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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
LEGAL SKATERS
Counsellors Hermann and
Haight Will Skate a
Race on Sure Enough
Ice.

During the lunch session of the "Noon
Day Lawyers Club" yesterday after
noon, in downtown restaurant the sub
ject of skating was brought up. Some of
the lawyers who did not fully understand
the meaning of this term skating" !"
thought Of the hot sessions they had ex-
perienced from time to time BY getting
on skate
The merits of various we'll known skat-
ers were discussed until Counselor Ed
ward L. Hermann, of the Commercial
Trust Building, openly declared that he
was one of the best and fastest skaters
in the city. Counselor Thomas Haight of
the same building, whoalways has prided
himself ON his ability and excellency as
skater, disagreed with Hermann, and bet
him that he could beat anyone in the par,
ty skating
Hermann, who has a fine reputation
for fast skating and has won some med
ais in this sport, did not like ito take
water" and said, s'I'll call your bluff I"
No bluff about it, remarked Haight,
who was becoming nettled. "I'll meet
you any time You say under any condi-
tions you make"
Certainly, said Hermann, II got him
beat to death. Why you know that /
have beaten several races in this city.
why it's easy money
After much controversy the two coun-
selors came to an agreement 1t was de-
clded that the race should take place
next Sunday morning. January %, at
Red Bank on the Shrewsbury River. The
course will be three miles and the lawyer
who is defeated will have to foot the
taxed bill of costs" for theatre party
at the Cafe Martin in New York. for the
members of the Noon Day Club who
We're present.
MIR. Haight is a native of Red Bank.
and has quite a reputation in his Old
home as fast skater, but considering all
this Mr.. Hermann has agreed to give a
fifty yard handicap. Hermann has fig-
ured prominently in skating tournaments
in this city and has been excelled by few
in the art of fast skating.
Both lawyers are confident of winning
and will practice on the canal
The members of the Moon Day Club
and their friends are putting up their
rolls on the result, but no odds will be
given on either party
Counselor Theodore Smith will be the
stakeholder.
The following lawyers will serve as
starters, timekeeper and judges Coun-
selors Howard G. Griffith, Davir f. Ed
wards, George w. Rurode and Marcus
Higgenbotham, Jr.
1t has been decided that after the race
the lawyers will sail up and down the
river in Mr.. Haight's ice yacht just to
show him thing or two about handling
the craft.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
MISSING man
IN MORCUE.
Injured by a Fall Carl Cries
ing Dies in a Cell Of the
Gregory Street
Station.
POLICE MlSTOOK HIS NAME
His Distracted Friends Dis
cover His Bcdy in Time
to Save It From a Pau
per's Grave.
POLICE MlSTOOK HIS NAME


Through some error, probably due in a
measure to the failure to secure the exact
name of Frederick Griesing, or No. 19S
Bowers street, a well-known boss painter
who was found dead in cell in the Greg
ory street station. Sunday morning his
body has lain in Hughes's morgue since
that time.
Griessing fell at York and Warren
streets on Friday morning last and was
badly cut over the left eye. He was TAX
en- to the City hospita lwhere his wounds
was dressed, He was dazed and it was
thought he had been drinking. From the
hospital he was taksn to the Gregory
street station and looked as a disordeliy
person under the name of Frederick Gus
tan. He was renanded Saturday morn
ing and was found dead by Patrolnan
Grunewald on Sunday morning His
body was sent to the morgue.
lie left home about nine o'clock Fri
day morning to do some work for Boss
Carpented Coleman in Sussex street.
While his family was uneasy about his
failure to return home Saturday night the
fact of his being missed was not reported
to the police until late last night, when
the dead mans son, Louis, called at the
Central avenue station and asked the po-
lice to assist in a search for his missing
father. A full description of the missing
man was given.
The son Louis had been searching for
his father and had ascertained that he
did not reach the scene Of his work dcwn
town. The police Of the Central ave-
nue. station telephones to Police Head
aaaftels and iatrr Informed the young
man that no one answering the tlescrip-
tion of his father had. been recently ar
rested. This morning he was informed
by policeman that his father was dead
and that his holy WIS in Hn los7.s
morgue. He came downtown, identified
The soay ana 4ilit,e ;trrangelAenus 10 have
1t taken to the home in Bowers street.
The dead man leaves a wife and four
children The family, an eminently re-
spectacle one, lived on Central avenue
Tor sixteen years, but have only resided
at their present addhess for four months.
The dead man belonged to no church
or lodge. He was fifty-six years old.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
bUCkLIN
PICKED VI. /"
canfeld's Manager Arrested
in This City on a Trip
From Jerome's O flee
SOON LET GO HOWEVER
His Lawyers Says the New
York Authorities Hoped
to Secure Valuable
Papers From Him.

David w. Bucklin, manager of Rich
ard Canfeld's gambling house in No. 5
East Forty-fourth street, New York. was
arrested yesterday afternoon on Ex-
change place by Detective Pearson.
After his arrest he was detained about
three hours in Chief Murphy's private
office, then arraigned before Acting
Judge John Mccormack in the First
Criminal Court and discharged. The
complaint against him was of being a
disorderly person. Detective Pearson
appeared as the complainant
At Headquarters it was said that a
telephone message received early in the
day which purported to come from the
New York police was the cause of the
arrest. Bucklin is under bonds to ap-
pear before the Grand Jury in New
York. He was arrested in the raid re-
Gently made by Jerome on Canfeld's s
place.
TRYING TO JUMP BAIL.
The message received yesterday by the
Jersey City police was to the effect that
.Bucklin was evidently trying TO jump
his bail. Chief Murphy stated last night
that no one knew who was at the other
end of the telephone and that it was not
Jerome's office. A shrewd observer who
was familiar with all the facts of the
arrest, as far as could be learned, ad-
yanced the idea that Jerome had learned
that Bucklin was going to deposit some
important papers in Jersey City and
wanted him arrested and searched be-
fore he could do this. If this is the truth
the police were fooled, as Bucklin was
not arrested until after he had been in
the Commercial Trust Building.
HAD CANFIELD'S CHECKS.
When searched at Police HEADQUARTERS
checks agregating So. GOO and $93 in
bills Were found on Bucklin. The checks
We're drawn by Garfield to his order and
endorsed by Bucklin. 1t was at Chief
Murphy's suggestion that Bucklin was
discharged. The Chief was in Trenton
when the arrest was made.
When Bucklin was arraigned the Chief
explained his arrest by saying that the
statutes of the State allowed any pro-
fessional gambler, thief or suspicious per-
son to be arrested at any time and charg-
ed with being a disorderly person. 1t is
said that Bucklin's counsel, Mr.. John
Delehanty, will take steps to have the
matter investigated and see whether or
mott the police were within the bounds of
the law.
SHORTLY after Bucklin was arrested
Messrs. Wall and Van Wrinkle of the firm
of Vreedenburgh, Wall 4 Van Wrinkle,
appeared at headquarters and took CON
siderable interest in the case. They de-
MED being 9Bucklin's counsel, denied hav-
ing any connection with Jerome's office,
and when asked whether they represent
ed the bondsmen refused to answer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
ANOTHER
new PIER
Pennsylvania Railroad to
Tear Down the. .Struct-
ure Adjoining the
Annex.
SqEEL-ROOFED WHARF TO BE BUILT
Other Improvements Coming
Which will Change Hud.
son Street to the
Basin.
STEEL -ROOfED WHARF TO BE BUILT

Orders We're issued today by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company to tear down
the pier adjoining the Brooklyn annex to
the south and known as Pier '.A'', and
the Florio line fruit pier, and build one
with a steel roof exactly similar to the
new structure now being completed at
the foot Of York street.
The new pietr line will run out to the
exterior line, as fixed by the State Board
of Riparian Commissioners, running from
the Central Railroad piers to Weehaw-
ken. Work on the old pier will be com
meneed immediately the steel roof on
the York street pier is finished, and that
will be in a week or two. Contracts for
the piling have been awarded to the
Stillman Company and the steel work
will come from Pennsylvania firm. The
whole structure will cost abolt $125, 900
in round figures, it is said, and the two
wharfs will excel anything on the Hudson
or East River fronts.
This new pier will be used chiefly by
the International Navigation Company's S
steamers from Liverpool and between it
and the York pier ON the south there
will be ample docking accommodation
for tugs and small craft
MORE IMPROVEMENTS.
These two piers are only the beginning
of very extensive improvements to be car
ried on all alonge the river front south of
the main depot at the foot of Exchange
Place. In time the warehouses. renair-
ing shops, etc. now standing on Hudson
street facing the river will give way and
at Is said big warehouses and possibly
steamship offices will take their place
even as far south as the Morris Canal
basin. The plans for the big change one
well underway; but the engineers at Phil
adelphia are as mute as carps concern
ing them.
You wait said one of the bureau this
morning 1and in lew years you won't
know that section of Jersey City"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
OUR COUNTY POPULATION.
Clerk Rooney Figures II at
42l ,692.

According to the estimates of Clerk
{. J. Rooney of the County Board of
Health, the population of Hudson county
is now 421 .692. This estimate is based
ON the percentage of increase between
the State census of 1885 and the Ma
tional census of 1900, and the figures
fixed will be used in arriving at the
average death rates until the next State
census is taken.
The estimated populations of the diff
ferent municipalities of the county are:
Jersey City. 220665; Hoboken, e2,532;
Bayonr1e, 40,441; West Hoboken, 25.971
Town of Union. 16,297; Kearny. 1904
Harrison, II ,14S; North Bergen, 1878;
,Weehawken, 6.972; West New York.
5,423; Gutenberg. 3.945; East Newark,
2,912; Secaueus, 1904. -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
JERSEY CITY TRUST CO.

The directors of the Jersy City Trust
Company met yesterday afternoon i'll
the offices of the Commercial Trust Com
spany, in Exchange place, and reelected
III lthc old officers for the ensuing year.
The question of Il permanent SIT was
taken up and discussed. 1t was pl.acti-
cally decided that the site would be
within 4 block either east or west of
the coinpany's present Offices ut New
ark avenGe lsd Willow oCu..t.
Announcement will be made on We'd
nasilay nex, where the permanent home
of the company VII. be located.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
CARL A. GRAUPNER DEAD.
Was for Twenty-six Years Princ.p pal
of the German N School.

Carl August Graupner. sixty-fve years
old, for twenty-six years principal of the
German-American School at No. 80 Sher-
man avenue, died on Monday after a
lingering illness at his home adjoining
the school. Principal Graupner was
we'll known in the Hudson City section,
where he lived during his long and faith
full service as principal of the Germans
American School. He was graduate of
Harvard University.
Funeral services will be held on Thurs
day, January %, at l 80 p. NJ, at the
German-American School. The funeral
arrangements are in charge of Coroner
George j. Brackner, Many members Of
the Arion Singing Society. with which
the deceased was prominently identified,
are expected to attend.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
GAS cos new HOME
1t Will Erect Office Buildings
at York and Washing
ton Street.

Fred c. Wolbert, the real estate agent
who presented e. f. G. Young's appeal
to the Board of Appeals last night for
a reduction of the assessment levied
against the two lots on Washington
street. at the northeast corner of York
and Washington streets, said that the
Hudson County Gas Company proposes
TO erect n handsome Office building on
the site next year.
Mr.. Wolbert explained that the build
ings have not been kept in repair for
the reason that they are to be RACED
The poor condition of the structures was
one of the reasons why a request was
made for reduction.
There are only two tenants, the occu-
pants of the stores, who pay rent The
families living upsptairs pay nothing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
HALL TOO SMALL
So Many Attended st
Johns Euchre That Two
Buildings Had to Be
Used.

st. Johns Hall, Van Winkle. street
and the Boulevard, was crowded to the
doors last night with parishioners Who
attended the progressive euchre, which
proved to be Il grand success in every
detail. Sc crowded VAS The c,,iinodi us
ltaH TINT a large number of people had
to be accommodated in the reception
rooms Of the Young Mems Catholic Club
adjoining, where over fifty tables We're
arranged for the players
A conservative estimate places the
number OF guests present at eight hum
dred. Of this number almost two hun
dred were pon-players. There were eight
rows of tables running the entire length
Of the hall. The entire number of tables,
including those in. the reception rooms
OF the club, numbered two hundred.
The hal was profusely decorated and
on the stage the large number of hand
some, and valuable prizes were artistical-
Is grouped: Those who had the good for
tune to win one of the trophies entered
the stage from the right, selected his or
her prize and passed out at the left.
Tnis ;lrrangcment WAS applauded by the
players. MS it avoided much confusion.
At nins S'clocls Chairman James e.
Coy:a suiii,,', 6 the ssVg end the players
siari.n. 4 series VI Ten games were
pisyri. During the elanses cf the-play-
srs at III '.o'ie l;iSi,,u of each game Prof.
lA,s' slhA' rs;i: string o,el essrn furnished
excellent selections, which greatly added
to the enjoyment of the evening.
Although the Rev. P. ". Smith. rector
Of the church, and the Rev. Fathers
Delahanty and Preston, the curates, did
not participate in the games, they took
delight in watching such a large gather
ing enjoying themselves, and personally
supervised all matters for the enjoyment
of these present.
After the ruchre the floor was cleared
and dancing was enjoyed the remainder
of the evening. Refreshments were
Served during the iliternaission cf dances.
These who were in charge and de-
served mitch credit for the success of the
eucllre are :-James Il. G chairman;
Walter q: Reed, Williar. VI William
Malone, Hurry AIcDerL ~ Michael
Golden, Edward O'Conacr, = bert Slider
and Iaanxs Ray
The Rev. r. ". Smith was mere than
delighted siitla the success sef The event.
which aslx gis-.i ior I'M hensft Of The
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
OWNED BODY
AND Soul.
Appeals Commissioners
Confess They Must
Confirm ASSESS
ments if Admin
tration Says
So.
NORTH JERSEYS
APPEAL.
Counselor Weart Demands
a Hearing and Finds
That the Case Has
Been Closed.
AUTOCRATlC EIDDLERS
they Fix Valuations and
Won't Permit an Inde-
pendent Board to Dis.
turb Them.
aUToCRATIc FIDDLERs

The Commissioners of Appeal in the
Cases Of Taxation, the official title of the
boaru. consisting OF Andrew Knox, pres
ident; James Connolly and Frank w.
Angel of Fire Board fame, which has
been confirming assessed valuations lev
led by the Tax Board better known as
the Board of Fiddlers. received an unex-
pected visit last night from Spencer
Weart, counsel Of the North Jersey
Street Railway Company who was in
search of information as to whether the
Commissioners intended to grant hear
ing on the company's appeal
Il would like to know he asked,
@what the status of the North Jerseys
appeal is? When will you give us the
hearing which is requestedss
The North Jersey assessment is con-
frmed.' answered President Knox
How did You confirm itg' he asked,
apparently much surprised, when we did
not have chance I'd be heard. filed
with this board a petition for a hearing. .
Didn't you have hearing upstairs?''
tmeaning Mayor Fagan's Office inquired
President Knox.
yes, but not before this Board an
swered Mr.. Weart. continuing Mr..
Weart said: Il want to get this matter
in shape so | may know what step to
take next. Some dag should be set so
we may state our side of the case
Commissioner Connolly scanned the APP
peal which had been submitted by Mr..
Weart on behalf of the North Jersey
some weeks ago and said thatsno request
had been made for a hearing.
MR.. WEART DIFFERS.
Mr.. Weart differed with the Commits
sioner claiming that the formal appeal
carried with it the privilege of the appli-
cant to appear before the board to ex-
plain why it had reason for believing that
the assessment was excessive.
How could You act on our appeal if
we State our side. Of the ease?" he asked.
'How. do we act on any Of them ~
retored Commissioner Connolly. .'We
couldn't possibly grant hearings on all
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
PARK REFORMED MUSICAL.
Professor Williams Will Give an
Organ Recital.

An organ recital will be given tomor-
row evening in the Park Reformed
Church, East Hamilton place, under the
direction of Prof. w. F. Williamson,
organist and musical director of that
church. Soloists of the highest order
have been secured. Mr.. John Dempsey.
or St Marks Church. New York, will
interpret Handel's why Do the Ma
tiohs y and Rodney's Calvary" Mas
ter Charles. Arthur Bradley. the solo So
prano of ST. Thomas's Church, New
York. will sing airs from Gounod and
Mendelssohn
Organist. Hadley, of Passaic, will play
overtures from Rossini, and Prof Will
admission will be charged for this musi-
cal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
TRAMP's UNIQUE CARGO.

John Larkins, tramp. was arrested in
Hoboken this morning on charge of
yagrancy. At Police Headquarters the
following articles were found in his pos
session. tooth brush, a box of shoe
backing, "a metal comb. cake of soap,
two ham sandwiches. bottle of mucil-
age. two spoons and a small jar of pre-
serves.
Larkins said he was going to walk to
Denver. Col. Recorder Edward r. STAN
ton discharged him upon his promise
that, he, would start on his journey inn
mediately
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
SHERIFF WON'T MOVE. i
Mr.. Zeller Preparing to Build q
New Home in Guttenberp.

Sheriff Zeller is negotiating for the
purchase of two lots near his home on
Herman avenue, Gutenberg. On the
property he will build for himself new
and modern home.
This puts to death all rumors that the
Sheriff would sooner or later move out
of the town. probably to Jersey City.
When touched on this subject by a
friend soon after his election, the Sheriff.
replied
No, sir. I have no intention of
changing my residence town. Gutten-
berg is goo ,enough for me, and owe
nealy all have attained 70 her and her
people, and | want no better place to
live
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
PALlsADE Ay. BRIDGE REPAIRS

The Palisade avenue bridge over the
cut, through which runs the Summit
avenue line of trolley cars is being raised
and new ofioring laid. 1t is at the foot
of an asphalted incline of the Palisade
avenue cut, between Newark avenue and
oHboken avenue, and catches all the
surface draingae for half the block. As
a result the bridge has been for long
while mere mud puddle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
TO WELCOME MRS. sToFFLETr

A reception viii be given this evening
to the Rev. and Mrs. j. P. Stofflett
by the members of the congregation of
the Free Reformed Church. Grand street,
near Warren. The Ladies' Aid Society
is in charge.
Mr. .Stofflett is pastor of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stofflett returned last
week from their wedding trip. and this
is the irit opportunity that the congre-
CATION has had to meet Mrs Stofflett
formally
A fine programme has been prepared
by the ladies and some surprises will
be SpIung
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
FIGHT REACHES COURT.
Hearing in Street and Water
Board Case Fixed for
February IL.

Mayor Fagan's application for a de.
cision as to the legality of the Street and
Water Board elected by the people un-
der the law of 1894 and the Fake Board
appointed by His Honor on January l.
under the law of 1891, was received yes
terday by Chief Justice Gummere Of
the Supreme Court. who fixed February
IL as the date for the hearing before the
Supreme Court in Trenton.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
BABY SCHOOLS.

Superintendent of Schools Henry Sny-
der had, a talk with Mayor Pagan today
on the proposition to construct dozen
school committee of the Board of Edu-
cation, Mr. Snyder aud Architect John
=. Rowland, will have conference on
the baby school plans this afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
PASTOR PETERSEN BETTER

The Rev ]. c, J. Petersen, of No. 247
Third street, former pastor of st. Mat
thew's Evangelical Lutheran Church,
stricken with paralysis Sunday, 4 rest
ing easy. His physicians today ordered
him to take solid food
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
CAPTAIN CODY Ill.

Captain John Cody, commander Of the
First precinct, is confined to his home
No. 16 Erie street, with severe cold.
He isfnot expected to be out for several
days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
MURDERER TAYLOR ANXIOUS
Feared That He VIII Co'laps, IF
the naciGion II Against Him.

Murderer George w Taylor, N the
condemned cell at the County Jail, Is
anxiously awaiting news Of the decision
of the Court of Pardons on his casa,
which is to be again considered by that
body this afternoon.
Until this morning. the condemned man
was in good spirits and hopeful. Of Il
favorable trrn in affairs that wol1Isl save
him from the gallows on Friday next,
but from the time he awoke this. morn
ing his anxiety about the probable de-
cision of the pardoning court lwas mari
fast and it is feared that in tile event
Of decision adverse to him he may col
lapse entirely 8
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21

Increase your business telephone SER
vice does it. The New York and New.
Jersey Telephone Company. 5 Erie street,
Jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. Jan. u, 1903.-Fore-
cast for the thirty-six hours ending at 8
F. NJ. Thursday:-Fairt tonight and to-
morrow; west winds.
Hartu ett's Renort.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21

Fire Department called by telephone.
The NeN York and New Jersey Teie-
phone Company, ) Erie street, Jersey
City
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21

WILLIAM ]. MORAN, Undertaktr.
lat Montgomery street. Tel. 341-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21
- <1zERs or F.aoE

Favonfa Brand Of Fine Eariy Juise ssGnaed
Psas. for sale at nearly al good ..r5cer3
stores and Wholesale ss the p. =. Cisxfy t0.se
stores
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21

GEORGE STEVENS. Undertakes
No. COS Jersey avenue Tel. 124.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21

JAMES j. SIERRI1Y. Undertakes,
No. AGO Grove street. Hudson Tel. ESQ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21

Protect Your home telephone service
does il The New York ansl New ] erseys
Ieleph lone Company, 8 Efie street, Jer-I
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21

THOMAS HUGHES, Undertaker,
101 Montgomery street. N. Y. & n. ].
Telephone 1876.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-21

Happiness is the proper goal of human EFFORT,
&2rsspafilla. ssi s.S