law is probably due to his
long experience in the different criminal
courts of the county and the time for
studying Blackstone allowed him while
sojourning at State prison and at the
county penitentiary. At ali events his de-
fence of the case against him yesterday
judging from results, was mastery be-
cause he not only had the evidence ad-
duced by the complaining witness to COM
bat, but had to overcome the prejudice
created in the minds of the Jurors through
the ventilating of his unsavory criminal
record by Assistant Prosecutor Vickers
The States representative showed that
the Central Railroad Company had beer
much annoyed by Bayonne coal thieves
On April 5 last Officer Paterson and sew
eral other special policemen employed by
the road attempted to arrest a mar
caught in the act of taking away bag
OF coal from a car when they were met
with a broadside of stones and bricks
thrown by gang of the prisoners
friends. Paterson was struck twice and
badly hurt. Peg Leg was arrested af.
terwards, but denied that he was in the
neighborhood at the time the assault was
committed.
A feature of the cross-examination by
the prisoner-lawyer was the clever man.
ner in which he made the complaining
witness admit that he had served sen
tence In prison at the same time that
peg Leg was doing penance for one ol
his infraetions Of the law. The defendant
was acquitted
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05
CLANS FOR THE SANS
Dickinson Association to Have
a Splurge at Pleasure Bay
on September 8.


The regular monthly meeting of the
place last evening at the clubhouse, Jer-
sey avenue and Sixth streets, and there
were fully two hundred members present
President Mitchell presided.
The officers of the club who were re-
Gently elected announced last evening
that the following gentlemen would act
on the executive committee for the en-
suing year:-Colonel S. D. Dickinson
chairman; John Rotterdam George w.
Harding, Joseph J. Guisto, William O..
Armbruster, Harry Sme,lie, John Mitchell
ex-officio Mayor Mark NJ Fagan, Charles
N King, Philip ]. Daudt and Frank Van
Winkle.
The membership committee which also
acts as the house committee, was also
appointed and is composed of Emil ].
Blakey, John Weastel. John Brennan
Joseph Gallagher and William A. Arm
bruster.
The outing committee reported that the
annual outing of the association would
take place on Monday, September s. The
new steamer Thomas Patton, of the Pat
ton Line, has been engaged and the OUT
ing will go to Port-Au-Peck, Pleasure
Bay. No expense is being spared by the
committee of arrangements to make the
outing a success and 1t is expected that
over three thousand will enjoy the affair.
The outing committee is composed of
Samuel ]. Blakey, A. Nielsen, S. D. Dick
inson, H smellie, ]. c. Kaiser, Edward
FRY, George Welecker, Edward T..
Mitchell Joseph Locke, John E. Nc
Arthur, Fred Frambach, John J. Erwin
John Brennan, John Greaves, Jersey City,
r. j. Guisto, R. w. Dewey, w. H. Dod, of
Hoboken; ]. ]. Bechtold, c. E. Ansett, of
Bayonne; James Freeman, West Hudson;
Town of Union, w 0. Armbruster; West
New York, Alex B. Ackerman; West Ho-
boken, C. Eichhorn; Gutenberg, Herman
Walker; weehawken, Claus Bassee, P.
McManus and Henry Frank; North Ber-
gen, Henry Andres.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05
LADIES' NIGHT
Eighth Ward Republican Club In
vftes It's Famin;ne Friends.

The Eighth Ward Republican Club,
No. 81 Virginia avenue. threw open its
doors to its feminine friends last night
for the first time in its history, and the
fairer sex responded generously.
The club house was gay with floral
decorations and figs. A bowling contest
for the ladies was the feature of the eve
ming. and prizes were won by Miss e.
Smith with a score of 100. who received
a silk parasol: Miss Foulk with 10S. who
received lace fan; Miss Agnew, who
tied with Miss Foulk and will receive a
lace fan. and Miss Livingston with n
score of 103, who received a picture.
Exhibition games of ping pong. check
ers and billiards were played by club
members, and the evening concluded with
dancing and refreshments.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05
LABOR DAY ARRANGEMENTS
United Building Trades to Give
Vaudeville Entertainment

The demonstration committee OF the
United Building Trades Council reported
at last nights meeting Of that body that
arrangements forf the Laber Day cele-
bration were wei, under way. The suo-
committee in charge of the vaudeville en-
tertainment to be given IN connection with
the p6cnfc at the Unson Hin Schuetzen
PARK announced that they had engaged
thu following performers: Hennessey
Brethere acrobatsc sketch artists; Prof
Yorick. slelght of hand; Regan and Mil
burn. jugglers; Mi and Nine. zaina
fsying trapeze; J. F. pidenzo slack wires
Prcs. sinciair'a performing dogs r. Hais-
.ssx. ventrssoquist: Miss s Ellls snake
eharrner: Wn Hendrickson. tumbang and
juraliae. and Prof Klsin's Punch ana
judy show. A number OF tntsieS have
Alr1aay been rcceivsd tor the prize bowl
lbs fon1e<tH.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05
CHARTER COMPILATION

Corporation Attorney John W. Queen
notified the Finance Commissioners yes
terday that subpoenas had issued TO com
pei the Mayor. Board of Aldermen and
Finance Commissioners to show cause
in the Supreme Court at Trenton. why
resolution of the Board of Finance re-
scinc.ng resolution passed in lSss' en-
nlovinr Howard Grifiths TO make COM
pilation Of the city's charter. should not
be taken up for review by the Supreme
Court on writ Of certiorart
The charter was ordered compiled by
former Corporation Counsel McDermott.
and the present Corporation Counsel
Record directed the Finance Board 10 have
the compilation discontinued.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-05

Al few days ago. says the London iele-
graph the agent of a business firm in
Berlin was sitting next to his newly mar
Red wife att the nuptial banquet in a
large peoples restaurant, surrounded by
all the wedding guests. when two little
pale and emaciated boys came UP to mis-
chair and said. Papa. don't let us
starvei' 1t was an awkward position for
a newly married bridegroom; bur his
rough and cruel nature only mate ma Z
lfarss worse by the way In which he tried
+, exfrfcafe himself from Il. He saw
standing at the door the mother OF the
boys whom he had forsazen shortly as
fer the birth of the second oIsA. and.
walking straight up to her in towering
passion dealt her such blow in the face
that she fell down unconscious on to tfc
fsaor. Most Of the guests were 50 indig-
fsna at his barbarity that they left thr
table and the young bride took the mat
fer 80 much TO heart that she = said 10.
have resolved to apply for divorce.
sdrofti1a ii b4d thing % lnhef1< Or aequire,
c3T51f<{r1y cures oven the U1t1f 414>4