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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
His FOndness for Chicken
Gets This Negro Into the
Clutches of the Police

fondness forwell- done chicken
last night led to the arrest of John
Owens, f1fty-two years old. a negro.
He and another negro had battle.
Owens. it is alleged, badly injured his
opponent. He then returned to the
scene of the assault to enjoy his VIC
TINS unfinished dinner of roast
chicken.
The quarrel between the two men is
said to have been over a woman who
lived at 361s Vesey street, where John
Locker alsa lived. The woman, ac-
cording to the police, was once a
friend of Owens.
Locker was just sitting down to din
ner when owens burst through the
door. in his hand was an opened razor.
Owens, IL is said, slashed Locker
about the, body. Owens then made
his esSape Locker was sent to
st. James's Hospital, where twenty
stitches were placed in various parts
Of his body.
Having satisfied his thirst for re-
venge, Owens returned to the Vesey
street address to appease his carnal
appetite. He was sinking his teeth in
a chicken leg at Lockers home when
composed of Sergeant Stadleman and
Piainclothesmen McCarrick, Bauer
Ruascher and Schumacher, of the
Third precinct.
Owens was arraigned before Acting
Judge Rooney in the Third Precinct
Court today. His victim appeared
against him. Judge Rooney held the
prisoner in 1900 bail to await action
by the grand jury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
ALARMS OF
FIRE DURING YEAR
Of This Number 10 Were Sec.
onds, q Thirds and One
Fourth.

In a brief review of the operations
of the Newark fire department for the
year 1913 Chief Engineer Paul j.
Moore tells some interesting things.
There were during the last year
1867 abrams of gre of all descrip-
ton. In this number were included
IL second alarms, thirds and 1 fourth
alarm. There were 354 still alarms.
During the year there were 1T false
alarms. or about lax per cent. of the
total number. There were 54I1 miles
of hose stretched and used at fires.
The number of lengths of hose used
was $3.50. OF this amount there was
less than l per cent. burst or other
wise defective.
There were l ,0S3 actual fires, and
of this number 604. about SO per cent,
were extinguished with chemicals.
There were 14,224 feet of ladders
raised. If the ladders used were
joined together they would reach a
heigth eighty times as great as the
Firemen's building, the chief explains.
In all there were 635 lines or streams
of water used on fires. OF this num-
Der 157 were high-pressure lines
There were 476 chemical streams
used and TAT extinguishers brought
into service.
The loss on contents of building
was $352,701, and on buildings s212, 1872
The greatest number of alarms dur
ing the year was caused by defective
chimneys, careless use of matches,
smoking, stoves and stove-pipes.
In 1912 the total fire loss was ST.
097, sos. 46, or $532, 1916 greater than
the amount of loss in the year 1913.
The total number of fires in 1912 was
1882, and in 1911 1900.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
Pennsylvania Railroad Gives
New Year Greeting to Men

The following New Years message
to Pennsylvania Railroad men, signed
by the general manager, is today be-
ing posted on all employees bulletin
boards:
1.-The strength of this railroad is its
men.
1--WE are proud of the 10000 men
who operate the Pennsylvania Rail-
road This railroad is what it is to-
day because of the cooperation and
joint effort of the two human genera
tions of officers and men who have
made its service their life work.
"All mechanical aids that may be
invented can never eliminate the ulti-
mate responsibility which rests upon
the individual man. Every man in
the service has a duty to perform, a
duty the proper performance of which
is partly it's own reward, and upon its
fidelity depends a share of the sue
cessful result. 1t gives me the great
est pleasure to express to the officers
and employees cordial appreciation of
their loyalty and faithfulness during
the year 1913 and to extend to them
and their families my best wishes for
a happy new year.
(Signed) IS. c. LONG,
General Manager"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
j. s. HAVEN FOR
FLEEING FEDERALS
and all other hypothetical questions,
am unable to answer.

LAREDO. Tex, Jan Fighting
between Constitutionalists attacking
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and the Fed
eral garrison was renewed today
There was only occasional firing dur
ing the night Constitutionalist rein
forecements arrived last night.
TAMPICO, Mexico, Jan 2.-Artil-
lery and ammunition are reaching the
rebel front in such manner as to in
dictate that an early attack may be
made on tampico or on the force of
1900 Federal troops entrenched at
Altamira, twenty-three miles from the
coast. Several articles of artillery
and large supply of ammunition
were delivered to the rebels at Ger
vantes today.
Rebel engineers are operating the
trains from the City of Victoria to
Cervantes, which lies only ten miles
north of Altamira.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
SEES MURDER IN
COUPLES DEATH
Bronx Coroner Says Policeman
and Woman Were Victims
of "PIanted" Poison.

NEW YORK, Jan. Jacob Shon-
gut, the coroner in the Bronx
who Investigated the mysterious
deaths together of Policeman
James Bradley and Mrs. Laura Marsh
Gibson, nurse, in Bradley's home,
at 3,137 Corlears avenue, on December
5. declared today that he was con-
WINGED that they had been murdered
through the medium of hydrocyanic
acid placed in milk.
The policeman had his coat off, but
the woman was fully clothed when
their bodies were discovered on a cot
in the kitchen. There was no mark
of violence on either body.
On the kitchen table were two
glasses in which remained few drops
of milk punch. There was also a flask
with a small quantity of whiskey in
it.
"Those two deaths were the result
of a crime" declared Mr.. Shongut
who went out of office at the end OF
the year. cit was a crime where the
criminal so cunningly covered his or
her tracks that the police IN their In
vestigation have found themselves up
against a stone wall.
a suicide pact or a murder and sui
eide. Motives for double murder
were suggested to me before the in
quest, but the police were unable to
find any tangible evidence, and al
the inquest ] Twas forced to charge
the jury to bring in a verdict OF
death from hydrocyanic acid admin
istered by person or persons I'M
| known.
There is something very strange ir
the whole affair. Immediately after
l received the case the contents OF
the stomachs of the man and woman
were sent to the office of the District
| Attorney at the request of Assistant
| District Attorney Deacon Murphy.
asked that an analysis be made. Tht
District Attorney told me he had nc
funds for this purpose. I asked thu
| Board of Health to make the analyst.
and got word that the Board was tor
busy. l had no funds in my offic,
for the purpose and the analysis coult
not be made.
However, this analysis was no
particularly necessary. 1t alread.
had been proven beyond doubt tina
| the man and woman met dealt
| through poison. What had not beef
shown was how the poison was ad
minstered to them"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
ADMIT bULLNANT
WILL TO PROBATE
Opinion of Supreme Court Ends
Two-Year Fight Against
Document.

The first will offered for probate in
the county surrogate's office in 1914
was that Of George S. Bullivant, who
died March 81, 1910, and whose estate
has been in litigation since that time.
due to caveat filed against the pro-
batting of his will by Mrs. Eugenia
Carhart and Mrs. Eleanor Egbert, sis
tiers, and Mrs. Susan M. Bullivant,
the mother OF the deceased.
Under the will the entire estate of
the deceased is bequeathed to Emma
Bullivant, the wife, and Otto Hor-
mich, brother of Mrs. Bullivant, is
named as executor. The will is dated
March IL, 1910, fourteen days prior to
the death of the testator
In the caveat, which was filed April
6, 1910, it is alleged that undue in
fluence was brought to bear on the
deceased by which his wife was made
the sole heir, 1t also appears from
papers on file that claim was made
by the sisters and mother of the de-
ceased that on January 10, 1889, Mr.
Bullivant was married to one Mary
Nicholson in Nebraska, and that he
had never divorced this woman, who
at the time the caveat was filed in
| 1910 was living in Bow, Wash. Proof
| OF this marriage is not among the
papers on file in the surFogate's office
| After the caveat was filed hearing
| on the admission of the will to pro-
bate was heard in Orphans Court
before former Judge Thomas A. Davis.
who on March II. 1911. ordered the
will admitted to probate. The fight
against the will was then carried to
the Prerogative Court, which, on July
26, 1912, affirmed the ruling of Judge
Davis, made in the Orphans Court.
From the Prerogative Court the
matter was carried to the New Jer-
sey Supreme Court, and in an opin-
ion written by Chief Justice William
S. Gummere and received today by
the county surrogate the rulings of
the two lower courts are affirmed and
the probate of the will allowed.
On May 81 1910, Horace S. Grice
was appointed administrator pendente
lite of the estate, and in a report filed
October %, 1911, he shows the estate
to be worth $5,27766, of which $4,-
1880 has been expended in settling
up the estate.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
NEW PARCEL POST
PLAN DOESN'T HURT
So Declare Express Company
Officials Today When Asked
About Latest Extension.

The new parcel post rates, which
went into effect today, will not ma
terially affect the express companies
business, according to statements
made by the managers of the various
express concerns to the Evening Star
today.
The rates effect change only in the
maximum weight and not in the
measurement of the parcels. The max
imum measurement over all is still
seventy-two inches, while the maxi
mum weight has been increased to
lfty pounds for the first and second
zones, and to twenty pounds for the
remainder of the country. It is be-
cause the maximum measurements
have not been increased that the eX-
press companies declare their bust
ness will not be affected.
Practically all of the express con-
Germs have laid off men during the
past week, but they declare this is
usual at this time of the year. The
Wells Fargo Company has tempo
rarily laid off eight men, the Adams
Company and the United States Com
pany have also been obliged to lay
off part of the local staff. The man
ayers of all the companies, however,
insist that it is the present business
depression more than the parcel post
rates which has caused the lay off.
The changed rates for the parcel
post are as follows:
Local zone, first pound, cents;
each additional pound, 1 cent for two
pounds or fraction.
First zone and second zone, cents
for first pound, and / cent for each
additional pound.
Third zone, first pound cents, plus
cents per additional pound.
Fourth zone, first pound Z cents,
plus 4 cents per additional pound
Fifth zone, first pound cents, plus
cents per additional pound.
Sixth zone, first pound cents, plus
s cents per additional pound
Seventh zone, first pound II cents,
plus 10 cents per additional pound.
Eighth zone, first pound u cents,
plus - cents per additional pound.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
MAN DYING FROM
STREET ASSAULT
Joseph Benish Is in City Hos
pital with Fractured
Skull.

The victim of a mysterious assault
at Hamburg place and Barbara street
last night, Joseph Benish, thirty-three
years old, of SO Hensler street, is in
critical condition at the City Hos
pital. Although several arrests have
been made no motive for the attack
has been found.
Benish Is suffering from fractured
skull, believed to have been inflicted
with blackjack The injured man
was unconscious at the hospital for
fifteen hours after the assault, and
owing to his condition little has been
learned from him.
Although eight arrests were made
the police have thus far decided to
make charges of assault against only
two of the prisoners. They are Albert
Burns, twenty years old, of SO Pros
pect street, a boxer, and William
Manning, twenty-five years old, of 12S
Chapel street. They were arraigned
in the Third Precinct Court today and
committed without ball by Acting
Judge Rooney.
Burns claimed that he was taking
Manning home and that neither was
in any way implicated in the assault.
Three other young men were arrested
in connection with the attack on
Benish, and are being held at police
headquarters pending an examination.
They are Eugene McVey, of lis Nc
Whorter street; Robert Longo, of 81
River street, and William Cameron, of
100 Lafayette street Acting Judge
Rooney was satisfied that Jacob
Hague, of Napoleon street; Christian
Kruse, of TIA Hamburg place, and
Henry Schwind, of 80 Bremen street,
who were also taken into custody
were not parties to the assault, and
he placed them on parole.
All Of the young men arrested
denied knowing Benish. The latter
lay unidentified for several hours un-
til his wife, alarmed at his failure to
return to his home, called at the hos
pital.
The arrests were made by Plain
clothesmen BreX, Chenowith, Bell and
j. l.. Miller, of the Third precinct, and
Lieutenant Fohs, of police headquar-
ters.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
JUSTICE GUMMERE
TO SIT MONDAY
Expected That Motions on
RoseviIIe Trust inquiry Will
Be Heard Then.

CHIEF Justice William 5. Gummere,
who has been on a shooting trip in
North Carolina for the past three
weeks. will return to the city Mon
day. and at 10 o'clock will sit in the
supreme Court room at the Court
House to hear motions.
It is expected that matters pertain
ing to the grand jury investigation
into the affairs of the wrecked Rose
Vile Trust Company will also be
taken up by the chief justice on Mon
day, and it is probable that the first
batch of indictments against persons
whose transactions with the bank
come within the scope of the criminal
law will be presented at that time. 1t
was at first expected that the chief
Justice would return to the city to-
morrow, but word received today
postpones his return to Monday.
Next Monday will see five courts in
operation at the Court House. Judges
Harry V. Osborne, William P. Mar
tin and Edward c. waddington, the
latter temporarily borrowed from
Salem county, will sit in the Court
- SOAAAAAAOAl ASdSS JuuE6 It
Adams will preside over the Supreme
Court circuit and Judge Nelson Y.
DUNCAN will take charge of the Cir
cult Court.
Judge Osborne will hold the Oyer
and Terminer Court, where George
Il. Drum, former county engineer,
VIII be placed on trial Monday morn
ing for the murder of Policeman John
I. Mcdonald at Central avenue and
Second street on July IL last
Judge Martin will devote the week
to hearing of employers liability Or
phans' Court, widows pensions and
other civil matters. while Judge
Washington will sit as a trial Judge
in Quarter Sessions, hearing cases of
persons indictments during the week.
Following a conference between
Prosecutor Louis Hood and Fred
wagner, superintendent of the Court
House, 1t has been decided that Judge
Washington will hold his court in the
Juvenile Court room, on the top floor
of the Court House.
Under this arrangement Juvenile
Judge Patrick J. Dolan, who now uses
the room tri-weekly for hearings in
juvenile matters, will use for that
purpose the sheriff's sales room, on
the first floor of the Court House at
the High street end.
The arrangements so far completed
TOR temporary judges are for Judge
Washington to sit in this county dur
ing the weeks beginning January 5
and January 10. During the week
beginning January IL, Judge Allen r.
Shay, of Sussex county, will sit in
Essex county.
In the civil courts big array of
cases faces Judges DUNCAN and
Adams. The call for Monday in the
Supreme Court, Judge Adams pre-
siding, is as follows: Nos. "a, 46, SIS,
Sc. So, 50, 60, 62. So and 64
In the Circuit Court, Judge DUNCAN
presiding, the call is as follows: Nos.
81, 322, 1923, 500, 331, 3s2, 334, 1886, 1886
and 33S.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02

Piles Cured In 20 II Days
Druggists refund money If PAZO
OINTMENT. fails to cure Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
First application gives relief. 50c.--
Adv
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
false "AD' JAW
CAUSES ARREST
OF A MERCHANT
Market st. Store Owner Held
for Trial on Charge of Vi0-
Iating Statutes.

a Misrepresentation Of the values of
hoods displayed in his window, in
violation of the new false advertis-
nag" act, was charged against Samuel
Becker, a merchant Of 2l2 Market
street, in the First Criminal Court
To-day. Albert J. Harding, of the
4 rsewark Advertising Mems Club,
*nade the complaint against Becker,
/ who is the owner of a string Of So
called cut-rate dry goods and haber-
|dashery shops.
Acting Judge Richard p Rooney
held Becker In 800 bail to await the
action of the grand jury. The de-
PENDANT furnished the bail himself.
Clarence S. Blake, counsel for the
advertising men, prosecuted the case.
H produced a annel shirt, a pair OF
mems hose and pair of garters, said
to have been purchased in Becker s
store by John ST Clair, buyer and
salesman for a local mems furnishing
store st. Clair testified that he went
into the store on December % and
asked the salesman for the articles
that were advertised at reduced rates
NJ the windQy1- --1-s-----.-e
The trnneliO"irt was marked, St.
Pair stated, ,,lue 800, reduced to
cents Thttrry IN on the hose said
hey were wortins. . cents, 'cut" to II.
nd that on tbs carriers showed a
kash from so ceras TO 25. st. Clair
kfed that the hirt he purchased
worth wholes ple SO per dozen,
\e selling prisse being two pair
uarter and the garter was not
ME space IL occupied.
Snyder. merchant Of 50
street, also declared that the
ERE not worth what Becker
I'D them to be worth. The
@ said could be bought for
carload."
was not represented by
e d cross examined the wit
lSes yhself He told the court
at he owned five stores in New
hrk and two here. The stores were
/ known under any name, the adj
ss being used because it was easier
be remember, he said
Theodore S. Fettinger. Walter S.
(7doler and George d. Smith, of the
Newark Advertising Mems Club, were
present at the hearing.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
Or Grand jury
flor Alleged Theft of
New Automobile Plans

khe alleged theft of plans for a
[tomobile Nicholas j. Shamroy,
'hree years old, a draughtsman,
Washington street, was arrest
his home early today by Detec-
Volk. of the Second precinct.
e drawings were valued at be-
EN- $4,000 and $1,000 by Raymond
5reene, of Passaic, the complain
/ He caused a warrant TO be sworn
for Shamroy after the plans dis
Ipeared on December 16 from the
'een Motor Car Company's plant at
Washington street. Shamroy had
en- employed there as a draughts-
Eective Volk told Acting Judge
Firing when Shamroy was arraigned
L the drawings had been restored
FER his arrest. The judge paroled
E draughtsman on his own recog-
lance for the grand jury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02

left about half past eleven to go to
Persons Hall.
"Sydnor remained behind and asked
me if would go with him to the ball.
said no. Then he asked me IL l
would give up my other fellow, Eu-
gene Byrd, waiter in the Clinton
Hotel, East Orange. When said no
he pulled out q revolver. I tried to
get it away from him, and nearly did,
but he got 1t back and shot at me.
ran out of the room"
Sydnor escaped. What happened tol
him afterwards has not yet BEEN
discovered by the police. His body
was found by Hugh Humphrey short
ly before o'clock. Policeman
Thomas Dolan took charge Of the
body. He found cards bearing Sgd
nor's name and card of Charles w.
Hugg, IS East Park street, this city.
Hugg identified the body. Deputy
County Physician Alters will conduct
an autopsy.
Sydnor is said to have q wife and
child at 6 Milton street. Orange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
BREAKS
A COLD AT ONCE
Don't stay stuffed-up! End
grippe misery with ,Pape's
Cold Compound.
Relief comes instantly

Relief comes instantly.
A dose taken every two hours until
three doses are taken will end grippe
misery and break up a severe cold
either in the head, chest. body or
limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head,
stops nasty discharge or nose rum
ming, relieves sick headache, dullness,
feverishness. sore throat, sneezing.
soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-upl Quit blow
ing and snuff1ing! Ease your throb-
bling head! Nothing else in the world
gives such prompt relief as "Pape's
Cold Compound" which costs only 25
cents at any drug store. 1t acts with
out assistance, tastes nice, causes no
inconvenience. Be sure you get the
genuine.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02

Lille Rosenberg. ten years old. of
% Watson, avenue, was struck and
knocked down by an automobile yes
terday afternoon when she ran in
front of the car at Hillside and Wat
son avenues. Rudolph Horbach. of
5SS South Belmont avenue. the driver.
took the girl to her home. She was
only slightly injured.
William Delaney. forty-nine years
old, of 36 Durand street was fined
$40 today by Acting Judge Rooney
in the First Criminal Court, upon lbs
pleading guilty to maliciously break
ing window at 80 Mulberry street.
The first regular meeting of the
Progressive County Committee of Es-
sex County will be held next Tuesday
evening in its rooms. 211-213 Halsey
street. A social session will follow
the transaction of business.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
all Sentences
for Grafters

SY4kCK. N. Y, Jan. Bart Dunn,
Pa mmany leader; Joseph Fogarty.
lprmer employee of the State de-
kment Of highways. and the Dun
Contracting Company, convicted
pnspiracy in connection with
road obstruction in Rockland
received sentences here today.
penalty was ten months i'm
ent at Blacl5well's Island
fine; Fogarty's. ten months
fine. and the Dunbar Con-
Company's fine, $500
FALLS, N. Y, Jan. q
p the case of Cornelius ".
mer State superintendent
- Michael Fitzgerald, a
.. tried for grand
ction with the in
Ter system at the
prison, reported to-
~ could not agree, and
arged. AFTER nineteen hours
bn. The case went to the
nv yesterday Afternoon. A
robably will be moved next