Early News

Rochester Daily Union and Advertiser
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
MAY 29, 1900

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OBITUARY.
Mrs. ABRAM GRINELL.
   WEBSTER, May 29. – Mrs. Abram GRINELL died Saturday afternoon, aged 85 years. Four children survive her, Mrs. George WRIGHT and Mrs. Harry STEWART of this place, Mrs. William BREWER of Buffalo and William TUCKER of Rochester. Funeral Tuesday at 1 o'clock. Rev. Mr. CHAMBERLAYNE officiating.

Henry R. PEIRSON.
Special Dispatch to Union and Advertiser.
   NEWARK, May 29. – Henry R. PEIRSON died at his home on West Miller street this morning, aged 84 years. Deceased was one of the most prominent and respected residents of the village. Three children survive him. Silas S. PEIRSON, the banker of Newark, and Mrs. Seward PRICE, and Miss Addie PEIRSON, also of this village. The funeral will be held from the house Thursday, at 2 o'clock, with interment at East Palmyra.

PAVILION, May 29. – Mrs. Ella WHITE, who has been appointed census enumerator, will commence her work June 1?.

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DECISIONS FILED.
Appellate Division Hands Down Order Reversing Judgment in Case of LEWIS vs. UPTON and Others.
   The Appellate Division this afternoon filed a list of decisions, among which was a decision reversing an order and directing a new trial in the case of John T. LEWIS, respondent, vs. Eli M. UPTON Walter S. HUBBELL and Martin BEATTIE, appellants, land situated along the lake near Ontario Beach and valuable for cottage sites was involved in this action.
   The verdict in the case of George THURBER against the Village of Brockport is reduced from $2,250 to $1,200. The judgement in the case of William LEWIN, respondent, against the Lehigh Valley road, appellant, is affirmed.

IN COUNTY COURT.
Louis BAUER Pleads Guilty and His Partner Says "Not Guilty."
   Louis BAUER and David JOHNSON were arraigned in County Court before Judge STEPHENS this forenoon. They are both young boys, and did not seem hardened criminals in any way.
   BAUER entered a plea of guilty, and his sentence will be pronounced next Saturday. William ALLEN is his attorney. JOHNSON pleaded not guilty. A young man who appeared for JOHNSON did not please him, and JOHNSON asked to have another lawyer in his place. His case was postponed.
   BAUER and JOHNSON are charged with burglary and larceny. It is alleged that on the 26th of March they broke into a building owned by Hiram and John O'DELL in Webster and stole a quantity of tools.

KARLES' CLEVER TRICK.
How He Obtained Money from Several People.
   John KARLES, who was charged with obtaining by false representations 50 cents from Mrs. Mary McDERMOTT, was discharged in police court to-day, neither of the parties appearing.
   KARLES is the young man who went to several places in the northwestern part of the city and obtained small sums of money by stating that members of the families he visited had had bicycle repairs done by him and that he was to call for the money. From Mrs. McDERMOTT he obtained 50 cents. She had him arrested.

George M. CONE.
   George M. CONE, son of William H. and the late Ellen A. CONE, died this morning at the family residence, No. 181 1-2 North Union street, aged 42 years. Mr. CONE was a lawyer by profession, and at one time was probate judge of Murray, Idaho. He practiced law in Charlotte for the past two years. Deceased is survived by his father. The funeral will be held from the house at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon.

Mrs. Joseph STEPHANY.
   Rose, wife of Joseph STEPHANY, died yesterday morning at the family residence, No. 79 Nassau street, aged 64 years. Deceased is survived by her husband, seven sons, six daughters, thirty-five grand children, one sister and five brothers. The funeral, which will be private, will be held from the house at 8:30 o'clock Thursday morning and at 9 o'clock from St. Joseph's Church.

A POLICEMAN ANNOYED.
Enters a Complaint Against a Colored Woman and White Man.
   Luis MILLER and Maggie MOREHOUSE, the man white and the woman colored, were arraigned in Police Court to-day on a charge of annoying Officer John KENEALY. They pleaded not guilty and the case was put over till Saturday. They were committed to jail.
   Officer KENEALY swore out a warrant for MILLER and the woman yesterday and they were arrested last night by Lieut. ZIMMERMAN and Officer KENEALY.

Announcements.
– George A., infant son of Augustus and Anna KNOWLES, died yesterday at the family residence, No. 25 Rogers avenue.

– The funeral of Mrs. Emily Webster was held from the family residence, No. 2? Olean street, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.

– John ROCHE died yesterday at the family residence, No. 7 Edwards street, aged ?? years. The remains will be taken to Lewiston, N.Y. for interment.

– The funeral of Harry McNALLY was held from the family residence, No. 60 Oakland street, at 8 o'clock this morning and at 8:30 o'clock from St. Boniface Church.

– The funeral of Peter ZIERES was held from the residence of his son-in-law, Geo. PFARER, No. 41? Lyell avenue, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.

– The funeral of Mrs. Margaret SCHWING was held from the family residence, No. 154 Campbell street, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.

– The funeral of Henry URSPRUNG will be held from the family residence, No. 2?? Central avenue, at 2:30 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.

– The funeral of Mrs. Gertrude APPEL was held from MILLER's undertaking establishment at 8:30 o'clock this morning and at 9 o'clock from St. Joseph's Church.

– The funeral of Mrs. Joseph STEPHANY will be held from the family residence, No. 79 Nassau street, at 8:30 o'clock to-morrow morning and at 9 o'clock from St. Joseph's Church.

– Francis P. KAVANAUGH died Sunday at the family residence, No. 296 Plymouth avenue. He was gatekeeper at the reservoir for several years. During 1878, ‘79 and ‘80 he was a member of the Executive Board.

– Anna, wife of John PLANER, died this morning at the family home, No. 251 Maple street, aged 44 years. Besides her husband she is survived by two sons, John and Wenzel PLANER; one brother, John SCHWAB of Germany; and two sisters, Mrs. Frances HAUBNER, and Mrs. Wenzel KRAUSE.

– Mrs. Mary D. TIFFT, widow of the late Bradner E. TIFFT, died yesterday at the family residence, No. 234 West avenue, aged 79 years. Deceased is survived by one sister, Mrs. M.D. SILL of Watertown, and a nephew, Dr. S.C. PIERCE. The funeral will be held from the house at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon.

– Mrs. Elizabeth Shepard NEILL died last Friday at her home in Winchester, Va. Deceased was the daughter of the late Erastus and Eliza MATHEWS of this city. Deceased is survived by a sister, Mrs. Louis CHAPIN of this city, and a brother, George C. SHEPARD of Winchester, Va.

– Pitts King BOOTH died yesterday at the family residence in Gates. Deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs. George PERRIN of Gates; two brothers, William R. BOOTH of Gates, and Abial BOOTH of Sweden; and two sisters, Mrs. Leonora BOOTH of Brooklyn and Mrs. Jerome BUSLEY of GATES.

– John W. VAN FLEET died Sunday afternoon at the Homeopathic Hospital, aged 81 years. Deceased is survived by one son, C.M. VAN FLEET of New York city, and Mrs. W.C. WARNER of this city. The funeral was held from No. 26 Chestnut street, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The remains were taken to Waterloo, N.Y., for interment.

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MRS. INGLIS'S DEATH.
Autopsy Developes the Fact That It Was Caused by Pneumonia and Not by Blows.
   An autopsy was made at the morgue this morning on the body of Mrs. Elizabeth INGLIS, who died at the Homeopathic Hospital last night under circumstances described in another column. The woman was suffering from severe injuries when she was taken to the hospital and there was reason to believe that the injuries had been inflicted by her husband, George INGLIS, who is now in jail on a charge of assault in the first degree on the woman.
   The autopsy was made by Coroner's Physician HUBER, under the direction of Coroner KLEINDIENST. It was shown that the woman had meningitis, Bright's disease and pneumonia, and that the last named disease was the cause of death. The only one of the diseases that might have been caused by blows was meningitis, but the physicians expressed the opinion that the blows did not cause meningitis. An inquest will be held on Thursday morning.

GRANGER STREET OPENING.
Application for Writ of Mandamus Argued in Supreme Court This Morning.
   The application of the heirs of Matilda SCHNEIDER for a writ of madamus to compel the Com???? Council either to acquire the land needed for the proposed opening of Granger street at once or else repeal the ordinance providing for the opening of the street was argued before Justice DAVY in Supreme Court this morning.
   Corporation Counsel FRENCH appeared for the council to oppose the granting of the writ of mandamus and Elbridge L. ADAMS appeared for the SCHNEIDER heirs. After hearing the arguments in the case Justice DAVY reserved decision.

TRIUMPHAL ARCH TO GENERAL OTIS
To be Erected by Citizens and Chamber of Commerce.
Massive Arch to Span Street at Corner of Main Street and East Avenue.
Enough Funds Secured to Insure the Success of the Undertaking
–Description of the Arch.
   The Chamber of Commerce and public-spirited citizens have decided to erect a triumphal arch to Gen. Elwell S. OTIS on the occasion of his home coming to Rochester on June 15th, when the monster demonstration is to be given in his honor. Enough funds have already been subscribed to insure the success of the undertaking and the plans for the erection of the arch are almost completed.
   The erection of a triumphal arch to Gen. OTIS was first suggested by Hiram W. SIBLEY, James G. CUTLER, commissioner of public safety; J. Warren CUTLER and a few other prominent citizens. These gentlemen informed the Chamber of Commerce that they would see to the raising of funds enough to pay one-half of expense of the arch if the Chamber of Commerce would raise the other half of the expense. This proposition was accepted and now considerable money has been raised.
   It is the intention to erect the arch at the intersection of Main street, east, and East avenue, but whether the arch shall span Main street or East avenue has not been decided. The cost of the arch is not to exceed $1,000 and one-half of this amount will be subscribed by the merchants doing business near the proposed site. The Chamber of Commerce will, of course, give $500 toward the arch and of the remainder enough has already been subscribed by merchants on Main street, and East avenue to warrant the success of the undertaking.

JANE E. MATHEWSON'S WILL.
Witnesses Examined Before the Surrogate This Morning.
   Before Surrogate BENTON this morning the witnesses to the will of Jane Eliza MATHEWSON, who died in the village of Brockport on April 12th, were examined with a view to determining whether a contest of the will should be instituted in behalf of Adeline MINGES and Mary E. GROSS, daughters of the testatrix.
   The will in question was made on January 6th, in the presence of Elias WILCOX and Sarah PAGE, and Addison G. MATHEWSON, son of the testatrix, was named as the executor and sole beneficiary, contingent upon his paying the principal and interest of two notes for $250 given in 1890 to the testatrix's daughter. The estate consists of $1,500 in realty and $500 in personalty. C.A. FARNUM, who was referee in the John F. DORTHY disbarment proceedings, appeared for the daughters and D.A. ADAMS, who drew the will, for the executor. After a brief examination of the two witnesses to the will adjournment was taken until July 5th.

A HUSBAND'S COMPLAINT.
Charges His Wife With Annoying Him – Has the Woman Arrested.
   Mary MORAN was arraigned in Police Court to-day on a charge of disorderly conduct by annoying her husband, Thomas MORAN. She pleaded not guilty to the charge and was paroled to appear one week from to-day.

   The woman was arrested last night by Officers MULCAHY and J. SULLIVAN. She has been arrested before and her husband has also been arrested.

BODY IDENTIFIED.
Daniel KEHOE Was the Man Killed at Henrietta Sunday.
   Coroner KLEINDIENST conducted an inquest at 10 o'clock this morning in the case of the man who was killed on the tracks on the Lehigh valley railroad at 9:45 o'clock on Sunday night. A detailed account of the accident has already been published in The Union.
   Engineer Charles DANIELS of 407 South avenue, testified that the whistle was blown and the bell rung as the train approached the Henrietta station on Sunday night. He was positive that the man was lying on the tracks when the train struck him or he would have seen him if he had been walking on the tracks. Fireman Fred U. COOPER of 108 Gregory street, gave similar testimony. Unimportant evidence was given by Conductor R.L. DELAVERGNE of 182 North Union street.
   Supervisor Marshall TODD of Henrietta was one of the witnesses and stated that the man killed was David KEHOE of this city, who had been employed by him as a farm hand since March 22d. KEHOE left the TODD farm at 10 o'clock Sunday morning to come to this city and said that he would return early in the evening. Witness stated that KEHOE might have been walking on the tracks to his farm when the accident occurred. Supervisor TODD was the last witness called.
   Coroner KLEINDIENST will hold another session in the case this afternoon.
The body of the man has been identified as that of Daniel KEHOE of 57 Saratoga avenue by others besides Mr. TODD. E.J. STONE of 116 Monroe avenue called at the morgue last evening and viewed the remains. He thought the man was Daniel KEHOE. STONE said he met KEHOE early Sunday night in Washington Square and that KEHOE was intoxicated. KEHOE told him that he was going to Henrietta that night. A Miss KEHOE of 57 Saratoga avenue called at the morgue late last evening and viewed the body. She identified the man as her cousin, Daniel KEHOE, whom she had not seen for some time.

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   Mrs. Elizabeth INGLIS, the woman who was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital last Saturday night from her home at 35(?) Stone street, died shortly before last midnight without regaining consciousness. The body was removed to the morgue by order of Coroner KLEINDIENST, who was notified, and an autopsy was made.
   The woman's injuries consisted of a very badly battered face.
According to the statement of their neighbors the couple had a quarrel last Thursday night at their home and, soon after the husband left the house. The woman ran to the yard screaming for help and several heard her, but little attention was paid to the woman, as the couple had frequently indulged in fights and it was nothing very unusual to hear the woman screaming. Some one called a policeman, however, but as things had quieted down he did not enter the house, not having authority, as there was no evidence that a felony had been committed. The husband remained away from the house till the following morning. In the meantime the wife with a terribly battered face remained alone in the house without medical attendance. The husband remained all day Friday and in fact till Saturday morning.
   After he left the house on Saturday morning one of the neighbors tried to get into the house, fearing that something serious had happened to the woman. The doors were locked and it was necessary to open a window. Mrs. INGLIS was found unconscious on a bed. Dr. BUTTON was summoned and he called the Homeopathic Hospital ambulance and had the woman taken to the institution. There everything possible was done for the woman, but she failed to recover from the stupor and she grew weaker till she died last night.
   INGLIS was placed under arrest Sunday morning by Detectives O'BRIEN and McDONALD. Yesterday morning after pleading not guilty to a charge of assault in the second degree his examination was put over till the 4th of June and he was committed to jail. He is about 40 years of age. He has for a long time been very shiftless and on occasions has drank heavily. Last winter he and his wife had a fight and he tried to strike her. To defend herself she used an axe and with it she gave him a blow on the head that was the cause of him being laid up in a hospital for several days. She was arrested on a charge of assault in the second degree, but he did not press the charge against her. She was a rather frail appearing woman.

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