The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-05-09
GOES SHOOTER CAPTURED.
A SCARED WANDERER STOPPED At
HOBOKEN FsRRK GATES.

Policeman Guiuan Arrests the Burglar
who Shot Young Coe at Eaglewosd
last Wednesday, Nighf-rhe Grounds
OF Suspicion Against Him strong.
Officer Guinan of the Hoboken Police
arrested man at the Hoboken Ferry last
night who answers the description in every
particular of the burglar who shot young
George S. Coe, Jr., Englewood, last We'd
nesday morning in the Teaneck school
house. The mans appearance, his wounds
and his mixed story point almost conclu-
sively to his identity with the burglar and
probable murderer. The description sent
out by the Englewood Protection Society
is as follows: :. Man with dark, short, full
beard, weighing about lao pounds; is about
feet, z inches high wears n 6 7-8 Derby
Thought to be German. Thought to be
badly cut around face and head, having
been we'll pounded with handle of brace"
A reward of So 1000 is offered for the arrest
and Identification of the guilty man. This
description had been furnished the men,
bers of the force and Officer Daniel Guinan,
who was stationed at the Ferry, kept sharp
lookout for suspicious-looking men, At
945 o'clock he noticed short, thick set
man enter the ferry hense. he held an old,
battered umbrella down over his head, so
as to hide as much of his face as possible
He wore no hat, but his head was bound up
in q piece of black silk and a handkerchief.
Guinan stopped him and asked him where
he was going. He answered 4
tsHome, to New Yerk.
A closer look convinced Guinan that the
stranger was very like the description of
A. ia - Ha& AL
him that he would have to go to the sta
tion-house.
"Why should you arrest me ?" demanded
the prisoner.
Il want the Sergeant to see you" said
the officer.
On arrival at the station house, closer
examination showed that he might have
sat for model of the descriptions already
given. He is German, and registered as
John Herr, printer, aged 35, of 1872 Grand
street, New York. In his pockets were
found three brass keys, one yale lock key,
and broken brass handle file. He had q
cut across his forehead extending from
one eye to the other. Both eyes were
bruised and the right eye clos ed up. There
were several wounds on his scalp. When
interviewed he said he received his wounds
by falling down the rocks at Shadyside
while gathering plants Friday morning.
reporter personated doctor, and after ex-
amining his wounds told him the wounds
were three or four days old. A frightened
look came into the prisoners eyes and
he gave a perceptible start. He re-
fused to say anything more. An exami
nation of his hands showed that they were
without a scratch. Chief Donovan, who
had been sent for, questioned Herr closely.
He chung to his story about falling FROM
the rocks, and said his hat blew away, bit
when asked why he waited until Saturday
night to go home, and why he came by
way of HoEoken, he became silent and
asked the Chief who he was. 81 am an
officer" ssAre you the District Attorney ?"
ssNo, I'm the Chief of Police" '@Vell,"
said Heaz, ''deyltell me I'm in hole. /
say nodding more" 81 am asking you
that question for your own good. If you
are all right, want to help you to proye
f." said the Chief. "If | committed
murder dose people will know me. I say
nodding," and he sat down crying. and
would answer no more questions. e
Chief Donovan telephoned to Marshal
Jameson at Englewood, who saitl he
would be in Hoboken at s O'clock this
morning with Louis Coe to identify the
man.
A dispatch from Nyack, last night, stated
that man answering the description of
the Engleweod burglar, with his head badly
cut, had been arrested at Haverstraw.