The New York herald., 1871-10-30
MURDER IN JERSEY CITY.
A Man Killed by q Police
mans Bullet.
A Sergeant Fired 1t by tho Alleged Murderer
Statements Of Two Police sergeans-What
Saturday Nights carousal Led TO.

While the alleged culpr1t In the H0boken murder
case is the eve Of his trial In the Court OF Oyer
ana Terminer at Jersey City the people OF the latter
city startled with the announcement that another
murder has been committed In their very midst.
This time the alleged murderer Is not one OF the
night marauders that nfest the city, not one Of
the lawless gang that confront honest men with
boldness and defiance in open day but O men,
ber Of the police force whose duty was to protect
not to destroy. life AS nearly always happens the
bloody deed had Its origin In a barroom afrray.
HOW THE MURDER WAS COMMITTED
is briefly told. On the corner OF Clinton and OAK
land avenues In that section OF the city known be.
lore consolidation as Hudson City, stands lager
beer saloon, kept by William Gutt In this saloon
was congregated at hall past one O'Clock yesterday
morning party Of six or seven persons, who were
not very scrupulous about infringing on the Sab
bath. and whose last thoughts were about their
churchill any church knows them. One OF the
party was o young man who was occupied during the
midnight Dour in playing bagatelle. The repeated
draughts OF liquor began to tell upon him. and as
he clamored for more the landlord began to feel he
had troublesome customer in his hands. The
youth would have liquor whether Quit liked not,
and the latter was equally positive he should have
none. This was the issue which provoked con.
fict. Sitting calmly at table was man named
Henry Nolte, whose tide OF life was fast eDbing,
though he knew 1t not. He was neutral spectator,
but the fight between the others was to
COST HIM HIS LIFE.
The young man was, after some persuasion, re-
moved from the saloon; but he soon returned. Just
as he stepped inside the door he hurled stone at
Quit. striking him on the head. There was rush
after the assailant by all the spectators, one Of
whom was charles Harmed, police Onlcer aItached
TO tine Thd s He not IT On a et s
in rushing down an alley way fired two shots IN
rapid succession, one OF which took effect IN The
back OF Henry Nolte, near the spine,
THE BULLET PASSING THROUGH THE LIVER
in nearly horizontal direction. The unfortunate
man was nevertheless able to run back toward the
saoOn but as soon as he reached the outer step he
fell. Sergeant Van Buskrk and DR.. Bird the police
surgeon, happened to be near the place. and they
carried the wounded man into the saloon Every
expedienJ that medical skill could suggest APP
pills d. but Nolte fingered on counting the hours in
presence OF his vile and three Children at his home
IN Beacon avenue TIL hall-past eight O'Clock last
evening, when he oreathed mis- last. In the mean.
time Harmed was secured and locked up Ill the Third
precinct station toawaJ the verdict OF The Coroners
jury.
SERGEANT VAN BUsKIRKs STATEMENT.
HERALD reporter called at the Third precinct
station last evening and obtained the following par
uculars from Sergeant Van Buskirk:-Between one
and two o clock yesterday morning l was coming
down Oakland avenue, when heard some noise. I
met onicer Harmed who was talking TO a man and
The moment SAID these words he darted OF, and
pursued. l had on my overcoat which pre-
feet ahead or me. When | got closer to him he
turned around and fired. The bali passed directly
across my cOat-tails. Suddenly he turned into an
aleyway, where l saw two other men running.
wards these men and fired two shots In rapid sue
cesson. Two men, one OF whom / ascertalned
TO be Henry Nolte, turned and ran up to me.
caught hold of him, and not knowing he was shot
let him go again. He did not say that he was snOt
He ran as far as the stOop where ne fell. Doctor
Bird and came up, and as we were raising Note
he said, in a very weak voice,
.FOR GODS SAKE TAKE Me HOME TO MY WIFE"
We carried him into the saloon and found that he
was bleeding from wound in the back near the
spine; the bullet had evidently passed into the alb
domen.
SERGEANT BUREN's STATEMENT.
AT half-past one O'Clock this Sunday morning
left the Third precinct station house to 90 to my
round. When got on the corner or Beacon and
Oakland avenues / heard some one call "POlice p'
man lying on stoop IN Beacon avenue;
those who stood by told me he was shot asked
who shcC him, and the spectators replied they did
not know. blew my whistle and Sergeant Van
Busklrk came up with Offlcer Harmed. l told him
there was man shot. He looked at the man and
said, "Why that Is the man just let CO." asked
him who shot the man, and he replied that 1t must
have been Of1ccr Harmed, who had fired two shots
at two men running up an alleyway, and that this
was enc Of the men. 0fiicer Harmed was not on
duty at the time.
THE MURDERED MAN,
Henry NOlte was forty five wears Of age and had
the reputation or being very peaceable man, inof-
1ensve and held In high esteem by his neghbors.
He was native OF Germany The alleged murderer
Is twenty years OF age lie has been very reti-
cent since his arrest What the motive was for
the shooting does not yet appear. His attempt to
thirsty disposition which actuated him at the time
NoIte was pierced by the deadly bullet.