The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-06
4 Thief Chase.
Shots Fired BY a Hoboken
Policeman Fail to
stop Him.
BIGAMIsTl BASsE ARRESTED.
One Wife More Than the Law Ale
lows Gets Him in Trouble.

lOhc uelo uim IN lIDuDles
About two O'Clock yesterday afternoon
two tough looking young men entered
the second hand clothing store Of Mrs.
Jansen at the corner Of First aud Garden
streets. IN Hoboken. They carried two
heavy bundles Of clothing which they
tried to dispose Of Mrs. Jansen at once
discovered that the clothing ia their pos
session was the same clothing which she
had sold TO Amos Cramer. contractor. a
few weeks previous Telling the young
fellows to be seated Mrs Jansen sent her
daughter to the police station. Police
men Dooley and Nelson were sent TO the
store.
In the meantime the young men grew
suspicious. and their suspicious were not
allayed when they saw the burly forms OF
the two policemen darkening the door
way. One OF them threw up his hands
immediately. His companion, however,
made bold dash for liberty. He daried
out OF the First street door like a flash
and turned into Garden street PoIice-
man Nelson left the other fellow in
charge Of Policeman Dooley and started
after the fleeing thief
Down Garden street the thief ran. holly
pursued by the policeman. At Newark
street he turned and dashed towsrd Park
avenue. Policeman Nelson drew his re-
Eolver and fired a shot IN the air. The
fellow did not stop. A great crowd had
Joined In the chase by this time. and
things were getting exciting. Nelson
fired another shot, but still the fellow
kept on. Another shot was fred. but the
fellow did not scare worth cent Sud
denly he darted around Park avenue aud
disappeared as though he had been swal-
lowed up BY the ground.
The policeman searched all the build
lnEs without finding any trace OF the
thief Kline's blacksmith shop was
entered The policeman was told that not
soul had come in. Nelson was noe satis-
lied and search was commenced.
Crouched beneath one Of the work
benches the thief was found. He made
show OF resistance but was tapped on the
head with club and submitted to arrest.
At the police station he gave his name as
James Donohue, Of No. n Clinton street.
The fellow arrested by Policeman
Dooley said he was William Mullins. a
brass p0lisher. of No. 81 Clinton street.
lt appears that the two fellows had re-
Gently been discharged by Contractor
Cramer and knew the premises. The
value Of the goods stolen was about s100.
They were held for trial.
A Bigamist Caught.
Court Officer Stanton. of Hoboksn, and
Detective Hayes, OF the West Thirnefh
Street Police Station. New York. made
clever capture of a bold bizamfst on
Sixth avenue. New York last night. and
the fellow viii be brought to this State Us
soon as the necessary requisitfon papers
are secured. The man Is John Baase.
and he resided at No. 25s West Thir-
tieth street. New York Last
night telephone message was
received from New York that Basse had
been located and Court Officer Stanton
hurried over and met Detective Hayes
As Basse was about 70 enter saloon be
was caught This morning be was ar-
Iaigned before Justice German and Is
held pending the necessary reQuisition
papers
Basse. in 1886. while employed as q
waiter In New York hotel. met and Eaar-
rIed Maggie Hassee. a respectable young
woman whose parents are said to be
wealthy. In July last Basse deserted his
wife and about n month later came to Ho-
boken with young woman named Lizzie
Schleia, and they were married by Pastor
Freund. His deserted wife learned Of the
second marriage and laid the facts before
Recorder McDonough-
The papers were sent TO the Prosecu-
tors Office and Basse was promptly in
dicted. It was learned that Basse aud his
second wife were living within two
blocks OF where his first wife lived. The
New York police were notified and the
arrest last night followed
Hoboken Notes
The police are getting yigilant. A half
dozen doors and transoms were founa
open last night.
William McGauley, Of No. 175 Madison
street. beat his daughter last night and
was arrested by Policeman Fenton- He
Is held.
W. Kennedy, OF No. II Grand street,
is held for assault1ng John Cavanagh, OF
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