The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-09
SIDELIGHTS OF new YORK
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One Hundred and Tenth street, in her
night dress, ran through One Hundred
and Tenth street to the East River, more
than mile away and plunged into the
waters of He'll Gate to end her life
The girl graduated from the Normal
School two years ago, developed into an
artist Of merit. and after a course at
an art school intended using her talents
to make her living.
AT school, however, she met a young
artist, who is said TO be Milton Wright
a love affair began between the two,
and an engagement was the result.
Miss Hrsh's father, Solmon Hirsh-
obi ected to the match. He said that his
daughter was too young to be wife,
and advised that the young couple wait
for several years.
Miss Hirsh and young Wright had
planned to be married a year ago. The
girl was unusually despondent and at
night number of her young friends
were asked to a small reception at the
Hirsh home, the parents hoping that the
presence of the guests would make her
more cheerful.
When the guests departed Miss Hirsh
went to her room, but later when she
had discarded her evening clothes for
her night dress and the other members
of the household were asleep, she stole
to the street and made for the river.
Martin Carroll, night watchman
employed On 49, docl of the street.
cleaning department, saw a little figure
in white dart past him, and with a pierc-
ing shrek dove into the water.
81 want TO die !" she yelled.
The girl fought with such despera-
ton that Carroll could not drag her in
the boat until the water had made her
, unconscious. Then he rowed her TO the
pier and called for assistance. Before
assistance came Carroll was rolling the
unconscious girl on a barrel
When Miss Hirsh comes from Har-
lem Hospital she will have to face a
: charge OF attempting suicide.
, Captain Kidd's treasure has been I'm
: earihed again. This time Egg Harbor
} City, N. J.. is the place where the pi-
c rates hoard has been found. A learned
professor has pointed out the hole where
e the treasure chest may have been buried
e and dug up.
S The attention of the inhabitants Of
c Egg Harbor City was attracted on We'd
: nesday night to a series of mysteriou:
h excavations on the West estate, which
c is situated on the Egg Harbor River
e Lanterns were seen moving about in al
t directions, as if number of person!
S were at work Owing to an old super
;, sttion that the West estate was haunted
t no one dared to investigate the matte
o until next day.
t Friday a party of explorers fount
?. picks, shovels and other digging tools
4 The hole where the treasure chest nigh
IT have been was close by No marked
/ stone or rusty bunderbuss or Spanisl
It raper was found that might ndicat
e that the pirate ever set foot on tn
" shores OF Egg Harbor or who the dig
IA gers might be.
5, The West house is one OF the oldes
pi in New Jersey, and has been unoccupe
J. for some time. In earlier days it wa
IL used as meeting place for the Colona
/ Danes.
N Fire that at one time threatened havo
it. to shipping devastated the greater par
" of block fronting the North River, i
lie Jersey City, damage TO the extent @
Ia 100000 resulting The loss was cen
ltICQ III a DloNk DDullutQ DN NOTIl
Essex and Hudson streets and the rive
which included Offices and yards of tn
Brown Drydock Company, the jaime
70 McWilliams Towing Company, the The
odore Smith, Sons & Co. iron work
is the Bert Mitchell machine shops an
the Western Union Telegraph Compan,
c The latter concern lost seven of III
le cables which carry direct Western wire
Ill L. .l.
ne was relayed far up the State, and froi
ry there TO Philadelphia, causing consider
able delay.
Samuel Bernstein, a master baker {
n Roebling street. Brooklyn, is dead, an
IL Isaac FEEDER his assistant, is in a critic
d. condition, as a result Of a mysterious a
he sault by man armed with a pistol, VII
ed entered Bernstein's shop and opened fl
nd upon the two men.
ed Before dying Bernstein identified job
,le Cipriano, 10 years old, as his assailan
MS Young Cipriano, who is in custot
mt charged with the crime, was recent
n treated in a Brooklyn hospital for
gunshot wound, the origin of which |
ST. would not explain, saying that he won
he settle his score himself as soon as he r
on covered.
id, 81 - - e.
'ie Charles Rouxel, of evident refn
y" ment, lately professor of belles-lettr
in the University of Honduras, has fal
en- on evil days. Pennilesss and frien
-. less, RouXel was sent 10 the workhou
''' for month by Magistrate Wahle
NJ the Jefferson Market Police Court.
ed The Magistrate was 10th 10 pronoun
an his sentence, which will be operati'
ate only until Rouxel can hear from h
nd relatives in France, who, he says, a
." influential and well-to-do. Howeve
IN Rouxel will have a roof over him. K
'e- Gently the parks have been his home.
FINANCIAL.