The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-14
RI0TING AND BL00DSHED.
THREE MADDENED MEN CREITING
TROUBLE IN NEWIRk.
Two Police Oncers shot De.d People Fired
upon In the ssrecis-Two Mon Slaughtered
I'M Tnunery-The Assassins Mangied.


Newark and made an affd wit charging Charles,
Albert. aud Adm Tor Adolph) Thielhorn with
attempted highway robbery and an eDdeavor to
extort money from him by threats Of violence.
A warrant was issued for theiarrcst of the three
brothers, and Yesterday afternoon, about ono
o'clock, Officers Benz. Esden and Aug. Dicker-
son went to the residence OF tho accused per-
sons. at l0l Jackson street, to serve It, The
house whero they lived Ia small frame
tenement, the lower floor Of which
Is occupied by tailor named YARD. Tho three
brothers. middle-azed men. Of hard features
and evil characters, kept a flthy bachelors hall
ON the second aoor. Ascending the stairs ON
Ger Elsden was first to push open the Thel-
horns door and announce the object OF his visit.
As he stood In the doorway one OF the brothers
fred shot at him, from revolver. He dashed
In, closely followed by his colleague, aud was
met by the three scoundrels, each OF whom pre-
sented huge navy revolver, and OPEN
cd nre. Seeing the overpowering force
the officers turned TO get outside and
den fell with bullet through his brain,
T. having entered just behind aud little below
let In the nah Of hts back little to the left OF
the spine. He, however, managed to struggle
fell 1he Thielhorn brothers then charged
down stairs. each carrying In his hand heavy
lives at los lckson strectcame to his front door
to see what was the cause 81 the nring. end was
promptly shot down by Adir Thielhorn, who
bred bullet into his groin. Two more shots,
each innlcting awound. were fred AZ the pros
trate form of Dickerson, but by which
OF the Orothe r. IL not known. Then the three
desperadOes ran up River street toward Daw
sons tannery, firing a. two citizens who hap
pened to be On the street; one. an ex-police-
man, named Collins. who tied to stop them.
and whom they wounded slightly In the head.
Az the corner of River and Canal streets they
stopped moment. AS u in consultation, and
then ran on al full speed toward the tnnnery.
As .,S so9n ss they were Out 81 sI1ht ne,gnoors
ried him to n drug store at the corEer OF Adams
and Ferry streets, whence he was sent To st.
Mchdefs Hospital, life not being quite extinct.
Word rs also sent To Police headquarters OF
the tragic affair. and a stretcher was sent for
the curpse of OMeer Esden for his removal to
Meanwhile the Thielhorns ran the i've or six
blocks to the tannety, and there dashed IN on
tue htst floor, loohing for Meyers. against whom
! they hrelthed tho dcadliesi threats He was
not there. They then shouted for John Al
hers, a son-u.law of Meyers, and not nnding
| floor stood ns II paralyzed with astonishmcnt M
their furious manner and tho display Of arms
| which tbel made. la a moment more pistol
shots shouts, and cries echoed from the noor
above. Charles lh'elhorn was the fret to rush
| In on the second inor and the nearest person
20 him was Charles Fisher quiet inorenslys
| man. who was sort OF assistant foreman among
| the hnishers. At him Charles levelled
his revolver. not because OF any rea-
| son for oarning him, bus simply, to all
| Appearance for the reason that his proximity
| made him d good target. and shot him through
| the hs1rt. John AlDers. hearing the shot, came
forward from another part OF the shop. and tho
| three sssassins attacked him. He. being a rye,
power ul man. showed aght, hut was unarined,
| ana In few seconds lay stretched upon the
floor, with nve ghastly bullet holes In his body :
one through his lungs. two In his abdomen, one
| In his head, and one through his right arm. A
| stray shot severely wounded a workman,
whose name has not been asoertained.
| and .wo others were slightly injured. Al
this point the worknen rallied, aud brand
ishing their huge beam house" knives,
| te rirle weapons. three feet long, wide AS a
mans hand aud keen as rszors. uttered yells OF
| defiance md charged upon the murderers. The
this time nearly exhausted and they turned 10
| dee, nring few aiiness shots "a they ran toward
the Pessaic river. to hold their pursners In
| check. These, however, hurt no one As far Is
| now known. and the tugitives were pressed
closer and closer. The Oldest Of the brothers,
from beam house knife in the hands OF
his right hand and forced him to drop
his revolver. Stll holding with his left hand
| his msngled wrist to check the torrent OF blood
which flowed from II, while his rlght hand held
only by a thin piece OF skln--dangled and happed
OF the tsnnery and toward the river For mo-
| ment the three ihielhorns stood at bay ou the
bank then. amid ashoNer OF bricks and stones,
| plunged into the water and stroye to swim to
| the opposite bank. Two hundred infurlated
workmen from the tannery, and many citizens
| attracted by the excitement of the chase,
| thron.ed the bank, hurting missiles at the heads
| Of the hunted assassiDs In the stream. the
| hunters nad no firearms but their aim with stones
| was good one d ter another head was struck 10y
| some missile, and sank. The AIR was oiled " h
curses and yells OF execration. Charles Thiei-
horn was the first TO succumb. His severed
wrist disabled him from swimming, the con.
stant loss Of blood weakened him, and he could
| get but a few yards from shore before a
great stone struck the back Of his head he
waved once the eore-stIeamlng stunp OF nis
right arm above him. and then sank out OF sight.
lie two Others were beaten down below the
current, little further out IN the stream, and
disappeared. For a long time the crowd watched
to perfect ITS vengeange should they again ris.
to the surface. Then boats were manned and
moved about on the river to make sure that
neither OF the assassins had simply OWED out OF
sight to swim further away aud SO escape.
by this time crowd numbering thousands
had gathered on the river bank, and the mos,
intense excitement prevailed. detachment Of
police arrived ON tue scene, but not until after
the murderers had been drowned, snd 1t was
not until after the multitude mad been satisfied
that TINS mad been ACCOMPLISHED that IT permit
ted Itself to bo persuaded to dispefse. Tue
bOdy OF Charles lhieihorn was found, dragged
to the bank. and sent TO the inorgue. Neither
been found, although men with graphing irons
were seeking 10 recover them Inc one who
was taken To the morgue had vilIAinous lace
| with hIgn cheek bones, broad, square lower
Jaw, straight mouth, small eyes, slopinR Tore
head, soSpty short hair, and seemed to
Oldest OF the three. Nearly TWO years ago he
was employed In Dawsons tannery, and wa,
ei, her ischarged or left because Of some d III
Guilty with the foreman, Mr. Meyers, against
whom he has cherished bitter hatred. SuortlN
.ieemany % died and left him little fort,Ine
whicn his two brothers Drought over, anu since
then the three, bachelors all, aud bad ones, have
uyed together in sort OF CAmping-out style ~
The rooms where this tragic affaIr beIan. A ful
box OF met ,llio c.TtTidges Of about 80 or ~ cal
bre, was found IN their room, together with
SIN II target at which they had been practising.
ben nJamln Elsden, one of the murdered police
men, W as splendid looking man, SIX feet anC
two Inches In height, 80 years old, ana leaves
wife and two children. lie had only b. en- OI
, the force two months and four days.
Augustus Dickerson, the other officer, was
colored man. lie WAS also OF unusual size ant
strength. lie was first on the police force for
time under the Republican administration, tw,
| wears ago. then was turned out ana In j anu A
ry last was reapponted. He leaves a wife bu
no children. Al late hour last night he " a
still iantly breathing, but Drs. Dodd and Os
| borne, who were in attendance upon him, III,
. not deem his recovery possible. lie had bsei
shot In the head In addition u the morta
wound In the back already described.
Charles Fischer, tue htst victim In the tannery
was aged hfty-one years, ana leaves wife AM
six children.
, John AlDers was not dead AT a late hour las
ntsnt, but mis- living until this morning wa
| deemed impossible. lie was only twenty y-fou
| wears old and leave II wife only.
Canill VINO was shot IN front OF his own door
| ON Jackson rect, r. ceived a severe wound II
| tho groin, but one which IL not deemed neces
sarlly fatal. lie was quite comfortable las
| | night at ST. Michaels Hospital
4 | MIR r. w. Dawson says that only one Of tn
| three brothers was ever In his employment, an
. | he dpes not remember which one that was. !
| "A known to have been Charles, however. IL
D..lh Ia