The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-18
NEWARK'S BOLDEST BURGLARIEs.
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A More Daring and DastArd1y Deed than
the Beating of Bannister.

A More Daring and DastArd1y Decd than
the Beating of Bannister.
In the annals OF crime in Newark more daring
and dastardly outrage in the burglar line, Is not
known than that perpetrated early yesterday
morning In that city. For sheer audacity and
endish vndictiveness 1t outstrips even the Bannis
ter brutality of month or ago. The particulars OF
this later outrage are as follows :-Between one and
two O'Clock yesterday morning son Of Mr.. Samuel
Hutchings was aroused from sleep, In his fathers
house, corner of High and Bank streets, by the
noise of some strangers In the house. Presently
some one tried the handle Of his door. He observed
the glimmer Of a light between the door and the
Intel, and cried out "who's there ~ The light
then disappeared promptly, and he got down stairs
In time to see
APAIR or BURGLARS
making good their escape He raised window
down stairs and called vainly for the police. One
OF the flying miscreants turned and fired pistol at
the Young man, but fortunately missed him. Shortly
afterwards, about quarter to two O'Clock, the res
dence No sos High street. corner Of Nesbit
place is occupied by Mr.. Jasper Doremus
and Mr. J. @. Slocum conformity. Both gentlemen
the hour named the robbers appeared at Mr..
Socum's bedroom door, and while he was asking
.'Who Is there ~ the door was burst in-smashed
from the lock and hnges-and two men appeared
one with dark lantern and the other
WITH REVOLVER IN HAND.
IL was regular case OF s'y0ur money your
lifeir Mr.. Socum had some one hundred and fifty
dollars or under his pillow, and was about TO
hand 1t over, when one Of the villains jcrked the
pillow from under his head. Just then Mr.. Dore-
mus heard the noise and started to come from his
room. The rufilans became alarmed, left Slocum Is
room, and one Of them threatened Doremus III he
dared to make any alarm his brains would he blown
out. They then started TO go, but before doing so
the burglar with the pistol
TURNED AND SHOT SIOCUM
as he lay alongside his fear-parayzed wife. The
ruians then fed. Mr. SlOcum gave chase, and
called Justify for the police. Two OF these gentry
at last turned up but failed to arrest the burglars
They did arrest New York bank clerk
named George wilkins, who was out late
aud, getting frightened, ran from the
policemen. He was discharged. Later in the
morning another ollcer arrested burglar in the
act OF breaking into the horse car depot in Market
street. lie gave his name John Caughan
twentythree years Of age, and resident of No. 81
Cortlandt street, New York. His picture adorns
the Rogue's Gallery in Newark, and his person is
safely lodged In Iaii.
| The condition OF Mr.. Slocum yesterday afternoon
was favorable to recovery though the ball could not
be found Ii entel I'd the right thigh and took SER
pentne course che police are still on the QuL UfUe
for his would-be assassin. Gaughan IL supposed to
be one. number OF active robberies were per-
petratcd in Newark yesterday morning, leading to
the belief that whole gang made a raid. The
police viii need to act promptly In this matter as
In the Bannietcr outrage in order 10 excite any
proper degree or public confidence.
Major General Sbaler has ordered street review
Of the First aud Second divisions VI the National