The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-15
THE MASKS REMOVED.
THREE MEN ON TRIAL IN JLnskY CITY
CHARGED WITH HAVING COMMITTED THE

THREE MEN ON TRIAL IN JERSEY CITY
CHARGED WITH HAVING COMMITTED THE
FArRvIEw BURGLARY.
Patrick Purcell, Nelson Ladue and Edward Burns,
arrested In this city in August last on
a CHI args oil having been implicated IN the masked
burglary 1t tho house OF Andrew Engsl. IN FuNview
township. Hudson county, N. j., on the 25ih OF that
month. we're yesterday placed trial 10 me Court Of
General Sessions, Jersey CITY. before Judge Car
rettsoa ana associates The prisoners were defended
by ex-senator Leon AbDcu and ex-Judge William !.
Hoffman. District Attorney McGiii conducted the
prosecution, and in opening related tho story Of the
CRIME.
THE OUTRAGE
Between twelve O'Clock on the morning OF
Sunday, August rs. four mon wearing masks ana
armed with revolvors ELECTED an entrance into An
drew Engcls house. and alter partaking Of CONSIDER
able VINE IN the cellar, proceeded TO the sleeping
rooms and bound and gagged the occupants M.
Engsl ana his aged wis after beng gagged and PIN
ioned were struck the cad and rendered. uncon-
scious The burglars took $50 from closet ana pro-
cesded TO the adjoining houss occupied ~ M simeon
s. EngeL . nephew oil old Mr. En.eL FORCING
open the door OF the room occupied ny
RoOer. Earle, Nj. Engsl's aged gardener.
TO gag tho old man the masks Tell from ths iaces OF
shrss OF thsm rue fourth man, while carrying NJ En-
gels little daughter from her room took tho mask from
MS TACO 20 wipe away the perspIration, and tue child
''iook look his lace SO that che might remember
children's ROOM and about to enter Mr. EDgePs
room whom C upon them, and they He'd precip-
natsly, leaving Uchn Them several Tools aad masks
and Two pairs OF shoes.
TESTIMONY.
The prosecutor then called Are With clmina Engel,
ard she testified thai sue SAW teo four men enter
her bedroom aud place The gag ~ her husbands
mouth. They next gagged the wiinoss and tnen pm
ioned herself aud her husband.
Andrew Engei next called. he 10 about seventy
years OF age, and has not yet recovered from the
shock. H. leslined InaI whom he awoxe no found y
gag IN his mouth.
Koosr. Earle, the gardener called In the after
noon and MAS the most important witness for the
STATE He testified tnAL he slept Simeon 5. EugePs
house, aud the same room slept the Iatter's Two
daughters, SIX AMI eight years old respectively. On
the morning Of the burglary no heard footsteps IN the
His door then forced in And Jour men wearing
masks entered. The hrst carried IN one hund dark
Ian tern the other cooked re-
volver. They walked TO the bedside and
within OF his mead, said, 'ksep quiet and
youth DO hurt;' he SAID, ~ Will be quiet II you
won't hurt me-" he recognized Ladlo as the man
who spoke 10 MIN; Then one OF the men told him 20
hold up nAnds he did SO; they put one VI the
crcois his wrist and tired hasten tho other 10
his ank 10, but taing placed II on The other wrist DO
cults his hands; alter that they isd him
down stairs, oil tho b1rglars carry
Ing The youngest child. haviog picked her up,
blanket and an; "Dcn't step lao blanket"
SAID ne witness, going down stairs, ''or YOU Will
fall ~ "they placed ia che dining room said the
witness, staua then went into tho hall SHORTLY alter
Nj Enesl looked INTO the dining room ana ,hsa as,
charged his gun ana began crying 'Aurdcr!' 'Hepl'
tho men then led"
The counsel Ter the defence, In cross-examinatiou,
attempted break the Identification. The W.T.
SAID he knew Lxdue because he saw his oyus and
lace through the big eye holes IN The mask no had
nno black eye be has Il yet; Purcell ne knew be-
cause pc had ''sueh beautiful isetn and from his
build"
The trial will Be continued to-day