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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
STRONGER DRINK
THAN MILK GETS
M|LKMEN IN ROW
William Dean and Wolff STEM
berg Under Arrest in irving
ton on SChaff's Charge.

William Dean, a driver, of Union,
was arrested on a charge of disorderly
conduct by Chief of Police Green and
Special officer Camp, of %Irvington, on
a warrant III which Henry Schaff, of
South Eighth street, this city, another
driver, was the complainant. Wolff
S%teinberg, another resident of Union,
was taken into custody today on a
similar charge. According to Schaff,
who is a driver employed by William
Gerber, a Union milkman. he attempted
to pass the milk wage belonging to
Theron C Knopp, of Union. IN which
were Dean and %Steinberg, when Dean
began abusing him, and after cutting
his horse with a whip wound up by
striking Schaff, who was ~remonstrat-
ing.
Sehaff notified Chief Green and then
hurried on to obtain the names of his
assailants. At Lincoln place they
forced his wagon up IN the curb, LASH
ing him again. The two men in
Knopp's wagon were intoxicated, Schaff
said. On reaching Union the men
turned the team and wagon over to
Knopp. lie found that the animal had
been seriously injured by -mistreatment
and he discharged Dean. The two men
were given a hearing late this after
moor.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
HEAD NURSE Of
SCHOOLS CARRIES
GERMS TO CHILD
Miss Julia BrOnis, of Orange,
Blames Herself for Case at
Her Boarding Place.
GIVES UP HER DUTIES
TO CARE FOR PATIENT
Believes She Is Responsible for
Carrying Scarlet Fever Home
During Outbreak.

Convinced that she had carried germs
of scarlet fever into the home of a
family in fremont avenue, Orange,
with which she is boarding, causing the
sickness of a child there, Miss Julia
Bronis, head nurse of the Orange school
system. has given up her active work
among the city school children to nurse
the little sufferer at the house.
There is at present a slight wave of
scarlet fever in Orange. and Miss
Bronis felt that she had carried the
germs to the house. Receiving permits
sion from the school authorities, she
gave up her duties temporarily to nurse
the child.
Miss Bronis's work is now being
looked after by Miss Ruth Baker and
Mrs. Matilda Peas. The work of ex-
aiming the pupils calls for a daily
report, and there is much activity
shown in the labor of tire women. Miss
Baker has been named permanently
and Mrs. Peas will continue to the end
of the present school year at least.
When Miss Bronis returns to duty it
will be determined whether the services
of three women will be required. The
health committee of the Board
of Education is directing this feature
of school work.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
GRILL OTTERBE|N
IN GRAND JURYS
HOSPITAL PROBE
County Supervisor PrOdded for
Hours on Work at
Overlook.
INVESTIGATION WILL
CONTINUE ON FRIDAY
FreehOIders and Present and
Former Officials to Be
Examined.

For more than two hours County
Supervisor Otterbein was on the grill
before the grand jury late yesterday
afternoon, AND questioned and cross
questioned as to what he knew about
the construction of the big hospital for
the insane at Overlook, which is now
a subject of rigid inquiry.
What the jurors wanted to know was
why the cost was so high, why the
grading work was being done by the
day instead of on contract, by Valen-
tine Braun, of Orange, and why there
were certain other things lone that did
not appear to be consistent with Or
binary business methods.
The investigation was then adjourned
until Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Otterbein knows more about the
work at Overlook than any other
official, as he was not only n
member of the building committee of
the Board of F~reeholders, when the
work was begun, but was also on its
committee before he was elect
county supervisor.
Among those that are expected to be
called are James Owen, who was coun-
ty engineer when the work was pro-
his successor, George F. Drum;
Freebooter Edward C. Eaton, Free
holder Hugh Gallagher and Freebooter
Amos w. Harrison.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
CHOIR BOY HURT
BY FALLING DOWN
STEPS IN PLAY
David Penn, of South Orange,
Slipped When Friend Hit
at Him in Fun.

A fall down a flight of nine stone
steps leading to the yard of the Epis-
copal Church of the Holy Communion,
South Orange avenue and Church
street, South Orange, yesterday after
noon, resulted in conclusion of the
brain for David Penn, the ~16-year-old
son of Mrs. Charlotte Penn, of 81 Sloan
street, that village.
Young Penn was playing baseball in
the church yard with several other
choir boys, and the ball had been
knocked out of the yard. Penn ran for
it, and in returning met Clifford Van.
derhoof, a playmate, who made a
friendly pass at PENIS face. as he was
descending the steps, and the latter
fell backward to the bottom, his head
landing on a iagstone. He remained
unconscious for fifteen minutes.
The Record ambulance was sum
moned from the Orange Memorial Hos
pital, but before it had reached the
spot, seven minutes later, Penn had
been taken home and revived by DR..
George II. Cobb. who happened along.
The injury is not serious.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
TEACHER
FOUND IN ROOM
OVERCOME BY GAS
Miss ReardOn Near Death from
AsphyxiatiOn When Maid
Discovered Her.
UNCONSCIOUS IN BED,
CLOTHING OVER JET
Woman Still in Dangerous Con-
ditiOn This Afternoon-Be-
lieved to Be Accident.

Miss Joanna A. F. Reardon, a teach
er in the Morton Street Public School,
lies in the City Hospital in a preca-
Iious condition. She was found by a
maid overcome by Illuminating gas in
her room on the third floor of 435 High
street shortly after 8 o'clock this morn
ing. Mrs. Wigert, the proprietress,
called in DR.. Edward w. Markers, of
z22 High street, who ordered Miss
Reardon taken TO the City Hospital.
At an early hour this afternoon the
woman was still unconscious.
1t is believed that the asphyxiation
was accidental, as several articles of
the teachers clothing We're found
thrown over the gas jet.
Miss Reardon came to this city in
1903, and on February 1 of that year
was assigned to the Morton street
school, and has remained there since.
Prior to her coming here she taught at
I1olyoke, Mass. She was in charge of
the fifth A grade, and was very pop
with the pupils. During the past
few weeks she had been complaining
of illness, and last week was absent
four days. 10 some friends she said
that she was threatened with an at
tack of typhoid pneumonia.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
CUTS HIS THROAT
SHORTLY AFTER
HE SIGNS PLEDGE
Joseph Kenny, of Harrison, Be-
lieved to Have Been Tenn
pOrarily Insane.
This is my last and you are next"

This is my last and you are neXt!"
Gasping these words to his wife as
she bent over him after he had cut his
throat with a razor, Joseph Kenny, 80
years old. of 1874 Jersey street, Harri-
SON.. died last night about IL o'clock.
He is believed to have been temporarily
insane. He had recently signed the
pledge.
Mrs. Kenny, with two little children,
had retired last night and her husband
had been sitting with some friends on
the stoop, and left them to go up
stairs to his room to Tight his pipe" as
he said. A few minutes after he had
entered his room. his wife heard a
heavy fall and hurrying to him found
hinf on the floor with the razor along
side him and blood streaming from a
wound in his throat.
She alarmed the neighbors and, while
some ran to her aid. Others summoned
Rev. Father Michael j. Glennon, of the
Church of the Holy Cross, and the Har-
rison police, but when the priest and
police arrived the unfortunate man was
dead. No reasons can be assigned for
the mans deed, as he was employed
and apparently prosperous, although his
wife had been i'll for some time.
She says that he had appeared moody
for the past three days, had apparently
been worrying over something and had
eaten almost nothing in that time.
Kenny had attended the mission at
the Holy Cross Church during the last
week, and is said to AVE signed the
pledge asst Thursday, refusing a drink
of beer last night and taking a glass
of lemonade instead.
1t has been found\that Kenny called
at the home of a w%ell-known business
man in Harrison and said that he was
going TO pay some debts he owed, and
arranged to pay at the rate OF 81 a
week.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
GAS MAN CAUGHT
ON SUSPICION Of
ROBB|NG METERS
Howard Hopper, of Nutley, Is
Found in Joseph Straits
Cellar at Night.
TRAP SET FOR THIEF
GAVE ALARM UPSTAIRS
Prisoner Employed in Passaic
Office of Public Service.
Held in Bail.

Howard Hopper, of Chestnut street,
Nutley, was caught last night in the
cellar of the home of Joseph Stirratt,
of Passaic avenue and Chestnut street.
that town, and held today in 5000 bal
on a charge of attempting to rob the
quarter-in-the-slot gas meter in the
Stirratt house. |t
Hopper, who is 20 years old, is en-
ployed as bookkeeper in the Passaic
Office of the Public Service Corpora
ton. He had charge of the Nutley ac-
counts. Before going to the Passaic
office he was employed in the Nutley
office of the same company as the
monthly meter reader. In this way he
became acquainted with the locations
of all the gas meters in the town.
Stirratt's meter had been robbed a
few weeks ago, and believing that the
thief would come back, Stirratt set a
trap to catch him. His trap consisted
of a rope attached to the cellar door
and running up to Straits apart
ments on the second floor. When the
door was opened an alarm would be
given upstairs.
lLdSl llSnL the dldIIl Welt OIL dTu
Straits daughter, Lottie, heard l.,
and summoned her father, who was in
his sons livery stable, nearby. Stir
raft went to the cellar and found Hop
per. He took his prisoner to his sons
office and summoned Police Chief
Booth. AS Hopper vas about to be
taken before Recorder Thomas P. Day
he dropped a slot-meter key on the floor
of the office. His action was noted by
the chief, who picked up the key.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
GIRL BRIDE SAYS
SHE WAS FORCED
TO WE'D RELATIVE
Fled from Boston to Jersey in
Company with Former
Admirer.
COMPANION ARRESTED
AND STORY REVEALED
Mrs. Mary c. Juliano, 10 Years
Old, Centre of Romance
Sadly Ended.

Forced by her mother to marry a man
she did not love, her life being threat
ened if she refused, Mrs. Mary Conzeto
Juliano, Is years old, who lived in Bos-
ton, readily accepted the offer of Lewis
Fatta, an admirer, to take her to her
fathers home in East Orange after she
had stayed with her husband twenty
one days. Her parents are separated,
the father living in East Orange and
the mother in Boston. Fatta led her to
Philadelphia and Long Branch, and this
morning he was held in 1000 bail for
the Grand Jury by Recorder Franklin
Fort, in the East Orange police station
on a charge Of carrying concealed
weapons, which consisted of a loaded
revolver and an ugly looking dirk. He
also had some confederate money.
The girl is home with her father,
Erico Pollitano, of Bedford street, East
Orange, being taken there from Long
Branch by Police Chief James Bell yes
terday.
Fatta last Monday went to the home
of the girls father to ask him for
money to show the daughter the sights
of several cities, and he failed to get
any money. He started a fight after
drawing a gun and his arrest followed.
Fatta is 25 years old, finely built and
has travelled extensively in this
try.
The second night after the forced
marriage in the Boston City Hall the
girl locked herself in a room to prevent
her husband from seeing her, and had
laid plans for making her escape when
Fatta came along and offered to bring
her to East Orange.
The man she was forced to marry
was her brother-in-law, Raffealo
Juliano. He is % years old. They
were married in February.
On his visit to East Orange Fatta let
1t be known that the young wife vas
living on Morris VENUE. Long Branch,
and Chief Bell found her there.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
:? !: 81: Z 4: !: Ne n. SUBURBAN PAGE ' & :'., ' ? e: =: !: GRILL Al I
new EXALTED RULER ELECTED FOR
The EAST ORANGE LODGE OF ELKS

Frederick o. Lindsey was last night
chosen exalted ruler of East Orange
Lodge No. $50. B. p. 0. Elks, after a
long term of service with the lodge in
various capacities. Mr.. Lindsey was
esteemed leading knight of the lodge,
and last night was advanced to the
principal chair.
The other officers chosen were: Otto
Fischer, esteemed leading knight; Ed
ward L Hearsey, esteemed loyal
knight; Howard Kahn. esteemed lectur-
ing knight; H. w Smith, secretary; B..
Rammelkamp, treasurer; John Jay Ma
loney, representative to the grand
lodge. A social session followed the
meeting, at which addresses were made
by several of the members. John w. c.
Campbell was chairman.
The officers will be installed on April
IA.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
ADJOURNMENT OF
LOWER HOUSE IS
HALTED BY VOTE
Martin Resolution Passes House.
Making Length of the Ses-
sion Indefinite.
GFrom a STAFF Correspondent

TRENTON, March 25.-By the pass
age of the Martin resolution in the
House today the lower branch of the
Legislature is pledged to stay in ses-
sion until the Senate agrees to pass re-
form bills, and the breach with the
Governor is narrowed.
This means that the Legislature will
stay in session for an indefinite period,
and that the session will be continued
until next January, if necessary.
The breach between the upper house
and the chief executive and the slow
ness of the Senate to do something
definite about certain reform measures
are said to have actuated Leader Mar
tin in introducing his unique measure.
1t was passed, 38 to q.
After the passage Martin declared
that 1--WE will stay here until next win
ter. If necessary, and the delay will be
the fault of the men who do not want
to keep their pledges to the people"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
RICHTER SUIT
COMPROMISED BY
WATER COMPANY

The prolonged litigation between
William j. RICHTER, of Parsippany,
against the Jersey City Water Com
pany, was concluded yesterday by a
compromise, just as the case was to be
heard on the return of a rule to show
cause why the corporation should not
be allowed to purchase the property in
question by Vice Chancellor Emery. 1t
is said that the settlement was in the
nature Of a payment of $1,000 by the
corporation to the complainant.
The suit was originally started to en-
join the defendant from flooding the
compliments farm with water from
the Boonton reservoir. bitches were
dug to carry off the leakage, but they
proved ineffective. Then followed a
suit for damages, which was settled
yesterday.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
GETS BLACK HAND
LETTER., BUT FAILS
TO CATCH WRITER
Demand for $500 Made Upon
Thomas E. Gleason, ST.,
of East Newark.

Thomas e. Gleeson, ST.. of AIS John
street, East Newark, II of the most
prominent citizens of West Hudson,
has received a Black Hand letter de-
manding the payment of $500.
The letter was received, it is said,
Monday morning and the sur of money
was to be deposited at a certain place in
South Fourth street, Harrison, near the
bridge over the Passaic River.
Application was mad to the Harrison
police to protect Mr.. jGleeson and en-
deavor to apprehend the senders of the
letter. but as he lives in East Newark,
1t is up to the police of that borough to
take action.
Last Monday night, George II. Glee-
son. a son, procured a revolver, it is
said, and with a couple of friends went
to the place where the money was to
be left and waited in the neighborhood
for ON time. but no one appeared to
claim the coin.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
RICH MANS HOME
IS ROBBED WHILE
BIG DOG SLEEPS
Burglar Takes Pick of Things in
John w. Dunn's Residence
UnmOleSted.
In HEART OF WEALTHY
EAST ORANGE SECTION
Family of President of Harrison
Pump Works Did Not Hear
Any Noise.

There is genuine regret in the hand
some home of John w. Dunn, president
of the Worthington Pump Works of
Harrison, at 1863 Prospect street, East
Orange, today because the big watch
dog that is part of the protection for
the property, especially during the alb
sence of Mr.. Dunn, was not allowed to
run loose about the place last night.
While the watch dog reposcd peace
fully in the barn, despite orders from
Mrs. Dunn to liberate the animal. a
burglar forced the library window dur
ing the night. walked to the rack in
the hall and after trying on several
coats took a fur-lined overcoat, the
property of Robert Dunn. and then
lifting a drawer filled with silver
wrapped the goods in a tablecloth and
walked to a big tree in the rear of the
yard. The thief must evidently ave
been disturbed in his careful selec-
tion of knives, forks, spoons, etc, for
the drawer, most of the silver and the
table cloth were found under the tree
this morning when Policeman w. II.
O'Neill, of the East Orange police re-
serve. made an Investigation OF the rob-
berry.
The thief evidently moved carefully.
as he did not arouse anyone. and Mrs.
Dunn, who slept in her room over the
library window, which was forced, was
not even disturbed by the noise. The
thief, after selecting Mr.. Dunn's coat
from the garments on the rack, un-
latched a side door and walked out to
the rear of the house.
The watchdog was not even aroused,
for, no sign of warning was given by
the beast during the robbery.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
GERMANY WON'T
HAVE DR.. HILL AS
u. S. AMBASSADOR !,
Diplomat Is Said to Be Persona
Non Grata to
KaiseA-.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The Ger
man government haas declined to re-
ceive DIR. David Jaynte Hill in the ca
pacity of American Ambassador to
succeed Charlemagne STower, whose
resignation has been ~acosSepted TO take
effect upon the qualiicatiohscof his sue
cessor. DR.. Hill is at present An4&eii
can minister to The Hague n VSsS
formerly first assistant secretary of
state under the administration of Secre-
tary Hay.
Notice of the action of the German
government in DIR. Hills case came to
the State Department quite unofficially
at first today. Secretary Root was
amazed, because his own information
was that not only the German Foreign
office, but Emperor William himself
had formally signified a willingness to
receive DR.. Hill when his name was
suggested last fall.
Secretary Root Immediately COM
municated by telephone with Baron
Speck Won Sternburg, the German am
bassador here, and the diplomat called
at once at the State Department to
confer personally with the secretary re-
garding the matter. But it was said
at the German embassy that no knowl-
edge of DR.. Hills rejection had reached
the embassy officially.
David Jayne Hill has for many years
been regarded as al authority on in
ternational law He was formerly
president of Rochester University. He
entered the State Department October
25, 1898, as Assistant Secretary of state
under Secretary Hay.
lie became minister to Switzerland
January {, 1908. He was transferred to
The Hague March 10, 1905, in compli-
ance with his own desire to participate
in the proceedings of the second Hague
conference.
The objection to DR.. Hill is one pure
ly personal to Emperor William, who
had simply caused it to be made known
that the American diplomatist Is per-
soma non grata to him. The reason for
the Emperor's objection is connected
with the visit to America several years
ago of his brother, Prince Henry. DR..
Hill was then First Assistant Secretary
of State and was brought into official
contact with the visitors. Just what
he did or did not do to give offense is
not known here.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
CLOTHES LINE THIEF
CAUGHT AT THE JOB.

While Patrolman Mcdonald. of the
First Precinct. was seated at his break
fast table today he looked from his
window in time to see a man enter a
yard across the street and begin strip
ping the clothesline.
Mcdonald caught the man. who said
he was Victor Pegerato. of SO5 Miller
street. and pleaded guilty to a charge
of stealing a child's dress. He was
fined IS
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
SAYS HER AGED
HUSBAND TRIED
TO CHOKE HER
Allan Kent, 80 Years Old, Ar
rested on Complaint of
Wife He Is Suing.

street, Kearny, who is suing his wife
Anna, who is so years old, for divorce,
was arrested last night by Detective
Sergeant Oliver, of Kearny, on the COM
plant of Mrs. Kent, who claimed that
he tried to choke her at their home last
night.
Kent told Recorder Kelly that his
wife was carrying his goods from the
house and he became enraged last night
and sought to stop her.
He was placed under 800 bonds to
keep the peace. He furnished the bond.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
But Joseph NestOr, Of Jersey
City, Comes to Grief in Or
ange Park-Gets Spanked.

Little Joseph Nestor. a deaf mute,
is now sorry he ever started out to fight
Indians in the wild and woolly West.
Joseph was picked up in Orange Park
late Monday night, but as he couldn't
talk and couldn't hear and wouldn't
write, he remained a puzzle to the
police. He was identified last night,
however, as the son of Patrick Nestor.
of 24s Fifteenth street. Jersey City. and
after a spanking was sent home a sad
der and wiser boy.
The boy had been indulging in a diet
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
Deaf Mute Boy Rms Auay
to Kill Indians In the West

of dime novels. and so on Monday. in
stead of going TO school, he ran away
to become "Silent Joe,'' the Cow
puncher," out on the plains. James
his lace westward and began
to walk, but he soon found it tiresome.
and then he secreted himself in a
orange e~xpressman's wagon, returning
from New York to Orange. In Orange
he slipped out of the wagon, thanked
the surprised .xpressman and then
took to his heels. Orange Park offered
the best field for the lads fancy, and
1T was while he was stalking imaginary
Indians there at IL o'clock that night
that he was picked up by an East
Orange citizen and turned over to the
Orange police.
The identification was made through
the expressman and the Jersey CITY
police.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
EGGS TIE UP STREET
CARS ON WI LINES.

A truck loaded with 40 crates of
eggs broke down on the car tracks at
Broad and Orange streets today, block
ing all southbound cars and the Rose
vile line.
About thirty cars were stalled along
the line before the vehicle was pulled
out of the way.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
POLICE AFTER "FAKEo AGENCIES.

ATLANTIC CITY. March 25.-Chief
of Police woodruff has asked the police
of Philadelphia to join him in trying
to Jail swindling employment agencies,
who send victims to Atlantic City with
letters which call for alleged jobs in
hotels and cottages.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
SQUARE DEALERS PRAISE DAVIS.

JERSEY CITY, March 25.-At a BAN
quet last night of the Square
Deal Club, comprising Democrats who
participated in the recent Mayoralty
campaign either as workers or stump
speakers, a vote of confidence was
given to Robert Davis.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25
GO TO W%ILKESBARRE.

Mrs. Thomas Denny and daughter
Julia. of Sl2 North Fifth street. Harri-
son. left today for a stay of several
weeks at Nilkesbarre, Pa.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25

THE ORANGES,
BLOOMFIELD,
MONTCLAIR