The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-10
IN JERSEY CITY.

PISTOL PRACTICE ~ The DARKSEss-A NAN
IEslsTs ARREST, FIRES ON AN OFFICER AND
Is MORTALITY WOUNDED.
suyda,n street. in the Lafayette district OF Jersey
City. on Friday night the OF tragedy from
the excitement OF which tho residents peaceful
section have not yet recovered II appears thai man
named Frederick Bauers, WHO was formerly employed
IN tho abat,oir at Comnunipaw managed TO aocumu-
late sufficient money 10 purchase home for himself
and his family mortgage OF $1,000 held ON
tho house by tho Pfovdent Institution Tor Savings
and sx-Polcc Commissioner Keency on the bond
which the mortgage given to Alter
tho analtor was transferred IRON Communf
paw to the Long Dock. in Jersey Guy
Dauers mot reycfscs, and times gradually
became worse. Z The interest tho mortgage nos
paid and foreclosure the result He had as ten
ants N the building John McGovern his wife, and
alter the foreclosure Mr. Kcency told McGovern not
10 pay any rent TO Bauels. but 20 reserve H.
Bauers became d,srrited at the prospect OF losing
his property and his mind became affected 10 such
degree that no acted times In a very strange
ncr. On Friday evening no threw AcGovorn's WHO
cut OF doors because she would not recognize him any
longer as owner Q, tho prcmiscs. When Acloyern
returned from his work he found his tho side
walk without shawl bonnet he hurried tho
Fourth precinct station and told his story to Captain
rant Constable Charles KoeDle was detailed 10 serve
II, aud Bauers was represented 10 be desperate
man the constable took with him Officer smiih aud
Constable Meyer.
AN sxcIrISo HycouxrEm
When they arrived At the house they found u sur
rounded ny excited crowd. kocblo rang the bell
.Who's there?n asked Bauers II uu, Constable
Koebe: have warrant Tor your body and demand
"You cam. get IN here" replied Baucrs raising the
screen IN the window on the his floor and shutting 1t
down again.
Koebe threw ono leg over the window sill and tried
TO clutch Bauers but tho latter stepped quickly aside
and hred revolver the bali passing through the lap
pei OF koeblc's coat and elancny from the with
oul ipncting any injury. kocbc jumped In through
tho window and by tho light OF inc lamp outside could
tho gleam OF Bauers' pistol pointed at hun. koe
Bile raised his revolver aud both went oil snuitnne-
ousy, the bullet from Huucts' pistol whizzing past
KocDlo's ear. Bauers then backed into u ROOM and
hiding himself behind the door put MIS- hani out with
the revolver presented. Kocbc lred al the hand and
then rc,rcatad behind burcau Bauers again firing
OF the mark. Tho officers that koebc brought
with him stood quietly outside oil this time, ana koc
bic cried out to them 10 90 70 the rear OF tho house
non, with Roundsman McIiorncy and Offcer Manning,
arrived a. The scene and were admitted into the
house by Mrs. Bauers, though not without great reluc
tunce. search was made, but Baucrs bad fed. The
officers ay in wait the house Tor Two hours whom
they hoard door close aud few seconds litter they
heard q mau sroaning. They proceeded TO the house
and found aucrs lying at the loot OF the stoop leading
10 the back door He was mourning heavily. His
| hands clusped across his stomach aud he
writing With pain IN answer to mo officers he sud
he had been shot in tho stomach. When asked Tor his
pistol be pointed 10 a dove cot and said tho officers
would lind II there Ono Of tho officers looked NJ IL
and said that tho chambers were all empty, TO which
Bauers replied, Il know II; You would not have taken
| ms 80 easily my ammunition had not gwen oul'
Baucrs was growing very weak, and two ply sicans
rated vI.a mart aud tho nh sicans aceara,nyv
| had him removed TO the hospital. The ball pune-
tra,el the abdomen little above the right groin and
| lodged The spne The physicians state that no
cannot survive more than day or Two, pcrtonitis
VIII rapidly supcrvcne. Koeblc surrendered himself
To tho police, and taken yesterday morning before
Justice DAVIS who licked bin up await tho result
/ OF Bauers injuries. AZ II WAS evident he acted In
! obedience he was not placed CELL but de-
taned IN the witness room Al the First precinct sta
ton. He tnln, resolute looking man, IN the prime
Of lrc, With an expression rather kindly than Other
wise. NE
| THE OFFICERS ACCOUNT.
| Kocble made statement, in which he said that
and accordingly he brought Meyer and Smith assist
him. His Of the ARRAY is us tolows,.I went
to the aud rang the bell Bauers shaved up he
window and asked who there told him was
Constable Charles koeble with warrant for Ls bouy
aud Tor admiancc INTO the house He shut dDwn tho
wre screen OF the window and iii,cd IL up and put
one ley IN aud grabbed hll. He W Tired shot,
which PASSED along the left breast Of my vest aud
passed ouk through the coat. and lapel thereof
| looked Tor him IN tbs room and saw him standing
with his pistol aimed At mo and Tired At him. lie re-
smut inc door. said, Fred Baucrs, peaccably
with me- aud he fred Tho third shot and stood
fred at his pistol hand. hoping 70 disable him,
when ho shut the door ! went OUT 20 tho
house and wasch. He did 50. together with officer
Smith. We waited while and heard nothing. aud
Meyer went for Captnin Lennon, who cninc With
officer McIiorncy. va scarcAcd Tho premises, yard
and barn and found no one. Smith, McHorncy and
stayed around nearly Two hours. and beard some
| ycil Obj In tho yard We went there ami found
Baucrs lying grooming on tho stones near the door.
asked bun where the psto was and he satA up BY the
pigeon holes in the barn. We went up and found II,
where he had been sitting looking Il empty
We put HIM IN wagon aud took hin TO tho sutton
HOUSE, On the way no asked for another cartridge
anu ut the station house said he had had another he
would have shot ono man anyhow Dr. Viers and DR.
Case attended him and sent him 20 the hospital. !
gave myself up, although knew was III the right
was officer and performing my duty"
Buuefs sink ing rapidly last evoning and II was
thought he would net survive during the night.