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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-07
SAYS CORPSE, LET'S BRINK
Cory West New Yorker Proves
to Be Covered With
Claret.
Ispeelal to .rhe Israey cIty Neys.'.l


WEST NEW YORK, June 4, 1902. While
two policemen were examining what -aey
thought was the body OF q suicide the
supposed dead man sat up and invited
them to take drink.
Charles Fischer, of Maaeken's street,
that place, went ont early IN the mornias
into the saloon of Samuel Evans, on
Hudson avenue. There was no sign Of
the proprietor.
On looking behind the bar Fischer was
startled TO see Evans stretched on the
floor in what appeared TO be pool OF
blood Tightly grasped in Eyanss hand
was a big revolver.
Badly scared, Fischer hurried to the
West New York police station, where he
reported that Evans had shot himself.
Sergeant Bauer and Patrolman --elly
notified Town Physician Justin and went
to the saloon They lifted Evans on a bill
lizard table and began an examination of
the body.
While they were searching. his pockets
Evans sat up and invited the bluecoats
to drink. Explanations followed Evans
while celebrating his birthday, had taken
a little more liquor than he could stand.
and he dropped behind the bar 70 sleep it
off. In falling he knocked down a bottle
of claret and what The policemen took for
blood was wine. Evans could not say
how the revolver, which was loaded, got
in his hand
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-07
GUILTY OF new CHARGE
Two Policeman, Not to Be
Found on Off-Day When
Wanted, Are Punished.

At the meeting of the Police Commits
sioners last evening Patrolmen Frank j.
Regan and Patrick Reddy We're tried for
being away from their homes when or
dered to report for duty No officer was
ever before brought before the Board on
this charge.
Yoindsrnan Richards stated to the
Commissioners that on the morning Of
MAY u he was ordered to assign Regan
and Reddy to the circus grounds. It be-
ing their day off, he sent an officer to
their homes to inform them that they
were both to report for duty at I o'clock
that afternoon. Both men failed to APP
pear, and Roundsman Richards brought
charges against them
Both men claimed that when they left
the station they informed the sergeant
that it was their day off. On leaving
their homes in the morning they stated
where they were going, so they could be
found if wanted by the Police Comlnis-
sioGer.
After both officers had made state
ments, Chief Murphy arose.
The Board, however, found both men
guilty, and recommended that they be
reprimanded by the Chief of Police.
There seems to be great deal Of dis
satisfaction among the men Of the de-
partment about the present rule, as they
think that when it is their day of they
should be allowed to have a little reerea-
ton for themselves, as their duties are
very hard
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-07
/. ST. PATRIcK'S PARISH HOUSE

The Rev Il G NJ. carropl of ST. Pat
rick Catholic Church, at Bramhall and
Ocean avenues, IS having the work on
the parish building pushed rapidly. AL
ready the walls have reached the third
floor and the interior iron work IS also
being put in place. 1t is hoped that the
roof viii be on BY the last u this month.
Father Carroll is confident of having the
dedication exercises held next spring.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-07

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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14
The Game of Rivers.

First. appoint a leader, who starts
the game by assigning to each player
a country. To No. 1, wen say, he as.
signs the United States; to No. 2, Eng.
land; to No. 3. Scotland; to No. A. Ire.
land; to No. 5, Germany; TO No. &,
Russia; and so on until every player
has a country.
When that has been done the play.
ers should refrain from talking for q
while. so that they may do a little
thinking, and you know very well thar
if you keep on talking to each other
there will be no chance to think. But
when the thinking is over you may
talk as much as you please
The thinking is to be little test Of
your knowledge Of geography, for the
leader is going to call on you, skip.
ping about from one to another, and
when you are called you have to rise
and give the name Of river in the
country that you represent.
For example, the Leader says, Let
us hear from Germany" and the play,
or to whom Germany has been as.
signed rises and says, MY name ie
Rhine. and | am a river of Ger,
many"
Now. as you cannot tell when yon
may be called on, you must think OF
your river as soon after you get your
country as possible
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14

sinni, garroted in Barcelona forty
years ago, and Maria Pollock, put to
death in st. Petersburg in 1856, were
angels of mercy as compared to this
woman. Her recital of her crimes
makes ones blood run cold. She has
told of the death of her victims as
II she were talking about 9 summer
picnic at which she enjoyed herself;
Of the fendish subtlety she employed
in ending human lives, the patience
she maintained during the paroxysms
preceding dissolution, the eXuberance
and JOY which came to her when she
saw their eyelids pressed down. No
ghost has come to her in the midnight
hours to disturb her dreams, no smart
ing of conscience visited her unnat-
ural brain that excited either tears or
sorrow.
The three alienists who examined
into her sanity marveled and thought
she was an extraordinary criminal
when she confessed that she had pois-
oned eleven persons and attempted to
kill two others. But to these men
she told only one-third of the tale of
her career
For the purpose of his further in
vestigation from a medical standpoint,
DR.. Henry r. Stedman was told of the
confession of Miss Toppan that she
killed by the uses of narcotic poisons
twenty persons in addition to those
she had mentioned to him. DR.. Sted-
man has in preparation a work for
psychologists, with Jane Toppan as
the subject of investigation. He had
intended writing merely of his own
observations and detailing the admis-
sion of eleven murders she made to
him. When he was told of the other
twenty he decided that the magni-
tude Of the case required the most
careful investigation, and he intends
to consult the attending physicians of
each patient Miss Toppan says she
poisoned to ascertain if her story of
the manner of death is consistent with
the symptoms observed by the doc
tors.
The following Is list Of those she
has put to death within the past
seven years She has promised her
attorney that as soon as her mind be-
comes fresher she will prepare for
him a complete roster of those she
has killed with morphine and afro
pbine.
Israel p. Durham of Cambridge,
died May 20, 1895, aged SO. Cause
given, "strangulated hernis. Ill four
days. Jane Toppan nursed him.
Mrs. Lovey r. Durham, wife Of Is
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14
Cat and Doc story.

Everybody knows how much a dog
and cat hate each other, but it is
very seldom that their disliies lead
to such serious results as did a diff.
ference that lately occurred between
a bulldog and black cat in fruit
store
The owner of the bulldog used to
let him run around in the cellar for
exercise, but one morning the dog got
tired of his narrow quarters, and
went up stairs into a neighboring
fruit store, where the black cat lived.
or course, the cat did not like to
have any one come into her home
without an invitation, much less one
Of her old natural enemies-the dogs
So as soon as the dog entered out
jumped the cat full upon him, and, of
course, a fight followed, which natul'-
ally drew into it the owner of the
fruit store and the owner Of the dog.
The dog, being very lively, soon
turned over several baskets OF fruit
and upset the stands of oranges and
peanuts. while their masters were
f@iiiJJ ~ } NO " ocbllt inc TOW. AS
there seemed no early settlement in
sight, the owner of the cat and fruit
stand called in a policeman, but in
the meantime the dog had virtually
gotten the better Of the fight having
caught the cat by the neck, and all the
coaxing and pulling would not per
suade him to let go
The owner of the dog pulled and
pounded, and the policeman. seeing
way out, put his billy" between
Bruno's teeth and pried open his jaws.
only to find that the cat was so badly
mangled that it had to be killed, which
the policeman did with two bullets
from his revolver.
Bruno's owner settling the differ.
ence by paying the damage, they both
went out. after having learned once
more that cats and dogs have a stand
ing disagreement that in but few in
stances is overcome.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14

When men first begin to become
familiar with the methods of measur-
ing mechanical power. they often spec
ulate on where the breed of horses is
to be found that can keep at work
raising SO 900 pounds one foot per
minute, or the equivalent, which is
more familiar to some mechanics. OF
raising $50 pounds 100 feet per min
ute. Since 80 600 pounds raise one
foot per minute is called one horse.
power it is natural that people should
think the engineers who established
that unit OF measurement based 1t
on what horses could really do This
horse that can do this work does not
exist.
The horsepower unit was estab.
ished by James Watt about a century
ago, and the figures were fixed in a
curious way. Watt found that the
average horse of his district could
raise $4,000 pounds one foot per min
ute. At that time Watt was en-
ployed in the manufacture of engines.
and customers were so hard to find
that all kinds of artificial inducements
were necessary to induce power users
to buy steam engines. AS q method
of encouraging them Watt offered to
sell engines reckoning $4,000 foot
pounds to a horsepower, And thus
he was the means of giving a false
unit to one of the most important
measurements in the world
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14

this, only much worse and, OH, so
wet! 1t chung to me like flag around
a mast In a rainstorm But the worst
of it all was had changed color. My
neck and shoulders and arms we're
blue And it wouldn't wash OFF
Nothing would touch it.
The dinner was out of the ques-
ton so | called them up on tfe tele.
phone 1t was at the BaskinriGges,
and | got Ned Bas&inridge on the
phone and l explained as best ! could.
He said he knew fellow who bought
a white flannel yachting suit onc, and
got caught in the rain and had 10 go
home in a cab | said wouldn't have
minded that, but changing col0@ was
another thing
Then, you know, how men aIn, He
said Just put on a heavy veil and
come over anyhow They werS pick
ing winners for the Suburban.
You don't understand how bad 1t
is. | said. 1t may be poisonous. And
missing the dlSner and all has given
me tne blues besides.
Then he suddenly CALCULATED some
thing. and / thought he'd had 40 cleo
trio shock. l asked what was the
matter
III that isn't the straightost kind
Of a tip, said he, and he began to
tell the others what had happened.
Then he told me of the horse Blues
that was to run at Sheepshead Bay
He said there was a tip out on him.
And that's about all, said the
washedout girl, YEARLY; we Ill went
the next day and wore the gown for
luck, and four wells. was very popu-
lar going down They said l was a
mascot But it was so different com
ing home.
why, Blues was third," said the
tan girl.
Eyes. but we didn't bother with any
thing like that The tip was too
straight, they said. All, well, it's all
over now"
ooh, you don't know how to bet"
exclaimed the tan linen girl, triumph
antly. why, l won on Watercure."
"Watercure?" said the washed-out
girl; why, he came in next to last"
sSSassa.h, yes" said the tan linen girl,
but | know how to bet, you see.
always bet all the way round. New
YORK Sun.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14
Ae to usera Of Tohacoo.

Nine years ago we commenced to
keep record on this subject" says
DR.. Fish, an eminent eastern educa-
tor, land we have found that the boy
who fails usually uses tobacco.
When asked to sign our pledge the
pupil usually answers that he does not
use very much, but we find that he
continues to fail in his studies. One
Of the questions submitted in our rec
ord blank is whether or not the pupi4
thinks the use of tobacco is necessary
to his success. I must admit that
many answer this question IN the af-
Grmative. In our chapel we frequent.
ly ask all those who have not had to.
bacco in their mouths for twelve
months to arise and be counted. The
average varies from GO to 20 per
cent"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14
:" Jane Toppan nursed her for

<.Ay Jane Toppan nursed her for
three hours before death.
Mrs. Florence M. Calkins, house
keeper for o. NJ. Bridgman OF Lowell
died Jan. Is, 1900. aged As. Ill three
days. Heart failure" Jane Toppan
was in the house when she died.
William H. Ingraham of Waterfowl.
died Jan. 81, 1900, aged 70. Heart
failure" Jane Toppan nursed him.
Miss 1arah e. Connors, matron of
st. Johns Theological school refec-
tory, died in Cambridge Feb. IL, 1900.
aged 4S. Complication of Diseases
Under care Of Jane Toppan.
Mrs. Alden P. Davis of Cataumet,
died in Cambridge July 4, 1901, aged
81. Chronic diabetes" Jane Top.
pan nursed her.
Mrs. Annie e. Gordon of Chicago.
daughter Of Mr., and Mrs. Alden P.
Davis died at Cataumet, July 81, 1901.
Short illness. No death certificate.
Jane Tcppan nursed her.
Alden P. Davis. died in Calumet,
Aug. s, 1901, aged 65. Few days i'll,
ness. No death certificate Jane Top
pan nursed him.
Mrs. Mary E. Gibbs, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden P. Davis, died in
Cataumet Aug. IS, 1901, aged 40 Two
days Illness. No death certificate
Jane TOppan nursed her.
Mrs. Edna Bannister OF Tunbridge.
Vt. sister Of o. M. Bridgman, died in
Lowell Aug. 81, 1901. aged II. Two
days illnesS. Heart failure" Jane
Toppan was in the house when she
died.
or the whole number there was not
one case that had aroused any sus-
piciCn on the part of the physician.
who. depending upon the nurse, was
using his best skill to restore the pa
tent to health Miss Toppan said
she had heard of no question by any
doctor that she had not carried out
his instructions to the best Of her abiI
ity or that she had not shown profess
sional enthusiasm and faithfulness.
The same doctors, she said, had en-
gagged her in subsequent cases.
Her counsel was satisfied with
homicidal details long before she fin
ished. But she declared that she
wished to tell the whole story.
We'll, how did you kill them?" she
was asked d,
Il gave them doses of morphine and
atrophine tablets in mineral water
and sometimes in dilution of whis-
ky" she said. Then l also used in
jections just as l did at Cataumet. I
do not remember how l killed them
all, but those that | recall were poi
soned by atrophine and morphine.
My memory is not good; | forget
some things.
NO, | have absolutely no remorse.
| have never felt sorry for what
have done. Even when l poisoned my.
dearest friends, as the Davises were,
did not feel any regret afterward.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14
Chinese Eahles.

A tiger captured a monkey This
monkey begged to be released on the
score of his insigniflcance, and prom
Used to show the tiger where he might
find a more valuable prey. The tiger
complied, and the monkey conducting
him to hillside where an ass was
feeding-an animal which the tige,
had never before seen.
MY good brother" said the ass to
the monkey, hitherto You have al,
ways brought me two tigers. How is
it that you have brought me only one
to-day?"
The tiger fed for his life. Thus
ready wit wards off danger.
The principle of the next fable the
Chinese always apply to the European
instructors in the art of war
A tiger, finding cat very prolific in
devices for catching game, placed
himself under her instruction. At
length he was told there was nothing
more to be learned.
Have you taught me all you.
tricks?"
Yes" replied the cat
Then" said the tiger. you are OF
no further use, and so l shall eat
you"
The cat. however, sprang lightly
into the branches of a tree and
smiled at the tigers disappointment.
She had NOT taught the tiger all her
tricks.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14
The Vanity Of Antony.

81 am dying, Egypt. dying" re-
marked Antony to Cleopatra.
From without the windows of the
palace could be heard the low ripple
of Che Nile and the shouts of the sol
diers.
Cleopatra did not look up from the
sheet of plans of How to Build a
$500 Barge for s65."
She murmured:
81 should think, Antony, that man
Of your age would realize the fact that
gray hair was becoming. Anyway,
you might soak your head in hair dye
for a week and you couldn't fool any
one with the result"
But Antony had read 100 many Of
the testimonials to be Influenced by
her comment.-Baltimor American.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14

A man once owned small farm
He did his best to till it and rear a
family. but after working hard all his
life he died poor man. The farm
was inherited by his eldest sou The
son discovered a gold mine and be.
came immensely rich The property
he had was the same that his faith sr
had; but the father didn't know what
was in the land, while the son found
it out. That is the difference be
tween Christians. Through the atone.
ment Of Jesus Christ God hath made
US heir to all things but only the
Holy Ghost reveals our riches.--A. J..
Gordon.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14
zllH ~ / q

Dr.. Fishs theme was "The Student
and the Cigarette" and, while he took
the stand that tobacco in any form
mad tendency to dull the mind OF
the pupil, he said that he was com
PEELED to admit that the cigarette
form was the most Objectionable and
the most injurious. He showed by re-
reciting statistics taken at the uni.
ycrsity during the last nine years that
the student addicted to the cigarette
habit made muck lower average ii
his class percentages than those vino
were not given to the use of the little
paper cylinders.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14

Card tricks which are not difficult to
perform are often mystifying, never.
theles3. Here are directions how TO
place four kings in different parts OF
the pack and then cut them together
Take the four kings and exhibit them
tacewise. but secretly place behind the
second one two other court cards of
any description, which, being thus hid
den behind the king. will not be Wis
ihle. The spectators being satisfied
that the four cards are really the four
kings, and none other, fold them to-
gether and place them at the top of
the pack. Draw attention to the fact.
that you are about to distribute the
four kings in different parts of the
pack. Take up the top card, which,
being really u king, you may exhibit
without apparent intention. and place
it at the bottom. Take the next card,
which the spectators suppose to De
also a king. and place it about hall
way down the pack and the next in
like manner little higher. Take up
the fourth card. which, being actually
a king, you show carelessly, and re-
place at the top of the pack. You have
now really three kings at the top and
one at the bottom of the pack. though
the onlookers imagine they have seen
them distributed in different parts OF
the pack, and are proportionately sur
prised when the cards are cut to find
all the kings are again together. 1t IL
best to use knaves or queens for the
two extra cards, as being less distin-
guishable from the kings, should a
spectator catch chance glimpse of
their faces
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14

other gowns In black and white? They
cost a little more. but they are quite
cheek! l bought one myself this
morning"
No, thanks. I said Then she
sent for the filter. He made few
passes around-you know how they
do-and said. 'That'll be Sc, Miss Mac
Grouchy'"
"MacGrouchy"
yes; they always have queer names
like tlat Just the same as you find
'Pinkie Chinn' and Birdie Glue on
programs. Wen, | told them l wanted
the gown sent home the next day, be-
cause was going on 4 little journey
and wanted 10 wear it in the cars.
tried to convey the impression that
was going to throw it away when
reached the other cad of the trip. You
know how one acts when buying any.
thing cheap. But | wanted to wear it
to the Suburban. 1t came home the
day before the race.
"Friday-the thirteenth" said the
tan linen girl
And l thought I'd wear it in the
afternoon, just to set the first new
ness out of it. l was going to dinner
in the evening and had to get some
gloves. so | went downtown Tor them.
And here's where the tragedy begins,
Il was safely on the way home
when it began to rain-one of those
sudden, awful downpours. was
drenched before I could get in door,
way or a cab or a ear or anything
When / got home this gown was like
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14
Roy Was EnameIed Green.

Thomas Scanlon, aged y years, fel
into vat Of liquid green enamel al
a mandatory at Beaver Falls, Pa.
and when Gshed out was found to be
enameled bright green from heat
to feet the stuff soaking through the
boys clothing.
The enamel hardened quickly whoI
exposed to air, and had to be chippeG
and scraped from the boys body. He
is none the worse for the mishap.