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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-06-03

HERE are some legal trials that are more
than mere law cases.
There are some that involve dynasty. test
system, and throw light upon national con-
ditions.
There are some that change the course of
events, and leave their effect for veal or woe.
upon the era in which they are tried
A courthouse case, in France, dragging
unto 1t kings wife, popes cardinal, and
corrupt judicial system, led the way to the
overthrow of an ancient monarchy.
A courthouse case, in Virginia, followed
by another, In Massachusetts,, set in motion
The ball which never ceased to roll until
Thirteen Colonies had become Thirteen hide
pendent States-the eloquence Of Patrick
Henry, and Of James Otis, rather than the
musket in the Ohio wilderness, being the shot
that was heard around the world.
A law-case in England, rocked the throne,
and tested, with a supreme severity, the
strength of Engands judicial fabric.
The fabric stood the test: and the vindi-
Gated system, which would not bend, eueqo
Though the king sought to bend 1t, filled Eng
lishmen with honest pride.
1t was the great case where George ~
brought to bear all the powers of a monarch
and a bad man, to crush one trieredzess aconaa,e
AND FAILED!
the money of the Secret Service not all the
clamor of place-holders, place-seekers, time
servers, court sycophants. and INSCRIPTIONS
politicians, could bend the Lac Of Great Bril-
tam.
Personally weak and without friends the
foreign princess who had married the king,
saw host OF determined supporters come to
her relief when English ministers sought to
use the Law as the instrument of bad man,
When the long legal combat drew toward
its close, and Lord Brougham had brought
to shame and defeat the crowned libertine
we are told that a scene of indescribable ex-
cltement took place in the House of Lords
the high court which had tried the case
The Prime Minister rose to ''Withdraw the
bill" equivalent to quashing the indictment
against the prosecuted woman.
"Cheers loud and long rose from the oppo-
sltlon benches"-Where sat the champions of
the Law
"But the House hushed to silence. when the
venerable Erskine arose. with eyes afiame'-
Erskine, the indomitable lawyer who had
fought so hard, SO long, and so triumphantly,
to vindicate the jury system.
"My lords" he said, and his voice rang
out with the clear tone that had entranced
the tribunals of thirty years before
"Nly lords, [ am an old man and my life,
for good or EVIL, has been passed under the
sacred rule of the law.
''1n this moment, feel my strength reno
waited and repaired by that rule being re-
stored-the accursed change wherewhhal we
have been menaced, has passed over our heads
there is an end of that horrid and porten-
tious eXcressence of q nea0 lar, retrospective,
and iniquitous-aa1d the constitution and
scheme Of oar pozity as once more safe.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-06-03

MY heart IS too full Of the escape we have
just had to let me do more than praise the
blessings Of the system we have regained,"
a system of which Hooker, in his great work
on Ecclesiastical Polity, said
"Of Law there can be no less acknowledged
than that her seat is the bosom of God her
voice is the harmony of the world; all things
in heaven and on earth do her homage, the
uery least as feeling her care, and the great
est as not exempt from her poaoer
''Both angels and men, and creatures of
what condition soever admiring her
as the mother Of their peace and Joy"
There was silence as the silvery voice
ceased It was as if men wished to hear the
last echo of those wondrous accents. Then
broke out a cheer such as was never before
heard in that august assembly,"
The Law had won! against the licentious
king; against the trucking ministers; against
the servile aristocrats; against the detectives
of the secret service, and the hirelings of the
reptile press:
Yea, by the living God the Law had won!
and all men In England, all qc0men in Eng
land, all children in England, WE'RE
SAFER FROM THAT HOUR, when the
grand old lawyer rose. with full heart and
Old preacher, whose tribute to Law, is a
tribute to the God that inspired the Laeo.
Have the children Of Moses the right to
break the Sinai tables?
Do they deserve death when they Stay He
brews only?
Is there some unwritten law, which alb
solves them when their victim is Gentle?
They are taught in their Talmud that. CAS-
man is superior to other animals, SO are the
Jews superior to all other men,"
Do the Hebrews Of today hold to that, IN
their heart Of hearts?
They are taught by their great teacher
Rabbana ASH, that "Those who are not Jews,
are dogs and asses"
Are the Hebrews true to Talmud, and to
their learned Rabbana?
Was Mary Phagan-the Irish girl-legiti-
mate spoil for the descendant of those who
divided among themselves the daughters of
the Midianite!
Is there a secret tenet of their religion,
which compels the entire race to combine to
save the neck of such loathsQme degenerate
as Leo Frank?
They did not waste dollar. nor day, on
the Jews who were electrocuted for shooting
Rosenthal: was it because Rosenthal was a
Jew?
If the victim in that case had been ain
Irishman, would there have been a Haas
Finance Committee? a nation wide distribu-
ton of lying circulars? a flying column of
mendaclous detectives! constantly increas-
ing supply of political lawyers? the muz-
zlng Of daily papers? an attempt to enlist
the Northern school children Peace Societies.
and anti-capital punishment leagues?
Would circulars have been sent to all the
sheriffs? Would committees have been or
gained to circulate petitions? Would press
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-06-03

Like Thomas Ersline, am nothing but an
old lawyer, no longer inclined to the hot
combat Of the arena where [ once loved to
fight; but I'm not too old to make stand
for the Law; for the integrity Of the system
winch our fathers handed down to us; and
for the inflexible Justice, in whose scales the
murder of one little girl weighs as heavily, as
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-20
WAR HELPS AND
HURTS BUSINESS
At A. 8. & R. co.

War has had directly opposite
effects upon American Smelling &
Hefining Company plants at this city
and Omaha. 1t is reported that the
great European conflict has made
operations brisk in Omaha, whereas
it has caused such scarcity of ore
as to cause a reduction in operations
here. According to latest reports
from Omaha, two solid trainloads of
rifle bullets in the shape of pig lead
are enroute from Omaha to London.
where they will be used by the
British army. The metal aggregates
5000 tons. which will be made up
into approximately 6O0,000,000 rifle
bullets of standard size and weight
The American Smelling & Refining
Company's plant in this city has not
received single shipment of ore
from Africa since the beginning of
the war last year Shipments to this
city from South America are reported
to be few and far between. AS a re
suit the smelter plant is being oper-
ated with about 900 men a day In
stead of with from 1850 to 1875 a
day, as before the war.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-20
WRIT AGAINST
CLOSING ROAD
IN ROOSEVELT

Though the council of the Borough
OF Roosevelt Thursday night passed
an ordinance vacating or closing a
certain street forming an outlet to
the property owned by the Casey
estate, writ issued out OF the su-
preme court by Justice James j. Ber-
gen yesterday has stayed the effect
OF the ordinance until 1t can be re-
viewed and passed on by the court.
The vacating Of the street was
asked for by Floyd T. Corbin, of New
York, who has negotiated the pur-
chase of considerable land In the bor-
ough, and claims that 1t Is for large
manufacturing company which in
tends to locate on the site II it can
secure the rights to certain streets
in the borough from the council. All
the other streets asked for by the
real estate broker were vacated by
the council and several hearings were
held In reference to the one affecting
the Casey estate. These hearings
were public, and the council finally
decided that 1t was for the good of
the borough to vacate the street in
question and finally passed an ordi-
nance to make that effective Thurs
day night.
Anticipating the action of the
council, Thomas Brown, representing
Mrs. Mary Casey, and John Delaney,
representing William D. Casey, Mrs.
Casey's son, journeyed to Somerville
Thursday night and tried to secure
a writ of certiorari at the home of
Supreme Court Justice Bergen. The
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that time, because the ordinance had
not been actually passed. The two
attorneys then went to Roosevelt.
and after vainly protesting against
the passage of the ordinance return
ed to Perth Amboy. They arose at 6
O'Clock yesterday morning and made
another trip to Somerville and In
forming the justice that the ordi-
nance had been passed, the writ was
granted, which automatically upholds
the placing In effect OF the ordinance
until after the proceedings are re-
viewed by the court. The hearing on
the writ is set for April 6.
The attorneys argue that the pro-
ceedings of the council were Illegal in
that they proceeded under a law of
1911 when 1t should have proceeded
under the law of 1913, which super
sedes the former statute, and that the
publications made in reference to the
proposed closing of the street was not
properly done.
Despite his asking for the vacating
Of several streets on land purchased
for the proposed manufacturing COM
pany, Mr.. Corbin. the real estate
broker, has refused to make public
the name of the concern, the nature
Of Its production, etc.
CONTINUED on mage So
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-20
p$|s [}||Glss IN HOSPITAL
FOLLOWING FALL
OF FIVE STEPS

Following fall down flight of
five steps in the rear OF the Perth
Amboy City Market in Smith street,
at midnight, Edward M. Drost, forty
years old, of LOG Pearl place, died at
O'Clock this morning at the city
hospital. The man remained uncon-
sclous from the time OF the accident
until he succumbed at the institution.
Because she feared that her hus-
band may have met with foul play,
Mrs. Drost asked Coroner Eugene ].
Mullen to make an investigation. The
coroner says that he found that death
was caused by a purely accidental
fall land that nothing he discovered
appeared in any way to justify the
first suspicious of Mrs. Drost.
Drost was a driver for the store,
and covered a route on Staten Island
He returned to the market at mid
night to put up his horses, and to
make record of the days transac-
tions.
The coroner made q thorough in
yestigation this morning, and says
that he found that the driver was en-
terfng the rear of the store from the
passageway or alley leading from
State street to the rear of the Smith
street stores. The coroner learned
that the man had some boxes in his
arms and attempted to close the door
behind him as he entered. The coro-
ner believes that the knob broke and
the man was precipitated on his head
to the floor. The coroner found
knob in the store this morning, that
seemed to have been broken from the
door. In the fall the rear of the
mans skull was fractured and he was
rendered unconscious.
He was removed to the city hospi-
tai and attended by DR.. Frank C.
henry and DR.. B. F. Slobodien. The
body was this morning removed to
the morgue of Undertaken Ferd Car
retson, and funeral arrangements are
being made.
Drost had lived in this city most
OF his life. For a number OF years
he made his residence on Staten Is
land. He is survived by daughter,
Miss Hazel Drost, of this city, by his
nrst Wife, who died eight years ago.
He leaves an infant by his second
wife. and has the following other
survivors: Parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Drost, two sisters, Miss Henri
eta Drost and Mrs. Thomas Watson.
the former OF Brooklyn, and one
Drother, Harry c. Drost.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-20
WOODBRIDGE To
JOIN CITY At
BILL HEARING
Township Officials to Meet To-
night to Plan for Protest
With Perth Amboy on Public
Utility Measures in Senate.

1t is the intention of this city and
Woodbridge township to make as i'm
pressive an appearance as possible
before the judiciary committees of
the senate and assembly when hear
ings on utility bills are held Monday
and Tuesday of next week. There
will be a special meeting of the
Woodbridge Township Committee to-
night to make detail preparations for
sending a delegation to Trenton on
Monday and Tuesday. The Board Of
Aldermen will make arrangements at
an adjourned meeting Monday for at
tending a meeting before the judici-
ary committee of the assembly on
Tuesday morning.
Both Perth Amboy and Wood
bridge are opposing passage of senate
bills Nos. 1919, 232 and 233. This
city is especially opposed to bill No.
232, contending that 1t would elimi-
nate home rule and place the control
of public utilities generally in the
hands of the Board of Public Utility
Commissioners.
While the Woodbridge officials are
opposed to the three bills, they ar
ulOSL FiSllduL d5dinol Inc pdSSd5c VI
bill No. S33, claiming that 1t would
offset vice 'chancellor's decision and
legalize a connection between a rail-
road line and street car system at
Sewaren. 1t is the intention of the
Woodbridge officials to be represent
ed at both the assembly and senate
hearings. The senate judiciary COM
mfttee has promised to give them a
hearing on bills Nos. 1919 and 233 at
2 O'Clock Monday afternoon. Bill
No. 232 has been passed in the senate
and the judiciary committee of the
house will give hearing ON it at IL
o'clock Tuesday morning.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-20
PACIFIC AVENUE
SEWER To RUN
TOHALL AVENUE

Through a plan devised by thu
street committee of the Board of
Aldermen and City Surveyor Samuel
j. Mason, this week. more effective
draining of part of the northwest
ern section of the city than was form
erly outlined has been decided upon.
When resolutions to give public no.
tice OF intention to place twelve-inch
sewer lines in Kennedy street, from
Donald avenue easterly to lands of
Alpine cemetery, and In Pacific ave-
nue. from Kennedy street, came up
at the council meeting Monday night,
they were held up because the course
Of the proposed Pacific avenue line
had not been definitely decided upon.
The scene of proposed operations
were viewed by Mr.. Mason and AL
dermen Chris Jorgensen and John j..
Clark this week. They decided to
connect the line with the big sewer
In Hall avenue, thereby practically
making two jobs out OF one. It had
previously been proposed to run one
portion of the drainage into the
Brace avenue sewer and the remain-
der into Hall avenue. 1t was cons
cluded that the Brace avenue line
emptied into a sewer which was
much used.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-20
SAYS THAT STRIKE SYMPATH|zER
POINTED OUT 0'BR|EN DEPUTIES
AS SLAYERS Of ROOSEVELT MEN
Assembly Pobes Hear TesI ony Of Plant and Borough Of
ficaS and County COnsta bIes - ReV0insk Says Stk-
erS Armed Themselves Bef ore Train Arrived and Acted in
Defiant Manner PiIng Raj Irodd Ties on the Tracks.
Especial by staff Correspondent }

Especial by Staff Correspondent
Roosevelt, March 20:-After hear
ing testimony that revealed many
phases of the recent strike situation
never made public before, the assem-
bly, investigating committee ad-
iourned yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock until Friday morning, March
rs, when E. C. Champion, division
superintendent of the American Ag
ricultural Chemical Company, and
other officials of that concern will be
summoned to appear.
Those who followed Sheriff
Edward F. Houghton on the stanl
yesterday were County Constables
James F. O'Brien and Thomas Rey j.
linsky, Chief of Police Henry j. Har-
rington and Ernest Waring, superin-
tendent of the Liebig plant.
Coupled with Sheriff Houghton'
declaration that his automobile had
been fired upon by rioting strikers
= the developments brought out yester-
day afternoon had a most significant
bearing They tended to show that
on one occasion the strikers had fired
upon the deputies previous to the
shooting and that when endeavoring
to identify the deputies that had been
engaged In the shooting, witnesses
had been coached by police officials
Of the borough in picking out men.
Strikers Armed Themselves.
Thomas Revolinsky, county court
constable, declared that on the morn
ing of January 10 the strikers who
gathered in the vicinity of the Liebig
plant had been armed with pick
handles, clubs and other cudgels
that they acted in a defiant manner
In calling the plant guards insulting
names and that they piled railroad
ties on the track near the Liebie
station.
Revolinsky declared that on the
afternoon of Janary S, time clerk
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-20

from one of the plants had been
chased across the field between Will
ltams and Clark's plant and the Ty-
son Brothers works and that several
shots were fired at him by the strik-
ers. He cited an instance where a
striker walked up and down def
antly in front of the William and
Clark fence twirling a revolver, and
stated that in the absence of coop
Grafton on the part of the borough
police that firing of shots near the
plants by the strikers took place al
most every morning and night. Re-
volinsky said that after the shoot
ing, when the deputies had been lin
ed up In the William and Clark Of
fee for Identification by witnesses of
the fray, that strike sympathizer
named Julius Jaeger and Policeman
Donovan persisted in pointing out to
the strikers Harry Patterson and
other deputies. At this time, he said,
Superintendent Waring objected to
this action, and Officer Donovan then
addressed some insulting remarks to
the plant official. He said that on
the following morning Chief Har-
rington's attention had been called
to the conduct of the policeman and
that the chief attributed Donovan's
action to having had too many un-
der the belt" meaning that the latter
was under the influence of liquor.
The county constable accosted Police
Officer Joseph Bowling the day after
he shooting, and he said that Dowl-
ing referred to the sheriff in vile
manner.
Daily Demonstrations.
James F. O'Briel of Perth Amboy,
stated that he had been stationed at
the Liebig plant under orders from
Sheriff Houghton. He declared that
every morning a demonstration oc-
Cured on the part or the strikers,
(Contlnued on page ~
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-20
WIFE AND SON OF
P|CKERSGILL IN
MOTOR M|SHAP

BY falling on soft ground after
| the machine had skidded to the side
| Of the road, Mrs. Harold e. Pickers-
gill, of 1876 Lewis street, wife of Re-
| corder Pickersgili, and her son,
! Richard, eighteen years old, were
saved from death when they were
ouried under the wreck of an Indian
motorcycle with side-car attach
ment about o'clock yesterday af-
.ernoon. The right prong of the
front shaft OF the motorcycle
snapped, and the machine and side
car turned turtle as the machine was
climbing hill near Spa Springs in
Woodbridge township. The motor
cycle was going at low speed which
J -essened the force of the fall when
the two were thrown to the roadside.
Both escaped with bruises.
Young "Picky's" first thought was
for his mother who lay PROSTATE un-
der the side-car in semi-faint.
Though buried under the engine Of
the machine, which lay on his right
leg he wriggled clear of the wreck.
AS he got from under the motorcycle
tne gradually raised the machine, re-
lieving the weight from his mothers
back. Though the motorcycle and
side car weigh nearly 400 pounds the
youth managed to elevate the car and
machine bodily. Without aid he
heayed at his task, fearing to loosen
This hold les. the heavy mechanism
crash down on his mother He ex-
erted fresh effort and finally
turned the motorcycle and car over.
rendering Mrs. Pickersgill clear Of
the debris. He then picked her up
and made her as comfortable as DOS
sible along the roadway. An auto
mobile passed and the occup .nts
kindly assisted. They stayed with
Mrs. Pickersgill until young "P.c,.y"|
ran to the nearest telephone and noti-
fled the New Era Garage Company in
King street.
Richard Henderson and Thomas
Peterson quickly got to the scene in
a touring car and FASTENED Mrs.
Pickersgill to the Office of DR.. Charles
W. Naulty, Jr., whence Recorder
Pickersgill accompanied his wife
home.
When the shaft broke and the car
was precipitated over Mrs. Pickers-
gill threw out her hands, which were
imbedded in the soft ground. The
car, however, pressed down on her
back, which was confused, but the
pliable earth gave sufficiently to pre-
vent her being seriously injured But
for severe shock and a bruised back
Mrs. Pickersgill is none the worse
for the accident this morning. Young
Pickersgill is only suffering from
bruises. His right leg is confused
where the heavy engine fell on 1t and
lay there until he wriggled out from
the debris.
Mrs. Pickersgill and her son were
on their way to Railway for visit
when the accident occurred. The
wrecked machine and car were
brought to the city by the New Era
garage.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-20
j. s. TOPR0TEST
SEIZURE Of SHIP,
DENMARK BOUND
This Country Will Insist Block
ade Must be Directed Only
Against Cargoes and Ves-
sells for German Ports.

Washington, March 20:-The
Anglo-French contention that the
allies have the right to declare
European waters and the Mediter-
ranean" a blockade zone may be ac-
cepted In principle by the United
States, but this government will in
sist that blockade must be directed
only against cargoes and vessels in
tended for German ports.
Interference with American COM
merce enroute to or from neutral
ports will be objected to. The first
protest against illegal detention of
an American vessel will be in the
case of the Maracas from New York.
bound for Rotterdam and Copenhag-
en-. This steamer, loaded with pack
Ing house products, was taken into
Kirkwall March II, and has now
been ordered before q prize court at
Hull. Her owners deny that there
Is contraband In her cargo and Am
bassador Page, at London, has been
ordered to protest against her seizure
ON the ground that she was enroute
from one neutral port to another.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-20

Special by UTfted Press Wire.
London, March 20.-That Vice
Admiral Carbon, commanding the al.
lied feet at the Dardanelles was eth
er killed or badly wounded In the en-
gagement inside the strait, was the
report that gained much credence
here. Unofficial denial came from
the admiralty. Athens dispatches re-
ceived here early this afternoon tend
ed to strengthen the belief that Car
don was killed or wounded in Thurs
days battle. More than fifty men
including officers were killed aboard
the flagship, Infexivle, the cable
gram stated.
1t was stated that aside from the
loss of the French battleship Bouvet
and the British ships Irresistible and
Ocean, no serious casualties had been
suffered by the allied feet. Dis
patches to the admiralty today indi-
Gated that Fort Kilid Bahr and Chan
ak, guarding the Dardanelles mar
rows, were heavily damaged before
the allied feet withdrew.
Smelling Forts Again.
The report from Athens today says
part of the fleet had re-entered the
strait and the shelIing of the mar
rows forts had been resumed. The
renewal of the ombardment, Athens
cabled, followed an important con-
ference aboard the French flagship
Suffren, at which Rear Admiral Ro-
beck, who succeeded Vice Admiral
Carbon, in command, met the captain
of the allied warships. Although
shocked at the news of the sinking
of three allied battleshlps, the Eng
lish press for the most part took the
Dardanelles losses philosophically to-
day. They had been prepared to
learn of serious reverses by previous
warnings from the admiralty. ABrit-
ish destroyer outside the strait today
brought number of bodies of Brit
ish and French sail s from q hospi
tai ship grouped.o 2 s. qats se rsns ] s
hos islanSs. Iar IL, .A.1.hs.,l 1rees of fftF7=;
land heet mast, : Sneir colors Will,
the dead we're buried at sea with full
naval honors.