The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-28
4 HODOKBN OUTRAGE.
Two Young People on the
River Walk Assaulted
and Beaten.

night a young fellow with bis face cut
and bleeding and his clothing torn, ac-
costed Detective Kiolon at the corner of
Washington and Second street, in Hobo
ken. The lad said he and woman had
been insuIted on the River Walk and
that his companion had been forced to
leave him. He also informed the detec-
tive that the fellow who had attacked
him said he was police officer. He gave
a good description of his assailaut and in
about ten minutes Detective Kiolon had
located him on Hudson street and arrest
ed him.
When arraigned before Sergeant Ed
mOnston the prisoner gave his name as
Charles Zinc and his residence as Third
and Bloomfield streets. He told differ
is highly improbable one, and the police
discredit 1t. He states that he
heard a scream from the River
Walk, and hurrying there he saw
a young woman struggling in the
arms of the complainant. He rescued the
young woman, and denied having i'm
personated a police officer. Sergeant Ed
missed the prisoner. He told the lad,
however, that if he wanted to make a
complaint to go before the Recorder in
the morning.
Yesterday the boy came to the station
house, but was too late to catch the
Judge. Chief Donovan happened to be
present and learned the boys story, and
was indignant that Zinc should have
been discharged. This morning the lad
was again in court, and the Judge, after
hearing his story, Immediately issued a
warrant and Zinc will probably be arrest
ed today
The victim of the assault is John Ha-
vens. He is bright young fellow of six
teen years. This is the story he tells
about eight o'clock on Saturday night
| met Mamie Mclaughlin, girl with
whom am we'll acquainted. We took q
stroll up Hudson street and along the
River Walk. About ten O'Clock we were
near Ecksteins' on the River Walk and
turned back to go home. Mamie noticed
two fellows following us and called my
attention to them. l looked behind and
saw fellow with light suit and an
other dressed in dark clothes. The TWO
came up behind US and commenced to
talk indecently. l turned around and
upbraioed them, when the fellow with
the light suit struck me and knocked me
down. The girl screamed and ran away
and was followed by the other mau.
1.-THE fellow who struck me then COM
menced to kick me. He told ne 10 pick
up his hat, and when / refused he struck
me again. He then said he was an Off
\
would go along with him to the station
house and We started. Ny clothing was
all torn and was bleeding. AS soon as
we got to the corner of Second and Wash
ington streets he gave me punch and a
kick and told me to go home. I then met
Detective Kiolon and told him what oc-
cured
The Recorder, Chief Donovan and De-
tective Gallagher believe the lads story.
Miss Mclaughlin, who was with young
Havens, is a respectable girl and lives
with her parents on Hudson street.
Havens says that she will corroborate his
story.
Zinc is said to be q bartender and has
been arrested before.
The river walk, on which the assault
took place, is a great promenade. 1t is
also infested with young loafers who are
very insulting. 1t is not many years ago
since case somewhat similar to this oc-
CURED. A young rowdy impersonated a
police officer, and forcibly took a young
woman from her escort and assaulted her.
Brass journal Thieves Caught.
The leader of gang of thieves who
have been operating successfully on the
D., L. & w. Railroad for some time was
cleverly captured in the Hoboken yards
by Detective McKenna on Saturday
night. For the past few months the com.
pany has been mysteriously robbed OF
the brass journals on the passenger cars.
a description of the thieves was secured
and on Saturday night. while McKenna
was standing in the depot, ne noticed q
fellow who tailed with the description
given of the leader of the gang. He
watched the fellow and caught him TAX.
ing the brass journals from the cars.
The fellow was taken to the station
house, where he gave his name as George
Meyer, aged twenty-six years, butcher
of Park row, New York. He is held.
Another of the gang named Davis was
caught up the road yesterday.
A Missing Man Found Dead.