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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07

der and pronounced it tough case to
solve. Certainly it is fraught with mate
rial for any amount of theories. The
setting, too. is one of the most pictur-
esque that possibly in the history of the
whole world ever appealed to the mag
nation not only of populace but of the
mythical Sherlock Holmes himself.
Stretching out westward from Germania
avenue at the foot of Carlton avenue,
looking from high retaining wall, is a
beautiful green sward rising from a
brook that winds out to bend of the
Hackensack within distance. The Hack
ensack isn't a Rhine by any means, but
its curves would animate any artist
Snake Hill, the county home of Grim
inals. rises majestically out of the vista.
Over to the right a long train Of freight
cars marks the home of an Italian col
ony that has given the police trouble re-
recently. The round house of the Erie
Railroad yard at West End stands out
prominently in vista, except that is it par
tally clouded by smoke. Farther to the
northward, ont in the direction of where
the County Road leads to Snake Hill
is another colony of foreigners. Some
say they are Russians. Not far away
was a recent Jewish colony. No one
yesterday could identify the hacked re-
mains of the man at the morgue.
The general impression of those who
tried hard to determine his nationality
was that he was an Armenian, but there
were not few who even went so far as
to say he was of Irish extraction. This
is not likely. But whatever may be said
of him he was stalwart and has not the
look of a coward That he was stricken
down with hatchet, where he only
welded a knife, is plain. A policeman
who found a handkerchief of woman s
size, thick stitched hem border, not far
from the scene of the crime, dutifnlly
turned it over to headquarters. The po-
liceman did his duty, but it is hardly
likely that the handkerchief will play an
important part in solving the mystery of
the crime 1t could have been dropped
by any child of the thousands that play
on the beautiful green sward. 1t had a
rent in it and the sewing was not that of
a woman.
An Italian in the same vicinity was
assaulted by gang on Tonnele avenue
late Saturday afternoon and was taken
to the City Hospital. He gave it as his
opinion that he had been mistaken for
another man.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
ENDEAvOR ECHOES.

State President Sproull of the Chris
tian Endeayor, speaking of the New Jer-
sey State rally at Baltimore, says ''it
was very enthusiastic and helpful. 1t
was conducted along definite lines" The
summer school in Junior work was de-
scribed by Mrs. L. Ida Dukes, State SUI
perintendent Of Junior Work.
A very helpful open parliament on So
ciety work was held. The Christian En-
deavor tent. work was presented by A.
w. Abbott, and the prison work by S.
r. Mershon Doubts, Difficulties, Meth
DDS, Plans'-this was a forty-minute
symposium by delegates. More than
twenty-five took part, and then they
were not through.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted: -
In view Of the unanimous approval
by the trustees of the United Society of
the suggestion of headquarters build
ing for the growing needs of the work,
to provide for permanent home for the
United Society, and to make it thereby
self-supporting, and as lasting memoir
ial to and an appreciation Of the self
sacrificing labors of the Rev. DR.. Francis
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
EMBARKATION DAY.
More Than 10000 Knights OF
Columbus At the Atlantic
City Celebration.
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,
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. r, 1905
More than 10000 knights of Columbus
attended the annual Embarkation Day
reunion which opened here Saturday.
Prominent in the gathering We're many
members of councils in Newark and Jer-
sey City. A large number of them came
in with the Foresters' excursion Thurs,
day, and woth those who have since ar
rived, registered at the headquarters in
Young's Hotel.
The most important question which
will come before the knights is that
which is now agitating the hierarchy Of
the Catholic Church, the question of
canonizing Christopher Columbus, whom
the order has chosen as its patron.
There will not be formal conference,
but it is expected that individual mem
bers will express their opinions and give
an impetus to the movement which has
its strongest followers in Europe. A
monument to Columbus in the Vatican
gardens in Rome is favored by the organ
ization,
In the evening a reception and ball
were given the knights on the Steel Pier.
Fifty members of the local lodge acted
as an entertainment committee, and they
wer assisted by knights chosen from
other societies in nearby States.
Sunday there were special SER
vices in the churches for the visitors, and
a special sermon was delivered by the
Rev. WJ. Higgins, Of Philadelphia.
Among the knights from hereabouts
who served on the hall committee were
the following:
James Grant, Newark Council; Daniel
Bowling, Jr., Paterson Council; Pater-
son; John Moore, Kearny Council, Har-
rison; John ]. Hines, Plainfeld Council,
Plainfeld; Edward P. Morris, Orange
Council, Orange; G. A. Mccormick, New
Brunswick Council, New Brunswick;
sale; William A. Crowney, San Salvador
Thomas P. Costello Perez Council, Pas
sale; William A. Crowney, San salyodar
Council, Perth Amboy: Thomas F.
AIacksey and c. ]. S. Murphy. Elizabeth
Council, and Eugene Kraft, Bayles
Council. Elizabeth.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
DIED IN A SALOON.

A man, about sixty years old, walked
into the saloon of Michael A. Kane, No.
353 Montgomery street, Saturday after
noon, called for glass of beer and
walked to table near by, sat down in a
chair He was found dead few mo-
ments later. He had complained of feel
ing sick on entering the saloon. He was
FIVE feet six inches in height, weighed
about 135 pounds, of lignt complexion,
gray hair and gray moustache. He was
dressed in black sack coat, black vest,
mixed gray pants, white straw hnt and
black laced Shoes The body was taken
to Hughes's morgue where it lies uniden-
tilted. In one of the pockets was an iron
moulder's union card inscribed John
Lyon, No. 29,345, West Field, Mass.
While the crowd of residents near by
were watching the removal of the body
from the saloon fve-year-old Dominick
Dunless, of No. $50 Montgomery street,
fell out of third story window and was
taken to the City Hospital in a seriously
injured condition.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
VICTORY over
ROCHESTER
Nearly 5000 Spectators
Cheered the Jersey City
Team On Saturday.
BALTIMORE GREEPs UP
NEWARK AND MONTREAL DI-
VIDE HoNoRs-BUFFALo LOST
TO PROVIDENCE.

Nearly FIVE thousand enthusiastic local
fans saw the home team trim the Roch-
ester aggregation at West Side Park
Saturday That the victory was looked
upon as sure thing took some excite
ment out Of the struggle, but then base
ball is so uncertain that what the sure
thing robbed of interest in the contest
was made up for by the fear of humilia-
ton. Walter Clarkson who was on the
slab for the home team was not in his
usual form, and the Broncos touched
him up for six hits, including a couple of
doubles. His wild throw to first, too,
was mainly responsible for two runs
made by the Broncos in the third inning
that brought their score up to three runs.
Walters, the slab artist for Rochester,
however, was in worse form than Our
Walter" He had immense difficulty in
putting the ball over the plate, and when
he located the plate IN the third inning
after issuing three passes, the Skeeters
lit on him for fair, taking six bites out
of his neck and putting seven of the
pesky critters across the rubber. In the
while game they landed on Walters ff-
teen times. Rochester landed on Clark
son ten times He was well supported
in the field, not a single error being crd-
tied to the whole outfit. The home play
ers made six errors. The biggestshit Of
the game was made by Clements. 1t
was three-bagger.
The score -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
POOR COURTROOM
First Criminals Accommo-
dations in the Second Pre-
cinct Police Station Are
Inadequate.

The First Criminal Court was held in
the drill room of the Seventh Precinct
station this morning. That room was
found to be poorly ventilated 1t is fill
ed up with court room furniture from the
old Criminal Court room formerly To-
Gated in the Communipaw avenue station
house, but abandoned some years ago.
AS stated in Saturdays News the
Court was ordered transferred by the
Board of Police Commissioners because
the Board feared the present headquar-
tiers building would tumble down. The
Police Board recently asked for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for new build
ing The Finance Board in its anxiety
TO keep down the tax rate couldn't see
its way clear TO insert the appropriation
in the tax budget for the next fiscal
year.
While the police statistics for arrests
during the two days following the order
of the Police Board to remove the First
Criminal Court to the Seventh street
police station, may have ne specific val
ue in determining the value of the loca-
tion of a court in the suppression Of
crime in its immediate neighborhood, the
Al.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
MUSTANG ON THE RAMPAGE

At O'Clock last evening white mus
tang owned by Charles Herbiseh. Of No.
2 Webster avenue, ran away on the
Boulevard and turned into the open
gates of the Hudson County Catholic
Cemetery. The wagon he was drawing
smashed several tombstones. The mus
tang was caught BY Patrolman Lynch,
who took him to the Montgomery street
police station. While standing in front
of the building the excited animal threw
George Aikens, twepty-two years old,
dislocating Aikens's shoulder. Aikens was
taken to the City Hospital, where his
injuries were dressed, and was then
taken home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
SOMERSET CLOUD
G. 0. P. Leaders Do Not
Favor the Senatorial AS
pirations Of the Cover
nor's Aide.
Especial to ..The Jersey city News. \.

Especial to .'rhe Jersey City News."s
sOMERyILLE. Aug. I, 1905 Dark
clouds in the political horizon seem due
to break in terrific storm over Somer-
set County Republicans along about Sep
tember, with probable recurrence early
in November Governor Stokes's man
Frelinghuysen's head seems to be the
storm centre Colonel Joseph #. Ere
linghuysen is his full name and latest
handle.
Frelinghuysen wants to be State Sen
ator. He has been nursing his aspira-
tions carefully. They were badly bruised
and torn when Samuel s. Childs bested
him in the election three years ago, but
he thinks they are in good shape again.
But Colonel Frelinghuysen is not a
universal favorite. He essays the role
of political dictator in Somerset, not an
easy role for a man who would be pop
ular William Smalley, of Bound Brook,
is being urged as a Compromise" candi-
date. The Thompson faction is desirous
of compromise" Compromise in
this instance means the defeat of FREE
linghuysen, and if they can't compromise
before the primaries they will do so
later.
The Thompson people point with glee
to the mess Frelinghuysen has made of
the job Of official pap" distributor, so
designated by his excellency Governor
Stokes. The governor likes the colonel.
He made him personal aide. Then when
division of sentiment existed in the
party on the subject of the appointment
of prosecutor, the governor compromis-
ed by naming Frelinghuysen's selection.
Irving Hoagland of Franklin township
will probably be renominated for assem-
blyman. There is considerable opposi-
tion to him because of the manner in
which he lined up when the corporation
party bosses cracked the whip. The vote
By which he pulled through last fall was
so small that the opposition to him seems
likely to give him Democratic sue
cessor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
MERELY
MENTIONED


Counsellor Simpson, in his address at
the Heavey meeting in the Eleventh
Ward, Friday night. referred to the time
he was an Assemblyman. He said that
when he was elected he was practically
unknown and he attributed his election
to the fact that he was backed by the
Democratic leader. His purpose was to
show that whatever Mr.. Davis said in
the Democratic party was law. Mr..
Simpson did not say that as Assembly
man he sat mute in his seat all through
the session. Neither did he explain the
reason why. Mr.. Simpson also forgot
to tell his hearers that he has not since
sought an elective office. The people
may not, as Mr.. Simpson said, have
known him when he was elected to the
Assembly, but they know him pretty
well now. There are some Democrats
who may have cause to find fault with
the management of the Democratic par
ty, but Mr.. Simpson is not one of them.
He should remember the old saying that
people who live in glass houses should
not throw stones.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
BICYCLE sUccUKBED TO AUTO

Irving Burke, twelve years old, if No.
13 Oakland avenue, and Eugene Como
yer, thirteen years old, of No. 269 Sum
nit avenue while riding on bicycle
made for two' on the Boulevard yester-
day afternoon, collided with an automo-
bile owned by and in charge of e. G.
Gee. Of No. 200 Harrison avenue. Burke
was seriously injured about the head and
was taken to the City Hospital. The
bicycle was damaged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
Unidentified Man Found In
Hudson City With His
Head Horribly Disfgured.
HATcHET, KNIFE AND RAZOR
NUMBER OF WEAPONS AND CON-
DITIoN OF THE GROUND EvI-
DENcE A sTRUGGLE-PoLICE
MYSTIFIED.

The residents of the western slope of
the Hudson City section were thrown
into state of excitement by the finding
of the body of a man with head and
shoulders hacked almost to pieces in
the peaceful gully or gorge at the foot
of Carlton avenue. Whether it was the
result of a foul murder or of a duel
to death deliberately fought hand to
hand with weapons that kill without
making noise is what the police are
trying to find out. The murdered man
could not be identified yesterday and it
looks as though the mystery will never
be solved. At any moment, however,
new light may be thrown upon it. The
location of the mans wounds are such
as to almost preclude the possibility of
duel having been fought. Nearly all
the principal wounds are at the back of
the shoulders. A blood stained hatehet
was found lying in the grass some dis
tance from the body, and not far away
was an opened blood stained clasp knife
with a four-inch blade A white bone
handled razor. with the blade unstained
was found in one Of the coat pockets of
the mcrdered man. The blade of the
razor bore the trademark, Claus, Ere
mont, Ohio
The body was found in an immense
pool of blood that stained the grass for
spot nearly five feet in diameter. Fifty
feet below, on the side of brook from
which the ground slopes upward to the
north and south there is another blood
stained patch of grass, showing that it
was here the man was first attacked.
That there had been desperate hand to
hand encounter up the southern slope
before. the man succumbed, is evident
The man was found lying on his face.
His left arm covered his head. The fore
arm Just below the elbow contains a
liyid cash that shows the work of the
hatchet blade corresponding to those in
back of the neck and shoulders. At
Hughes's morgue, where the body was
taken, it was discovered that number
of strands of hair were fastened to the
neck BY CONCEALED blood. That tile
strands We're several inches longer than
those worn by the average man gave
rise to the old theory that there is a
woman in the case. Some even went so
far as to declare that they are blonde
strands of hair and some detected that
one of them is a gray strand. Many
people are color blind.
The concensus of opinion of those who
discussed the matter at the morgue was
that the color of the strands matched
those of the man. who idongh his hair
was thinning at tl,e the head
was still long ald q. at the
back. 1t was diss, - by people
who are not color bliA,s mat there were
f9 gray hairs in the murdered mans
own head. The matter was considered,
however, Of enough Importance for the
police 10 take cognizance of it. They are
letting nothing get away from them in
the unrayelling of what promises to be
one Of the greatest murder mysteries
they have had to solve.
Police Inspector Archibold was early
on the scene. He investigated the mur-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
B0OMs ON POWERS OUTING.

The John ]. Powers Association en-
joyed an outing at Bissssslls Casiao,
West Brighton, Staten lalaRA. yesterday
There were all kinds OF booms. mainly
Republican, Of course, but the Demo
Gratis in the crowd whooped it up for
john J Cunningham for Freeholder and
Counsellor Patrick J. Dooley for As
semhly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
BOY DROWNED IN CANAL.

James Fulton, twelve years old, Of No.
7T5 Fairnount avenue, was drowned in
the Morris Canal near Communipaw
avenue yesterday ofternoon while swim
ming. The body was recovered By VIII
liam Bowker, Of No 1863 Montgomery
street, and taken to Hughes's morgue..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
ITALIAN HANGED HIMSELF.

At O'Clock last evening the dead
body of Antonio Lescieski, thirty years
bid, Of No. 453 Henderson street, was
found suspended from bedpost at his
home. He had committed suicide by
hanging himself with leather strap.
He had become i'll and unable to work,
and consequently grew respondent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
STABLE ON FIRE.

Former Alderman August Msnge's sta
Bile at No. SO Jefferson avenue. was dam.
aged by IRE caused by the burning Of
some rubbish in an adjacent lot Satur-
day afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
WATCH poe BADLY CUT.

At 3.45 A. M. yesterday a Watchdog
IN the saloon Of Charles Jackson, No
ER69 Washington street, jumped through
b glass window Of the front door. He
was badly scratched, but not fatally in
3jured
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
HURT GETTING OFF A CAR.

Mira. Elizabeth Flood, forty-two yeaFs
old, of No. TO Fox place, while getting
off trolley gar of the Turnpike line. al
Newark and West Side avenues. yester.
day. fell and severely injured her spine
She was attended bg Ambulance Sur
geon Dr.. Larch and removed u be-
homs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
ROCHESTER

Il.
Left on bases Rochester. s.; Jersey City,
5. First base on balls-Off Walters 3 !;
off Clarkson. 2 Struck out-By Wal
ters, 1 by Clarkson, 4 Three-base hit
Clement Two-base hits-Keister. O'Bri-
en-, Woods. Mcconnell. Stolen bases
Clement (2). Merritt. Keister. Double
play-McConnell Smith and Clancy.
Passed ball-McCauley. Time of game
Two hours and fifteen minutes. At
tendance 1900. Messrs Mo-
ran and Hassett.
Baltimore also won Saturday and kept
up with the procession. leaving the
Skeeters in first place by bare marg n
of FIVE points. Both teams had a rest
yesterday and are facing each other on
the diamond at West Side Park this af-
ternoon. Baltimore shut Toronto out
and hade "a couple of tallies.
The Sailors, of Newark, lost to Mon
treal Saturday, but won from the Roy
ais yesterday. A great many Jersey
City fans witnessed the game and saw
Montrealsshut out.
Saturdays score by innings
R.H. E.
Newark 1o1 oooo114 s 2
Montreal +. Q 4 os2so05o o ovs 10 ?
Batteries -Moriarity and Shea; Clan
cey and Raub.
Yesterdays score by innings
R.H. q.
NsSsss MSssasal 8 oS 8 9 9 9 go sc ! 90 90 3 9 9
Batteries Pardee and Shea; Barber
and Raub.
Buffalo lost to Providence Saturday by
a score Of to 42 and yesterday the Clam
diggers piled the. agony on the Bisons,
rubbing it in to the tune Of II to Q In
the third inning they INDUCED in bait
ting carnival. hitting Jones for seven
runs. Jones went out Of the box and
Brockett was substituted. Nops pitched
a great game for Providence and the
whole played a brilliant fielding game.
Yesterdays score by innings:
R. n. p.
Buffalo 81. D d 2 0 90 o d o. 2 s 5
Batteries Nops and Thomas; Jones,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
Brockett and MeManue.
RESULTS YESTERDAYS GAMES
Newark, 4; Montreal, O.
Providence, Il; Buffalo, 2.
STANDING or TIE CLUBS.

GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TO-DAY
Baltimore in Jersey City.
Providence in Newark.
Buffalo in Montreal.
Rochester in Toronto (two games).
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07

The action of the Beard of Hospital
Trustees in disrnissing Arch tect Long
because he happens to be Democrat
and appointing J. Hollis, an Eighth Ward
Republican friend Of Mayor Pagan, in
his place has occasioned much unfavor-
able comment The opinion is general that
politics should not figure in the building
of the hospital. Mr.. Long will insist
upon his plans being accepted and in the
event of refusal he will appeal to the
courts. That will mean more delay and
Mayor Fagan's political administration
Twill be to blame.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07

Hoodss sarsaparilla cures radically-that is
# removes the roots Of disease That's bet
ter than looping the branches
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07

1t is because the people know Mr..
Simpson that they place no faith in any
thing he may say of political nature.
He can make a good speech. That is
admitted; just as it is admitted by even
the advocates of Mr.. Heavens nomina-
tion that Mr.. Simpson could be engaged
in better work than speaking slightingly
of Robert Davis. Every time Mr.. Simp-
son takes the stump for Mr.. Heavey he
makes votes for Egbert Seymour. The
people despise ingrates.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07


Hudson Cits's citizens have won the'r
fight against the purchase of the plot, of
ground on Congress street for site for
the new~6re truck house to be establish
ed in that section. They made it 50 un-
comfortable for the members Of. the
Board Of Finance that the resolution or
dering the purchase of the site was re-
considered Mayor Fagan, it is said,
told the Commissioners they must find a
more suitable site. He refused to ap-
prove the resolution for the Congress
street site and that brought the Commits
sioners to their senses.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07

Mayor Fagan's political managers are
in frightful state of mind because the
Board Of FreehoIders finds it necessary,
in order to meet the demands of the
county government that Jersey City
will have to pay an increased sum this
year for its share of the expenses. They
fear that it will upset their plans in
bringing about a reduction in the tax
rate. It has been charged that Jersey
City's tax budget was padded Now
Mayor Fagan's friends are saying the
same thing about the eounty's budget.
1t is simply case of politics on both
sides, and the local administration for
once seems to have got the worst of it.
If, as the friends of the Mayor charge,
the county budget is padded, the Free
holders were simply following the ex-
ample of Jersey City's budget makers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07

Mr.. Simpson has no interest in Mr.
Heayey's candidacy other than to air his
grievances against Mr. Davis and the
Democratic organization. which refused
TO keep him in the office of counsel to
the County Board of Health. After the
primaries, and in the event of Mr..
Heayey's defeat, it is the intention of
Mr. Simpson to go over to the Repub-
lican party. Chairman Fry Of the Re-
publican County Committee, it is under
stood, has promised TO let Mr.. Simpson
go on the stump for Mayor Pagan.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-07
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. August Z, 1905. Fore.
cast for the thirty-six hours ending
p. ~ Tuesday y:-Show today; far
tomorrow; southwest to west winds.