New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
J1COB HESS DEAD.
Er-Police Commissioner Tictim Of
Bight'S Disease.

Fx-PoIee Commissioner Jacob Hess tied yester-
dav afternoon after an Illness Of about six months
With Pricht's disease. at his home The Craig Ma
n,,asing Island Ryc-on-t he-Sound. Mr.. Hess con-
tractcd the disease from "a cold. lie was Tor years
,h. p.-,,.brIr1u leader OF ths NXIst District
Jacob Hess was born iu HeSse-parmS'adt. Ger
many iu lsf7. and came 60 tats country WI" ma
rarent- while he was an infant His father vas a
PROSPEROUS butcher tu Washington Market. ana
,sl,au ola enough he himself became a butcher boy.
.,f occurred "a wide circle 81 acquaintaHces IN and
around Washington Market. As soon as b. reached
his majority DE plunged into PoAiics' ana III 80
he was elected 20 the Assembly from the old NAlH'
District; ia the following year he was elected an
alderrnau-at large. and remained IN once VII 80
when he WAS appointed Inspector OF schools he
ran for Register. and received the united beil-'-
cratic and Republican support but ne was uele'''''
bv L. ~ Loew. lie retained his schooi inspector
ship until 1873 when Mayor cooper apP'inteu "i'I
Commissioner of Charities and Correction AIlhoush
D.. VS. N, Youngest member 81 the board ne was
elected president lie remained In Office until May
l,.5 when he retired and In the following July was
appointed "a member q the Board OF EettFloA' , on
troL 10 became its president In No''IHu,t' 4''''
He was re-appolnted by Mayor strong III No'ti"-
her. lssi. ANA continued IN office until ISIS. "heh
'Iammauy came into power. ,-t-.-..- IA,
sir Hess was appointed Police 'oInInisSs , ~
N.yor Van MICK when Commissioner Hamilton
VS. removed by the Mayor. At that time ne was
man ~ their own suggestion 70 reeet,yf '"y M ~
pontnent. Ar Hess vas sJ,p..hycG tai,,, made
mn
10 remove John McCu!lagh. then 1hieI oi rorIIs
and rrOmote CHIEF DeVeTy in his stead oiilil.7
sioners Hamilton and philips hac Tetuse1 20 so,e
for the removal Of Chief Met illtEh. '"u '''S we
removed by Mayor Van Wyck. -, ~.
When questioned by Frank Moss before thf Sii-ett
ro-rrrfftc.. Mr. Hess testified that ne mao, Nvtt'
or the removal or retirement OF thiyt Nc u
iagh because he knew that II ne qua L1t 90 80
v-StIId be removed Hamilton and Phlip7 WeiT.
lie also SAID that no dd not care 10 stcilil,S lc
q jp1 "A year salary which he received as romeo
Commissioner. - 49, -. an, frter,lt,,
teTn,s with the Tammany Hall officials ne W5s d
- - an unusually sociable nature. ana AArd 70
ratber MS friends about him and dispense n1spt-
t,ftf- ". Was To- be- found almost every Hlsit ~
the RosHmore Hotel. where he cuntroiled tlt a.
efand ne had similar stands ~ ot!tI Avtct -
M. ,itv TO was q member Of the Mtsoni'' re
Eaus and RnAt Birth orders. HIS oniS Sg', 81
,r,1I- f;risyyold Hess. died ON june ld, lot', a. IL
t,thrr's house from tuberculosis or Ihc lAr
- :, sctor aud tvVeuty-sIx years OF age lie htd
1Tsrfised law but gave 1t up for the stage r OF =
80 10 held an engagement at the taSlh", anu
49,, ,yart On the road. The sons death Was a
,,r.,t rbo.x % Commissioner Hess anu ne Se4'.i'
$50 ~ bis how without showing emotion.
rv1e former Commissioners leaves Wlu99"' WI. M'Io
- Mics Gertrude Fran6au, or harlloii vl1l'-
,bcv were married thirtyhye years ago MT -,
,ras a member OF the Republican club; the fIcs
res club and the James 5. Merritt Ass'cli'oi''