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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05
MARTIN DAILY DEAD
Sued for Breach of Rromise
and Accused of Bribing
Witness in the Suit

Martin DAILY. of No. 307 Fourth street,
who recently figured in breach of prom
Use suit instituted by Miss Elizabeth Aird.
of No. S22 First street, and who a few
days ago was arrested on charge of
subornation of perjury pressed by Miss
Arid died last night at his home. He
was SIS years old.
His death is attributed to general de-
bility, which no doubt was aggravated
by his recent court experiences in spite
of the fact that he pretended to iook upon
the breach of promise suit in the light of
joke He was wealthy retired grocer
and a widower. He was before Police
Justice Hoos ON the recent charge fsMiss
Aird and owing to the absence of the
principal witness the case was laid over
until next Saturday.
Miss Aud had accused him of attempt
ing to bribe one John McCue to give testi-
mony adverse to her character in the
breach of promise suit by offering him
s18. McCue gave testimony adverse to
her character at the trial of the suit.
Mrs. James Degnan, Days sister, all
leges that Miss Aud continually annoyed
her brother and drove him to drink.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05
M'DERMOTTS BRIEF
Street and Water Board Ac-
cepts the Distinguished
Lawyers Libsra Offer.

The Board of Street and Water Com
nissioners at yesterday afternoons meet
ing passed a resolution accepting the Of
fer Of Congressman McDerTnott to have
his arguments in the Thirteenth street
case printed and presented to the Court Of
Errors and Appeals. The resolution fol-
lows.
Resolved. That the offer of Mr.. Allan
L. McDermott to prepare the breif used
by him, as Corporation Counsel of Jersey
City, in the argument of the Thirteenth
street case, to conform, in It's page refer
enee to the case when prepared for argu-
ment on appeal to the. Court of Errors
and Appeals, be accepted, the services of
Mr.. McDermott to be rendered gratuitous-
ly, but the cost of printing the book to be
paid by the city; and
Resolved, That the Corporation Counsel
be requested to present said book when
prepared as aforesaid to the Court of
Errors and Appeals on the argument of
said cause before that court.
The following resolution was also
adopted
Resolved, That the Hudson County Gas
Companw be and is hereby notified to
make application to the Permit Clerk in
all cases where the opening of street
is necessary
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05
POSED AS A HlcHWAYHAN
Young Polish BOY in Trouble for
Snatching Fooketbook

Theodore Sovinsky. bright looking
Polish lad of twelve years, posed as an
alleged amateur highwayman in the First
Criminal Court this morning. He was
charged with robbebry. Tne victim was
seven-year-old Lillian Crosby, of No. III
York street.
He is accused of snatching a pocket
book containing five cents from the girl
as she was about to enter a store in the
vicinity of Weinberry's meat establish
ment on Newark avenue, shortly before
eight o'clock last evening.
The girl cried and told pedestrian that
a boy had snatched her pocket-book out
of her hand. and pointed to Sovinsky,
who was going down the avenue. Another
pedestrian cried stop thief" The boy
ran and other pedestrians started in pur-
suit. He darted through Cooper place
and turned down Montgomery street He
was caught at Warren street by Acting
Patrolman Sheehan.
Only the nisckle was found in his s.
session. He said another boy had given
it to him. He was identified by the girl as
the one who took her poeketbook. Saw
insky was locked up. The girl failed to
appear against him in the First Criminal
Court this morning and he was paroled
He gave the name and address of the
boy who he said had given him the nickei.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05
-FlAM DIDN'T WORK
Ex-Freoho1der Fitzsimmens Elects
Him From Hif Saloon.

fiim-hammer tried to work the old
wrong change game on some West
Newark avenue saioonkeepers early last
night He got nothing, but narrowly es-
capped being caught by Officer John Ma
guire. VINO traced him as far as Tonnele
avenue, where he disappeared.
The fellow first tried ex-Freeholder
Joseph Fitzsimmons's Place at the cor
ner OF West Newark avenue and Fraser
street. He gave the ex-Freeholder. who
was behind the bar. a one dollar bill in
payment for drink. When he received
his % cents change he insisted that it
was s. bill he had given. Fitzsimmons
caught him by the nape of the neck and
took him behind the bar where he showed
i'm that the till didn't contain a single
$ bill. He then put the fesolw out.
The -Freehoider at the time did not
think that the fellow was iim-hammer.
but afterwards the thought occurred tq
MIN and he told officer Mcguire Of the
occurrence. The officer followed the tran
and found that the gentleman" had
tired to work the same game on Mrs.
Kelly at West Newark avenue. and Por-
ter street. He started his argument about
his change but couldn't accomplish any
thing and left.
Mcguire learned that he had gone in tho
direction of Tonnele avenue, but could
find no further trace Of him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05

Mayor Pagan and City Offic-
|ials Discussing Mr.. Flynn's'
Request for Extension
Of Time.
PROGRESS or WORK At BOoHToH
Engineer Ferris Tells What
Has Been Done on the
Watchung Tunnel.
PROGRESS OF WORK At BO0ETOH


Mr.. w. d. Edwards representing Mr..
P. H. Flynn. and Mr.. William H. Corbin.
for the syndicate ready to advance $780, :
viii confer with Mayor Pagan and the
Boards of Finance and Street and Water
Commissioners this afternoon in relation
10 the water contract. Mr.. Edwards VIII
ask the municipal authorities to extend
the time for the completion of the works
eighteen months. It is unofhcially stated
that the request will be granted.
Mr. Corbin will give the city certain as
surances about the temporary supply TO
be furnished in the meantime by the East
Jersey Water Company.
At yesterdays meeting of the Street
and Water Board the February report OF
Chief Engineer Garwood Ferris, who has
charge Of the construction of the new
water works was received. It follows:-
Hon. Board OF Street and Water Com
missioners:-
Gentlemen-During February the head
ings in Watching Tunnel were driven two
hundred and fcrty-nine (249) feet, making
total excayated Of fifty-four hundred
and twenty-six feet, out of a required
length Of 1912 feet.
The contractor suspended work on the
headings on the 18th of February and 1t
still so remains.
No work on the masonry lining of tun-
tel was Gone during the month.
AS there was no work going on requir-
ing the services of the inspectors, they.
were laid off for the month of February
and until such date as there shall be
work going on requiring their supervis-
ion. Respectfully submitted,
GARWOOD FERRIS,
Engineer in Charge"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05
BOTH WANT LITTLE JOHNNY
Maternal and Paterna1 Aunt Bat
Ting for ariianship.

An interesting legal battle for the
guardianship of a three-year-old orphan
is being waged between a maternal and
paternal aunt in the Orphans Court
The little fellow who is wanted so badly
by his relatives is Joseph Morrisey. whose
father an emp1oye of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, died about five years ago.
Mrs. Sewell who has eight children o.
her own, thinks by reason of her expert
ance she should be allowed to bring up
her nephew, which the boys paternal
aunt. Mrs. May Durborrow, wife of Wal
ter Durborrow, of No. 3S1 Third street.
believes that the fact that she has no
chick or child Of her own entities her to
care for her little relative as she sees
ut.
The boy fas since been cared for by
his maternal aunt, Mrs. Edward Scwell,
wife of the fireman of that name who
lives at Seventh and Monmouth streets.
Judge Blair who is a bachelor and
therefore inexperienced, is having a hard
time deciding which Of the opposing con-
tentions is right, and he has reserved his
decision
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05
RE ETIREMENT FUND.
Teachers Encouraged By
Growth in Public Favor
and Finance.

| The retirement fund started five years
ago by a small handful of teachers in
New Jersey, principals from Hudson
County, is growing rapidly not only in
numbers, but in public favor While at
first it was met with great opposition,
even from the teachers themselves, the
fact that since its organization forty-sev-
en- teachers have been retired on pensions
averaging annuities of about three hun
dred dollars a year has changed public
opinion. Perhaps nothing can better Illus
trate this than the resolution adopted
unanimously by the State Teachers Asso-
citation at its annual meeting, Saturday,
December 2S, 1905
Resolved That this association cor
daily indorses the principle of the retire
ment of veteran, invalided teachers on
annuity, believing this practice essential
to a perfect public school system, and
that this is the only just and humane way
in which to relieve the schools of teachers
no longer able, by reason of failing health
to render satisfactory service; that the
association indorses and approves the
Teachers Retirement Fund system of the
. State of New Jersey, and the manage
ment thereof that the association be-
lieves it to be to the interest of New Jer-
sey's public school system that every
teacher in the State should be a member
of the Teachers Retirement Fund, and
that it is. also in the personal interest of
every teacher to join the fund as pru-
dent Investment against the possibilities
of a physical or mental breakdown at a
time of life when it is almost impossible
to turn to another means of obtaining
livelihood; and that the Boards of Educa-
ton and County and City Superintendents
and school principals of New Jersey be
and are hereby requested by this associa-
ton to promote the interests of the Re-
tirement Fund by every reasonable means
in their power. and particularly by pre-
senting its merits and advantages to
teachers who are not members of the
fund"
Perhaps the best proof of the Retire
ment Funds financial growth lies in the
following few statements taken from the
annual report
The treasurer's first report, dated jan
uary 10, 1897, gives the receipts to that
date as s4,~.-1S For the fiscal year snd-
ing June 80, 1901. the income was s2o,-
854. 40.
The treasurer's report Of June /, 1898,
shows thar the total annuities paid to that
time amounted to s6sO92. The annuities
paid in 1901 amounted to IS, ,1so.SS. The an
nuities in force January l. 1902, amounted
to s12.49l a year.
January 1S, 1897, the assets of the Fund
were about $4,000; January l, 1902, they
were above SCI 900.
Last year the receipts from members
dues: at an average of about one and one
half. cents per day per member were sl5s-
so2.77. If all New Jersey teachers were
members, the income from this source
would approach $4,000.
There are now 2,7ss members, about half
the entire number of teachers in the
State.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05
LIGHTS OUT
P. R. r. Big Station in Darkness
for Ten Minutes Coal to
Blame.

While the brilliantly Illuminated Penn
sylvania Railroad Depot, at Exchange
pace, was occupied by about three hum
dred passengers last evening, just before
eleven o'clock, they were suddenly sur
prised to see the place thrown into total
darkness.
They began to get afraid, fearing that
something had happened to the big train
shed and station and began trying 70
make their exit from the building. Not
only in the waiting room did the lights
go out but also in the big train shed.
The great number of lights along the in
side of the ferry house were also ex-
tinguished The large sign that illumi-
mates the front of the station on the
river front, and. which contains several
burdred small incandescent bulbs, was
also extinguished.
The railroad hands secured all the
lanterns they could and candles and
matches were also pressed into service.
and in fact everything that would hep
make light was used The building re-
mained in this condition for fully ten
minutes. The lights then began to sired
a dim light.
The cause of the darkness was that the
mechanical stokers at the power house
on Washington street in some way failed
to work and the result was no coal for
the boilers. The remedy was quickly ap-
Piled
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05
,leenjpg on couehes in the dining room.

sleeping on couehes in the dining room,
James Dunbar, the young brother OF the
dead girl, said when he got home on
Sunday Mr.. Daley was telling his mothsr
that Katie was dead and that two men
had gone to get the doctors certificate so
that the body could be brought home.
Lizzie Daley, he said, had told that they
had doctor who said that Katie had died
of hasty consumption and paralysis
Mrs. Brownett came from downstairs ani
said it was too bad that the girl had died
without a doctor. Lizzie admitted it. She
further said that she had remained IN
bed with Katie all night and although
she vomited a great deal, she did not
think she was sick enough to send for
doctor.
The witness produced a bottle contain
ing white liquid which he said was the
same as was in the small vial found in his
sisters stocking after her death. 1t was
face wash, he said, and not poisonous.
John F. Byrnes, of Orchard street, told
about Lizzie Daley telling him that Katie
Dunbar had died of hasty consumption
and paralysis. She said that the doctor
had been at the house about an hour be-
fore Katie died. She had sent her sister
to find Donnelly and Spalan, who had
gone for an undertaken but they couldn
be found she said The witness said that
Lizzie then wanted him to get doctors
certificate but he replied that he could
not. Mrs Brownett, the witness con-
tinued. said it was a shame that the
girl had died without doctor" and Miss.
Daley had eplied:-"Wel. he got .-iere
Just as she was dying Mrs. Brownett
said, Don't say that. 1t was half an
hour afterwards
Miss Pauline Snowflake, of 331 De Kalb
avenue, testified that Katie Dunbar had
given her some face wash similar to that
found in the vial in the dead girls stock
ing 1t was not poisonous.
John Dunbar, the father of the dead
girl. and Mrs Louise Brownett, who lived
in the house with the Daileys, gave testi-
mony corroborative of the preceding wit
nesses.
Mrs. Brownett further testified that
when Dr. Renwiek arrived he said that
the girl had died of hasty consumption
and paralysis and that she must have
had severe cough.
Capt Archie McKaig, of the Fifth Pre-
cinct, testified as to the police investiga-
ton of the case. He said that the small
vial found in the dead girls stocking
contained naptha for cleaning gloves. and
not a face wash. Lizzie Daley had told
him that She had asked Katie if she
wanted a doctor, or priest, and she had
replied that she didn't want either. She
thought the trouble with the sick girl was
from her vaccination, and from getting
her feet wet. She went into the kitchen,
and when she returned Katie was dead
The. Captain said that the DALEY girl
said that Donnelly and Spalan then went
to get a Doctors certificate, but they
never returned.
Detective Fred Hottie corroborated
Capt. McKaig's testimony
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05
COOKING BY GAS


Scientific cooking grows more popular
day by day, and housekeepers show more
and more anxiety to learn the art as
taught by the new school. Just such an
opportunity is given. free of charge, by
Miss Beveridge at the offices of the Hud-
son County Gas Company, No. III Mont
gomery street. every day except Satur-
days, at three o'clock in the afternoon.
Miss Beveridge is one of the most skill
full of demonstrators, having mastered
cooking as an art and her menu each
day includes from three to four luscious
dishes daintily prepared on gas range.
Yesterdays menu consisted of Boulins
with tomato sauce potato puff, chocolate
layer cake. Today the demonstration IN
c.udes broiled chops. egg salad, potato
straws. spice cakes. Tomorrow Miss
Beveridge will, give lesson on how to
prepare lamb croquettes, cheese souffle
and fruit rolls, and on Friday the lesson
will be on broiled fish a la Maitre d'Ho.el,
Dutch apple cake and jelly roll.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05
PASSION WEEK LECTURES
Preparations for a Course at
ST. Bridget's BY the Rev.
Father Doyle, C. S. B.

The Darisioners of st. Bridget's Churcn
and all others who desire will have the
opportunity of commencing Passion Week
in a fitting manner by attending the illus
trated lectures on the Life and Passion of
our Lord, to be given under the auspices
of the Young Ladies' Sodality. by Rev.
Alexander p Doyle, c. S. p, of New
York, on the evenings of March "a 25 ana
26.
Rev Father Doyle is chaplain of Don
gan Council, No. 16i. knights of Column
bus. of New York, and an orator and
writer of national reputation. In each
Of his lectures he will treat Of a different
period III the life of the Savior and new
views will be displayed with each lee
ture
This series of lectures on this sacred
subject is entirely different from anv
that has yet been given in this city. The
lectures were recently given in New York
under the auspices of the joint councils
of the knights of Columbus, to which
many of the leading members of the
hierarchy and also many prominent lay
men of the country were invited and all
described them as being the most instruc
tive that has yet been given on this sub
ject.
The pictures. of which Father Dovie
uses sixty-four to each lecture, are ali
highly colored and true to life They
win be displayed by the electro stereop-
tican on 400 square feet of canvas, which
will entirely fill the space inside the altar
railing. The members of the Sodality ar
rapidly disposing of the tickets and the
indications are that the large e / se
viii be taxed to its fullest capacity at
each lecture
There will be special lecture exclusive
~ for children on the evening of March 10
when Father Doyle will lecture on Inc
Nativity. to which small fee will be
charged. The entire proceeds of these
lectures will be turned over to Rev.
John F. Ryan to help defray the expenses
Of the church.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05
MRS. FoRRAn's sTEREopricoH
Illustrated Lecture on Japan Given
List Night.

Mrs. Samuel Forman entertained the
Young Girls Missionary Circle of the
First Presbyterian Church last evening at
her home on Bergen and Jewett ave
nues, with a stereopticon lecture. There
were about seventy-five present. consist
ing of the circ,e and its friends, and a
most delightful evening was passed.
The lecture was given BY Mr.. George
E. Ha.sey, of the First Presbyterian
Church, and is the property of Mr.. Evans
Of New York. formerly Of this city. The
collection of views is exceptionally fine,
having been made from photographs
taken especially for 1t, and beautifully
colored. The circle has been studying
China and Japan during the winter, and
was naturally much interested in viewing
photographs of the things studied. The
regular meeting of the circle viii be held
Friday afternoon in the parlors of DR..
Herrs Church on Emory street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05
C0NFAB NOW ON.lNO ESCAPING I'll
Bertillon Identifcations Of
Many Crooks Caught
Here Recently.

Chief of Police Murphy has received
from the Superintendent of the New York
State Prison at Albany, the headquarters
of the Bertillon system, the following inn
portant identihcations as a result of send
ing a batch of Bertillon cards to him.
Henry Bergen arrested for picking
pockets by Roundsman O'Donnell on the
Robert Davis Associations outing identi-
fed as Charles Cohen and served one year
in the County Penitentiary for picking
pockets.
George Sinclair and Joseph Smith. ar
rested by Patrolman Thomas Barry, and
Acting Patrolman l.. Massey, ON a charge
of burglary. Sinclair was identified as
Joseph Brown. and served thirty days in
Albany County Penitentiary. Smith was
Identified as Joseph Fredell, who served
three months and as Joseph Wagner, who
served four months in the same institu-
tion
Henry Schreiber, the man who was
recently arrested by Patrolman Britton
at Central Railroad ferry for a confidence
trick was identified as Michael Ciency,
who served two years in Sing Sing Prison
for grand larceny.
William Lane, alias Jones, alias Father
Ryan, recently arrested for passing a
worthless check on Furniture Dealer P.
H. Hanley was identified as Frank j.
Ryan, who was sentenced to Auburn
Prison for two years for forgery in the
second degree. It has also been learned
from sending his pictures, to different
cities that he is much wanted at Pitts
burg. Pa. where he worked his little fur
niture game. He is wanted on eight
charges. He is also known at Allegheny,
Pa, where he worked as a newspaper
man and wrote principally sermons for a
publication which he controlled. He is
also wanted at Binghampton, New York,
and Newark
William Cady, one of the gentlemen
burglars, was identified as Julian Gray,
who served in Onondaga county peniten-
tiary for petit larceny.
Mathew Travis, alias DR.. johnson, coli
ored, arrested by Detective Dan Lee, serv-
ed one year in New York county, as Lam
bert NJ. Clark for petit larceny and two
years at Trenton for false pretense; at
Sing Sing prison as John W. Brown for
attempt at grand larceny.
George w. Taylor, colored, now await
ing trial for the murder of his aunt r
Plymouth street, is identified as man
who served five years in the Elmira Re
formatory for grand larceny.
Ernest Belden. arrested for robbing Tax
Clerk Connelly's house served three wears
and six months at Sing Sing for forgery
IN the second degree and two years at
the Elnnra Refcrmatory.
Much credit is due to William Robin
son, superintendent of the Bertillon sys-
tenn in this city, for his efforts in secur-
ing the above identifications.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-05
Descended on the City Early
This Morning and Isn't
Gone Yet.
FRANKS OF THE WIND
Not Much Interference With
the Street and Railroad
Traffic.

young blizzard swept into the city
this morning and he appeared TO be SO
pleased with the place that he Is making
a day of it. He might be induced to stay
all night. It was very early when he
came out Of the northeast and long be-
fore the people were out Of their beds he
was scattering snow in binding drifts
through the streets.
Though, tha storm this morning was ili-
tensely disagreeabIe ii did not greatly IN
terfere with street traffic Cars AMI
trucks were only occasionally sta.sed.
Disagrfeeable as it was il was one o.
the most picturesque storms Of the win
ter. The wind piled it drifts. here, tners
and everywhere. The wind which seem
ed to blow from every direction at once.
banked window sills and easements and
fancy corniees with thick layers Of the
snow, and otherwise embelished all kinds
Of buildings with snow white ornamental
ton.
Phe flakes, some unusually large kaia-
gled with fine ones, was blown in thick
clouds through the streets. At noon the
snow was accompanied by hail and driv-
en- by fierce blasts of wind the stones
pelted pedestrians in the face ia a most
uncomfortable manner. In open spaces
where the wind had full sway, it did all
sorts of fantastic stunts Around the
City Hall the wide pavements in some
places were piled with deep drifts, at
other places the pavement was bare and
at others covered with sleet. II was one
of the meanest places for walking down
town.
The telephone connected with the City
Hospital has been out of working order
for over week, owing to the recent
storm The telegraph force connected
with the police department have been un-
able to repair the wires as yet, and all
messages are now being received at the
Montgomery street station house and Ber-
denis milk depot opposite the hospital.
Much delay is oecasioned by the broken
telephone
The wind played merry prdnks with the
passengers and particularly in the lower
part OF the city. At the corner of the
First National Bank building it spun two
ladies like tops and gently deposited them
on their backs in the middle Of the strsez.
1t snatched bundle of newspapers from
an unlucky youngsters hand and sent
them over the fence into the railroad
yard Hats were plucked of the heads OF
scores and umbrellas went inside out with
astonishing rapidity.