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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04
FIRED TO SCARE
Old Man Discharges Two
Blank Cartridges at a
Tormenting Striker

Two shots were fred Saturday night
at Union Hill in row between two
weavers over the strike in the silk mill.
They were blank cartridges, however,
and nobody was killed.
Anton Fuchs, fifty years old, Of No.
139 Blum street, Union Hill, is employ
ed in Reiling David and Schoen's silk
mill on the Hackensack Plank road.
Charles Bobsky, of No. 404 Walnue
street, West Hoboken, is one of the
strikers. The pair met on Bergenline
avenue opposite Franklin street. Bob
sky, it is alleged, at once began to abuse
the old man for refusing to strike. He
called him scab and other names.
Fuchs tried to get out of his tormenter's
way, and started up the street in the di-
rection Of his home. Bobsky got in his
way and refused to let him proceed.
Fuchs finally lost his temper. He
warned Bobsky to keep away from him.
The striker, young, well-built man, re
fused to heed the warning, and approach
ed Fuchs with a threatening gesture.
Thinking Bobsky was about to attack
him, the old man whipped out revolver
and fred point blank at his tormentors.
The street was crowded at the time.
The people scattered in every direction.
Bobsky staggered back as if shot and the
crowd expected to see him drop.
Recovering himself almost instantly he
made wild dash at Fuchs as if to dis
arm him. Again the old man fired
Again Bobsky staggered back, and the
old man, tightly clutching the stillSmek-
ing revolver, dashed up the street, closely
pursued by the crowd.
Councilman A. c. Bode seized him as
he darted past and turned him over to
the police. Bobsky was also placed un-
der arrest. When Fuchs's revolver was
examined at the police station it was
found that two of the chambers were
empty and that the other three were
loaded with blank cartridges.
The old man said he feared that he
would have trouble with the strikers and
that he loaded the pistol with blank
cartridges merely to scare them, as he
did not wish to have any mans blood on
his hands.
He also said that he has been perse-
cuted by Bobsky ever since the strike
began. The latter. he declared, has an
noyed him in every manner possible be
cause he refused to quit work.
Both men We're bailed to appear be
fore Recorder Hauenstein tonight
Bodsky, after being released on bail
appeared before Justice of the Peace
Stucke this morning and swore out q
warrant fo rthe arrest of Carl Firlker
of No. 300 Warren street, West Hobo
ken, whom he charged with being an ;tc-
cessory to the shooting. Bodsky alleged
that Finker put Fuchs up to shoot him
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04
AFTER BENTLEY'S MONEY.
Old Claim Against the Much
LitigatedI Estate Comes Up
in Chancery.

Another attack was made upon the
Court of Chancery. Randolph Perkins,
of Grouse & Perkins, asked Vice Chan
cellor Stevenson for permission to file a
bill against William A. Lewis, receiver
Of the estate, in behalf of Henry S.
Edwards, executor of the estate of Eliz-
abeth Gardner, of Schenectady, n Y.
Mr.. Perkins said that when Peter Bent
ley died in 1888 he had in his possession
S10660, which he had collected for Mrs.
Gardner on mortgages on Hudson Coun-
ty property.
This money was still due to Mrs.
Gardner's estate and her executor which
to begin suit against the representatives
of the estate for the amount
The venerable Courtlandt Parker, ST..
opposed the application. He began by
eulogizing the receivers and said that the
Court had expressed its admiration for
the manner in which he had administered
Bentley had died, leaving his wife a life
estate in all his property and making her
the sole executrix of his will How
some interested in the estate. thinking
there would be nothing left under her
management, filed bill for receiver,
alleging some things which were proven
to he not SO.
That receivership was about ended
and the widow was anyiously waiting To
have it determined so that she could see
what she had.
Mr. Parker next attacked the affidavit
of the petition which was made by Mr..
Perkins on knowledge. information and
belief. claiming that it was insufficient.
He also said that the Slain was outlaw
ed and declared the court should hesi-
tate before allowing such an attack to
be made upon the estate.
The Vice Chancellor told Mr.. Perkins
that he did not show why his clients
waited so long before they began the
suit and that it appeared from the papers
that not only was their claim very stale
but it was outlawcd and his clients had
been guilty Of laches.
Mr.. Perkins wanted more time to pre-
pare further affidavits. After some fur
ther arguments, during which Mr.. Lewis
said the estate had paid the Gardner
claim. the matter went over to Au-
gust is.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04
ABDOMEN STAB
Charles Noble Fearfully Cut
With a Knife by an
Old Enemy.

Charles Noble, % years old, of No. 1873
suffering from stab wound in the abdo-
men which was inflicted by Charles b.
Mullins, 81 years old driver, living at
No. II Golden street, about 11:50 o'clock
Saturday night, during the progress of a
general fight at the corner of Jersey ave-
snue and Grand street.
Mobiles condition is critical, although
the doctors entertain hopes for his ulti-
mate recovery The wound was three
quarters of an inch wide and it was
made with the big blade of jack knife.
Mobiles entrails protruded from the in
ctsion.
The police have been unable to ascer-
tain the exact cause of the fight. They
know that Mullins and Noble have had
long standing grudge against each
other which dated back to the time they
We're fellow patients suffering from
smallpox in the pesthouse at Snake Hill.
The men met in corner saloon Satur-
day night, resumed their quarrel and
several other men took hand in the
serimmage which followed when they
went out on the sidewalk to fight it out.
Acting Patrolman McCarroll arrived
on the scene soon after and arrested Null
lins. These witnesses to the atrocious
assault were gathered in:-Henry Har-
ris, No. 9 Front street; George SPOTS,
No. so Canal street; John Mannix, No.
22O Grand street, and James B. Nc
Guinness. of No. 221 Pacific avenue.
Mannix, who was arrested by Detective
Lee, was also charged with assault and
battery by Henry Harris, one of the
witnesses.
Mullins was held in the First Grim
inal Court this morning to await the re-
suits of Mobiles injuries. The witnesses
were placed under bail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04
BOUTON'S IDEAS.
Street and Water Boards
Financial Uncertainty
The Sinking Fund.

Clerk George T. Bouton of the Street
and Water Board said this morning re-
gapding the appropriation of 1922, 440 for
the Boards maintenance during the COM
ing fiscal year made by the Board of
Finance in adopting the budget
.The Board must endeavor to keep
within the limit. There was time when
the Street and Water Board was able
to determine the money it could use tor
this and that by the amount of the IL
cense money it was allowed-$125,00O.
Things are different now. According to
the new law passed. the Board can have
fifty per cent. of the license money at
the option of the Board of Finance. In
other words. only SO much can be used
as the Board of Finance determines.
"The using of sinking fund moneys to
pay temporary loan bonds l do not ap-
prove of. While using the sinking fund
moneys to pay temporary loan bonds
might be in effect in compliance with the
strict letter of the law, there is moral
obligation requiring sinking fund moneys
to be used to retire permanent evidences
of indebtedness as represented by per-
manent bond issues.
'In using the sinking fund to pay tenn
porary loans, as has been done in max
ing up the budget, every evidence of op-
portunism is shown and | don't mean the
Mayor. The whole idea impresses me
that every effort was made to keep down
the tax rate"
Mr. Bouton said he would be better
able to talk about the Street and Water
Board appropriation for next year when
he is officially provided with schedules
showing the amount of money allowed
the different branches of the water de-
partment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04
MUM DIDN'T COME
Plank Road Conference Goes
Over Until Tomorrow.
ESSEX MAKES AN OFFER
Wants Geograp hicals Divi-
sion of Road Giving Her
the Passaic Bridge.

1t is expected that some definite ar
rangcment in the Plank road controyer-
sy will be arrived at this afternoon.
County Counsel Mum, of Essex, is ex-
pected to confer with the traction peo-
pie here this afternoon. The conference
was originally fixed for noon in the Office
of the North Jersey Street Railway Com
pany in this city. At that hour Mr.. E..
#. c. Young, president and David
Young, of the North Jersey; Spencer
Weart, the company's counsel, and Jas.
B. Nredepburg, counsel of the Plank
Road Company, We're present. Mr..
John Griffin, counsel for the Hudson
County Freeholders, was not there. He
said afterwards that he had-aot attended
because he had not been invited.
The North Jersey people waited until
. o'clock for Mr.. Mum, but he did not
appear, and then they went to lunch, say
ing that they would come back at 2:30
and confer with Mr. Mum when he ar
rived. But he did not turn up. Neither of
subject, but Mr.. Weart said he was Ger
W
be reached tomorrow.
ESSEX'S PROPOSITION.
The meeting today was to hear from
the Essex County authorities their pro-
position for the settlement of the trouble.
The proposition is, as generally as it can
be put, as Mr.. Spencer Weart said to a
reporter of The News
Essex does not want that division
of five-eighths and three-eighths and for
one reason, that it would be matter
of trouble to divide and collect the bills.
In that, / believe, Hudson County con-
ours.
DECREE TO BE MODIFIED.
1t has been suggested that the Plank
road should be divided by dividing line
five-eighths of which would be in Essex
and the remained rim Hudson. Hhat
would throw the Passaic bridge in Essex
and the Hackensack bridge in Hudson.
This being agreed upon by the Plank
Road Company and the Essex County
authorities, it would remain for Hudson
to concur. Granted Hudson did so, then
an application would be made to Vice
Chancellor Stevenson. who made the de-
cision, to modify it in accordance with
that undertaking"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04
DEADLY BASEBALL.
Two Boys Held for a Comrades
Accidental Death.

John Pelzer, fifteen years old, of No.
105 Irving street, and Robert Charp, sew
enteen years old of No. 1J7 North street.
We're arraigned in the Second Criminal
Court this morning on a charge Of man
slaughter About week ago they were
playing bali with fifteen-year-old Will
lam Josley, of No. 80 Poplar street.
Young Josley was struck ON the abdo-
men by hard batted bali. The next
day he was seized with violet attack of
dysentery.
He rapidly grew worse and died yes
terday. The arrest of young PelZer and
Sharp followed on the complaint Of Will
liam Josley, the boys father.
The case was laid over for one week
by Police Justice Murphy in order to al
low the complainant time to get witness
ses. The boys say the blow was acciden-
tal Both are held in $1,000 apiece for
further examination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04
INFORMERS
ABROAD
Law and Orders Amateur
Sleuths Sneak After the
Sunday Liquor Vio-
lators.
O'BRIEN CLOSED TIGHT
saloonkeepers Quake in Their
Boots, Not Knowing
Whom to Suspect
O'BRIEN CLOSED TIGHT

The Law and Order League beer sam-
pling amateur sleuths were abroad yes
terday. They sneaked around the city
in search of evidence against saloon
keepers for selling Intoxicating drinks on
Sunday in violation of the law and sue
ceeded in several instances in gaining adj
mission to barrooms through side doors.
Chief Murphy said this morning that
the crusaders made no complaint to him
that the law was being violated and he
had no means of learning exactly how
many saloonkeepers they bagged
No applications were made for war
rants in the First Criminal Court to-
day.
The knowledge that the temperance
youths We're going about town drinking
beer that they really didn't need and said
they didn't like gave saloonkeepers a ner-
vous feeling that they couldn't shak off
all day long Pickets were constantly
on the look out for them, particularly for
Julius c. Frank and his side partner,
Robert McCrum, who got Excise Com
missioner John O'Brien and three other
liqaor dealers in trouble last week.
The "Commish's'' saloon was under
surveillance the greater part of yester-
day by two young men, who stood OUT
side for the purpose of spotting every
body who went inside to get drink.
Their presence on the sidewalk made the
"Commish" and his bartender exceeding
y uncomfortable, and the side door was
kept locked. 1t is said that the crusa-
ders are trying to teach O'Brien lesson
that it is up to him as a city official with
$1,000 per to set an example to his fel-
low saloon keepers as an observer of stae
law
The liquor dealers again assigned one
of its corps of photographers TO catch
snap shots of Frank and NJ Crum for
publication. The saloon Keepers are
anxious 70 ger pictures of the Young men
IN order to familiarize themselves with
the sleuths' features.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04
MEADOW BOAR HUNTS.
After the Abattoir Fire, the
Western Slope Folk Had Fun.

Pig chasing in the Kearny meadows
was the new sport indulged in by many
residents of the western slope of the
Heights yesterday. The pigs pursued
were those that had been released at the
time the big fire broke out in the abattoir
on the west bank of the Hackensack.
About 600 of them had taken refuge in
the adjoining meadows, hiding in the tall
grass. All day long men and boys, many
of them with dogs, chased the porkers
with varying success. Some of them
escaped into marshy ground on whicl,-the
We're captured and taken away by the
amateur hunters. The unusual sport was
kept up all day, but it is believed that
there are still more than a hundred of
the pigs in the swamp.
The burned slaughter house belonged
to the Central Stock Yards Company.
When the fire broke out the employees
were enjoying their annual picnic at
Baldwin Park The loss is. estimated at
between $150O0O and 100000 1t is
lOl hhonA lstW tilS lil OAiSiudtCu. Olily
a watchman was in the building when
the fire broke out.
The abbatoir proper was frame
building six hundred feet long and two
hundred feet wide. Adjoining the build
ing was one where hogs were confined.
This was also wiped out by the fire.
Eighteen cattle cars stalled on siding
adjacent to the burning structures were
also consumed.
The trolley, truck and other traffic
on the Newark Turnpike was blocked
for several hours
The Jersey Fire and Police Depart
ments responded to a request for aid
from the Kearney authorities. Two ell
CINE companies We're rushed to tile scene
and a number of policemen sent out to
assist in protecting adjacent property
and maintaining order.
Telegraph and telephone trunk lines
snapped and fell across trolley wires,
making it necessary TO cut the latter.
Some of the hogs which arrived at the
abattoir Saturday from the West were
driven back aboard cars and hauled away
to place of safety. aAIny of them,
however, escaped and fed through the
meadows.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04
BEARS SAD NEWS
Doctor From Texas Will
Have to Tell a Jersey
City Family Of
Their Sons
Death.

DR.. R. Chambers. city physician of
Fort Worth, Texas, called at Hoboken
Police Headquarters yesterday afternoon
to try and obtain information as to the
whereabouts of the parents of Willie
Flynn. jockey, who died in Texas last
November.
The doctor had with him message
which the dying boy requested him to
carry to his parents. He was extremely
anxious to deliver the message to Flynn's
aged father before returning to Texas.
DR.. Chambers said he believed Flynn's
was retired police sergeant and re-
sided somewhereSon Jersey City Heights.
If he remembered correctly, he said, his
address was seven hundred and some
thing Summit avenue
According to the doctors story Jockey
Flynn, who was about eighteen years
old, went from the Sheepshead Bay race
track to Texas with consignment of
horses last fell. He was on Bernitt's
ranch near Fort Worth when he was
taken ill. He was sent to the hospital
and died while under DIR. Chambers
care. The boy knew that the physician
was accustomed to visit New York each
year, and when he realized the end was
near, he requested Dr. Chambers to call
upon his aged father in this city and
impart to him the sad news.
Dr. Chambers was on his way to Jer-
sey City Heights when he called at
Hoboken Police Headquarters. As soon
as he related his story to Acting Chief
of Police Hayes, the latter recalled the
Flynn family but did not know where
the father resided. Captain Flynn said
there were two boys in the family who
We're jockeys. One of them was acci-
dentaily killed on a Brooklyn racetrack
some years ago.
1t is not known from what police force
the father was retired There is no re-
tired sergeant on the books of either the
Hoboken or Jersey City police depart
ments.
Dr. Chambers left Hoboken for this
city to try and locate the dead boys
parents. The doctor is at present resid-
ing at No. 151 East Thirty-fourth street.
New York City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04
ARSON FOR INSURANCE.
Sentence Suspended on Ma
than Birnbaum AS He Has
Served Year.

Nathan Birnbaum, who, with Mendel
Hersah. was tried on a charge of arson
in the Court of General Sessions about
a month ago, this morning before Judge
Hersele, of Monmouth County, who sat
in the place of Judge Blair, pleaded non
vult and was released under a suspen-
sion of sentence.
Hirsch had entered a similar plea a
week ago, and the same disposition was
made of the case against him.
The two men were accused of burn
ing Bimbaums furniture store at No
1913 Newark avenue, Jersey City. for the
purpose of obtaining $500 insurance.
The evidence adduced by the State al
the trial showed that the tow defendants
had been together at the store just be-
fore the fire broke out, and when 1t was
discovered Hirsch was still in the place
When questioned at Police Headquarters
Hirsch denied knowing Birnbaum.
The jury was unable to agree, and at
ter being locked up all night they Were
discharged by the court.
After entering the plea of non-vult this
morning ev-Judgc Thomas r. Noonan
who represented Birnbaum, pleaded fol
clemency FOR his client. He said that the
defendant had been in jail almost year
having surrendered himself voluntarily
when the amount Of his bail was increas
ed He had been an exemplary prisoner
and had large family depending upoi
him for support. Mr.. Noonan stated that
in the twenty years Birnbaum had beer
in the country no other criminal charge
had been brought against him. He sag'
gested tia tthe ends of justice woull bt
amply protected if sentence was suspend
ed. and as Prosecutor Erwin offered nc
objection to the suggestion the court SC
directed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04

ment of loans made to pay current ex-
penses (n one case, am informed, to
provide for an increase iii the salary
Of a city ofiiciaD have considered your
question with desire to advise you that
you may Withhold your signature from
the warrant.
But the resolution under which it was
drawn does not indicate the uses to
which the money is to be applied after
It reaches the sinking fund, and, as the
legal presumption is that the Sinking
Fund Commissioners will refuse to use
it in paying temporary loan bonds Of the
character indicated. but will apply the
money for the benefit Of the holders of the
city's funded debt, for whom the Com
missioners are trustees, / advise you that
your duty is merely ministerial, and that
yol may legally sign the warrant.
If, from these moneys, any warrant is
ordered drawn to pay temporary loan
bonds, issued ito be provided for in the
next tax levy" advise You that. as such
payment would be Illegal, it will become
your duty to resist it.
Respectfully,
ALLAN L. McDERAIOTT." ;" {
linking Fund Commissioner James G.
D3rmotts views were remarked that the
Hasking when he learned what Mr.. Nc
opinion was in his judgment correct.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04
TROLLEY GAR STONED.
Gang of Toughs Attack the
Passengers in Union Hill.

A trolley car Of the North Hudson
County Railway was stoned by gang
of toughs last night at the corner of New
York avenue and Kossuth street, Union
Hill. The toughs were on their way from
the Union Hill Scliuetzen Park. james
McGrew, of New York City, a passenger
on the car, was struck on thc< head by
one of the stones. His wound was dress
ed at Wiseman's drug store and he went
home. A lady and child were also
struck and injured. Their names could
not be learned.
The toughs were dispersed by Police
man Hennessey. who succeeded in arrest
ing John Plough. twenty-three years old,
sof No 302 Haclsensack plankroad.
Plough was fined So Dy Recorder Haucn-
stein of Union Hill this morning. The
prisoner denied thai he threw any Of the
stones.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04
UNION SERVICES.
Rev. Charles Hogg breaches on
Putting Away Childish Things"


The union services of the downtown
churches were held yesterday. In spite
of the cloudy weather the churches were
we'll filed.
The Rev. William Charles Hogg, A.
NJ. of Chester, Pa, preached. In the
morning he took for his subject, Chris
ton Growth, or Putting Away Childish
Things" In the evening the subject was,
Good in Every Man-How to Discover
and Use It.'
All the congregations was very much
pleased with the preaching and listened
to every word even through the time
when the day was dark. There was great
scurrving around to get the lights lighted
and finally they succeeded, but soon after
that it began to brighten up.
The committees, who are maxim gevery
effort to make these services interesting,
are :aIr. n NJ Whipple, chairman: Mr..
II. Il. Hacker. treasurer; Mr.. s. G. Pres
ton. secretary The gentlemen on the
business committee are:-Messrs. Pres
ton and Mitchell he flowers and ushers
committee sare:-sMessrs. Gardiner,
Thompson, Rockwell, Thornton and Gar
rison. The members of the devotional
committee are:-Messrs Gardiner,
Hough and Mitchell. Those on the music
committee are:--Messrs. Preston, Hack
er and Squier.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04
WILLIAM ]. MORAN, Undertaken
14T Montgomery street. Tel. BAT.


SALES-On Friday. August l, 1902
Louis A. t.. oldest son of Frederick
and Sarah Sales.
Relatives and friends are respectful
invited to attend the funeral from tn
residence of his parents, No. 80 Prescott
street, on Monday, August 4, at 9 A. NJ
thence to st. Patrick's r. G. Church
where solemn high mass Of requiem
will be offered for the happy repose Of
his soul.
QUINN Saturday, August 2, 1902
James, beloved son of james and
Julia Quinn, aged "a years.
Relatives and friends are invited tc
attend the funeral from his late resi-
denee, No. 3S1 Grove street, on Tuesday.
August D. at s A. NJ; thence to Sc
Mary's Church, where solemn high
mass of requiem will be offered for ths
repose of his soul
KRAUSS.-0n Sunday, August 8, 1902
Lidonia Krauss, aged so years.
Relatives and friends are respectively
invited to attend the funeral SERVICES al
the Raymond Roth Pioneer Home, Gar
field avenue, on Tuesday, August 3, al
2. NJ.
Incineration at Fresh Pond, Aug. a
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-04
BENCHMEN MEET.

Branch No. 8 of the Benchmen's As.
sociation of North HudsSi met yesterday
in Union Hill and received a report from
the committee appointed to try and in
1rce the butchers to close on Sunday.
The committee is confident that all the
butchers will be ready to close by Sept
1. No opposition is anticipated. Another
committee was appointed to visit the
West Hoboken butchers for the purpose
of getting them to join the movement.